1. LIVE: Nation pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 151st birth anniversary
The Indian Embassy in Pakistan celebrated Gandhi Jayanti on Friday, marking the two-year celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary. The celebration programme commenced with floral tributes to India's revered figure.
2. Explained: Widening Armenia, Azerbaijan conflict
Armenia and Azerbaijan kept fighting for the fifth consecutive day over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in the biggest escalation of a decades-old conflict in years that has killed dozens and left scores of others wounded.
3. CBSE unveils course on non-violent communication
The Central Board of Secondary Education has launched an orientation course on non-violent communication to mark the 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi for conflict resolution based on the Gandhian values.
4. Indian Army pays tributes to soldiers killed in Pak shelling
The Army on Friday paid tributes to two soldiers who were martyred in Pakistani firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir.
5. SC seeks Govt response on seafarers' tax concession
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre seeking its response on a plea challenging the government's denial to grant Income Tax relaxation to seafarers, who were forced to stay in the country due to the COVID-19 situation.
6. Rahul Mathur to re-join duty with same courage, valour: CRPF DG
Assistant Commandant Rahul Mathur, who was injured in an anti-terror operation a few days back, will be back in the field soon to again neutralise terrorists. Central Reserve Police Force Director-General, AP Maheshwari on Friday told reporters that Rahul is recovering and will be back on duty with same courage and valour soon.
7. LIVE: Restrictions on media in Hathras victim's village to continue till SIT completes probe
Restrictions on the entry of media into Hatharas alleged gangrape victim's Bulgaddhi village will continue to stay till the Special Investigation Team (SIT) completes its probe, said Hathras Additional Superintendent of Police Prakash Kumar on Friday.
8. Firing, stone-pelting in Farrukhabad over land dispute
In a dispute over land in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad between a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and his neighbour, several members of both sides were injured after the matter escalated from stone-pelting to firing on Thursday.
9. Anurag says was in Sri Lanka in August 2013, Payal demands narco analysis, lie detector test
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has denied all allegations of sexual harassment levelled by "one Payal Ghosh" to the Mumbai Police, his lawyers said in a statement here on Friday. While the actor claimed on Friday that the filmmaker has lied before the police while giving his statement and said she will be moving an application to conduct polygraph test and narco analysis of Kashyap to find out the truth.
10. IPL 2020: Off-colour CSK look to bounce back vs SRH
An off-colour Chennai Super Kings (CSK), coming back after a six-day rest, will hope for a change of luck when they clash with SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in an IPL match between wooden-spooners at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Friday evening.