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April 6, 2022, 5:17 pm Palghar, Apr 6 : Two labourers died and five others were injured, three of them seriously, when a brick-laden truck they were travelling in overturned on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway on Wednesday. An offence of culpable homicide and other sections of Indian Penal Code and Motor Vehicles Act has been registered against the truck driver who …

April 6, 2022, 1:47 pm New Delhi, April 6 : A total of 34 persons belonging to the minority comm ties have lost their lives in the terrorist related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir during the last five years, government informed Rajya Sabha Wednesday. Responding to MP Mahesh Poddar, MoS Home Nityanand Rai said 11 persons of minority comm ty …

April 6, 2022, 1:57 pm New Delhi, April 6 : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will announce a third positive indigenisation list of defence systems on Thursday, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. The list essentially means that the Army, Navy and Air Force will procure the listed items only from domestic manufacturers, which could be private sector players or Public …

April 6, 2022, 1:53 pm New Delhi, April 6 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Amazon group challenging the Delhi High Court’s January 5 order staying the arbitration proceedings in the Singapore International Arbitration. A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana has ordered that the parties should approach …

April 6, 2022, 1:14 pm Srinagar, April 6 : In the wake of a series of targeted attacks, security forces have stepped up night patrolling in remote Kashmir areas to thwart such attacks, officials informed on Wednesday. A senior police officer said the stepping up patrolling is aimed at preventing militants from attacking soft targets. “We have provided security in …

April 6, 2022, 12:56 pm Puducherry, April 6 : Puducherry Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his office here on Wednesday and held discussions pertaining to the development of the on territory. According to a Raj Nivas release here, the prime minister assured her that the centre would provide all assistance to ensure the implementation …

April 6, 2022, 3:36 pm New Delhi, April 6 : India has picked the side of peace in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday, as he condemned the civilian killings in Bucha and called for an independent probe. Replying to a debate in the Lok Sabha, Jaishankar said India’s approach should be guided by its …

April 6, 2022, 4:59 pm Umiam, April 6 : Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that crime rate in the state has come down significantly for the zero-tolerance policy adopted by the police force during his regime. However, he said that along with zero tolerance against criminals simultaneously should also have a human caring heart for the …

April 6, 2022, 5:44 pm New Delhi, April 6 : A total of 25,507 people were killed in road accidents on national highways crisscrossing Uttar Pradesh between 2018 and 2020, a data showed. The data issued by the on Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in response to a question in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, showed 8,818 lives …

April 6, 2022, 5:49 pm Mumbai, April 6 : Two judges of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to hear a plea moved by former Maharashta Home Minister Anil Deshmukh challenging a CBI application for his remand in an alleged corruption case. Justice P D Naik has recused himself from hearing the plea, shortly after Justice Revati Dere had …

April 6, 2022, 4:16 pm Kannur, April 6 : CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday urged India to move away Quad to show its independence from the US and also called for a broader national political ty to battle and defeat the BJP. Delivering the inaugural speech at the 23rd Party Congress here, Yechury asked the Congress and regional …

April 6, 2022, 4:20 pm New Delhi, April 6 : The Centre on Wednesday said the Prime Minister’s Office of India (PMO India) YouTube channel is not monetized. This information was given by on Minister of State for Electronics and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar in the Lok Sabha in response to Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram’s question whether the government knows …

April 6, 2022, 3:17 pm Srinagar, April 6 : The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar which conducted studies on a “sinkhole” in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district has found that it has an outlet 16 km away at Achabal. A sinkhole of around 12 feet in length and breadth had formed in February this year in Brengi Stream at village …

April 6, 2022, 3:24 pm Jhalda, Purulia, April 6 : Panic struck at Baishnab para village in West Bengal’s Purulia district’s Jhalda town on Wednesday with the discovery of the body of Niranjan Baishnab, said to be a key witness in the murder of Congress Councillor Tapan Kandu, even as a 12-hour Jhalda shutdown, called by the opposition Congress, was …

April 6, 2022, 3:57 pm New Delhi, April 6 : Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday that hate speech should not be made against any comm ty, be it minority or majority. He was making an observation on hate speech raised by Leader of Opposition and Congress member Mallikarjun Kharge. Kharge submitted a notice to discuss hate speech. …

April 6, 2022, 2:47 pm Chennai, Apr 6 : The Tamil Nadu Government is taking all necessary action, including legal action, to prevent Karnataka from constructing a dam at Mekedatu or any other place, in the Cauvery basin in violation of the Final Order of the Tribunal and the Judgement of the Supreme Court and to safeguard the rights of …

April 6, 2022, 2:57 pm Kannur, April 6 : CPI(M) General Secretary SitaramYechury on Wednesday inaugurated the 23rd Congress of the Comm st Party of India (Marxist) at EK Nayanar Nagar at Burnassery. Senior Polit Bureau (PB) member S Ramachandran Pillai hoisted the party congress flag and former Chief minister of Tripura Manik Sarkar presided over the inaugural session. CPI …

