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  • Apr 04, 2022 11:28 PM IST

    Ex-Haryana Congress president joins AAP

    Former Haryana Congress President Ashok Tanwar joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday in the presence of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. 

  • Apr 04, 2022 10:35 PM IST

    Punjab govt orders inquiry against teachers protesting outside state education minister’s residence

    Punjab government orders inquiry against teachers who protested outside the residence of state education minister in Barnala on Sunday, ANI reported. Elementary teachers’ training employees staged a protest to demand cancellation of deputations and to be sent to the places of their posting.

  • Apr 04, 2022 10:22 PM IST

    HC dismisses plea challenging appointment of Delhi Chief Secy as Election Commissioner

    The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the petition challenging a notification appointing Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Dev as Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of NCT of Delhi for conducting the elections to Municipal Corporations of Delhi, PTI reported. 

  • Apr 04, 2022 09:59 PM IST

    Watch: Maharashtra home minister halts his speech for Azaan

    Maharashtra home minister Dilip Walse Patil halted his speech today for Azan during an event in Shirur. 

  • Apr 04, 2022 09:45 PM IST

    Police stations, tehsil offices and collectorates now dens of corruption in UP: Akhilesh

    Akhilesh attacks Yogi Adityanath government, says police stations, tehsil offices and collectorates have become dens of corruption.

  • Apr 04, 2022 09:24 PM IST

    J&K L-G condemns terror attack on CRPF personnel in Srinagar

    J&K Lieutenant governor condemns the terror attack on CRPF personnel in Lal Chowk in Srinagar. “Strongly condemn the dastardly terror attack on civilians & CRPF personnel. My deepest condolences to the family of martyred HC Vishal Kumar & prayers for early recovery of the injured. Our security forces will give a befitting reply,” he said.

  • Apr 04, 2022 09:13 PM IST

    AAP worker shot at in Punjab’s Phagwara

    An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker was injured after being shot at by two unidentified assailants on the national highway at Phagwara in Kapurthala district on Monday. The victim has been identified as Vipin Kumar, aka Gora, a resident of Hardaspur area in Phagwara. Full story

  • Apr 04, 2022 09:08 PM IST

    172 terrorists active in Jammu and Kashmir, says Army

    The Indian Army has said that 172 terrorists including 79 foreigners are currently active in Jammu and Kashmir, PTI reported. The number includes 15 locals who joined the terrorist groups since January. 
     

  • Apr 04, 2022 08:47 PM IST

    Lok Sabha passes Criminal Procedure Identification Bill

    The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill that seeks to make the investigation of crime more expeditious and increase the conviction rate, ANI reported. The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 was passed after a reply by Home Minister Amit Shah. Several opposition members demanded that the bill should be referred to a standing committee.

  • Apr 04, 2022 08:31 PM IST

    Covid-19: Tamil Nadu reports 21 fresh cases, zero deaths in last 24 hours

    Tamil Nadu reports 21 fresh #COVID19 cases, 33 recoveries, and zero deaths, in the last 24 hours, news agency ANI has reported. 

  • Apr 04, 2022 08:17 PM IST

    Civilian injured after being shot by terrorists in J&K’s Shopian

    Terrorists fire upon a civilian in Chotogam area of J&K’s Shopian district. The injured civilian has been shifted to a hospital, ANI reported.
     

  • Apr 04, 2022 08:04 PM IST

    4 killed after gunshots fired between two groups in Punjab’s Gurdaspur

    Four people died after gunshots were fired between two groups over a land dispute in Phulra village in Gurdaspur district of Punjab, a senior police official told ANI.

  • Apr 04, 2022 07:02 PM IST

    Tamil Nadu’s MDMK holds protest against fuel price hike in Chennai

  • Apr 04, 2022 06:55 PM IST

    2,285-cr to be incurred on Central Vista project for FY 2022-2023: Govt

    The Central government on Monday informed the Rajya Sabha that the estimated costs to be incurred on the development of the Central Vista project for the Financial Year 2022-23 is 2,285 crore.

