Breaking News, May 2 | HIGHLIGHTS

India on Tuesday brought back home a total of 559 people under its mission to evacuate stranded Indians from violence-hit Sudan. While 231 Indians arrived in Ahmedabad, another batch of 328 citizens were brought to New Delhi. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted, "328 more passengers have landed in New Delhi. #OperationKaveri moving steadily forward as around 3000 have reached India now."

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday recommended the names of three advocates for appointment as judges of the Bombay High Court. The collegium, which also comprises Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K M Joseph, proposed the names of lawyers Shailesh Pramod Brahme, Firdosh Phiroze Pooniwalla and Jitendra Shantilal Jain for appointment.

The body of a man with multiple injury marks was found in a village here on Tuesday, police said. Police were alerted after a sweeper of a boosting station spotted the naked body of a man lying in a pool of blood in the morning, they said.

Go First Airlines informed DGCA that all its flights will remain cancelled on 3rd and 4th of May, said Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/go-first-airline-flights-cancelle... target="_blank">Read More

The killing of a second gangster in less than a month inside the Tihar jail here has once again put a serious question mark on the security at one of the largest prisons in Asia despite officials claiming they were implementing a detailed plan to avoid such incidents.

Equity benchmarks ended higher on Tuesday mainly due to buying in index heavyweights Infosys and Reliance Industries amid foreign fund inflows. Also, firm trend in Asian gauges and record GST collection in April added to the optimism. Rallying for the eighth straight day, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 242.27 points or 0.40 per cent to settle at 61,354.71. During the day, it jumped 373.8 points or 0.61 per cent to 61,486.24.

Wrestler Bajrang Punia urged students to join protest against WFi President Brij Bhushan.

As many as 231 Indians, including 208 Gujarat residents, who were evacuated from strife-torn African nation Sudan under the Centre's ‘Operation Kaveri’, landed at Ahmedabad airport on Tuesday, said a state government official. Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi, who handles the Non-Resident Gujarati (NRG) division of the state government, welcomed these Indians at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport upon their arrival here from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on a special flight, said the official.

The four-member BJP MPs' team that visited Sambalpur, the scene of violence between two communities during Hanuman Jayanti processions, Tuesday blamed the BJD government in Odisha for it. The team members - Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha member Brijlal, party MPS from Jharkhand Samir Oraon and Aditya Sahu and Jyotirmay Singh Mahato from West Bengal visited the western Odisha city on and will submit their report to BJP president J P Nadda.

The Enforcement Directorate has accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of "using" a part of the Rs 100 crore kickbacks allegedly received from the 'south group' liquor lobby to meet its expenditure for the Goa Assembly poll campaign in 2022. The accusation has been made in the agency's supplementary charge sheet filed in the Delhi Excise policy linked money laundering case. It has arraigned as accused a media publicity company, Chariot Productions Media Pvt. Ltd., and its owner-promoter Rajesh Joshi in the prosecution complaint. A Delhi court took cognisance of this charge sheet on Monday.

"A careful perusal of findings of investigation has revealed that several persons, including Rajesh Joshi and his company Chariot Productions Media Pvt Ltd, are actually involved in several processes/activities connected with a part of proceeds of crime ie. the kickbacks of Rs 100 crore received from the South Group," the ED alleged.

The Congress is committed to take firm and decisive action against individuals and organisations such as Bajrang Dal and the Popular Front of India (PFI) "spreading hatred" amongst communities on grounds of caste and religion, the party said in its election manifesto for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly polls released on Tuesday. The action will include a 'ban' against such organisations. It also promised to "repeal all unjust laws and anti-people laws passed by the BJP government" within one year of coming to power.

A BJP booth-level leader was found dead at Moyna in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district and the party has blamed the ruling TMC for murdering him. BJP booth president of Moyna, Bijaykrishna Bhuiya, was reportedly beaten up by "TMC goons" in front of his wife on his way back home on Monday evening and was forcibly taken away by them in a motorbike, the saffron party claimed.
Bhuiya was later murdered, the BJP claimed and demanded the arrest of those behind it.

Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said he has decided to step down as the party chief. Speaking at a book launch of his autobiography at the Yashwantrao Chavan Pratisthan here, Pawar announced his decision which was met with protests by NCP workers and leaders. “I have decided to step down as the president of the Nationalist Congress Party,” he said. Pawar also announced a panel of senior party leaders to draw a future course of action.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday alleged that Congress' history is about "appeasing terror and terrorists", and the party had questioned the country's defence forces, when the surgical strikes and air strikes had been carried out. Also accusing the Congress and JD(S) of "encouraging terror", the Prime Minister said they can never increase investment in Karnataka and cannot create new opportunities for the youth in the state. "People of Karnataka should never forget Congress' history and thinking. Congress' history is about appeasing terror and terrorists. When the Batla House encounter happened in Delhi, there were tears in the eyes of Congress' top most leader, hearing about the death of terrorists," Modi said.
 

I have decided to step down as NCP president: Sharad Pawar.

