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• 8 May 2022, 12:22:44 AM IST

  Punjab and Haryana high court bars police from arresting BJP’s Tajinder Bagga after midnight hearing

  The Punjab and Haryana high court late on Saturday stayed the arrest BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, hours after a Mohali court issued a warrant for the BJP leader’s arrest in connection with a case regarding provocative statements.

• 7 May 2022, 11:33:09 PM IST

  Madhya Pradesh reports 27 new Covid-19 cases, zero deaths

  Madhya Pradesh on Saturday reported 27 new Covid-19 cases, which pushed the caseload to 10,41,661. No fresh deaths were seen and the toll remained unchanged at 10,735.

• 7 May 2022, 10:18:43 PM IST

  J&K: Security forces intercept Pakistani drone

  Drone from Pakistan approaching towards Indian side in Jammu and Kashmir's Arnia forced to return after timely interception by security force

• 7 May 2022, 09:52:10 PM IST

  Shots fired in Delhi's Subhash Nagar

  More than 10 rounds of firing reported in the Subhash Nagar area of west Delhi. Police and top officials deployed at the spot. More details awaited: Delhi Police

• 7 May 2022, 08:53:10 PM IST

  Maharashtra reports 253 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death

  Maharashtra logs 253 new Covid-19 cases, 136 recoveries and one death. Mumbai sees 172 fresh infections and no new fatality.

• 7 May 2022, 08:17:53 PM IST

  3 more arrested in Jahangirpuri violence case

  Delhi Police arrest three more accused in connection with communal violence in Jahangirpuri on April 16. Accused identified as Tabrez, Anabul and Zaheer alias Zaleel.

• 7 May 2022, 07:13:07 PM IST

  Delhi logs 1,407 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths

  Delhi reports 1,407 Covid-19 cases, two deaths; positivity rate at 4.72%. Total caseload at 1,892,832 including 1,860,698 recoveries, 26,179 deaths and 5,955 active cases.

• 7 May 2022, 06:27:34 PM IST

  ‘They just want to book Tajinder’: Father

  It has now been proven that they just want to book Tajinder Bagga in some case or the other. Delhi Police is present here in Janakpuri, they will be with us in all legal actions and we will cooperate with them: Preetpal Singh Bagga, Tajinder Bagga's father, on fresh warrant against his son

• 7 May 2022, 05:49:36 PM IST

  Punjab court issues warrant to arrest Tajinder Bagga

  BJP's Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga faces another arrest warrant, from court in Punjab's Mohali.

• 7 May 2022, 05:22:11 PM IST

  CBI raids Punjab AAP MLA Jaswant Singh

  CBI raids on Punjab AAP MLA Jaswant Singh in a bank fraud case of ₹40.92 crore.

• 7 May 2022, 05:19:52 PM IST

  Tejasvi Surya meets Tajinder Bagga

  BJP MP and party youth wing chief Tejasvi Surya meets Delhi unit spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, who was arrested a day ago by the Punjab Police, and released hours later after intervention by Delhi and Haryana cops.

• 7 May 2022, 04:55:36 PM IST

  Price hike: Youth Congress protests outside petroleum minister's residence

  Members of Indian Youth Congress stage a protest outside the residence of Union petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri, against fuel price hike.

• 7 May 2022, 04:15:17 PM IST

  Heavy security at Gyanvapi mosque for day 2 of inspection

  Security forces in large numbers deployed in front of Varanasi's Gyanvapi Masjid in connection with the Shringar Gauri Temple-Gyanvapi Masjid row.

• 7 May 2022, 03:01:11 PM IST

  Emmanuel Macron inaugurated for second presidential term in France

• 7 May 2022, 02:52:48 PM IST

  3 injured after foul gas pipeline explosion at Tata Steel in Jamshedpur

  Foul gas pipeline explosion at Tata Steel, Jamshedpur; three injured, reports news agency PTI.

• 7 May 2022, 02:26:01 PM IST

  Supreme Court gets a full house as Centre clears elevation of 2 new judges

  The Supreme Court is set to function with full sanctioned strength of 34 judges after a gap of 30 months with the Union government clearing the elevation of Gauhati high court chief justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Gujarat high court judge Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala to the top court. Read More

• 7 May 2022, 01:33:06 PM IST

  Taliban orders women to wear all-covering burqa in public

• 7 May 2022, 01:17:20 PM IST

  Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa likely to resign: Report

  Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa likely to resign, reports news agency ANI. 

