LIVE News Updates: Strict action to be taken against hospitals that refuse Swasthya Sathi card, says Mamata

Strict action will be taken against the hospitals that refuse to accept the state government's Swasthya Sathi health smart card: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

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Army Chief General Manoj Pande today took over as the Honorary Colonel of the Sikh Light Infantry regiment

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Jammu & Kashmir | Encounter underway between security forces and terrorists at Marhamaa in the Bijbehara area of Anantnag.

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Ranchi | Enforcement Directorate arrests Jharkhand mining secretary Pooja Singhal in money laundering probe linked to alleged embezzlement of MGNREGA funds & other charges

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Sri Lanka economy will 'collapse' if no new govt in 2 days: central bank

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Delhi | Anti encroachment drive is being carried out in Lodhi Colony area and Mehar Chand market.

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Sensex declines 276.46 points to 54,088.39 at end of trade; Nifty down 72.95 points to 16,167.10

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Two judges Bench of Delhi HC pronounce split verdict on criminalising marital rape. Justice Rajiv Shakdher rules in favour of criminalising while Justice Hari Shankar disagrees -holds that Exception 2 to Sec 375 doesn't violate Constitution as it's based on intelligible different

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It's very unfortunate the way minorities are being attacked, their houses are being bulldozed. The judiciary is not coming forward to take Suo Moto cognizance of such incidents...: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti

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Delhi | An anti-encroachment drive is being carried out in Dwarka Sector 3

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SC asks Centre, states to refrain from registering any FIR invoking sedition charges.

All pending cases, appeals and proceedings with respect to charges framed for sedition should be kept in abeyance, says SC

Sedition cases: SC says reliefs granted to accused to continue, also fixes July for hearing pleas challenging validity of provision

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SC extended the interim stay till May 13 on the Allahabad High Court order issuing non-bailable warrants against senior IAS officer and Chief Executive Officer of NOIDA in a contempt case related to a land acquisition matter

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Sedition law: Centre tells Supreme Court that a cognizable offence cannot be prevented from being registered, staying the effect may not be a correct approach and therefore, there has to be a responsible officer for scrutiny, and his satisfaction is subject to judicial review.

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Palestinian Health Ministry says Al Jazeera's journalist Shireen Abu Akleh died of wounds from Israeli gunshot in West Bank, reports AP.

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India reports 2,897 fresh cases, 2,986 recoveries, and 54 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total active cases 19,494. Daily positivity rate at 0.61%

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Sensex jumps 190.34 points to 54,555.19 in early trade; Nifty climbs 65.55 points to 16,305.60

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Bihar | Fire breaks out in Visvesvaraya Bhavan in Patna. Fire tenders at the spot. No casualties reported so far.

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