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The Supreme Court on Monday directed Arvind Dham, former chairperson of the Amtek Group, to surrender by 10 am on April 8 in connection with a ₹2,700-crore bank fraud case. The directive comes amidst Dham’s repeated pleas seeking more time or interim bail on medical grounds, citing the need to undergo an angiography test.

Veteran farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal ended his 131-day-long hunger strike on Sunday, marking a significant moment in the ongoing farmers’ agitation for a legal guarantee on Minimum Support Price (MSP). The announcement came a day after Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Bittu personally appealed to him to end his fast.

Over 250 passengers, mostly Indians, have been stranded at Turkey’s Diyarbakir Airport for more than 30 hours after their Mumbai-bound Virgin Atlantic flight made an emergency landing on Wednesday morning. The flight, which departed from London’s Heathrow Airport, was scheduled to land in Mumbai at 1:40 AM on Thursday but was diverted due to a medical emergency on board.

Delhi Police have arrested four armed shooters associated with the notorious Prince Teotia gang in South Delhi’s Madangir area, successfully preventing a potential gang war, officials said on Friday.

Bengaluru woke up to rain-soaked streets and overcast skies on Friday morning, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting continued rainfall throughout the day. The showers, accompanied by gusty winds of 40–50 kmph, are expected to provide relief from the recent dry spell. However, authorities have urged residents to remain cautious due to potential waterlogging and traffic disruptions.

In a significant breach of the ceasefire agreement, the Pakistani Army opened unprovoked fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, prompting retaliation from Indian forces, sources in the Indian Army confirmed.

A 24-year-old US national, Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, has been arrested by the Andaman and Nicobar Islands police for allegedly entering the restricted North Sentinel Island without authorization. He was taken into custody by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on March 31, officials said on Wednesday.

Shiv Sena youth leader Rahool N Kanal has urged online ticketing platform BookMyShow to stop selling tickets for comedian Kunal Kamra’s shows, citing concerns that his content could hurt public sentiment. Kanal wrote a letter to BookMyShow on April 2, highlighting what he described as Kamra’s “habitual offensive behavior.”

The Arunachal Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister Pema Khandu, has approved an expansion of the Chief Minister’s Bal Seva Scheme (CMBSS) and an increase in pensions under the Chief Minister’s Social Security Scheme (CMSSS). The decision, made during a state cabinet meeting on Wednesday, aims to provide financial support to orphans, senior citizens, widows, and people with disabilities, according to an official statement.

Over 200 parents from 26 states gathered at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday, demanding urgent access to life-saving medicines for their children suffering from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and other forms of Muscular Dystrophy. The protest highlighted the plight of Indian DMD patients who are unable to afford critical treatments due to their exorbitant costs.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Wednesday voiced concerns over the unregulated rise of e-rickshaws in Delhi, warning that without strict regulations, they could turn into a traffic menace. She urged authorities to impose necessary restrictions to ensure urban mobility remains efficient and safe.

In a dramatic act of protest, dozens of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers cut their hair and shaved their heads outside the Kerala Secretariat on Monday, expressing their anger over the government's alleged neglect of their demands.

A woman Naxalite carrying a bounty of ₹25 lakh was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region on Monday, officials confirmed.

At least four people were injured in a clash between villagers from two bordering districts of Nagaland, Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton said on Monday.