India News LIVE: Delhi Police registers 2 FIR against BJP MP Brij Bhushan, adds POCSO Act

Two school students have been apprehended in Delhi on the charges of killing his 12-year-old classmate and dumping the body in a drainage, after the deceased saw them smoking cigarette in the school premises. Southeast DCP Rajesh Deo said, "Body of a 12-year-old boy was found in a drainage near his school in Badarpur and 2 of his classmates have been apprehended in connection with the case. During probe, it was revealed that victim saw accused smoking cigarette in the school premises and threatened to reveal it to school officials. The duo later lured him to an isolated place and assaulted him, which led to his death."

Two FIRs have been registered in New Delhi's Connaught Place police station by Delhi Police on complaints given by the protesting wrestlers against BJP parliamentarian and WFI president Brij Bhushan Saran Singh.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi district) Pranav Tayal said, "In the matter of complaints received from female wrestlers, two FIRs have been registered in PS Connaught Place, New Delhi District. The first one pertains to allegations levelled by a minor victim which is registered under POCSO Act along with relevant IPC sections concerning outraging of modesty etc. The second FIR is registered for carrying out comprehensive investigations into the complaints tendered by other, adult complainants under relevant sections pertaining to outraging of modesty etc.. Investigation into both the FIRs is being taken up in right earnest."

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is carrying out 'Operation Kaveri' despite all the troubles and difficulties being faced, while operating in between Wadi Sayyidna and Jeddah. The IAF has stated, "Upon landing, the aircraft engines were kept running while eight IAF Garud Commandos secured the passengers and their luggage into the aircraft. As with the landing, the take-off from the unlit runway was also carried out using NVGs. This approximately two-and-a-half-hour operation between Wadi Sayyidna and Jeddah will go down in the annals of IAF history for its sheer audacity and flawless execution - akin to that carried out in Kabul."

BSE Sensex on Friday gained 463 points and settled at 61,112.44, while NSE Nifty gained 150 points to settle at 18,065, surpassing 18k mark. As per reports, the indices of the domestic equity markets extended gains for the seventh consecutive session on Friday, tracking strong global cues as well as stronger corporate earnings. The trend of ending in the green had continued from last week's Thursday. Slowly and steadily, the stocks have been gaining ground. The weakness in the US dollar has once again made Indian and other emerging equity markets lucrative for foreign institutional investors. It is expected that Nifty index to go up to over 18,400 levels by the end of May 2023. Experts feel that the continued recovery in other key sectors like energy and IT pack would be critical to maintain the momentum.

Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has sparked a political faceoff between the BJP and the Congress in Rajasthan by describing the Ashok Gehlot led government of the state as Ravan. Shekhawat in Sikar said, "Ravan had 10 heads, Similarly, this Rajasthan Government and the Ravan of politics have 10 heads. This government is a pioneer in corruption, indulges in appeasement, is anti-farmer, and oppresses women. This Govt nourishes 'mafia-raj' and 'gunda raj'. This Govt is of those who extort, and of those who spread unemployment and betray." He added that by finishing this political Ravan, 'Ram rajya' has to be established in Rajasthan.

The Supreme Court on Friday directed all the States and Union Territories (UT) to take suo moto action against the hate speech  being made irrespective of religion the person making hate speech belongs. A bench of justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna made it clear that such action shall be taken irrespective of the religion of the persons who made the speech, so that the secular character of India as envisaged by the Preamble is preserved.

Mumbai airport Customs team on April 27 intercepted 3 passengers for carrying 1.157 kg gold from Thailand. The seized gold was found concealed inside t-shirts. The 3 passengers have been arrested by the Customs team and further investigation is being carried out. 

Eleventh batch of Indian Nationals arrived at Jeddah from Port Sudan under 'Operation Kaveri'. Minister of State MEA V Muraleedharan received the 11th batch of 135 rescued Indians that arrived in Jeddah by IAF C-130J from Port Sudan. 

Karnataka former Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader, G Parameshwara suffered an injury in his head, when someone pelted stones at him from the crowd, while campaigning in Koratagere constituency for the party on Friday. As per the health officer of primary health centre in Akkirampura, Parameshwara has been shifted to Sri Siddhartha Medical College at Tumakuru, where he is said to be out of danger.

