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  • Apr 23, 2022 11:40 PM IST

    PM Modi to visit Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow

    PM Modi to visit Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow on occasion of the National Panchayati Raj Day, he informed on Twitter. “On this important occasion, I will be in Jammu and Kashmir and from there will address Gram Sabhas across India. Will also lay the foundation stone and inaugurate development works worth over Rs. 20,000 crore,” his tweet on the micro-blogging site read.

  • Apr 23, 2022 10:28 PM IST

    If interim govt formed, should be under my leadership: Sri Lankan PM

    Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa asserted that if an interim government is formed in the country then it should be under his leadership.

  • Apr 23, 2022 09:52 PM IST

    Italy reports 70,520 coronavirus cases on Saturday, 143 deaths

    Italy reported 70,520 Covid-19 related cases on Saturday, against 73,212 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily number of deaths fell to 143 from 202.

  • Apr 23, 2022 09:10 PM IST

    Tamil Nadu sees surge in daily Covid tally with 53 new cases

    Tamil Nadu saw a surge in its daily Covid-19 tally on Saturday after 53 fresh infections were reported, pushing the caseload to 34,53,500. 

  • Apr 23, 2022 08:58 PM IST

    Pakistani militant among two killed in encounter in south Kashmir

    A Pakistani militant of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit was among two ultras killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said.

  • Apr 23, 2022 08:14 PM IST

    Covid-19: Delhi adds 1,094 fresh cases, 640 recoveries and 2 deaths

    Delhi on Saturday reported  1,094  new Covid-19  cases, 640 recoveries, and 2 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data shared by the city health department.

  • Apr 23, 2022 07:56 PM IST

    Jahangirpuri violence: Delhi court sends 5 accused to 8-day police remand

    Delhi’s Rohini court on Saturday sent five accused to police remand till May 1 and four accused to judicial custody in connection with the Jahangirpuri violence case.

  • Apr 23, 2022 07:36 PM IST

    Pakistani militant killed in encounter in south Kashmir

    A Pakistani militant of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit was killed in an encounter with security forces in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said.

  • Apr 23, 2022 06:57 PM IST

    Hanuman Chalisa row: Maharashtra lawmakers Ravi Rana, Navneet Rana arrested by police

    MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana, who have been at the center of the ongoing Hanuman Chalisa row, have been arrested, news agency PTI reported. Read more

  • Apr 23, 2022 06:12 PM IST

    Maharashtra reports 194 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, Mumbai records 72 cases

    Maharashtra on Friday reported 194 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of the total number of cases to 7,876,697, a health department bulletin showed.

  • Apr 23, 2022 05:28 PM IST

    Covid-19 deaths rise in Shanghai as city enforces strict rules

    The Covid-19 death toll continues to rise in China’s economic hub of Shanghai even as strict lockdown measures wreak havoc in the daily lives of ordinary people.

  • Apr 23, 2022 05:02 PM IST

    Over 75,000 Indians wave national flag simultaneously in bid to break Pak record

    Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday was a proud witness to more than 75,000 people simultaneously waving the Indian national flag at this semi-urban town in Bihar, where the BJP sought to make history by breaking Pakistan’s record set 18 years ago.

  • Apr 23, 2022 03:33 PM IST

    Amit Shah attends Babu Veer Kunwar Singh Vijay Utsav in Jagdishpur, Bihar

  • Apr 23, 2022 03:16 PM IST

    Punjab government withdraws security cover to 184 VIPs

    The Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Bhagwant Mann led Punjab government has withdrawn the security provided to 184 former ministers, MLAs and private protectees in Punjab, news agency ANI reported.

  • Apr 23, 2022 02:49 PM IST

    Cooking oil prices in India may increase on Indonesia’s palm oil export ban

    Edible oil prices in India – already high – are likely to increase with Indonesia – the world’s biggest palm oil producer – set to ban exports from April 28 in the wake of a local shortage. Read more

  • Apr 23, 2022 02:22 PM IST

    PM Modi to inaugurate projects worth 20,000 cr in J&K  tomorrow

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of multiple development initiatives worth around 20,000 crore on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir, news agency ANI reported. 

  • Apr 23, 2022 01:44 PM IST

    ‘Congress wants to defame Hindu religion’: Alwar MP after ‘Gaushala’ demolition

    A BJP delegation visits Alwar following the demolition of a Shiva temple yesterday. “Congress is doing appeasement politics and because of this Hindu temples were demolished and vandalized. Congress wanted to defame the Hindu religion,” says Yogi Balaknath, MP from Alwar.

  • Apr 23, 2022 01:37 PM IST

    Alwar demolition row: After temple, ‘Gaushala’ vandalised

    After the demolition of the temple, now a ‘gaushala’ was razed in Alwar. Swami Sumedhanand Saraswati, MP from Sikar along with other BJP leaders arrive at Rajgarh, Alwar district.

    “A ‘Gaushala’ was demolished in Alwar and the grand gate of Salasar Balaji was also demolished…was this done on the orders of BJP,” asks Swami Sumedhanand Saraswati.

  • Apr 23, 2022 01:07 PM IST

    Jahangirpuri violence: I&B ministry warns TV channels not to broadcast ‘provocative content’

    Week after clashes in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, the I&B ministry has asked TV channels not to broadcast ‘provocative content’.

  • Apr 23, 2022 12:37 PM IST

    ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ row in Maharashtra: Who are the Ranas?

    Maharashtra lawmakers Ravi Rana and Navneet Kaur – at the centre of the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ row in Mumbai that has led to crowds outside chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s home ‘Matoshree’ – made headline this week after declaring they would recite the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ outside ‘Matoshree’, alleging Uddhav Thackeray had ‘forgotten Hindutva’. Read more

  • Apr 23, 2022 11:59 AM IST

    40 people fall sick after consuming feast at Odisha function

    40 people fell sick after consuming a feast at a function in village in Bhadrak district. “They were admitted to local hospital in Jajpur district.10 of them were referred to the district hospital due to food poisoning. Their condition’s better,” said SK Mohammad, district hospital doctor, as quoted by ANI.

  • Apr 23, 2022 10:53 AM IST

    UGC, AICTE asks Indian students not to take admission in colleges in Pakistan

    Public notice issued by UGC, AICTE
    Public notice issued by UGC, AICTE

    UGC and AICTE has advised students not to travel to Pakistan for pursuing higher education. A public notice stated that those intending to take admission to educational institution in Pakistan “shall not be eligible for seeking employment or higher studies in India”.

  • Apr 23, 2022 10:48 AM IST

    ‘MP Rana and husband  want to tarnish Maha govt’s image’: Dilip Walse Patil

    “Amravati MP Navneet Rana and her husband want to tarnish the state govt’s image and spoil the atmosphere. What’s the need to chant Hanuman Chalisa outside ‘Matoshree’? They can do it in their home. They’re doing this at behest of somebody,” alleges Maharashtra home minister Dilip Walse Patil.

  • Apr 23, 2022 09:57 AM IST

    Tight security at Uddhav Thackeray home on Ravi Rana’s ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ warning

    A warning by Maharashtra leaders – Ravi Rana and his wife independent MP Navneet Rana – has prompted the Mumbai Police to tighten the security outside chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s Bandra home – Matoshree. Read more

  • Apr 23, 2022 09:27 AM IST

    India logs 2,527 new Covid cases, 33 deaths in 24 hours

    2,527 new Covid cases in India, slightly higher than yesterday; 33 deaths in 24 hours.

  • Apr 23, 2022 09:26 AM IST

    IAS officer Tina Dabi marries fellow officer | Watch

    Indian Administrative Service officer Tina Dabi, the UPSC topper and IAS officer of the 2016 batch, tied the knot to IAS Officer Pradeep Gawande this week. The wedding reportedly took place in Rajasthan’s Jaipur with family and friends in attendance. Watch here

  • Apr 23, 2022 09:13 AM IST

    Shiv Sena workers gather outside MP Rana’s residence in Mumbai

    Shiv Sainiks gathered outside the house, where MLA Ravi Rana and his wife MP Navneet Rana at Khar in Mumbai . Photos by Vijay Bate/HT
    Shiv Sainiks gathered outside the house, where MLA Ravi Rana and his wife MP Navneet Rana at Khar in Mumbai . Photos by Vijay Bate/HT

    Shiv Sena party workers gather outside Ravi Rana and Navneet Rana’s residence at Khar in Mumbai. 

