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COVID-19: EAM Jaishankar meets parents of Kashmiri students stuck in Iran

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), Mar 09 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar arrived in Srinagar and met family members of the students in Srinagar, who are stuck in Iran in amid coronavirus outbreak. Parents are appealing for evacuation of their children. EAM assured assistance to family members.

Delhi Police arrests couple with links to Islamic State

New Delhi, March 09 (ANI): Special cell of Delhi Police arrested a couple with alleged links to Khorasan module of the Islamic State (IS) from Jamia Nagar area of national capital. They have been identified as Jahanjeb Sami and his wife was identified as Hina Bashir Beg. The couple had been under surveillance for the past several months. The police alleged that the couple were planning to carry out suicide attacks in national capital. A case has been registered against them and further interrogation is underway.

Commuters express delight over decrease in fuel prices

Agra/Kanpur/ (Uttar Pradesh), Indore (MP), Mar 09 (ANI): People expressed some relief as petrol and diesel prices continued to dwindle on March 9. However, some people said that this little drop out will not going to help them anyway. The petrol price was cut by 24 paise a litre today (March 09) while diesel price dropped by 25 paise, after crude oil prices plunged by over 30%.

Shopian encounter: Identification process of killed terrorists underway, says IG Kashmir

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), Mar 09 (ANI): Kashmir Inspector General of police, Vijay Kumar commented on the Shopian encounter in which two terrorists were neutralised by security forces. "Two militants were killed in an encounter in Shopian. Their bodies have been recovered and identification process is underway," said Kumar.

Mika Singh with Mouni, Remo celebrate success of 'Holi Mein Rangeele' song

Mumbai, Mar 09 (ANI): 'Holi Mein Rangeele' song which has now become a chartbuster for the festival of colors, saw the team of the song celebrating the song's success. Mika Singh who sang the song said that 'Holi Mein Rangeele' song was unplanned and sometimes planned things never get this success but sometimes unplanned things becomes successful so, he is very happy with the success of the song. Remo D'souza, who directed the song, also expressed his thankfulness to the listeners who made the song successful. The song features Mouni Roy, Sunny Singh and Varun Sharma.

Sensex dives over 1900 points as oil prices plunge amid Covid-19 fears

New Delhi, Mar 09 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices continued to bleed red on March 09 following a slide in global peers as fears intensified over the spread of coronavirus outbreak and oil prices plunged. Oil fell by the most since 1991 after Saudi Arabia started a price war with Russia by slashing its selling prices amid falling demand because of the virus outbreak. At the closing bell, the BSE SandP Sensex was down by 1,942 points or 5.17 per cent to 35,635 while the Nifty 50 plunged by 538 points or 4.9 per cent at 10,451. All sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the red with Nifty metal down by 7.7 per cent, PSU bank by 6 per cent, IT by 5 per cent and realty by 4.2 per cent. Among stocks, ONGC drifted lower by almost 16 per cent to Rs 74.35 per share while metal and mining major Vedanta fell by over 15 per cent to Rs 94.10.

'All Women' post office opens in Karnataka's Kalaburagi

Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Mar 09 (ANI): To make women more empowered, an 'All Women Post Office' was opened in Kalaburagi on March 09. The post office was inaugurated by the women staff. The aim behind this post office is to encourage more women to work. The women post office was inaugurated a day after 'International Women's Day'. While speaking to ANI, a woman staff said, "We are very happy that we can work freely. Government should also take these steps in some other departments."

Equity indices fall by 6 pc as COVID-19 fears spread, oil prices plunge

New Delhi, Mar 09 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices came under the bearish grip during the afternoon on Monday as risk sentiment worsened in global stocks due to spreading coronavirus (COVID-19) and a sharp plunge in oil prices. Oil fell by the most since 1991 after Saudi Arabia started a price war with Russia by slashing its selling prices amid falling demand because of the virus outbreak. At 1:15 pm, the BSE SandP Sensex was down by 2,345 points or 6.24 per cent to 35,231 while the Nifty 50 plunged by 632 points or 5.75 per cent at 10,357. All sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the red with Nifty metal down by 6.7 per cent, IT by 4.8 per cent, PSU bank by 4.6 per cent, and realty by 4.1 per cent.

Congress hits out at centre over stock market's 'biggest' crash

New Delhi, Mar 09 (ANI): Congress hit out at the central government over the downfall of stock market. Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said that people are losing their money and jobs because of the poor economic policies of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government. "Today Indian stock market and economy is hit by the biggest crash in the history. The stock market cut down by 2419 points, and investors faced loss of over Rs 6 lakh crore. And Finance Minister and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are not uttering a word on this matter." The Indian stock market marked one of the biggest crashes in Sensex history on March 09 after it dived 1942 points at the closing bell.

