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• 19 Apr 2022, 10:31:00 PM IST

  Naresh Kumar to be Delhi's new chief secretary

  Naresh Kumar, chief secretary of Arunachal Pradesh, appointed new chief secretary of Delhi: Ministry of home affairs (MHA)

• 19 Apr 2022, 10:17:27 PM IST

  ‘Congress party has lost but is not dead’: Navjot Singh Sidhu

  Congress party has lost but is not dead. Congress will play the role of a constructive opposition in Punjab. We will work to provide the solution to the problems of people in Punjab. The govt should be accountable in the state: Navjot Singh Sidhu, former Punjab Congress chief

• 19 Apr 2022, 09:56:53 PM IST

  Partygate scandal: Boris Johnson apologises

  Ahead of India visit, British PM Boris Johnson apologises for 'partygate' during lockdown, reports AP.

• 19 Apr 2022, 09:14:42 PM IST

  Centre writes to 5 states on rising Covid cases

  Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan writes to Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, and Mizoram on the increasing Covid-19 positivity rate and cases.

• 19 Apr 2022, 08:21:57 PM IST

  Delhi logs 632 new Covid-19 cases, no new death

  Delhi reports spike in daily Covid-19 cases with 632 infections, positivity rate dips to 4.42%. City sees no fresh fatality.

• 19 Apr 2022, 07:41:17 PM IST

  IMF revises India's growth projection to 8.2% for FY 23

  International Monetary Fund (IMF) revises India's growth projections to 8.2% for the current financial year 2022-23 (FY23) from its earlier estimate of 9% in January.

• 19 Apr 2022, 07:05:34 PM IST

  1 killed in Sri Lanka as police open fire at protesters: Report

  Sri Lanka police shoots protester dead amid anti-govt agitation, reports AFP quoting officials. 10 others reportedly injured in same protest at Rambukkana.

• 19 Apr 2022, 06:21:53 PM IST

  Maharashtra reports 137 new Covid-19 cases and 3 deaths

  Maharashtra reports 137 new Covid-19 cases, as against 59 a day ago. State also sees three new deaths, while no fatality took place on Monday.

• 19 Apr 2022, 05:51:18 PM IST

  Jahangirpuri violence: 4-day police custody for accused Yunus

  Delhi's Rohini court sends accused Yunus alias Sonu to four days of police custody in connection with the Jahangirpuri violence case.

• 19 Apr 2022, 05:25:00 PM IST

  Laskhar commander Sheikh Sajad designated as terrorist

  MHA has designated Sheikh Sajad, one of the commanders of the terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, as terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967: Ministry of home affairs

• 19 Apr 2022, 05:17:25 PM IST

  Jahangirpuri riots prime accused Ansar is a ‘BJP man’: Atishi 

  Ansar, the main accused in the Jahangirpuri riots case, is associated with the BJP, says AAP's Atishi in her ‘explosive revelation.’

• 19 Apr 2022, 05:15:54 PM IST

  Lt Gen Manoj Katiyar to be new DGMO

  Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar appointed as the next Director-General of Military Operations (DGMO, will assume charge on May 1.

• 19 Apr 2022, 04:44:33 PM IST

  Jahangirpuri riots: AAP's Atishi teases ‘explosive revelation’

  I will be making an explosive revelation about the Jahangirpuri riots at 5pm! Watch this space!: Atishi, AAP MLA

• 19 Apr 2022, 03:54:28 PM IST

  Raisina Dialogue 2022: European Commission President to be chief guest

  President of European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen will be on an official visit to India on 24-25 April. During her visit, she will hold bilateral talks with PM Narendra Modi. She will also meet President Ram Nath Kovind and other dignitaries. She has been invited as the chief guest for this year’s edition of Raisina Dialogue and will address the inaugural session on 25 April: Ministry of external affairs (MEA)

• 19 Apr 2022, 03:39:21 PM IST

  Current situation in Jahangirpuri peaceful: Delhi Police

  The situation is peaceful. Talks were held with Aman committee. The investigation is taking place in a fair manner. Can't reveal the matter of investigation (on PFI involvement). The investigation is in its initial phase: Dependra Pathak, Joint CP, Law & Order, Delhi Police

• 19 Apr 2022, 03:06:36 PM IST

  Jahangirpuri violence: Accused Yunus being taken to court

  In Jahangirpuri violence case, accused Sonu alias Imam alias Yunus being taken to Rohini court.

