Updates: PM Modi holds telephonic conversation with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak

Delhi reported 1,527 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours on Thursday, according to a Delhi government health bulletin. The rate of positivity was 27.77%. Read more

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge while addressing press conference after meeting NCP chief Sharad Pawar said, “We have decided to unite, will talk to all parties. We should work together in nation's interest.” 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a telephone conversation with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, ANI reported. In call, PM Modi raised the issue of security of Indian diplomatic establishments in the UK and called for strong action against anti-India elements.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday met with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, and party leaders Rahul Gandhi and KC Venugopal in Delhi, ANI reported.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Tamil New Year celebrations said, “From Chennai to California, from Madurai to Melbourne, from Coimbatore to Cape Town, and from Selam to Singapore, you will find Tamil people who have carried with them their culture and traditions. Be it Pongal or Puthandu, they are marked all over the world.” (ANI)

Maharashtra reported 1,086 new Covid-19 cases, 806 recoveries and 1 death in the last 24 hours with total active cases of 5,700, according to Thursday's health bulletin of the state.

Indigenous protesters have released 17 soldiers they had taken hostage in southwestern Colombia in retaliation for a failed attempt to arrest a member of their community, authorities said.

The soldiers were surrounded by hundreds of people as they went to arrest a man wanted for homicide and illegal firearm fabrication, the army had said, reported AFP.

Italy on Thursday vowed a host of investments in Tunisia and help negotiating an International Monetary Fund bailout as Rome seeks to stabilize the North African country's economic crisis and stem the increased number of migrants coming to the European nation, reported AP. 

Surat court to pass interim order on Rahul Gandhi's plea for stay on conviction in defamation case on April 20. 

The Karnataka Govt undertakes before the Supreme Court that no admission or appointments will be made till Apr 18 on the basis of Mar 27 Govt Order that scrapped the 4% quota for Muslims and placed them under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category.

Next hearing in court on Apr 18 on a batch of petitions that have challenged the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government's decision to scrap the quota for Muslims and give it to Vokkaliga and Lingayat communities.

SC makes adverse observations against the manner in which the quota for Muslims was scrapped, commenting prima facie the decision looked "flawed".

Tunisia has recovered 14 bodies of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa in the Mediterranean, bringing to 24 the number of dead after their boat headed for Europe sank, the coastguard said Thursday.

The coastguard had announced on Wednesday that it had recovered 10 bodies of sub-Saharan African migrants after the shipwreck the day before off the coastal city of Sfax, reported AFP. 

Delhi LG declares 14th April as a holiday in all government offices, autonomous bodies and PSUs under Delhi Govt, on account of the birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar. 

The Samajwadi Party on Thursday announced the name of Vandana Bajpai as the party's mayoral candidate from Kanpur and changed its candidate for Jhansi.

Vandana Bajpai is the wife of SP MLA from Kanpur, Amitabh Bajpai.

The party has also announced former MLA Satish Jataria as its mayoral candidate from Jhansi, cancelling the candidature of Raghuveer Chaudhury, according to a press statement issued by SP leader Naresh Uttam Patel, reported PTI. 

“Asad, son of mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and Ghulam S/o Maksudan, both wanted in Umesh Pal murder case of Prayagraj and carrying a reward of Rupees five lakhs each; killed in encounter with the UPSTF team led by DySP Navendu and DySP Vimal at Jhansi. Sophisticated foreign made weapons were also recovered,” UP STF said Thursday.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday recorded the statement of RJD chief Lalu Prasad's daughter Chanda Yadav in a money laundering case linked to the alleged land-for-jobs scam in the railway, sources said.

Chanda Yadav deposed before the agency and her statement was recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), reported PTI. 

Case filed against BBC India for irregularities in foreign funding, says Enforcement Directorate. 

“Internet services suspended, Section 144 imposed in Odisha’s Sambalpur district after violence erupted during a motorbike rally on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti Sobhayatra yesterday,” reported ANI quoting district administration.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman along with RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das co-chaired Day 1 of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting with Session-1 on Global Economy & International Financial Architecture, during the IMF-WB Spring Meetings 2023, in Washington DC, today.

Death of another soldier at Bathinda military station on Wednesday is not related to earlier firing incident, the Army officials said Thursday.

India reported 10,158 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours; the active caseload stands at 44,998.

Enforcement Directorate is conducting raids against IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan, at multiple locations in West Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand in connection with a land "scam" case.

Tight security deployed outside Umesh Pal’s residence in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh as hearing in Umesh Pal murder case is set to take place Thursday at Prayagraj district Court.

In view of increasing Covid-19 cases in Delhi, AIIMS Thursday made it compulsory for its hospital staff to wear masks.