  • Apr 04, 2022 06:03 PM IST

    PM Modi congratulates music composer Ricky Kej for winning the Grammy award for the Best New Age Album, ‘Divine Tides’

  • Apr 04, 2022 05:49 PM IST

    India’s envoy to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra named new foreign secretary

    Vinay Mohan Kwatra, India’s ambassador to Nepal, has been named the new foreign secretary by the Centre, news agency PTI reported. 

  • Apr 04, 2022 05:29 PM IST

    ‘I’ve never seen such anarchy in Punjab’: Navjot Singh Sidhu in Ludhiana

  • Apr 04, 2022 04:53 PM IST

    Ashok Tanwar joins AAP, months after switching over to TMC from Congress

    Ashok Tanwar, former Congress leader who had joined the Trinamool Congress in November 2021, switched over to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday. Read more 

  • Apr 04, 2022 04:32 PM IST

    Haryana Congress Legislature Party meeting gets underway in Haryana Bhawan

  • Apr 04, 2022 04:00 PM IST

    Two CRPF jawans injured in a terrorist attack at Maisuma in Lal Chowk, Srinagar

    At least two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan were injured in a terrorist attack at Maisuma in Lal Chowk, Srinagar, news agency ANI reported.

  • Apr 04, 2022 03:45 PM IST

    Delhi HC grants conditional nod to journalist Rana Ayyub to travel abroad

    Delhi High Court has allowed  journalist Rana Ayub to travel abroad but with certain conditions. Ayub has been asked to inform the agencies where she is staying and deposit some money while her counsel also volunteered to share her client’s itinerary.

  • Apr 04, 2022 02:57 PM IST

    SC agrees to hear plea challenging Jharkhand HC bail to Lalu Prasad in fodder scam case

    Supreme Court has agreed  to hear plea challenging Jharkhand High Court order granting bail to Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad Yadav in connection with fodder scam case, reported news agency ANI.

  • Apr 04, 2022 02:44 PM IST

    Former Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao joins Aam Aadmi Pary today

  • Apr 04, 2022 01:19 PM IST

    Mumbai court extends Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik’s judicial custody till April 18 in money laundering case

    Mumbai court on Monday extended the judicial custody of Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik till April 18, news agency ANI reported.

  • Apr 04, 2022 01:00 PM IST

    Opposition members walk out of LS protesting fuel price hike

    Opposition members, including those from the Congress, TMC and Shiv Sena, on Monday, walked out of the Lok Sabha protesting against the fuel price hike.

  • Apr 04, 2022 12:03 PM IST

    Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC reserves order on cancellation of bail to minister’s son as state says he’s ‘not at flight risk’

    In UP farmers’ killing, Supreme Court has reserved an order on cancellation of bail to the minister’s son as the state says he’s ‘not at flight risk’.

  • Apr 04, 2022 11:27 AM IST

    Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa asks opposition to join unity govt

    Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has asked the opposition to join a unity government amid the worst crisis in decades, AFP reported. Read more 

  • Apr 04, 2022 11:14 AM IST

    Lakhimpur Kheri violence:  Advocates CS Panda & Shiv Tripathi urge SC to cancel bail plea of Ashish Mishra

  • Apr 04, 2022 11:09 AM IST

    PM Modi congratulates Hungarian counterpart on poll win

  • Apr 04, 2022 11:05 AM IST

    Sri Lanka crisis: Trading halted on country’s stock exchange after 5.9% plunge, curfew lifted after 36 hours

    Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange on Monday said it has halted trading of shares for 30 minutes due to a sharp fall in the benchmark share price index.

  • Apr 04, 2022 10:20 AM IST

    Sri Lanka: State of emergency still in place as curfew lifted 

    The 36-hour long curfew that was imposed on Sri Lanka on Saturday evening has been lifted on Monday morning at 6 am but the country is still under the effect of a state of emergency.

  • Apr 04, 2022 09:42 AM IST

    Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited to merge into HDFC Bank

    Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited will merge into HDFC Bank, reported ANI citing an official document.

  • Apr 04, 2022 09:09 AM IST

    Ashok Tanwar to join AAP today

    Former Congress leader Ashok Tanwar, who had joined TMC in November 2021, will join Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today in Delhi, reported ANI.

  • Apr 04, 2022 08:38 AM IST

    Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam says will not seek second term as city leader

    Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Monday she will not run for a second term as chief executive of the global financial hub in a leadership election due to take place on May 8, reported Reuters.

