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"The BJP's good performance in the assembly elections in three northeast states shows people's solid trust in democracy and the democratic process," Modi said after the results of the Assembly elections were announced on Thursday.

No consensus could emerge over coming out with a joint comminque after the G20 Foreign Ministers meet, as sharp differences emerged among the member nations over the Ukraine crisis despite India's efforts, sources said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Assembly elections in the northeastern states of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura.

Last week, during the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Banks Governors (FMCBG) meeting, the member nations had failed to come out with joint comminique over lack of consensus on Ukraine.

"Met Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on the sidelines of #G20FMM this afternoon. Our discussions were focused on addressing current challenges to the bilateral relationship, especially peace and tranquillity in the border areas," the Minister tweeted.

The government on Thursday congratulated business leader Ajay Banga on being nominated to lead the World Bank, saying that India looked forward to his leadership of the financial institution.

In a joint statement after bilateral talks with his visiting Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni, Modi said that "India has made it clear from the beginning that Ukraine dispute can be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy".

The apex court noted that it appears that SEBI is seized of the investigation into the allegations made against the Adani Group companies and sought a status report from it on its ongoing investigation into the matter within two months.

Food and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that SMART-PDS is a technological driven initiative and the need of hour, so all the states should make earnest efforts to implement SMART-PDS at the earliest.

As per ECI, NDPP is leading in 24 seats with one victory and it's ally BJP is leading in 23 seats with two wins in the 60-member Assembly where election was conducted in 59 seats.

This statement angered the Chief Justice Chandrachud and he told Singh not to threaten the Chief Justice. The Chief Justice shouted at Singh, "Leave this court right now... You cannot cower us down!"

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha leading in his Town Bardowali constituency. The BJP candidate has secured 3377 EVM votes, as per ECI, which accounts for 50.5 per cent of votes.

Delhi Lt Governor V.K. Saxena has recommended the names of Aam Aadmi Party MLAs Atishi Marlena and Saurabh Bharadwaj to President Droupadi Murmu as ministers in the cabinet.

The party, however, has got a setback in northeast states of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura where the BJP and its allies are heading towards victory as per the latest trends which may change on final outcome.

In his address to the G20 foreign ministers meeting, Modi said, "Post World War global governance failed in both its mandates of preventing future wars and fostering international cooperation on issues of common interests."

A cloth warehouse on Roshanara Road in north Delhi collapsed like a house of cards after a massive fire broke out in it on Monday, officials said. However, no one was injured in the incident.

A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan in connection with the case related to alleged illegal appointments in the Delhi Waqf Board (DWB).

The Supreme Court will deliver judgment on Thursday on a batch of petitions seeking a collegium-like system for the appointment of Election Commissioners (ECs) and the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).

A few apps which were behind this were Money Box, Need Rupee, My Bank, Loan Gram, Coco Cash, Panda Rupee and Cash Pot. These were controlled and managed by Chinese nationals based in Hong Kong and in other cities.

Dealing with a petition of a mother on behalf of five-year-old Devarsh, a bench of Justice Yogesh Khanna also sought response from the two doctors, Vivek Jain and Akhilesh Singh working as specialists/super-specialists and listed the matter for the next hearing on April 19.

A warehouse in north Delhi's Roshanara Road collapsed like a house of cards after a massive fire broke out in it on Monday, officials said. However, no one was injured in the incident.

The issue was raised during their bilateral meeting, as per reports citing an interview with Cleverly, who is in India to participate in the two-day G20 Foreign Ministers meeting, which began here on Wednesday.

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday suspended the FCRA licence of think tank Centre For Policy Research (CPR). Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's daughter Yamini Aiyar leads this think tank centre.

According to the Ministry of Defence, the General officer has taken over the appointment from Lieutenant General B.S. Raju who has taken over the reins of Jaipur based Sapta Shakti Command.

A Special National Investigation Court (NIA) Court in Lucknow has awarded death penalty to seven IS operatives and life term to another in connection with the 2017 Kanpur terror conspiracy case.