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'Indian-2' accident: Kamal Haasan appears before police for enquiry

Chennai, Mar 03 (ANI): South superstar Kamal Haasan appeared before Chennai Police Commissioner on March 03 for the enquiry in connection with 'Indian-2' movie accident. At least three people died and ten got injured after a crane collapsed on set of movie 'Indian-2' on February 19. The incident happened during shooting of the film. Madhu, personal assistant to director Shankar, assistant director Krishna and a staffer, Chandran lost their lives in the accident. 'Indian-2' stars Kamal Haasan and Kajal Aggarwal in pivotal roles.

COVID-19: All precautionary measures are being taken, says Karnataka Health Minister

Bengaluru (Karnataka), Mar 03 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu on Tuesday said that the state government are taking all precautionary measures on the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). Adding to it, he further said, till now, all test results have been negative and no need to panic. He said, "All precautionary measures are being taken. Tests are also being conducted for the people who are coming back to the state from other countries. Till now, all test results have been negative. There is no need to panic." The deadly COVID-19 virus has infected more than 88,000 people across the globe and killed over 3,000.

Told MLAs to take 'free money': Kamal Nath on BJP 'trying to buy' Congress legislators

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Mar 03 (ANI): While speaking to media in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal on March 03, the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Kamal Nath, spoke on allegations that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to buy Congress MLAs in the state. He said, "MLAs are telling me that they have been offered money (by BJP), so I told them that this money is free of cost so take it."

Arvind Kejriwal meets PM Modi, discusses Delhi violence, coronavirus

New Delhi, Mar 03 (ANI): Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi inside the Parliament on March 03. Both leaders met for the first time after Delhi Assembly elections, and discussed the deadly violence of Northeast and coronavirus situation in Delhi. After meeting, CM Kejriwal said, "It was a courtesy meeting with PM Modi. After winning Delhi elections, I asked for his time and today, I got the chance to meet him. I asked for his help for the development of Delhi and he assured me that he will fully support us for development of Delhi. We also discussed violence of Northeast Delhi and even discussed the rumours that spread on Sunday and how Delhi police played major role in stopping the rumours from spreading." Both leaders also discussed coronavirus situation in Delhi where one positive case was confirmed on March 02. Earlier, CM Kejriwal had invited PM Modi for his oath taking ceremony but the later couldn't make it for the event due to prior comm

Noida school shut for sanitisation after students came in contact with coronavirus patient

Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Mar 03 (ANI): Chief Medical Officer of GautamBuddha Nagar Anurag Bhargav said that administration has shut a school in Noida for sanitisation after its students came in contact with a man who got infected by COVID-19. The infected man is admitted to a hospital in Delhi. "Several schoolmates of children of a COVID-19 infected man came into contact with him at a party. We have closed down the school to sanitize it. The infected man is admitted to a hospital in Delhi. We are also sanitizing the school bus in which the children travelled," said Bharghav as new cases of coronavirus were reported in India this week.

PM Modi leaving social media as he might have some regret: Adhir Chowdhury

New Delhi, Mar 03 (ANI): Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury on Mar 03 reacted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter announcement of going away from all of his social media accounts. "I feel surprise why prime minister is thinking like this. The prime minister of the country who promoted Digital India is going out of the digital world. It is possible that he has some regret in his mind and he felt bad about something. He is just thinking right now; he has not decided yet," said Chowdhury.

PM Modi's followers will become orphan, if he'll quit social media: Sanjay Raut

New Delhi, Mar 03 (ANI): While speaking to ANI in the national capital on March 03, the Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut spoke on Prime Minister Narendra Modi thinking of quitting all his social media accounts. He said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi is having crore of followers on social media across the universe. If he will quit social media, then his followers will become orphan which is not a good option." "PM Modi's followers are his 'cyber yoddha' (warriors). If 'senapati' (commander) will leave the army, then what his warriors will do in the battle field," Raut added.

Security alert after BJP MP's car touches boom barrier at Parliament gate

New Delhi, Mar 03 (ANI): Security at Gate number 01 in Parliament got alert after BJP MP Vinod Kumar Sonkar's car accidentally touched the boom barrier. Car damaged as spikes placed at a distance of a boom barrier at the gate got activated.

Free bus service begins from Golden Temple to Dera Baba Nanak for Kartarpur Sahib pilgrimage

Amritsar (Punjab), Mar 03 (ANI): Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) started free bus service from Golden Temple to Dera Baba Nanak, Pakistan. The bus service is started for Kartarpur Sahib pilgrimage. The aim is to provide more convenience to the pilgrims. SGPC celebrated the move by distributing sweets among them.

