Highlights: Saudi unveils new national airline to fuel aviation boom

Shiv Sena Eknath Shinde faction leader Sheetal Mhatre on Friday said an FIR has been registered against Thackeray group officials for allegedly sharing morphed video wit name Matoshree with dirty songs. “Women politicians facing character assassination, abusive messages and derogatory comments on social media,” she said. 

Sri Lanka Navy on Sunday conducted a special operation to chase away Indian poaching trawlers from Sri Lankan waters that led to seizure of two Indian trawlers.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge after meeting with Vice Presedent and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankar said it was a courtesy call. Kharge said the talks included cooperation in running second part of budget session, according to ANI reports.

Union home minister Amit Shah while addressing the crowd in Kerala's Thrissur said, “Kerala people kept giving chances to CPI(M) and Congress one after the other. Communist party has been eliminated from the world and people have rejected both Congress & CPI(M). Give BJP a chance & we will develop Kerala.”

In a veiled atttack on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his remarks in the UK, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said raising questions about Indian democracy on foreign soil was an insult to the people of the country.

Speaking at an event in poll-bound Karnataka on Sunday, Prime Minister Modi, while not naming Rahul, said some people were putting the Indian democracy in the dock despite it being ingrained in the country's political culture over centuries. (ANI)

Saudi Arabia announced Sunday the creation of a new national airline, part of a plan to turn Riyadh into a global aviation hub rivalling regional leaders like Dubai and Doha.

Riyadh Air "aims to launch flights to more than 100 destinations around the world by 2030," the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Tony Douglas, former head of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, has been appointed CEO, SPA said, reported AFP. 

In connection with the veteran actor Satish Kaushik's death, the owner of the farmhouse Vikas Malu's second wife has levelled serious accusations against her husband, claiming his role in the death of the actor. Read more

Israeli forces shot and killed three Palestinian gunmen Sunday who opened fire on troops in the occupied West Bank, the military said, the latest bloodshed in a year-long wave of violence in the region.

The military said one gunman turned himself in and was arrested. The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed three people were killed near the city of Nablus. It did not immediately disclose their identities, reported AP. 

The BBC was forced to scrap much of its weekend sports programming as the network scrambled to stem an escalating crisis over its suspension of soccer host Gary Lineker for comments criticizing the British government's new asylum policy. Read more

Exports of two-wheelers, passenger vehicles and three-wheelers from India declined by 35 per cent in February mainly due to the weakening of currencies against the US dollar in destination countries, especially in the African continent.

According to data released by industry body SIAM, shipments of two-wheelers, passenger vehicles and three-wheelers declined to 3,01,561 units last month from 4,63,025 units in February 2022, reported PTI. 

Modi government's policy of zero-tolerance towards terrorism will continue in the times to come: Amit Shah at event in Hyderabad

In a gruesome incident, police in Central Kashmir arrested a man for the murder of a young woman in Budgam district. The woman, a student, was missing since March 07.

China has announced general Li Shangfu - an official sanctioned by the United States - is set to become its new minister of national defence and state councillor.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurate the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway during his scheduled visit to Karnataka. He will also lay the foundation stone of several projects worth ₹16,000 crore.

Union home minister Amit Shah attended the 54th CISF Raising Day parade in Hyderabad on Sunday. Read significance of the occasion.

China retained several of its top economic officials, including central bank Governor Yi Gang, Bloomberg reported. Read more.

A fire broke out in a house in Suleman Nagar, Kirari area. Three fire tenders were sent to the spot and the fire has been brought under control. One person died in the incident, reported ANI qouting Delhi Fire Service.

'Red Alert' - a joint report of Australian newspapers - The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, warned the country to prepare for war with China in the next three years, reported news agency ANI citing Taiwan news.

The H3N2 is antigenic drift & a mild mutation, but is not life-threatening. Whichever virus it is if there’s comorbidity then the chances of death is high. The vaccine against H3N2 has less efficacy & our vaccination is low this year, said Dhiren Gupta, Ganga Ram Hospital.

Of the 225 samples collected in January and February in Odisha, 59 were found positive for H3N2 influenza in the state, PTI reported.