Breaking News April 1 | HIGHLIGHTS

A mild 3.5 magnitude quake hit Pakistan's Balochistan province, killing three people and injuring five others when their mud-walled houses collapsed, authorities have said. The epicentre of the earthquake that hit the province on Friday was 60 km northwest of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan. The three children were killed in Chaman, a town bordering Iran, when their mud-walled house collapsed after the earthquake. “They were aged between 12 and 8 years and included two girls," according to the spokesperson for the Balochistan Chief Minister. Two mud-walled houses collapsed after the earthquake. Rescue operations were continuing to see if they were any other casualties, injuries or damages, the spokesperson said.

In a concerning development, the national capital reported 416 fresh Covid cases on Saturday, the highest daily count in over seven months, as per the health bulletin issued by the health department.

The city's positivity rate also remained high at 14.37 per cent.

To address the concerns surrounding the spike in the number of Covid cases, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had held a review meeting on Friday. He assured the residents of Delhi that the government is implementing all the necessary measures, and there is no immediate cause for panic.

Delhi recorded 416 fresh Covid cases on Saturday, the highest in over seven months, with a positivity rate of 14.
37 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.

Three men were arrested for allegedly stabbing and robbing a traffic police head constable near Signature Bridge, which connects Wazirabad to East Delhi, police said on Saturday.

A hunt to nab the accused — Anup (33), a resident of Usmanpur; Mohammad Arif (26) and Mohammad Abid (24), both residents of Bhajanpura — was launched after several people had tweeted about the incident.

The incident happened when Mohit, posted at the Model Town traffic circle, was returning home from duty and stopped near the bridge to urinate on Wednesday.
He was injured badly and suffered wounds on hand and foot, a senior police officer said.

The concept of same-sex marriage will attack the family system. Among Muslims, marriage is a sacred contract leading to the union of a biological man and a biological woman. Invoking the principle of constitutional morality to justify same-sex marriage based on the fact that in some parts of the world this practice is legal, can be very harmful to the social order of the other part, said Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind.

A chipper-sounding Pope Francis was discharged Saturday from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis, quipping to journalists before being driven away that he’s “still alive.”
Francis, 86, was hospitalised at Gemelli Polyclinic on Wednesday following his weekly public audience in St Peter’s Square after reportedly experiencing breathing difficulties. The pontiff received antibiotics administered intravenously during his stay, the Vatican said.

 A moderate-intensity earthquake was recorded with its epicentre at Suri in the Dolakha district of Nepal on Saturday morning. An earthquake of 5.2 magnitude was recorded at 11.27 am in Dolakha, 180 km east of Kathmandu, according to the National Seismological Centre here.

The tremor was also experienced in neighbouring Okhaldhunga, Ramechhap, Sindhupal Chowk, and Nuwakot districts as well as the Kathmandu Valley.

China has issued visas to over 18,000 Indians in the last three months, a Chinese diplomat said. Interacting with a group of journalists in Kolkata, Minister Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in India, Chen Jianjun, said he was looking forward to more Chinese being given visas by India. "The number of visa applications for China has been on the rise. Since January, we have given visas to 18,560 Indians," he said. "Since August, 9,409 student visas have been issued to Indian students," he said. However, Jianjun said, the number of visa applications is yet to reach the pre-pandemic levels.

In a major development, advocate Virender Kumar was shot dead by bike-borne assailants in the Dwarka area on Saturday evening. According to Delhi Police, they are probing the matter from all angles. 

All 8 state capitals in the North East will be connected by air, rail and road before 2025, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Aizwal.

Delhi police today filed an 800-page chargesheet against seven accused in Kanjhawala hit and drag case. Delhi police have invoked murder and conspiracy sections against four accused. Police have levelled charges related to destruction of evidence, conspiracy and other sections against the three accused. 117 witnesses have been cited in the chargesheet.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives in Aizwal, to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various projects worth Rs 2,415 crores in Mizoram.

Above-normal heatwave days predicted in most parts of central, east, northwest India from April to June, says India Meteorological Department.

ED arrests Kaushik Kumar Nath, a Kolkata-based businessman on March 30 in a Bank fraud case, and produced him in PMLA Court on March 31 where the court sent him to ED custody for 10 days.

Union Home minister Amit Shah was supposed to come to Sasaram for an event. As Bihar govt imposed Sec 144 we have to cancel the event. How can we hold an event like this? said Samrat Chaudhary, Bihar BJP chief.

Nita Ambani gracefully dances on 'Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram' at Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC).

Naxals set ablaze a passenger bus in Malewahi area in Dantewada district.

27 people arrested in Nalanda while 18 people have been arrested in Sasaram related to Rama Navami incident, said police.

NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo had a verbal spat with members of State Commission for Protection of Child Rights when he visited the residence of a rape victim in Malda.

India reports 2,994 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, active cases stand at 16,354.

PM Narendra Modi arrives in Bhopal where he will attend Combined Commanders’ Conference-2023 and will also flag off the Vande Bharat Express train between Bhopal and New Delhi.

ED is conducting raids on a Pharma company and at its director's residence in Hyderabad city. 15 teams conducting raids since today morning in Jubilee Hills, Madhapur and other places.

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) leader & RS MP Sanjay Raut received a threat message from Lawrence Bishnoi gang mentioning murdering him like Punjabi Singer Sidhu Moose Wala in Delhi. Sanjay Raut has filed a complaint. Police are conducting probe, said Police.

Police patrolling is underway in Nalanda where a clash broke out between two groups yesterday. Police are patrolling the area, and are on alert. We're maintaining peace. Over 20 people were arrested. 8 people were injured while 3 sustained bullet injuries. People shouldn't believe rumours. Situation under control, said Ashok Mishra, SP, Nalanda.

Kerala: Fire breaks out in a textile shop on Kallayi Road in Kozhikode. 12 fire tenders on the spot. Details awaited.

Swedish national arrested for allegedly molesting a crew member onboard a Bangkok-Mumbai flight, on Thursday after a complaint by IndiGo Airlines crew members. Arrested accused was granted bail by Andheri court on Friday. Further probe underway, said Mumbai Police.

PM Narendra Modi congratulates HAL for the "highest-ever revenue from operations of around Rs 26,500 Crores for FY 2022-23 as against Rs 24,620 for the previous FY".

Kiratpur Sahib - Anandpur Sahib - Nangal - Una toll plaza will be made free, announces Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann.

Stones were pelted during a Ram Navami immersion procession in Jamshedpur's Haldipokhar area yesterday. Around 5 people got injured. The situation is peaceful now, say police.

Puducherry Assembly yesterday unanimously passed a resolution seeking full statehood for Puducherry. This is the 14th time that a statehood resolution for the Union Territory (UT) has been passed in the Assembly.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Bhopal-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express from Rani Kamalapati railway station today.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya visited AIIMS, Rishikesh last night and interacted with patients, students, staff and faculty.