April 6, 2022, 3:15 pm Srinagar, April 6 : In view of rising militant attacks, the Jammu and Kashmir government has asked business ts to install Close Circuit Televisions (CCTVs) to monitor suspicious moments of people, officials said. The orders have been issued by the Deputy Commissioners of Srinagar, Anantnag and some other districts of the Kashmir Valley. The CCTVs …

April 6, 2022, 12:42 pm Panaji, April 6 : The Congress in Goa on Wednesday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is celebrating its 42nd foundation, for failing to control rising fuel and gas prices along with inflation. ”On the occasion of BJP’s foundation day, we request Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, office bearers and party workers to …

April 6, 2022, 3:04 pm New Delhi, April 6 : Since the repeal of Article 370 in August 2019, about 2105 migrants have returned to the Kashmir Valley for taking up the jobs provided under Prime Minister’ Development Package, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Under the said package, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai said, 841 …

April 6, 2022, 1:01 pm Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu), April 6 : Sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) arrested a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Kanniyakumari District Crime Branch for allegedly demanding and accepting Rs 5 lakh as bribe from a businessman on Tuesday evening. Police sources said here on Wednesday that the complainant R.Sivaguru, who was …

April 6, 2022, 1:14 pm Hyderabad, April 6 : The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi on Wednesday held Rasta Roko on the National Highways as part of five-pronged agitation against the BJP-led on government over paddy procurement issue. Ministers, party MLAs, MPs and public representatives took up part in the Rasta Roko held at Kadthal-Adilabad on Nagpur National Highway, at Bootpur …

April 6, 2022, 1:09 pm Panaji, April 6 : The 42nd foundation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was celebrated across Goa on Wednesday. All the party leaders, including Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, party state President Sadanand Shet Tanavade, party’s state General Secretary Satish Dhondh hoisted party’s flag on the occasion. ”On the occasion of 42nd #SthapanaDiwas, hoisted the flag of …

April 6, 2022, 12:32 pm Kolkata, April 6 : West Bengal ruling Trinamool Congress’ Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal, who was summoned by the CBI in the cattle smuggling case to appear at the Nizam Palace at 11 am, was on Wednesday admitted to the government owned SSKM hospital in the city, official sources said. Mondal was suffering from chest …

April 6, 2022, 2:18 pm Mumbai, April 6 : In a bid to regain shareholders’ confidence amid continuous decline in its share price, digital payments firm PayTm’s Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma on Wednesday blamed “volatile market conditions” for the “significant” drop from the IPO price. In his letter to the shareholders, Sharma exuded confidence in achieving EBITDA break-even …

April 6, 2022, 2:29 pm New Delhi, April 6 : The government is capable of returning the land forcibly taken away from Kashmiri Pandits, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. “Those who left the Kashmir Valley due to oppression… whose land has been forcibly taken away, the government, under the leadership of …

April 6, 2022, 2:35 pm Mumbai, April 6 : Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh was on Wednesday arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with corruption allegations raised against him by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh. Deshmukh, presently lodged in Arthur Road Jail for his involvement in money laundering, was serve an arrest warrant …

April 6, 2022, 2:38 pm Agartala, April 6 : In a bid to strengthen the public transport system in the capital city, Tripura government abolished route permits for Auto-rickshaw in the m cipal area and introduced meter based fare collection at any distance from Wednesday, said Transport minister Pranajit Singha Roy. He said the existing point to point permit based …

April 6, 2022, 12:41 pm New Delhi, April 6 : Congress on Wednesday slammed the government over skyrocketing price rise and said in the last 30 days the “ration to medicine” everything become expensive in the country. Taking to twitter, congress spokesperson, Randeep Singh Surjewala said “Too difficult day by day now? Prices of pulses and pulses increased by 16 …

April 6, 2022, 12:27 pm Lucknow, April 6 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said delivering on people’s aspirations riding on which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) returned to power, will be a big challenge. Addressing the party workers on the 42nd Foundation Day of the party, Yogi said, “We should remain prepared to pass a test …

April 6, 2022, 11:42 am Kolkata, April 6 : The CBI has questioned former advisor of the School Service Commission (SSC) Shanti Prasad Singha (Sinha), one of the prime accused in the alleged recruitment irregularity of teaching and non-teaching staff in the West Bengal government-sponsored schools, following a directive from Calcutta High Court. Armed with an order from a division …

New Delhi, April 6 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched an attack against ‘dynastic parties’, and stressed that the core ideology of the BJP is that of social justice, as he addressed party workers on the 42nd foundation day of the party. Stating that the ‘dynastic parties’ are hurting democracy, the Prime Minister called upon the BJP workers …

April 6, 2022, 10:06 am New Delhi, April 6 : India recorded 1,086 new Covid cases, the on Health Ministry said on Wednesday. As per the Ministry’s bulletin, the total caseload rose to 4,30,30,925 while the death toll rose to 5,21,487 as 71 more people succumbed to the disease. On the other hand, 1,198 more people recovered from the disease, …

