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It's good times ahead for Karnataka, said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday as he unveiled the 161-feet tall Panchamukhi Anjaneya Swamy Statue installed by the Bidanagere Basaveshwara Mutt at Bidanagere in Tumkur district.

A Kenyan national was arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Sunday for smuggling 18 kg heroin valued at Rs 27 crore, Customs officials said.

A 47-year-old man, who is a member of the infamous "Thak-Thak" gang of Connaught Place, has been arrested, police said on Sunday.

Tension prevailed at Hanskhali in Nadia district of West Bengal over the arrest of the son of an influential Trinamool Congress leader for allegedly raping a minor girl who died later.

Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Sunday said that the Food and Drug Administration Department has busted a factory in Faridabad that was manufacturing counterfeit products of multinational companies and arrested two people.

With the Amarnath Yatra scheduled to start on June 30, the information and broadcasting ministry will convene a meeting on Monday in Srinagar to publicise the pilgrimage to the Himalayan shrine in south Kashmir.

Back-to-back recoveries of AK-47 rifles, the most commonly used weapon by terrorists, from different parts of the country have alerted the security apparatus in the national capital.

Rheumatoid Arthritis is often considered a problem of adults but experts say even children are at risk of being affected.

Two terrorists were killed in a gunfight with the security forces in Central Kashmir's Srinagar district, officials said on Sunday. Both have been identified as Pakistani nationals and were involved in an attack on CRPF personnel.

A fire broke out in a banquet hall near the Peera Garhi Chowk here on Sunday morning, Delhi Fire Services officials said. No casualty was reported, they added.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said coronavirus has not gone away and keeps resurfacing, and cautioned people not to let their guard down in the battle against the pandemic. Nobody ever knows when the 'bahurupiya' (one that changes form) COVID-19 will resurface, Modi said, adding that administering nearly 185 crore doses of vaccines to control its spread was made possible due to public support. Addressing via video conferencing an event of Maa Umiya Dham in Gujarat's Junagadh district, Modi urged devotees of Maa Umiya to turn to natural farming with the aim to save Mother Earth from the scourge of chemical fertilisers.

The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police has seized a leopard hide and held one person on charge of smuggling wildlife body parts, police said. The seizure was made during a raid near Daberi village under Daringbadi police limits in Kandhamal district under a special drive against wildlife criminals.

BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday rejected Rahul Gandhi's claim that she had spurned an alliance offer from his Congress during the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, asking him to get his own house in order instead of worrying about other parties. Gandhi had on Saturday said that the Congress reached out to the BSP leader, offering her the chief minister's post for contesting the assembly polls together, but she did not respond. Hitting back at the Gandhi scion, Mayawati said all the allegations levelled by him are wrong and reflect his party's "casteist mindset" and feeling of malice.

Madhya Pradesh police have busted a Gwalior-based fake call centre which was allegedly duping US citizens under the pretext of offering them loans, and arrested seven people in this connection, an official said on Sunday. The call centre, located in Anand Nagar area of Gwalior, was being run by a man from Ahmedabad in Gujarat and his associate, Additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh Dandotia said. They hired local youths who used to pose as employees of a US-based company and offer loans to American nationals, he said.

A fire broke out at the Ghazipur landfill site in east Delhi on Saturday night, Delhi Fire Services officials said. No casualty was reported, they said, adding that the firefighting operation went on for hours. The incident comes nearly two weeks after a massive fire broke out at the same site. The blaze was doused within 48 hours.

Maharashtra has recorded an all-time high sugar production of 132 lakh tonnes this year, state sugar commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad has claimed. But, despite the high production, there is less possibility of the sugar prices coming down, the official told PTI on Saturday while speaking about issues related to excess sugarcane production and steps being initiated to tackle the situation. He said 1,187 lakh tonnes of sugarcane has been crushed in the state till date this year, while about 90 lakh tonnes of the crop is still lying uncut in fields, mostly in the Marathwada region, he said.

Four people, including a bank manager, have been arrested in connection with an alleged theft of valuables worth over Rs 2.5 crore from nine lockers of the Central Bank of India's Karachikhana branch here, police said on Sunday. Stolen ornaments weighing 342 grams have been recovered from the arrested accused, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Pramod Kumar said. Bank manager Ram Prasad, Chandraprakash, Karan Raj and Rakesh were arrested on Saturday, he added.

Four people, including a bank manager, have been arrested in connection with an alleged theft of valuables worth over Rs 2.5 crore from nine lockers of the Central Bank of India's Karachikhana branch here, police said on Sunday. Stolen ornaments weighing 342 grams have been recovered from the arrested accused, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Pramod Kumar said. Bank manager Ram Prasad, Chandraprakash, Karan Raj and Rakesh were arrested on Saturday, he added.