  • Apr 04, 2022 08:02 AM IST

    Economist Rodrigo Chaves projected to win Costa Rica election

    Former World Bank official Rodrigo Chaves was projected to win Costa Rica’s presidential election with around 52.9% of the vote, according to the electoral tribunal’s preliminary partial tally of Sunday’s run-off ballot.

  • Apr 04, 2022 06:32 AM IST

    Petrol and diesel prices hiked by 40 paise

    Petrol and diesel prices hiked by 40 paise a litre each, the 12th increase in less than 2 weeks, taking total hike to 8.40 a litre.

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‘In conflict with central law’: Centre blocks Odisha’s Lingaraj temple ordinance

Odisha Chief minister Naveen Patnaik led cabinet approved the proposed ordinance in December 2020 to bring Lingaraj Temple, the largest temple in Bhubaneswar and 8 other associated temples, under the control of Lingaraj Temple Managing Committee



Devotees stand in a queue to offer prayers at Lingaraj Temple on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri, in Bhubaneswar (ANI)
Devotees stand in a queue to offer prayers at Lingaraj Temple on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri, in Bhubaneswar (ANI)

Published on Apr 05, 2022 01:56 AM IST

ByDebabrata Mohanty


ASI office asked Odisha to stop digging work around Jagannath temple: BJP MP

Puri MP Pinaki Mishra of BJD rejected Aparajita Sarangi’s contention and insisted that no law was violated while implementing the Puri Heritage Corridor Project.



BJP MP from Bhubaneswar Aparajita Sarangi said ASI asked Odisha to stop work within 100 metres of Shree Jagannath Temple (Twitter/@AprajitaSarangi)
BJP MP from Bhubaneswar Aparajita Sarangi said ASI asked Odisha to stop work within 100 metres of Shree Jagannath Temple (Twitter/@AprajitaSarangi)

Published on Apr 05, 2022 01:19 AM IST

ByDebabrata Mohanty


Day after nabbing 2 cadres, NIA detains another suspected Maoist from Assam’s Cachar

NIA suspected that Manoj Orang is associated with several activities of Maoist leader Arun Bhattacharjee (Kanchan Da) and his team member Akash Orang. NIA arrested Kanchan Da and Akash from Patimara Tea Garden in Cachar district’s Udharbond constituency on March 6.



Following an order from NIA officials, Cachar police on Monday summoned Manoj Orang to Udharbond police station to be part of an interrogation. He was questioned for hours and later allowed to go home. (SOURCED.)
Following an order from NIA officials, Cachar police on Monday summoned Manoj Orang to Udharbond police station to be part of an interrogation. He was questioned for hours and later allowed to go home. (SOURCED.)

Published on Apr 05, 2022 01:01 AM IST

ByBiswa Kalyan Purkayastha


Congress high command asks Thomas to keep away from CPI(M) seminar

A speculation erupted after CPI(M) Kannur district secretary MV Jayarajan said he expected Thomas to participate in the debate.



The Congress reportedly reminded KV Thomas, a former minister, that the earlier directive was applicable to all leaders from the state. (HT File)
The Congress reportedly reminded KV Thomas, a former minister, that the earlier directive was applicable to all leaders from the state. (HT File)

Published on Apr 05, 2022 12:43 AM IST


Key accused in actress assault case gets bail

Last week, the Kerala High Court had denied bail to Sunil N S also known as ‘Pulsar Suni’, who is the main accused in the actor assault case.



The Kerala high court granted relief to fourth accused Vijeesh, who was allegedly involved in the actor assault case. (PTI File)
The Kerala high court granted relief to fourth accused Vijeesh, who was allegedly involved in the actor assault case. (PTI File)

Updated on Apr 05, 2022 12:43 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, Kochi


Licence of Hyderabad pub cancelled after raid

Hyderabad excise superintendent Srinivasa Rao said the licence of the pub was cancelled for violating the bar and restaurant guidelines.



Police filed a petition in the Nampally courts seeking custody of the arrested for questioning to find out further information about supply and consumption of narcotics. (Representative Photo)
Police filed a petition in the Nampally courts seeking custody of the arrested for questioning to find out further information about supply and consumption of narcotics. (Representative Photo)

Published on Apr 05, 2022 12:42 AM IST


Row in Odisha over addition of Kotia villages in new Andhra district

As per a new map released by the Andhra government, 28 villages of Kotia region have found place in Parvatipuram Manyam district.



Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have been locked in a bitter battle over territorial control of 21 of the 28 revenue villages in Kotia gram panchayat. (ANI File)
Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have been locked in a bitter battle over territorial control of 21 of the 28 revenue villages in Kotia gram panchayat. (ANI File)

Published on Apr 05, 2022 12:42 AM IST


Kerala: CAT stays elevation of forest officer facing probe in tree-felling case

The then CCF, south zone P K Kesavan had pointed towards Sajan for “gross negligence and misuse of power” in connection with the Wayanad tree felling case



Wayanad tree-felling incident came to light in June last year after the state forest department seized a truckload of rosewood from Ernakulam district. (Representative Photo/HT File)
Wayanad tree-felling incident came to light in June last year after the state forest department seized a truckload of rosewood from Ernakulam district. (Representative Photo/HT File)

Updated on Apr 05, 2022 12:41 AM IST


TRS stages dharna to push Centre for paddy purchase

Simultaneously, the TRS MPs gave a notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in New Delhi, seeking to move a privilege motion against Union minister for consumer affairs, food and public distribution Piyush Goyal for allegedly misleading Parliament over the issue of export of boiled rice to other countries.



Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, accompanied by his wife Shobha, daughter K Kavitha and others, flew down to New Delhi late on Sunday. (ANI File)
Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, accompanied by his wife Shobha, daughter K Kavitha and others, flew down to New Delhi late on Sunday. (ANI File)

Published on Apr 05, 2022 12:41 AM IST


Chennai gutka crackdown: Cops await key forensic report on rape cases

On April 1, police produced 48-year-old Perumal, charged with sexually assaulting sevenchildren aged between 4 and 17 and filming them, along with two mothers (who are also sisters), accused of taking their minor daughters to him in exchange for money.



Now, the police are awaiting crucial evidence in the case – a forensic report of main accused A Perumal’s mobile phones in which he had recorded the videos and photos, which is under analysis in a lab in Chennai. (HT File)
Now, the police are awaiting crucial evidence in the case – a forensic report of main accused A Perumal’s mobile phones in which he had recorded the videos and photos, which is under analysis in a lab in Chennai. (HT File)

Updated on Apr 05, 2022 12:43 AM IST


India records under 1,000 Covid cases for first time in 2 years

India recorded fewer than 1,000 new cases of Covid-19 for the first time in 715 days, according to data released by states, days after the country rolled back the last vestiges of its pandemic-triggered curbs.



India recorded fewer than 1,000 new cases of Covid-19 for the first time in 715 days, according to data released by states. (PTI)
India recorded fewer than 1,000 new cases of Covid-19 for the first time in 715 days, according to data released by states. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 05, 2022 12:40 AM IST


Andhra adds 13 new districts with aim to boost governance

Reiterating his government’s policy of decentralised administration, the chief minister said the new districts will provide better administration, have transparency and ensure a smooth and effective delivery mechanism of welfare schemes.



Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy virtually inaugurated the 13 newly carved out districts from his camp office at Tadepalli in Amaravati. (ANI)
Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy virtually inaugurated the 13 newly carved out districts from his camp office at Tadepalli in Amaravati. (ANI)

Published on Apr 05, 2022 12:39 AM IST


IIT Kanpur gets donation of 100 crore from alumnus Rakesh Gangwal

The Indian Institute of Technology -Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) on Monday received one of the largest personal donations from co-founder of IndiGo Airlines Rakesh Gangwal, who donated 100 crore to set up the School of Medical Sciences and Technology with a 500-bed super-speciality hospital in its campus



The new medical school at IIT Kanpur , which will be named -- Gangwal School of Medical Sciences and Technology-- is expected to build academic and research leaders in clinical research and MedTech domains. (HT FILE PHOTO.)
The new medical school at IIT Kanpur , which will be named — Gangwal School of Medical Sciences and Technology– is expected to build academic and research leaders in clinical research and MedTech domains. (HT FILE PHOTO.)

Updated on Apr 05, 2022 12:41 AM IST



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