pm modi news updates: UK News Updates LIVE: British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigns

03:14 PM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks with SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal about the health of veteran leader Parkash Singh Badal

03:06 PM

There is barely any existence of law and order in Delhi today. People are afraid of stepping out on the roads,” says Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saket Court firing incident

02:52 PM

Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal admitted to private hospital in Mohali

Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal admitted to a private hospital in Mohali following complaints of breathing difficulties. Hospital sources said Badal, 95, is under close observation of doctors

02:40 PM

UK Deputy PM Dominic Raab resigns

02:21 PM

Supreme Court directs CBI not to arrest Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy till Monday however it issues notice on a plea challenging Telangana High Court order in a matter connected to YS Vivekananda Reddy murder case

02:21 PM

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan writes to PM Narendra Modi requesting to ensure the safety and safe repatriation of Indian nationals stuck in Sudan

02:16 PM

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama attends the Global Buddhist Summit Day 2 in New Delhi

02:07 PM

Giving an opportunity to Congress in Karnataka would mean stopping Karnataka from double engine government & setting Karnataka’s development in reverse gear: BJP President JP Nadda

02:02 PM

Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to eight accused persons 2002 Godhra train coach-burning case

01:56 PM

Maj Gen BK Sharma (Retd), Director of Union Service Institution of India (USI) on Thursday’s attack on Army vehicle in J&K’s Poonch

01:48 PM

BJP National President JP Nadda visits Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama in Bidar District

01:38 PM

Jammu & Kashmir: BJP workers hold protest against Poonch terror attack at Jawahar Nagar, Rajouri

01:28 PM

A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) visits Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch where five Army jawans lost their lives in a terrorist attack on Thursday

01:12 PM

PM Narendra Modi to chair high-level meeting to review the situation related to Indians in violence-hit Sudan, say government sources

01:08 PM

Indian Army Cell, IIT Delhi and a start-up named Tadpole EV have retrofitted older Military Gypsies into electric vehicles

The Retrofitted Electric Gypsies were showcased at the ongoing Army Commanders Conference.

01:08 PM

Poonch attack: Special forces teams, drones, choppers launch search and destroy operations

01:01 PM

Covid cases in Delhi sort of stabilised, likely to taper down in coming days: Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj to PTI

Most of the coronavirus-related deaths caused by comorbidities, Covid incidental: Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj.

“A major part of the administration’s time goes to NOCs, certificates and clearances. We need to find solutions to these to increase ease of living and ease of doing business,”

– PM Modi

12:43 PM

“Despite the Corona crisis, India is the world’s fifth biggest economy today. India is dominating the fintech world today. India stands at the top in terms of digital payments,” says PM Modi

12:35 PM

“In the country, bureaucracy is same as before but the outcomes have changed. In the last nine years, your cooperation has been crucial in India gaining a prominent role on the global stage,” says PM Modi

12:30 PM

“You have got the opportunity to serve the country. Time is less, but we are highly capable. Our targets are difficult but there is no lack of enthusiasm,” says Prime Minister Modi while addressing civil servants on the occasion of Civil Services Day in Delhi today

12:20 PM

BJP is blackmailing the people of Karnataka: KPCC President DK Shivakumar

The double engine could not help during Covid, drought and any kind of problems. They are harassing West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and many other opposition govt states. We can sustain all these pressures.

12:16 PM

I will approach the High Courts; I will fight till the last breath: KPCC President DK Shivakumar on HC dismisses his plea in disproportionate assets case

believe in court of law. I still believe they have done an injustice. Everything is transparent.

12:11 PM

Expectations of global community from India have increased, it is saying India’s time has arrived: PM Modi on 16th Civil Services Day

“It was due to the previous system that there were over 4 cr fake gas connections, 4cr fake ration cards, minority ministry was giving scholarship benefits to 30 lakh fake youths…”:

– PM Modi addresses civil servants on Civil Services Day

12:06 PM

“The Congress is spreading a false impression that Robert Vadra has been given a clean chit (In Vadra-DLF land deal). The investigation agencies are still working on the case,” says Jawahar Yadav, OSD to Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar

11:54 AM

India is number one in digital payments: PM Modi addresses civil servants on Civil Services Day

India is one of the countries where mobile data is the cheapest. Today, the country’s rural economy is transforming.