Fire reportedly broke out at Ansa Industrial Estate in Andheri area of Mumbai on Friday. According to the BMC, five fire tenders are carrying out the fire-fighting operation at the site. No casualties or injuries has been reported so far. 

President of Wrestling Federation of India, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has responded over the registration of FIR against him. He said, "The matter is before the Supreme Court. I welcome whatever the Court decided today. I trust the Supreme Court decision and Police investigation process. I will cooperate wherever my cooperation would be needed in the investigation."

Indian Navy’s third indigenous stealth destroyer of the Project 15B class undertook its maiden sea sortie on Friday. It has been planned to be commissioned later this year. According to the reports, the ship incorporates several niche technologies and high indigenous content and is designed in-house by the Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and constructed by Mazagon Dock Ltd.

BSF seized gold worth Rs 1. 30 crore in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas from a Bangladeshi woman who was trying to smuggle it to Barasat. The apprehended woman was identified as Manika Dhar (34) from Chittagong District, Bangladesh. Woman and the seized gold bars were handed over to Custom Office for further legal action.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has responded over the release of Bihar mafia-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh from the Saharsa jail. He said, "That man has spent 15 years in jail. A person on life imprisonment has a maximum term of 14 years. So many times directives regarding jail procedures come from the central government only and so many people get released."

Kumar questioned, should there be any differentiation made on the basis that a common person is killed or an officer is killed. 

A Congress delegation met the Election Commission (EC) and complained against the BJP's top leadership on Friday. Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi said, "We have complained specifically on the highly objectionable, blatantly, partisan, communal and false statements from the very top of the BJP leadership, in particular, Home Minister Amit Shah and the UP Chief Minister."

Singhvi said, "They have made statements that the Congress will do this or that if it comes to power, including release of members of banned organisations. So false it is, it has got no basis. But it is done for cheap electoral gain. We have asked for a ban on campaigning on such persons for prompt action."

The BJP has taken the 'poisonous snake' remark made by Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge against Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Election Commission and has urged to file a criminal case against Kharge. The party has also demanded the EC to bar him from campaigning in the Karnataka assembly polls.

Union Minister Bhupender Yadav led a BJP delegation to the Election Commission on Friday. He later said, "Kharge's comment was not merely a slip of the tongue but part of the Congress' hate politics. He accused the Congress party of working to spread disharmony and provoke people ahead of the high-stakes polls in the southern state.

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav returned to Patna from Delhi on Friday. He was accompanied his son and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav along with other family members. There is buzz that Prasad will throw his weight behind Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's efforts to forge opposition unity ahead of next year's Lok Sabha polls. He is back home after a gap of seven months which saw him travel to Singapore for a kidney transplant operation followed by a long period of recuperation in Delhi.

Protesting wrestlers demand arrest of WFI president Brij Bhushan, after their petition seeking registration of FIR against Bhushan was accepted. Wrestler Bajrang Punia said, "Our protest will continue until he is sent to jail." Meanwhile, SG Tushar Mehta on Friday apprised the Supreme Court that the FIR will be registered by the Delhi Police. 

EAM S Jaishankar informed that another C-17 flight carrying 392 passengers, evacuated from conflict-torn country of Sudan has landed in New Delhi.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrives in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on his first official visit to the country. The Union minister will have various bilateral and diplomatic engagements with the leaders there. 

Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia to challenge Rouse Avenue Court's dismissal order in the Delhi High Court on his bail plea in the case related to money laundering in the alleged excise scam of Delhi. Earlier, the court had dismissed the bail plea of Sisodia, who was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the case on March 9, this year. 

Protesting wrestlers express happiness after the Delhi Police decided to register an FIR against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and WFI chief Brij Bhushan on the demands of the wrestlers. Addressing a press briefing on Friday, the wrestlers said that getting FIR registered against Bhushan is not enough. They want him to be put behind bars. The wrestlers protesting at the Jantar-Mantar in Delhi,  thanked everyone for supporting them 

Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government to hand over the investigation of 'Palghar lynching case' to the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation). The state government has said this to the Supreme Court. Earlier, the Uddhav Thackeray led government had opposed the CBI investigation into the case. Now, with the government decided to hand over the case to the CBI, people are hopeful that truth behind the incident will be revealed. 

