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• Mar 16, 2023 10:40 PM IST

  Four workers injured after under-construction bridge collapses in Assam

  Four workers were injured after an under-construction bridge collapsed in Kampur area of Nagaon district in Assam, reported ANI.

• Mar 16, 2023 10:14 PM IST

  ‘Congress today’s Mughals…need to rewrite history’: Assam CM in Karnataka

  Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Thursday that Congress party is the new era Mughals, alleging that it works to weaken India.

• Mar 16, 2023 09:06 PM IST

  Telangana: Huge fire breaks out in Secundrabad complex; fire engine rushed to spot

  A huge fire has broken out in Swapnalok Complex in Secundrabad and fire engine rushed to the spot, reported news agency ANI.

• Mar 16, 2023 08:23 PM IST

  Moderate rain spells expected in parts of Maharashtra around midnight

  Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and light to moderate spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph are very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Raigad, Pune, Ahmednagar, Satara, Solapur, Nanded, Dhule during next 3-4 hours, said IMD.

• Mar 16, 2023 07:50 PM IST

  'Gen Bipin Rawat was an operational man': CDS on his 65th birth anniversary

  Gen Bipin Rawat was an operational man. His biggest contribution was to change the narrative of counter-insurgency & counter-terror operations in J&K. Whatever relative peace we enjoy in J&K today is fall out of what he did as COAS: CDS on the 65th birth anniversary of Late CDS Gen Bipin Rawat.

• Mar 16, 2023 07:16 PM IST

  Mumbai police arrests designer Aniksha after Devendra Fadnavis' wife Amruta's complaint

  The Mumbai police has arrested the designer Aniksha following a complaint by Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis. Police is searching for the second accused (Anil Jaisinghani), it said. Read the whole story here.

• Mar 16, 2023 06:44 PM IST

  UK bans TikTok on govt devices due to security reasons

  British authorities said Thursday they were banning TikTok on government phones on security grounds, following similar moves by the U.S. and European Union, AP reported.

• Mar 16, 2023 06:12 PM IST

  Deceased pilots of Army's Cheetah helicopter identified as Lt Colonel VVB Reddy and Major Jayanth A: Defence spokesperson

  "The two deceased pilots involved in Army chopper crash in Arunachal Pradesh were identified as Lt Colonel VVB Reddy and Major Jayanth A.

• Mar 16, 2023 05:47 PM IST

  2 pilots involved in Army chopper crash in Arunachal have died, reports ANI citing officials

  An Army helicopter flying an operational sortie near Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh crashed on Thursday. Read more.

• Mar 16, 2023 05:38 PM IST

  British writer and historian Patrick French dies in London after battling cancer for four years

  British writer and historian Patrick French died in London after battling cancer for four years, said family Thursday.

• Mar 16, 2023 05:01 PM IST

  'Issue raised with Australian authorities': MEA spox on reports of Khalistani supporters forcing Brisbane's Indian Consulate to close

  “Consulate was halted for little while. The issue was raised with Australian authorities & they should take action. PM already spoke about such issues when Australian PM was in India,” MEA Spokesperson on reports of Khalistani supporters forcing Brisbane's Indian Consulate to close.

• Mar 16, 2023 04:32 PM IST

  Andhra Pradesh: Police bust gang of ganja smugglers, seize 1700 kg drugs worth ₹3 crore

  Andhra Pradesh: In a major breakthrough, Chintapalli police busted an interstate gang of Ganja smugglers & seized approx 1700 kg of Ganja worth around ₹3 crores. 3 accused arrested, while efforts are underway to apprehend the remaining absconding accused: Chintapalli police

• Mar 16, 2023 04:08 PM IST

  Supreme Court reserves verdict on Shiv Sena crisis that saw Eknath Shinde becoming Maharashtra CM

  Supreme Court reserves verdict on the Maharashtra political tussle last year that saw Eknath Shinde becoming the CM following Uddhaar Thackeray's resignation.

