The big news: CBSE Class 12 economics re-exam to be held on April 25, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: Centre will file a review plea in the Supreme Court against its verdict on the SC/ST Atrocities Act, and clashes broke out in Bihar’s Nawada.
A look at the headlines right now:
- CBSE to hold Class 12 economics exam on April 25, Class 10 maths re-test only for Delhi, Haryana: Whether Class 10 students need to write the mathematics paper again will be decided within 15 days based on the investigation into the paper leak, the Centre said.
- Centre to file review petition in Supreme Court against verdict on SC/ST Atrocities Act: The top court’s decision that public servants cannot be arrested without preliminary inquiry under the Act led to protests by three BJP ministers.
- Clashes break out in Bihar’s Nawada after Hanuman idol is allegedly desecrated: The police had to fire several rounds in the air to calm the crowd.
- Fire on board bus travelling to Bangkok kills 20 migrant workers: The cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained.
- Karnataka government takes down CM Siddaramaiah app on Election Commission’s instruction: The poll panel has ordered the government to remove photos of the chief minister and other Congress ministers from official websites.
- Police arrest murder suspect after body of abducted Delhi University student was found in a drain: The accused is a man the victim had met on a dating application.
- Asansol imam says he will leave town if people retaliate for his son’s killing, says report: Imam Maulana Imdadul Rashidi’s son Sibtulla was found dead on Wednesday night.
- AIADMK cadres to hold hunger strike on April 2 over Cauvery board, says Panneerselvam: Party workers in all districts will fast, the deputy chief minister said.
- Twitter introduces ‘Timestamps’ to share specific moments from live videos: Users sharing live videos can slide to the exact moment in the video that they want to highlight, before tweeting it out.
- Indian banking sector reported 12,533 frauds worth Rs 18,170 crore in 2016-’17, says report: Proxy advisory firm Institutional Investor Advisory Services said that the Bank of Maharashtra reported as many as 3,893 frauds.