Namsai district in Arunachal Pradesh is set to host a four-day Civil 20 (C20) Summit starting June 9, where 150 delegates from across the world are expected to participate, officials said on Tuesday. C20 is one of the official Engagement Groups of the G20, which provides a platform for civil society organisations (CSO) to voice aspirations of the people, they said.
Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, who represents the district, convened a review meeting with officials and stakeholders on Monday to discuss the preparations for the summit.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday slammed BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira for making "baseless" allegations against one of his ministers. Mann said the allegations showed that they were feeling jittery ahead of the Lok Sabha bypoll in Jalandhar, scheduled for May 10. Sirsa on Monday alleged in a tweet that one of Mann's ministers tendered his resignation after his "obscene video" was submitted to the Punjab governor. Replying to a question on Sirsa's allegations, Mann took a swipe at the BJP leader and dubbed his claims as "baseless". Mann added that he did not receive any resignation or video.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will hear on May 8 a plea of the Delhi government challenging the power of the Lieutenant Governor to nominate 10 members to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and sought the quashing of their nomination. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and J B Pardiwala took note of the fact that a letter seeking adjournment of proceedings before it has been moved by the counsel representing the office of the LG. “We will then list it for hearing on Monday that is May 8,” the bench said. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and senior advocate A M Singhvi appeared for the office of the LG and the Delhi government respectively.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appreciated a learning institute in Arunachal Pradesh for establishing free library stations in various districts of the state. Ngurang Learning Institute has established several self-help roadside libraries in various district of the northeastern state. The prime minister responding to a tweet by Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday termed it as a "commendable effort".

Authorities searching a rural Oklahoma property for two missing teenagers discovered the bodies of seven people on Monday, including the suspected remains of the teens and a convicted sex offender who was sought along with them, the local sheriff said. Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice said the state medical examiner will have to confirm the identities of the victims, but “we believe that we have found the persons”.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday met Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in Male with a focus on boosting bilateral defence engagement. Singh began his three-day visit to the Maldives on Monday. "Excellent meeting with HEP Ibrahim Mohamed Solih at the President's Office in Male. We discussed a wide range of issues to further strengthen the relations between India and Maldives," Singh tweeted.

A woman committed suicide in this central Kerala district following alleged cyber bullying by her ex-boyfriend. The woman was found dead on Monday at her home in Manjoor village of Kaduthuruthy area of Kottayam district and police have lodged a case in connection with the incident and initiated a probe.

Arunachal Pradesh recorded 10 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the northeastern state’s tally to 66,928, a senior health official said on Tuesday.
The active cases stood at 26, while 66,606 people have recovered from the disease so far, he said.
All the cases were detected through rapid antigen tests, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Lobsang Jampa said.

A seven-year-old girl was allegedly molested by a toy shop salesperson at V3S Mall in east Delhi's Preet Vihar, police said on Tuesday. The alleged incident took place on Sunday. The police received a PCR call regarding the alleged molestation of the minor girl by the salesperson identified as 30-year-old Dheeraj Kumar, a senior police officer said.

Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson Arun Gandhi passed away at Kolhapur in Maharashtra on Tuesday after brief illness, family sources said. The funeral of the 89-year-old author and socio-political activist will be held at Kolhapur later today, his son Tushar Gandhi told PTI. Born to Manilal Gandhi and Sushila Mashruwala in Durban on April 14, 1934, Arun Gandhi followed in the footsteps of his grandfather as an activist.

Karnataka: Congress state unit released a poll manifesto called 'Sarva Janangada Shanthiya Thota' on Tuesday. 

A 30-year-old woman and her seven-year-old son were crushed to death after the motorcycle on which they were travelling was run over by a speeding truck in this Uttar Pradesh district, police here said on Tuesday. The accident occurred late on Monday near the Trimuhani Bridge in the district's Pharenda area.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public rally in Rajasthan's Sirohi district on May 12, a BJP office-bearer said on Tuesday. Bhajan Lal, the general secretary of the BJP's Rajasthan unit, said Modi will address the rally at Abu Road in which party leaders, office-bearers and workers will be present. This will be the prime minister's third rally in 2023 in the Congress-ruled state where assembly elections are due later this year. In January, Modi addressed a public programme in Bhilwara to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Devnarayan, revered by the Gurjar community. He also addressed a public meeting in Dausa in February after dedicating the Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.

Jailed gangster Tillu Tajpuriya, an accused in the Rohini court shootout, was killed in a morning attack by rivals inside Tihar Jail, officials said on Tuesday. According to prison officials, the incident took place around 6.30 am. He was taken to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital where he was declared dead. Further details are awaited.

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan launched a scathing attack on the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh and said they should understand that "if good people did not survive, then how will the bad people survive", asserting that the "revenge of nature is brutal". Addressing a public meeting in support of party candidates of Rampur Nagarpalika Parishad in the Nalapar area here on Monday, the former Rampur MLA also targeted the state police and said, "The next time (in 2027), the Samajwadi Party (SP) government is going to come... The policemen who had broken the doors of your house, they will stand here and salute you with this boot."

The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends, the White House has said. Vaccine requirements for federal workers, federal contractors, and foreign air travellers to the US will end May 11. The government is also beginning the process of lifting shot requirements for Head Start educators, healthcare workers, and noncitizens at US land borders, the White House said on Monday.

Kenyan officials say the number of deaths linked to a cult on the country's Indian Ocean coast has risen from 103 to 110. Heavy rains stalled the exhumation process for the third day and government pathologists began autopsies. According to the Kenyan Interior Ministry, five people have been found alive over the last two days by searches and aerial surveillance of the 50,000-acre Chakama ranch.

The White House said Monday it now estimates that just since December Russia has suffered 100,000 casualties, including more than 20,000 killed, as Ukraine has rebuffed a heavy assault by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. In what has become a grinding war of attrition, the fiercest battles have been in the eastern Donetsk region, where Russia is struggling to encircle the city of Bakhmut in the face of dogged Ukrainian defense.