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Fire dept personnel didn't find cash during operation at Delhi HC judge's residence, said Delhi Fire Service chief Atul Garg.
India's forex reserves jump $305 million to $654.271 billion in the week ended March 14, said RBI. Eighteen BJP MLAs, including Doddanagouda Patil, Ashwath Narayan, and Munirathna, have been suspended for creating a ruckus in the Karnataka Assembly. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday highlighted the Narendra Modi government's firm stance on terrorism and argued that incidents of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir have declined. A passenger, identified as Asifullah Ansari, was found dead onboard an Air India flight (AI2845) after the aircraft landed in Lucknow from Delhi today.A federal judge has ordered immigration officials not to deport an Indian student who was detained by the Trump Administration and accused of spreading Hamas propaganda in the latest battle over speech on US college campuses. US District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles in Alexandria, Virginia, ordered that Badar Khan Suri shall not be removed from the United States unless and until the Court issues a contrary order. Suri's attorney wrote in an earlier court filing that Suri was targeted because of his social media posts and his wife's identity as a Palestinian and her constitutionally protected speech. Suri is a postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University. "Dr Suri is an academic, not an activist," his attorney Hassan Ahmad wrote in a court filing on Thursday.
Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te has said that the island's defence budget will exceed 3 per cent of its economic output as it overhauls its military in the face of the rising threat from China. Along with the latest equipment much of it from the United States, the military is seeking funds to retain more service people with higher pay and to lengthen compulsory national service from four months to one year.
Punjab police detained a group of farmer leaders, including Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal, in Mohali as they were heading to join protests at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders. The detention occurred after the farmers clashed with security forces following their meeting with a central delegation led by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.11:48 PM
Vaishnaw asks CONCOR to offer first, last-mile connectivity
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed the Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) to launch a door-to-door service, ensuring both first and last-mile connectivity for freight container transport. While addressing officials on CONCOR's 36th Annual Day on Friday, Vaishnaw urged the company to raise its target for new cargo terminals from 80 to 100.
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Bangladesh's Information Adviser urges all to prepare for polls by December
Bangladesh's Information Adviser Mahfuj Alam on Friday said the elections will be held in December as scheduled and urged all parties to prepare for it, according to a media report. Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said that the election will be held on time. It is scheduled for the end of this year, in December. A timeline has already been set, and the election will take place within that timeframe. Everyone should start preparing for it, Mahfuj said.
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UP govt most corrupt ever, officers misleading CM: BJP MLA Nand Kishor Gurjar
BJP MLA from Loni, Nand Kishore Gurjar, claimed in a press conference on Friday that Uttar Pradesh is under the "most corrupt government ever," accusing officials of misleading Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and exploiting state funds. Attending the press meet in a torn kurta, Gurjar alleged that "the police had torn my clothes." He further claimed that the chief secretary had influenced "Maharaj Ji" using occult practices.
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Thunderstorms likely in 12 districts of Odisha on Saturday: IMD Bhubaneswar
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, hail, and gusty winds in several parts of Odisha on Saturday. In a bulletin issued on Friday evening, the weather office stated that some areas in Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Angul, and Deogarh districts could experience wind speeds of 50-60 kmph on March 22.
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Trump plans to talk to China's Xi about tariffs
President Donald Trump said on Friday that he plans to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping and the two leaders will talk about tariffs.
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We will have a full ceasefire very soon in the Russia-Ukraine war, says Trump
We will have a full ceasefire very soon in the Russia-Ukraine war, said US President Donald Trump.
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Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry approves construction of 352,000 houses in ten states, UTs
The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has sanctioned the construction of more than 3.52 lakh houses across ten states and Union territories under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0, according to an official statement released on Friday. The ministry stated that the approval was granted during a Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) meeting, chaired by HUA Secretary Srinivas Katikithala on Thursday.
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Basically, it's reciprocal: Trump on tariffs
Basically, it's reciprocal, said US President Donald Trump on trariffs.
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Will speak with China's Xi: Trump
Will speak with China's Xi, said US President Donald Trump
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There will be flexibility on tariffs: Trump
There will be flexibility on tariffs, said US President Donald Trump
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We can't be expected to carry Canada: Trump
We can't be expected to carry Canada, said US President Donald Trump
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Trump awards Boeing next-generation fighter jet contract worth billions
US President Trump awards Boeing next-generation fighter jet contract worth billions.
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BRS leader Rama Rao leaves for Chennai to attend TN CM Stalin's meeting on delimitation
A BRS delegation, headed by working president K T Rama Rao, departed for Chennai on Friday to join a meeting on Lok Sabha constituency delimitation, organized by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin.
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Karnataka Assembly passes bills on salary hike for CM, lawmakers
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Friday passed bills approving a salary hike for the Chief Minister, Ministers, and all legislators, which will cost the exchequer Rs 62 crore annually. The Karnataka Ministers Salaries and Allowance (Amendment) Bill and the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Amendment) Bill, 2025 were passed amid chaos, without any discussion, as the opposition BJP protested against the 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in public contracts and demanded a judicial probe into an alleged "honey-trap" attempt involving a minister. As per the Karnataka Ministers Salaries and Allowance (Amendment) Bill, the Chief Minister's monthly salary will increase from Rs 75,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh, while ministers' salaries will rise from Rs 60,000 to Rs 1.25 lakh.
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RBI imposes monetary penalty of Rs 36 lakh on Citibank
Indian cenntral bank imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 36 crore on Citibank.
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First Published: Mar 21 2025 | 8:51 AM IST
