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News Dabba for 29 April 2025: Five stories for a balanced news diet
Here are the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites.
Indie Journal brings you the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites. Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from 48 tourist destinations in Kashmir closed, Carney’s Liberals winning Canada election, to power returning to Spain and Portugal.
Hindustan Times: Cal HC takes suo motu cognisance of heckling of lawyers by mob
Hindustan Times reports that the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of alleged heckling of some lawyers by a mob last week and constituted a three-judge bench to hear the matter. Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam constituted the three-judge bench comprising justices Arijit Banerjee, Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Rajarshi Bharadwaj, the report says. The matter is likely to come up for hearing later this week, a senior lawyer related to the issue said. Read the full report here.
48 tourist destinations in Kashmir closed after intel on more terror attacks, India Today
The Jammu and Kashmir government has closed 48 out of 87 tourist destinations across Kashmir after intelligence agencies warned of the possibility of more terror attacks, following last week’s terror strikes in Pahalgam, India Today reports. Communication intercepts have confirmed that some sleeper cells in the valley were activated following the Pahalgam attack and have been instructed to initiate operations, according to sources accessed by India Today. The inputs also indicated that Pakistan’s spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is planning targeted attacks on non-local individuals, CID personnel and Kashmiri Pandits, particularly in Srinagar and Ganderbal districts. Read the full report here.
Carney’s Liberals win Canada election: The Straits Times
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals retained power in the country’s April 28 election, The Straits Times reports, but CTV News predicted they would fall short of the majority government he had wanted to help him negotiate tariffs with US President Donald Trump. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre conceded defeat to Carney’s Liberals and said his party would hold the minority government to account. The report says that the Liberals needed to win 172 of the House of Commons’ 343 electoral districts, known as seats, for a majority that would allow them to govern without support from a smaller party. Read the full report here.
No bail for Sanjiv Bhatt in 1990 custodial death case, NDTV reports
The Supreme Court has denied bail to ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a custodial death case, NDTV reports. But the court has also directed the hearing against the life sentence handed out be expedited. "We are not inclined to grant Sanjiv Bhatt bail. The prayer of bail is dismissed. The hearing of the appeal shall not be affected. The hearing of the appeal is expedited," a bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta said. The report mentions that Bhatt had sought bail and suspension of his sentence. Read the full report here.
Power returning to Spain and Portugal, BBC reports
Spain's power has almost fully been restored and substations in Portugal are being brought back online after Monday's mass blackouts, BBC reports. The massive power outages saw widespread disruption and a state of emergency remains in place in Spain. There are confusing scenes at a train station in Madrid, and school classes will not take place in many areas across Spain, the report says. The cause of the power cuts are still unknown, it adds. Read the full report here.
