Three Naxalites killed in encounter with police in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra: Official (PTI)
Whole conspiracy hatched by Congress leader Deepender Hooda, wrestler Bajrang Punia; We have an audio clip to prove this, will give it to Delhi Police when time comes: WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over wrestlers' protest (PTI)
Satwiksairaj-Chirag win historic Badminton Asia Championship men's doubles final
School timings in Patna will be changed from May 1 for all government and private schools. In view of the weather conditions, instructions were given to run the class till 10:30 AM, which will now run till 11:30 AM: Patna DM (ANI)
Ludhiana gas leak accident very sad; NDRF team engaged in relief work on the spot: HM Amit Shah
New secretariat of Telangana named after BR Ambedkar with intention that people's representatives and entire govt machinery should work to realise ideals of architect of Indian Constitution: CM K Chandrasekhar Rao (PTI)
Heavy rainfall very likely in isolated regions of North-West India, Central India, South India, East-India and North-East India. Hailstorm very likely in isolated regions of North-West India, Central, Eastern and Western of India: India Meteorological Department (ANI)
"The trailer of the Hindi film 'The Kerala Story', which appears to have been deliberately made with the aim of communal polarisation and to spread hate propaganda against Kerala was released last day. It is indicated from the trailer that this film is trying to spread the propaganda of Sangh Parivar, which has established itself as the center of religious extremism in the land of secularism, Kerala": Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan.
"It is necessary to see propaganda films and their Muslim alienation in the background of various efforts being made by Sangh Parivar to gain an advantage in electoral politics in Kerala. It is part of a systematic move to frame the "love jihad" allegations which were rejected by the investigating agencies, the courts and even the Union Home Ministry. G Kishan Reddy, the then MoS Home who is a minister in the cabinet even today had replied in the Parliament that there is no such thing as 'Love Jihad'": Kerala CM.
"Seeing that Parivar politics does not work in Kerala like in other places, they are trying to spread division politics through fake stories and movies. The Sangh Parivar is spreading such myths without any facts or evidence. The big lie that 32,000 women in Kerala converted to Islam and joined the Islamic State was what we saw in the trailer of the film. This fake story is the product of the Sangh Parivar's lie factory": Kerala CM. (ANI)
DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) issues a show cause notice to Air India CEO regarding the Dubai-Delhi flight where "pilots invited a female friend in the cockpit". Show cause notice also issued to the Chief of flight safety for delaying the investigation and not reporting to the concerned authority. Both CEO and Chief of flight safety are to file reply to the show cause notice: DGCA officials. (ANI)
"I have come here to support the (protesting) athletes. The entire family is with them. We will help them get justice," says Robert Vadra after visiting protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar. (PTI)
WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh says, "90% of the athletes & guardians of Haryana trust the Wrestling Federation of India. A few families & the girls who have levelled allegations belonged to the same 'akhada'...The patron of that 'akhada' is Deepender Hooda."
"...You don't get justice from Jantar Mantar. If you want justice, you have to go to the Police, Court. They never did that until now. We will accept whatever the court decides..," he says. (ANI)
Wrestlers' protest against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh | Delhi Police provides security to all 7 complainants after Supreme Court order. The Police also contacted them regarding the recording of their statements. The statements are likely to be recorded soon: Delhi Police. (ANI)
8th flight carrying Indian Sudan evacuees takes off from Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. IAF C-130J aircraft with 40 passengers is on its way to Delhi. (ANI)
"Tourism sector is growing rapidly in the country. Be it our natural resources, rivers, mountains, ponds or pilgrimage sites, it is important to keep them clean. I encourage the citizens of India to visit tourist attractions in states in which they don't reside.This will help the tourism industry a lot," says PM Modi.
"It’s a matter of pride for me that in 'Mann Ki Baat' we have discussed hundreds of inspiring stories of women'spower in the country. Be it our army or the sports world, whenever I have talked about the achievements of women, it has been praised a lot," says PM Modi.
" 'Selfie With Daughter' turned into a Global Campaign. And the issue in this was neither selfie, nor technology… importance was accorded to the daughter. The importance of a daughter in life also comes to the fore through this campaign," says PM Modi. (DD News)
Be it 'Swachh Bharat', Khadi or 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav', issues raised in Mann ki Baat became public movements: PM Modi.
Fifty years ago, I did not leave my home just to find one day it would be difficult to contact the people of my own country. The very countrymen who are my everything,… I could not live separated from them. 'Mann Ki Baat' gave me a solution to this challenge, a way to connect with the common man: PM Modi. (DD News)
"'Mann Ki Baat'has also become a unique festival of goodness and positivity of the countrymen. A festival that comes every month, keenly awaited by all of us. We celebrate positivity in this. We also celebrate people's participation in this. Sometimes it is hard to believe that so many months, so many years have passed since 'Mann Ki Baat' commenced", says PM Narendra Modi. (DD News)
"My dear countrymen, Namaskar. Today is the hundredth episode of 'Mann Ki Baat'. I have received thousands of letters from all of you, lakhs of messages … and I have tried to read as many letters as possible, have a look at them and try to understand the messages a bit. Many a time while reading your letters, I got emotional, was filled with emotions, got carried away in emotions and then also composed myself", says PMNarendra Modi. (DD News)
PM Modi has begun addressing the 100th episode of his signature monthly radio talk, 'Mann Ki Baat'.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Maldives between May 1 to 3. During this visit, he will hold bilateral talks with his Maldivian counterpart Ms Mariya Ahmed Didi and Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid. The entire gamut of defence relations between the two countries will be reviewed during the deliberations. Rajnath Singh will also call on Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih during his visit. (ANI)
Punjab: Nine dead, 11 hospitalised in an incident of gas leak in Giaspura area of Ludhiana. Visuals from the spot as local administration and medical team reach the spot.
Local officials say that the area has been cordoned off.
India reports 5,874 new cases and 8,148 recoveries in the last 24 hours; the active caseload stands at 49,015. (ANI)
Punjab: An incident of gas leak reported in Giaspura area of Ludhiana.
SP says, "At least 5 casualties reported. 5-6 people fell unconscious and they have been admitted to a hospital. A rescue team has been called to the spot. A team of doctors & ambulances have also been called."
Maharashtra | Rescue operations underway since last 19 hours after a 3-storey building collapsed in Bhiwandi, Thane. Teams of Fire Brigade, Police, TDRF & NDRF are present on spot to rescue people trapped in debris. More than 7 people are likely to be trapped, 14 people have been rescued & 3 have died. (ANI)
Yogeshwar Dutt, Olympic medallist wrestler & a member of the committee that probed the allegations of sexual harassment of wrestlers says, "...Police will take action only when you report it to them. They won't do it if one sits at home. Wrestlers should have done it 3 months back. I had said earlier too that if they want action, they should report it to the Police..."
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 on the Richter Scale hit Jammu & Kashmir today at 5:15 am: National Centre for Seismology. (ANI)
From a pan-India design challenge for entrepreneurs to develop substitutes for single-use plastic items to the visit of youths to lighthouses, the Union Ministry of Tourism has planned "100 days of action" to mark the 100th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "MannkiBaat" radio broadcast.
The episode is scheduled to be broadcast on Sunday.
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