Top News of April 4: UN Security Council to meet Wednesday on alleged Syria chemical attack

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#9:52 PM

Hyderabad residents got respite from scorching heat as rain lashed parts of the city earlier today.- ANI

#9:44 PM

Heat wave intensifying, don't know how much more temperatures will rise in coming days. Water provided is not sufficient: Resident,Gulbarga- ANI

#9:43 PM

Water crisis hits Karnataka's Gulbarga amidst soaring temperatures: Tankers arrive once every two days for residents of Garib Nawaz Colony.- ANI

#9:37 PM

White House says in 'best interest' of Syrians for Assad not to lead- AFP

#9:32 PM

Russia IDs metro bomber as St Petersburg mourns 14 dead- AFP

#9:29 PM

UN Security Council to meet Wednesday on alleged Syria chemical attack- AFP

#9:28 PM

Syria army 'categorically denies' chemical attack- AFP

#9:13 PM

Five killed and 22 critically injured after collision between bus and a tractor in Odisha's Baripada.- ANI

#9:12 PM

Argentina ex-president Kirchner faces fresh graft charges: judge- AFP

#8:55 PM

One person possessing 14 kgs smuggled gold valued at Rs. 4.1 Crore arrested by DRI near Dumdum Railway Station in Kolkata.- ANI

#8:53 PM

UN says stalled Cyprus peace talks to resume- AFP

#8:49 PM

Decisions made are laughable, people have been deceived: Naresh Agarwal, SP on loan waiver for small and marginal farmers by UP Govt- ANI

#8:43 PM

Congress Parliamentary strategy meeting scheduled to be held tomorrow morning in Parliament.- ANI

#8:38 PM

Promises made during elections fulfilled in first(UP)cabinet, matter of pride.Maharashtra CM should do this too:Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray- ANI

#8:36 PM

Congress issues three-line whip in Rajya Sabha for next two days- ANI

#8:20 PM

UN commission says investigating Syria 'chemical' attack- AFP

#8:18 PM

Syria attack believed to be chemical, from the air: UN envoy- AFP

#8:15 PM

Five killed and 22 critically injured after collision between bus and a tractor in Odisha's Baripada.- ANI

#8:13 PM

26 illegal slaughter houses were closed: Siddharth Nath Singh, UP cabinet minister- ANI (Read more)

#8:10 PM

Actor Vinod Khanna hospitalised on March 31 after severe dehydration. He is better now, doctors looking to discharge him soon says family- ANI

#8:08 PM

UN envoy calls for accountability over 'horrific' Syria attack- AFP

#8:03 PM

GST bill to be discussed in Rajya Sabha tomorrow- ANI

#8:03 PM

CBI arrests BSNL microwave project AGM, GC Bidika while accepting Rs 1 lakh bribe from complainant.- ANI

#8:00 PM

French President Francois Hollande accuses Syria's Assad of chemical weapons 'massacre'- AFP

#7:56 PM

Spotify signs global licence agreement with Universal- AFP

#7:55 PM

BJP issues a whip to its Rajya Sabha members, asking them to remain present in the house for next two days.- ANI

#7:54 PM

Kolkata:Woman allegedly raped for several months by a man, files complaint;Police registered case under IPC sections 376, 506, 509, 313&354d- ANI

#7:54 PM

Himachal Pradesh: Bus carrying pilgrims overturns near Ranital in Kangra district; 2 dead & 40 injured; injured being shifted to hospital.- ANI

#7:50 PM

We have waived off NPA worth Rs 5,630 crore: Siddharthnath Singh, UP- ANI

#7:42 PM

Farmers loans worth Rs 30,729 crores waived off by Uttar Pradesh Govt for small and marginal farmers- ANI

#7:40 PM

We have waived off farmer loans worth Rs 30,729 crores :Siddharth Nath Singh, UP cabinet minister.- ANI

#7:30 PM

Anri-Romeo squads doing great work across the state: Shrikant Sharma, UP- ANI (read more)

#WATCH: Press briefing after Uttar Pradesh cabinet's first meeting in Lucknow https://t.co/PnNwUveTg1

