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• Mar 10, 2023 10:23 PM IST

  26-year-old man shot dead by naxals in Maharashtra

  A 26-year-old man, Sainath Naroti shot dead by naxals in Bhamragarh, Gadchiroli in Maharashtra on suspicions of being a Police informer, ANI reported. 

• Mar 10, 2023 09:52 PM IST

  Telangana minister KT Rama Rao arrives at CM KCR's residence ahead of Kavitha's appearance before ED 

  Telangana minister KT Rama Rao arrived at the Telangana chief minister and his father K Chandrashekar Rao's residence ahead of BRS MLC K Kavitha's scheduled appearance before the ED tomorrow in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case.

• Mar 10, 2023 08:55 PM IST

  Odisha CM inaugarates Birsa Munda Athletics stadium complex in Rourkela

  Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium Complex and Hockey Training Centres in Rourkela. 

  The stadium is designed with four galleries and a seating capacity of over 9000 spectators, including seating for people with disabilities. The complex includes an Olympic-sized indoor pool. This pool is equipped to host regional level competitions, as it has a gallery with seating for 500 spectators.

• Mar 10, 2023 08:30 PM IST

  Iran, Saudi Arabia to re-establish diplomatic ties

  Iran and Saudi Arabia on Friday agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after seven years of tensions, according to AP reports. The two Mideast rivals came up with the decision after talks between officials in Beijing. Read more

• Mar 10, 2023 07:40 PM IST

  Telangana CM KCR says BRS will not go for early polls

  Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) party president and Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Friday said that party will not go for early polls, and that it will go into elections as per schedule, according to ANI reports citing party MLC Koushik Reddy. He instructed party members to conduct Padayatras across the state. 

• Mar 10, 2023 07:01 PM IST

  10 H3N2 cases reproted in Haryana so far: Haryana health minister

  Haryana health minister Anil Vij stated that so far10 cases of H3N2 virus has been reported in the state and that precaution is needed, ANI reported. He further said that the state is preparing and there is no need to panic as the virus like H1N1, even milder. 

  As per MoHFW, so far Karnataka and Haryana have confirmed one death each from H3N2 virus.

• Mar 10, 2023 06:19 PM IST

  Mumbai: Filmcity fire declared Level 3

  Massive fire that broke out on the set of a TV serial in Goregaon film city in Mumbai has now been declared a Level 3 as it has spread to 4 to 4 studios due to wind flow. Fire fighting operations underway.

• Mar 10, 2023 05:40 PM IST

  Major fire breaks out at Mumbai film city, no injuries reported

  Fire broke out on the set of a TV serial in Goregaon film city in Mumbai, according to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) statement. No injuries have been reported and efforts to douse the fire are underway.

• Mar 10, 2023 05:09 PM IST

  AAP's Manish Sisodia sent to 7-day ED custody in Delhi liquor excise police case

  Delhi Rouse Avenue Court on Friday remanded Manish Sisodia to 7 days ED custody in the case of money laundering registered by ED in connection with the alleged irregularities in framing and implementation of the Delhi Liquor Excise Policy.

• Mar 10, 2023 05:08 PM IST

  Details of Japanese woman allegedly harassed during Holi being collected: Delhi police

  Delhi police on Friday stated that cognisance of the video where a Japanese woman was allegedly harassed by men during Holi celebration had been taken after it had gone viral, ANI reported. “Email sent to embassy for details of the woman and information on men seen in the video also being collected,” police further said.

• Mar 10, 2023 04:58 PM IST

  PM Modi inspects 3rd Session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR)

  

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 3rd Session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) in Delhi. (ANI)

• Mar 10, 2023 04:40 PM IST

  ‘Keeping close watch on H3N2 influenza situation’: MoHFW

  Union Health Ministry on Friday stated that it is keeping a close watch on the Seasonal Influenza situation in various States/UTs through the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) network on real-time basis. The ministry said that so far, Karnataka and Haryana have confirmed one death each from H3N2 influenza.

• Mar 10, 2023 04:04 PM IST

  Delhi court reserves order on Sisodia's remand application by ED

  Delhi Rouse Avenue Court on Friday reserved the order on remand application moved by the Enforcement Directorate. Order will be pronounced soon. Court adjourned hearing on the bail application moved by Manish Sisodia for March 21.

• Mar 10, 2023 04:02 PM IST

  ITBP rescues 7 people from gorge in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand

  The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on Friday rescued from a gorge in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand where a car was reported falling from a road bend ahead of Mussoorie lake near Bhatta village at around 11. 50 am.

• Mar 10, 2023 03:56 PM IST

  US-India Commercial Dialogue: Union minister Piyush Goyal says it will help in business to business engagement

  Union minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal said that the India-US Commercial Dialogue will help in rapidly expanding India-US business to business engagement. He said that Top US companies will be presenting on Friday's CEO Forum meeting.

• Mar 10, 2023 03:22 PM IST

  Sisodia's statements on profit margins differs from others: ED to court

  Delhi excise policy case: The Enforcement Directorate told the Delhi Court that Manish Sisodia's statement on increasing profit margins differed from others.

  According to ED, Sisodia stated that "profit margins to wholesale sellers were doubled based on previous calculations."

• Mar 10, 2023 02:49 PM IST

  Delhi excise policy case: ED seeks 10-day custody of Manish Sisodia

  The Enforcement Directorate sought a 10-day custody of Delhi's former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on the grounds that he needs to be confronted with 3-4 people who had been summoned. Officers whose statements have been recorded in the case are among them. 

