<h2>From air raid sirens to blackouts: Civil defence mock drills amid India-Pakistan tensions</h2>.<p>Amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of the deadly Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has ordered civil defence mock drills in 244 districts across the country on May 7. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/explained-from-air-raid-sirens-to-blackouts-civil-defence-mock-drills-amid-india-pakistan-tensions-check-full-list-of-civil-defence-districts-3526504#1">Read more</a></p>.<h2>India, UK conclude talks over free trade pact, announces PM Modi</h2>.<p>The UK and India have agreed to their free trade agreement after weeks of negotiations. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/india-uk-conclude-talks-over-free-trade-pact-announces-pm-modi-3527161">Read more</a></p>.<h2>PM Modi cancelled Kashmir trip after intelligence report on possible terror attack, alleges Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge</h2>.<p>Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had cancelled his Kashmir visit after "receiving an intelligence report three days before" the Pahalgam terror attack last month. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/pm-modi-cancelled-kashmir-trip-after-intelligence-report-on-possible-terror-attack-alleges-congress-chief-mallikarjun-kharge-3526727">Read more</a></p>.<h2>UN poses tough questions for Pakistan in Security Council meet on tensions with India</h2>.<p>UN Security Council member nations have posed tough questions to Pakistan while discussing the Pahalgam terror attack amid increasing global outrage over the dastardly strike that killed 26 civilians. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/un-poses-tough-questions-for-pakistan-in-security-council-meet-on-tensions-with-india-3526390">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Gaurav Gogoi visited Pakistan for 15 days, his wife has good relations with their army: Himanta Biswa Sarma</h2>.<p>Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday alleged that Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi's wife Elizabeth Colburn has "good relations" with Pakistan Army. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/assam/gaurav-gogois-wife-has-good-relations-with-pakistan-army-himanta-biswa-sarma-3526775">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Outgoing CJI has FDs worth Rs 55.75 lakh, CJI-designate B R Gavai has Rs 19.63 lakh in bank</h2>.<p>Outgoing Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna has Rs 55.75 lakh in a fixed deposit, a three-bedroom DDA flat in south Delhi, and a four-bedroom apartment measuring 2,446 square feet in the Commonwealth Games Village. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/outgoing-cji-has-fds-worth-rs-5575-lakh-cji-designate-b-r-gavai-has-rs-1963-lakh-in-bank-3526502">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Bangladesh court issues new arrest orders against detained Hindu leader, Chinmoy Krishna Das</h2>.<p>A Bangladesh court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of detained Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in four more cases, a day after the court took a similar action against him in a murder case. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/bangladesh-court-issues-new-arrest-orders-against-detained-hindu-leader-chinmoy-krishna-das-3526743">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Virat Kohli says captaincy 'became too much in the end', stepped down to be happy</h2>.<p>The constant pressure of leading India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru for nearly a decade and the relentless scrutiny around his batting "became too much in the end" for Virat Kohli, who says he stepped down from leadership to be in a "happy space". <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/virat-kohli-says-captaincy-became-too-much-in-the-end-stepped-down-to-be-happy-3526642">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy found guilty in OMC illegal mining case</h2>.<p>A special court for CBI cases in Nampally, Hyderabad, has convicted former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and four others in the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) case. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/former-karnataka-minister-gali-janardhan-reddy-found-guilty-in-omc-illegal-mining-case-3527000">Read more</a></p>.<h2>22 Pakistani women found living in UP's Moradabad; many with grandchildren</h2>.<p>Twenty-two Pakistani women residing in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad on long-term visas have reportedly been identified by the authorities. These women had given birth to 95 children in India, according to reports. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/uttar-pradesh/22-pakistani-women-found-living-in-ups-moradabad-many-with-grandchildren-3526609">Read more</a></p>.<h2>China’s presence in Kerala’s Vizhinjam seaport</h2>.<p>ZPMC — which has provided 32 automated cranes and operating subsystems, which include software for container management — is a subsidiary of Chinese State-owned China Communications Construction Company. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/chinas-presence-in-keralas-vizhinjam-seaport-3526526">Read more</a></p>
