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Bengaluru, April 26: In the worst-ever earthquake in Nepal since 1934 on Saturday, April 25, over 1,800 people have died and over 4,000 have been injured. The Indian Air Force has rescued at least 546 Indians from quake-hit Nepal.

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7:30 pm: IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals has been called off due to wet outfields at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

7:12 pm: Indian civil services Mount Everest expedition members are safe. One ha knee injury. The members have reached Gorakshep from base camp.

6:44 pm: 20 students were injured in a madrasa in West Bengal.

6:19 pm: PM Narendra Modi takes stock of situations, directs speeding up of efforts to evacuate people from earthquake-hit Nepal.

6:08 pm: Prayers are held across India for victims in earthquake-hit Nepal and Bihar, West Bengal and other parts of the country.

5.55 pm: The Army's mobile operation theatres have reached, doctors will operate the injured in these OT's: Union Health Minister JP Nadda

5.30 pm: Siliguri (WB): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee meets injured admitted in hospital

5.00 pm: A C-17 Globemaster III of IAF lands at Palam airport with 225 passengers on board

4.45 pm: Efforts on to rescue over 311 Tamil Nadu tourists stranded in earthquake-hit Nepal

4.15 pm: Nepal earthquake: Nepal government confirms 2263 deaths, 5580 injured.

3.45 pm: We have already sent our NDRF teams, PM Modi has himself talked to Nepal's President and PM: HM Rajnath Singh

3.35 pm: Nepal hit with aftershocks, declares National Emergency

2.55 pm: Union government steps up efforts to rescue tourists from quake-hit Nepal

2.30 pm: 400 people from Maharashtra stranded in Nepal are safe: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis

2.15 pm: Indians rescued from Nepal reach Delhi.

Indians rescued by IAF arrive in Delhi #NepalEarthquake pic.twitter.com/qCVlNKrj3P

— ANI (@ANI_news) April 26, 2015

2.00 pm: PM Modi calls high-level meeting to review the relief work and other issues arising due to the earthquake.

1.55 pm: West Bengal: Fire break out at City Mart shopping mall in Kolkata, 15 fire tenders at the spot

1.45 pm: Madhya Pradesh to contribute Rs. 5 crore in Prime Minister's National Relief Fund as an aid for people affected by earthquake

1.15 pm: 51700 Rail Neer bottles loaded and dispatched to Nepal: Ministry of Railways

1.10 pm: Residents evacuate buildings after tremors were felt in Lucknow.

1.00 pm: 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits east of Kathmandu. Tremors felt in Delhi, UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam.

12.45 pm: Fresh tremors felt in Nepal, Delhi, NCR

12.30 pm: Process of sending relief material shall continue. Will offer all help to our affected brothers and sisters in Nepal: UP Cabinet Minister R Chaudhary

12.00 pm: United Nations to mount major relief effort in earthquake-hit Nepal: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

11.45 am: Home Ministry reviews ongoing rescue and relief operations in earthquake affected areas of India.

11:30 am: Students would be looking forward to enjoying vacations. I wish them for the same. Do enjoy yourselves and learn new things, said PM Modi during Mann Ki Baat programme.

11:16 am: I have witnessed a calamity like this in Kutch in 2001, I can very well imagine intensity of such an earthquake, said PM Modi while speaking about Nepal earthquake during Mann Ki Baat.

11:11 am: When we lost to Australia in Cricket, what some people did towards our team, it is not right. Jay and Parajay are a part of life, said PM Modi during Mann Ki Baat.

11:04 am: I am proud that two daughters of the nation made India proud, one is Saina Nehwal and second Sania Mirza, said PM Narendra Modi during Mann Ki Baat.

10:33 am: Rain is expected there,can further trigger landslide,people are advised to keep away from such sites, said LS Rathore (DG, IMD) while speaking about latest update on Nepal earthquake.

10:14 am: PM tweets that Govt of India to give Rs 2 lakh as compensation to families of those who lost lives in various parts of India.

10.00 am: MEA opens 24 hour Control Room for queries regarding tragic Nepal earthquake.

Numbers: +91 11 2301 2113+91 11 2301 2113, +91 11 2301 4104+91 11 2301 4104, +91 11 2301 7905+91 11 2301 7905

#Earthquake: Helpline numbers. Pls share. @timesofindia @TimesNow @ZoomTV pic.twitter.com/yiX5Hq0wUr

— TOI Photogallery (@toiphotogallery) April 25, 2015

9.45 am: We will further accelerate our rescue & relief efforts today, says External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

9.30 am: Indian Army names Aid to Nepal as Operation Maitri.

9.15 am: 61 injured in Everest Avalanche, 17 bodies recovered.

9.00 am: 4 NDRF teams operational in Bihar, we have rescued around 100 ppl last night, if required more teams will be sent, says OP Singh, DG NDRF.

8.45 am: A farmer who was upset over not getting compensation for crop damage, commits suicide outside DM's office in Haidergarh, Barabanki, UP.

8.30 am: Tollywood actress Neetu Agarwal arrested by Andhra Pradesh police for alleged links with red sanders smuggler.

8.15 am: Indian nationals evacuated from Nepal by IAF, provided stay at Karnataka Bhawan.

8.00 am: Indians in Nepal may please contact our mission in Kathmandu.Our mission will provide you all help, says External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj

7.45 am: Indian Air Force planes have fetched around 546 of its citizens, including several infants, back from quake-hit Kathmandu since late Saturday with more sorties firmed up during Sunday.

7.30 am: Death toll in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has risen to 17 in the wake of the devastating earthquake that hit neighbouring Nepal

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