11:54 AM

Delhi: Firing incident reported in Saket court. Crime team & Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) inspecting the spot

11:43 AM

When rumours spread that North Indian Migrant Labourers were being attacked in Tamil Nadu, the Government handled it well: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin

In Tamil Nadu, thousands of labourers from Bihar, Assam and WB are working. The government is assuring their safety.

11:35 AM

PM Narendra Modi attends an event on Civil Services Day

11:34 AM

Karnataka elections 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dials senior Karnataka BJP leader KS Eshwarappa. The five-time MLA assures the PM he will work hard to ensure that the party wins.

11:24 AM

We have taken serious note of the reported incident and investigations are underway in Air India: Air India

We have also reported the matter to the DGCA and are cooperating with their investigations. We have zero tolerance in aspects related to the safety and well-being of our passengers and will take requisite action.

11:22 AM

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy along with Gujarat Minister Raghav Patel visited Somnath temple

11:13 AM

Activist Gautam Navlakha, accused in Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case, moves SC seeking change of address for his house arrest in Mumbai

11:08 AM

Visuals from Delhi’s Saket Court where a woman was injured in a firing incident today

11:05 AM

They want to suppress the opposition and engage in politics when our soldiers are dying: Sanjay Raut, Uddhav Thackeray faction leader

Jammu & Kashmir’s new Pulwama issue has come up. Karnataka elections will come and go.

11:01 AM

Security intensified in Poonch district of J&K following Thursday’s terror attack

10:51 AM

PM Modi held a telephonic conversation with Karnataka BJP leader and former minister KS Eshwarappa

10:40 AM

Congress alleges that lapse on part of prosecution led to the acquittal of all 67 accused in the post-Godhra riots in Ahmedabad’s Naroda Gam and hoped that while justice may be delayed it will not be denied

10:39 AM

A woman has been injured in an incident of firing at Saket court

Four rounds were fired. Police on the spot.

10:27 AM

Jaishankar reaches Guyana on 3-day visit, receives warm welcome from counterpart Todd

10:25 AM

A police-led team rescued over 300 stranded passengers & 60 vehicles stuck at Khooni Nala from the Sadhna Top in Karnah Kupwara amid avalanche warnings: J&K Police

10:11 AM

Goods train derailed between Marandahalli and Rayakottai stations in Dharmapuri – Hosur section of Bengaluru division of South Western Railway. Several passenger trains cancelled, diverted

10:03 AM

A pilot of an Air India flight, operating from Dubai to Delhi, allowed a female friend in the cockpit, on February 27, violating DGCA safety norms. Probe being conducted: DGCA

10:00 AM

COVID cases

COVID News Live Updates: India logs 11,692 new Covid infections in a day, active cases increase to 66,170.

09:28 AM

Sensex climbs 134 points to 59,766.37 in early trade; Nifty advances 36.4 points to 17,660.85.

09:19 AM

Goods train derails in Tamil Nadu, rail traffic disrupted

A goods train derailed in Tamil Nadu’s Krishnagiri district on Friday, affecting rail traffic, Southern Railway officials said.The accident happened at Rayakottai in Bengaluru division, prompting the Southern Railway to immediately cancel four trains. Some trains are being diverted via Jolarpettai-Tiruppatur instead of Dharmapuri-Hosur route, an official said.

09:19 AM

Rupee rises 3 paise to 82.14 against US dollar in early trade.

