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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday condoled the loss of lives due to Cyclone Freddy in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar, and said India stands with them in this tough time, in a tweet. Cyclone Freddy has killed hundreds and displaced thousands since late last week.
India's exports dipped in February for the third consecutive month by 8.8 per cent to $33.88 billion against $37.15 billion in the same month last year, according to the data released by the commerce ministry on Wednesday.
Banking system remains resilient, solid, says US Federal Reserve governer Michelle Bowman amid SVB crisis.
Delhi court grants bail to ex-Railway Min Lalu Prasad Yadav, ex-Bihar CM Rabri Devi, their daughter-RJD MP Misa Bharti & other accused. Court noted that CBI filed the chargesheet without arrest. Court directed every accused to furnish Rs 50,000 personal bail bond & a like amount surety.
Leaders of several opposition parties on Wednesday decided to take out a protest march from Parliament House to the ED office here and hand over a complaint to the probe agency on the Adani issue. The leaders met in the office of Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament House complex to coordinate their joint strategy on the issue.
The United States Senate will vote on the nomination of Eric Garcetti as the country's next ambassador to India on Wednesday. Such a move by Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer came amidst fresh round of campaign against Garcetti by his distractors on allegations of sexual assault against one of his staffers when he was the mayor of Los Angeles. If confirmed by the Senate, Garcetti would soon head to India as US Ambassador, a position that has remained vacant for more than two years. The confirmation vote on his nomination is scheduled at 2.15 pm local Washington time.
Good way to keep healthy is to practice Yoga at workplace: PM Modi
Lt Gen Daljit Singh appointed new Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services
Raipur police use water cannons, tear gas shells on protesting BJP workers
Nuclear power sector saves 41 mn tonnes of carbon emissions every year: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
Putin set to host Syrian leader Assad at the Kremlin: Dmitry Peskov
Mayawati calls BJP, SP, Congress 'extremely casteist', 'anti-reservation'
Lahore High Court stops police operation at Imran Khan's residence till 10am tomorrow
84,866 posts vacant in 6 Central Armed Police Forces: Centre tells Rajya Sabha
No compromise in PM's security will be tolerated, says Punjab CM
Naval forces from China, Russia, Iran hold joint drills in Gulf of Oman
Puducherry declares school holiday from March 16 to 26 over H3N2 flu scare
The Puducherry government on Wednesday announced a holiday for all schools up to Class 8 from March 16 to March 26 in view of the spread of H3N2 influenza virus in the Union Territory.
The order will be in force for schools in all the four regions of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam in the Union Territory in view of prevalence of the viral subtype of influenza, particularly among children.
Paytm UPI LITE crosses 2 mn users with over half million daily transactions
Homegrown Paytm Payments Bank on Wednesday announced it now has over 2 million users on Paytm UPI LITE.
The Bank recorded over half a million daily transactions for Paytm UPI LITE through the Paytm app, it said in a statement.
"We have seen great adoption of Paytm UPI LITE, having crossed the milestone mark of over 2 million users within a short span of time," said a Paytm Payments Bank spokesperson.
Bihar: RJD & BJP MLAs enter into scuffle with each other following the bail granted to Lalu land-for-job case
Delhi airport witnesses chaos, passengers complain about long waiting hours
Delhi airport again witnessed chaos on Wednesday morning with some passengers complaining about three-hour-long queues for immigration and security check.
"It's an absolute mess at the Delhi International Airport. Yet again. Three-hour-long queues for immigration and security check. People are fainting, fighting. Most of the counters are not operational. Is this the new normal," said an air passenger Tanushree Pandey on Twitter on Wednesday.
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid ruckus on Rahul Gandhi's democracy remarks
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First Published: Mar 15 2023 | 8:54 AM IST