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West Bengal Assembly elections 2021 | Mamata Banerjee barred from campaigning for 24 hours

Assembly elections in West Bengal began on March 27 and four of the eight phases of the polls have been completed.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during an election campaign rally for State Assembly polls, in Nadia, Monday, April 12, 2021. File,

CBI asks former Maharashtra Minister Anil Deshmukh to join probe on April 14

Devesh K. Pandey

Ex-Maharashtra Home Minister facing corruption allegations

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. File

Coronavirus | Night curfew imposed in Haryana amid surge in COVID-19 cases

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On Sunday, Haryana had reported 16 COVID-19 fatalities taking the death toll to 3,268

A health worker collects swab sample for COVID-19 testing at Old Civil Hospital, amid a countrywide surge in coronavirus cases, in Gurugram. File

Northeast citizens faced racial discrimination amid COVID-19 outbreak, says govt. study

They were “harassed, abused and traumatised” and disparagingly called ‘coronavirus,’ says study

Women wearing masks as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 in Kohima, Nagaland.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during an election campaign rally for State Assembly polls, in Nadia, Monday, April 12, 2021. File,

West Bengal Assembly elections 2021 | Mamata Banerjee barred from campaigning for 24 hours

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. File

CBI asks former Maharashtra Minister Anil Deshmukh to join probe on April 14

A health worker collects swab sample for COVID-19 testing at Old Civil Hospital, amid a countrywide surge in coronavirus cases, in Gurugram. File

Coronavirus | Night curfew imposed in Haryana amid surge in COVID-19 cases

Women wearing masks as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 in Kohima, Nagaland.

Northeast citizens faced racial discrimination amid COVID-19 outbreak, says govt. study

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Naga Sadhus, or Hindu holy men, take a dip in the Ganges river during the second Shahi Snan at Kumbh Mela, or the Pitcher Festival, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Haridwar, India, April 12, 2021.

Amid rising COVID-19 cases, lakhs take dip in Ganga on ‘shahi snan’

A view of the Supreme Court of India. File

Supreme Court judge recuses from Maudany bail hearing

Retired district judge S.K Yadav takes oath as Deputy Lok Ayukta in UP.

Judge who acquitted all Babri accused is U.P. deputy Lok Ayukta

Omar Rashid Surendra Kumar Yadav has rejected the CBI case against L.K. Advani and others for lack of evidence

Home Minister Amit Shah during an election campaign for West Bengal Assembly polls, in Kalimpong, on April 12.

West Bengal Assembly elections | TMC spreading lies about NRC, it will have no impact on Gorkhas: Amit Shah

PTI The Union Home Minister said as long as the Narendra Modi-led BJP government is there at the Centre, no Gorkha will be harmed.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election campaign rally for West Bengal Assembly polls, in Burdwan on April 12, 2021.

West Bengal Assembly elections | Trinamool Congress insulting Scheduled Castes in State: PM Modi

Shiv Sahay Singh PM Modi, addressing a public meeting at Bardhaman town, said a senior leader of the Trinamool Congress has called members of Scheduled Caste population as “beggars”

Assam

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Bodoland People's Front (BPF) candidate for the Kokrajhar East constituency Pramila Rani Brahma shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting her vote at a polling station, during the third and final phase of Assam Assembly Elections 2021, at Kokrajhar, on April 6, 2021.

Now, Assam’s BPF sends its candidates abroad

Special Correspondent Regional party outdoes Mahajot ally Congress and the All India United Democratic Front, who packed their candidates off to Rajasthan

Voters wait in queues to cast their votes at a polling station, during the 3rd phase of the Assam Assembly election, at Uttarpara in Baksa district on April 6, 2021.

Assam Assembly elections | Anchalik Gana Morcha urges EC to videograph counting process

PTI The three-phase Assam Assembly elections were held on March 27, April 1 and April 6

West Bengal

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during an election campaign rally for State Assembly polls, in Nadia, Monday, April 12, 2021. File,

West Bengal Assembly elections 2021 | Mamata Banerjee barred from campaigning for 24 hours

Damini Nath Assembly elections in West Bengal began on March 27 and four of the eight phases of the polls have been completed.

