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hree people were killed, and one sustained serious injuries when a massive rock fell onto a moving car near Lengpui Airport in Mizoram on Monday afternoon. The tragic incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. in the Pukpui area, located near the airport, while the vehicle was en route to Aizawl.

A civilian was shot dead in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Saturday, and authorities suspect the involvement of terrorists in the attack. The victim, identified as 45-year-old social activist Ghulam Rasool Magray, was attacked inside his home in the Kandi Khas area of the district. Despite being rushed to a hospital, Magray was declared dead on arrival.

Two men were arrested on Saturday morning after an attempted ATM robbery in Kalaburagi, following an exchange of gunfire with police. The suspects, identified as Taslim Tasi (28) and Sharif (22), both residents of Haryana, were apprehended near Belur Cross Industrial Area on the outskirts of the city. The men sustained bullet injuries to their legs during the incident and were subsequently admitted to the GIMS Hospital in the city for treatment.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized his government's ongoing efforts to enhance employment opportunities and self-employment avenues for the youth, asserting that India is experiencing unprecedented growth in job creation and empowerment. Speaking at the 15th edition of Rozgar Mela, he highlighted the distribution of over 51,000 appointment letters to recruits in various central government departments.

In the wake of the devastating terror attack in Pahalgam, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, returned to New Delhi early Thursday after cutting short his official visit to the United States. He is expected to attend the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting scheduled for 10:30 AM today.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted raids at eight locations linked to FIITJEE coaching centres, including the premises of the promoters. The raids are part of an ongoing investigation into alleged financial irregularities and violations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The Supreme Court has scheduled the final hearing of appeals filed by the Gujarat government and several convicts in the 2002 Godhra train burning case for May 6 and 7. The hearing will address the appeals against the Gujarat High Court's October 2017 verdict, which had upheld the convictions of several individuals involved in the case, while commuting the death sentences of 11 convicts to life imprisonment.

India is facing an intense heatwave, with various regions reporting unusually high temperatures. On Saturday, Nagpur in Maharashtra recorded the highest maximum temperature in the country, reaching a sweltering 44.7 degrees Celsius, according to reports. The city experienced its hottest day of the season, surpassing Friday’s high of 43 degrees Celsius. While this temperature was 4.1 degrees above the normal for this time of year, it did not meet the criteria for a heatwave, as defined by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The ongoing construction work on one of the runways at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, which has caused severe flight delays and operational disruptions over the past two weeks, is set to be halted. The Civil Aviation Ministry is expected to soon issue a formal directive to suspend the ongoing work on Runway 28/10. The decision follows a recent advisory committee meeting where a consensus was reached on the need for a temporary pause due to the scheduling chaos at the airport.

The Karnataka state government has set up a seven-member cabinet sub-committee to review the progress of the long-delayed Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway project and suggest necessary legal actions. The move comes after decades of stalled work and multiple legal and land acquisition hurdles that have hindered the project's completion.

The death toll from the tragic building collapse in Delhi's Mustafabad area on Saturday morning has climbed to 11, with the landlord, 60-year-old Tehsin, also confirmed dead. The incident, which occurred around 2:39 am, saw a four-storey residential building reduced to rubble, prompting a massive rescue operation involving the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Delhi Fire Services, and local police.

In light of increasing reports of Indian students facing abrupt visa revocations in the United States, Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP John Brittas has written to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, urging immediate diplomatic intervention. Brittas has called for the matter to be raised with the US government at the “highest appropriate levels” to seek justice for affected students.

As many as 262 people have lost their lives in Himachal Pradesh due to natural calamities and road accidents since the beginning of the year, Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi revealed on Saturday.

A man accused of sexually assaulting an air hostess while she was on ventilator support in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram was arrested on Thursday after a meticulous investigation lasting several days.