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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 06, 2023, 17:48:42 IST

Live Updates: Massive fire breaks out in chemical factory at Siliguri Bholanath para on West Bengal

A massive fire broke out in a chemical factory at Siliguri Bholanath para in West Bengal on Thursday. Further details are awaited. Stay with TOI for all updates:
17:48 (IST) Apr 06

Thiruvananthapuram | Anil’s decision to join BJP has hurt me. It is a very wrong decision. India’s base is unity and religious harmony. After 2014, Modi govt came to power, they’re systematically diluting diversity and secularism. BJP believes only in uniformity, they’re destroying the constitutional values of the country: AK Antony on his son Anil Antony joining BJP

16:47 (IST) Apr 06

A team of BJP delegates also stopped from entering violence hit Biharsharif town.

16:40 (IST) Apr 06

Uttar Pradesh | Prayagraj district court rejected the anticipatory bail application of Shaista Parveen, wife of mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, booked in the Umesh Pal murder case.

16:24 (IST) Apr 06

A team of AIMIM stopped from entering riot hit Biharsharif today.

16:04 (IST) Apr 06

WestBengal: A massive fire breaks out in a chemical factory at Siliguri Bholanath para. Six fire tenders present at the spot. Further details awaited.

WestBengal: A massive fire breaks out in a  chemical factory at Siliguri Bholanath para. Six fire tenders present at the spot. Further details awaited.

15:53 (IST) Apr 06

Gujarat ATS caught 30 students in connection with leak of question paper of a competitive exam for the Panchayat Junior Clerk recruitment in January.

15:44 (IST) Apr 06

AAP files petition in the Karnataka HC regarding alleged 'delay' in getting national status for the party.

15:29 (IST) Apr 06

Anil Anthony, former Congress leader and son of former Defence minister AK Anthony, joins BJP.

15:19 (IST) Apr 06

AAP names former Cong leader Sushil Rinku as candidate for Jalandhar LS bypoll

Former Congress MLA Sushil Rinku on Thursday was named as the AAP's candidate for the upcoming Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll, a day after he joined the ruling party in Punjab. Polling for the Jalandhar parliamentary seat will take place on May 10 and counting of votes will be done on May 13.

15:16 (IST) Apr 06

JD(S) second list of candidates including for Hassan seat will be finalised tomorrow: Kumaraswamy

JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday said the party's second list of candidates for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly polls, including for the contentious Hassan seat, will be finalised on April 7. He expressed confidence about resolving the Hassan seat issue, stating that there are no problems.

15:03 (IST) Apr 06

Man arrested for raping minor girl inside MCD school complex in Ashok Vihar area

A 27-year-old man namely Monu arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl inside MCD school complex in Ashok Vihar area. The accused arrested a drug addict. Monu was arrested on the basis of CCTV footage and the victim's statement, said Delhi police.

"During the interrogation, the accused revealed that he went to the closed school complex with the intention of stealing and committed the rape."

14:20 (IST) Apr 06

Huge fire breaks out in slum area of Patna's Shastri Nagar

13:48 (IST) Apr 06

Supreme Court to hear Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque case on April 14

Supreme Court says it will hear the case relating to Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque on April 14 and allows the Muslim side to file an application before it regarding their request to allow the practice of ablution inside the mosque premises.

13:27 (IST) Apr 06

AAP names Sushil Kumar Rinku as its candidate for Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll

AAP names Sushil Kumar Rinku as its candidate for Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll
13:25 (IST) Apr 06

SC relief to UP BJP spokesperson Prashant Patel Umrao

Supreme Court grants relief to Uttar Pradesh BJP spokesperson Prashant Patel Umrao by modifying the High Court order and directs him to appear only on April 10 before a Tamil Nadu police station. SC modifies the HC condition which required him to report before police station from 10.30 am to 5.30 pm everyday for 15 days.

Supreme Court also asks Umrao to tender an unconditional apology for allegedly posting a "fake" video about the 'attack' against Bihari migrant workers in Tamil Nadu. Court also issues notice on Umrao’s plea seeking clubbing of FIRs registered against him in different police stations for his tweet.

13:22 (IST) Apr 06

PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new integrated terminal building of Chennai Airport on April 8.

PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new integrated terminal building of Chennai Airport on April 8.
13:00 (IST) Apr 06

In the not-so-distant future, BJP will come to power in Tamil Nadu also. We want to make sure that the PM's and our national president's vision get translated on the ground. BJP should strengthen itself and come to power in the state by 2026- this is our vision & mission.

