Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: Bankrupt Sri Lanka Asks Citizens Abroad To Send Home Cash
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Central bank governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said he needed Sri Lankans abroad to "support the country at this crucial juncture by donating much-needed foreign exchange".
Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP, was injured on Wednesday when an iron barricade fell on his feet during a law violation programme of the party in Birbum district of the state, police sources said.
Adhikari was leading the law violation programme outside the BDO office at Suri to protest against alleged rising atrocities against women.
According to sources, the police had put up iron barricades outside the BDO office to stop the agitators from forcibly entering the premises.
During a scuffle between party activists and the police, one of the barricades fell on Adhikari's feet injuring him.
"He was taken to a nearby hospital," a local BJP leader said.
Carrying posters and placards, BJP activists raised slogans against the Trinamool Congress government and demanded immediate arrest of those involved in rape cases across the state.
Following the injury of Adhikari, the agitation programme was called off.(PTI)
At least 16 persons were injured in a collision between two buses on Alibaug-Revdanda road in Raigad district of Maharashtra on Wednesday morning, police said.
The two vehicles - a state transport bus going towards Mumbai from Murud in the district and another bus carrying employees of a private company - collided head-on near Bagmala village
Police detained BJP leaders & workers including party MP Tejasvi Surya at Hindaun-Mahua Border, on the way to violence-hit Karauli in Rajasthan.
Case registered against MNS chief Raj Thackeray under Arms Act at Naupada Police Station in Thane. Avinash Jadhav and Ravindra More also booked
ED attaches multiple properties of jailed Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik under anti-money laundering law: Officials
A couple arrested in connection with Rs 2.41 crore robbery at actor Sonam Kapoor's in-laws' residence in Delhi: Amrutha Guguloth, DCP New Delhi
The couple has been identified as Naresh and his wife Aparna who worked as a nurse at Sonam Kapoor's mother-in-law Sarla Kapoor's residence and robbed them of Rs 2.47 cr cash and jewellry.
The Bombay High Court has granted BJP Leader Kirit Somaiya protection from arrest till April 28 in the alleged cheating case for collecting Rs 57 crore for the restoration of Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Vikrant. The court will hear the matter on April 28.
The court also said that in case of his arrest, he can be released on a personal bond of Rs 50k.
Supreme Court also allows petitioner-journalist Qurban Ali to intimate the concerned authority about a proposed Dharam Sansad event in Himachal Pradesh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reached Honolulu in Hawaii for a visit to the Headquarters of US Indo-Pacific Command "I shall also be visiting the HQs of US Army Pacific & Pacific Air Forces, during my brief stay in Hawaii," he tweets.
Money laundering case: SC agrees to consider listing Nawab Malik's plea for hearing, asks lawyer Kapil Sibal to provide documents
BJP chief JP Nadda forms a 5-member facts-finding committee to visit the place of rape and murder of a minor girl at Hanskhali, Nadia in West Bengal. The committee will submit its report at the earliest, as per the order
Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa has been named in the FIR filed in the contractor's suicide case.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to the victims of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and said that their unparalleled courage and sacrifice will keep motivating the coming generations. Sharing the speech at the inauguration of the renovated complex of Jallianwala Bagh Smarak last year, PM Modi tweeted, "Tributes to those martyred in Jallianwala Bagh on this day in 1919. Their unparalleled courage and sacrifice will keep motivating the coming generations."
Chhattisgarh CM Bagel is to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence this evening; to discuss issues mainly on impact of GST system on the resources of the state, policy issues related to Naxal problem, and issues related to coordination with central paramilitary forces: Sources to ANI.
Enforcement Directorate has summoned Xiaomi's former India Managing Director Manu Kumar Jain to appear before investigators today in its probe to ensure whether the company’s business practices conformed with Indian foreign exchange laws: Sources to ANI.
90 pilots have been restrained from flying the Boeing 737 MAX. They will have to undergo training again to the satisfaction of DGCA: DGCA Director-General Arun Kumar to ANI.
This restriction does not impact the operations of MAX aircraft whatsoever. SpiceJet currently operates 11 MAX aircraft and about 144 pilots are required to operate these 11 aircraft. Of the 650 trained pilots on the MAX, 560 continue to remain available: SpiceJet Spokesperson
Maharashtra Social Justice Minister Dhananjay Munde was admitted to a hospital in the city after he suffered a "stroke" on Tuesday, sources close to the NCP leader said.
"He did his work as per routine during the day. In the evening, when he was at his personal residence here, he felt uneasy. He suffered a stroke and was admitted to a hospital," they said.
The sources said Munde's test reports so far have been normal.
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope met Munde at the hospital. He said the social justice minister's vital parameters were normal and he was stable.
Consulate General of India, Shanghai, to remain inaccessible and not be in a position to provide consular services in person, in view of the Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai: Embassy of India, Beijing, China.
New York Police has identified the 'person of interest' in the Brooklyn subway shooting. The suspected killer Of an Indian Student in Canada has been arrested.
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LIC IPO: Centre Likely To File Updated Draft Red Herring Prospectus On April 13
The government is expected to submit an updated draft of the red herring prospectus (UDRHP) for Life Insurance Corporation of India's (LIC) Initial Public Offering (IPO) with market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India on Wednesday, April 13, 2022.
The government may sell 5-6.5 per cent of its stake in LIC in order to raise Rs 50,000-60,000 crore in the stock market. The IPO was supposed to go live in March, but it was pushed back owing to the slow market created by the Russia-Ukraine scenario.
The government has approved holding the largest initial public offering (IPO) of LIC between April 25 and 29.
Thunderstorms Expected In North Interior Karnataka On April 13
North interior Karnataka is anticipated to get isolated thunderstorms on April 13, as well as moderate rain from April 14 to 17.
According to a press release from the Department of Agricultural Meteorology at the University of Agricultural Sciences in Dharwad, widespread rain is expected in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and southern/coastal Karnataka from April 14 onwards due to a strong upper air circulation pattern in the southern ocean of Tamil Nadu.
“When it comes to the North interior Karnataka region, highly localised thunderstorms are expected on April 12-13 and light to medium rains at many places coupled with lightning from April 14-17,” the release said.
Multiple People Shot At Train Station In Brooklyn
Multiple people were shot at on Tuesday at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York, AP reported. Several undetonated devices were also found at the location, according to fire officials.
"Fire personnel responding to reports of smoke at the 36th Street station in the Sunset Park neighborhood found multiple people shot and undetonated devices," AP quoted a New York City Fire Department spokesperson as saying.
The fire department said 13 people were injured, several by gunfire. The police department said there were "no active explosive devices at this time".
Russia Ukraine Conflict
With Russia changing its strategy in Ukraine and focusing in east, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Monday that Russia could use chemical weapons urging the West to impose stricter sanctions on Moscow to prevent talks about using such weapons.
Ukrainian MP Ivanna Klympush on Monday tweeted that an "unknown substance" has been used in the southern city of Mariupol, which is causing respiratory failure and movement disorders.
Petro Andryushchenko, an aide to the mayor of Mariupol, wrote on his Telegram channel that a chemical attack had not been confirmed and that he expected to provide details and clarifications later. In a video address on Monday night, Zelenskyy said, "We treat this with the utmost seriousness." However, he did not confirm that chemical weapons had already been used.
“I would like to remind world leaders that the possible use of chemical weapons by the Russian military has already been discussed. And already at that time it meant that it was necessary to react to the Russian aggression much harsher and faster,” he said according to Reuters
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