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• 14 Mar 2023, 09:18:18 PM IST

  Military court allows plea by Maj Gen-rank officers against getting lesser pay

  A military court on Tuesday allowed the plea of Major General-rank officers from the defence forces against drawing lesser salaries and pension than Brigadier-rank officers in the services, a lawyer of 10 such affected officers said today

• 14 Mar 2023, 08:29:40 PM IST

  AgustaWestland: Delhi court rejects bail plea of Christian Michel 

  Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of British citizen Christian Michel, accused in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam being investigated by the CBI, and noted that the allegations against the accused are serious in nature, ANI reported.

• 14 Mar 2023, 07:37:54 PM IST

  Tear gas against Imran Khan's supporters as cops approach to arrest him in toshakhana case

  Police on Tuesday fired tear gas into the compound of Imran Khan’s house in Lahore and used water cannons to disperse supporters, who gathered outside Pakistan's ousted prime minister's residence to prevent his arrest in the Toshakhana case. Read more

• 14 Mar 2023, 06:52:01 PM IST

  Fire breaks out in 2 adjacent companies in GIDC in Valsad

  Fire broke out in two adjacent chemical companies in Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC), Vapi of Valsad district, ANI reported.12 fire tenders present at the spot. Firefighting operations are underway. Details awaited.

• 14 Mar 2023, 06:38:00 PM IST

  Bombay HC relief for Uddhav Thackeray in alleged disproportionate assets case

  Bombay High Court grants relief to Uddhav Thackeray and his family in an alleged disproportionate assets case. A PIL was filed before the HC that the matter be probed by CBI or ED; the court rejected the PIL and imposed a fine of ₹25,000 on petitioner Gauri Bhide, reports ANI.

• 14 Mar 2023, 06:31:31 PM IST

  How to check NEET-PG 2023 result and rank

  The result of NEET-PG 2023 indicating the scores obtained by the candidates and NEET-PG 2023 Rank has been declared and can be seen at NBEMS websites https://natboard.edu.in/ and https://nbe.edu.in 

  NEET-PG 2023 was conducted on 5th March, 2023 for admission to MD/MS/DNB/Diploma Courses of 2023-24 admission session.

• 14 Mar 2023, 06:26:09 PM IST

  NEET-PG 2023 result declared

• 14 Mar 2023, 05:51:23 PM IST

  About ¼th increase in dharnas at Jantar Mantar in 2022

  The year 2022 saw an increase of more than 23 per cent in demonstrations and dharnas at Jantar Mantar here over the previous year mainly due to lifting of Covid curbs, police said on Tuesday, PTI reported.

• 14 Mar 2023, 05:50:27 PM IST

  63 police stations do not have any vehicle, 285 don't have mobile phone: Centre

  63 police stations in country do not have any vehicle, 628 police stations do not have telephone connection and 285 police stations don't have a wireless set or mobile phone, Centre tells Lok Sabha, reports PTI.

• 14 Mar 2023, 05:21:24 PM IST

  Over ¼th of the total work of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project completed 

  Rail ministry said that there is 26.33 per cent overall physical progress of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train as on February 28, 2023. It mentioned that Maharashtra had completed 13.72 percent of the overall work. Gujarat, on the other hand, had finished more than 52 per cent of the civil work and has a current completion rate of 36.93 per cent overall. Read more

• 14 Mar 2023, 03:55:51 PM IST

  Rupee vs dollar rate today: The rupee ended down 0.44% at 82.49 per dollar

  Rupee posted its worst performance against the dollar in five weeks on Tuesday, as fears of contagion from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) weighed on risk sentiment ahead of a key U.S. inflation data. Read more

• 14 Mar 2023, 03:25:17 PM IST

  China to reopen its borders to tourists after a long three-year halt

  China will resume issuing all visas after a three-year pause during the pandemic as it sought to boost its tourism and economy, AP reports.

• 14 Mar 2023, 03:22:26 PM IST

  Delhi Police to collab with Truecaller to curb cyber fraud

  All verified numbers of Delhi Police will have a green badge and a blue tick mark, with a government service tag highlighting that it has been verified for users. Read more

• 14 Mar 2023, 03:09:25 PM IST

  Boy dies after being dumped in critical condition at underpass in Delhi, three friends including minor held

  Three accused including a minor were arrested for allegedly dumping their friend, who was critically injured after they met with an accident, at an underpass in the Vivek Vihar area, police said, ANI reported.