A security person keeps vigil as a woman leaves after casting her vote at a polling station, during the 4th phase of Assembly elections, at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district on April 10, 2021.

Bengal poll battle moves from purely rural to urban centres

Nistula Hebbar Sobhana K. Nair The BJP seems to have less of a sway in urban areas than the ruling TMC, the regional outfit

Entertainment

A still from ‘Altray’

Deepika Padukone

Adivi Sesh’s ‘Major’ teaser unveiled

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The film directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka is inspired by the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan and will release in Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam

Streaming service Bandra Film Festival for film-buffs

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YouTube channel Bandra Film Festival is currently streaming #LockdownShorts, a collection of four films

Deepika Padukone steps down as Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival chairperson

Padukone had replaced filmmaker Kiran Rao to become the chairperson of the festival in 2019

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Amid sharpest spike, Haryana imposes night curfew

‘Stop elective surgeries in State hospitals’

Odisha govt. clears plan for cancer hospital

Ensure vaccine supply, Cong. tells CM Lal

Political drama unfolds as BJP rebel exits ring

Maharashtra shifting from lokshahi to lockshahi: Fadnavis

Amid rising COVID-19 cases, lakhs take dip in Ganga on ‘shahi snan’

COVID-19 norms go for a toss as a large number of people converge at Haridwar

Coronavirus | As cases surge, Haryana imposes night curfew

A lot of non-essential movement of people and vehicles has been reported, says govt.

CBI asks former Maharashtra Minister Anil Deshmukh to join probe on April 14

Ex-Maharashtra Home Minister facing corruption allegations

Judge who acquitted all Babri accused is U.P. deputy Lok Ayukta

Surendra Kumar Yadav has rejected the CBI case against L.K. Advani and others for lack of evidence

Supreme Court judge recuses from Maudany bail hearing

Justice Ramasubramanian said he had appeared for the accused several years ago

Northeast citizens faced racial discrimination amid COVID-19 outbreak, says govt. study

They were “harassed, abused and traumatised” and disparagingly called ‘coronavirus,’ says study

West Bengal Assembly elections | TMC spreading lies about NRC, it will have no impact on Gorkhas: Amit Shah

The Union Home Minister said as long as the Narendra Modi-led BJP government is there at the Centre, no Gorkha will be harmed.

Online registration for Amarnath Yatra to begin from April 15: Official

The 56-day yatra to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in the South Kashmir Himalayas is scheduled to start from the two routes on June 28 and culminate on August 22

Elderly couple convicted in POCSO Act case gets bail from Bombay High Court

The High Court directed the couple to deposit cash bonds of rupees 25,000 each to secure bail.

Suo motu plea on COVID-19 situation: Gujarat High Court comes down heavily on State govt.

Bench asks it to file a detailed affidavit by April 15 on the measures the authorities were taking to control the pandemic

COVID-19: Manipur CM Biren unhappy over people’s poor response to vaccination

He was the first to take the jab during the ‘Tika Utsav’ drive in Imphal on Sunday.

Second wave of COVID-19 worrying, people need to be extra cautious: Adityanath

The all-party meeting was held at the Raj Bhawan, and Governor Anandiben Patel said the situation was grim and vaccination against COVID-19 should be ramped up

Communal violence rocks Rajasthan, curfew imposed

Vehicles and shops torched, situation in Chhabra town tense

Smugglers kill 2 policemen in Rajasthan

Two constables were killed after suspected drug smugglers opened fire when they were stopped at separate checkpoints in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara

Two children killed in Noida slum fire

High-speed wind helped to fan it: police

AAP, Congress trade charges over HC order

Probe into Kotkapura firing incident

SAD, Cong. accuse Delhi police of assaulting Sidhana’s brother

Lakha Sidhana is wanted by police in connection with the Republic Day violence

Coronavirus | Gujarat High Court to hear suo motu PIL on COVID-19 on April 12

The court cites media reports of the COVID crisis in hospitals and lists matter for urgent hearing on Monday morning

Sharad Pawar to undergo surgery on April 12

NCP chief Sharad Pawar was on Sunday admitted to a hospital here for the gall bladder surgery scheduled for Monday, party leader Nawab Malik said.“Mr.

