17 May, 20:30 (IST)

A big fire broke out at a factory in Bawana industrial area of outer Delhi, officials said on Thursday. The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) officials said they received an information about a fire in a factory at 5.05 pm.

17 May, 18:44 (IST)

A fire broke out at a tyre factory in Ajmer, Rajasthan earlier today. Fire tenders were immediately dispatched to the scene and efforts to douse the fire are currently underway. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined. No casualties have been reported at this time.

17 May, 16:57 (IST)

A Delhi Police team, accompanied by forensic analysts, have reached Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's home, amid the row over assault allegations by Swati Maliwal, the Aam Aadmi Party's leader's aide, Bibhav Kumar.

17 May, 15:00 (IST)

In a recent development, a video has gone viral showing the aftermath of the alleged assault on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal while she was present at Arvind Kejriwal’s home. The video captures a heated argument between Maliwal and the security personnel at the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. “Like every time, this time also this political hitman has started efforts to save himself. By getting his people to tweet and playing videos without any context, he thinks he can save himself by committing this crime. Who makes a video of someone being beaten up? The truth will be revealed to everyone as soon as the CCTV footage of the house and the room is checked. Fall to whatever level you can, God is watching everything. One day everyone's truth will come out in front of the world,” Swati Maliwal posted on X.

17 May, 13:21 (IST)

The National Commission of Women (NCW) has demanded an action report from the Delhi Police two days after the alleged assault on AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal. NCW chief Rekha Sharma said that they have been in contact with Swati Maliwal since the assault incident happened at the residence of Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal.

17 May, 12:13 (IST)

The Delhi Police have served a notice to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Personal Secretary (PS) Bibhav Kumar to join the probe into a case of alleged assault on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal. Sources said that Kumar had been asked to come to the police station at 11 am and join the probe.

17 May, 11:07 (IST)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a public rally in Mumbai on May 17. The rally will be held at Shivaji Park in Mumbai's Dadar. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray will share the stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Shivaji Park.

17 May, 09:43 (IST)

During his two-day visit to Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah told various delegations that they should not vote for dynastic parties. The Home Minister met delegations of the Pahari community, Sikh community and Gujjar/Bakarwals, and also had detailed discussions about party affairs with local BJP leaders.

17 May, 08:19 (IST)

A video of AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal leaving from AIIMS, Delhi, after a medical check-up late last night has surfaced. On Thursday, Maliwal said that she recorded her statement with the Delhi Police regarding the "assault" on her at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's residence.Watch Video:

Mumbai, May 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a campaign rally at Mumbai's iconic Shivaji Park today, his second election appearance in the city in two days.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray will attend the event, state BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule said. He was speaking to reporters after meeting Thackeray, who has announced his party's support to BJP-led National Democratic Alliance's candidates in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. Lok Sabha Elections 2024: INDIA Bloc Will Disintegrate ‘Khata Khat’ After June 4, Says PM Narendra Modi.

Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a poll rally claiming that the Wayanad MP goes to Thailand when the temperature increases. Swati Maliwal Breaks Silence on 'Assault' Incident at Arvind Kejriwal's Residence, Says 'Have Submitted My Statement to Delhi Police, BJP Should Not Play Politics'.

Amit Shah, during a poll rally in Madhubani in Bihar, drew a parallel between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi claiming that while the Congress leader spends his vacation in Bangkok, PM Modi celebrates Diwali on the borders with our soldiers.

In another news, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday, claimed that although she and her party Trinamool Congress are an integral part of the opposition INDIA bloc, the West Bengal unit of Congress and CPI-M are not included in it.

"Some are misunderstanding and misinterpreting me. The opposition INDIA bloc was formed at the national level. We will remain a part of that alliance at the national level. I took the main initiative in the formation of that opposition bloc. Hence I am part of that national unit. But neither the West Bengal unit of Congress nor the state unit of CPI-M is included in that national bloc. They are with BJP in West Bengal," the Chief Minister said while addressing an election meeting at Tamluk Lok Sabha constituency in East Midnapore district in the afternoon.

In another news, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will conduct 14-day variable rate repo auction for a notified amount of Rs 1.25 lakh crore on May 17.