Top news of April 7: BJP leader Om Prakash Dhurve detained by police

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#11:43 PM

Opposition is trying to postpone election by doing raids & negative propaganda: TTV Dinakaran on IT raids in TN - ANI

#10:55 PM

Umaria (MP): BJP leader Om Prakash Dhurve detained by police for violation of model code of conduct in effect for the Bandhavgarh by poll - ANI

#10:46 PM

Sweepers treat patients in the emergency ward of Mau district hospital, Uttar Pradesh - ANI

#10:09 PM

I am in touch with Indian Ambassador in Sweden. The attack was very close to Indian Embassy. Our embassy officials are safe: Sushma Swaraj - ANI

Read More | Stockholm terror attack Live: 3 killed as a truck crashes into store near Indian Embassy; Swedish PM calls it terror attack

#10:03 PM

Hyderabad: IT dept conducts searches at around 30 premises of a prominent chit fund co. involved in real-estate,media&financial consultancy. - ANI

#9:44 PM

Home Minister Rajnath Singh speaks to J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti & NDRF DG regarding flood situation in Jammu & Kashmir - ANI

#9:36 PM

Prajnesh Gunneswaran gives India 2-0 against Uzbekistan in the Davis Cup tie after beating Sanjar Fayziev - PTI

#9:29 PM

Suspect in Stockholm truck ramming attack apprehended - ANI

#9:01 PM

Virat and I had a chat and we are still friends,thankfully,Sometimes, on the field we take the game too seriously: David Warner - ANI

#8:54 PM

COA status report also rules out that N Srinivasan will represent BCCI in ICC meeting in Dubai. - ANI

#8:53 PM

No disqualified member can attend SGM or discharge any function within BCCI or any BCCI Committee or Sub Committee: BCCI - ANI

#8:48 PM

CBI file case against 3 officials of Axis Bank,Ahmedabad for allowing unauthorized transactions in accounts of shell companies in Nov–Dec 16 - ANI

#8:45 PM

Maharashtra Government passes resolution congratulating Aamir Khan for not releasing #Dangal in Pakistan without National anthem - ANI

#8:27 PM

Team has found no anomaly or tampering in EVM and VVPAT used during demonstration in Bhind(Madhya Pradesh) on 31st March, 2017: EC - ANI

#8:22 PM

Chennai: Rs 4.5 cr cash,Rs 85 cr worth gold and documents seized from TN Health Minister Dr Vijaya Bhaskar's residence in an IT raid - ANI

#8:18 PM

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches Deen Dayal Rasoi where meals will be provided for Rs 5 - ANI

#8:15 PM

Hyderabad: DRI seizes 2300 Methaqualone tablets weighing 860 gm, from a courier parcel booked for Kuwait; tablets concealed in trousers. - ANI

#8:03 PM

Mukta Dutta Tomar appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Germany - ANI

#7:59 PM

EC directs both AIADMK factions to remove 'two leaves' symbol from all official websites,social media & submit compliance report by April 8 - ANI

#7:55 PM

Swedish prime minister says one person arrested in the deadly truck attack on a Stockholm department store. -AP

#7:48 PM

Siliguri (West Bengal): DRI seized around 22 Kg of yellow metal believed to be gold of foreign origin valued at Rs 6.58 crore; 5 arrested- ANI

#7:31 PM

Saw 2 people lying on street,heard loud noises, saw three others injured,helicopters flying: Indian Ambassador to Sweden Monika Mohta - ANI

#7:10 PM

Swedish media say 3 killed as a truck crashes into Stockholm store, shots also fired.Attack happened 100 metres from Indian Embassy - ANI

#7:05 PM

Ramkumar Ramanathan gives India 1-0 lead against Uzbekistan in the Davis Cup tie after beating Temur Ismailov. - PTI

#7:04 PM

Mumbai Investigation of Directorate is conducting search on a jeweller group and recovered cash of Rs 6 crore.7 premises have been raided. - ANI

#7:03 PM

IT Dept conducting searches at around 100 locations in 4 cities.Chennai Directorate is searching at 33 locations in Chennai and Trichy - ANI

#7:01 PM

TMC RS MP Dola Sen evades question on her refusal of security protocols of Air India. - ANI

Read More | TMC MP Dola Sen delays Air India flight by 40 minutes over seating arrangement

#7:00 PM

She was with her elderly mother, crew asked her to change to a safer seat. She screamed; identified herself as MP: Co passenger - ANI