• 19 Apr 2022, 02:22:45 PM IST

  Maha Police begin taking action those with communal dispute cases

  Maharashtra Police started taking preventive action on those having cases regarding communal disputes & under IPC sec 153 (A) and 295 (A) against them. People found giving provocative speeches will be arrested. Guidelines on media's reportage on such issues might also come: Police

• 19 Apr 2022, 02:01:46 PM IST

  Setback for actor Dileep: Kerala HC refuses to cancel fresh conspiracy case

  Big setback for actor Dileep as the high court rejected his plea to quash the fresh conspiracy case against him. Crime branch can go ahead with its probe, single bench of Justice Ziyad Rahman ruled.

  His plea to handover the probe to CBI also rejected. Fresh case surfaced after disclosure of Malayalam film director that Dileep and his relatives hatched a conspiracy to harm officials who investigated the actor assault case of 2017.

  Besides Dileep, his two relatives and three friends are also accused in the new case. Director Balachandra Kumar said he is happy the court allowed probe based on his disclosure.

• 19 Apr 2022, 01:26:52 PM IST

  Sri Lanka says IMF to consider request for rapid aid

  The International Monetary Fund will consider providing quick financial assistance to debt-burdened Sri Lanka following representations by India, Sri Lanka's finance ministry said on Tuesday, as quoted by Reuters.

  A delegation headed by Sri Lanka's Finance Minister Ali Sabry kicked off formal talks with the IMF in Washington on Monday for a programme the government hopes will help top up its reserves and attract bridge financing to pay for essential imports of fuel, food and medicines.

• 19 Apr 2022, 01:14:43 PM IST

  WHO director-general Tedros Ghebreyesus to attend inauguration of WHO global centre in Jamnagar

  WHO DG Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will attend the inauguration of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Gujarat, later today.

  This is the first of its kind center that'll help the whole world to invest in traditional medicine, he says at an event in Delhi.

• 19 Apr 2022, 12:16:12 PM IST

  Madhya Pradesh Congress meet party national chief Sonia Gandhi over poll strategy, recent political issues

  Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath and party leaders Digvijaya Singh, Mukul Wasnik, KC Venugopal meet party president Sonia Gandhi at her residence in Delhi to discuss strategy for Madhya Pradesh political situation and upcoming polls.

• 19 Apr 2022, 11:13:49 AM IST

  PM Modi in Gujarat

• 19 Apr 2022, 11:13:26 AM IST

  Maharashtra DGP to hold meeting over loudspeakers in public places today

  Maharashtra DGP to hold a meeting via video conference with all police commissioners, IGs and SPs today on the issue use of loudspeakers in public places.

• 19 Apr 2022, 10:50:24 AM IST

  Sri Lanka's petrol prices surge, to cost LKR 338 per litre

  Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has raised the price of 92 octane petrol to LKR 338 per litre - an increase of LKR 84, news agency PTI said. Read full story

• 19 Apr 2022, 09:56:59 AM IST

  Centre notifies merger of 3 municipal corporations in Delhi into one, to appoint special officer soon

• 19 Apr 2022, 08:50:29 AM IST

  UP govt allows up to 1 month extension of casual leave for employees who get Covid

  Uttar Pradesh Govt in a letter dated April 18, issued instructions to sanction special casual leave for employees

  "Employees infected with Covid can be given a maximum of a 1-month casual leave," reads the official letter.

• 19 Apr 2022, 08:43:04 AM IST

  1,247 new Covid cases in India, day after 90% jump; only 1 death

  India records 1,247 new Covid cases on Tuesday, a day after the country saw 90% jump in daily numbers; only one death logged in 24 hours. Read full story

• 19 Apr 2022, 07:40:11 AM IST

  Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 strikes in Indonesia

  An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 occurred at around 6:53am, 779 km NNE of Kotamobagu, Sulawesi, Indonesia today: National Center for Seismology

• 19 Apr 2022, 05:53:08 AM IST

  PM Modi to inaugurate WHO Global Centre for traditional medicine today

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Gujarat on Monday for his three-day visit, will inaugurate WHO Global Centre for traditional medicine at Jamnagar today.

  The WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine, the first of its kind in the world, will be inaugurated on April 19 in Jamnagar. The Centre aims to channel the potential of traditional medicine, by integrating it with technological advancements and evidence-based research. While Jamnagar will serve as the base, the new Centre aims to engage and benefit the world.