01 Apr, 23:44 (IST)

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) said it detected seven Chinese naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 am on Sunday and 6 am on Monday (local time).

01 Apr, 22:00 (IST)

Congress announced its candidates for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, with Abhay Kashinath Patil nominated to contest from Akola, Maharashtra, and Kadiyam Kavya chosen to contest from Warangal, Telangana.Congress Candidates List 

01 Apr, 20:38 (IST)

Following a suspected Israeli attack, an explosion was reported near the Iranian embassy building in Damascus, Syria. Footage captured the aftermath of the strike, revealing flames engulfing the building adjacent to the Iranian embassy, accompanied by explosions.Explosion Heard Near Iranian Embassy

01 Apr, 19:37 (IST)

The Aam Admi Party workers held a protest outside Tihar Jail on Monday over the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in an alleged money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy case. Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Monday sent the AAP supremo to judicial custody till April 15.

01 Apr, 18:49 (IST)

After surviving two recent lunar nights, Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has now gone dormant, the country’s space agency JAXA said on Monday. SLIM, also known as "Moon Sniper" in Japanese, touched down on the lunar surface on January 20.

01 Apr, 17:44 (IST)

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai on Monday said that the Union government is trying everything possible to retrieve Katchatheevu island from Sri Lanka. He also reiterated his allegation that the island was ceded to Sri Lanka by the then-Indira Gandhi government in 1974 with the consent of the late Tamil Nadu former Chief Minister and DMK patriarch Karunanidhi.

01 Apr, 16:48 (IST)

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to pass any interim order staying the Varanasi court's order allowing Hindu parties to offer prayers and puja in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi Mosque. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud said that it would be appropriate to maintain a status quo at the disputed site to allow both communities to offer religious worship.

01 Apr, 15:05 (IST)

An army trooper on guard duty opened fire in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district after noticing suspicious movement. Officials said that after noticing suspicious movement in the Chingus area of Rajouri, the alert sentry of the Army's 15 grenadiers opened several rounds.

01 Apr, 14:10 (IST)

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose visited the storm-affected area in Jalpaiguri on Monday, April 1. A violent thunderstorm that struck sections of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, on Sunday resulted in five fatalities and over 300 injuries.CV Ananda Bose Visits Storm-Affected Area in Jalpaiguri

01 Apr, 12:58 (IST)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that over the next 10 years, India must strive to become a "financially Atmanirbhar" economy that is shielded from all global events and continues to march ahead confidently for progress and development. He also said that the country’s economy has risen in the last few years from the inherited mess of 2014.

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Mumbai, April 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a ceremony marking “90 years of the Reserve Bank of India” in Mumbai today, which will also be attended by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. On Sunday, PM Modi came down heavily on the Congress over the ceding of Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka in 1974 by the then Indira Gandhi government, an issue that has gained prominence in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls after recent news reports highlighting the issue.

Leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc assembled at Delhi's historic Ramlila Maidan for their ‘Loktantra Bachao’ (save democracy) rally on Sunday. While the AAP, a member of the alliance, said that the rally is to protest the arrest of AAP national convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal by the ED in the excise policy case, the Congress, the largest constituent, said that the protest is not ‘person-specific,’ and that the Opposition will raise its voice against the ‘dictatorship’ of the BJP-led central government.

At least four people were killed and more than 100 people injured on Sunday afternoon as a cyclonic storm whipped through West Bengal. Several houses were damaged and trees uprooted as strong winds wreaked havoc across the district headquarters and parts of neighbouring Mainaguri. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has left for the affected area and rescue operations remain underway.

Pope Francis called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all Israeli hostages in an Easter Sunday address that marked the most important day on the Christian calendar by deploring the suffering caused by wars. King Charles III shook hands and chatted with onlookers after attending an Easter service at Windsor Castle on Sunday in his most significant public outing since being diagnosed with cancer last month.

A top US general has presented Washington's alternative to Israel's anticipated military offensive in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza where more than one million people have taken refuge after fleeing from other parts of the Strip due to the Israel-Hamas war. Israel has signalled its intention to attack Rafah, the last Hamas stronghold, and destroy four battalions in the southern Gaza city. But, the US and other Western countries have expressed their concerns over the aftermath of the assault, including casualties.