• 7 May 2022, 01:00:52 PM IST

  Long Covid risk worse after Delta than Omicron, shows data

  The risk of lingering symptoms after Covid-19 appears influenced by the strain of coronavirus that caused the infection, according to an analysis from the U.K., where an estimated 1.8 million people reported experiencing long Covid in early April. Read More

• 7 May 2022, 12:41:58 PM IST

  ED says TMC's Abhishek Banerjee's wife skipped summons. Bailable warrant issued

  A bailable warrant has been issued by a Delhi court against the wife of Trinamool leader Abhishek Banerjee in a money laundering case. Rujira Banerjee refused to join the probe and skipped summons, the Enforcement Directorate alleged in its complaint. Read More

• 7 May 2022, 11:37:29 AM IST

  Stalin's 5 announcements to mark 1 year as Tamil Nadu chief minister

  Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Saturday made five big announcements as the DMK government completes one year. Breakfast scheme for government school students for classes 1-5, schools of excellence, medical check-up of school students, PHC (Public health centre)-like centres in urban areas and the expansion of 'CM in your constituency scheme' were the five announcements the 69-year-old leader made in the state assembly, news agency ANI reported. Read More

• 7 May 2022, 11:05:27 AM IST

  North Korea fires an unidentified projectile: Seoul

• 7 May 2022, 10:59:55 AM IST

  Cyclone Asani likely to form over Bay of Bengal: Landfall, other things to know

  A low-pressure area over the South Andaman Sea is set to turn into a cyclone - to be named Asani - by Sunday and may move north towards India's eastern coast, the India Meteorological Department has said. Read More

• 7 May 2022, 09:34:40 AM IST

  Terorrists open fire at a bridge in Srinagar, policeman injured

  A cop was injured in Jammu and Kashmir after terrorists opened fire at Aiwa Bridge, Ali Jan Road, Srinagar.

• 7 May 2022, 09:04:55 AM IST

  Emergency in Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pak forex dips, South Asia in crisis

  With protests and strikes showing no signs of weakening, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency in the Island nation on Friday night as the public resentment against the Rajapaksas for the deep economic crisis in the country has been mounting by the day. Read More

• 7 May 2022, 08:41:13 AM IST

  3,805 new Covid cases in India in yet another daily surge , 22 deaths in 24 hours

  India's Covid-19 tally rises by 3,805 on Saturday. The death toll sees jump of 22 fresh fatalities.

• 7 May 2022, 08:29:53 AM IST

  MP: 7 people killed in fire at two-storey building

• 7 May 2022, 07:50:50 AM IST

  US warns of North Korea nuclear test ‘as early as this month’

  The United States said Friday it believes North Korea may be preparing a nuclear test as soon as this month, its first since 2017, and renewed an offer of dialogue on ratcheting tensions. Read More

• 7 May 2022, 07:50:13 AM IST

  Centre approves Sputnik booster shot, says official

  With the Centre giving a go-ahead for Sputnik Light to be used as a booster dose, nearly 650,000 people who took the first dose of Sputnik V will now be able to access the vaccine at private vaccination centres, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. Read More

• 7 May 2022, 07:19:55 AM IST

  BJP marks Tajinder Bagga 'Ghar Wapsi' as Delhi, Haryana cops thwart Punjab move

  Three states got involved, the AAP and the BJP sparred as 36-year-old Tajinder Bagga, known for his off-the-cuff political comments, was arrested and freed hours later on Friday. Read More

• 7 May 2022, 06:28:43 AM IST

  Five dead as car hits truck in Nagpur district

  Five persons were killed while a two-year-old girl had a miraculous escape when a speeding multi-utility vehicle (MUV) rammed into a truck from behind in Nagpur district late Friday night, a police official told PTI. Another person was critically injured, he added. 

  The accident occurred around 11 pm near Vihirgaon when the Tavera vehicle was heading towards Nagpur from Umred, he said. "Five occupants of Tavera were killed on the spot. Their identity is yet to be established," said Zone IV DCP Nurool Hasan.