Taiwan Detects Seven Chinese Naval Vessels Around Nation: Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, April 1, 2024

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).

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 

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

On Monday, April 1, the Rouse Avenue Court sent Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody till April 15. This comes after the latter was produced in the court as his Enforcement Directorate custody comes to an end today.

Court Sends Arvind Kejriwal to Judicial Custody Till April 15

According to sources reported by news agency ANI, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address public rallies in Uttarakhand's Rudrapur and Rajasthan's Kotputli on April 2. On April 6, PM Narendra Modi is likely to address a rally in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur.

PM Modi's Likely Schedule

Security has been heightened outside Delhi's Rouse Avenue court as CM Arvind Kejriwal will be produced before the court at the end of his ED custody on Monday, April 1.

Security Beefed Up at Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court

In a shocking incident in Delhi, at least five people were injured after a leopard entered a house in a village in Delhi today, April 1. Fire officials said they received a call regarding a leopard barging into the house at Gali No-3, Jagatpura village at 6.18 am.

The External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar is currently addressing a press conference on the Katchatheevu Island issue at the BJP headquarters in Delhi on Monday, April 1.

EAM S Jaishankar Addresses Press Conference on Katchatheevu Issue

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Mumbai today, April 1, to attend the 90th year celebrations of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). PM Narendra Modi will arrive is expected to arrive in the morning and take a helicopter to INS Shikra- the helibase of the Indian Navy at Colaba, from where he will travel by road to RBI.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has successfully undergone hernia surgery. His office confirmed the news on Monday, April 1, and said that Benjamin Netanyahu was "in good shape and beginning to recover".