Highlights: Maharashtra sees 92 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death in 24 hours

Maharashtra reported 92 new Covid-19 cases, a majority of them in the Mumbai Circle, and one more death on Monday, taking the overall tally in the state to 78,77,993 and the toll to 1,47,844, a health department official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz by his side, said India was for peace while stressing the fruitlessness of war. Read more

The continuation appeal hearing in the extradition case of Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamond merchant wanted in India to face charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to an estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, is listed to be heard in the High Court in London on June 28, said a PTI report.

Three packets of suspected heroin were recovered by BSF Kissan Guard troops ahead of border fence in farming field, while reaper was carrying out cutting of stubble: News agency ANI reports citing BSF Punjab Frontier

Delhi has reported 1,076 fresh cases of Covid in the past 24 hours, taking the positivity rate to 6.42 per cent. Also read

Navneet Rana and her husband Ravi Rana to remain behind bars in Hanuman Chalisa row, next hearing will take plan on May 4. Read more

The Supreme Court has extended its stay on the demolition of slum clusters in the Sarojini Nagar area in the national capital till the third week of July, reports news agency ANI.

WhatsApp banned 18.05 lakh Indian accounts in March, on the basis of complaints received from users via grievances channel and through its own mechanism to prevent and detect violations, according to a monthly report published by the messaging platform. Read more

At Mumbai airport, both runways to remain closed for repair work on May 10 from 11 am to 5 pm, passengers urged to coordinate with airlines.

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai on Monday, reacting to Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's remarks over border row said, “Whenever there's a political crisis in Maharashtra, & it's there now, their entire govt hits rock bottom. They have created this language bogey now, just to survive politically.”

Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday brought up the issue of border row with Karnataka as the state marks the day of formation. “On this Maharashtra Day, we still regret that several Marathi-speaking villages at the state border including Belgaum, Nipai and Karwar couldn't be part of the state yet. I assure you we'll keep supporting the fight by the people of these villages to become a part of Maharashtra,” the 62-year-old leader was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

Amit Shah holds high-level meet with union ministers after several states faced power outages amid heatwave, reports ANI.

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Hanuman Chalisa row | Mumbai Sessions Court will pronounce order on bail plea of MP Navneet Rana and MLA Ravi Rana today, news agency ANI reported. Mumbai Police had arrested the couple after they called for a recitation of Hanuman Chalisa outside 'Matoshree'

The Supreme Court said on Monday that “no individual can be forced to get vaccinated.” The Court further said that condition imposed by some state governments and organisations restricting access of unvaccinated people to public places is “not proportional and should be recalled in the present prevailing conditions,” news agency ANI reported.

First lady Jill Biden will visit Romania and Slovakia from May 5-9 to meet with U.S. service members and embassy personnel, displaced Ukrainian parents and children, humanitarian aid workers, and teachers, her office said on Monday

On Sunday, celebrated as Mother's Day in the United States, Biden will meet with Ukrainian mothers and children who have been forced to flee their homes because of Russia's war against Ukraine, her office said.

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Prime Minister Modi arrives in Berlin in first leg of his European visit. He will meet German chancellor Olaf Scholz. 

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At least 12 passengers on SpiceJet's Mumbai-Durgapur flight were injured on Sunday when it faced severe turbulence during descent, sources told news agency PTI. However, the Boeing B737 aircraft managed to land safely and those injured were given medical assistance and taken to the nearest hospital if needed, the airline said.

The number of active Covid-19 cases in India crossed the 19,500 on Monday as India logged 3,157 new cases of Covid-19 as per health ministry data. With 26 new Covid-linked deaths in the last 24 hours, the total toll now stands at 5,23,869.

Amid a simmering political crisis in the Island country, Sri Lanka's parliament is set to convene on Wednesday in a session that may see a no-confidence motion being brought against Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, news agency ANI reported.

On Sunday, Bikaner in Rajasthan recorded a temperature of 47.1°C, the highest in the country. It was followed by Rajasthan's Ganganagar, where mercury soared to 46.9 degrees Celsius and Barmer with 46.8 degrees Celsius.

The Uttar Pradesh government has imposed Section 144  in Gautam Budh Nagar till May 31st amid recent surge in Covid cases, reports ANI.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday night left for Berlin, Germany, as he kickstarts a crucial three-nation Europe visit where he is set to meet world leaders - German chancellor Olaf Scholz, Denmark prime minister Mette Frederiksen and French president Emmanuel Macron. 

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Eid-al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, will be celebrated in the country tomorrow as the moon was not sighted on Sunday evening, news agency ANI reported quoting moon sighting committees in India.

Chhattisgarh government on Sunday increased the dearness allowance of government employees by five per cent on the occasion of International Labour Day. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel took to Twitter to announce the decision of the state government.

"A big decision was taken today in the interest of employees. I announce the increment in the dearness allowance of government employees by five per cent. The new rate will be applicable from May 1," tweeted Bhupesh Baghel in Hindi.

The dearness allowance of state government employees which was 17 per cent so far has reached 22 per cent after the increment.