Highlights: ICC's arrest warrant against Putin for Ukraine war crimes is ‘void’: Kremlin

Five mobile phones were recovered from undertrial prisoners lodged in Delhi's Mandoli prison, PTI reported citing officials. In a similar incident, 23 surgical blades, smartphones, drugs were recovered from a Tihar inmate in Delhi last week.

After the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Friday against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for war crimes committed in Ukraine, Kremlin responded terming the warrant for 'void'.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday met RRR fame actor Ram Charan and his father Chiranjeevi in Delhi. The home minister congratulated them after 'Naatu Naatu' won Oscars.

Delhi University bars two students, including Congress students' wing leader, for year for allegedly participating in screening of BBC documentary on Godhra riots on campus, PTI reported citing official.

In Jammu and Kashmir, a fire has broken out in the house of Sarpanch in Sarar. Family members escape unhurt. Police has taken cognisance and probe underway, said Udhampur Police.

BJP dismissed Cong leader KC Venugopal's breach of privilege notice against PM Modi as 'gimmick' to divert attention from nationwide anger against Rahul Gandhi for 'insulting' India on foreign soil, reported PTI.

SVB Financial Group, parent of Silicon Valley Bank seized by the US, has filed for bankruptcy protection, reported AP.

"Ongoing US banking crisis clearly shows risks of private cryptocurrencies to the financial system," RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said Friday.

"If we are able to defeat BJP in UP, it can be ousted from country," says Akhilesh Yadav, reports PTI.

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court extends Delhi's former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia ED remand by five more days in a money laundering case pertaining to alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of the excise policy of GNCTD, reports ANI.

Manish Sisodia's lawyer opposes ED's plea for extension of remand, says no word from agency on proceeds of crime, reports PTI.

Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu in the state budget session on Friday said that the state will be developed to become ‘Green Energy State’ by 31 March 2026 and that target is to set up Solar Energy Projects of 500 MW in 2023-24.

Telangana's BJP president Bandi Sanjay on Friday sat on a day-long hunger strike at the state party headquarters demanding judicial enquiry into the alleged Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) paper leak, ANI reported.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor speaking to news agency ANI on Friday about Rahul Gandhi's London speech said, “Rahul Gandhi hasn't said anything he should apologise for. He never demanded foreign forces come to our country to save our democracy. It's nonsense. He said that democracy, in our country, is in danger and everyone should know about it. I didn't hear anything wrong in it.”

Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation has announced that women passengers will be given a 50% concession on all kinds of tickets on their journey from today. (ANI)

Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation has announced that women passengers will be given a 50% concession on all kinds of tickets on their journey from today. (ANI)

Dairy farmers in Erode throw milk on the road during their protest against the Tamil Nadu government demanding an increase in milk procurement prices

Three people dead after a car rams into a parked truck on Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Urse toll plaza. (ANI)

Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda on Friday hit out at Rahul Gandhi for the Congress leader's controversial speech in London and reiterate the demand to apologise in Parliament during the ongoing budget session. Read more

Amid security concerns, the video-sharing social networking service, Tik Tok has been banned on the phones of New Zealand MPs, Auckland-based daily newspaper, New Zealand Herald reported on Friday.

As per the New Zealand Herald, the chief executive of the Parliamentary Service, Rafael Gonzalez-Montero stated that the "risks are not acceptable" given that strict actions are being taken all over the world, concerning social media service. (ANI)

Kiran J Patel has a verified Twitter handle and has over a thousand followers. Impersonated as an additional director for strategy and campaigns in the Prime Minister's Office, Patel had travelled to several tourist places in Kashmir, including Gulmarg, claiming that the government had tasked him to look for improvement in hotel facilities in the area. Read more

Israel's health ministry confirmed two cases of unidentified Covid variants, according to a report in Haaretz. Read more

“Body found in drum in Bengaluru | One Nawab along with 7 others killed the woman. They broke the victim's legs to make sure the body fits inside a drum and sealed it. Four people transported the drum to the railway station. Nawab was not happy with his brother's marriage to the victim woman,” senior official quoted as saying by ANI.

Rescue operations at a coal mine in central Colombia that collapsed earlier this week ended Thursday and officials said the accident had left 21 workers dead.

The mine near the town of Sutatausa collapsed late Tuesday following an explosion that blocked several of its entrances. Rescue teams worked nonstop for more than 30 hours to find survivors and retrieve bodies. (AP)

Amgen Inc said on Thursday it would cut 450 jobs, or less than 2% of its workforce, making it the company's second round of layoffs this year amid intensifying pressure on drug prices and high inflation.

"We made these changes to realign our expense base in the face of intensifying pressure on drug prices and high levels of inflation," a company spokeswoman said in a statement to Reuters.