During the hearing in Supreme Court, SG Tushar Mehta apprised the court that the Delhi Police will register FIR by today evening against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Top wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, are protesting at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, demanding that the government makes public the findings of the oversight panel that investigated sexual harassment allegations against the WFI chief.

AAP ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj and Atishi will meet the wrestlers protesting at Jantar Mantar today. On April 29, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will also meet and interact with wrestlers at the protest site.

A CBI team arrived at the Delhi residence of former J&K governor Satyapal Malik, in connection with an alleged insurance scam in J&K involving Reliance General Insurance. 

Jiah Khan's mother Rabia Khan, while commenting on Sooraj Pancholi's acquitment by a special Mumbai CBI court, said, "The charge of abetment to suicide has gone. But how did my child die? This is a case of murder...will approach the high court."

Actor Sooraj Pancholi has been acquitted of abetment charges in Jiah Khan suicide case due to lack of evidence. Special Mumbai CBI court judge AS Sayyed said, "Due to paucity of evidence, this court can't hold you (Sooraj Pancholi) guilty, hence acquitted." 

Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, has written to Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat over the poor implementation of GOI's Jal Jeevan Mission in the state. 

"A large part of the state is reeling under a severe drinking water crisis. Our politically motivated bureaucracy especially a section of higher levels of bureaucracy is showing its extreme indifference to the rural poor who saw this dream of 'Har Ghar Jal'," he said in his letter.

Manipur CM N Biren Singh said "We will take actions" after the incident where a mob set fire to an open gym constructed at PT Sports Complex in New Lamka, Churachandpur District yesterday. It was to be inaugurated by CM N Biren Singh. The mob also vandalised the public meeting venue at Sadhbhav Mandap.

Another batch of 362 Indian evacuees from Sudan took a flight for Bengaluru from Jeddah, in the presence of Union minister V Muraleedharan. Taking to Twitter, the minister wrote, "Bon voyage! Delighted to see off 362 Indians evacuated from Sudan on a flight bound for Bengaluru from Jeddah. Good number of these are from Hakki Pikki tribe." 

BJP President JP Nadda has constituted a four-member inquiry committee to probe the violence erupted during Hanuman Jayanti procession in Odisha's Sambalpur. 

Former Janata Dal (United) leader Ajay Alok joins Bharatiya Janata Party, in the presence of Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, in Delhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 91 FM transmitters of 100 W on April 28 in a bid to give a further boost to radio connectivity in the country. "Today, this expansion of the FM service of All India Radio is an important step towards becoming All India FM. This launch of 91 FM transmission of All India Radio is like a gift to 2 crore people of 85 districts of the country", said PM Modi

According to a PMO release, the government has been committed to enhancing FM connectivity in the country. The 91 new 100 W FM transmitters have been installed in 84 districts across 18 States and 2 Union Territories. A special focus of this expansion has been on enhancing coverage in Aspirational Districts and in border areas, according to the PMO.

Former JD(U) leader Ajay Alok is likely to join Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi today. Earlier this year, JD(U) removed Alok from the position of party's spokesperson and suspended his primary membership alleging him of being involved in anti-party activities.

DMK MP Kanimozhi demanded apology from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tamil Nadu chief K Annamalai for 'disrespecting' the state anthem 'Tamil Thai Vazthu' during BJP's election campaign in Karnataka's Shimoga district. Taking to Twitter, Kanimozhi said, "How can someone who could not stop his party members from degrading 'Tamil Thai Vazthu', care about people of Tamil Nadu?"

Countering DMK leader,  Annamalai in a tweet shared an old news clip of then Opposition Leader and present chief minister of Tamil Nadu M K Stalin in which it was reported that after hoisting the national flag at an event, the National Anthem was not played.

In the tweet, Annamalai said, "Do you need all this with a leader who doesn't know to play the national anthem after hoisting our national flag? Isn't yours the history of removing the line "Kannadamung Kalitelungum Kavinmalayalamum Tuluvum" from the Tamil Thai state anthem and sowing the division of the state?"

He added, "Our only mission is to save the Tamil people from you and DMK's cheap politics. do not worry!"

According to a viral video of the event, the state anthem of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Thai Vazthu played on stage during a BJP election campaign event in Karnataka's Shimoga was stopped midway by Senior BJP leader KS Eswarappa and asked to play Karnataka state anthem.