Maoist carrying Rs 8 lakh reward surrenders in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Mar 03 (ANI): A maoist carrying Rs 8 lakh bounty surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on March 02. He was involved in various criminal activities from more than a decade. The maoist caused loss to lot of security forces in around eight incidents.

1,500 new cases of coronavirus outside of China: WHO

New Delhi, Mar 03 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered more than 1,500 new cases of the novel coronavirus outside of China in the past 24 hours. The death toll outside of China has gone up by 24 to 128. In the latest coronavirus disease situation report, the WHO has said that the number of confirmed cases outside of China had risen by 1,598 to 8,774 in 64 countries. Three positive cases confirmed in India from Delhi, Telangana and Bengaluru. Death toll due to coronavirus in China mainland has risen to 2,912

PM Modi arrives for BJP Parliamentary Party meeting

New Delhi, Mar 03 (ANI): Prime Minster Narendra Modi arrived at the Parliament Library Building on March 03. He was accompanied by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi and Union Minister Jitendra Singh. BJP Parliamentary Party meeting is being held in the Library Building. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also arrived at the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting.

At least 8 died due to swine flu in Meerut: CMO Rajkumar

Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), Mar 03 (ANI): Swine flu has spread in Uttar Pradesh and a total of 79 positive cases of swine flu came in light in Meerut. Speaking on it, Meerut CMO, Dr Rajkumar said, "A total of 79 positive cases of swine flu came in light in Meerut and at least 8 died due to the disease. We have formed a team of six experts who are auditing the deaths."

UP Police seizes illegal liquor worth Rs 27 lakh

Amroha (Uttar Pradesh), Mar 03 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police seized illegal liquor worth Rs 27 lakh in Amroha on March 02. One mobile phone has also been recovered. The liquors were kept beneath chips and biscuits packets. The driver managed to escape from the spot, so police couldn't find much information.

Watch: Whale Shark washed ashore in Odisha's beach dies

Berhampur (Odisha), Mar 03 (ANI): A whale shark washed to the coast of Sonapur beach in Odisha's Berhampur on March 02. It died after it could not get back into the sea despite several attempts made by local fishermen to send it back.

Leopard cubs seen playing at Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai

Mumbai, Mar 03 (ANI): Two cubs of leopard become centre of attraction at Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai. One of the cubs was seen playing with balls, while other was roaming in the park. Milk is being fed to them with bottle.

No Sir' trends on top minutes after PM Modi tweets 'thinking of leaving social media'

New Delhi, March 03 (ANI): Social media witnessed emotional outburst after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (March 02) tweeted, "This Sunday, thinking of giving up my social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Will keep you all posted." #NoSir was the top trend, users demanding PM Modi, one of the most followed world leaders to rethink. PM Modi has a massive following of 53.3 million on Twitter, 44 million on Facebook, 35.2 million on Instagram and 4.5 million on YouTube. Prime Minister remains most followed Twitter personality in India and he started using platform way back in 2009.

Watch: Man thrashed by miscreants inside police station

Meerut (UP), March 03 (ANI): A man thrashed by miscreants in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut. To save himself the man went inside the police station but miscreants thrashed him inside the police station. Police have arrested two people and investigating the matter.

NASA opens doors for future astronauts for next Moon, Mars missions

New Delhi, March 03 (ANI): Aspiring space explorers can now apply to NASA as the space agency has started accepting applications for the first time in more than four years. Aspiring Moon to Mars explorers have until March 31 to apply, the official blog notes. The fresh hiring begins as NASA prepares to send the first woman and next man to the Moon with the Artemis program. NASA expects to select final astronaut candidates in mid-2021 to begin training. The agency plans on sending the first woman and next man to the lunar South Pole by 2024. US citizens can submit their applications through the official US government job website.

Coronavirus: High-level screening at Paradip Port as precautionary measure

Paradip Port (Odisha), March 03 (ANI): As coronavirus continues to penetrate more cities of India, a high alert has been issued at Paradip Port. Paradip is one of country's largest international ports. High-level of surveillance is being undertaken by the port authorities for the ships coming especially from coronavirus affected countries. Vessels from the coronavirus-infected countries are being kept out of the anchorage area and are being assessed with a daily health report for 14 days.