#6:46 PM

Security forces arrest two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists from Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore - ANI

#6:45 PM

Van drives into crowd in Stockholm, people injured - AFP

#6:41 PM

Hoshangabad (MP): 12 houses gutted in fire in Sohagpur; 1 dead and 3 injured - ANI

#6:08 PM

Issued notice to Rajasthan Govt over death of a person due to assault by so called Gau Rakshaks: National Human Rights Commission - ANI

#6:05 PM

Secunderabad: Police arrested burglars, recovered goods worth Rs 4,00,000 including gold ornaments of 110 gm & silver articles of 200 gm. - ANI

#6:01 PM

Don't know about misbehavior, point is she didn't cooperate & flight was delayed: OP Mishra (Cong), Dola Sen's co-passenger - ANI

#5:50 PM

BJP MP Babul Supriyo talks on TMC MP Dola Sen, who delayed an AI flight by over 30 minutes, says, "MPs are soft targets." - ANI

#5:49 PM

TMC RS MP Dola Sen delayed Air India flight from Delhi to Kolkata by over 30 minutes after refusing to abide by security protocols - ANI

#5:32 PM

As per rules, cabin crew requested that wheel chair passenger can't travel on emergency exit, MP Dola Sen started screaming: Air India - ANI

#5:18 PM

BJP has tendency to discriminate with ppl of the country & with countries with whom we try to maintain relations: M.Kharge on Tarunvijay - ANI

#5:12 PM

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj meets Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina in Delhi - ANI

#5:00 PM

An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on Richter Scale hit Uttarakhand's Rudryaprayag around 04:02 PM today - ANI

#4:49 PM

Virbhadra Singh DA case: Delhi Court adjourns the matter for hearing till Monday after completion of scrutiny of the documents. - ANI

#4:44 PM

Extension has been given to joint committee on land acquisition bill till first week of winter session. - ANI

#4:38 PM

TMC RS MP Dola Sen delays Air India flight from Delhi to Kolkata by 30 minutes after refusing to abide by security protocols: Sources - ANI

#4:17 PM

Funny;not all ppl in Kerala,Karnataka & TN are black.Our leader Dr.Kalaignar is fair,Jayalalithaa was fair: TKS Elangovan,DMK on Tarun Vijay - ANI

#4:15 PM

Former Maharashtra minister & NCP leader Suresh Dhas suspended for 6 years from the party for anti-party activities - ANI

#4:08 PM

Hearing in Punjab&Haryana HC on PIL seeking cancellation of permission to Punjab Min NS Sidhu from working in TV show deferred till 11 May - ANI

#3:42 PM

Sensex tanks 220.73 points to close at 29,706.61; Nifty falls 63.65 points to 9,198.30. - PTI

#3:42 PM

AI aircraft was asked to reject take off as per normal protocol. No collision issue, no infringement, nowhere safety was compromised: DGCA - ANI

Read More | Air India revokes fly ban on Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad after he voices regret in a letter

#3:40 PM

Indians not racist as we live with black people from south India, says BJP's #TarunVijay; gets panned for racist remark. - PTI

#3:37 PM

NATO says Syria to blame for US strikes after attack - AFP

#3:35 PM

Russian military says Syrian air defences to be 'strengthened' - AFP

#3:30 PM

In view of apology tendered by Mr. Gaikwad & undertaking of good conduct given by him, AI & other airlines advised (by MoCA) to lift ban: AI - ANI

#3:21 PM

If we were racist why would we have entire south? Why would we live with them? We have black ppl around us: Tarun Vijay,BJP to Al Jazeera - ANI

#3:14 PM

In a letter dated April 6 addressed to Civil Aviation minister, he(Gaikwad) has conveyed his regrets for the unfortunate incident: Air India - ANI

#3:13 PM

Govt revokes ban on remaining 10 opposition MLAs suspended for uproar & burning copies during budget day: Girish Bapat,Maha Parl Affairs min - ANI

#3:07 PM

Air India lifts ban on Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad - ANI

#3:04 PM

Very happy&honoured to be conferred with National Award for my first movie itself,will always be grateful to jury, Dangal team: Zaira Wasim - ANI

#2:56 PM

Civil aviation ministry writes a letter to Air India to withdraw the ban on Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad: Sources - ANI

#2:55 PM

Special CBI court dismisses application of ex-MoS Coal Santosh Bagrodia, accused in coal block scam, seeking permission to travel to London - ANI

