GSAT-6A goes silent on Day 2, three arrested in CBSE case and other top stories of the day

ISRO says it has lost contact with GSAT-6A

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) confirmed on Sunday afternoon that communication with GSAT-6A, the country's newest communication satellite, was lost after the second firing of the on-board engine, which was performed on Saturday.

Cauvery issue: DMK leader Stalin leads Opposition protest in Chennai

The opposition DMK and some other parties staged a protest in Chennai on April 1 demanding setting up of the Cauvery Management Board by the Centre in compliance with the February 16 verdict of the apex court on the issue.

Arijit Shashwat sent to 14-day judicial custody in Bhagalpur communal clash case

Hours after a local court in Bhagalpur rejected his anticipatory bail in a communal clash case, Arijit Shashwat, son of BJP MP and Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Ashwini Choubey, surrendered before Patna police on Saturday midnight. He has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days.

Three arrested for CBSE paper leak

Two private school teachers and a tuition teacher have been arrested on Sunday for their alleged role in leaking the question paper of the CBSE examinations. With these arrests, the trail has been traced back to source, the police said.

Slogans like Congress-mukt Bharat not part of RSS lexicon, says Mohan Bhagwat

There was no place for political discrimination in the vision for a united India, said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on April 1, stating that it was “improper” to use the terms Congress-free India or Sangh-free India.

Indians killed in Mosul: Bodies to arrive home on April 2

The remains of 38 Indian construction workers captured and killed by the Islamic State group in northern Iraq were handed over to Indian authorities in Baghdad and will be flown home later Sunday.

Ambassador Pradeep Singh Rajpurohit said the bodies had been taken to Baghdad International Airport and would be flown back on a military flight, arriving in India on Monday.

11 militants, 3 jawans, 2 civilians killed in south Kashmir encounters

Three more militants were killed in the ongoing operation at Shopian's Kachidora, taking the number of militants killed since Sunday morning to 11 in three separate encounters. Three Army jawans and two civilians were also killed near the encounter sites.

The who's who of the Congress' organisational reshuffle

The Congress recently effected an organisational reshuffle. Here’s a brief profile of those who have got new roles, including Ashok Gehlot, Amit Chavda, Rajeev Satav and Jitendra Singh.

‘Final evacuation deal’ reached for Syria’s Ghouta

A final deal has been reached for fighters and civilians to leave the last opposition-held pocket of Eastern Ghouta, a monitor said on Sunday, paving the way for Syria’s regime to retake the onetime rebel enclave near Damascus.

Santosh Trophy: Kerala beat Bengal to bag sixth title

Kerala beat defending champions Bengal 4-2 in the tie-breaker after the final ended 2-2 in extra time to win the 72nd edition of the Santosh Trophy football tournament at the Vivekananda Yuvabharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Sunday.

I can handle it and get the best out of the team, says Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik on Sunday acknowledged that he has an onerous task of replacing a very successful Gautam Gambhir but asserted that he has it in him to steer Kolkata Knight Riders to at least the IPL Play-offs and get the best out of his side.

Additional Sunday reads:

Afghan woman, whose picture went viral, achieves dream of college

With three children under the age of five and a husband who could neither read nor write, 25-year-old Jahantab Ahmadi dreamed of going to college. Her high school degree was enough to become a teacher at the only elementary school in her village in central Afghanistan — in an open field but she wanted more.

This Indian language can be written by only 100 people

Pop quiz: Which Indian language is spoken by two million people across multiple States, has six different dialects, a rich folk tradition, but can be written by only 100 people? Before you Google it, the answer is Gondi, the language of the Gond people, spoken in the six States of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Telangana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh’s encounters: 1,000 & counting

Over a thousand encounters in a year. That’s the record in Yogi Adityanath’s Uttar Pradesh. Since March 2017, 49 persons have been killed in over 1,100 encounters, more than 370 have been injured and over 3,300 arrested across the State.