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Security forces arrested two militant associates of Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH) in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district on Friday, police said.

In a move aimed at making the nightlife more happening, the Delhi government has taken a policy decision to allow bars to serve liquor till 3 AM, officials said on Friday.

At least three industrial units were gutted in fire at Pawne MIDC area in neighbouring Navi Mumbai on Friday, officials said.
While two women labourers suffered suffocation and were admitted to hospital, two persons were missing, they said.

 A 58-year-old advocate allegedly thrashed a woman litigant in full public view outside a courtroom in Beohari area of Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district, after which the former was booked, a police official said on Friday.

Embattled Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency with effect from Friday midnight, the presidential media division said, the second time in just over a month amidst countrywide public protests over the worst economic crisis.

We continue to remain deeply concerned about the worsening situation in Ukraine & reiterate the call for an immediate cessation of violence & end to hostilities: Pratik Mathur, Counsellor, India's Permanent Mission to UN, at UNSC Arria-formula meeting on #Ukraine

A 4-year-old girl died after an iron gate fell on her in Vasai West area in Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said.

Maharashtra on Friday recorded 205 new coronavirus infections but zero pandemic-related deaths, the health department said. The state's COVID-19 case tally rose to 78,78,801, while death toll remained unchanged at 1,47,845. The state now has 1,109 active cases. Maharashtra had recorded 233 new cases and zero fatality on Thursday.

Traffic violators in Gurugram can soon pay fines on spot, thus eliminating the need to visit the Traffic Tower- the traffic police office. The traffic police here have tied up with State Bank of India (SBI), which will provide 230 card swiping machines for on spot payment of fines, officials said.

Two men on Friday evening allegedly threw bricks in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri’s D-block area, police said. Arvind Singh, 28, called police around 8.15 pm saying that two men -- Churri and DJ -- were taking drink in the area and when they were asked not to, they threw 3-4 bricks in the street and ran away, Deputy Commissioner of Police (northwest) Usha Rangnani said.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday called on Chief Justice Dipankar Datta at the Bombay High Court.
According to sources, the meeting lasted for half an hour and was a "courtesy call".

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended 15 judges, including eight advocates, as judges in Delhi, Patna, and Andhra Pradesh High Courts.

Pakistan has reacted aggressively after the Delimitation Commission for Jammu and Kashmir submitted its much-awaited report to the Indian government on Thursday, calling it a "blatant attempt to disenfranchising and disempowering the Muslim majority population of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK)".

A local court on Friday framed charges against former Aam Aadmi Party leader Tahir Hussain and five others in connection with a case pertaining to the violence that broke out in northeast Delhi in February 2020.

A senior assistant loco pilot (ALP) of the Central Railway risked his life to reset the alarm chain knob of an express train, which had halted on a river bridge near here, an official said on Friday. The Central Railway tweeted a video of the incident that took place between Titwala and Khadavali, about 80 km from the city, on Thursday, and appealed to passengers not to needlessly pull alarm chains in trains.

A 28-year-old woman committed suicide by jumping into a well, along with her three minor daughters in a village in Barmer district on Friday, police said. All four were found dead in a well in Akdada village, they said.

Gangster Vikas Lagarpuria, the alleged mastermind of a Rs 30 crore heist is Gurugram, was apprehended by Interpol in Dubai, an official said here on Friday. Efforts are on to bring him back, the official said. "Our crime unit and the STF have also started the procedure to take gangster Lagarpuria on production warrant in the case of the multi-crore heist for questioning," said Preet Pal Singh Sangwan, ACP, Crime.

7 people died and 6 were injured after a container truck hit a three-wheeler in Kopargaon, Ahmednagar district. "The truck driver has been arrested', Ahmednagar Police stated. 

Attacking the Centre over the WHO's estimation that India had 4.7 million (47 lakh) Covid-related deaths, the Congress on Friday reiterated its demand that a commission be formed with members from all parties to ascertain the number of fatalities.

The Punjab Police on Friday said it has arrested Delhi BJP spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga from his residence in the national capital in connection with a case registered against him in Mohali last month. However, vehicles bringing Bagga, who has been highly vocal against Kejriwal on social media, from Delhi to Mohali got held up in Haryana's Kurukshetra.

Congress names Nirmala Gahtori as its candidate for by-election to Champawat Assembly constituency in Uttarakhand

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga has allegedly been detained from his residence in Delhi by Punjab Police on Friday, several BJP leaders have claimed.

An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. Based on specific input about the presence of terrorists in Srichand Top forest area in Pahalgam area of Anantnag, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there. 

Ahead of the formation of a low pressure area in the Andaman Sea, Odisha government has asked collectors of 18 districts to be prepared for a possible cyclone coming in from Bay of Bengal. Read more

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to discuss the Ukrainian situation.

A pair of Palestinian attackers went on a stabbing rampage in a town near Tel Aviv, killing at least three people and wounding four others before fleeing in a vehicle, Israeli authorities said.

While welcoming a high-level UN panel's recommendation to exempt the food purchases by the World Food Programme (WFP) from export restrictions, India has called for international cooperation to face the looming energy crisis sparked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The US says it shared intelligence with Ukraine about the location of the Russian missile cruiser Moskva prior to the strike that sank the warship, an incident that was a high-profile failure for Russia's military.