Supertech Twin Towers in Noida that are supposed to be decimated next month will undergo a test blast on Sunday to ascertain the appropriate amount of explosives needed for the demolition. In its August 31 judgement last year, the Supreme Court had ordered for the demolition of the said towers in Noida. Edifice Engineering, a demolition agency, was given the contract to destroy both the towers and now the countdown of the final days of the twin towers has begun and it will be demolished after 43 days from now, i.e., on May 22. During the trial on Sunday 5 kg explosives will be used and five minor blasts will be undertaken on the 14th floor and the basement of the building.

A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour in a village in Islamnagar area, police said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday afternoon when the girl was playing outside her house and the neighbour identified as Rambharose took her to his place and raped her, the family members of the girl said in their complaint. When the girl reached home, she narrated the incident to her family members, who lodged the case following which the accused was arrested.

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With the addition of eight new cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 7,08,841, an official said on Sunday. These cases were reported on Saturday, he said. The death toll remained unchanged at 11,883 as there was no report of any fresh fatality, he said, adding that the COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane stood at 1.
67 per cent.

Iran announced Saturday the sanction of another 24 US officials and individuals for "involvement in terrorist and anti-human rights activities", according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry's website. The ministry said in a statement that these persons "support acts of terror and spread terrorism as well as flagrant violations of human rights", adding they were blacklisted in accordance with Iran's human rights and counter-terrorism laws, Xinhua news agency reported. They also played a role in supporting, organising, imposing, and intensifying US unilateral coercive measures against the Iranian people and government, sponsoring and backing terrorist groups as well as activities and supporting Israel's oppressive moves in the region, particularly against Palestinians, said the ministry.

Opposing the steep hike in CNG prices, hundreds of cab and auto drivers staged a protest at Jantar Mantar on Friday and demanded revision of fares and threaten to go on an indefinite strike from April 18 if their demands were not met. Protesting drivers, including of Ola and Uber cabs, also sent memorandum of their demands to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday. President of 'Sarvodaya Drivers Welfare Association' Ravi Rathor said that the government should either slash CNG prices or revise fares. "We want justice. We have given ultimatum to the central as well as the city government to go on indefinite strike from April 18 if our demands related to reducing the rates of CNG or revision of cab and auto fares are not met," Rathor told PTI.

Former Rajasthan BJP president Arun Chaturvedi on Saturday said the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot-led state government is working to “appease” a section of the society by “hurting” the sentiments of the majority community. His remarks were in the wake of prohibitory orders issued by various district collectors in the state and fresh guidelines issued by the Rajasthan home department asking organisers to furnish details of the contents that will be played on DJs, loudspeakers in processions and rallies after violence in Karauli city. Gehlot had earlier said raising provocative slogans in the name of religion in rallies and playing DJs loudly was illegal.

The CBI on Saturday registered an FIR against 10 people in connection with the murder of TMC leader Bhadu Shiekh, which apparently led to the killing of nine people in West Bengal's Birbhum district, a senior official said. Among those named in the FIR are Palash Shiekh, Sanju Shiekh, Sona Shiekh and Choto Shiekh- who have been arrested, he said. The case was filed under IPC sections 302 (murder) and 120B (criminal conspiracy), and relevant sections of the Explosive Substances Act. The CBI visited Rampurhat police station during the day, and collected the case diary and documents linked to Bhadhu Shiekh's murder investigation, the official said.

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday dared the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government to slash the tax on fuel, saying the state earns Rs 52 per litre by levying tax. Addressing an election rally for Satyajit Kadam, BJP candidate for the Kolhapur north assembly segment, Fadnavis also slammed the state government for cutting taxes on liquor. “They (the Maha Vikas Aghadi) protest against price rise but they have not been able to slash fuel rates. The government earns Rs 52 per litre from fuel,” the former chief minister said. He said the BJP is in the fray to save the saffron flag. Fadnavis said it is necessary to elect BJP if the Panchaganga river has to be rejuvenated.

Moving to create six lakh jobs, the Delhi government will soon start preparation of layout plans for the redevelopment of 25 non-confirming industrial pockets in the city, officials said on Saturday. Government agency Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC) has been tasked to prepare the layouts of these unorganised industrial pockets to redevelop them through creation of infrastructure and improved facilities, a senior government official said. "Normally civic bodies prepare such layouts but keeping various factors in mind DSIIDC will do this job that is likely to be completed in next 2-3 months," he said. The non confirming notified industrial pockets, including Anand Parbat, Shahdara, Samaipur Badli, Libaspur, Khyala, Nawada, Rithala, Haiderpur, Karawal Nagar, Dabri among others, have over 50,000 industrial establishments, the officials said.