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Cricket
Father of Rajasthan Royals upcoming player Chetan Sakariya dies of COVID-19
Chetan Sakariya who was bought for Rs 1.2 crore by Rajasthan Royals had diverted his income towards his father's treatment.
News Reports
Kerala: More than 100 priests have tested positive for Covid-19 after leading religious services, 9 priests died in the last week
Six of the priest who died due to Covid-19 belonged to the Syro Malabar Church, and three are from the CSI church in Kerala
Media
Indian diaspora protests against West Bengal post-poll violence in UK, Canada, Australia and United States
"The State machinery is failing the people of West Bengal as the Hindus are subjected to killings, rapes, and exodus from their homeland," a protestor said.
News Reports
Union Minister Smriti Irani makes a surprise visit to Amethi to assess the Covid-19 situation, visits residence of deceased BJP MLA
Union Minister Smriti Irani arrived at the ancestral village of deceased MLA Dal Bahadur Kori,. who died on Covid-19 on Thursday
Politics
Prashant Kishor to fire 85 percent of his IPAC staff after Bengal election victory, may start a political career in Bihar: Report
Only the core 100-150 people will be retained to carry out political strategising work that Prashant Kishor ked IPAC does.
World
Violent clash between Israeli police and Palestinians at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque leaves at least 200 injured
Al-Aqsa, Islam's third-holiest site which is also revered by Jews as the location of two biblical-era temples was packed with Muslims to offer prayers on the last Friday of Ramadan.
News Reports
Himanta Biswa Sarma elected as next Chief Minister of Assam after BJP legislative party meeting
Himanta Biswa Sarma was proposed as the next Chief Minister by outgoing CM Sarbandana Sonowal in the legislative party meeting
World
China’s ‘out-of-control’ rocket debris disintegrates over the Indian Ocean, lands near the Maldives
Notably, the rocket which is uncontrollably falling back to Earth is the same space module whose launch was gloated upon by a Chinese Communist Party body to mock India's handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
News Reports
Afghanistan: Three bomb blasts near a girls’ school in Kabul’s Shia neighbourhood leaves 58 dead
The Interior Ministry of Afghanistan said that there were a total of 3 explosions, a car bomb attack and 2 IED blasts
Politics
Himanta Biswa Sarma favourite to become new Chief Minister of Assam, could take oath on 10th May
Himanta Biswa Sarma, a former Congress leader, joined the BJP in 2015, a year after the general elections.