— ANI (@ANI_news) April 4, 2017

#7:27 PM

5000 wheat buying centres to be set up, to be monitored by CM: Shrikant Sharma, UP- ANI (read more)

#7:26 PM

Farmers to get Rs 10 more than minimum support price per quintal: Shrikant Sharma, UP- ANI (read more)

#7:13 PM

Odisha: A Rath Yatra procession held in Bhubaneswar on the occasion of Ram Navami earlier today- ANI

#7:09 PM

Gas attack report a 'false accusation': Syria security source- AFP

#7:07 PM

NCAA says state of North Carolina will again be considered for championship hosting after "bathroom bill" repeal.- AP

#6:55 PM

T20 series against Sri Lanka to be Mashrafe Mortaza's last.- ANI

#6:55 PM

Syria 'chemical' attack perpetrators must be 'held to account': UK - AFP

#6:54 PM

Chemical watchdog 'seriously concerned' by alleged Syria gas attack- AFP

#6:49 PM

Bangladeshi cricket team captain Mashrafe Mortaza has announced his retirement from T20 Internationals.- ANI

#6:27 PM

Sri Lanka released 38 Indian fishermen, to be handed over to Indian Coast Guard at International Maritime Boundary Line: Gopal Baglay, MEA- ANI

#6:23 PM

Pune: Man & woman, both 22-yr old, found dead in forest area of Lonavla yesterday; case filed against unknown persons- ANI

#6:21 PM

Russian investigators identify a 22 year-old Kyrgyz-born man as the suicide bomber in the St. Petersburg subway blast.- AP

#6:19 PM

Russian investigators confirm metro bomber as Akbarjon Djalilov- AFP

#6:17 PM

Kerala: 8 journalists from Mangalam TV who honey-trapped then minister AK Saseendran surrendered before investigation team; being questioned- ANI

#6:06 PM

Brazil court meets to rule on whether Temer election valid- AFP

#6:06 PM

There is no confirmation on her arrest: Ludhiana commissioner of police Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh on Rakhi Sawant- ANI

#6:04 PM

Non bailable warrant had been issued by Ludhiana court against Rakhi Sawant, Ludhiana police has gone to Mumbai:Ludhiana police commissioner- ANI

#6:02 PM

Ishant Sharma, unsold at the IPL players' auction, has been picked by Kings XI Punjab- ANI

#5:42 PM

We of course expect intl community & organisations to enforce international mechanisms:MEA on remarks of Nikki Haley reg India-Pak relations- ANI

#5:41 PM

We of course expect intl community & organisations to enforce international mechanisms:MEA on remarks of Nikki Haley reg India-Pak relations- ANI

#5:39 PM

Russian military says 'no strikes' near Syrian town Khan Sheikhun- AFP

#5:38 PM

The Dalai lama arrives in Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh.- ANI

#5:38 PM

Government's position for bilateral redressal of all India-Pakistan issues in an environment free of terror and violence hasn't changed: MEA- ANI

#5:37 PM

Pakistan should stop abetting militancy in Jammu and Kashmir and let peace return to the state: J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti in Dooru, Anantnag- ANI

#5:30 PM

Army personnel apprehended by police at Srinagar airport after live cartridge of INSAS rifle was recovered from him. He was to go to Mumbai- ANI

#5:29 PM

Syria attack 'calls into question' peace process: opposition- AFP

#5:18 PM

Assad regime bears responsibility for 'awful' Syria 'chemical' attack: EU's Mogherini- AFP

#5:07 PM

Madhya Pradesh: Air coolers installed for animals at Van Vihar National Park in Bhopal due to intense heatwave.- ANI

#4:59 PM

France calls for UN Security Council meet on Syria 'chemical' attack- AFP

#4:59 PM

Erdogan tells Putin 'inhuman' Syria chemical attack could endanger peace talks: sources- AFP

#4:57 PM

Lucknow: UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Dy CM KP Maurya and UP Minister Shrikant Sharma arrive for first Cabinet meeting. - ANI

#4:55 PM

Delhi Daredevils batsman Shreyas Iyer to miss a few initial matches of IPL 10 due to chickenpox.- ANI