• Mar 16, 2023 03:15 PM IST

  UK to ban TikTok on government-issued phones and devices

  UK expected to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok app on government-issued phones and devices, reports BBC.

• Mar 16, 2023 03:05 PM IST

  Leak of Class 10 board paper is our failure, guilty won’t be spared: Assam CM

  Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday accepted that the recent leak of question paper of general science subject of the ongoing Class 10 state board exams was a failure on part of his government.

• Mar 16, 2023 02:47 PM IST

  ED issues fresh summon K Kavitha to appear on March 20

  Delhi excise policy case: ED issues fresh summon to BRS MLC & Telangana CM's daughter K Kavitha and asks her to appear on 20th March.

• Mar 16, 2023 02:18 PM IST

  Army's Cheetah helicopter crashes near Mandala in Arunachal Pradesh

  An Army Aviation Cheetah helicopter flying an operational sortie near Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh was reported to have lost contact with the ATC at around 09:15am today. It is reported to have crashed near Mandala, West of Bomdila. Search parties have been launched: Lt Col… https://t.co/DZmOie1Yon

  — ANI (@ANI) March 16, 2023

• Mar 16, 2023 01:57 PM IST

  Amruta Fadnavis files case against designer, alleges ₹1 cr bribe bid

  Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis's wife Amruta Fadnavis filed a case against a woman named Anshika and her father over allegations of threat and conspiracy. Read more

• Mar 16, 2023 01:56 PM IST

  Strategic Zojila Pass opened after 68 days

  The strategic Zojila Pass that connects Kashmir Valley to Ladakh through Srinagar-Leh highway was thrown open by the Border Road Organisation (BRO) on Thursday in a record time. The administration will now decide when the road can be opened to the public.

• Mar 16, 2023 01:42 PM IST

  PM plans to slap several false cases against Sisodia: Kejriwal

  Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that it is his plan to keep Delhi's former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in custody for a long time. Read more

• Mar 16, 2023 12:56 PM IST

  ‘I didn’t speak anything anti-India’: Rahul Gandhi

  I didn’t speak anything anti-India (in London seminar). If they will allow I will speak inside the parliament: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to ANI

• Mar 16, 2023 12:45 PM IST

  US regulators to visit Hong Kong for fresh round of audit inspections: Report

  Officials from the U.S. audit watchdog will start a new round of inspections in Hong Kong on Chinese companies' auditors as soon as next week, sources said, as part of a deal with Beijing to prevent delistings of the firms from the New York bourse, reports Reuters

   

• Mar 16, 2023 12:25 PM IST

  CBI files FIR against Manish Sisodia, 5 others in 'Feedback Unit'

  CBI files FIR against Manish Sisodia and 5 others in “Feedback Unit”, which allegedly was keeping tab on opposition parties, government officials etc.

• Mar 16, 2023 12:21 PM IST

  Tejashwi Yadav will appear before CBI on March 25: Leader's lawyer

  Tejashwi Yadav will appear before CBI on March 25: Tejashwi Yadav's lawyer. CBI has summoned Bihar Dy CM Tejashwi Yadav in connection with lands-for-jobs scam, reports ANI. 

• Mar 16, 2023 12:13 PM IST

  Delhi HC asks Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav to appear before CBI on March 25

  Delhi HC asks Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav to appear before CBI on March 25.

• Mar 16, 2023 11:44 AM IST

  UP: Coaching institute owner booked for taking obscene photos Class 10 student

  The owner of a coaching institute in UP's Ballia district has been booked under the POCSO Act for allegedly taking obscene videos and photographs of a 14-year-old girl and sharing them on social media, police said Thursday, reports PTI.

• Mar 16, 2023 11:38 AM IST

  Money laundering: ED data says only 2.98 % cases against MPs/MLAs

  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has said that only 2.98 per cent of its overall ECIRs or complaints have been filed against serving or former MPs and MLAs even as its conviction rate under the anti-money laundering law is at a high of 96 per cent, PTI reported.

