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Updated on Mar 08, 2022 05:51 PM IST
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Mar 08, 2022 05:35 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.
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Mar 08, 2022 05:12 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.
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Mar 08, 2022 04:26 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.
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Mar 08, 2022 02:40 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.
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Mar 08, 2022 02:28 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.
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Mar 08, 2022 01:30 PM IST
Jay Prakash Majumdar, suspended BJP leader, joins TMC in Mamata’s presence
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Mar 08, 2022 01:16 PM IST
Budget session of Odisha Assembly will begin from March 25
The Budget session of the Odisha Assembly will begin from March 25th and will continue till March 31st; the state Budget 2022-23 will be presented on March 30th. pic.twitter.com/2qbQqReGe7
— ANI (@ANI) March 8, 2022
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Mar 08, 2022 01:02 PM IST
Fire breaks out at a scrap godown near HP petrol pump in Maharashtra
Fire breaks out at a scrap godown near HP petrol pump, Shilphata-Mahape road, in Thane, Maharashtra; fire tenders at the spot. No injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/eN6FFaOQPe
— ANI (@ANI) March 8, 2022
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Mar 08, 2022 12:04 PM IST
Watch: Congress MLA Amba Prasad rides a horse to Jharkhand Assembly on International Women’s day
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Mar 08, 2022 12:00 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.
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Mar 08, 2022 11:50 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.
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Mar 08, 2022 11:27 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.
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Mar 08, 2022 09:35 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.
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Mar 08, 2022 09:09 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.
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Mar 08, 2022 08:44 AM IST
International Women’s Day: Women troops of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) patrolling in Arunachal Pradesh
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Mar 08, 2022 07:48 AM IST
Mizoram reported 839 new Covid-19 cases and 664 deaths
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Mar 08, 2022 07:00 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.
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Mar 08, 2022 06:31 AM IST
Delhi: Satyendar Jain inaugurates polyclinic at Jwala Nagar, Shahdara
Delhi | Health Minister Satyendar Jain inaugurated polyclinic at Jwala Nagar, Shahdara
?At present we have about 25 polyclinics running in Delhi, this year we are targeting to start 100 polyclinics in Delhi,? said Health Minister Satyendar Jain (07.03) pic.twitter.com/7rDjWMn9Ls
— ANI (@ANI) March 8, 2022
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Mar 08, 2022 05:39 AM IST
Schools in Ladakh reopens for students after almost two years
Ladakh | Schools reopened for students of class 6th to 12th in Leh
“The school administration had organised a small function to welcome us and our teachers. We are returning back to school after a gap of almost 2 years,” said a student (07.03) pic.twitter.com/qrRKNWa9L9
— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2022
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HT This Day: March 13, 1948 — Thibaw’s throne back in Burma after 81 years
Lord Mountbatten today returned to the Burmese people the throne of King Thibaw, the last Burmese king, at an impressive and colourful ceremony at the palace of the President, Sao Shwe Thaik.

Published on Mar 08, 2022 05:23 PM IST
ByHT Correspondent, Rangoon
HT This Day: March 11, 2000 — Sudarshan takes over as RSS chief
K.S. Sudarshan was today appointed as the new chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), succeeding Rajendra Singh alias Rajju Bhaiyya, who stepped down due to ill health, reports PTI.

Published on Mar 08, 2022 05:02 PM IST
ByHT Correspondent, Nagpur
New in the Northeast | Voting and violence, funds and festivities
- While Manipur went to vote, some voters took to violence. This, along with political rhetoric in Assam and tensions across the state due to the Bihu festivities. This week in NE:

Published on Mar 08, 2022 03:46 PM IST
‘Dangabaaz’ BJP wants to destroy democracy: Mamata on Assembly ruckus
West Bengal Chief Minister also accused the BJP legislators of ‘destroying democracy’, and hailed TMC party’s women MLAs on International Women’s Day for ‘saving democracy’ after ruckus erupted in the House.

Published on Mar 08, 2022 03:45 PM IST
Stalin inaugurates furniture park, floating solar plant
He vowed to make Tamil Nadu one of the top players in South Asia in development and to ensure a prosperous life for people

Updated on Mar 08, 2022 03:53 PM IST
Tamil Nadu student in Ukraine joins voluntary military force to fight Russia
MHA said in an affidavit filed in the Delhi HC in 2015 that Indian citizens cannot be allowed to travel to a foreign country with the “declared objective of taking part in any conflict”

Updated on Mar 08, 2022 03:47 PM IST
ByRezaul H Laskar and Divya Chandrababu
Watch: ITBP Women troops patrolling in Arunachal near border with China
International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 every year. The day emphasises the achievements of women across diverse spheres, while also throwing light on important issues like gender disparity that are still prevailing.

Published on Mar 08, 2022 11:39 AM IST
Written by Kanishka Singharia | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan, New Delhi
Odisha’s Ganjam tops districts in providing jobs under MGNREGS
Officials said till Monday, 103,000 households in the district were provided work under the scheme in 2021-22

Published on Mar 08, 2022 11:31 AM IST
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