Twitter on Tuesday said a tweet by Prime Minister Narendra Modi about lighting lamps of hope and good health during the Covid-19 pandemic was the 'Most Retweeted Tweet in Politics' on the social media platform. In his address to the nation, Modi had urged the citizens to switch off all lights for nine minutes and light up lamps or torch or cellphone flashlights on April 5.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patriarch and former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal to extend best wishes on his birthday. The five-time CM is celebrating his 93rd birthday today.
Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday alleged that she was detained at her residence on the Gupkar road in Srinagar. 
Public transport services in Mumbai, including suburban trains and buses, and in other parts of Maharashtra largely remained unaffected on Tuesday morning despite various organisations supporting the Bharat Bandh for repeal of the Centre's agri laws, officials said.
A mysterious disease in Eluru town of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh has become a new cause of concern for the locals. Now, blood samples of patients suffering from the disease have shown excessive amounts of heavy metals such as lead and nickel. Commenting on the samples, Himanshu Shukla, joint collector, West Godavari district said, "We found lead and nickel in the blood samples in excess amount. This can be one of the causes. We are sending more samples to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi."
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said that farmers across the country stand with the new agriculture laws and that the Centre is open for discussion to address their grievances. Speaking to India TV, Chouhan accused the Congress of doing drama and alleged that the farmers in Madhya Pradesh are satisfied as they see no reason to oppose the new laws.
Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday slammed the opposition parties for doing politics over the farm laws. Speaking to India TV, Naqvi said that Congress has failed to win the confidence of the public, and therefore it is not resorting to other tactics. He termed the protestes as a "syndicate of criminal conspiracy" by the opposition parties. Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