• Mar 16, 2023 11:26 AM IST

  Leaders of several opposition parties meet to coordinate strategy

  Leaders of several like-minded opposition parties met in the chamber of Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday to coordinate their strategy in both houses, reported PTI.

  Sources said the opposition MPs are likely to form a human chain around the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament House complex, sending out a message for "protecting democracy" in the country.

• Mar 16, 2023 11:06 AM IST

  PM Modi holds meet with top ministers in Parliament

   

  PM Narendra Modi holds a meeting with his top ministers including Rajnath Singh, Piyush Goyal, Anurag Thakur, Kiren Rijiu and Pralhad Joshi, in Parliament, reported ANI.

• Mar 16, 2023 10:59 AM IST

  India logs 754 new Covid cases in a day

  More than 700 COVID-19 cases were recorded in a day after a gap of over four months, taking the active caseload to 4,623, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.

• Mar 16, 2023 10:33 AM IST

  Delhi's special staff arrests 2 members of insterstate Irani gang

  Delhi | A team of Special Staff, South West District has arrested two members of an interstate Irani gang namely Gholam Bahrani & Mojtaba Zolfagari. The accused used to impersonate as police officials and used to cheat and rob foreigners. pic.twitter.com/tFkSmcVQtd

  — ANI (@ANI) March 16, 2023

• Mar 16, 2023 09:53 AM IST

  6.8 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand's Kermadec Islands

  An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 hit the Kermadec Islands region in New Zealand on Thursday at 06:25:58 IST, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), reported ANI.

  "Earthquake of Magnitude: 6.8, occurred on 16-03-2023, 06:25:58 IST, Lat: -30.34 & Long: -175.17, Depth: 41 Km, Location: Kermadec Islands," NCS tweeted on Thursday.

• Mar 16, 2023 09:29 AM IST

  Tamil Nadu Police installs water bowls for animals ahead hot summer

  Coimbatore,Tamil Nadu | In view of the hot summer, we have distributed water bowls to all the Police stations to give water to birds & animals. We have already taken so many measures for the Policemen who’re working in hot summer, similarly, we're taken initiatives for birds and… https://t.co/fb1NSoJ1Pq pic.twitter.com/UGQ7pSeZI1

  — ANI (@ANI) March 16, 2023

• Mar 16, 2023 09:16 AM IST

  Security deployed outside Delhi residence of BRS MLC K Kavitha

  Security deployed outside the Delhi residence of BRS MLC K Kavitha ahead of her questioning by Enforcement Directorate in the #Delhi excise policy case
  
  (ANI) pic.twitter.com/RIThgvBHCq

  — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) March 16, 2023

  Security deployed outside the Delhi residence of BRS MLC K Kavitha ahead of her questioning by Enforcement Directorate in the #Delhi excise policy case. (ANI)

• Mar 16, 2023 08:41 AM IST

  70% of Ram temple in Ayodhya is complete, says treasurer of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra

  At present, the work of Ram temple is 70% complete. By third week of January 2024, the idol of Lord Ram will be established and arrangements will be made for devotees to visit & offer prayers from that day itself: Swami Govind Dev Giriji Maharaj, Treasurer, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi… https://t.co/o6eHZIt3Ch pic.twitter.com/5gKta7nUaJ

  — ANI (@ANI) March 16, 2023

  Swami Govind Dev Giriji Maharaj of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra said 70% of the work of Ram temple is complete and by third week of January 2024, the idol of Lord Ram will be established and arrangements will be made for devotees to visit and offer prayers.

• Mar 16, 2023 07:48 AM IST

  BRS intensifies its poster jab against BJP ahead of K Kavitha's ED questioning

  The poster war between Telangana's ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been stepped up a notch ahead of chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao's daughter and MLC K Kavitha's ED interrogation for the second time today. Read more

• Mar 16, 2023 07:43 AM IST

  India-American Ravi Chaudhary to become Assistant Secretary of the US Air Force

  By a vote of 65-29, the nomination of Ravi Chaudhary, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force is confirmed.

