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• 23 Mar 2023, 09:26:08 PM IST

  Class 5 student of MCD-run school gang-raped by 4, 54-yr-old peon held

  A class 5 student was allegedly gang-raped by a 54-year-old peon working in her MCD-run school and his three accomplices after sedating her, PTI reported. 

• 23 Mar 2023, 08:07:15 PM IST

  Pakistan for settling 'core issue' of Kashmir in line with UN resolutions

  Pakistan wants peaceful ties with all neighbours, including India, and the “core issue” of Jammu and Kashmir must be settled in line with UN resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people, Pakistani chargé d’affaires Salman Sharif said on Thursday.

• 23 Mar 2023, 07:36:58 PM IST

  2019 Jamia violence: HC reserves order on police plea challenging discharge of 11 people

  The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea by Delhi Police challenging a trial court order discharging JNU student Sharjeel Imam and student activists Asif Iqbal Tanha and Safoora Zargar in a 2019 Jamia Nagar violence case.

• 23 Mar 2023, 07:36:07 PM IST

  Earthquake tremors in Manipur

  An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 on the Richter Scale hit 60km ESE of Moirang, Manipur today at 6:51 pm IST: National Centre for Seismology.

• 23 Mar 2023, 06:25:22 PM IST

  Hindenburg shorts Jack Dorsey's payments firm Block

  Hindenburg Research said on Thursday it held short positions in Jack Dorsey-led payments firm Block Inc.

• 23 Mar 2023, 05:07:40 PM IST

  Fresh countrywide mock drills at hospitals soon to test Covid preparedness: Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan

  Amid the spike in influenza cases in the country and the uptick in Covid-19 cases over the past couple of weeks, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Thursday said a mock drill will be done soon in all the states and Union Territories to assess their preparedness to meet the twin threats to public health.

• 23 Mar 2023, 03:31:20 PM IST

  Russia's ex-leader says arrest of Putin abroad would be 'declaration of war'

  Russia's ex-president Dmitry Medvedev has warned that attempts to arrest Vladimir Putin abroad after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant against him would be seen by Moscow as a “declaration of war”, AFP reported.

• 23 Mar 2023, 03:18:00 PM IST

  Watch: Students protest in Ranchi against the new domicile policy in the state

  Students protest in Ranchi against the new domicile policy in the state.

• 23 Mar 2023, 03:14:12 PM IST

  Punjab Police arrests Amritpal Singh's gunman Tajinder Singh Gill, 

  Punjab Police have arrested Amritpal Singh's gunman Tajinder Singh Gill, ANI reported.

• 23 Mar 2023, 02:37:35 PM IST

  Health Ministry advise states to follow 5-fold strategy to fight Covid-19

  The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Thursday advised all the states to continue focusing on the 5-fold strategy of Test-Track-Treat-Vaccination and Covid Appropriate Behaviour to fight Covid-19.

• 23 Mar 2023, 01:44:28 PM IST

  Three die after 3-storey building collapse in Visakhapatnam

  Three people died and three others got injured after a three-storey building collapsed in Ramajogi Peta near the Collectorate in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday night.

• 23 Mar 2023, 01:11:52 PM IST

  Six cops booked after death of infant 'under police boots'

  FIR lodged against six cops after death of infant under police boots in Jharkhand, says official, reports PTI.

• 23 Mar 2023, 12:17:20 PM IST

  EU moves towards limiting carbon emissions from shipping

  EU countries on Thursday reached a preliminary agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the maritime sector by increasing the use of renewable fuels on ships, reports Reuters.

• 23 Mar 2023, 12:16:53 PM IST

  Tamil Nadu Assembly passes bill to ban online gambling again

  Tamil Nadu Assembly passes bill to ban online gambling again, reported PTI.

• 23 Mar 2023, 11:36:33 AM IST

  Rahul Gandhi sentenced to two years in jail, gets bail

  Rahul Gandhi gets bail after two-year sentence by Surat court in 2019 'PM Modi surname' defamation case.

• 23 Mar 2023, 11:35:59 AM IST

  Rahul Gandhi sentenced to two years in jail 

  Rahul Gandhi sentenced to two years in jail by Surat court in 2019 'PM Modi surname' defamation case.

• 23 Mar 2023, 11:23:36 AM IST

  Malaysia plans to end life sentencing in slew of prison reforms

  Malaysia plans to do away with life imprisonment and drop capital punishment for six offenses, as the new government seeks to reform the Southeast Asian nation’s criminal justice system, Bloomberg reported.

• 23 Mar 2023, 11:08:56 AM IST

  Surat court holds Rahul Gandhi guilty in defamation case over Modi surname remark

• 23 Mar 2023, 10:58:57 AM IST

  Rahul Gandhi reaches Surat court over defamation case hearing

• 23 Mar 2023, 10:57:59 AM IST

  7 associates of Amritpal Singh brought to Amritsar's Baba Bakala Court amid heavy police presence

• 23 Mar 2023, 10:36:38 AM IST

  A massive fire broke out at a packaging company in Gujarat's Valsad

  A massive fire broke out at a packaging company in Valsad, Gujarat.

  Fire tenders are present on the spot.

• 23 Mar 2023, 10:19:10 AM IST

  2 passengers misbehave with crew in Dubai-Mumbai Indigo flight

  Two passengers travelling on flight 6E 1088 from Dubai to Mumbai were observed to be in an inebriated state and continued consuming alcohol onboard despite multiple warnings from the crew. They verbally abused the crew and co-passengers. As per protocol, they were handed over to the CISF security staff for unruly behaviour. A complaint has been filed at the nearby police station: IndiGo

• 23 Mar 2023, 10:15:26 AM IST

  Rajya Sabha Chairman meets floor leaders in his chamber

  A meeting of floor leaders of political parties in Rajya Sabha begins with Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar in his chamber.

  Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Pralhad Joshi, Arjun Ram Meghwal, V Muraleedharan and others are present in the meeting.

• 23 Mar 2023, 09:40:14 AM IST

  Andhra Pradesh: Several injured after 3-storey building collapse in Vishakhapatnam

• 23 Mar 2023, 09:30:23 AM IST

  Russian missiles batter Ukraine, but Bakhmut offensive stalling, say military experts

  Russian drones attacked Ukrainian cities and missiles blasted an apartment block, but a months-long ground assault on the eastern town of Bakhmut could be stalling in the face of fierce resistance, according to Ukrainian and British military experts, reported Reuters.

• 23 Mar 2023, 09:16:31 AM IST

  3-storey building collapses in Delhi's Rohini

  A three-storey building collapsed in Delhi's Rohini, police said on Thursday.

  "Three-storey building collapsed at E 4/114 in Rohini sector-16," officials said.

  As per information, 4 fire tenders were rushed to the scene when a building collapsed within minutes.

• 23 Mar 2023, 08:58:23 AM IST

  Two cheetahs released into Kuno National Park's free ranging area in Madhya Pradesh

  "In Madhya Pradesh, Elton and Freddie, two male coalition Cheetahs were released in a free-ranging area in Kuno yesterday at 6.30 pm. Both are doing well and are healthy," Kuno National Park to news agency ANI.

• 23 Mar 2023, 08:36:02 AM IST

  Fugitive Vijay Mallya had ₹7,500 crore in 2017, enough to repay banks: CBI

  A Swiss bank estimated fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya’s net worth at ₹7,500 crore in August 2017, the Central Bureau of Investigation said. Read more.

• 23 Mar 2023, 08:09:38 AM IST

  Around 2 crore unaccounted cash seized in Karnataka's Kalaburagi district ahead of assembly poll

  “Around ₹1.90 crore unaccounted cash seized at Checkposts in Karnataka's Kalaburagi district out of which ₹1.40 crore seized at Kinni sadak checkpost and ₹50 lakhs seized at Jewargi checkpost. Ahead of assembly elections in Karnataka, Kalaburagi district administration had set up 42 check posts in the district,” said Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Yeshwanth Gurukar to news agency ANI.

• 23 Mar 2023, 07:43:13 AM IST

  UK Foreign Secretary calls ‘Tricolour’ incident ‘unacceptable’

  “Acts of violence towards staff at the Indian High Commission in London are unacceptable and I have made our position clear to the High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami. The police investigation is ongoing and we are in close contact with the Indian High Commission in London and the Indian Government in Delhi,” UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly.

• 23 Mar 2023, 07:12:37 AM IST

  Sharad Pawar calls Opposition meeting today to discuss EVM issues

  Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has invited leaders of opposition parties on Thursday to discuss the Rural Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) at his residence.

• 23 Mar 2023, 06:44:19 AM IST

  Fair price shop dealers protest at Jantar Mantar

  Fair price shop dealers protested at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday, demanding ₹50,000 fixed income, and continued supply of foodgrains under Prime Minister's Garib Kalyan Yojana.

• 23 Mar 2023, 06:21:26 AM IST

  Himachal prepared to deal with Covid spike: Health minister

  "In Himachal Pradesh, for the last few days Covid cases are being detected so we are getting random sampling done & providing treatment to those suspected. We are fully prepared," State Health Minister Dhani Ram Shandil.

• 23 Mar 2023, 05:59:18 AM IST

  Chhattisgarh Assembly passes bill for protection of mediapersons

  The Chhattisgarh Assembly has passed a bill for protection of mediapersons.

• 23 Mar 2023, 05:23:48 AM IST

  AAP announces 'Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao' campaign with eye on 2024 Lok Sabha polls

  The Aam Aadmi Party said it will kickstart a 'Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao' (Remove Modi, Save the Nation) campaign from the Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on Thursday.