UP Sunni Waqf Board moves HC against order asking ASI to survey Kashi-Gyanvapi mosque complex

The board said that the trial court in Varanasi passed the order illegally without any jurisdiction as the matter is in the Allahabad High Court.

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Kerala minister KT Jaleel resigns after state Lokayukta finds him guilty of nepotism

On April 9, the anti-corruption body said that Jaleel ‘misused’ his powers to appoint a family member in State Minorities Development Finance Corporation.

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No space in hospitals, crematoriums in Gujarat: Horrific scenes from Covid-19 crisis in state

Videos posted on social media reveal how desperate the situation is.

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Chhattisgarh: Bodies of Covid patients seen outside hospital, health minister says ‘very concerning’

The morgue of the Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Memorial Hospital in Raipur has reportedly run out of storage as the state tackles a record rise in coronavirus cases.

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Top 10 coronavirus updates: US regulators recommend pausing Johnson & Johnson vaccine

A look at the biggest coronavirus developments of the day.

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Watch: Madhya Pradesh shopkeepers protest against lockdown in parts of state

A surge in Covid-19 cases has prompted a lockdown in some parts of Madhya Pradesh.

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West Bengal: EC imposes 48-hour ban on BJP’s Rahul Sinha for comments on Cooch Behar firing

The Election Commission has also issued a notice to BJP state unit chief Dilip Ghosh for his remarks about the same incident.

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Coronavirus: Centre fast-tracks emergency approvals for foreign vaccines amid surge in cases

This comes amid a vaccine shortage in several states in India.

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Indian government’s development plans for the Andamans may endanger the world’s largest sea turtles

The government wants to open Little Andaman and ‘release the area for deployment of strategic assets’.

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Activist, ‘Court’ actor Vira Sathidar dies of coronavirus at 62

He was an active participant in the Ambedkarite movement in Maharashtra.

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Coronavirus: Delhi CM urges Centre to cancel board exams, cites 13,500 new infections in Capital

Arvind Kejriwal said that conducting the examinations could lead to a ‘large-scale spread’ of the infection.

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Bengal polls: Mamata Banerjee stages dharna in Kolkata to protest against EC’s 24-hour campaign ban

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut alleged that the ban was imposed at the behest of the BJP, while DMK’s Stalin asked the EC to ensure a level playing field for all.

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