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• 6 May 2022, 11:31:47 PM IST

  Telangana reports 62 new Covid cases, 30 recoveries

  Telangana on Friday reported 62 new Covid-19 cases, which pushed the caseload to 7,92,253. Thirty more patients recuperated and the total number of recoveries have climbed to 7,87,746.

• 6 May 2022, 10:35:33 PM IST

  Sri Lanka President declares state of emergency from midnight

  Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared a state of emergency from midnight, ANI reported.

• 6 May 2022, 09:54:00 PM IST

  Punjab National Bank increases interest rates on Term Deposits in selected buckets up to 60 basis points

  Punjab National Bank has increased interest rates on Term Deposits in selected buckets up to 60 basis points w.e.f. May 7.

• 6 May 2022, 09:18:20 PM IST

  Telangana polls to see a ‘direct battle’ between Congress, TRS: Rahul Gandhi

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday described next year’s Telangana’s assembly elections as a ‘direct battle’ between his party and the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), as he addressed a public rally in Warangal on the first day of a two-day visit to the southern state. Read more

• 6 May 2022, 08:56:20 PM IST

  Tajinder Bagga brought to Delhi hospital for medical checkup

  Delhi BJP spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga being brought to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital for medical checkup. The BJP leader was arrested by the Punjab Police earlier in the day from his Janakpuri residence in the national capital over charges of threatening Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.

• 6 May 2022, 08:49:44 PM IST

  BJP trying to deviate from main issues, says Jharkhand CM over ED raids at IAS officer's residence

  Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren slams BJP over ED raids at IAS officer Pooja Singhal's residence. “These are mere threats. BJP trying to deviate from main issues. The state will keep asking for things required from Centre. They've lost their status of being the biggest party in state & are backlashing for it,” he said.

• 6 May 2022, 08:27:51 PM IST

  Amit Shah dines with BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly at his residence

  Union home minister Amit Shah met BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly at his residence in Kolkata. He even had dinner with the former cricket captain.

• 6 May 2022, 07:53:03 PM IST

  Delhi sees 1,656 fresh Covid-19 cases, positivity rate at 5.39%

  Delhi recorded 1,656 fresh Covid-19 cases, and zero fatality due to the infection on Friday, while the positivity rate stood at 5.39%, according to data shared by the city health department.

• 6 May 2022, 07:34:05 PM IST

  Jodhpur Police extends curfew in 10 areas of violence-hit city till 12am on May 8

  Curfew in Jodhpur - which was imposed following incidents of violence in the district - has been extended till May 8, as per an order issued by the District Police Commissioner.

• 6 May 2022, 07:01:22 PM IST

  Cyclonic storm over Bay of Bengal to reach Andhra-Odisha coast by May 10

  Bhubaneswar: Met department officials in Odisha on Friday said a low pressure area had formed over the South Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal this morning and it is likely to turn into a cyclonic storm over east-central Bay of Bengal by Sunday evening and then move north-westwards.

• 6 May 2022, 06:50:59 PM IST

  Tajinder Singh Bagga Arrest: DSP(D) Mohali faces protest amid sloganeering outside Janakpuri Police Station in Delhi

• 6 May 2022, 06:18:12 PM IST

  Man beaten to death for use of loudspeaker at temple in Gujarat's Mehsana; six arrested

  A 40-year-old man was beaten to death allegedly for playing loudspeaker at a temple in Mudarda village of Mehsana in Gujarat, news agency ANI reported.

• 6 May 2022, 06:02:39 PM IST

  Women detained for Namaz outside Kashi Temple amid Gyanvapi videography row | Watch

• 6 May 2022, 05:46:48 PM IST

  One of Hizbul's oldest surviving terrorists killed in Anantnag encounter

  Three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu & Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday. Read more

• 6 May 2022, 05:22:50 PM IST

  BJP workers & leaders protest outside Aam Aadmi Party's office detained by Delhi Police

• 6 May 2022, 04:34:24 PM IST

  Fire at Khairane MIDC Industrial Area in Navi Mumbai

  

  A fire was reported at Khairane MIDC Industrial Area in Navi Mumbai on Friday.

  A fire broke out at Khairane MIDC Industrial Area in Navi Mumbai.

• 6 May 2022, 04:04:18 PM IST

  Tajinder Singh Bagga Arrest: Delhi court issues search warrant to SHO Janakpuri to locate Bagga

  A Delhi court has issued a search warrant to SHO Janakpuri to locate the BJP leader Tajinder Pal Bagga. SHO apprised the court that Bagga's location was traced to Thanesar, Kurukshetra in Haryana, ANI reported.

• 6 May 2022, 03:53:47 PM IST

  ‘No death…’: Delhi govt's rebuttal on WHO report over Covid deaths in India

  Day after the World Health Organisation in its report claimed more than 47 lakh lives were lost in India due to Covid-19 pandemic, the Delhi government on Friday issued a rebuttal stating all figures in the national capital are 'authentic and correct'. Read more

• 6 May 2022, 03:36:52 PM IST

  Amit Shah calls for CBI probe into death of BJP worker Arjun Chowrasia

  Union home minister Amit Shah today called for a CBI investigation into the death of a BJP worker, who was found hanging in Kolkata this morning, hours before his visit to the city, PTI reported.

