INDIA
Over 61% voter turnout till 2 p.m. in Assam polls
Tuesday's balloting would decide the fate of 337 candidates, including 25 women aspirants. All Covid-19 protocols for the voters including social distancing and thermal screening are being maintained. Election officials said that no untoward incident was reported from anywhere of the 12 western Assam districts, bordering Bhutan, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh, where balloting is underway peacefully and smoothly.
Delhi imposes night curfew between 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. till April 30
The announcement comes after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal decided to impose the restrictions following a detailed discussion with senior state government functionaries earlier in the day -- a move to curb the increasing menace of the pandemic which so far has infected 3,548 people in 15 days.
In a first, India joins France-led maritime exercise La Perouse
The Indian Navy ships and aircraft will exercise at sea with ships and aircraft of the French Navy (FN), Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) and the United States Navy (USN) during the three-day exercise at sea. Indian Naval Ship INS Satpura with an integral helicopter and INS Kiltan, along with P8I Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft, are participating.
PM Modi to meet CMs on Thursday to discuss Covid resurgence
The meeting is scheduled to be organised at 6.30 p.m. on Thursday as India has been reporting an average of 78,489 Covid-19 cases -- a report based on a 7-day moving average to visualise the number of new cases of the pandemic.
PM Modi: 'Rocketary: The Nambi Effect' covers an important topic
In his tweet, PM Modi wrote: "Happy to have met you and the brilliant Nambi Narayanan Ji. This film covers an important topic, which more people must know about. Our scientists and technicians have made great sacrifices for our country, glimpses of which I could see in the clips of Rocketry."
Deshmukh row: CBI team to reach Mumbai Tuesday, record statements
A CBI source related to the development told IANS that "a half-dozen member team of CBI will visit Mumbai to initiate the probe". The source said that the team of CBI officers will record the statement of several officers of Mumbai Police including Singh, who made serious allegations against Deshmukh, who resigned earlier in the day.
Nitin Gadkari postpones review of Delhi-Mumbai E-way project due to surge in Covid cases
The visit, which was intended to review the ongoing work of the Expressway in Haryana's Nuh district, was scheduled to take place on Thursday. "Due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases, media tours scheduled for April 8 and April 9 for inspection of sites by Nitin Gadkari on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway stands postponed," a district spokesperson said in a statement.
'Letter-bomb' blast: Post HC ruling, Deshmukh voluntarily quits as HM
"Soon after the high court directives, Deshmukh met NCP President Sharad Pawar and offered to resign to ensure an impartial probe. After the nod, Deshmukh has gone to meet Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to submit his resignation," NCP National Spokesperson and Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik told mediapersons.
Kerala Polls: Last-minute under-currents may turn the tide
Even as the candidates are busy, what will actually determine if Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan writes himself into record books by retaining power, will largely depend on political under-currents which come into play on the eve of polling day.
Amit Shah leaves for Chhattisgarh to review Maoist attack
Shah will visit the gun battle site in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur where the attack took place, a Home Ministry official said. The Home Minister later will take a review meeting and then reach Raipur to see the injured security personnel. Shah also reviewed the gun battle inicident on Sunday at his residence in the National Capital, asserting that the "fight against Maoists will continue and we will take it to the end".
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