| Good morning! Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday directed the Delhi Police to take stern action against those accused in theJahangirpuri violence and ensure that such incidents are not repeated in the national Capital, people familiar with the development said. HT brings you a round-up of the most important and interesting stories, so you don't miss your daily dose of news. |
| THE BIG STORY Probe will go beyond caste or creed: Police Delhi Police commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Monday said action will be taken on communal clashes in northwest Delhi'sJahangirpuri irrespective of the culprits' caste, creed and religion, adding that police permission was not taken for the religious procession during which the violence occurred. Read more. |
| STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED Wholesale inflation shoots up to 14.5% on pricier fuels Heat hits wheat as India plans to scale up exports amid war India's excess deaths not derived from global model: WHO team Lt gen Manoj Pande named new army chief |
| The Big Question Do low hospitalisations mean major Covid-19 curbs unlikely in Delhi? No transport and economic restrictions are likely to be imposed in Delhi immediately, owing to the flat rate of Covid-relatedhospitalisations, a senior official of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) said, days before the body's Wednesday meeting, where the city's pandemic situation will be reviewed, amid an uptick in its daily case count. Read more. |
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THE DAILY QUIZ QUESTION Little-known actor Nicola Peltz was in the limelight last week for marrying Brooklyn in a $4 million ceremony. He's a little-known model himself. It's his family that got everyone to bend it and take note. His surname? |
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| From the Edit Page The long road ahead to population immunity As cases rise in many countries around the world, along with reports of new mutants of Covid-19, it is natural for people to worry about a fourth wave. Many of these countries had experienced an Omicron wave earlier that has not receded, unlike India or South Africa, despite high vaccination levels. The data thus looks very confusing at first glance and there are worries that BA.2 Omicron, recombinants of Omicron and Delta, Omicron XE — a recombinant of BA.1 and BA.2, and most recently BA.2 + L452R mutation, will lead to a new surge in India. Covid-19 is clearly not over, the virus is circulating, continuing to mutate, and wherever it can break through population immunity, there are new infection surges. The recent lifting of all restrictions has also obviously played an important role in the surge. Read more. |
| NUMBER THEORY How the Pakistani economy unravelled under Imran Khan On April 10, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan stepped down as Pakistan's prime minister. Khan, who assumed office in 2018, tried to blame an American plot for his fall – an accusation which was promptly denied by the Americans. While conspiracy theories and Pakistani politics have a long history, the current crisis in Pakistan also comes in the backdrop of worsening economic conditions. Here are four charts which explain this in detail. Read more. |
| FROM THE FIELD How an altercation became a riot: FIR records escalation of violence A local Muslim man, Mohammad Ansar, 35, and three-four people from the community, engaged in an altercation with the participants of a Hanuman Jayanti procession on Saturday evening that led to rioting and violence in north west Delhi'sJahangirpuri, according to an FIR registered by a local police officer. Read more. |
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| HT THIS DAY: APRIL 19, 1971 Air-India's first Jumbo arrives  (Click to expand) The jumbo jet has come to India. Emperor Ashoka, Air-India's first Boeing 747 roared into Bombay's skies this morning in regal splendour and was accorded a royal reception.
The jumbo, which is two-and-half times the size of the Boeing. 707, was escorted by two 1AF MiGs flanking it on either side from Alibagh, 30 miles south of Bombay. It touched down at Santa Cruz airport at 8.23 a.m. Read more. |
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