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3.4 magnitude tremor hits Gujarat’s Navsari; no casualty

Ahmedabad: A 3.4 magnitude tremor hit south Gujarat’s Navsari district on Thursday, April 2, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said. The tremor was recorded at 5.27 am, with its epicentre located…
Hanuman Jayanti processions in Delhi; Police on high alert

New Delhi: The Delhi Police is on high alert as several Hindu organisations are set to hold processions on Thursday, April 2, in Uttam Nagar and Jahangirpuri to celebrate Hanuman Jayanti. Heavy…

Grenade blast outside Chandigarh BJP office; man claims retaliation for Sikh killings

Chandigarh: A blast outside the Punjab BJP headquarters here Wednesday, April 1, sent people panicking, with a social media post claiming that the “grenade attack” was a reprisal for the killing of…
Russian Deputy PM in Delhi for defence, energy, trade talks

New Delhi: Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov arrived in New Delhi early on Thursday, April 2, for high-level discussions covering defence, energy, trade and a range of other bilateral issues.…
Jharkhand: Minor girl killed in ritual sacrifice; mother among 3 arrested

Hazaribag: Police have arrested the 35-year-old mother of a teenage girl who was strangled in a sacrificial ritual in Kusumbha village, along with an occult practitioner and a man, an officer said…
India’s 2027 Census to be first fully tech-driven: CPCO for J-K, Ladakh

Jammu: Amit Sharma, the Chief Principal Census Officer and Director of Census Operations in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, on Wednesday, April 1, outlined the roadmap for Census 2027 in the twin…
IndiGo airfares to rise from Rs 275 to Rs 10,000 from April 2

New Delhi: The country’s largest airline, IndiGo, on Wednesday, April 1, announced revised fuel charges ranging from Rs 275 to Rs 10,000, which will push airfares higher for many domestic and international…

‘Indian Navy was minutes away from striking Pakistan during Op Sindoor’

Mumbai: The Indian Navy was minutes away from striking Pakistan from the sea during Operation Sindoor when Islamabad requested stoppage of kinetic actions, navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said on Wednesday, April…
India mandates only made-in-India CCTV sales from April 1

New Delhi: India’s CCTV market will only sell made-in-India products, as the government has barred the sale of non-certified imported units from April 1. The Ministry of Electronics and IT had barred…
Varanasi iftar party case: Sessions Court denies bail to 14 Muslim men

Varanasi: A Sessions Court on Wednesday, April 1, denied bail to 14 Muslim men, accused of eating chicken and discarding the bones during iftar on a boat along the ghats of River…
Nationwide shift to 20 pc ethanol blended fuel comes into effect

New Delhi: The government’s mandate of E20 petrol, now becoming standard, has come into effect from April 1, which requires petrol pumps across India to sell fuel blended with up to 20…
Blinkit launch India’s first in-terminal service at Mumbai airport

New Delhi: Adani Airport Holdings, in partnership with Blinkit, on Wednesday, April 1, announced the launch of India’s first in-terminal quick commerce service at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai. The service…
India gets first Israeli Negev light machine guns under ‘Make in India’ initiative

Jerusalem: A leading Israeli small arms manufacturer has delivered the first batch of light machine guns (LMGs) to India under the ‘Make in India’ initiative with technology transfer. The first batch of…
Court protection not a cover to gather too many people for namaz: Allahabad HC

Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court has closed the contempt case against Bareilly District Magistrate and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) for restricting Muslims from offering namaz at a private property in an…
From April 1, two-factor authentication for all digital payments, including UPI

New Delhi: Two-factor authentication for all digital transactions, including popular UPI platform, becomes effective from Wednesday, April 1, in line with the RBI’s direction as a measure to curb fraud. Transactions will…