  • Apr 23, 2022 08:14 AM IST

    Shanghai logs around 23,000 cases on Friday

    China’s financial hub, Shanghai, reported 20,634 asymptomatic cases of the virus, while 2,736 symptomatic cases were also reported in the last 24 hours. The country records its symptomatic and asymptomatic cases separately. Read more

  • Apr 23, 2022 07:51 AM IST

    Security tightened in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of PM Modi’s visit

    Security tightened ahead of Prime Minister’s visit to Palli. He will be visiting the village tomorrow, April 24, and address the panchayats on the occasion of Panchayati Raj Diwas. An encounter broke out on Thursday in Sunjwan, about 25 kms from Palli, after security forces received intel on a terror attack.

  • Apr 23, 2022 07:41 AM IST

    Amit Shah to visit Bihar today

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Bihar today. He will attend a program organised in the memory of Babu Veer Kunwar Singh, one of the heroes of the 1857 Revolt, in Jagdishpur and the Convocation of Gopal Narayan Singh University in Rohtas.

High court admits Goa govt’s petition challenging Tejpal’s acquittal in 2013 rape case

PANAJI: The Goa bench of the Bombay high court on Saturday admitted the state government’s application challenging the acquittal of former editor of Tehelka magazine Tarun Tejpal in a 2013 rape case, said the order of acquittal required “deeper scrutiny and reappreciation”

Tarun Tejpal, the former editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine was accused of raping a junior colleague in an elevator of a five-star hotel in Goa during an event in November 2013 (Archive)

Tarun Tejpal, the former editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine was accused of raping a junior colleague in an elevator of a five-star hotel in Goa during an event in November 2013 (Archive)

Published on Apr 24, 2022 12:28 AM IST

AIMIM leader arrested in Hubballi case

The development comes two days after the Karnataka police arrested AIMIM leader — also a cleric — Waseem Pathan from Belagavi.

The accused has been identified as Naseer Honnalli, a local AIMIM leader, said Hubballi police commissioner Labhu Ram. (ANI)

The accused has been identified as Naseer Honnalli, a local AIMIM leader, said Hubballi police commissioner Labhu Ram. (ANI)

Published on Apr 24, 2022 12:24 AM IST

PM Modi has set goal of making India no. 1 in the world by 2047: Shah

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a target of making India number one in the world by 2047, when the nation celebrates the centenary of its Independence, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday.

Union home minister Amit Shah addresses Vijayotsav of Veer Kunwar Singh, at Jagdishpur of Bhojpur district on Saturday. (ANI)

Union home minister Amit Shah addresses Vijayotsav of Veer Kunwar Singh, at Jagdishpur of Bhojpur district on Saturday. (ANI)

Published on Apr 24, 2022 12:23 AM IST

Supreme Court to continue online hearings on miscellaneous days: CJI

Hearing of cases online is being continued in the spirit of providing accessibility to lawyers practicing across the country and it should be strengthened in future, Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana said on Saturday.

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana. (ANI)

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana. (ANI)

Published on Apr 24, 2022 12:20 AM IST

ByAbraham Thomas, New Delhi

UP govt working to implement Uniform Civil Code: Maurya

The UP government is considering implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state, deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said on Saturday.

The Uttar Pradesh government is considering implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state, deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said on Saturday. (PTI)

The Uttar Pradesh government is considering implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state, deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said on Saturday. (PTI)

Published on Apr 24, 2022 12:17 AM IST

2 Ukrainians held in Assam members of international gang: Police

Trishchynskyi Volodymyr and Nazari Vozniuk were apprehended on board the Tripura Sundari Express at Badarpur railway station in Karimganj for not being able to produce any valid document

The two were convicted by a Bangladeshi court for ATM frauds. They were arrested in June 2019 and came out on bail in January 2021. (Representational image)

The two were convicted by a Bangladeshi court for ATM frauds. They were arrested in June 2019 and came out on bail in January 2021. (Representational image)

Published on Apr 24, 2022 12:17 AM IST

ByBiswa Kalyan Purkayastha

5 of family found dead inside Prayagraj house, probe on

Five members of a family, including a one-year-old girl, were allegedly murdered in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj district on Saturday morning, police said.

