13 Apr, 23:12 (IST)

Andhra Pradesh Chief minister and YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was attacked with stones at Ajit Singh Nagar in Vijaywada on Saturday night. Jagan received injury on his forehead while Vijayawada-West legislator Vellampalli Srinivas, who was beside Jagan, was hurt in his left eye. Doctors treated them and Jagan later continued his bus yatra in the city.

13 Apr, 21:32 (IST)

Congress on Saturday released List of 16 candidates for Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Manish Tewari will contest from Chandigarh while Vikramaditya Singh will contest from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh.

13 Apr, 19:27 (IST)

The cargo ship “MSC Aries” seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the Gulf has 17 Indians on board and India is already in touch with the Iranian authorities to ensure security, welfare and the early release of the Indians, official sources said on Wednesday.

13 Apr, 17:47 (IST)

Iran will bear the consequences if it choses to escalate the tensions in the region, Israeli military said on Saturday, adding that the Israeli military is on high alert. The statement was issued following the previous statement regarding the seizure of a vessel between the United Arab Emirates and Iran.

13 Apr, 16:57 (IST)

A fire has broken out at the Pay and Accounts office in Mumbai. The incident was reported earlier today, and emergency services are believed to be responding to the situation.

13 Apr, 15:38 (IST)

Top Congress leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge and Sonia Gandhi are discussing on the party candidates from Punjab, Haryana, Bihar and Delhi at a meeting of the central election committee in Delhi.

13 Apr, 14:42 (IST)

The Supreme Court will hear Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea on Monday, April 15, against his arrest and remand by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) concerning the excise policy case. Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta's division bench is slated to take up the matter for hearing.

13 Apr, 13:46 (IST)

Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Saturday, April 13, said that when Delhi's jailed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife, Sunita Kejriwal, applied to meet him in jail, she was told that she could not meet him face-to-face but through a window. "Why such inhuman behaviour? This inhuman act has been done just to humiliate and discourage the CM," he said.

13 Apr, 12:23 (IST)

On Saturday, April 13, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Indian creators must build games which address global issues like climate change and cleanliness, among others, while innovating for the world. The Indian Prime Minister said that unlike shooting games produced in the Western world, our games must also address real-life issues.

13 Apr, 11:15 (IST)

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday, April 13, said that the INDIA (opposition alliance) will win the upckomg Lok Sabha polls. INDIA and other parties which are opposing the BJP will form the government. Yes, they (Naveen Patnaik and Mamata Banerjee) are also opposing the BJP," he added.INDIA Bloc Will Win

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New Delhi, April 13: The Congress party is going to hold the next meeting of its Central Election Committee on April 13. The party has already declared 260 seats though it is yet to decide candidates for nine seats in Haryana as alliance partner Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded a candidate in Kurukshetra; the party is yet to announce candidates for three seats each from Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and might also field a few more candidates from West Bengal.

The upcoming CEC assumes significance as party leaders are expected to discuss candidates for the high-profile seats of Amethi and Raebareli even as a large section of the party is believed to favour party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi contesting from the two constituencies. Tripura Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress Leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra To Hold Roadshow in Agartala on April 16.

In the last CEC meeting, the leaders could not discuss candidates for Haryana due to shortage of time. The CEC is yet to take a final call on the Delhi candidates from northeast Delhi, Chandi Chowk and northwest Delhi. Congress Lok Sabha Elections Campaign Song Video: Grand Old Party Launches Poll Campaign Song ‘Haath Badlega Halaat’, Steps Up Social Media Electioneering.

In another news, Punjab and Haryana are likely to witness light to moderate rainfall along with thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds during April 13-15.

As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), an active western disturbance is likely to affect northwest India from April 12. Under its influence, scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds (occasionally reaching 30-50 kmph) are very likely over Punjab and Haryana during April 13-15.

In a special message sent to the Punjab chief secretary, the IMD has predicted light to moderate rain accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds at isolated places on April 13 and 14, light to moderate rain at some places on April 15, and at isolated places on April 16. Hailstorm is likely at isolated places on April 13.