Highlights: Tear gas against Imran Khan's supporters as cops approach to arrest him

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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. 

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. 

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

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.

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. 

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. 

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

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

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

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.

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