India News: Aircraft lessors approach DGCA to deregister 45 Go First Airways planes

A senior official of a mining developer-cum-operator (MDO) firm engaged by power utility NTPC was shot dead in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Tuesday, police said.

The Tamil Nadu government has decided to drop Thiru S.M. Nasar as the Minister for Milk and Dairy Development from the cabinet. Besides, Mannargudi legislator T.R.B Rajaa will be inducted into the cabinet and will be sworn in as a minister on May 11 at Raj Bhawan in Chennai.  

Indian defence forces keeping a close watch on the situation in Pakistan, in view of the developments there. Strong vigil is being maintained by the forces along the Line of Control and the international border, ANI said quoting its defence sources.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attended a training camp of the party at Mount Abu in Rajasthan's Sirohi district on Tuesday.

It is his first visit to the state after the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' and also comes a day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public rally in the district. 

Aircraft lessors approached DGCA to deregister 45 Go First Airways planes. The airlines have a total strength of 55 planes, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said.

Union Minister Smriti Irani after watching the movie 'The Kerala Story' said, "Every political party that stands in opposition to this film, stands with terrorists organisation, that is my belief as a parent...those political organisations that disallow citizens of our country are standing in support of such terror methods."

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sings a song on the birth anniversary of #RabindranathTagore, in Kolkata.

Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has demanded a ban on the movie 'The Kerala Story'. AIMIM spokesperson Waris Pathan also demanded that the makers of the movie should be arrested.

In a big development, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that his government has formed a panel to review polygamy.

"We are not going through Uniform Civil Code (UCC), but we want to ban polygamy under a State Act. Assam Government has decided to form an expert committee to investigate whether the State Government has the authority to prohibit polygamy in the region. Assam Government wants to ban polygamy in the state," he said.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw met Google CEO Sundar Pichai at Google headquarter.  "Good discussion on India Stack and Make in India program," tweets Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Pune's Special ATS court has sent accused DRDO scientist Pradeep Kurulkar to ATS custody till May 15 in the DRDO espionage case.

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested Pradeep M Kurulkar (59) in Pune on Wednesday under the Official Secrets Act.

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen visited India Gate on Tuesday. He is on an official visit to India.

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen hold a bilateral meeting in Delhi.

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday termed as "shocking" and "haunting" the boat accident at Tanur area of Malappuram district two days ago that claimed 22 lives, including 15 children, and initiated a PIL on its own to find out why the authorities allowed the vessel to operate by allegedly flouting rules.
 

The Delhi Police has arrested two men from Rajasthan's Alwar for allegedly arranging bank accounts and SIM cards for fraudsters in Haryana, officials said on Monday.

A 38-year-old shopkeeper was arrested for allegedly molesting a minor girl in northeast Delhi's Nand Nagri area, police said on Tuesday. 

The incident took place on Saturday, they said, adding the accused has been identified as Mohammad Imam alias Imamuddin alias Imran, a resident of Nand Nagri. A case has been registered against the accused, they said.

Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar along with former CM and LoP Siddaramaiah visited Chamundeshwari Temple in Mysuru on Tuesday.

At least three Maoists were killed in an encounter with police personnel in Odisha's Kalahandi district, Kalahandi SP Abhilash G said.

The encounter took place in the Taperenga-Lubengad forest under Madanpur -Rampur police limits. A police official also sustained critical injuries during the encounter and has been admitted to Bhima Bhoi Hospital in Bolangir. One AK 47 Rifle also sized from the spot, police said.

External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar said that the Indian "Consulate is rendering all necessary assistance to the bereaved family and to those injured." The consulate is facilitating the formalities to bring back the mortal remains of Aishwarya Thatikonda who was killed in the shooting incident in Texas, US on May 6. "We are in touch with the family of the deceased as well as the local authorities. Our officers are on the ground to render all possible assistance. We are closely monitoring the situation," the Indian consulate tweeted. 

Maharashtra minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha along with BJP leader Vinay Sahasrabuddhe meets the makers of the film 'The Kerala Story' in Mumbai.

"Mumbai Police has assured them of their security. The filmmakers have stated that they don't want any police security right now and the police are in touch with them," Lodha said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Rajasthan on 10th May. PM to dedicate and lay the foundation stone of infrastructure projects worth over Rs 5,500 crores. He will also lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of the Udaipur railway station.

The Prime Minister will also visit the Shantivan complex of Brahma Kumaris in Abu Road and lay the foundation stone for Super Speciality Charitable Global Hospital.

"Ours is a known friendship and we were colleagues many years ago. No discussion was held on any alliances today. The land in Puri is being given free of cost to the Bihar govt to build a Bihar Bhawan there," said Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik after meeting with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar in Bhubaneswar. 

Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said, "Preliminary investigation shows the Amritsar blast was of low intensity. The investigation is being conducted by Punjab Police with the help of agencies like NSG, NIA and FSL. We did not find any detonator or other devices. Searches are also being conducted at marketplaces, railway stations and other places."

"I heard Ashok Gehlot's speech in Dholpur; it seems that his leader is not Sonia Gandhi but Vasundhara Raje Scindia, said Congress MLA Sachin Pilot, openly attacking Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday.

In a setback for Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, the Patna High Court rejected an early hearing petition application filed by the Bihar government on caste survey. The Patna High Court last week ordered an interim stay on the caste survey in Bihar, citing it as a caste census, which is the prerogative of the Union Parliament. The High Court had also observed that the caste survey was being done to benefit political parties. The next hearing is scheduled to be held on July 3, 2022.

Amid the ongoing controversy over The Kerala Story, which saw a ban on the release of the movie from the Bengal government and criticism by Congress and other parties. Union Minister Prahalad Joshi and his family watched The Kerala Story in Karnataka's Hubbali.

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MHA officials including Home Secretary are going to take part in review meeting ahead of G20 meet. Top brass of J&K Police including DG J&K Police Dilbag Singh, ADG Jammu Mukesh Singh, ADG Kashmir Vijay Kumar are expected to attend the meeting. J&K Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary to J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Divisional Commissioner’s will also be a part of the high-level meeting.

Several casualties are feared after a tanker carrying raw alcohol fell into a gorge in Dive Ghat in Pune on Monday night, said officials. More details are awaited on the matter.

Earlier, in March, at least five people were injured after a Bengaluru-bound private bus from Mumbai met with an accident, informed officials from Pune's Fire department. According to officials, the bus met with an accident on the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway near Bavdhan in Pune. "The injured people were admitted to a hospital," said an official, reported ANI.

The Delhi High Court directed the police to record the statement of one of the five men, allegedly beaten by cops and forced to sing the national anthem, before the magistrate within a week. Five men were beaten and forced to sing the national anthem by Delhi police cops during North East Delhi riots. The statement of a youth to be recorded, who claimed to be an eyewitness to Faizan who succumbed to his injuries, who was also forced to sing the national anthem and beaten up leading to his death during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, per ANI report.

Former Mumbai Mayor and Shivsena (UBT) Leader Professor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar died due to a cardiac arrest last night, said party officials. His funeral will be done today at the Teachers' Colony Bandra Crematorium in the afternoon, the officials added, per ANI report.

National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at different locations in J&K's Shopian district.  The raid has been launched on the premises of Jammu and Kashmir Jamaat-e-Islami. According to sources, raids have been conducted at over 12 locations.

The raids were conducted in the North, Central, and South Kashmir valleys: Pir Panjal and Chenab Valley in Jammu; Srinigar, Anantnag, and Kupwara, among others, in Kashmir; Poonch, Rajouri, and Kishtwar districts of Jammu.