#2:45 PM

I neither booked ticket for 17th nor 24th April for any airlines as reported since session to be sine-die on 13th April: MP Ravindra Gaikwad - ANI

Also Read: 64th National Film Awards: Akshay Kumar Best Actor for Rustom, Neerja Best Film; Zaira Wasim Best Supporting Actress

#2:26 PM

Mumbai: Opposition leaders protest demanding loan waivers for farmers in Maharashtra-ANI

#2:18 PM

Cauvery water issue: Supreme Court dismisses Karnataka's review petition

#1:32 PM

DMK working President MK Stalin demands resignation of Tamil Nadu health minister Vijaya Bhaskar after IT raids-ANI

#1:30 PM

Air India and Indigo flights come face to face at Delhi airport runway, mishap averted due to ATC communication-ANI

#1:15 PM

Rajasthan government has sent report to Ministry of Home Affairs on Alwar Cow vigilantism incident-ANI

#1:07 PM

China condemns use of chemical weapons "by any country, in any circumstance", urges avoiding 'further deterioration' in Syria-AFP

#1:02 PM

Centre opposes in SC, EC's recommendation for cluster counting of votes. Revelation of booth wise votes would be more beneficial, says Centre-ANI

#12:58 PM

Thiruvananthapuram Chief Judicial Magistrate court sent Mangalam TV CEO Ajith Kumar & Chief reporter Jayachandran for 3 days police-ANI custody

#12:55 PM

US President Donald Trump accepts President Xi Jinping's invitation to visit China-ANI

#12: 22 PM

PM Modi travelled from Lok Kalyan Marg to Delhi Airport in normal traffic. There were no route restrictions -ANI

#12: 21 PM

LIVE: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina arrives in Delhi -ANI

#12:18 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Delhi airport to receive Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina -ANI

#12:17 PM

64th National Film Awards: Best Actor of the year conferred to Akshay Kumar for film Rustom -ANI

#12:11 PM

UK government 'fully supports' US strikes on Syria: Reports UK media -ANI

#12:08 PM

64th National Film Awards: 'Neerja' gets best Hindi Feature Film -ANI

#12:03 PM

Punjab: 3 schoolchildren & their driver were killed, several injured after school bus collided with a mini truck in Hoshiarpur -ANI

#11:53 AM

SC issued notice to 11 states Chief Justices & 2 Union Territories on a PIL seeking setting up of special courts to deal with POCSO offences- ANI

#11:51 AM

64th National Film Awards: Uttar Pradesh is selected ' Most Film Friendly State', Special mention Award to Jharkand -ANI

#11:43 AM

LIVE: Chairman and Members of the Jury for 64th National Film Awards addressing a press Conference, in Delhi -ANI

#11:41 AM

Copy of Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad's Air India ticket which was cancelled by the Airlines - ANI

#11:28 AM

Home Minister will give details on Monday: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in Rajya Sabha on Rajasthan's Alwar cow vigilantism incident -ANI

#11:25 AM

Apraadhi, qatil, gunda, badmash. usko Hindu Musalman ke nazar se mat dekhye, apraadhi apraadhi hai: Mukhtar A Naqvi in RS on Alwar incident -ANI

#11:24 AM

More than 1.37 lakh crore of tax evasion detected during the last three years: CBDT #BlackMoney -ANI

#11:07 AM

Indian Commercial Pilots Association to Air India: Appreciate stand taken against unruly passengers, pledge unconditional support to you - ANI

#11:02 AM

Air India hasn't received any communication from aviation ministry yet to lift flying ban on Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad: Sources -ANI

#10:57 AM

Petition on Cow vigilantism: SC also issued notice to Karnataka. Matter deferred till May 3 for further hearing -ANI

#10:40 AM

Air India has cancelled Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad's Delhi-Mumbai & Mumbai-Delhi tickets for April 17 and 24 respectively: Air India Spox -ANI

#10:35 AM 

Telangana: Hyderabad police arrested a notorious offender with 20 tolas of gold worth Rs. 6 lakh.- ANI

#10:33 AM

It would be good if Vande Mataram & national anthem is sung at educational institutions, universities: Dhan Singh Rawat,Uttarakhand Minister- ANI

#10:11 AM

U.S. military strike on Syria draws mixed reactions from Trump administration -ANI

#10:08 AM

IT raid at Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijaya Baskar residence at Greenways road, Chennai- ANI