#4:48 PM

Maharashtra: 15 year old girl allegedly raped by a police constable in Nashik. Accused arrested under section 376 and sections of POCSO.- ANI

#4:46 PM

'Pink Star' diamond fetches record $71.2 million in Hong Kong- AFP

#4:42 PM

1 person killed in a fire that broke out at a godown near Sunlight Colony in Jeevan Nagar earlier today.- ANI

#4:33 PM

Nikki R Haley(Permanent Rep of the US to UN) speaks on if Washington would make any effort to get India&Pak to engage in peace talks.- ANI

#4:28 PM

ED attaches assets worth Rs 61.61 Crore of Jagjit Singh & others of drug racket in Punjab. Total attachments in the case now is over 95 Cr.- ANI

#3:59 PM

Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Delhi, discussed security in border areas.- ANI

#3:59 PM

Rocket slams into hospital in northwestern Syria as doctors treat victims of a suspected chemical attack. - AFP

#3:54 PM

We will look at it like, more trade arrangements & engagement between two countries with UK post exit from EU: Union Minister Arun Jaitley- ANI

#3:48 PM

We’ll provide a special dispensation: Goa CM Manohar Parrikar on those impacted by SC order of banning liquor shops on highways.- ANI

#3:47 PM

Extradition request for Vijay Mallya been made by India.Will be proper for ministries to discuss it: UK Chancellor of Exchequer P Hammond- ANI

#3:40 PM

Bombs hit hospital treating Syria 'gas attack' victims- AFP

#3:37 PM

Rakhi Sawant arrested by Punjab Police.She is arrested over case filed against her for making derogatory remarks on Valmiki.- ANI

#3:36 PM

J&K: Police in Kashmir arrests miscreants who misused cyber space to threaten professionals & govt functionaries and harm their reputation.- ANI 

#3:13 PM

Fire broke out in Jim Corbett National Park's Jhirna, Bijrani & Sarpduli range; fire was later controlled.- ANI 

#3:01 PM

U.S. hints at Trump acting as mediator between India-Pak- ANI 

#2:57 PM

Mumbai: Fire breaks out at slums in Vatsala Tai Naik Nagar, Chembur area- ANI 

#2:47 PM

Syria 'gas attack' death toll rises to 58: monitor- AFP 

#2:42 PM

ED attaches Rs 5 crore of fixed deposits under PMLA of Madanlal Jain in Afroz Fatta case.- ANI 

#2:37 PM

Samajwadi Party's Women's Wing president Shweta Singh resigns from the party.- ANI 

#2:30 PM

Boeing Co. says it has signed a $3 billion deal with Iran's Aseman Airlines for 30 737 MAX airplanes- AP 

#2:07 PM

Delhi: Fire breaks out at a godown near Sunlight Colony in Jeevan Nagar: 8 fire tenders at the spot- ANI 

#1:52 PM

'14 dead' in Saint Petersburg metro blast: health minister - AFP 

#1:47 PM

Syrian opposition demands UN investigate 'gas attack'- AFP 

#1:34 PM

Two women bank staff members foil robbery bid by armed men, who were later thrashed by people in Gurugram, Haryana- ANI 

#WATCH: Two women bank staff members foil robbery bid by armed men, who were later thrashed by people in Gurugram, Haryana pic.twitter.com/xlIOFuUxpJ

— ANI (@ANI_news) April 4, 2017

#1:24 PM

Three dead and 5 injured after falling off Tundla-Kanpur EMU train near Ghasara Railway station in Auriya; injured admitted to hospital- ANI UP

#1:12 PM

Death toll in Syria 'gas attack' rises to 35: monitor- AFP 

#1:10 PM

Geetha Johri appointed new DGP of Gujarat - ANI

#12:58 PM

Syria 'toxic gas' attack kills 18 civilians: monitor- AFP 

#12:50 PM

Mumbai: People pay tribute to Kishori Amonkar, renowned Hindustani classical vocalist who passed away last night, at the age of 84 - ANI

#12:45 PM

Jharkhand: BJP leader Yashwant Sinha &100 villagers arrested for taking out Navratri march through a restricted route in Hazaribagh's Mahudi - ANI

