LIVE: Fighting for voice of India, says Rahul Gandhi after losing MP status

10:53 PM Mar 23

Heavy rain in parts of Delhi

Parts of the national capital witnessed heavy rainfall on Friday night. The rainfall was reported in Laxmi Nagar, ITO, Mandi House, Jor Bagh, Lajpat Nagar and North Delhi. The national capital witnessed a drizzle during the daytime. The weather remained pleasant throughout the day with the sun peeking through the clouds for brief moments.

 

9:57 PM Mar 23

Delhi logs 152 fresh COVID-19 cases, positivity rate rises to 6.66%

Delhi recorded 152 fresh coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 6.66 per cent on Friday, according to data shared by the health department. It had logged 117 cases with a positivity rate of 4.95 per cent on Thursday.

 

9:57 PM Mar 23

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra speaks on Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as MP

9:43 PM Mar 23

Congress says it will launch 'Jan-Andolan' across country

"BJP is rattled by Bharat Jodo Yatra becoming a movement, Congress questioning on Adani issue. Congress welcomes statement of support of all opposition leaders, we should now take issue of opposition unity forward in systematic way," Jairam Ramesh said after Congress's strategy meeting.

 

9:29 PM Mar 23

DA increased for central govt employees and pensioners

Cabinet decided to increase DA (Dearness Allowance) from 38% to 42% today for central government employees and pensioners.

 

9:09 PM Mar 23

PWD razes stairs of under-construction Congress HQ in Delhi citing 'encroachment'

Delhi: PWD razes stairs of under-construction Congress HQ citing 'encroachment'

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7:21 PM Mar 23

PWD conducted anti-encroachment drive at under-construction new headquarter of Congress on DDU Marg in Delhi

7:15 PM Mar 23

"Fighting for voice of India, ready to pay any price": Rahul Gandhi after disqualification as MP

"Fighting for voice of India, ready to pay any price": Rahul Gandhi after disqualification as MP

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3:26 PM Mar 23

Modi govt can't digest Rahul Gandhi's popularity: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

2:59 PM Mar 23

Govt to introduce GPS-based toll system in 6 months to replace toll plazas

The government will introduce new technologies including GPS-based toll collection systems in the next 6 months to replace existing highway toll plazas in the country, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday.

The move is aimed at reducing traffic congestion and charging motorists for the exact distance travelled on the highways, Gadkari said.

Addressing an event organised by industry body CII, Gadkari further said state- owned NHAI's toll revenue is currently Rs 40,000 crore and it is going to soar to Rs 1.40 lakh crore 2-3 years.

2:36 PM Mar 23

India committed to end tuberculosis by 2025: PM Modi lauches TB-Mukt Panchayat initiative

Over the last nine years, public participation through initiatives like 'Ni-kshay Mitra' has played a very important role in the fight against tuberculosis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.

The Prime Minister said this after launching TB-Mukt Panchayat initiative, the official pan-India rollout of a shorter preventive treatment and family-centric care model for TB and release of India's Annual TB Report 2023. The Prime Minister was addressing the 'One World TB Summit' in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.

1:58 PM Mar 23

Delhi Police detains opposition MPs who were protesting at Vijay Chowk

Delhi Police detains opposition MPs who were protesting at Vijay Chowk demanding JPC inquiry in Adani Group issue.

1:41 PM Mar 23

Haryana police on alert after Amritpal's last location in Kurukshetra

Haryana Police Friday said it has stepped up vigil across the state and its personnel have been put on alert after radical preacher Amritpal Singh's last location was traced in the Kurukshetra district.

However, the whereabouts of Amritpal and his associate Papalpreet Singh remain unknown. They were allegedly harboured by a woman at her home in Kurukshetra district's Shahabad on March 19.

A senior Punjab police official on Thursday said, "As soon as we came to know that he has sneaked out of Punjab, we immediately alerted the other states."

1:25 PM Mar 23

Can't blame all Gandhi surnames because Rahul insulted democracy: Rijiju

As Rahul Gandhi's conviction triggered a political slugfest, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday took a fresh dig at him saying one cannot blame all Gandhi surnames just because the Congress leader "insulted" Indian democracy, its armed forces and country's institutions.

Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation case by a Surat court has been slammed by opposition parties, including the AAP, which rallied behind the former Congress chief and accused the ruling party of "hatching a conspiracy to eliminate" its political opponents by prosecuting them.

1:04 PM Mar 23

Law ought not to be set in motion to silence voices of Oppn: Chidambaram

Robust political discourse is the essence of democracy and the law ought not to be set in motion to silence leading voices of the Opposition, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Friday, a day after Rahul Gandhi was sentenced by a Surat court in a 2019 criminal defamation case.

The court in Surat sentenced Gandhi to two years jail in the case filed against him over his "Modi surname" remarks.

12:33 PM Mar 23

RS adjourned till 2.30 pm amid uproar by ruling, opposition members

Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned in the pre-lunch session on Friday amid sloganeering by ruling BJP and opposition members over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's democracy remark and a demand for a probe into allegations against the Adani Group.

Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said the House is in "disorder from both sides" before adjourning the proceedings till 2.30 pm.

12:30 PM Mar 23

Infiltration bid foiled in Jammu Kashmir's Karnah, one intruder killed

An unidentified intruder was killed by security forces during a foiled infiltration attempt along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Friday, officials said.

Alert troops noticed suspicious movement along the Line of Control at Jabdi in the Karnah area in the morning, the officials said.

The security forces challenged the intruders and, in the ensuing gunfight, one infiltrator was killed, they added.

12:09 PM Mar 23

SC directs all convicts released during pandemic to surrender in 15 days

The Supreme Court on Friday directed that all convicts and undertrial prisoners, who were released during the COVID-19 pandemic in a move to decongest jails, to surrender within 15 days.

A bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar said undertrial prisoners, who were released on emergency bail during the pandemic, can move for regular bail before competent courts after their surrender.

11:34 AM Mar 23

Pathetic and casteist mindset: J P Nadda slams Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on PM

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda on Friday attacked Rahul Gandhi over his "Modis are thieves" remark and alleged that by comparing OBC communities to thieves, Gandhi has shown a "pathetic and casteist mindset".

In a series of tweets, Nadda criticized Gandhi for his earlier remarks like "Chowkidar Chor Hai" and allegations of the Rafale scam. Nadda also alleged that Gandhi has always reduced levels of political discourse.

11:19 AM Mar 23

Earthquake of 4.0 magnitude hits Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter Scale hit 28km SE of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh today at 10:31 am IST, says National Centre for Seismology, the ANI reported.