Relatives of the deceased mourn, at Khevrajpur village, near Prayagraj on Saturday. (ANI)

Relatives of the deceased mourn, at Khevrajpur village, near Prayagraj on Saturday. (ANI)

Published on Apr 24, 2022 12:13 AM IST

AMU professor gets one-year jail in sexual misconduct case

Aligarh’s additional district judge Rajesh Bhardwaj, in his order dated April 21, quashed a trial court’s verdict acquitting Bilal Mustafa, a professor in the management department of AMU

A case was registered against the professor in 2014 on a complaint by an Iranian research scholar, who was being mentored by the accused (Representational image)

A case was registered against the professor in 2014 on a complaint by an Iranian research scholar, who was being mentored by the accused (Representational image)

Published on Apr 24, 2022 12:12 AM IST

Will lift Afspa from Jammu and Kashmir if peace prevails: Rajnath

The Centre can remove the Afspa from Jammu and Kashmir, just like it did in some parts of the northeastern states, if peace and tranquility prevails in the Union territory, defence minister Rajnath Singh said.

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh said the Centre can remove the Afspa from Jammu and Kashmir if peace and tranquility prevails in the Union territory. (ANI)

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh said the Centre can remove the Afspa from Jammu and Kashmir if peace and tranquility prevails in the Union territory. (ANI)

Published on Apr 24, 2022 12:10 AM IST

ByBiswa Kalyan Purkayastha, Silchar

2 Ukrainians held in Assam members of international gang: Cops

  • According to the police, Trishchynskyi Volodymyr (39) and Nazari Vozniuk (21) were apprehended on board the Tripura Sundari Express at Badarpur railway station in Karimganj on Thursday night.

Two Ukrainians Trishchynskyi Volodymyr (39) and Nazari Vozniuk (21) were nabbed in Assam's Karimganj. (HT FILE PHOTO)

Two Ukrainians Trishchynskyi Volodymyr (39) and Nazari Vozniuk (21) were nabbed in Assam’s Karimganj. (HT FILE PHOTO)

Published on Apr 24, 2022 12:09 AM IST

ByBiswa Kalyan Purkayastha, Silchar

LIC board okays cut in IPO issue size to 3.5{a78e43caf781a4748142ac77894e52b42fd2247cba0219deedaee5032d61bfc9}

The board of Life Insurance Corporation of India on Saturday trimmed the size of the state-owned insurer’s initial public offering (IPO) to 3.5{a78e43caf781a4748142ac77894e52b42fd2247cba0219deedaee5032d61bfc9} from 5{a78e43caf781a4748142ac77894e52b42fd2247cba0219deedaee5032d61bfc9} earlier at an estimated valuation of 6 lakh crore.

The issue size of the IPO has been revised to a minimum of 3.5{a78e43caf781a4748142ac77894e52b42fd2247cba0219deedaee5032d61bfc9} from the earlier 5{a78e43caf781a4748142ac77894e52b42fd2247cba0219deedaee5032d61bfc9} based on current market situation and feedback from experts, the people said, asking not to be named.

The issue size of the IPO has been revised to a minimum of 3.5{a78e43caf781a4748142ac77894e52b42fd2247cba0219deedaee5032d61bfc9} from the earlier 5{a78e43caf781a4748142ac77894e52b42fd2247cba0219deedaee5032d61bfc9} based on current market situation and feedback from experts, the people said, asking not to be named.

Published on Apr 24, 2022 12:06 AM IST

ByRajeev Jayaswal, New Delhi

PM to launch 20k-cr projects on first J&Ktrip after 370 removal

JAMMU
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday inaugurate development projects worth 20,000 crore in Jammu and Kashmir, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement ahead of his first visit to the Union territory since the effective nullification of Article 370 in 2019

HT Image

HT Image

Published on Apr 23, 2022 11:43 PM IST

‘Who said Aurangzeb is dead!’: BJP leader’s take on Hanuman Chalisa row

Political slugfest broke out in Maharashtra on Saturday over Ravi Rana and Navneet Rana’s plan to chant Hanuman Chalisa outside the residence of Udhav Thackeray. Later, they were arrested. 

Uddhav Thackeray was at the centre of the Hanuman Chalisa controversy on Saturday after the Rana couple were arrested. 

Uddhav Thackeray was at the centre of the Hanuman Chalisa controversy on Saturday after the Rana couple were arrested. 

Published on Apr 23, 2022 09:42 PM IST

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