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In the final leg of poll campaigning in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the star campaigner of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on May 6 and May 7 in Bengaluru. The rallies are seen as part BJP’s special strategy to garner maximum support in the state capital. PM Modi will conduct a mega roadshow later today, passing through 13 Assembly seats and it is estimated to last for eight hours across 26 km-long journey. 

Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar today welcomed his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari in Goa at a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Visuals showed the foreign ministers' customary greeting with folded hands before the two posed for pictures and Mr Jaishankar directed him to the venue. Bilawal Bhutto has become the first senior leader from the neighbouring country to visit India in almost 12 years. However, there's no confirmation yet of a bilateral between India and Pakistan's Foreign Ministers. Mr Bhutto's visit to India to attend the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) meeting comes amid continuing strain in ties between the two countries on a host of issues, including Islamabad's use of cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.

Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir have been fined 100 percent of their match fees after their heated exchange following the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Monday, May 1 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Both admitted to the Level 2 offence under Article 2.21 of the IPL Code of Conduct,” the release added. After the game, Kohli and Gambhir got involved in a verbal spat after which Amit Mishra, RCB skipper Faf du Plessis and Vijay Dahiya, the LSG assistant coach, had to restore sanity to proceedings. Later, Kohli was also seen speaking to LSG skipper KL Rahul.

As the wrestlers' protests continues, India's 'Golden Boy' Neeraj Chopra has taken to Twitter urging the authorities to take quick action on the matter. Taking to Twitter, the ace javelin throw athlete admitted that his heart breaks seeing the wrestlers taking to the street in search of justice. ""It hurts me to see our athletes on the streets demanding justice. They have worked hard to represent our great nation and make us proud. As a nation, we are responsible for safeguarding the integrity and dignity of every individual, athlete or not. What's happening should never happen. This is a sensitive issue, and must be dealt with in an impartial and transparent manner. "Pertaining authorities must take quick action in order to ensure that justice is served." 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day Kerala visit, will flag off India's first water metro that connects 10 islands around Kochi through battery-operated electric hybrid boats for seamless connectivity with the city. Water Metro provides a distinctive urban transportation system that offers a comparable level of convenience and travel experience to traditional metro systems. This mode of transit is particularly valuable in cities such as Kochi. 

No Relief For Rahul Gandhi, Surat Court Rejects Request | Atiq Ahmed | Defamation | Supreme Court 

One of the founding members of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Mukul Roy, has expressed a desire to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah. “I am a BJP legislator. I want to be with the BJP. The party has made arrangements for my stay here. I want to meet Amit Shah and speak to (party president) JP Nadda,” he told a Bengali news channel late on Tuesday evening. The TMC MLA said that he was still a BJP legislator. Mukul Roy joined the BJP in 2017 after his reportedly strained relationship with the TMC's top leadership. However, he returned to the TMC fold in 2019 after the West Bengal Assembly election. Advising his son to join the BJP, Roy said, “He too should join the BJP as it would suit him best.” Meanwhile, Roy's son Subhrangshu has claimed that his father is “extremely unwell” and suffers from “dementia and Parkinson’s disease”. Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Suvendhu Adhikari said that the Bengal BJP was not interested in inducting Roy into the saffron camp. 

India recorded 7,633 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry's data on Tuesday showed. With the new cases, the active cases have increased to 61,233. The death toll has increased to 5,31,152 with 11 deaths. While four deaths were reported from Delhi, one each was reported from Haryana, Karnataka and Punjab while four fatalities were reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.47 crore (4,48,34,859) The active cases now comprise 0.14 per cent of the total infections and the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.68 per cent, the ministry said. 

Atiq Ahmed's son Asad, who was killed in an encounter by Uttar Pradesh Police Special Task Force on Thursday, was buried at a Prayagraj mortuary today. The 19-year-old, along with one of Atiq's noted henchmen, was gunned down in Jhansi after they gave a chase to police for over 45 days. Both deceased carried bounties of Rs 5 lakh on their heads as they were accused in the Umesh Pal murder case. The bodies of both - Atiq Ahmed's son Asad and his aide Ghulam were taken to the Prayagraj mortuary from Jhansi by Uttar Pradesh Police. The encounter was carried out at the time Ahmed was in a Prayagraj court, where he was presented before the chief judicial magistrate in connection with the same murder and was remanded to 14-day judicial custody. The court also allowed a five-day remand for the UP Police to question him. 

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray Wednesday claimed that before launching his rebellion last year, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had come to meet party leader Uddhav Thackeray at Matoshree, the Thackerays’ residence in Mumbai. On Thursday, the Shinde-led Sena denied the allegations against the Maharashtra chief minister. 

