LIVE: Singapore-bound Air India flight diverted to Malaysia due to inclement weather

An Air India flight, AI346, en route to Singapore was on Saturday diverted to Malaysia due to inclement weather and congestion in Singapore, according to Air India officials.

A car caught fire on Pune-Bengaluru highway near Dari Bridge. No casualties & injuries: Pune Fire Department.

Maharashtra on Saturday recorded 489 COVID-19 cases and one death, which took the state’s tally to 81,65,466 and the toll to 1,48,514, a health official said.

The Jammu and Kashmir police in a joint operation with Indian Army on Saturday arrested a terrorist associate linked with the terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).

“He has been identified as Khursheed Ahmad Bhat. Incriminating materials and a hand grenade were recovered from his possession,” the official statement said.

Five people were were killed in a shooting at a home in Cleveland, Texas, ABC News reported on Saturday, citing local police, Reuters reported. 

IAS officer G Krishnaiah’s wife Uma Krishnaiah moves Supreme Court challenging premature release of Bihar politicaian Anand Mohan Singh from prison.

Two soldiers were killed on Saturday after an army ambulance veered off the road and plunged into a deep gorge along the Line of Control in Keri sector of Rajouri district.

“Another flight carrying Indian evacuees departs from Jeddah to New Delhi. 365 passengers onboard this 6th outbound flight are on their way back home,” tweets MEA Spox Arindam Bagchi

Delhi CM arrives at Jantar Mantar where wrestlers are protesting against WFI chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh and extends support.

Twitter has locked the account of Asian News International (ANI) for not meeting the minimum age criteria to operate the micro-blogging platform, ANI Editor Smita Prakash informed on Saturday. The Twitter handle of the news agency shows the message ‘This account doesn’t exist’.

At least thirty five are feared trapped after a building collapsed in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi area on Saturday.

The 100th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ will be broadcast live in the United Nations headquarters in New York. Read more

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday carried out searches at the three premises of Byju Raveendran, the founder and chief executive officer of ‘Think and Learn Private Ltd’ that runs edtech platform under the name of BYJU’s. Read more

After demands to show the FIR that has been filed agisnt WFI chief Brij Bhushan, Delhi police on Saturday claimed that they have handed over a copy of one FIR to the concerned complainant group. The second FIR that is under POSCO Act will be given to the father of the victim minor girl.

The police will begin their probe by recording statements of all players who alleged sexual harassment. Accordingly, a notice would be served to parliamentarian Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been named as an accused in the two FIRs.

Delhi police on Saturday stated that they will provide security to the wrestlers who are protesting against WFI chief Brij Bhushan, ANI reported.

“A total of 7 players, including a minor, have complained to the Delhi Police against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Police will soon record the statements of the victims. It has been alleged that Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has sexually exploited women wrestlers not only in the country but also abroad during international events.” Delhi police said.

The First Batch of Women Officers were commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army on Saturday. Five Women Officers joined the Regiment after the successful completion of training at the Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai.

Former BJP MLA Jawahar Prasad of Bihar has been arrested at his residence in Sasaram in connection with the March 31 communal violence case.

India recorded 7,171 new Covid-19 cases, while the active cases have decreased to 51,314, according to the union health ministry’s data updated on Saturday.

Wrestling Federation of India’s cheif and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in reaction to the FIRs filed against him said, “I am innocent and ready to face the investigation. I am ready to cooperate with the investigative agency. I have full faith in the judiciary and I respect the order of the SC.” (ANI)

Union Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Friday visited Imperial College in London. During his visit, the college announced the launch of a new scholarship program for Indian Masters students.

The ‘Future Leaders Scholarship’ programme will support 30 students over the next three years with half of the scholarships reserved for female scholars, according to ANI reports.

Ghazipur’s MP-MLA court in Uttar Pradesh will pronounce verdict today in a kidnapping and murder case against gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, his elder brother & Ghazipur BSP MP Afzal Ansari, ANI reported. 

Wrestlers’ protest: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday visited Jantar Mantar where Indian wrestlers are protesting and said, “No one is aware of what is there in the FIR which has been lodged. Why they are not showing it? When these wrestlers win medals we all tweet and feel proud but today they are sitting on road and no they are not getting justice. All these women wrestlers struggle a lot to come to this stage. And I am not able to understand why the govt is saving him (Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh)?” (ANI) Read more

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar along with Vice President of the Dominican Republic Raquel Peña, inaugurated the Embassy of India in the Dominican Republic.

“Our political relations are exceptionally cordial and we coordinate closely in the multilateral arena. Confident that presence of our Resident Mission will mark a new phase of cooperation and help strengthen our ties in bilateral, regional and global domains,” Jaishankar’s tweet read.

Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday announced an increase in the reward to Rs.1 lakh from Rs. 50,000 on arrest of Saddam, brother-in-law of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s brother Ashraf, ANI reported. He is wanted in a case registered at Bithri Chainpur police station.

A Delhi court on Saturday may pronounce its order on framing charges against Aaftab Amin Poonawala, accused of strangling his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and chopping her body into pieces. Read more

Petrol and diesel prices have held steady in most major Indian cities on Saturday, according to Goodreturns. The petrol rate in the national capital remained unchanged at ₹96.72, while diesel continued to be sold at ₹89.62. Read more

Wrestlers’ protest: Wrestler Bajrang Punia on Saturday said that they have ordered some goods but police are ‘not allowing’ to bring them to the protest site. “They are making the person who brought the goods run away by beating them,” Punia said.

Speaking on FIR against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh Punia claimed, “Police said that if you want to protest, sleep on the road. What kind of pressure has come on them today, there was no such problem before, this has happened only because of the pressure of the Supreme Court.”

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong has warned that a US-South Korean agreement aimed at strengthening deterrence against Pyongyang would only lead to “more serious danger,” AFP reported on Saturday citing state media. Read more

At least 40 boats were engulfed in flames after a major fire broke out in a fibre boat manufacturing factory in the Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh, ANI reported. Officials said that several fire tenders reached the spot after receiving word of the blaze.