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The father of Shraddha Walkar, who was allegedly killed by her live-in partner Aaftab Poonawala, has filed an application in court requesting the release of her remains in order to perform her last rites, PTI reported. The Delhi Police are expected to file a response to the application on April 29.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha while addressing a press conference on Thursday over ED, CBI summons said, “Leaders of Aam Aadmi Party will keep struggling to make India the number ‘1’ country in the world. Arvind Kejriwal is a modern-day Mahatma Gandhi with unimpeachable integrity.” (ANI)

An India Meteorological Department (IMD) scientist on Saturday said that a heatwave is expected in Delhi, Agra & Meerut and Haryana today, ANI reported.

 “From 17th April, the temperature in Delhi is expected to decrease due to Western disturbances. There is a chance of a fresh spell of thunderstorms and rain on the 18th & 19th April in areas in the northwest plains including Delhi,” the scientist stated 

A court in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Saturday granted a permanent exemption to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from appearing before it in a defamation case filed against him by a Rashtriya Sawyamsevak Sangh (RSS) functionary, ANI reported. 

Japan and the United States agreed on Saturday to cooperate on developing geothermal energy, one of the most plentiful resources on this volcanic island chain, reported AP.

The police in Maharashtra's Thane city has registered an offence against the former employee of an automobile dealer for allegedly cheating the company of more than ₹16 lakh, PTI reported citing an official on Saturday.

IIT-Bombay Darshan Solanki suicide case: Accused Arman Iqbal Khatri remanded to judicial custody till April 29 by Mumbai Sessions court, ANI reported.

Alleging BJP is "running a gang", Shiv Sena (Uddhav Bal Thackeray) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday said the saffron party is trying to break Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) by using Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Suspected militants killed at least 30 civilians on Friday in a village raid in Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeastern Ituri province, Reuters reported citing the head of a civil society group and a local resident.

Will appear before CBI tomorrow. If Kejriwal is a thief, then no one is corruption free: Delhi CM on excise policy case.

Decision taken at initiative of Home Miniter Amit Shah to give impetus to participation of local youth in CAPFs, encourage regional languages: MHA

Congress candidate Baburao Chinchansur, who will be contesting from Gurmitkal seat in the Karnataka Assembly polls, was injured along with his driver and gunman when the car he was travelling in overturned in Kalaburagi district in the early hours of Saturday, PTI reported citing police.

After the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the ongoing probe into the excise policy of the national capital, Delhi Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi on Saturday said that the Centre wants to suppress Kejriwal's voice as he is vocal against the Modi government, ANI reported.

Ali, a 23-year-old student, lost everything in Turkey's earthquake.

His parents are missing and his ancient hometown, Antakya, lies in ruins.

To fight back, Ali, who like many survivors declines to give his full name, has launched a drive to ensure that more than three million people displaced by the February disaster can vote in next month's general election.

Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven wealthy nations met Saturday in northern Japan, seeking to reconcile the world's heavy reliance on fossil fuels with the urgency of ending carbon emissions to stave off the worst consequences of climate change.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) suffered a setback in Surat city of Gujarat as six of its corporators in the local civic body joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a party functionary said on Saturday. These corporators joined the saffron party late Friday night in the presence of Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday evening concluded his tour of Assam by rolling out a series of railway projects across the Northeast, besides commissioning a methanol plant and laying the foundation stone for a bridge over the Brahmaputra river, ANI reported.

A 35-year-old man and his son were injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, PTI reported citing a police officer.

The man identified as Jena Koda alias Motka, a resident of Rengdahatu village and his six-year-old son had gone to Tenda forest to pluck leaves when the IED planted by banned CPI (Maoists) to target security personnel went off on Friday, injuring them seriously, Superintendent of Police Ashutosh Shekhar.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated from a port in Wakayama after a blast was heard, but he was unharmed in the incident, local media reported Saturday. Read more

An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 occurred in Tripura's Dharmanagar on Saturday morning, ANI reported citing the National Centre for Seismology.

The NCS said that the earthquake occurred at 7: 37 am at a depth of 10 km.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a bill allowing authorities to issue electronic notices to draftees and reservists amid the fighting in Ukraine, sparking fears of a new wave of mobilization, AP reported.

An inmate at Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur jail, facing charges of rape, died during treatment at the district hospital here on Friday, a senior official said.

After his death, the family members made serious allegations against the jail administration and police has started an investigation, ANI reported.

Elon Musk has formed an X.AI artificial intelligence corporation based in the US state of Nevada, AFP reported, according to business documents that surfaced on Friday.

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the leader of Sudan's army, and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the head of a powerful Sudanese paramilitary group, are prepared to take steps to de-escalate tensions between their forces, mediators said in statements on Friday and early Saturday.

Russian threats to nuke Ukraine. China's belligerent military moves around rival Taiwan. North Korea’s unprecedented run of missile testing, reported AP.

The top diplomats from some of the world's most powerful democracies will have plenty to discuss when they gather in the hot spring resort town of Karuizawa on Sunday for the so-called Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting.