26 Apr, 23:36 (IST)

American standup comedian and actor Bill Cosby has been convicted of drugging and molesting a woman 14 years ago, reported news agency AFP.

26 Apr, 22:04 (IST)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Wuhan, China late on Thursday. He is scheduled to attend the informal summit with President Xi Jinping tomorrow. The summit will feature a one-on-one interaction between the two leaders, with no delegation being present alongside them. Both the sides had refrained to pre-impose any agenda for the meet.

26 Apr, 20:49 (IST)

Terrorists hurled grenade at a police post in Jammu & Kashmir's Kulgam late on Thursday. Two police personnel were killed in the attack, whereas, one civilian was also injured.

26 Apr, 20:32 (IST)

The panchayat polls across 20 districts in West Bengal will be held on May 14, said the notification issued by the State Election Commission. The results will be declared on May 17. Read full report.

26 Apr, 19:17 (IST)

Congress candidate G Manjunath's nomination has been rejected after the Karnataka High Court disqualified him for falsely claiming to be a Dalit.

26 Apr, 19:00 (IST)

3 were killed, 4 left injured after a cement-laden-lorry ran over a group of people in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor. The accident was reported in Pileru region. Driver of the lorry went absconding. A case has been registered by the local police.

26 Apr, 18:09 (IST)

The Election Commission on Thursday announced the dates for the Lok sabha bypolls in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Nagaland. A total of 5 parliamentary constituencies will be contested. The EC also announced the dates for 10 assembly bypolls. Read full report. 

26 Apr, 17:14 (IST)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for China on Thursday. The visit holds special significance as it would feature an "informal summit" between Modi and President Xi Jinping, where the two heads of states will hold a "one-on-one" interaction.

26 Apr, 16:56 (IST)

Office of Chief Electoral Officer, K'taka releases the list of 40-star campaigners each for Congress&BJP. List for Congress includes Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi&Manmohan Singh among others, that for BJP includes PM Modi, EAM Sushma Swaraj & UP CM Yogi Adityanath. 

26 Apr, 15:45 (IST)

Islamabad High Court ruled that Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif stands disqualified from Parliament for holding an Iqama (work permit) of the United Arab Emirates: Pakistan Media. 

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On Wednesday, a special court on Wednesday sentenced disgraced “godman” Asaram Bapu to life imprisonment till death for raping a teenage girl at his ashram. The father of Shahjahanpur victim thanked everyone who supported the family in the fight for justice. Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Ghulam Nabi Patel was killed yesterday afternoon after terrorists opened fired.

It comes as a good news as Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh suggested that the Kharif season this year would witness favourable produce, in lieu of suitable climatic conditions. Senior Supreme Court advocate Indu Malhotra on Wednesday became the first woman lawyer to be elevated as as a judge of the apex court.

Some big developments that are expected to happen today are:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for China today evening to attend an informal summit, to be hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Wuhan city on April 27 and 28. The Supreme Court today will resume hearing the case of alleged rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl belonging to Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua area.

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