Highlights: 1987 batch IAS officer Naresh Kumar to be new Delhi chief secretary

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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