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• Mar 17, 2023 10:54 PM IST

  Five mobiles recovered from prisoners lodged in Delhi jail

  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.

• Mar 17, 2023 10:25 PM IST

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

  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'.

• Mar 17, 2023 09:39 PM IST

  Amit Shah meets RRR fame actor Ram Charan, father Chiranjeevi in Delhi

  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.

• Mar 17, 2023 08:42 PM IST

  DU bars two students including Congress students' wing leader for participating in screening of BBC documentary

  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.

• Mar 17, 2023 07:57 PM IST

  J&K: Fire breaks out in house of Sarpanch in Sarar, family unhurt

  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.

• Mar 17, 2023 07:10 PM IST

  BJP calls KC Venugopal's breach of privilege notice against PM Modi  ‘gimmick’

  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.

• Mar 17, 2023 06:37 PM IST

  SVB Financial Group, parent of failed US lender Silicon Valley Bank files for bankruptcy protection

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

• Mar 17, 2023 06:02 PM IST

  Ongoing US banking crisis shows risks of private cryptocurrencies to the financial system, says RBI Governor

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

• Mar 17, 2023 05:13 PM IST

  Akhilesh Yadav says if BJP defeated in UP, it can be removed from country

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

• Mar 17, 2023 03:58 PM IST

  Delhi excise policy case: ED gets Sisodia's remand extended by 5 days

  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.

• Mar 17, 2023 02:38 PM IST

  Delhi excise policy case: No word from agency on proceeds of crime, argues Sisodia's lawyer

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

• Mar 17, 2023 01:59 PM IST

  Solar energy projects of 500 MW to be set up in 2023-24: Himachal CM in state budget session

  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.

• Mar 17, 2023 01:22 PM IST

  Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay sits on day-long hunger strike over alleged TSPSC paper leak

  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.

• Mar 17, 2023 12:45 PM IST

  ‘Rahul Gandhi never said anything…’: Shashi Tharoor

  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.”

• Mar 17, 2023 12:05 PM IST

  Police seizes 6 kg ganja in Bengaluru, registers case under NDPS Act

  #Karnataka | Police have seized over 6 kg Ganja in Kanakanagar of Bengaluru, case registered under NDPS Act: Police
  
  (ANI) pic.twitter.com/GC6aOBIkxi

  — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) March 17, 2023

  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)

• Mar 17, 2023 11:32 AM IST

  Maharashtra announces 50% concession for women passengers on all kinds of tickets

  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)

• Mar 17, 2023 11:09 AM IST

  Dairy farmers in Tamil Nadu throws milk on road to protest against price rise

  #WATCH | Dairy farmers in Erode throw milk on the road during their protest against the Tamil Nadu government demanding an increase in milk procurement prices pic.twitter.com/xut0JyG8En

  — ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2023

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

• Mar 17, 2023 10:22 AM IST

  3 killed after a car rammed into a truck on Mumbai-Pune expressway

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

• Mar 17, 2023 10:07 AM IST

  BJP president attacks Rahul Gandhi over his UK speech 

  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

• Mar 17, 2023 09:43 AM IST

  New Zealand bans TikTok on phones of its MPs over security concerns

  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)

• Mar 17, 2023 09:14 AM IST

  Conman from Gujarat arrested for posing as PMO official

  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

• Mar 17, 2023 08:43 AM IST

  Israel records 2 cases of unidentified new Covid variant

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

• Mar 17, 2023 08:18 AM IST

  Body dumped in drum case: Police say 8 people killed woman, broke legs to fit inside drum

  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… https://t.co/9a6qjLbIEQ pic.twitter.com/xHQ1x0xBF7

  — ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2023

  “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.

• Mar 17, 2023 07:49 AM IST

  Death toll in Colombia mine explosion climbs to 21

  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)

• Mar 17, 2023 07:32 AM IST

  US' biotech firm to cut 450 jobs in its second layoff round

  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.

• Mar 17, 2023 07:10 AM IST

  Cyclone Freddy death toll in Malawi hits 326 and 183,159 displaced

  The death toll in Malawi from Cyclone Freddy has risen to 326, the country's president said Thursday, bringing the total number of victims across southern Africa to more than 400 since February. Read more

• Mar 17, 2023 06:45 AM IST

  6 people killed in major fire in Secunderabad

  Six people, including women, were killed in a major fire that broke out at Swapnalok Complex in Secunderabad. Read more

• Mar 17, 2023 06:40 AM IST

  Teen in west Canada allegedly shoots mom, kills 2 officers 

  A 16-year-old wounded his mother with a firearm and then killed two police officers before taking his own life in western Canada early Thursday, officials told The Associated Press.

  A police official and a senior government official said the male suspect shot and wounded his mother in Edmonton, Alberta. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity as each was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. (ANI)

• Mar 17, 2023 06:13 AM IST

  After missile launch, Kim Jong Us says he wanted to ‘strike fear’

  North Korea launched the most powerful ballistic missile in its arsenal just before a summit between Japan and South Korea, with leader Kim Jong Un saying he wanted to “strike fear into the enemies,” its state media said. Read more

• Mar 17, 2023 05:36 AM IST

  Microsoft announces reinventing Office apps with artificial intelligence

  Microsoft is reinventing its Power Platform's software development, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word, with AI-powered no-code development and adding new features like Copilot.