09:11 AM

Case filed against Sanjay Raut’s business partner

According to ANI, Pune Police has registered an FIR under IPC section 420, 406, 465, 467, 468, 471, 511, 34 against Sujit Patkar, Sanjay Raut’s business partner, Lifeline Hospital Management Services along with several others for fraudulently obtaining contract of Shivaji Nagar Pune Jumbo Covid Center as alleged by complainant BJP’s Kirit Somaiya.

09:01 AM

Government of Kerala declares two days of holiday on the 21st & 22nd of April for Eid-ul-Fitr.

08:47 AM

Himachal Pradesh BJP chief submits resignation to Nadda

Ahead of the Shimla Municipal Corporation polls, Himachal Pradesh BJP chief Suresh Kashyap has handed over his resignation to the party’s national president BJP Nadda, sources said on Friday. According to BJP office bearers, Kashyap cited “personal reasons” for resigning from his post.
Kashyap, who was appointed as the chief of the BJP’s Himachal Pradesh unit on July 22, 2020, following the resignation of Rajeev Bindal, had a lacklustre tenure. The party suffered defeat in the bypolls to the Mandi Lok Sabha seat and in Arki, Fatehpur and Jubbal-Kotkhai Assembly constituencies in November 2021. It also lost the Assembly polls held in December 2022.

08:38 AM

UP reports 5 new Covid deaths, 840 new cases

Uttar Pradesh has registered five new Covid deaths, increasing concerns of the government. The fatalities were reported from Ghaziabad, Jaunpur, Sultanpur, Ghazipur, and Chandauli. It is for the first time this year that these many Covid patients died in a day in the state. The last time the state recorded five or more deaths in a day was 10 months ago. Meanwhile, the state also recorded 840 new Covid cases.

08:29 AM

Poonch terror attack

07:56 AM

Maharashtra state board schools to remain closed from Friday

All schools affiliated to the state board in Maharashtra will remain closed from Friday in view of the heat wave conditions, the government said. Schools of other boards can take decision about closure after considering their curriculum and activities, said the order issued by the School Education Department on Thursday. Except for Vidarbha, schools in the state will reopen on June 15. Those in Vidarbha will restart from June 30, the order said. At least 14 persons died due to heat stroke after attending the Maharashtra Bhushan award ceremony in Navi Mumbai on April 16.

07:31 AM

EAM Jaishankar’s 4-nation Central & Latin America visit begins today

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar is on a four-nation Central and Latin America visit beginning today.The EAM will make official visits to Guyana (April 21-23), Panama (April 24-25), Colombia (April 25-27) and the Dominican Republic (April 27-29), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

07:11 AM

Army salutes the bravehearts

“Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande and all ranks of Indian Army salute the supreme sacrifice of 5 Indian Army bravehearts, Hav Mandeep Singh, L/Nk Debashish Baswal, L/Nk Kulwant Singh, Sep Harkrishan Singh & Sep Sewak Singh who laid down their lives in the line of duty at Poonch Sector yesterday,” Indian Army said in a statement.

06:57 AM

Supreme Court to hear Abdullah Azam Khan’s plea today

The Supreme Court today will hear Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan’s plea challenging the Allahabad High Court order which rejected his plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a matter related to a protest case.

06:41 AM

SCO Summit at Rashtrapati Bhavan?

06:33 AM

Twitter begins removing blue checks from users who don’t pay

After several false starts, Twitter began making good on its promise on Thursday to remove the blue checks from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee to keep them. Twitter had about 300,000 verified users under the original blue-check system – many of them journalists, athletes and public figures. The checks – which used to mean the account was verified by Twitter to be who it says it is – began disappearing from these users’ profiles late morning Pacific Time.High-profile users who lost their blue checks on Thursday included Beyoncé, Pope Francis, Oprah Winfrey and former President Donald Trump.The costs of keeping the marks range from USD 8 a month for individual web users to a starting price of USD 1,000 monthly to verify an organisation, plus USD 50 monthly for each affiliate or employee account.

06:23 AM

Heatwave effect

Schools in Odisha and Maharashtra to remain closed from today due to heatwave conditions.