#12:30 PM

Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh): Husband arrested for sending triple talaq message through postcard after wife lodged complaint- ANI

#12:12 PM

Madras HC directs TN Govt to waive loans of all farmers in cooperative banks; earlier TN govt waived loans of farmers owning up to 5acres land - ANI

#11:50 AM

J&K: Ceasefire violation by Pakistan along LoC in Rajouri sector; Indian Army posts are retaliating; firing is presently on - ANI

#11:30 AM

St Petersburg attack staged by Kyrgyz suicide bomber: Kyrgyzstan authorities- AFP 

#11:26 AM

No need to create 'artificial controversy': India on Chinese objection to the Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh - PTI 

#11:21 AM

Weather change in Northern India: Light to moderate rains likely in J&K, Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand till 6 April, says Skymet- ANI 

#11:18 AM

Visit is purely religious in nature&there should be no political angle given to that: Union Min Kiren Rijiju on Dalai Lama's Arunachal visit- ANI 

#11:09 AM

ED arrests G D Reddy and K Liakath Ali in separate cases during follow-up action against shell companies- ANI 

#11:03 AM

Arunachal Pradesh: Preparations underway in West Kameng district's Bomdila for The Dalai Lama's visit this evening.- ANI 

#11:01 AM

Provisional tax collection figures for 2016-17: Direct tax growth rate is 14.2% and indirect tax growth rate is 22%.- ANI 

#10:59 AM

Provisional tax collection figures for 2016-17: Total net tax revenue grows at 18% to Rs 17.10 lakh crore, highest in last 6 years- ANI 

#10:49 AM

Jharkhand: Four sleeping labourers' children crushed to death by truck in Palamu's Hariharganj, last night, driver fled with truck- ANI 

#10:37 AM

J&K: Over 19,000 youth from Kashmir participated in the Army recruitment rally held in Kashmir's Baramula district- ANI 

#10:32 AM

I charge only the rich but for poor I work for free. All this is instigated by Mr.Jailtley who's afraid of my cross-examination- Ram Jethmalani- ANI 

#10:23 AM

More than 100 shops gutted after fire broke out at Sambalpur's Golbazar Mandi in Odisha. the situation now under control.

More than 100 shops gutted after fire broke out at Sambalpur's Golbazar Mandi in #Odisha. situation now under control. pic.twitter.com/7Bw1zaTHsG

— News Nation (@NewsNationTV) April 4, 2017

#10:06 AM

Kishori Amonkar's demise an irreparable loss to Indian classical music: PM Modi - ANI 

#9:59 AM

Was discussed; sanctioned Rs154cr but work didn't start due to laxity of last govt.Confident it'll start-Union Min M.Sharma on Ramayan museum- ANI UP 

#9:57 AM

Rajasthan PWD department to denotify State Highways to Urban roads to circumvent SC's liquor ban order at National and State Highways- ANI 

#9:04 AM

He (UP CM) told me- come to Lucknow we'll have meeting. Yes I'll certainly discuss Ram temple but this is unofficial meet: Subramanian Swamy- ANI 

#8:25 AM

Bihar: Naxal apprehended from Jamui's Manikthan village in a joint operation by CRPF, Bihar police & SSB; arms and ammunition recovered- ANI 

#7:47 AM

Donald Trump pledges 'full support' to Putin over Russia metro attack- AFP 

#7:40 AM

#Navratri celebrations at #Jhandewalan Temple in Delhi pic.twitter.com/0aSFvdfJlX

— News Nation (@NewsNationTV) April 4, 2017

#7:33 AM

Dalai Lama to begin a week-long visit to Arunachal Pradesh, today- ANI 

#7:25 AM

UP CM Yogi Adityanath to hold first UP cabinet meeting in Lucknow, today at 5 pm.- ANI 

#7:04 AM

UK tourism body calls for visa-free EU travel after Brexit- Reuters India 

#6:45 AM

Thousands rally in front of Congress in Asuncion to protest bid to lift ban on Paraguay President Horacio Cartes running for re-election- AFP 

#6:36 AM

Trump signs repeal of U.S. broadband privacy rules- Reuters India