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• 2 Apr 2022, 10:38:20 PM IST

  Meteor shower seen in Maharashtra's Nagpur, nearby areas | Watch

• 2 Apr 2022, 10:08:08 PM IST

  10 officers-cum-deputy commissioners transferred with immediate effect in Punjab

• 2 Apr 2022, 10:01:42 PM IST

  Section 144 in Rajasthan's Karauli after unrest

  Section 144 imposed in Karauli from 6:30pm today, April 2, to 12am on April 4, in connection with a case of stone-pelting at a 'Shobha Yatra' (bike rally) in the city. Internet will also be shut from April 2 till midnight on April 3, says Karauli DM Rajendra Singh Shekhawat. Read full story

• 2 Apr 2022, 08:49:59 PM IST

  Actress Malaika Arora admitted to hospital after car accident

  In a pile-up between three vehicles at Khopoli, on expressway, Malaika Arora has reportedly sustained minor injuries. Read more

• 2 Apr 2022, 08:11:08 PM IST

  Pakistan PM Imran Khan orders disqualification, disciplinary action against PTI MPA going 'against party direction' during Punjab CM election

• 2 Apr 2022, 07:41:01 PM IST

  No penalty for not wearing masks at public places, orders Haryana government

  The Haryana government has issued orders not to impose penalty of ₹500 for not wearing masks in public places. 

• 2 Apr 2022, 07:33:30 PM IST

  Rumours of India sending soldiers to Lanka baseless: Indian high commission in Sri Lanka

  The Indian high commission in Sri Lanka has rejected rumours of New Delhi dispatching soldiers to the island country. "High Commission of India in Sri Lanka strongly denies blatantly false & completely baseless reports that India is dispatching its soldiers to Sri Lanka. The High Commission also condemns such irresponsible reporting and expects the concerned to desist from spreading rumours."

• 2 Apr 2022, 07:30:27 PM IST

  I ended corruption in Delhi, Mann ended corruption in Punjab in ten days: Kejriwal at roadshow in Ahmedabad

  Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal led a roadshow in Ahmedabad to boost the Aam Aadmi Party's prospects in the Gujarat Assembly to be held later this year "We have ended corruption in Delhi. Bhagwant Mann ended corruption in Punjab in 10 days. If you don't believe me, ask any of your friends in Punjab," said the AAP national convenor. Full story

• 2 Apr 2022, 07:03:10 PM IST

  Birbhum violence: CBI team reaches village with bomb detectors

  CBI team reaches Bogtui village in the Rampurhat area of Birbhum district to probe the recent violence. CBI was seen using bomb detectors in the area, as well.

• 2 Apr 2022, 03:05:40 PM IST

  Will investigate Sail's death: Maharashtra home min Patil

  "Maharashtra DGP will investigate Prabhakar Sail death case. Many people had suspected his death. How could such a strong and healthy man die suddenly," asked Maharashtra home minister Dilip Walse Patil.

  
  

  Prabakhar Sail was NCB's prime witness in Aryan Khan drug case and was later termed 'hostile' by them. He died of a heart attack on Friday.

• 2 Apr 2022, 02:33:07 PM IST

  IndiGo flight to Kolkata suffers technical snag, grounded at Ranchi

  Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight grounded at Ranchi airport after it develops technical snag while taking off, say officials.

• 2 Apr 2022, 02:27:44 PM IST

  Telangana PCC members to meet Rahul Gandhi on April 4

  Senior leaders of Telangana PCC will meet Rahul Gandhi on April 4th to discuss the current political situation in the state, reports ANI.

• 2 Apr 2022, 01:37:14 PM IST

  Tamil Nadu BJP chief given ‘Y’ category security

  The Union home ministry on Saturday gave ‘Y’ category security to Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai, over and above the security cover provided to him by the state police, news agency ANI reported. 

• 2 Apr 2022, 12:59:13 PM IST

  Deuba played crucial role in in developing India-Nepal relations: PM Modi

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has played an important role in developing India-Nepal relations. 

• 2 Apr 2022, 12:32:32 PM IST

  Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann visit Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad

  Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann visited the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on Saturday. 

• 2 Apr 2022, 12:10:38 PM IST

  Meeting between PM Modi, Nepal PM Deuba underway

• 2 Apr 2022, 11:32:41 AM IST

  PM Modi meets Nepalese PM Sher Bahadur Deuba at Hyderabad House

• 2 Apr 2022, 10:57:45 AM IST

  No Covid vaccination at BMC centres in Mumbai today and tomorrow

  The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that there will be no Covid-19 vaccination in its centres on Saturday and Sunday due to Gudi Padwa. 

• 2 Apr 2022, 10:01:09 AM IST

  China: 6 people go missing following mudflow in Yunnan province

  As many as six people went missing following a mudflow in China's Yunnan province on Saturday. According to news agency Xinhua, the incident took place near a highway maintenance station at  around 1 am in Drung-Nu Autonomous County of Gongshan. 

• 2 Apr 2022, 09:32:37 AM IST

  Clashes break out in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district

  Clashes broke out between police and locals in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, after the locals were protesting against the Rowghat iron ore project. 

• 2 Apr 2022, 08:47:20 AM IST

  India adds 1,260 new Covid cases, 83 deaths in 24 hours

  India again registered a decline in its daily Covid-19 tally on Saturday after 1,260 infections were added in the last 24 hours, pushing the caseload to 4,30,27,035, according to the Union health ministry's dashboard. Eighty-three more patients died in the last 24 hours, and the toll has climbed to 5,21,264. 

• 2 Apr 2022, 08:10:03 AM IST

  Prabhakar Sail, NCB witness in drugs on cruise case, dies

  Prabhakar Sail, a witness of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in the drugs on cruise case involving actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan, died of a heart attack on Friday at his Mahul, Chembur residence.

• 2 Apr 2022, 07:59:58 AM IST

  US judge denies request for new trial to former Jeffrey Epstein associate

  A federal judge in New York on Friday denied the request for a new trial by Ghislaine Maxwell, the former Jeffrey Epstein associate who was convicted of child sex trafficking in 2021. 

• 2 Apr 2022, 07:15:47 AM IST

  Fuel prices in India surge again, a day after remaining unchanged

  Fuel prices in India saw a spike again after they remain unchanged on Friday. According to news agency PTI, petrol and diesel prices have hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in their rates to ₹7.20 a litre.

• 2 Apr 2022, 06:22:03 AM IST

  3 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank clashes

  Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in West Bank on early Saturday, news agency AP reported. This comes days after Palestinian assailants killed 11 Israelis in separate attacks across the country.

• 2 Apr 2022, 05:39:27 AM IST

  12 killed in explosion in Afghanistan's Herat city

  At least 12 people were killed and 25 others were injured in an explosion in Afghanistan's Herat city on Friday. 

  "The death toll of the blast in PD 12 of Herat city has risen to 12, with 25 wounded, provincial health officials said, saying the explosives were buried in a sports field and triggered as young people were playing," a report by TOLO news said. 

  No one has claimed responsibility for the explosion.