Freedom fighter’s divorced daughter having no income entitled to his pension: Calcutta HC

Her exclusion is violative of Article 14 of the Constitution, says judge

Fledgling TIPRA changes political equations in Tripura

My stand on CAA/NRC vindicated, says former Congress chief Pradyot Manikya

Coronavirus | Uddhav defers lockdown plan

Maharashtra CM holds crucial meeting; Health Minister says decision soon.

Coronavirus | Himachal makes COVID-19 negative report must for entry

Rule applies to travellers from six States and Delhi

Lighthouses in Odisha hold huge tourism potential

180-year-old False Point is the oldest functional tower in India, says researcher

Gauhati High Court clears man of foreigner tag under NRC

A Foreigners’ Tribunal had in January 2019, declared Haider Ali a non-citizen

Coronavirus | Maharashtra Congress slams PM's ‘Vaccine festival’ amid shortage of doses in State

BJP-ruled States like Gujarat are being supplied larger quantities than the State, it says

West Bengal Assembly Elections | Bengal BJP president warns of more Sitalkuchi-like shootings, draws condemnation

“The kind of naughty boys who got shot in Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar won’t remain in Bengal. This is just the beginning,” says Dilip Ghosh.

Coronavirus | U.P. to shut schools, coaching centres till April 30

Don’t allow more than five persons to enter religious places at a time, says CM

7 policemen suspended over lynching of Bihar SHO in Bengal

The officer got no support from his team or local police

Coronavirus | Remdesivir shortage in Nagpur; Gadkari dials Sun Pharma chief

Mr. Gadkari also appealed to the people of Nagpur to follow all COVID-19 prevention protocols

U.P. panchayat elections | BJP cancels nomination of Kuldeep Singh Sengar's wife

Kuldeep Sengar was awarded life sentence by a Delhi court on December 20, 2019 for raping a 17-year-old girl in Unnao

NSCN (IM) objects to Assam Rifles outpost near its Nagaland camp

The extremist group said the outpost was set up in ‘blatant violation’ of the ceasefire grounds rules

Pradhan candidate shot dead in Varanasi ahead of panchayat election

Pappu Yadav was shot by a person identified as Anil Yadav over a land dispute, polce said.

Four militants killed in encounters in Jammu and Kashmir

“Terrorists responsible for the killing of Army jawan have been neutralised within two days in Bijbehara encounter,” IGP, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said

Odisha seals border with Chhattisgarh amid surge in COVID-19 cases

Chief Secretary SC Mohapatra, who visited the western districts of Kalahandi and Nuapada, asked officials to reinitialise awareness campaigns, and take strict action against people if they fail to abide by the health protocols

Bihar police officer killed in Bengal

Controversy over Remdesivir supply in Gujarat

There is a shortage amidst soaring demand as COVID-19 cases surge

CBI reviews documents in Anil Deshmukh case

‘Allegations are serious and sensitive’

Assamese Muslims plan ‘mini NRC’

Survey to begin on April 15, says Janagosthiya Samannay Parishad that represents three categories of indigenous Muslims.

Coronavirus | Decision on lockdown soon, says Uddhav

Hints at 7-day shutdown at all-party meeting

Residents of 12 Meghalaya villages oppose dam on India’s clearest river

People of at least a dozen villages fear the death of Umngot River and their tourism-based livelihood if the 210 MW hydroelectric project comes up

Big win for TIPRA in Tripura tribal council election

It wins 18 seats, while the BJP bags nine

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