Tamil Nadu BJP president, K Annamalai

12:36 (IST) Apr 06

Erode East MLA EVKS Elangovan who was admitted to Sri Ramachandra Medical Center on March 15 with Covid-19 and coronary artery disease has recovered well and has been discharged from the hospital, a medical bulletin said.

12:12 (IST) Apr 06

Amid heavy security, Hanuman jayanti procession begins in Jahangirpuri

Amid heavy security, Hanuman jayanti procession begins in Jahangirpuri
11:16 (IST) Apr 06

Satyendar Jain's bail plea rejected

Delhi high court dismisses bail plea of Delhi's former cabinet minister Satyendar Jain in the money laundering case. The court also dismisses the bail pleas of co-accused Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain in the case.

11:05 (IST) Apr 06

Karnataka assembly polls: Former CM Siddaramaiah’s Badami constituency given to old guard B B Chimmanakatti. Siddaramaiah’s contest in #Kolar continues to remain under suspense, as ticket is still not announced for the seat

11:02 (IST) Apr 06

Karnataka: Congress gives three tickets to turncoats, who joined from BJP and JDS in its second list

10:45 (IST) Apr 06

Telangana BJP chief and MP Bandi Sanjay's petition to quash FIR registered against him will be heard by the High Court at 1pm today: Bandi Sanjay's counsel, Karuna Sagar

10:36 (IST) Apr 06

Jharkhand education minister Jagarnath Mahto passes away

Jharkhand education minister Jagarnath Mahto passed away on Thursday morning. He breathed his last in a hospital in Chennai. Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren announced Mahto's passing away on Twitter, and termed his death as an irreparable loss.

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09:35 (IST) Apr 06

Security deployed on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti in the Jahangirpuri area of Delhi

The procession organisers will follow the approved routes. Around 200-300 people will participate in one procession and around 500 people are expected to take part in another procession: Jitendra Meena, DCP-North West on Hanuman Jayanti processions in Jahangirpuri

09:34 (IST) Apr 06

Preventing Communal Tensions: Delhi Police prepare for Hanuman Jayanti in Jahangirpuri

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08:50 (IST) Apr 06

Odisha: Three truck drivers charred to death after their two trucks hit each other and caught fire near Jharsuguda late Wednesday night.

08:36 (IST) Apr 06

Karnataka: Police have seized Rs 50 lakhs of unaccounted cash from a car at Dundur check post in Gadag district, case registered

Karnataka:  Police have seized Rs 50 lakhs of unaccounted cash from a car at Dundur check post in Gadag district, case registered
08:14 (IST) Apr 06

YouTuber Manish Kashyap who has been sent to judicial custody till April 19 for posting fake videos of migrant labourers from Bihar "being attacked" in Tamil Nadu has been booked under National Security Act (NSA).

07:16 (IST) Apr 06

Sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik creates a sand sculpture of Lord Hanuman on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti at Puri Beach.

Sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik creates a sand sculpture of Lord Hanuman on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti at Puri Beach.
07:15 (IST) Apr 06

Two members of Lawrence Bishnoi–Sampat Nehra gang held

A special cell of Delhi police busted an interstate illegal firearms syndicate. Two gunrunners namely Aditya Rajput & Kuldeep Singh, members of Lawrence Bishnoi–Sampat Nehra gang were arrested. Delhi police also seized 8 pistols with 8 spare magazines and 10 live cartridges from them.

07:15 (IST) Apr 06

Vande Bharat Express leaving Visakhapatnam rescheduled

Vande Bharat Express leaving Visakhapatnam is rescheduled to leave at 9:45am instead of its scheduled departure at 5:45am as the C-8 coach window glass is broken due to stone pelting by miscreants. said Waltair Division Railway.

This is the 3rd incident of stone pelting on the Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express in last three months.

07:13 (IST) Apr 06

Fake videos row: Madurai district court sends Bihar-based YouTuber Manish Kashyap to judicial custody till April 19. Manish was arrested for posting fake videos of migrant labourers from Bihar 'being attacked' in Tamil Nadu.

07:13 (IST) Apr 06

Ahead of prime minister Narendra Modi's visit on 8th April to Chennai, flying drones are prohibited in Greater Chennai Police limits from 6am to 10pm: Chennai Police

Ahead of prime minister Narendra Modi's visit on 8th April to Chennai, flying drones are prohibited in Greater Chennai Police limits from 6am to 10pm: Chennai Police
07:12 (IST) Apr 06

Election Officials book Karnataka cabinet minister Munirathna for hate speech against a minority community in a TV Interview. Rajarajeshwari Nagar police have registered FIR against Munirathna.