• 6 May 2022, 03:21:37 PM IST

  'Concerned about safeguarding people': Nitish on Shah's CAA post-Covid remark

  Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said the Centre will take a decision on the implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act across the country, ANI reported. Read more

• 6 May 2022, 03:10:50 PM IST

  Tajinder Bagga, arrested earlier by Punjab Police, handed over to Delhi Police in Haryana’s Kurukshetra, says BJP’s Delhi unit

  BJP leader Tajinder Bagga, who was arrested by Punjab Police, was handed over to Delhi Police in Haryana’s Kurukshetra, said party’s Delhi unit.

• 6 May 2022, 02:39:39 PM IST

  Delhi Police arrests man accused of molesting girls in MCD-run school

  The Delhi Police have detained a 40-year-old man, accused of molesting two girls in a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)-run school in Northeast Delhi's Bhajanpura, news agency ANI reported.

• 6 May 2022, 02:30:38 PM IST

  Tajinder Bagga arrest: A Delhi Police team arrives at Thanesar police station in Haryana’s Kurukshetra

  A Delhi Police team arrived at Thanesar police station in Haryana’s Kurukshetra where Delhi BJP leader has been taken, news agency ANI reported.

• 6 May 2022, 02:16:51 PM IST

  Nawab Malik’s judicial custody extended till May 20

  Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik's judicial custody has been extended till May 20, in a money laundering case, news agency ANI.

• 6 May 2022, 01:58:17 PM IST

  No Covid death in the national capital has gone uncounted: Delhi health minister

  No Covid death in the national capital has gone uncounted, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Friday.

• 6 May 2022, 01:25:42 PM IST

  West Bengal govt asks private schools to stop offline classes

  In view of the scorching heatwave, the West Bengal government has asked all private schools in the state to stop offline classes from May 7 and switch to the online mode of classes.

• 6 May 2022, 12:47:28 PM IST

  Congress names Nirmala Gahtori as its candidate for by-election on Champawat seat

  Congress names Nirmala Gahtori as its candidate for by-election on Champawat seat from where CM Pushkar Dhami is contesting. 

• 6 May 2022, 12:20:03 PM IST

  BJP worker found dead under mysterious circumstances

  BJP worker found dead under mysterious circumstances in Kashipur area of north Kolkata. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a two-day visit to West Bengal, to visit his residence.

• 6 May 2022, 12:15:18 PM IST

  Punjab Police team taking Tajinder Bagga to Mohali stopped by Haryana police

  Punjab Police team taking Tajinder Bagga to Mohali has been stopped by Haryana Police on NH-45.

• 6 May 2022, 11:49:12 AM IST

  2022 Asian Games, scheduled for September in China's Hangzhou, to be postponed

  2022 Asian Games, scheduled for September in China's Hangzhou, to be postponed, reports AFP, citing local media, as China battles Covid surge.

• 6 May 2022, 10:52:14 AM IST

  SC to hear Centre-Delhi govt matter on control of bureaucrats on May 11

  On centre-Delhi government tussle over who should control bureaucrats, Supreme Court refers matter to 5-judge bench; next hearing on May 11.

• 6 May 2022, 10:38:19 AM IST

  AAP's Atishi to hold an important press conference today

  Senior AAP leader and MLA Atishi Marlena will address an important press conference today at 3 pm.

• 6 May 2022, 09:46:11 AM IST

  BJP's Tajinder Bagga arrested by Punjab Police, says AAP leader

  BJP's Tajinder Bagga arrested by Punjab Police, says AAP leader: 'He had threatened Delhi CM'

• 6 May 2022, 09:14:01 AM IST

  Heatwave may make Delhi sweat again next week: Met department

  Wednesday’s spell of rain and hailstorm in parts of the Capital brought much-needed relief to residents on Thursday, with the mercury dropping to below-average levels across Delhi. But the respite will be temporary, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Read more

• 6 May 2022, 08:52:02 AM IST

  Pushkar Singh Dhami, wife offer prayers at Kedarnath temple

  Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami along with his wife offered prayers at the Kedarnath temple as it is opened for pilgrims from Friday.

• 6 May 2022, 08:27:55 AM IST

  3,545 new Covid cases in another surge in India's daily tally

  3,545 new Covid cases in another surge in India's daily tally; 27 deaths in 24 hours.

• 6 May 2022, 08:13:51 AM IST

  Elon Musk to take charge as interim Twitter CEO after $44 bn takeover, says report

  Elon Musk is expected to become Twitter's temporary CEO after closing his $44 billion takeover of the social-media firm, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday, as the billionaire inches closer to securing funds for the deal. Read more

• 6 May 2022, 07:40:47 AM IST

  Biden names 1st Black woman, LGBT White House press secretary

  US president Joe Biden on Thursday named Karine Jean-Pierre to be the next White House press secretary - the first Black woman and openly LGBTQ person to serve in the role.

• 6 May 2022, 06:47:15 AM IST

  Kedarnath Temple opens to pilgrims with rituals, vedic chanting; CM Pushkar Dhami present

  The doors of Kedarnath Dham opened with rituals & vedic chanting. CM Pushkar Singh Dhami also participated in this. The temple is decorated with 15 quintal flowers. More than 10,000 pilgrims were present in Kedarnath Dham during opening of the doors.