Breaking News, April 1

Temporary suspension of ADI-BCT-ADI Tejas Express due to recent COVID-19 rising cases, says IRCTC

Mumbai reports 8,646 new #COVID19 cases, 5,031 recoveries and 18 deaths today. 

Total cases: 4,23,360
Total recoveries: 3,55,691
Active cases: 55,005
Total deaths: 11,704

Rajnikanth Ji is a true legend, a versatile actor, whose acting and cinematic talent has millions of fans across the world. I join our countrymen in congratulating Rajnikanth Ji for being conferred the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Union Home Minister Amit Shah

73.03% and 80.43% voter turnout recorded till 6 pm in the second phase of polling in Assam and West Bengal, respectively: Election Commission of India

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has called an emergency meeting over increasing COVID19 cases.   The meeting will be attended by Health Minister Satyendar Jain and other officials.

Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance has released an amount of Rs. 11,830 crore to States under the scheme 'Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure': Ministry of Finance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a rally in West Bengal's Uluberia. 

• "People of Bengal have decided -- Didi must go. People of Nandigram have fulfilled this dream today. People can't wait any longer to save their future & identity. They are not just participating in polling, they are paving the way for renaissance in Bengal."
• "Sometimes Didi calls me a tourist, sometimes an outsider. Didi, you consider infiltrators as your own but call children of Bharat Mata as outsiders. Didi, stop distinguishing people & insulting the Constitution by labelling people as outsiders."
• "Didi, is there any truth in the rumour that you going to file nomination for another constituency? First you went there (Nandigram), & people gave you an answer. If you go somewhere else, people of Bengal are ready". 

West Bengal and Assam have recorded 71% and 63% voting in the second phase till 3:37 pm according to the election commission data.

Vaccination to be done on all days of April at all public and private COVID19 vaccination centres, including gazetted holidays, said Government of India

Fire breaks out at some shops in Pitampura vegetable market in Delhi. Eight fire tenders are present at the spot. 

A 42-year-old woman was allegedly raped in a village in Kabrai area when she was returning home from the fields, police said on Thursday. The incident took place late on Tuesday evening when the woman was returning home from her fields and one Brijkishore (45) offered her a lift on his bike and took her to secluded place where he raped her, SHO (Kabra), Dinesh Singh said.

When the woman didn't return, her family members started searching for her. They found her and later also caught the accused and handed him to the police. The accused was known to the victim's family, he said, adding the woman was sent for medical examination.

Three men were killed when their bike was hit by a car in Haldharpur area on Azamgarh-Ballia highway, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday evening when Raju (25), Dinesh (24) and Vinod (22) were going to attend a party and their bike was hit by a speeding car, they said.

All three died in the accident. They were residents of Pahsan village. Circle Officer Amit Singh said that bike caught fire after the accident. He said two men were killed on the spot, while one died in the hospital during treatment. 

Covid-19 claimed 56 more lives in Punjab in the last 24 years, pushing the death toll due to the disease till Wednesday to 6,868 in the state which also registered 2,452 fresh infections, taking the count to 2,39,734. Jalandhar reported a maximum of 343 new Covid-19 cases with Ludhiana recording 328 cases, Amritsar 296 and Mohali 254.

Four cases of murder have been registered in Nagpur district of Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, police said on Wednesday. An official said two persons were arrested in connection with the murderous attack on a 21-year-old man in Katol area. 

The murder cases are registered in Umred, Mauda, Butibori and Katol areas.