Breaking News Highlights: IAF Dismisses Posts Of Fire Incident At Air Headquarters Vayu Bhavan In New Delhi
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A man, identified as Mohd Raziq critically injured in a firing incident in Kunda Top, Rajouri. Forces have cordoned off the area and investigation has been initiated to nab the attackers: Rajouri Police (ANI)
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, today interacted with his French counterpart General Thierry Burkhardt, Both officials exchanged views on bilateral defence cooperation, mutual security concerns & enhancing military exchanges between both nations. The Indian CDS was presented the Guard of Honour by the French Republican Guard: Defence officials
"Multiple social media posts have reported about a fire incident at Air Headquarters Vayu Bhavan in New Delhi. It is hereby informed that no such fire incident has taken place in Air Headquarters Vayu Bhavan or its immediate vicinity," posts Indian Air Force.
Delhi Minister Atishi said while addressing the ‘Jail Ka Jawaab Vote Se’ Sankalp Sabha in New Delhi, “Delhi government schools are better than any private school. While once there was no water to drink and in the washrooms, (today) air conditioners are there. When a child from a poor family goes to a government school, his only option is not to become a mechanic, but an automobile engineer today. These are the facilities given by the Delhi government.” (PTI)
TMC MP Saugata Roy told PTI on Calcutta High Court order cancelling all appointments made through a 2016 recruitment process for West Bengal government-sponsored and aided schools, "We don't agree with this decision. I believe the state government should move to higher court (Supreme Court). Many will suffer from this."
Delhi Minister & AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj says, "Arvind Kejriwal is in Tihar jail for about 22 days. He has been saying for many days that his sugar level is increasing and there is no expert diabetes specialist inside the jail and he is demanding insulin. Therefore, he asked the court to allow him to do video conferencing with his specialist doctor because there was no specialist doctor in the jail. Today the court's decision made it clear that there is no diabetes specialist in Tihar Jail. The court said that AIIMS should form a medical board with diabetes specialists to decide what treatment should be given to Arvind Kejriwal and what medicine should be required. I think this is a welcome step. And this proved that whatever Arvind Kejriwal was saying was true...'' (ANI)
The shooters had two guns and they were ordered to fire 10 rounds of bullets. During interrogation, the accused told that after committing the incident, they had thrown the gun in the Tapi River in Surat. The statements of more than 10 people in the Salman Khan case have been recorded and the process of recording the statements is still underway, Mumbai Crime Branch have taken the accused Vicky Gupta with them to Surat Tapi river, where they had thrown the gun, Police can also add other sections in this case: Mumbai Crime Branch (ANI)
President Droupadi Murmu conferred Padma Vibhushan to former Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu in the field of Public Affairs.
On April 21, the Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini triumphantly arrived back at her base port in Goa, following an unprecedented two-month transoceanic expedition. Women officers in the Indian Navy, Lt Cdr Dilna K, and Lt Cdr Roopa A carried out the expedition in tandem. Being the first people from India to achieve such a feat, their amazing journey represents a historic turning point in history, ANI reported.
Aditya Srivastava, who secured the first rank in the Civil Services Examination, arrives in Lucknow district of UP, received by his family and friends, ANI reported.
Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai has penned a letter to the Principal Secretary of the Environment & Forest Department, requesting a report on the Ghazipur landfill site fire within the upcoming 48 hours.
Additional CP Murlidhar Sharma says, "We have been receiving some intelligence inputs after which we were keeping an eye. We came to know that a person had come here from Mumbai and had been trying to recce outside his (TMC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee) offices & residence...The accused Raja Ram Rege, a resident of Mumbai. On further investigation, we found out that he is the same person who played a role in the 26/11 terror attacks and had contact with David Headley (conspirator of bomb targets in the Mumbai attacks)...We have registered a case and he has been arrested from Mumbai," ANI reported.
Anjuman I Islam, a social organization organised a protest over the murder of Hubballi College student Neha Hiremath in Karnataka's Dharwad, ANI reported.
A fire broke out in a slum area of Navi Mumbai's Belapur area. According to the primary report, the fire occurred due to an explosion in a cylinder while cooking. Fire tenders reached the spot, ANI reported.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived at Siachen in Ladakh. He interacted with the Armed Forces personnel deployed at Kumar post of Siachen Glacier, ANI reported.
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PM Modi, Amit Shah To Address Rallies In Chhattisgarh
Campaigning for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in Chhattisgarh is intensifying as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are slated to address rallies in the coming days.
According to BJP state media co-incharge Anurag Agrawal, Shah will hold a public meeting in the Kanker Lok Sabha constituency in the Bastar region on Monday, PTI reported.
PM Modi, on the other hand, is scheduled to address campaign rallies on April 23 and 24 in the Sarguja, Mahasamund, and Janjgir-Champa Lok Sabha constituencies.
The second phase of polling, scheduled for April 26, will cover the Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, and Kanker seats.
Shah arrived at Swami Vivekanand Airport in Raipur on Sunday evening and chaired a meeting of senior party leaders at the state BJP headquarters.
"Shah took stock of poll preparations as well as the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 23 and 24," Agrawal said.
EC Announces Fresh Polls In 11 Polling Stations In Manipur On Monday
The Election Commission on Saturday announced the Lok Sabha elections held at 11 polling stations in the Inner Manipur Parliamentary constituency as void and re-scheduled to hold repolling in all these stations on Monday.
Manipur's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Pradeep Kumar Jha, highlighted on Saturday night that fresh polling is slated to be held in these 11 polling stations under the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat.
“All voters of these 11 polling stations are appealed to come out in large numbers to exercise their franchise from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday,” the CEO told IANS.
The opposition Congress has sought repoll in at least 47 polling stations in Manipur, alleging that a large number of polling booths were captured and destroyed on Friday.
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