Breaking News, April 12

The Election Commission of India has imposed a 24-hour ban on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from campaigning for violation of provisions of Model Code of Conduct and sections of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

Sushil Chandra appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner with effect from 13th April, a day after incumbent CEC Sunil Arora demits office.

CBI has summoned former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on 14th April, in connection with alleged corruption case: CBI official

Retail inflation rose to 5.52 per cent in March, mainly on account of higher food prices, government data showed on Monday. The consumer price index (CPI) based retail inflation stood at 5.03 per cent in February.

President Ram Nath Kovind discharged from AIIMS after surgery: Spokesman

• The way you switched on flashlight of your mobile & illuminated this place, it looked like May 2 has come today for you. Your love for me bothers Didi a lot. The way you have confirmed BJP's victory after 4 phases of voting, has made her furious: PM in Barasat
• For today's situation of Didi & her party, it has been said 'vinash kale viprit buddhi'. This is why Didi has picked up a kind of open fight against Modi along with Bengal's SC, ST, OBC communities: PM Modi in Barasat

An expert committee of the government has approved the Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V for emergency use in India.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will arrive in India later today for a four-day visit. He will meet External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and call upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi, tomorrow.

API Riyazuddin Qazi has been suspended by Mumbai Police after he was arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA), in the Antilia bomb scare conspiracy. Qazi was a subordinate of suspended Mumbai cop Sachin Waze.

Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah held a roadshow in Kalimpong, ahead of the fifth phase of West Bengal Elections 2021. 

Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik said that NCP chief Sharad Pawar undergoes gall bladder surgery at a private hospital in Mumbai.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in West Bengal's Bardhaman. Here are some highlights from the presser:

• Didi's bitterness and anger are increasing daily. You have eliminated TMC in just 4 phases of polls. You have hit so many 4s, 6s that BJP has already scored a century. Those who were thinking of playing khela with you had to face khela themselves. Won't Didi be angry then?
• Didi's people abuse Bengal's SC community and call them beggars. Baba Sahab's soul would be hurt by hearing such bitter words. Didi calls herself 'Royal Bengal Tiger'. Such comments on SCs cannot be given by any TMC leader without Didi's will.
• During these elections, we also lost Shobha Mazumdar. The cruelty with which she was beaten by TMC goons is a picture we can never forget.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said, "We added 5,000 more beds last week and will add more. At present, there are 5,525 beds in Delhi. 190 beds are occupied which amounts to 2 percent. We have also requested the central government to increase beds to their current tally of 190."

The entry for Samaypur Badli metro station is now open, said DMRC.

Amid rising COVID-19 cases, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will hold a meeting at 12 noon. 10,774 new cases and 48 deaths were reported in the national capital in the last 24 hours. The case tally at 7,25,197. 

India reported 1,68,912 new COVID-19 cases, 75,086 discharges, and 904 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry.

• Total cases: 1,35,27,717
• Total recoveries: 1,21,56,529       
• Active cases: 12,01,009     
• Death toll: 1,70,179           
• Total vaccination: 10,45,28,565

Sadhus participate in the second 'shahi snan' of Maha Kumbh at Har Ki Pauri ghat in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.

25,78,06,986 samples were tested up to April 11 including 11,80,136 samples tested, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) temporarily been closed the entry for Samaypur Badli station to ensure social distancing as part of our crowd control measures. The metro station gates are open for the exit.

A massive fire broke out on the early Monday morning at the Bahlolpur slum area of Noida, Uttar Pradesh in which two children were killed. Several houses were gutted in the fire. Dozens of fire tenders had reached the spot and began the fire fighting operations. 

The cause of the fire incident is yet ascertained.