Hanuman Chalisa row: A special court is likely to decide the bail plea of jailed Independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana on May 2. Advocate Rizwan Merchant & Abad Ponda appeared for the Rana Couple and SPP Pradeep Gharat argued for Khar Police Station. WHAT HAPPENED IN COURT TODAY
Xiaomi news: Funds worth over Rs 5,551 crore of Chinese mobile manufacturing company Xiaomi India have been "seized" for violating the Indian foreign exchange law, the Enforcement Directorate said said on Saturday.
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the current power crisis and asked whom would he blame for his failure on this front. He asked whether PM Modi would blame former premier Jawaharlal Nehru, state governments or the people of the country for this power crisis.
Jacqueline Fernandez's property seized by ED: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday seized the property of Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez in connection with Rs 200 crore extortion case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. According to sources, valuables and property which is a fixed deposit worth Rs 7.27 crore have been attached by the agency.
Yes Bank on Saturday said it returned to full-year profitability in the fiscal ended March 2022, registering a profit of Rs 1,066 crore during the year. The private sector lender had posted a net loss of Rs 3,462 crore in the previous fiscal year ended March 2021 and a loss of Rs 22,715 crore in FY20. FY22 is the first full-year profit since FY19, Yes Bank said in a regulatory filing.
Afghanistan blast updates: At least 10 people were killed in a powerful explosion in a mosque in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Friday, said Taliban officials. 
The production growth of eight infrastructure sectors slowed down to 4.3 percent in March due to a decline in the output of coal and crude oil, though for the full 2021-22 fiscal, the core sector recorded a 10.4 percent expansion, according to official data released on Friday.
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.
Tharoor takes a dig at BJP, Kejriwal: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday took a dig at the BJP and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal with a poem over the Delhi Chief Minister's "mannerless" posture row.
AAP MLA Atishi has taken the "Kejriwal model of governance" to the United Nations as she addressed the UN General Assembly, where she emphasised that Delhi can be an example for all cities when it comes to ensuring growth, equity, ecological sustainability and fiscal prudence, according to an official statement issued on Friday.
Power crisis: Amid a deepening crisis in coal shortage, the Delhi government on Friday raised alarm bells and sent out an SOS that less than a day's stock is left in national capital. On Thursday, the Arvind Kejriwal-led government had warned of a possible setback in providing an uninterrupted electricity supply to important establishments in the capital, including Metro trains and hospitals.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has slammed the Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand after one of the Ministers warned the Centre against 'messing with the minority'. The minister in the question is Hafizul Hassan who is in charge of the Minority Welfare Department.
Levelling serious allegations against the Border Security Force (BSF), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the BSF is entering the villages and beating people while also throwing them on the other side of the international border. The TMC supremo also asked the Cooch Behar Police not to allow the BSF beyond 50 kms from the international border. 
Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday on profit booking in financial and IT stocks after a recent rally.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged the Chief Ministers of all the states to reduce taxes on fuel in the spirit of cooperative federalism. Speaking at an interaction with Chief Ministers on the emerging COVID-19 situation in the country, PM Modi said he wanted to flag a separate issue of the challenges being faced by the people due to the global situation and came down hard on Opposition-ruled states as he noted that some states did not cut taxes on petrol and diesel after the Centre cut excise duties last November.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandra Sekhar Rao on Wednesday said that the country needs not a political front, but an alternative agenda. His remarks calling for an 'emergence of a "new political force"' came amid rumors of his party Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)'s alliance with other opposition parties to challenge BJP in the upcoming 2024 polls. 
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to file its response by the end of the week on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the sedition law.
To acquaint people, especially the Muslims, with the "merits" of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the Uttar Pradesh government will organise "Qaumi Chaupals" all over the state, Minister of State for Minority Welfare and Waqf, Danish Azad Ansari, said on Wednesday.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday countered criticism of India's position on Ukraine, saying the Western powers have been oblivious to the pressing challenges facing Asia including last year's events in Afghanistan and the continuous pressure on the rules-based order in the region. In an interactive session at the Raisina Dialogue, Jaishankar said the crisis in Ukraine could be a "wake-up call" for Europe to also look at what has been happening in Asia, saying it has not been an "easy part" of the world for the last 10 years.
In a fresh missive to his ministers, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister has directed them to declare assets owned by themselves and their family members within three months.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Monday announced free Covid vaccine booster shots for beneficiaries in the age group of 18 to 59 years, according to an official statement.
Ahead of the 2024 general elections, Congress on Monday announced forming a new panel group to address the 'political challenges ahead'. However, there is no confirmation on the induction of poll strategist Prashant Kishor into the grand old party yet.
Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani was on Monday given bail by an Assam court in the case related to a tweet on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The MLA has however been rearrested in Assam for 'assaulting' officials after being granted bail in another case, reported PTI quoting police officials.
Maharashtra MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband, Ravi Rana's plea seeking to quash the FIR filed for allegedly assaulting the police officer, who had come to arrest the couple, was dismissed by the Bombay High Court on Monday (April 25). "The people who are active in public life have greater responsibility," the court said. Meanwhile, Shiv Sena has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in its desperation to oust the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government is orchestrating the 'Hanuman Chalisa' row. However, the Ranas have moved a fresh bail plea before sessions court of Mumbai as the 124 A section that has been added by the Mumbai police is a sessions triable case and cannot be heard by a magistrate. "The recent ruckus stirred up by the BJP in the name of Hindutva cannot be supported...the BJP is behind this (controversy). They had planned to disturb the peace of Mumbai using (MP-MLA) Rana couple and everything happened on their instructions that outraged the Shiv Sena workers and the couple was not allowed to step outside their house," Sena said in its mouthpiece 'Saamana'. It also slammed Amravati MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi for their changing political affiliations. It stated that "there is no assurance over the ideological affiliations of this couple".
BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis has accused the Maharashtra government of misusing police and filing false cases against the Opposition. He also asked the state to book all, who chant Hanuman Chalisa, under sedition charges. 
Reaching out to the youth of the Kashmir Valley, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spelled out initiatives for peace and development and assured them they will not inherit the problems faced by their parents and grandparents.
Reaching out to the youth of the Kashmir Valley, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spelled out initiatives for peace and development and assured them they will not inherit the problems faced by their parents and grandparents.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a target of making India number one in the world by 2047, when the nation celebrates the centenary of its Independence.
In a major breakthrough, Pakistan's role in using SIM cards of some arrested Gujarati fishermen to obtain information about Indian defence establishments, has come to the fore.
Maharashtra MLA Ravi Rana and MP Navneet Rana, who had planned to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's residence 'Matoshree', had called off the agitation on Thursday saying "our aim was fulfilled".
At least 15 students from Bihar's Shah Zubair Middle School in Ghorghat fell sick, and were admitted to the hospital after 'de-worming' tablets. The incident took place in the Bariarpur block of Munger district. De-worming tablets are supposed to kills stomach worms, and the children were administered these tablets on Friday. Doctors have however said that the children are out of danger. 
The leaders of the rival Koreas exchanged letters expressing hope for improved bilateral relations, which plummeted in the past three years amid a freeze in nuclear negotiations and North Korea’s accelerating weapons development. North Korea’s state media said leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday received a personal letter from outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in and replied on Thursday with his own letter appreciating Moon’s peace efforts during his term. Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency said Friday their exchange of letters showed their “deep trust.”
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday met PM Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in the national capital and expressed his happiness over the rousing welcome he got when he landed in Ahmedabad. The British prime minister arrived in India on Thursday on a two-day visit in the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Fodder scam: RJD chief Lalu Yadav is set to walk free as Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted him bail in Doranda treasury case. As per reports, his health conditions were taken into consideration. The 73-year-old Prasad has been in custody following his conviction and sentence by a CBI court in February in a fodder scam case involving embezzlement of over Rs 139 crore from Doranda treasury.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Friday pushed for closing the negotiations for a free trade agreement by the end of the year, and agreed on a new and expanded bilateral defence and security partnership. In their wide-ranging talks, Modi and Johnson vowed to give fresh momentum to overall ties and reviewed the progress made in the implementation of the Roadmap 2030 that listed ambitious targets for deeper collaborations in diverse sectors. In his media statement, Modi said good progress has been made in negotiations for the India-UK free trade agreement. "We have decided to do our best to conclude the free trade agreement by the end of this year," Modi said in presence of Johnson. He said both sides emphasised on a free, open, inclusive and rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific while reiterating the need for respecting the territorial integrity and sovereignty of all countries. We reiterated our support for peaceful, stable and secure Afghanistan, he said, adding it is necessary that Afghan territory is not used to spread terrorism in other countries. On the Ukraine crisis, Modi emphasised dialogue and diplomacy to address the problem and called for an immediate ceasefire. In his remarks, Johnson described the ties between India and Britain as "one of defining friendships of our times". Today, we have agreed on a new and expanded defence and security partnership, he said. Johnson said the UK is creating India specific open general export licensing to reduce delivery times for defence procurement. We are telling our negotiators to get it done by Diwali in October, he said on the FTA. The India-UK relationship was elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during the India-UK virtual summit held between Modi and Johnson in May last year. At the summit, the two sides adopted a 10-year-roadmap to expand ties in key areas of trade and economy, defence and security, climate change and people-to-people connections among others.Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Friday pushed for closing the negotiations for a free trade agreement by the end of the year, and agreed on a new and expanded bilateral defence and security partnership. In their wide-ranging talks, Modi and Johnson vowed to give fresh momentum to overall ties and reviewed the progress made in the implementation of the Roadmap 2030 that listed ambitious targets for deeper collaborations in diverse sectors. In his media statement, Modi said good progress has been made in negotiations for the India-UK free trade agreement. "We have decided to do our best to conclude the free trade agreement by the end of this year," Modi said in presence of Johnson. He said both sides emphasised on a free, open, inclusive and rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific while reiterating the need for respecting the territorial integrity and sovereignty of all countries. We reiterated our support for peaceful, stable and secure Afghanistan, he said, adding it is necessary that Afghan territory is not used to spread terrorism in other countries. On the Ukraine crisis, Modi emphasised dialogue and diplomacy to address the problem and called for an immediate ceasefire. In his remarks, Johnson described the ties between India and Britain as "one of defining friendships of our times". Today, we have agreed on a new and expanded defence and security partnership, he said. Johnson said the UK is creating India specific open general export licensing to reduce delivery times for defence procurement. We are telling our negotiators to get it done by Diwali in October, he said on the FTA. The India-UK relationship was elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during the India-UK virtual summit held between Modi and Johnson in May last year. At the summit, the two sides adopted a 10-year-roadmap to expand ties in key areas of trade and economy, defence and security, climate change and people-to-people connections among others.