20 Apr, 23:59 (IST)

The microblogging website Twitter on Friday went down due to an internal server error. However, the social media site recovered within 20 minutes after it turned dysfunctional.

20 Apr, 23:42 (IST)

The Chennai Super Kings on Friday registered a mammoth 64-run victory over the Rajasthan Royals. Batting first, the MS Dhoni-led side posted a total of 204/5. In response, RR was restricted to 140. Read full report.

20 Apr, 21:26 (IST)

CSK Opener Shane Watson struck a 51-ball century in the ongoing match against the Rajasthan Royals. For live updates of the match, click here.

20 Apr, 19:20 (IST)

The Gujarat police on Friday detained three individuals on their suspected involvement in rape-murder case of 9-year-old in Surat.

20 Apr, 17:19 (IST)

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released the third list of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections. The list includes the names of candidates from 59 constituencies. Earlier, the party had released two lists of 72 and 82 candidates each.

20 Apr, 16:37 (IST)

Calcutta High Court orders West Bengal Election Commission to issue new panchayat poll dates. The court was hearing a petition against the alleged arm-twisting tactics used by the ruling party elements to prevent the Opposition candidates from filing nominations. Read full report here.

20 Apr, 15:26 (IST)

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley  through a Facebook post titled 'Judge Loya Death Case – The One That Almost Created a Judicial Mutiny' spoke about the CJI Impeachment issue. 

20 Apr, 12:10 (IST)

Centre, in its letter, submitted to Supreme Court said that it has started process to amend POCSO Act to ensure maximum punishment of death penalty in child rape cases between the age group of 0-12 age. Centre submitted its report while responding to a PIL, according to a report on ANI. Further hearing is on April 27.

20 Apr, 11:30 (IST)

In the Narodiya Patiya case, Maya Kodnani has been acquitted by Gujarat High Court. Life imprisonment for Babu Bajrangi upheld by the same court. 

20 Apr, 11:20 (IST)

Supreme Court to decide media should be prohibited from debate, according to reports. 

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On Thursday, Supreme Court reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged mysterious death of special CBI judge B H Loya, who was hearing the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case. In a surprising event, Supreme Court website was also hacked immediately after the Loya death verdict.

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde condemned India’s deplorable situation when it comes to women security.Describing the latest incident of the outrageous rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in India as "revolting", IMF chief Christine Lagarde said she hoped that the Indian authorities starting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi would pay more attention to it. According to the latest IMF report, India becomes the 6th largest economy at $2.6 trillion, displacing France. This comes as a good news for the nation, because one can expect a change of opinion as well as investments from outside. The 2018 Time 100 List came out yesterday, featuring the hundred most influential people in the world, includes Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli, Ola co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal, actress Deepika Padukone and Indian-origin Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

Some big developments that are expected to happen today are:

It is expected that the cash crunch situation faced in ATMs across the states will get solved soon as government as well as senior bank officials assure. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu will sit on a hunger strike in Amaravati on today, to protest over Centre's non-cooperation towards his state.

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