Highlights: Schools in Punjab to observe summer vacations from May 14 due to heatwave, says CM Mann

Punjab chief minister and AAP leader Bhagwant Mann said on Friday that owing to the severe and sudden heatwave in the border state, suggestions had come from “thousands of parents and teachers” regarding early summer vacations. Keeping that in mind, Punjab government has decided to observe summer vacation in all schools of the state from May 14 onwards, news agency ANI reported.

A magistrate court in Mumbai rejects independent MP-MLA couple Naveent and Ravi Rana's plea for home food in jail. The couple who have been in prison since Saturday in Maharashtra Hanuman Chalisa row filed applications seeking home food in jail on Thursday. Their bail plea will be heard on Saturday.

Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray) group leader Harish Singla arrested in connection to Patiala clashes in Punjab. His arrest comes after Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann held a high-level meeting earlier today. Read more.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal arrives at his Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee's residence in the national capital, ANI reports. Read more.

Maharashtra recorded 148 fresh coronavirus cases on Friday, a bulk of them in Mumbai, while two patients succumbed to the infection in the state, the health department said.

A court in Assam on Friday pulled up Assam police for registering "false FIR" while releasing Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani on bail, news agency PTI reported. 

Delhi records the second hottest April in 72 years with an average monthly maximum temperature of 40.2 degrees Celsius, says the Indian Metrological Department (IMD).

People hold protest over frequent power outages amidst the electricity crisis, in Jharkhand's Ranchi.

The government has decided to cancel 657 Mail/Exp/Passenger trains to ensure priority routes for coal wagons and faster turnaround. A Total of 533 coal rakes were put on duty. For the power sector, 427 rakes were loaded yesterday. 1.62 million tonnes loaded for power sector, ANI reported. 

Lt Gen Baggavalli Somashekar Raju will take over as the next vice chief of the Army Staff on May 1, the defence ministry said on Friday.

In the wake of the clash that erupted between two groups in Punjab's Patiala, a curfew has been imposed in Patiala from 7pm today to 6am tomorrow, news agency ANI reported.  

The Covid-19 working group of the NTAGI has recommended the inclusion of the Serum Institute's Covovax in the national vaccination programme for those aged between 12- 17 years. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met a Sikh delegation at his residence in the national capital on Friday.

The chief minister of Punjab Bhagwant Mann will have an emergency meeting with DGP Bhawra and other senior police officers at 5.30 pm on the Patiala incident.

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday shot down a drone while it was entering from Pakistan into Indian territory near Dhanoe Kalan village in Punjab's Amritsar Sector, ANI reported,

After over 2 years, China will permit 'some stranded Indian students' to return, reports PTI citing Chinese foreign ministry.

A local court in Assam’s Barpeta district on Friday granted bail to Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani who was arrested earlier this week for allegedly assaulting a policewoman.

A man from Pakistan was arrested on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri sector on Friday, PTI reported.

Different farmer groups held a protest near the residence of Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh here on Friday against the alleged inadequate electricity supply to the farm sector, PTI reported.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the joint conference of chief ministers and chief justices of high courts, on Saturday (April 30). Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Union minister for law and justice Kiren Rijiju will also address the conference, ANI reported.

Sri Lankan president agrees to remove brother as prime minister amid worst economic crisis in decades, AP reported.

Defence cos carved out of erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board post provisional profts - from ₹5 crore to ₹60 crore - for Oct 2021-March 2022

As Delhi stares at a power crisis, like several other states in the country, the city-state’s power minister Satyendar Jain on Friday raised an alarm.