April 6, 2022, 11:22 am New Delhi, April 6 : AirAsia on Wednesday announced that it will resume international flights from India to Malaysia and Thailand from April and May 2022 onwards. Six new routes from India to Malaysia include Bengaluru to Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Chennai to Kuala Lumpur (commencing 1 April 2022), Tiruchirappalli to Kuala Lumpur from 5 …

April 6, 2022, 9:38 am New Delhi, April 6 : BJP President JP Nadda on Wednesday hoisted the party flag and paid tribute to ideologues Shyama Prasad Mookerji and Deen Dayal Upadhyay on the 42nd foundation day of the party. Nadda hoisted the flag at the party headquarter flanked by party leaders and workers, and he also inaugurated a blood …

April 6, 2022, 10:56 am Purulia, April 6 : A 12-hour Jhalda shutdown, called by the Congress party to protest the alleged police highhandedness and attack on its newly elected Councillor Purnima Kandu, the widow of recently slain Congress Councillor Tapan Kandu, was being observed on Wednesday. The Jhalda town looked deserted as the vehicles were off the roads and …

April 6, 2022, 9:13 am Srinagar, April 6 : Security forces shot dead two local militants in a gun battle in Kashmir on Wednesday morning, officials said. They said the duo were Involved in the recent killing of a Sarpanch in the city outskirts. Officials said the gunfight broke in Tral area of Awantipora sub-district in south Kashmir when joint …

April 6, 2022, 10:54 am New Delhi, April 6 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday used the opport ty of the BJP’s Foundation Day to send out clear messages both to the world and the opposition at large specifying the aims and targets of his party that has completed 41 years. “Our government is working keeping the national interest …

April 6, 2022, 10:47 am Lucknow, April 6 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is celebrating its 42nd Foundation Day with great enthusiasm in the entire state on Wednesday. This time BJP’s Foundation Day celebrations are very special in many ways particularly due to it retaining power in the state. Yogi Adityanath 2.0 government after 37 years has captured power …

April 5, 2022, 10:16 pm New Delhi, April 5 : The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed The Chartered Accountants, the Cost and Works Accountants and the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Bill, 2022. The Bill was already cleared by the Lok Sabha on March 30. The Bill amends the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959, and the …

April 5, 2022, 12:39 pm Kannur, April 5 : The 23rd Congress of the CPI(M) will begin here in Kerala, the only state it now rules, on Wednesday to deliberate the way ahead amid continuing political domination in the country by its sworn enemy, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The April 6-10 gathering will take place at the E K …

April 5, 2022, 1:49 pm Srinagar, April 5 (UN) Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Tuesday said 42 militants have been killed during the past three months in different encounters. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a wreath laying ceremony of paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who was killed in a militant …

April 5, 2022, 1:47 pm Amsterdam, April 5 : President Ram Nath Kovind and Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra named a new breed of yellow tulip flowers ‘Maitri’ – symbolic of the special and enduring friendship between India and the Netherlands. The two leaders named the flower at Keukenhof, also known as the Garden of Europe …

April 5, 2022, 12:28 pm Colombo, April 5 : Pressure further mounted on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after MP Ranjith Siyambalapitiya resigned as Deputy Speaker of Parliament, along with more than 40 MPs who left the coalition government, BBC reported on Tuesday. Siyambalapitiya said that he decided to resigns as the SLFP decided to sit independently in Parliament. While …

April 5, 2022, 12:27 pm New Delhi, April 5 : The Congress on Tuesday took a dig at the Modi government over the steep hike in prices of petrol and diesel. “The inauspicious inflation continues every day. Thirteenth installment of ‘fuel loot’. In 15 days, the prices of petrol and diesel hiked by Rs 9.20 per litre. Modiji, for how …

April 5, 2022, 12:24 pm New Delhi, April 5 : Slamming the ruling BJP for activating and carrying on a divisive and polarising path in the country’s politics, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said revival of the grand old party is not just important for the party itself, but also for the society at large and the Indian democracy. …

April 5, 2022, 1:09 pm New Delhi, April 5 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted four weeks time to the central government after hearing a petition on gender discrimination in Hindu succession law seeking appropriate direction to secure justice and dignity to women. A three-judge bench, headed by Justice DY Chandrachud, asked the Centre to file its written submissions …

April 5, 2022, 12:46 pm Chennai, Apr 6 : The Budget session of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly will resuming tomorrow, is expected to be story with the main Opposition AIADMK gearing up to raise a host of issues against the ruling DMK. During the 22-day session, which will last till May 10, the demand for grants for various departments …

April 5, 2022, 11:57 am New Delhi, April 5 : The Lok Sabha witnessed protests over price rise, with the House getting adjourned halfway through the Question Hour as Opposition MPs raised slogans against the government. The members on the opposition benches were on their feet soon after the House met. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury demanded MPs be allowed …

April 5, 2022, 11:09 am New Delhi, April 5 : A heatwave continues over the Indian peninsula, with Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh standing out with severe hot areas. The Delhi-NCR on Tuesday is likely to see partly cloudy sky through the day, when mercury will touch 39 degrees, MeT said. “Heatwave spell likely to continue over Punjab, …