#10:05 AM

Another soldier loses his life taking death toll to 3 after multiple avalanches in Batalik Sector (J&K). Two rescued safely -ANI

#9:44 AM

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to arrive in India today, will meet External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj -ANI

#9:34 AM

J&K: Avalanches hit posts in Kaksar Sector; all affected soldiers safely rescued. Damage to equipment & stores being recouped -ANI

#9:33 AM

Srinagar: Water level in Jhelum river has started to recede, after rainfall stopped -ANI

#9:27 AM

J&K: Indian Army's Rashtriya Rifles Battalion rescued 10 children stranded in waterlogged areas of Parray Mohalla of Panzipura, yesterday - ANI

#9:20 AM

Vehicles stranded in Udhampur as Jammu-Srinagar National highway continues to remain closed due to landslide, restoration work underway - ANI

#9:15 AM

Meerut (UP): Quick Reaction Team (QRT) nabbed a suspicious man near Army camp with documents allegedly related to Pakistan, inquiry on -ANI

#9:08 AM

Ghaziabad(Uttar Pradesh): Leopard that had strayed into a house in Sahibabad last night, rescued by forest department officials this morning -ANI

#9:04 AM

PM Modi speaks to J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti on the flood situation, offers all possible support from Centre in dealing with the situation -ANI

#9:00 AM

In letter to Air India,All India Cabin Crew Assocn came out in support of Air India stressing on unconditional apology by the Shiv Sena MP -ANI

#8:53 AM

Must not let R Gaikwad onboard unless he tenders unconditional apology to AI employees & undertakes in writing to abide by all norms: AICCA -ANI

#8:51 AM

All India Cabin Crew Association says Gaikwad is & will continue to be risk to flight Safety, Govt must think hard about letting him back on - ANI

#8:40 AM

'Samajwadi' word to be dropped from Uttar Pradesh Govt schemes, 'Mukhyamantri yojna' to be used now: Siddharthnath Singh,UP cabinet Minister - ANI

#8:30 AM

Strike was a proportional response to Assad's heinous act. It was intended to deter the regime from using chemical weapons again: Pentagon -ANI

#8:29 AM

US military planners took precautions to minimise risk to Russian or Syrian personnel located at the airfield: Pentagon releases statement - ANI

#8:28 AM

#US Pentagon releases statement: Russian forces were notified in advance of the strike using the established deconfliction line -ANI

#8:11 AM

Trump launches military strike against Syria in response to chemical weapon attack -ANI

#8:10 AM

Rajasthan: Fire that broke out in Sariska Tiger Reserve buffer zone yesterday in Alwar continues to rage - ANI

#8:04 AM

#UPDATE: Two soldiers have succumbed to their injuries after multiple avalanches in Batalik Sector (J&K) -ANI

#7:57 AM

Two people suffered burn injuries after a major fire broke out at a four-storey building in Delhi's Sreshtha Vihar last night - ANI

#7:45 AM

#UPDATE: One soldier loses life in multiple avalanches in Batalik Sector (J&K), two rescued. Total four rescued so far - ANI

#7:44 AM

Syrian state TV reports US missile attack on number of military targets, calls the attack an "aggression" - ANI

#7:43 AM

IT raid at Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijaya Baskar residence at Greenways road, also at other locations including Pudukkottai and Trichy - ANI

#7:33 AM

Fire broke out at a scrap godown in Bhopal last night, more than 10 houses near the godown gutted in fire. Situation now under control- ANI

#7:26 AM

President Donald Trump calls on 'civilized nations' to join U.S. in 'seeking to end the slaughter and bloodshed in Syria.' - ANI

#7:24 AM

Dozens of Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired by US at an air base in Syria at 8:45 p.m. Eastern Time, target was the Shayrat airfield -ANI

#7:11 AM

After Meerut, Allahabad faces Vande Mataram row -ANI

#7:08 AM

The Supreme Court to hear the case of appointment of Special Public Prosecutors and judges in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases -ANI

#7:02 AM

United States launches dozens of cruise missiles at airbase in Syria - U.S. official, reports Reuters -ANI

#7:00 AM

United States launches dozens of cruise missiles at airbase in Syria - U.S. official, reports Reuters 

#12:10 AM

Clash between AIADMK OPS and AIADMK Sasikala factions in R K Nagar, many injured. AIADMK OPS candidate E Mathusuthanan's car also damaged

#12:05 AM

Legendary comic Don Rickles has passed away: US Media