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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers across the country on Tuesday (April 6) on the occasion of the 41st foundation day of the party.

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers across the country on Tuesday (April 6) on the occasion of the 41st foundation day of the party.

BJP national president JP Nadda will also address the meeting which will be held through video conferencing and will be streamed live from 10:30 am.

One of the most important days for the political parties is here as Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry go to Assembly polls on Tuesday (April 6, 2021). To make the day more interesting, Assam will also vote in the third and final phase of polling, whereas, West Bengal will witness the crucial third phase of polling in the eight-phased elections.

In other developments, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team from Delhi will reach Mumbai today, to investigate allegations of corruption and misuse of official position against former Maharashtra Home minister Anil Deshmukh.

Stay tuned to Zee News live blog for latest updates!

06 April 2021
14:53 PM

One question on which we spend some time is the unfolding developments in & around Afghanistan... For India, what happens in Afghanistan impacts its security directly: EAM S Jaishankar after meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

14:47 PM

Much of our discussions today cover the preparations for President Putin's visit for the annual summit later this year. Our bilateral cooperation remains energetic & forward-looking. We talked about longstanding partnership in nuclear space & defence sectors: EAM S Jaishankar

14:47 PM

We assess positively our economic cooperation noting new opportunities in the Russian far east. We spoke of connectivity including the International North-South Transport Corridor and Chennai-Vladivostok Maritime Corridor: EAM S Jaishankar

14:44 PM

We note an appetite for greater investment in each other by both countries. Russian support for our Gaganyaan programme has progressed for which deeply appreciate. Our defence requirement in the past year was expeditiously addressed: EAM S Jaishankar

14:26 PM

Punjab: A team of UP Police leaves from Rupnagar jail with gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, for Banda. On March 26th, Supreme Court ordered the transfer of the BSP MLA to jail in UP from Punjab to face trials there.
 

14:19 PM

Our one jawan is still missing. Rumors are that he is under the captivity of Naxals. Currently, we are verifying the news and planning an operation in context with the jawan: Kuldiep Singh (CRPF DG) (ANI)

14:14 PM

Didi has been asking "Is BJP God that it already knows it is winning polls?" I want to say to her that we're normal people engaged in the service of public. I want to tell the people that I'll return your love with interest in the form of development: PM Modi in Cooch Behar, West Bengal.

14:13 PM

PM Narendra Modi attacked TMC leader and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee while addressing a public rally Cooch Behar.

“Didi, you are not proud that West Bengal is seeing more than 80% voter turnout. It means that you are losing. Didi, it is certain that you will lose. Didi, you have scored an own-goal (like in football) in these elections,” said PM Modi in Cooch Behar.

“Didi, the day you did 'khela' at the polling booth in Nandigram, the same day the country knew that you have lost the elections,” PM Modi added while addressing a public rally.

 

14:09 PM

Exercise La Pérouse 2021 is underway in Indian Ocean Region from April 5 to April 7. Navies of Indian, Australia, France, US & Japan are participating in the exercise to 'realize Free and Open Indo-Pacific'.

14:09 PM

Jammu and Kashmir: One person injured after being attacked by a leopard in Green Belt Park in Gandhi Nagar area of Jammu. Wildlife department is present at the spot. Efforts to capture it are underway.

14:07 PM

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry meets Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi

11:38 AM

PM Modi: Today false narratives are being weaved. Be it on farm laws, CAA or labour laws. Such rumours aim to create political instability. Sometimes they say citizenship will be snatched, sometimes it's farmers' land, but they're white lies. BJP workers need to make people aware.

11:34 AM

PM Modi: If BJP wins polls, it's called 'poll wining machine', but if others win, there's appreciation. People who say we're a 'poll winning machine' don't understand India's Constitution. Truth is that BJP is not a 'poll winning machine', but a movement that connects with people.

11:32 AM

PM Narendra Modi addresses BJP workers on party's 41st foundation day: The BJP has always worked on the mantra of 'the party is bigger than the individual' and the 'nation is bigger than the party'. This tradition has continued since Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee and runs till date.

 

 

10:55 AM

President Ram Nath Kovind appoints Justice NV Ramana as the next Chief Justice of India, with effect from 24th April 2021: Government of India

CJI SA Bobde is due to retire on April 23rd.

10:27 AM

A total of 8,31,10,926 vaccinations have been administered in the country so far, including 43,00,966 vaccinations yesterday: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (ANI)

10:26 AM

India reports 96,982 new COVID-19 cases, 50,143 discharges, and 446 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry.

08:50 AM

Amid an unprecedented rise in the COVID-19 cases across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review the situation with the Chief Ministers of all states and Union Territories on Thursday (April 8). According to the sources, the crucial review meeting is scheduled to be held at 6.30 PM on Thursday. The meeting has been called in the wake of India reporting an average of 78,489 COVID-19 cases - a report based on a 7-day moving average to assess the number of new cases of the pandemic.

08:49 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (April 6) appealed to the voters in poll-bound states to vote in record numbers.