<h2>From air raid sirens to blackouts: Civil defence mock drills amid India-Pakistan tensions</h2>.<p>Amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of the deadly Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has ordered civil defence mock drills in 244 districts across the country on May 7. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/explained-from-air-raid-sirens-to-blackouts-civil-defence-mock-drills-amid-india-pakistan-tensions-check-full-list-of-civil-defence-districts-3526504#1">Read more</a></p>.<h2>India, UK conclude talks over free trade pact, announces PM Modi</h2>.<p>The UK and India have agreed to their free trade agreement after weeks of negotiations. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/india-uk-conclude-talks-over-free-trade-pact-announces-pm-modi-3527161">Read more</a></p>.<h2>PM Modi cancelled Kashmir trip after intelligence report on possible terror attack, alleges Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge</h2>.<p>Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had cancelled his Kashmir visit after "receiving an intelligence report three days before" the Pahalgam terror attack last month. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/pm-modi-cancelled-kashmir-trip-after-intelligence-report-on-possible-terror-attack-alleges-congress-chief-mallikarjun-kharge-3526727">Read more</a></p>.<h2>UN poses tough questions for Pakistan in Security Council meet on tensions with India</h2>.<p>UN Security Council member nations have posed tough questions to Pakistan while discussing the Pahalgam terror attack amid increasing global outrage over the dastardly strike that killed 26 civilians. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/un-poses-tough-questions-for-pakistan-in-security-council-meet-on-tensions-with-india-3526390">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Gaurav Gogoi visited Pakistan for 15 days, his wife has good relations with their army: Himanta Biswa Sarma</h2>.<p>Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday alleged that Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi's wife Elizabeth Colburn has "good relations" with Pakistan Army. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/assam/gaurav-gogois-wife-has-good-relations-with-pakistan-army-himanta-biswa-sarma-3526775">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Outgoing CJI has FDs worth Rs 55.75 lakh, CJI-designate B R Gavai has Rs 19.63 lakh in bank</h2>.<p>Outgoing Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna has Rs 55.75 lakh in a fixed deposit, a three-bedroom DDA flat in south Delhi, and a four-bedroom apartment measuring 2,446 square feet in the Commonwealth Games Village. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/outgoing-cji-has-fds-worth-rs-5575-lakh-cji-designate-b-r-gavai-has-rs-1963-lakh-in-bank-3526502">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Bangladesh court issues new arrest orders against detained Hindu leader, Chinmoy Krishna Das</h2>.<p>A Bangladesh court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of detained Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in four more cases, a day after the court took a similar action against him in a murder case. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/bangladesh-court-issues-new-arrest-orders-against-detained-hindu-leader-chinmoy-krishna-das-3526743">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Virat Kohli says captaincy 'became too much in the end', stepped down to be happy</h2>.<p>The constant pressure of leading India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru for nearly a decade and the relentless scrutiny around his batting "became too much in the end" for Virat Kohli, who says he stepped down from leadership to be in a "happy space". <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/virat-kohli-says-captaincy-became-too-much-in-the-end-stepped-down-to-be-happy-3526642">Read more</a></p>.<h2>Former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy found guilty in OMC illegal mining case</h2>.<p>A special court for CBI cases in Nampally, Hyderabad, has convicted former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and four others in the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) case. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/former-karnataka-minister-gali-janardhan-reddy-found-guilty-in-omc-illegal-mining-case-3527000">Read more</a></p>.<h2>22 Pakistani women found living in UP's Moradabad; many with grandchildren</h2>.<p>Twenty-two Pakistani women residing in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad on long-term visas have reportedly been identified by the authorities. These women had given birth to 95 children in India, according to reports. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/uttar-pradesh/22-pakistani-women-found-living-in-ups-moradabad-many-with-grandchildren-3526609">Read more</a></p>.<h2>China’s presence in Kerala’s Vizhinjam seaport</h2>.<p>ZPMC — which has provided 32 automated cranes and operating subsystems, which include software for container management — is a subsidiary of Chinese State-owned China Communications Construction Company. <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/chinas-presence-in-keralas-vizhinjam-seaport-3526526">Read more</a></p>
