Highlights: J-K: Police arrest overground worker in Shopian, recover ammunition

A recklessly driven crane hit two bikes in which four persons, including three minors died and one woman sustained injuries in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district, a police official said on Tuesday, ANI reported. 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asked state ministers to begin a sit-in demonstration outside Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's house in Santiniketan to protest against the Visva-Bharati university's eviction order, an official said.

Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has made arrangements for obtaining applications for the validation of option from pensioners as per the Supreme Court order dated November 4, 2022.

A third evacuation plane from Sudan on Tuesday has arrived in the United Arab Emirates, carrying 126 nationals from 5 countries, ANI reported.

A close friend of E. Jean Carroll testified Tuesday that the columnist telephoned her just minutes after she claimed to have had a violent 1990s encounter with Donald Trump in a luxury department store dressing room, reported AP. 

The daily toll collection through FASTag system achieved a historic milestone on April 29, reaching an all-time high collection of ₹193.15 crore, with 1.16 crore transactions recorded in a single day, said the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Tuesday, PTI reported. 

Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Tuesday highlighted the importance of Yoga in mental and physical wellness and asserted that the modern generation should adopt the practice, PTI reported. 

India on Tuesday categorically trashed as "biased" and "motivated" a report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that alleged "severe violations" of religious freedom in the country, PTI reported. 

India has decided to temporarily relocate its embassy from the violence-hit Sudanese capital city of Khartoum to Port Sudan in view of the prevailing security situation in the African country, PTI reported. 

Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday expressed confidence that the country will achieve the target of 20 per cent blending of ethanol with petrol by 2025 and asserted that maize crop will play an important role in implementation of this programme, PTI reported.

An over ground worker (OGW) was arrested during a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district late on Monday night and recovery of rifle and ammunition was made, the police said.

Oil prices sank to their lowest since late March on Tuesday on weak economic data from China, expectations of interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank (ECB) this week, and concerns about ample supply.

At least four persons were killed when a crane crushed a motorcycle in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Tuesday, police said. "As per preliminary information, four people were killed when a crane crushed a motorcycle on a road in Banganga area in the evening," Commissioner of Police Makrand Deuskar told PTI. Further details about the accident are awaited, he said.

Indian Army has rescued 30 tourists including elderly women and children who were stranded in high-altitude areas of East Sikkim, officials said on Tuesday.

Israel strikes Gaza in response to rockets, army says, sparking renewed volley from enclave

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said the state government will deposit fees for girls selected to study in engineering, law, IIT and medical colleges under its Ladli Laxmi scheme.

According to reports, the international police have arrested 288 suspects in a massive dark web bust.

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issues a show cause notice to Go First after the airline cancelled fresh bookings from 3-4 May.

Hindustan Zinc Ltd's proposal to buy certain zinc assets from Vedanta Group for $2.98 billion in cash has lapsed as the Indian miner did not get shareholders' approval within the stipulated time limit, said two government sources.

Air Marshal Balakrishnan Manikantan took over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of the Southern Air Command here a day ago, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.

Rahul Gandhi will not be given any interim protection after Gujarat HC reserves order in 'Modi surname' defamation case.

Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari on Tuesday met Sri Lanka's top military leaders and exchanged views on several matters of bilateral importance, while recalling the longstanding friendship between the two countries, amid China's growing influence in the island nation.

Cash-strapped Go First Airways has suspended its flights for May 3, 4.

Has Sharad Pawar's resignation as the Nationalist Congress chief president triggered an all out war of succession between his daughter Supriya Sule and nephew Ajit Pawar?

The veteran leader's decision to step down as the chief of the party he founded 24 years after being expelled from the Congress sent shockwaves among the party cadre. Several party workers raised slogans demanding that Pawar withdraw his decision. Some of them even broke down after hearing his decision.

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India recorded 3,325 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, 957 less than the count reported on Monday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The number of positive cases of Covid has seen a decline over the past few days, the Ministry said Tuesday, adding the total number of active cases in the country stands at 44,175.

The country reported 4,282 cases on Monday while 5,874 cases were recorded on Sunday.

As many as 6,379 Covid patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total count of recoveries to 4,43,77,257.

(ANI)