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A Delhi court on Saturday fixed for May 9 the verdict on framing charges against Aaftab Amin Poonawala, accused of strangling his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and chopping her body into pieces.
Atiq Ahmed-Ashraf killing | Judicial custody of the three shooters extendedtill May 12. All three of them - Arun Maurya, Lovelesh Tiwari and Sunny Singh - are currently lodged in Prayagraj jail. (ANI)
Two Army personnel killed as force's ambulance skids off road, plunges into gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district: Officials (ANI)
Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court extends AAP leader and former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's judicial custody in the ED case of excise policy matter, till May 8. (ANI)
Maharashtra | A building collapsed in Bhiwandi area. 10 people feared trapped. Police team including fire brigade and disaster left for the spot. (ANI)
Uttar Pradesh | Ghazipur's MP MLA court convicts jailed mafia Mukhtar Ansari in a gangster case and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5 lakh. (ANI)
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates congratulatedPM Modi on the 100th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat'. "Mann ki Baat has catalyzed community-led action on sanitation, health, women’s economic empowerment & other issues linked to the Sustainable Development Goals," he tweeted.
The oversight committee that was constituted to probe the allegations levelled by wrestlers against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has not reached any conclusion and the report of the committee has been submitted to Delhi police: Sources (ANI)
ED says it searched BYJU CEO Raveendran Byju's office and residence in Bengaluru under FEMA and seized 'incriminating' documents. (PTI)
One copy of FIR has been given to the wrestlers. Copy of FIR registered under POCSO not given to wrestlers, as it will be given only to the victim family: Delhi police (ANI)
Former BJP MLA Jawahar Prasad arrested from his residence in Sasaram in connection with the communal violence case which took place on March 31. (ANI)
Resignation is not a big deal but I am not a criminal. If I resign, it will mean that I have accepted their (wrestlers') allegations. My tenure is almost over. Govt has formed a 3-member committee and elections will be held in 45 days & my term will end after the elections: WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
I am innocent and ready to face the investigation. I am ready to cooperate with the investigative agency. I have full faith in the judiciary and I respect the order of the SC: WFI chief & BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh (ANI)
Three civilians were wounded when Israeli air strikes targeted a site near the Syrian city of Homs early Saturday, state media reported, with a war monitor saying a Hezbollah munitions depot was hit.
During more than a decade of civil war in Syria, Israel has launched hundreds of air strikes on its territory, primarily targeting Iran-backed forces and Lebanese Hezbollah fighters as well as Syrian army positions.
Iran's permanent ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, said the "illegal" presence of foreign military forces, including those of the US, in Syria constitutes a blatant violation of international law and the UN Charter, and is the main source of insecurity in the Arab state.
School violence and bullying have emerged as a prevalent problem in Vietnam as teachers report increased levels of aggression and disobedience in the classroom, state media reported. Nearly 1,600 violent incidents, mainly fights, are reported to occur in school premises or outside school gates each year, and one out of 11,000 students is expelled annually for getting involved in fights, according to the Ministry of Education and Training as quoted by the Vietnam News report on Friday.