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• 8 Mar 2022, 11:23:47 PM IST

  Allahabad HC grants bail to SP leader Azam Khan in land grab case

  The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Tuesday granted bail to Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan in a land grab case. However, Khan will continue to be in jail as judgement in two cases against him is reserved, according to news agency ANI. 

• 8 Mar 2022, 11:14:51 PM IST

  Telangana adds 91 new Covid cases, 241 more recoveries

  Telangana on Tuesday added 91 new Covid-19 cases and 241 more recoveries, which pushed the total number of cases and recoveries to 7,89,951 and 7,84,465 respectively. 

• 8 Mar 2022, 09:59:00 PM IST

  SP workers protest outside EVM strong room in Varanasi

  Samajwadi Party workers staged a protest outside an EVM strong room in Varanasi's Pahariya Mandi area following party chief Akhilesh Yadav alleging earlier in the day that Varanasi DM is transporting EVMs without informing local candidates.

• 8 Mar 2022, 08:19:38 PM IST

  SP chief Akhilesh Yadav says Varanasi DM transporting EVMs

  Ahead of March 10 counting of assembly election votes day, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged that the Varanasi DM is “transporting EVMs without giving any information to local candidates”. "[The] EC should look into it,” he added at a press conference. Read more.

• 8 Mar 2022, 06:12:38 PM IST

  At least 4 security personnel killed in a blast in Pakistan

  At least four security personnel were killed and more than 20 injured in a blast near Thandi Sarak in district Sibi of Balochistan in Pakistan, ANI reported citing Pakistan media.

• 8 Mar 2022, 05:35:17 PM IST

  India to resume regular international flight ops from March 27

  India on Tuesday announced that it will resume international commercial flight operations from March 27 onwards in wake of increased vaccination coverage against Covid-19 worldwide and also after consultations with stakeholders. Read more

• 8 Mar 2022, 05:12:54 PM IST

  Shiv Sena lodges FIR against Jitendra Navlani and 4 ED officials for extortion

  Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said on Tuesday that the party has lodged an FIR with Mumbai Police against Jitendra Navlani and four ED officials for extortion. “Mumbai police is beginning the probe from today. Mark my words some Enforcement Directorate officials will be behind bars,” he added.

  Raut said that Navlani works for the federal agency and there are records on crores of rupees getting transferred to seven of his companies from real estate firms soon after the ED began probing them. “This is extortion money of ED officers. Besides digital transfers, there are cash transactions,” the Shiv Sena leader added.

• 8 Mar 2022, 04:26:16 PM IST

  Delhi HC refuses to stay govt’s move to withdraw discounts on price of liquor

  Delhi high court has refused to stay the Union territory (UT) government's decision to withdraw discounts on price of liquor. Several pleas had been filed by liquor license holders against the move, saying that their sales have dropped owing to the discount removal. The court has kept the matter for March 25.

• 8 Mar 2022, 02:40:36 PM IST

  Jay Prakash Majumdar appointed one of TMC's vice presidents

  Newly inducted TMC leader Jay Prakash Majumdar has been appointed as one of the vice-presidents of the party. He joined the party today after being suspended from the BJP in January.

• 8 Mar 2022, 02:28:33 PM IST

  India and China to hold 15th round of military talks on March 11

  India and China to hold 15th round of military talks on March 11.

• 8 Mar 2022, 01:30:39 PM IST

  Jay Prakash Majumdar, suspended BJP leader, joins TMC in Mamata's presence

• 8 Mar 2022, 01:16:34 PM IST

  Budget session of  Odisha Assembly will begin from March 25 

• 8 Mar 2022, 01:02:12 PM IST

  Fire breaks out at a scrap godown near HP petrol pump in Maharashtra

• 8 Mar 2022, 12:04:43 PM IST

  Watch: Congress MLA Amba Prasad rides a horse to Jharkhand Assembly on International Women's day

• 8 Mar 2022, 12:00:34 PM IST

  Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar proposes over ₹1.77 lakh crore state budget 

  Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday presented the state’s budget of   ₹1.77 lakh crore for the financial year 2022-2023, reports ANI.

• 8 Mar 2022, 11:50:05 AM IST

  HC rejects Malayalam star Dileep's plea against fresh probe in actor sexual assault case

  The Kerala high court on Tuesday turned down Malayalam star Dileep's plea to quash fresh investigation against him in the 2017 sexual assault case of an actor.

• 8 Mar 2022, 11:27:44 AM IST

  Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board files FIR against fake chopper booking websites

  Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has filed an FIR with the Jammu and Kashmir police cyber department against fake websites for duping devotees in the garb of providing tickets for chopper bookings, reports ANI. 

• 8 Mar 2022, 09:35:58 AM IST

  Govt of Telangana declares holiday for women employees on the occasion of International Women's Day 

  The government of Telangana has declared a special holiday for all women employees on Tuesday on the occasion of International Women's Day, reports news agency IANS.

• 8 Mar 2022, 09:09:27 AM IST

  India adds 3,993 new Covid-19 infections, 108 deaths; active caseload falls below 50,000

  India reports 3,993 new cases of Covid-19, and 108 deaths in the last 24 hours. The active cases now stand at 49948, according to Union health ministry. 

• 8 Mar 2022, 08:44:10 AM IST

  International Women’s Day: Women troops of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) patrolling in Arunachal Pradesh

• 8 Mar 2022, 07:48:38 AM IST

  Mizoram reported 839 new Covid-19 cases and 664 deaths

• 8 Mar 2022, 07:00:26 AM IST

  Sitharaman interacts with entrepreneurs in Bengaluru 

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held an interaction with leading entrepreneurs of IT/BT, Startups and Semiconductor sectors on Monday, reports news agency ANI.

• 8 Mar 2022, 06:31:20 AM IST

  Delhi: Satyendar Jain inaugurates  polyclinic at Jwala Nagar, Shahdara

• 8 Mar 2022, 05:39:14 AM IST

  Schools in Ladakh reopens for students after almost two years