The event occurred on Thursday and was attended by BJP Tamil Nadu chief and Karnataka in-charge K Annamalai.

Actor Sooraj Pancholi was seen leaving for CBI court in Mumbai for a verdict in the suicide case of actor Jiah Khan, who was found dead in her suburban home on June 3, 2013. Sooraj Pancholi is accused of abetting the suicide of Jiah Khan.

Rabia Khan, Jiah Khan's mother said, "We have spent 10 years exposing the truth based on factual evidence. Now, it is up to the court to draw the right conclusions". 

Defence Minister Rajntah Singh on Friday chaired the  Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers key meeting in Delhi where his counterparts from countries like Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan participated. Pakistan attended the meeting via video conferencing. 

The Bharatiya Janata Party has called for a 12-hour bandh in districts of north Bengal on Friday to protest against the “atrocities on the tribal community” in the backdrop of a girl’s death at Kaliaganj in Uttar Dinajpur district last week.

“The TMC has unleashed a reign of terror in several areas of north Bengal. We have decided to call for a 12-hour bandh tomorrow to protest against the atrocities on the tribal community in north Bengal districts by the state administration and the ruling party. Such atrocities are unprecedented. The shutdown will be from 6 am to 6 pm. The people will protest against the misrule of the Trinamool Congress,” BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar said on Thursday
 
It is pertinent to mention that the call for the shutdown comes following the death of BJP worker Mrityunjay Burman in Radhikapur near Kaliaganj. BJP alleged that Mrityunjay died in police firing.

The foremost wrestlers of India took the protest path over sexual harassment allegations against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has now come out in support of the protesting wrestlers and urged authorities to take immediate action.

SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting hosted by India to begin shortly in New Delhi. Pakistan to attend the meeting via video conferencing.

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin arrived in Delhi to call on President Droupadi Murmu today.

Maharashtra cabinet minister Uday Samant stokes a row as he said, "There are talks that the remaining 13 MLAs (from Uddhav camp) are in touch with CM Shinde.. 20 MLAs from NCP also want to join.. There are also talks that some senior Congress leaders also met CM Shinde in Mahabaleshwar".

As many as seven uniformed personnel were seriously injured in an ambush by attackers led by a known history sheeter in Udaipur, Rajasthan Police said on Thursday.  The police personnel were attacked with knives, and sticks and were also shot at while they were out to catch the history-sheeter in Mandwa, police said. 

"Around 7 pm, we received information that a criminal, wanted in several cases, was hiding out in the Kookawas area. Acting on the tip-off, a police team cordoned off the area to catch the history-sheeter," Inspector General (IG), Udaipur Range, Ajay Kumar Lamba, said. He said on reaching the spot, the uniformed personnel came under fire from several attackers. 

"As soon as the police personnel reached the spot, the attackers ambushed them and opened fire. They also attacked our personnel with knives and sticks," the IG said, adding that about seven police personnel were injured in the attack. The main accused is wanted in several criminal cases, including in connection with a month-old incident in Mandwa, police said.

"The injured police personnel are undergoing treatment and none of the accused have been arrested as yet," the IG informed further.

In Manipur, a mob set fire to an open gym constructed at PT Sports Complex in New Lamka, Churachandpur District yesterday which was to be inaugurated by CM N Biren Singh. The mob also vandalised the public meeting venue at Sadhbhav Mandap.

Following the incident, the Internet has been temporarily banned and Sec 144 imposed in the Churachandpur District of the state.

On Friday, the Border Security Force (BSF) foiled Pakistan's drone intrusion bid in the Gurdaspur area in Punjab. According to officials, a drone entering from the Pakistan side was intercepted by the troops in the Gurdaspur area. On being fired, the drone returned to Pakistan. Following this, a search operation has been launched by the BSF to ascertain whether it has dropped anything inside Indian territory or not.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday held a meeting with the State Councillor and Minister of National Defence of China General Li Shangfu and raised the issue of the lingering border standoff. This meeting comes three days after India and China held the 18th round of Corps Commander-level talks at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side. 

Both the ministers along with their officials had frank discussions in connection with the developments in the longstanding India-China border areas as well as bilateral relations. In a clear message, Rajnath Singh stated that the border row needs to be resolved as a violation of existing agreements has eroded the entire basis of bilateral relations.  READ HERE