Watch: ITBP jawans wear bear outfits to deter monkeys in Uttarakhand's Mirthi

Mirthi (Uttarakhand), Mar 09 (ANI): Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel at ITBP Camp-Mirthi, Uttarakhand dressed in 'bear' costumes to scare away monkeys on the premises. The unique initiative was taken to keep the premises free of monkeys who have infested the place and disrupted the routine work of the jawans.

COVID-19: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan asks Delhi Govt to take precautions

New Delhi, Mar 09 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan held a press conference over the rising cases of coronavirus in the national capital. The Health Minister said, "We have discussed with Delhi Government to prepare for isolation wards, quarantine facilities, availability of doctors, contact tracing and other precautions, if the cases increase."

Asymptomatic patient was tested positive for coronavirus: Tamil Nadu Health Secy

Chennai, Mar 09 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Beela Rajesh informed that one asymptomatic patient was tested positive for coronavirus and is in stable condition."Today, CM conducted a detailed review meeting with all concerned departments. 1 patient has tested positive for coronavirus. For last 24hrs, the patient is asymptomatic, and is stable. We have 330 isolation wards, we will be sprucing up all facilities soon," informed Rajesh on coronavirus case in the state.

Medical camp set up at Fulbari ICP to scan foreign nationals

Fulbari (West Bengal), Mar 09 (ANI): State Government health officials have set up a temporary medical camp at Fulbari Integrated Check Post (ICP). The medical camp has been set to scan those entering India from Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. Positive cases in India have reached 40. The country is continuously putting efforts to restrict spread of deadly disease.

Watch: Group in Varanasi spreads awareness on 'coronavirus' through songs

Varanasi (UP), Mar 09 (ANI): In a unique initiative to spread awareness on coronavirus in the country, a group in Varanasi sang a song to convey the message. The deadly disease across the globe has spread a lot of misinformation and panicky among people. The group informed about the symptoms of the disease through their songs.

JD(U) leader's daughter floats political party for Bihar

Darbhanga (Bihar), Mar 09 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) leader Vinod Choudhary's daughter announced political party to contest election for Bihar Assembly. Pushpam Priya Choudhary declared herself as a chief minister candidate ahead of Bihar election 2020. On women's day she declared the formation of political party named 'Plurals'. Speaking on this, her father Vinod Choudhary said that it is her decision as she is an adult and educated. "She is adult and educated, this is her decision. Party will of course not support it if she is challenging top leader of the party," said Choudhary.

Security forces neutralise 2 terrorists in J-K's Shopian

Shopian (J-K), Mar 09 (ANI): Two terrorists were killed in the encounter between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir on March 09. The encounter took place in Khajpura Reban area of Shopian district. Operation is underway, more details are awaited.

Congress' committee to submit its report on Delhi violence

New Delhi, Mar 09 (ANI): Congress' committee on Delhi violence will submit report today (March 09). The committee was set up by Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi. The violence broke out on February 23 continued for three days, between a group of supporters of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and who were against it. Violence turned into a riot in areas of North East Delhi. The violence incidents took place in several North- East Delhi areas. Over 50 people lost their lives in the deadly violence.

MP independent MLA Surendra Singh likely to join cabinet

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Mar 09 (ANI): Independent MLA in Madhya Pradesh, Surendra Singh Shera is likely to join cabinet very soon. On being asked about his prospects of becoming a Minister, the Independent MLA replied, "Will get it very soon, and may be the day after Holi. I would like to get Home portfolio but have not discussed about it with Chief Minister (Kamal Nath) yet." The Madhya Pradesh Government is planning cabinet expansion.

People of Amritsar celebrate Holi with flowers amid coronavirus fear

Amritsar (Punjab), Mar 08 (ANI): Keeping the tradition alive, people celebrated Holi with great zest in Amritsar keeping in mind coronavirus outbreak. They opted for flowers this time. The nation will celebrate the festival of colours on March 10 with great fervour. The festival is celebrated across the country to symbolize the victory of good over evil.

Women gather in Thiruvananthapuram to celebrate 'Pongala Mahotsavam'

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Mar 09 (ANI): Hundreds of women gathered in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram to celebrate Pongala Mahotsavam. Devotees cooked rice in small vessels and lined up to offer food to 'Attukal Devi'. It is believed that the deity fulfills wishes of every devotee. In recent years women in lakhs have started participating in the annual ritual.