• 14 Mar 2023, 02:01:34 PM IST

  Russian official: Black Sea grain deal extended for 60 days, says report

  The Black Sea grain deal that facilitates Ukrainian agricultural exports has been extended for 60 days, the TASS news agency cited Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko as saying on Tuesday.

  Since Russia and Ukraine signed the U.N.-backed Black Sea Grain Initiative in Turkey on July 22, millions of tonnes of grain and other food products have been exported from Ukrainian ports, reported Reuters. 

• 14 Mar 2023, 01:29:31 PM IST

  India plans new security testing for smartphones, crackdown on pre-installed apps

  India plans to force smartphone makers to allow removal of pre-installed apps and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, according to two people and a government document seen by Reuters.

  The new rules, details of which have not been previously reported, could extend launch timelines in the world's No.2 smartphone market and lead to losses in business from pre-installed apps for players including Samsung, Xiaomi, Vivo, and Apple, reported Reuters. 

• 14 Mar 2023, 12:33:00 PM IST

  YSRTP chief YS Sharmila detained by police during protest against Telangana govt

  YSRTP chief YS Sharmila detained by police during a protest against Telangana's KCR government in Delhi. She has alleged irregularities in Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project. Read more

• 14 Mar 2023, 12:23:31 PM IST

  WPI inflation declines to 25-month low of 3.85% in February, government data shows

  India's annual wholesale price-based inflation (WPI) eased in February to 3.85% year-on-year, government data showed on Tuesday.

  The reading was lower than the Reuters forecast of 4.00% and the 4.73% recorded in the previous month.

• 14 Mar 2023, 12:05:29 PM IST

  ED summons IAS officer Rajiv Ekka in money laundering case linked to suspended Jharkhand officer Pooja Singhal

  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Rajiv Arun Ekka, who was previously principal secretary to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, to join its probe on March 15, in connection with a purported video in which the IAS officer is was seen signing documents at the premises of a person is under scanner in the case related to the arrest of IAS officer Pooja Singhal, reported ANI. 

• 14 Mar 2023, 11:28:24 AM IST

  China to raise retirement age to deal with aging population: State media

  China is planning to raise its retirement age gradually and in phases to cope with the country's rapidly aging population, the state-backed Global Times said on Tuesday, citing a senior expert from China's Ministry of Human Resources.

  Jin Weigang, president of the Chinese Academy of Labor and Social Security Sciences, said China was eyeing a "progressive, flexible and differentiated path to raising the retirement age", meaning that it would be delayed initially by a few months, which would be subsequently increased, reported Reuters. 

• 14 Mar 2023, 10:56:27 AM IST

  SC dismisses Centre's plea seeking enhanced compensation for 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy victims

  SC dismisses Centre's 2010 petition seeking extra ₹7,400 cr from Union Carbide for 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy victims.

• 14 Mar 2023, 10:25:42 AM IST

  TMC MPs hold protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament

  Trinamool Congress MPs hold a protest in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament on Adani issue.

• 14 Mar 2023, 09:35:44 AM IST

  Markets opening bell

  Market opens in green at 58,274; Nifty at 17,154

• 14 Mar 2023, 08:55:48 AM IST

  22 electric meters in residential building gutted in fire in Thane district

  At least 22 electric meters were destroyed in a fire that broke out in the meter room of a building near Kalwa township in Thane district of Maharashtra on Tuesday, reported news  agency PTI. According to officials, no one was injured in the incident.

• 14 Mar 2023, 08:32:03 AM IST

  Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes Eastern New Guinea region

  An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude struck eastern Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

• 14 Mar 2023, 07:40:50 AM IST

  North Korea launches 2 missiles to sea as allies hold drills

  North Korea test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles Tuesday in another show of force after the U.S. and South Korea began military drills that Pyongyang views as an invasion rehearsal.

• 14 Mar 2023, 06:30:20 AM IST

  Islamabad police likely to arrest Imran Khan today: Report

  Following the directives of Islamabad courts to arrest Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, sources said the Islamabad police will visit Zaman Park in the next 24 hours to arrest the former prime minister, reported ANI citing Geo News.

• 14 Mar 2023, 05:49:22 AM IST

  US, UK and Australia unveils plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines

  US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday unveiled details of a plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines, a major step to counter China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific.