Highlights: Amarnath Yatra to commence on July 1, registrations will be open from April 17

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge while addressing a public meeting in Telangana's Mancherial on Friday said, “Today, some are forgetting Ambedkar, while they take the name of Dalits. Some build statue of Ambedkar which is 15-ft tall, some build 20-ft tall statue while some build 125-ft tall statue, but nobody works for the poor.” (ANI)

France's Constitutional Council on Friday approved unpopular plan to raise retirement age to 64, in victory for President Macron, news agency AP reported.

Rajasthan High Court on Friday stayed arrest of yoga guru Ramdev over FIR registered against him for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, news agency ANI. The court directed him to appear before investigating officer for questioning by May 20.

Jammu and Kashmir's ‘Amarnath Yatra’ will commence on July 1 and will end on August 31. The registration for the yatra through offline and online modes to begin from 17th April. The yatra to the cave shrine of Lord Shiva located at a height of 3,880 metres in the south Kashmir Himalayas is likely to start in June. Read more

Karnataka fisheries minister S Angara, who had announced his decision to quit politics after he was denied ticket to contest from Sullia assembly segment, retracts his statement, says he will campaign for BJP candidate Bhagirathi Murulya, PTI reported.

Danco Laboratories, the manufacturer of the abortion pill mifepristone, on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block limits set by lower courts on access to the drug in a challenge by anti-abortion groups.

Danco filed an emergency request asking the justices to put on hold a ruling by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Texas to significantly restrict the pill's distribution while litigation in the challenge proceeds. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Thursday that President Joe Biden's administration also will seek emergency relief from the high court as the federal government moves to defend access to the mifepristone, reported Reuters. 

Union Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah will address a 'Booth Maha Sammelan' in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district on Saturday.

Shah is scheduled to address the booth presidents at Bharatpur College ground at 2.30 pm, party sources said.

BJP state president CP Joshi, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rajendra Rathore, state general secretary Bhajan Lal, division incharge Mukesh Dadhich and district president Rishi Bansal were among the leaders who visited the programme site and reviewed the preparations for the meeting, reported PTI. 

CBI summons Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for questioning on Sunday in liquor policy scam. 

Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday appeared before the Vigilance Bureau in connection with a disproportionate assets matter and was questioned for several hours by the officials even as he described the probe as "totally political".

Ahead of entering the bureau's Mohali office around 11 am, the Congress leader slammed the state's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government over his date of appearance being advanced and claimed that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's regime was indulging in “vendetta politics”, reported PTI. 

A mob took away bags of free flour after running amok at a distribution point in Oghi tehsil's Karori area in Pakistan's Mansehra on Wednesday, Dawn reported. Several people were injured in the stampede.

According to witnesses, people flocked to the designated health centre to receive free flour under a government scheme and went on a rampage due to the "delayed and unjust distribution." They said that the mob stormed a truck carrying flour and took away hundreds of bags of flour, reported ANI. 

Shocked at the lackadaisical attitude of the state authorities, the Karnataka High Court has ordered them to identify land and start construction of a school building in a village in Mandya on June 1 and complete it within four months.onths.

The direction came after a petition by the local School Development and Monitoring Committee’s petition in the High Court, reported PTI. 

Climate change is increasing the intensity of forest fires, reducing vegetation and degrading natural habitats, forcing the wildlife to move out and come into conflict with humans, conservationists said on Friday, reported PTI. 

The US Justice Department said Thursday that it will go to the Supreme Court to appeal restrictions imposed on a widely used abortion pill in the latest round of a fierce battle over reproductive rights.

The decision by President Joe Biden's administration came hours after an appeals court rejected moves to ban mifepristone outright, but imposed a series of measures restricting access to the pill, reported AFP. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, joined by other political leaders Friday, extended greetings on the occasion of Baisakhi, which is one of the biggest festivals celebrated by the Sikh community. Read their wishes here.

The Delhi police Friday arrested Davinder Singh alias "Bunty Chor" from Kanpur, UP. “He was on the run after committing theft in two houses in Greater Kailash 2 area. Further investigation underway,” DCP South told ANI.

The criminals Monu Rana and Gogi carrying a reward of ₹10,000 were arrested by Bharatpur police in Rajasthan Friday. They were wanted in the kidnapping and murder case of Nasir and Junaid in the Bhiwani case.

The last rites of gangster Atiq Ahmed's son, Asad who was killed in an encounter by UP STF yesterday, will be performed in Kasari Masari graveyard. His family will be present.

India recorded 11,109 fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday, marking a continuous surge on fifth consecutive day this week. On Thursday, the country had reported 10,158 cases while on Wednesday the tally stood at 7,830 cases. Read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Assam on Friday to lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation projects worth around ₹14,300 crore. Read more

US journalist Evan Gershkovich and Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenskaalso featured in the list released on Thursday. Check list.

There’s a 27.5% chance a pandemic as deadly as Covid-19 could take place in the next decade as viruses emerge more frequently.

Goa police Thursday summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for questioning on April 27 regarding the alleged defacement of public property. It has been alleged that AAP has defaced public property using posters of Arvind Kejriwal.

Shah Rukh Khan and director SS Rajamouli were the two Indians to feature in the Time's 100 most influential list of people in 2023. The list was released Thursday evening.

Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged on Friday, Goodreturns website showed,