  — Senate Periodicals (@SenatePPG) March 15, 2023

  The nomination of Indian-American Ravi Chaudhary has been confirmed to become the Assistant Secretary of the US Air Force.

• Mar 16, 2023 07:40 AM IST

  Goa CM launches AI-powered traffic management, e-challan system 

  Goa CM Pramod Sawant launched Artificial Intelligence Driven Traffic Management and E-challan system in Goa yesterday.
  
  Artificial Intelligence-based traffic signals launched in Goa to manage traffic & security. A total of 16 signals will be launched across Goa: CM Pramod Sawant pic.twitter.com/dy6hSSIiZV

  — ANI (@ANI) March 16, 2023

  Goa CM Pramod Sawant launched Artificial Intelligence Driven Traffic Management and E-challan system in Goa yesterday.

  Artificial Intelligence-based traffic signals launched in Goa to manage traffic & security. A total of 16 signals will be launched across Goa: CM Pramod Sawant. (ANI)

• Mar 16, 2023 06:55 AM IST

  North Korea launches ballistic missile ahead of South Korea-Japan summit

  North Korea test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in a display of military might Thursday just hours before the leaders of South Korea and Japan were to meet at a Tokyo summit expected to be overshadowed by North Korean nuclear threats. Read more

• Mar 16, 2023 06:43 AM IST

  Himanta Sarma crosses ex-CM's five-year cost in ad spends

  The Himanta Biswa Sarma-led Assam government has spent ₹130.59 crore in advertisements during the last two years, while his predecessor Sarbananda Sonowal government spent ₹125.6 crore in its entire five year tenure, a minister said on Wednesday. Read more

• Mar 16, 2023 05:48 AM IST

  Maharashtra CM Shinde, dy CM Fadnavis to meet farmers today

  Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will meet representatives of protesting farmers at 3 pm today in Matralaya. 

  Farmers have been protesting to highlight their issues and draw attention of the government towards their plight. 

• Mar 16, 2023 05:44 AM IST

  Nepal PM's official Twitter account compromised

  The official Twitter account of Nepal PM has been compromised. pic.twitter.com/AEqVwgzhlo

  — ANI (@ANI) March 16, 2023

  The official Twitter account of Nepal PM has been compromised.

• Mar 16, 2023 05:38 AM IST

  US government proposes to cut credit card late fees by around 75%

  The Biden-Harris Administration is proposing to cut credit card late fees by up to 75% – keeping more money in Americans’ pockets. pic.twitter.com/Dttf5Y3OEU

  — The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 16, 2023

  The Biden-Harris Administration is proposing to cut credit card late fees by up to 75% – keeping more money in Americans’ pockets.

• Mar 16, 2023 05:29 AM IST

  Two Florida men convicted for storming into Capitol building during insurrection

  Two Florida men were convicted Wednesday of storming the US Capitol during the January 2021 insurrection. (AFP)

• Mar 16, 2023 05:27 AM IST

  Police makes another arrest in Rajasthan exam paper leak case

  

  A 26-year-old woman from Barmer arrested by the Special Operations Group, takes the total arrests in the case to 105.

• Mar 16, 2023 05:24 AM IST

  New Zealand on verge of recession as its economy declines

  New Zealand’s economy contracted by more than expected in the final three months of 2022, putting the nation on the brink of recession and sending the currency lower.

  Gross domestic product fell 0.6% from the third quarter, when it gained a revised 1.7%, Statistics New Zealand said Thursday in Wellington. Economists forecast a 0.2% drop. From a year ago, the economy expanded 2.2%, compared to the median estimate of 3.3% growth. (Bloomberg)

• Mar 16, 2023 05:19 AM IST

  US demands TikTok's Chinese owners to sell its stakes or face ban

  The US has told the Chinese owners of the video-sharing app TikTok that they must sell their shares or risk the app being banned in the US, people familiar with the matter said.

  The Treasury Department is leading the discussion though the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US, or Cfius, and made the demand to Tiktok’s owner, ByteDance Ltd., recently, the people said. They asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations. (AFP)