Breaking highlights: Delhi reports 965 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death

At 965, Delhi sees slight drop in daily Covid-19 cases; 1 death; positivity rate at 4.71%.

So far, three terrorists have been killed. Operation going on. Further details shall follow: Kashmir Zone Police

UK lawmakers approve further probe into allegations British PM Boris Johnson misled Parliament over 'partygate'.

Free precautionary Covid-19 dose to be available to beneficiaries between 18-59 years group at all Delhi govt centres, reports ANI.

Fireworks adorn the sky around Golden Temple in Amritsar, on the occasion of 400th Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur.

In NSE co-location case, CBI files chargesheet against ex-NSE CEO Chitra Ramkrishna, Anand Subramanian.

Maharashtra registers 179 new Covid-19 cases, one death; Mumbai sees 91 cases.

On Raj Thackeray's ‘May 3 ultimatum’, Mumbai Police say they are capable of handling every situation, and, within 5 minutes, will reach the location of any incident.

Two more accused were taken into custody by police today, in connection with last Saturday's stone-pelting incident at Karnataka's Old Hubli police station.

I'm not aware of the specifics of the case. Who will do vendetta politics when I don't know him? There will be enough evidence in Congress ruling states where things (tweets) have been taken seriously: Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam CM, on the arrest of Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani

Congress committee submits its recommendations on Prashant Kishor's suggestions for 2024 general elections.

Delhi CM and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal to hold a public rally in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh on Saturday.

Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force arrests Arman Khan, secretary of former minister Swami Prasad Maurya, in a case of alleged fraud.

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor will hold talks with Congress tomorrow, in regard to his joining. A presentation of 600 slides is prepared by Kishor: Reports

Amid rise in Covid-19 cases in some states, Punjab government issues an order, asking people to once again start wearing masks, especially in public places.

Enforcement Directorate to file chargesheet against NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik today in a money laundering case. Nawab Malik's sons Amir Faraz have failed to appear before Enforcement Directorate even after they were summoned multiple times by the agency, reported ANI quoting ED.

Supreme Court extended the status quo order halting demolition in Jahangirpuri. The court added it may take a serious view of continuance of demolition after the North MCD Mayor was informed about the court order. Matter to be taken up after two weeks.

A fire broke out at a chemical plant in Tarapur Industrial Area of Palghar in Maharashtra, reported ANI. The firefighting operation is currently underway.

One terrorist of proscribed terror outfit LeT has been neutralised in an encounter that broke out in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir police said.

“#Incriminating materials including #arms & ammunition recovered. #Operation in progress,” Kashmir Zone police tweeted.

Champawat MLA Kailash Gehtodi resigned from his position to vacate the seat for Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who lost from the Khatima constituency in the recently-concluded assembly elections, reported ANI. Dhami will be contesting by-elections from the Champawat assembly constituency.

Equity benchmark indices opened in the green on Thursday with Sensex up by 358.67 points and Nifty by 99.70 points. At 9:30 am, the BSE Sensex was up by 358.67 points or 0.63 per cent at 57,396.17. Read more…

India reported a 15% rise in Covid cases with 2,380 new infections and 56 related deaths in 24 hours.

Security deployed in the Jahangirpuri area of Delhi which witnessed violence on April 16 during a religious procession. The north Delhi municipal corporation (NDMC) on Wednesday launched an anti-encroachment drive in Jahangirpuri but it was halted after the Supreme Court intervened.

Kokrajhar police arrested Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani from Gujarat's Palanpur Circuit House last night, reported ANI citing Kokrajhar SP Thube Prateek Vijay Kumar.