14:23 PM

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: AIADMK approaches EC demanding to countermand elections in Kolathur, Chepauk, Katpadi, Tiruvannamalai, Trichy West seats where, it says, money distribution & other malpractices are happening.

14:22 PM

"People coming from outside the state need to mandatorily produce their RT-PCR report not older than 72 hrs. If they don't,they'll be placed in 14-day home isolation. If they don't follow protocols in home isolation, they'll be sent to institutional quarantine," said Rajasthan Health Minister.

14:22 PM

"As per doctors, the #COVID19 virus spreads rapidly but is less severe in this wave. We will soon launch micro containment zones in areas with 2-3 patients. People who have recovered from #COVID19 are requested to donate plasma," said Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain.

14:05 PM

A huge crowd of people, including students, pelted stones and vandalised vehicles and properties in Sasaram during a COVID-19 protocol enforcement drive by the Police and local administration wherein a coaching institute was being closed.

14:01 PM

"The Court has directed CBI to conduct a preliminary probe within 15 days & proceed on the basis of findings. Given HC's decision, he should resign," said Former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Bombay HC's decision in corruption allegations against Maharashtra HM Anil Deshmukh.

13:59 PM

"Acting is my profession. I will continue to work in cinema. But if it poses a hurdle for my political career, I will give it up. I will finish movies that I signed earlier & then think about taking new assignments," said Actor and MNM chief Kamal Haasan in Coimbatore.

"Many people say this (continuing acting after entering politics) is wrong. Even after becoming MLA, MGR acted in many films. The money he earned from acting helped him carry forward his political journey. I also need money for the same," he added.

13:14 PM

"I want to assure the countrymen that this battle (against Naxals) will be intensified & we will win it in the end. We have successfully set up camps in interior areas in last few years, which has annoyed Naxals resulting in such type of incidents," said Home Minister Amit Shah in Chhattisgarh.

13:13 PM
13:11 PM

"BJP, can't you find a local candidate to contest elections? They don't have locals, all their people are borrowed from either TMC or CPM. They're sprinkling money like water from a hosepipe. They who can't say Sonar Bangla properly,can't rule Bengal," said West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Debanandapur, Hooghly.

"What was the need for an eight-phase election? It was done by BJP Mandal. Given the present situation (COVID), shouldn't they have wrapped up the election within a short period of time?," questioned Mamata Banerjee in Hooghly.

13:10 PM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Jagdalpur:

13:09 PM

"On behalf of PM, & Central govt & the country, I pay tributes to the security personnel who lost their lives in the Naxal attack. The country will always remember their sacrifice for taking the fight against Naxals to a decisive turn," said Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Jagdalpur.

"In past few years, the fight against Naxalism has reached a decisive turn and this unfortunate incident has taken this fight two steps forward," he added.

12:38 PM

Bhumi Pednekar tests positive for COVID-19, under home quarantine.

12:34 PM

Actor Vicky Kaushal says he has tested positive for COVID-19; isolates himself at home.

12:04 PM

Chhattisgarh: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and CM Bhupesh Baghel hold a meeting with top officials in Jagdalpur, over the naxal attack in which 14 security personnel lost their lives.

12:01 PM

While hearing on Dr Jaishri Patil's plea regarding allegations of former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, Bombay High Court says Anil Deshmukh is the Home Minister and no impartial probe can be done by the police. Bombay HC asks CBI to start a preliminary inquiry within 15 days into corruption allegations of former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh against Anil Deshmukh.

11:59 AM

A suspicious object has been found near National Media Centre in New Delhi, dog squad reaches the spot, revealed Delhi Police. 

11:59 AM

After attending wreath-laying ceremony for 14 jawans who died in the Chhattisgarh Naxal attack, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold a meeting with top officials in Jagdalpur & later meet injured jawans & visit CRPF camp, (ANI)

11:58 AM

Chhattisgarh: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel lay wreath at the coffins of 14 security personnel who lost their lives in the Naxal attack, in Jagdalpur.

11:57 AM

Chhattisgarh: Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives in Jagdalpur, received by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.

11:57 AM

Punjab: Amid increasing COVID cases, Ludhiana district administration sets up RT-PCR test kiosks, launches vaccination vans.

"200 vaccination vans will be set up soon. Besides, we've mobile teams conducting RT-PCR tests of people seen without masks", says the Civil Surgeon

11:56 AM

Actor Akshay Kumar says he has been hospitalised as a 'precautionary measure under medical advice'. He tested positive for the disease yesterday.

11:56 AM

One person dies, two others injured as fire breaks out at a firecracker factory in Duraiswamipuram area of Sivakasi in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, says District Magistrate R Kannan

11:53 AM

Actor Ajaz Khan, who was arrested by Narcotics Contro Bureau (NCB) in a drug case, has tested positive for COVID-19. He is being shifted to a hospital. The officer involved in this probe will also undergo COVID test: NCB

11:52 AM

Chhattisgarh: Wreath laying ceremony of soldiers who lost their lives in the Naxal attack at Sukma-Bijapur border, is being held in Bijapur.