- In a massive setback for Rahul Gandhi, a court in Gujarat rejects his request to pause his conviction in defamation case over his 2019 'Modi surname' remark. This means Rahul cannot be reinstated as Member of Parliament for now. 2. Tamil Nadu police transfers the case of custodial torture against former Assistant Superintendent of Police Balveer Singh to Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department. Singh has been accused of committing the offence during his tenure as Assistant Superintendent of Police at Ambasamudram. 3. After big exits from BJP in Karnataka by sulking Lingayat leaders like Jagadish Shettar, former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa says the community remains '101 per cent' with his party. The veteran leader, who quit electoral politics but remains BJP's tallest leader in Karnataka as the party preps for May 10 election, also says that Jagadish Shettar, his one-time loyalist, has 'made a mistake' by quitting BJP. 4. India reports over 12,000 Covid infections, an increase of nearly 2,000 cases. The country's active caseload currently stands at 65,286. 5. Days after a Class 3 student urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a video message to ensure basic facilities at her school in Kathua district, the Jammu and Kashmir administration starts work to give it a facelift. Seerat Naaz's video appeal to the PM last week, which was shared widely on social media, prompts Director of School Education, Jammu, Ravi Shankar Sharma to visit the government school located in the remote Lohai-Malhar block. 6. Scores of people queue up at Delhi's Select Citywalk Mall in Saket to witness the opening of India's second Apple Store by the tech giant's CEO Tim Cook. Mr Cook welcomes customers and clicks photographs with the fans.