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Karnataka Minority Welfare Department has restrained students of schools from wearing saffron shawls, scarfs, hijab, religious flags or similar inside classrooms until further orders, reports ANI.

Mumbai reports 259 fresh infections, zero deaths today; Active cases stand at 1,945.

Explosive device found in bag recovered in Delhi's Old Seemapuri, reports ANI

Kerala records 8,655 new Covid-19 cases, while 319 deaths in the last 24 hours, reports ANI.

A suspicious bag was found in the Old Seemapuri area of Delhi. Read more

The Delhi High Court has sought a status report from the Delhi government on a petition against mohalla clinic on the parkland in the Govindpuri area, reports ANI. 

Karnataka high court to resume hearing pleas challenging hijab ban on Friday, reports ANI. Read more 

Mumbai sessions court on Thursday granted bail to Vikas Fhatak alias Hindustani Bhau in the matter of Dharavi Students Protest over online exams, reports ANI.

Enforcement Directorate has attached immovable & movable assets worth approximately ₹200 crores of EMTA Coal Ltd, and its promoters and their family members in a coal block case, reports ANI.

Karnataka High Court begins hearing petitions challenging the ban on hijab in educational institutions in the state, reports ANI.

Legendary singer-composer Bappi Lahiri was cremated on Thursday afternoon, as family, friends and prominent members from Bollywood paid their last respects. The mortal remains of the 'Disco King' were taken in a truck decorated with flowers from his residence to Pawan Hans cremation ground for the last rites. Read more

They (BJP-led govt) have no understanding of economic policy. The issue is not limited to the nation. This govt has also failed on foreign policy. China is sitting at our border & efforts are being made to suppress it: Former PM Manmohan Singh

The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside Punjab and Haryana high court's order to stop Haryana’s 75 per cent quota for locals in private jobs, reports news agency ANI.

Police arrested four persons for allegedly firing at a vehicle in the Lajpat Nagar area of the national capital on Wednesday.

The aviation ministry has removed restrictions on number of flights and seats between India and Ukraine in the air bubble agreement. "Indian airlines have been informed to mount the flights due to increase in demand. MoCA is facilitating in coordination with MEA," a ministry official said. This comes amid the looming threat of Russian invasion in Ukraine. Read more

Delhi University has begun offline classes for all the undergraduate and postgraduate courses from today. "It's about the vibe you get at college, can't be experienced at home. I am coming for the first time," news agency ANI quoted a second-year student as saying.

India has reported 30,757 new cases of the coronavirus infection and 541 related deaths in the past 24 hours, the Union health ministry's bulletin at 8am showed on Thursday. Read more

The death toll in the Kushinagar mishap has risen to 13. The incident took place on Wednesday during a wedding program wherein some people sitting on a slab fell after it broke due to the heavy load.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his condolences for the families of the victims. 

“The accident in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh is heart-wrenching. I express my deepest condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives in this. With this, I wish the injured a speedy recovery. The local administration is involved in all possible help,” he said.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma who recently came under fire for questioning Rahul Gandhi's parentage has now attacked Priyanka Gandhi over her complicity in Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi's 'bhaiyas from UP, Bihar' comment, the video of which went viral on Wednesday, courtesy the BJP leaders. Read more

Delhi University is all set to reopen for offline classes on Thursday after remaining shut for nearly two years for the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Read more