Highlights of the day: JNU students reach Vasant Kunj police station amid Left-ABVP scuffle

"Stones were pelted on the Ram Navami procession in Bankura today. It was done politically. They pelted stones at my car. I appeal to the police to identify and arrest the accused," said Union Minister Dr Subhash Sarkar in Kolkata.

Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Aishe Ghosh on Sunday accused Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members of stopping students from eating non-vegetarian food on campus and indulging in violence. Read more

Gunfire at a Cedar Rapids nightclub left two people dead and 10 wounded early Sunday, news agency AP quoted authorities as saying. Police said in a news release that the shooting happened shortly before 1:30am at the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge, and that officers who were patrolling downtown were able to respond quickly.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Washington DC on Sunday as part of his five-day US visit which includes the India-US 2 2 ministerial dialogue. Rajnath will be in the US from April 10 to April 15 to hold talks with US leadership on ways to deepen the India-US strategic partnership.

Two policemen were killed after unknown people attacked them in the Bannu district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday night, reported local media. According to an official, a contingent of police launched a search for the attackers following the incident, reported the Dawn newspaper.

People in Colombo continue to protest against Sri Lanka government as the country faces economic crisis.

Senior CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury was re-elected as the General Secretary of the party for the third consecutive time here on Sunday. 

The Jammu and Kashmir Police's State Investigation Agency carried out raids at multiple locations in connection with terror fund assistance by a Lashkar-e-Toiba mastermind based in Pakistan to associates across India, police officials told ANI. Technical evidences and banking transactions have established the identifications of 3 people and locations in Delhi, one person and location in Faridabad and two locations and persons in Anantnag, police added

Congress has expelled former MLA Surjit Singh Dhiman, who questioned the appointment of Amarinder Singh Raja Warring as the PCC President.

216 terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir since January last year: news agency PTI reports Lt Gen D P Pandey of Army's Chinar Corps

Edifice Engineering and Jet Demolitions, which have been roped in by the Noida authority to demolish the illegally built Supertech twin towers, successfully carried out a test blast on Sunday afternoon. The test blast was carried out around 2.30 pm in the society in Noida's sector 93-A. Read more

The opposition parties have nominated Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz as their joint candidate for the prime minister’s election, scheduled on Monday (11th April): Pakistan's ARY News

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CPI(M) leader M C Josephine died aged 77 a day after she collapsed at the party congress in Kannur. The central committee member had a cardiac arrest and was rushed to AKG hospital on Saturday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the 14th Foundation Day celebration at Umiya Mata Temple in Junagadh, Gujarat.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc won the Australian Grand Prix, his second win of 2022. Red Bull's Sergio Perez took the second spot, followed by Mercedes's George Russell. 

A fire broke out at a banquet hall in Peeragarhi Chowk, reported news agency ANI. Seven fire tenders have rushed to the site and no casualties have been reported yet.

One terrorist was neutralised in an encounter that broke out near Bishamber Nagar in Srinagar. The terrorist was involved in a recent attack on CRPF personnel, IGP Kashmir said.

Union Home minister Amit Shah inaugurated the border viewing point on the India-Pakistan international boundary in Nadabet in Gujarat's Banaskantha district. The viewing point has been made on the lines of the one at the Wagah border in Punjab.

India’s cumulative Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 185.70 Crore. Over 2.21 Cr vaccine doses have been administered for the age group 12-14 years so far, according to the government data.

India witnessed 8.3% drop in Covid cases compared to yesterday with 1,054 new infections, 29 deaths.

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has announced to put a loudspeaker outside Shiv Sena Party HQ 'Shiv Sena Bhawan' in Mumbai and play Hanuman Chalisa on it today on the occasion of Ram Navami.

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 on the Richter Scale hit the Nicobar Islands at 7.02am today, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).