 नई दिल्लीः देश में कोरोना के 5600 से अधिक मामले आए सामने दिल्लीः भारत में 'मुस्लिमों के खिलाफ हिंसा' पर वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण ने अमेरिका में दिया जवाब पंजाब: सिखों के हितों में उठाए गए PM मोदी के कदमों से खालिस्तानी आंदोलन कमजोर हुआ- सिख प्रतिनिधिमंडल चीन: एक नए वायरस का कहर, H3N8 बर्ड फ्लू से पहली बार इंसान की मौत दिल्लीः AAP को राष्ट्रीय पार्टी का दर्जा मिलने के बाद अरविंद केजरीवाल आज कार्यकर्ताओं को करेंगे संबोधित

The Supreme Court today allowed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to carry out its rallies in Tamil Nadu, rejecting the MK Stalin-led DMK government's request.The DMK government had challenged a Madras High Court order permitting the RSS to carry out marches in the state, citing what it called rumours that had triggered panic among Hindi-speaking workers in the state. 

 महाराष्ट्र: अकोला में टीन शेड पर नीम का पेड़ गिरने से 7 की मौत, 5 जख्मी अमेरिका: ट्विटर ने BBC, अमेरिकी रेडियो नेटवर्क NPR को 'गवर्नमेंट फंडेड' करार दिया हरियाणा: सोनीपत में नमाज अदा कर रहे लोगों पर भीड़ का हमला, हिरासत में लिए गए 16 आरोपी वाराणसी: ज्ञानवापी मस्जिद में वुजू का इंतजाम किए जाने की मांग, याचिका पर 14 अप्रैल को सुनवाई करेगा सुप्रीम कोर्ट नई दिल्लीः कांग्रेस नेता राहुल गांधी वायनाड में करेंगे रोड शो और जनसभा, सदस्यता जाने के बाद पहला दौरा

The riot control police are out and prohibitory orders have been imposed in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur after two groups clashed last night over the alleged desecration of a Ram Navami flag. The mobs threw stones at each other and set two shops and an auto-rickshaw on fire in Shastrinagar. 

 "हैदराबाद: 'भारत के पहले आतंकवादी का नाम नाथूराम'- ओवैसी नई दिल्लीः गरीब कैदियों को जेल से बाहर आने में मदद करेगी मोदी सरकार महाराष्ट्र: 'हम भी लगाते थे टाटा-बिरला पर आरोप', अडानी मामले पर JPC जांच को लेकर बोले शरद पवार मध्यप्रदेश: लड़कियां भी इतने गंदे कपड़े पहनकर निकलती हैं, कैलाश विजयवर्गीय का विवादित बयान नोएडा: फिर दिखा पिटबुल कुत्ते का आतंक, दिल्ली पुलिस के दारोगा के बेटों पर किया अटैक 

Several Telangana Congress leaders were detained by police on Saturday ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state later today. 

 बठिंडा: अकाल तख़्त की बैठक पर अमृतपाल की नज़र, भगोड़े की 'अपील' के कारण पुलिस अलर्ट नई दिल्लीः ‘प्रधानमंत्री का कम पढ़ा लिखा होना बेहद खतरनाक’- मनीष सिसोदिया दिल्लीः ज्ञानवापी मामले में CJI चंद्रचूड़ ने मुस्लिम पक्ष को किया आश्वस्त, कहा दरखास्त लगाओ, मैं देखूंगा नई दिल्लीः भारत में 24 घंटे में कोरोना के आए 6000 से ज्यादा नए केस दिल्लीः नवजोत सिंह सिद्धू ने कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष मल्लिकार्जुन खड़गे और महासचिव जयराम रमेश से की मुलाकात

India on Friday reported 6.050 new Covid-19 cases, the health ministry data stated. The country witnessed a hike of 13 per cent in coronavirus cases than yesterday. According to the health ministry data, India reported 14 more fatalities due to the virus. The total death count stands at 5,30,943. The number of discharged people stood at 4,41,85,858 as per data shared by the ministry on Friday. Amid the rise in the Covid cases, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a high-level meeting today. The daily positivity rate is pegged at 3.39 per cent while the weekly positivity rate stands at 3.02 per cent, the ministry said. Total number of tests done during the previous day 1,78,533 

 नई दिल्लीः हंगामे के साथ ख़त्म हुआ संसद का बजट सत्र दिल्लीः मां सोनिया के घर शिफ्ट होंगे राहुल गांधी नई दिल्लीः भाजपा के 44 वें स्थापना दिवस पर 10 लाख कार्यकर्ताओं से बोले, PM मोदी कहा हनुमान जी की तरह करें राष्ट्र की सेवा बिहार: यूट्यूबर मनीष कश्यप पर लगा NSA, बिहार के बाद तमिलनाडु में बड़ा एक्शन दिल्लीः RBI ने रेपो रेट में नहीं किया कोई बदलाव, 6.5 फीसदी पर बरकरार

The Delhi High Court on Thursday denied bail to jailed former AAP minister Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The high court, while dismissing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader's bail plea, said he is an influential person and may tamper with evidence. Satyendar Jain, who was arrested on May 30 last year by the agency, had approached the high court after the trial court dismissed the bail petition in November last year.