  Senior Advocate Dayan Krishnan, appearing for Manish Sisodia, opposed ED plea seeking Sisodia's 10-day custody. Read more

• Mar 10, 2023 02:33 PM IST

  Policy brought for extraordinary profit margin for wholesalers: ED to Delhi court in excise policy case

  Delhi excise policy case: Enforcement Directorate on Friday told Delhi Court that the conspiracy was coordinated by Vijay Nair, along with others and that the ‘Excise policy’ was brought out for extraordinary profit margin for wholesalers. 

• Mar 10, 2023 02:23 PM IST

  Independent MP Sumalatha from Karnataka's Mandya extends support to BJP 

  Sumalatha Ambareesh, an actress turned politician and Independent MP from Mandya in Karnataka, announced her support for the BJP on Friday, ANI reported. “I extend my support to BJP led by PM Narendra Modi. I believe in the leadership of PM Modi,” Sumalatha said.

• Mar 10, 2023 02:05 PM IST

  AAP's Manish Sisodia brought to Delhi court in excise policy case

  Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia was brought to a Delhi court in the alleged scam in Delhi excise policy case on Friday.

• Mar 10, 2023 01:43 PM IST

  Eight killed in shooting at Jehovah's Witness church in Germany: Police

  A shooting at a Jehovah's Witnesses hall in the German city of Hamburg killed eight people, apparently including the perpetrator, police said Friday. Read more.

• Mar 10, 2023 01:16 PM IST

  Have received assurances on safety of Indians in Australia, says PM Modi after meeting Aus leader Anthony Albanese

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he has received “assurances on safety of Indians in Australia” after meeting Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese on Friday during bilateral talks.

• Mar 10, 2023 12:41 PM IST

  Punjab govt proposes ₹1,000 cr for crop diversification in budget

  Punjab government on Friday has proposed the allocation of ₹1,000 cr for crop diversification; to start crop insurance scheme, said its finance minister while tabling budget.

• Mar 10, 2023 11:48 AM IST

  Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema proposes total budget size of over ₹1.96 lakh crore 

  Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema proposes total budget size of over ₹1.96 lakh crore for FY 2023-24.

• Mar 10, 2023 11:22 AM IST

  PM Narendra Modi and Australian PM Anthony Albanese meet at Hyderabad House to hold bilateral talks

  PM Narendra Modi and Australian PM Anthony Albanese met at Hyderabad House on Friday to hold bilateral talks.

• Mar 10, 2023 10:37 AM IST

  ED raids multiple locations in Delhi, Bihar, in connection with land for job 'scam'

  Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches at multiple locations in Delhi and Bihar, in connection with alleged land for job scam, reported ANI quoting sources.

• Mar 10, 2023 10:03 AM IST

  Foreign media nourishing grudge against India, PM Modi: Anurag Thakur

  New York Times had long back dropped all pretensions of neutrality while publishing anything about India. NYT's so called opinion piece on freedom of press in Kashmir is mischievous & fictitious published w/ a sole motive to spread a propaganda about India…
  
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  — Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) March 10, 2023

• Mar 10, 2023 09:36 AM IST

  BSF arrests third Pakistani national near International Border in Punjab

  Border Security Force (BSF) has arrested a third Pakistani national near the International Border in the Ferozpur Sector of Punjab last night, PTI reported. The incident comes a day after a Bangladeshi and a Pakistani national were similarly apprehended by the border force along this front in Punjab.

• Mar 10, 2023 09:20 AM IST

  Xi Jinping unanimously elected president of the People's Republic of China for third time

  Xi Jinping unanimously elected president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) at the ongoing session of the 14th National People's Congress, reports Xinhua news agency.

• Mar 10, 2023 08:37 AM IST

  One dead in fire at slum area in Delhi's Trilokpuri area; probe on

  One person died in a fire that broke out in a slum area in Trilokpuri last night; investigation underway, reported ANI citing Delhi Police.

• Mar 10, 2023 08:02 AM IST

  WhatsApp says it could be forced to shut services if UK passes online safety law

  WhatsApp, the world’s most popular messaging service, could be forced to stop offering its services in the UK if the country passes the current draft of an online safety law, its head said Thursday, reported Bloomberg.

• Mar 10, 2023 07:27 AM IST

  24 cattle recovered from truck in Assam, two held; probe on

  "The police recovered 24 cattle from a truck & apprehended two persons namely Sarkar Ali & Hasan Ali. During interrogation, they revealed they were transporting the cattle to Jorabat area along the Assam-Meghalaya border. A case was also registered," said Ramani Kanta Das, SI, Nagaon to ANI.

• Mar 10, 2023 06:47 AM IST

  At least six dead, several injured in shooting spree in Germany

  At least six people are dead and several more injured after a shooting in the northern German city of Hamburg, Focus Online media reported, citing the fire service, reported Reuters.

• Mar 10, 2023 06:15 AM IST

  Commission set up UP govt to look into reservation to OBCs in urban local body elections submits report to CM

  Five-member commission set up by UP govt to look into issue of reservation to OBCs in urban local body elections submits report to CM Yogi Adityanath, said officials to news agency PTI.

• Mar 10, 2023 05:52 AM IST

  India-US to launch ‘strategic trade dialogue’: MEA

  EAM S Jaishankar and US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo agreed to launch an India-US Strategic Trade Dialogue, said MEA.

• Mar 10, 2023 05:30 AM IST

  Three wounded after gunman opens fire in Israel's Tel Aviv, reports AFP

  Three people were wounded by a gunman in Tel Aviv on Thursday, an Israeli police spokesman told AFP.