Highlights of the day: 'No fire at Delhi's Aiims Hospital'; DFS chief confirms receiving call, but turned out to be false alarm

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1:14 PM

We Kashmiri people want our Kashmiri Pandits to come back: J&K PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti

Speaking to media today, J&K PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said that 'BJP used them (Kashmiri Pandits) as a weapon.' Mufti stated, 'We Kashmiri people want our Kashmiri Pandits to come back and live the way we used to live.' 'They (BJP) used the pain and suffering of Kashmiri Pandits as a weapon and sold that weapon in the whole country to get the votes of others but did not do anything for them,' the minister said.

12:56 PM

Trinamool leaders stage overnight dharna at Delhi's Mandir Marg police station

A delegation of TMC leaders met the full bench of the EC on Monday and demanded that the heads of the Enforcement Directorate, Central Bureau of Investigation, National Investigation Agency and Income Tax department be changed as they were allegedly acting at the behest of the ruling BJP.

12:51 PM

Five killed in collision in Tamil Nadu's Tiruppur

Five members of a family including a three-month-old girl child died when the car in which they were travelling in collided head-on with a state government bus near Olapalayam in the district, police said on Tuesday. The occupants of the car were returning from a temple in Thirukadaiyur when a state government bus came in the opposite direction and both the vehicles collided head-on near Olapalayam.

12:49 PM

ED makes fresh arrest in money laundering case against ex-Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren

The Enforcement Directorate has made a fresh arrest in connection with its ongoing money laundering probe against former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren. Mohammed Saddam was lodged in jail as part of an alleged land scam case of Jharkhand and the central agency took his custody under the anti-money laundering law.

12:09 PM

A case targeting Opposition parties: BRS leader K Kavitha

11:58 AM

News update: Court extends judicial custody of BRS MLC K Kavitha till April 23

Probe agency Enforcement Directorate has alleged that Ms Kavitha, the daughter of former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, was a key member of the 'South Group' that has been accused of paying the AAP kickbacks of Rs 100 crore in return for a big share of liquor licences in Delhi.

11:53 AM

NIA team moves Calcutta HC in connection with FIR filed by West Bengal Police

The Calcutta High Court has allowed the NIA team to file the plea. This matter will be heard today:.

11:48 AM

News update: Industrialist Harshavardhan Neotia questioned in ED office in West Bengal

11:39 AM

Senior Telangana cop Rajiv Ratan passes away

Senior IPS officer Rajiv Ratan died on Tuesday following a cardiac arrest at a private hospital here, news agency PTI reported today.  Ratan, an IPS officer of 1991 batch, aged about 60, was serving as Director General of Telangana Vigilance and Enforcement. Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy expressed shock over the sudden demise of Ratan, an official release said.

11:17 AM

News update: ED seeks 14-day judicial custody for BRS MLC K Kavitha

11:16 AM

BRS leader Kavitha made attempts to influence the witnesses, tampered with evidence, says ED before court

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha made attempts to influence the witnesses, and tampered with evidence, and hence we seek JC, Enforcement Directorate said before the court on Tuesday.

10:55 AM

Kerala cops file 12 cases for spreading false propaganda on EVMs

Kerala cops today stated a total of 12 cases have been registered throughout the state for disseminating false propaganda alleging that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) to be used for the Lok Sabha polls are fake.

10:31 AM

Israel deploys C-Dome defence system for first time

For the first time, Israel put to use its ship-mounted defence system, called the C-Dome, against a "suspicious" target that entered the country's airspace near the southern city of Eilat, the country's military stated on Tuesday. The C-Dome is a naval version of the Iron Dome air defence system used to shield against rocket and missile attacks.

10:15 AM

Vistara operations scale-down drives up ticket by 25 per cent on key routes

With Vistara announcing a scale-down in operations by reducing 25-30 flights a day, some routes saw a drastic jump in ticket prices. Prices of tickets have rose by approximately 20-25 per cent across important routes such as Delhi-Goa, Delhi-Kochi, Delhi-Jammu and Delhi-Srinagar.

9:54 AM

News update: Fire breaks out in building in central Delhi's GB Road, no casualties

A major fire broke out in a building in central Delhi's GB Road area, officials said on Tuesday. "After receiving information about the fire, 14 fire tenders were pressed into service. The fire was brought under control after some time. A police investigation is underway to ascertain the cause of the fire," a Delhi Fire Services official said.