LIVE News Updates: Jamia Coordination Committee member’s bail plea dismissed

A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed the bail application of Jamia Coordination Committee's media coordinator Safoora Zargar who was arrested for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to incite communal riots in the national capital's northeast area.

The Special Cell of Delhi Police had arrested her on March 13 in connection with the case, following which she moved the bail application. Metropolitan Magistrate Vasundhara Chhaunkar passed the order in this regard.

Widespread violence between people supporting citizenship law and those opposing it had spiralled out of control in the area last month leaving 53 people dead and scores injured.

She was also held in another case pertaining to organising anti-CAA protests in the Delhi's Jafrabad area, last year. She was arrested on April 11 in this matter.

It was after the protest at the Jafrabad Metro Station that clashes broke out in the area at the end of February

A fire broke out in a high-rise office building, located on Golf Course Road, here, said an official on Tuesday.

The fire was located at 11.25 p.m. on 11th and 3rd floor of the twin tower, a commercial building owned by Paras Group.

Sunil Adlakha, fire office of Gurugram, said the fire broke out in UPS rooms of 11th and 3rd floor probably due to short circuit in the wiring.

"Four fire tenders and a hydraulic machine were deployed. It took around 2 hours to douse the flame," Adlakha said.

The price of crude oil in the world has come down in an unprecedented manner, still in our country petrol is at ₹69 per litre and diesel at₹62 per litre, why? In this time of crisis, whatever reduction in price we get, will be a relief. When will the govt listen? asks Rahul Gandhi

A police personnel was killed on a highway here after his motorcycle was allegedly hit by a truck, police said on Tuesday.

The driver of the truck is absconding, they said.

The incident took place on Monday night on the Noida-Greater Noida expressway near Amity University, the police said.

"The deceased has been identified as 27-year-old Rishabh Kumar. He was designated as a constable in the Uttar Pradesh police and was currently attached with the 112 emergency service in Noida," a police spokesperson said.

Following a domestic quarrel a man in Tripura's Khowai district murdered his wife with a sharp knife on Tuesday and then fled his home, police said.

Although overall crime has reduced but there has been no respite to domestic violence against women, according to the police.

Police official Udham Debbarma said that 40-years-old Swapan Debbarma following some bickerings with his wife Kabita, 32, murdered her at their Jamadar Bari home in western Tripura). The couple has an 18-years-old daughter.

A day after the UK High Court in London rejected embattled businessman Vijay Mallya's appeal against extradition, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said that it was hopeful of getting the custody of the former Kingfisher Airlines chairman once he is extradited to India.

A senior ED official linked to the probe told IANS, "Mallya's appeal was rejected by the UK High court yesterday and now he has the option to appeal to the Supreme Court there."

The official said that the system in the UK is a bit different, as Mallya needs to reach the top court there via the High Court again, citing the reason why he needs to move the Supreme Court.

The official said that Mallya needs to convince the High Court why there is a need to approach the Supreme Court.

Rupee settles 30 paise lower at 76.83 (provisional) against US dollar.

Six people, including three members of a family, died in separate incidents of lightning and wall collapse in parts of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.

Harendra Yadav, 55, and Shanti Devi, 60, were killed on Monday night after lightning struck them in Balia and Pratapgrah districts respectively, they said.

Ram Avatar Singh (55), his son Sumit (20) and nephew Brijesh (22) were killed in a lightning strike in Bareilly, SDM Vishu Raja said, adding that five people were injured and admitted to a hospital in the district.

Khidirpur village resident Harinarain, 58, died due to wall collapse, the police said.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's father Anand Singh Bisht was cremated on Tuesday on the banks of the Ganga at Phoolchatti in Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal district.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat laid a wreath on the body before it was consigned to flames at the ghat, around 16 km from Rishikesh.

"The loss of a social worker like Bisht will be felt acutely by the people of the state and his contribution to the society will be remembered forever," he said.

On Monday, Adityanath had said that he will not attend the funeral as he needed to be in UP for the fight against COVID-19.

Bisht, 89, died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi on Monday, officials said.

He was admitted to the hospital after his health deteriorated. He was undergoing treatment at the gastroenterology department, they said.

Kerala High Court takes suo-moto notice of news reports about the deteriorating water quality of Periyar River, seeking reports from the Pollution Control Board, Water Authority on it. The matter has been posted for April 24.

Uttarakhand: Badrinath in the Chamoli district received snowfall today; Portals of the Badrinath Temple to open on May 15.

Pakistan Army on Tuesday resorted to intense shelling on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesperson said.

"At about 11.20 AM, Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and intense shelling with mortars along the LoC in Kerni sector," the spokesperson said.

He said the Indian Army retaliated befittingly and cross-border shelling between the two sides was going on when last reports were received

Whatever happened in Palghar shouldn't have happened, it is unfortunate and condemnable. Police acted quickly and arrested over 100 people who were involved in the incident on the same night. Further investigation is underway: Sharad Pawar, NCP

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked the media not to publish either the name or the photograph of the alleged shooter in the country's bloodiest shooting rampagethat left at least 19 dead, including the lone gunman, in Nova Scotia province.

"No one man's action can build a wall between us and a better day, no matter how evil, how thoughtless or how destructive," Efe news quoted Trudeau as saying at a Monday morning press conference.

"As families grieve the loss of a loved one, all Canadians are standing with them."

Instead of focusing on the shooter, Trudeau suggested at his daily coronavirus press conference that "all our attention" should be paid to the victims, their families and friends.

A doctor was shot at in Sushant Golf city locality here on Monday by unidentified assailants who fled away with his car, police said.

The incident took place when VK Singh of the community medicine department of King George's Medical University (KGMU) was on his way home in Sushant Golf City from his brother's place at Khera village, they said.

Two assailants stopped his car and asked him to come out and when he resisted, they shot at him and fled the spot in his car, police said, adding that the matter is being probed.

The injured doctor has been admitted to Trauma centre of KGMU, where his condition was stated to be stable, they said.

Thundersquall and heavy rain lashed the city and some other districts in West Bengal as the Met department on Tuesday forecast enhanced thunderstorm activity across the state till April 24 owing to the formation of low pressure.

Equity benchmark Sensex plunged over 1,000 points in opening trade on Tuesday tracking heavy losses in banking, energy and IT stocks amid volatility in global market as international crude oil prices went into a tailspin overnight.

Embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who lost his UK High Court appeal against an extradition order to India, has said that he is "disappointed" with the ruling but will continue to seek legal remedies as advised by his legal team.