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11:46 AM

PM Modi inaugurates phase 1B of Kochi Metro virtually

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the phase 1B of Kochi Metro virtually. PM Modi also inaugurated, virtually, the Tripunithura Terminal Metro station, which adds 1.16 km to the Aluva-SN junction stretch. The new station marks the completion of the first phase of the Kochi Metro that covers a total distance of 28.125 km and has 25 stations.

11:40 AM

Bengal govt seeks urgent hearing on plea against Calcutta HC related to Sandeshkhali incident

Mamata Banerjee-led Bengal govt has once again mentioned before the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing on plea against Calcutta High Court order directing a CBI probe in Sandeshkhali matter about the attack on ED officials.

 

11:37 AM

Supreme Court bans tiger safari in core areas of Jim Corbett Park in Uttarakhand

The Supreme Court on Wednesday banned the tiger safari in Uttarakhand's Jim Corbett National Park

11:13 AM

Lok Sabha elections: Rahul Gandhi to contest polls from UP's Amethi, says Congress leader

Ahead of the upcoming general elections, a Congress leader from Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday stated that Rahul Gandhi will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election from Amethi. Gandhi, who is a former Congress President, represented Amethi in Parliament from 2002 till 2019. In 2019 general election, he lost to BJP's Smriti Irani, following which, he represented Kerala's Wayanad.

 

 

 

 

11:00 AM

PM Modi travels in India's first underwater metro train in Kolkata

10:50 AM

Sandeshkhali case updates: CJI Chandrachud to decide timing of hearing, says Supreme Court

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday had directed that the CBI be handed over the case of attack on ED officials at Sandeshkhali and the custody of suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh. The West Bengal government had moved the Supreme Court challenging the order.

10:46 AM

India seeks to expand partnership with S Korea in new areas like semiconductors: Jaishankar

 India wants to expand its strategic partnership with South Korea into new areas like critical and emerging technologies, semiconductors and green hydrogen to make the bilateral ties more contemporary, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday. Jaishankar's remarks came as he co-chaired the 10th India-South Korea Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) with his counterpart Cho Tae-yul.

10:42 AM

Delhi records minimum temperature of 9 degree Celsius

The national capital today recorded a minimum temperature of 9 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal. "In the first week of March, the minimum temperature has been consistently settling at 9 degrees Celsius for the past three days," the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

10:40 AM

Seven Congress corporators from Chhindwara join BJP in Madhya Pradesh

Seven Congress corporators  from the Chhindwara Municipal Corporation in Madhya Pradesh have joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the General Elections. The corporators joined the BJP at the residence of state urban development minister Kailash Vijayvargiya in state capital Bhopal late Tuesday evening. The corporators were impressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's development works, a BJP release said.

10:25 AM

News update: PM Modi unveils India's first underwater metro route, other projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday unveiled India's first underwater metro route and other projects projects worth Rs 15,400 crore in Kolkata. This is PM Modi's second visit to West Bengal within a span of five days. 

10:16 AM

News update: Five killed after LPG cylinders explode in Uttar Pradesh's Kakori

After LPG cylinders exploded in Uttar Pradesh's Kakori region on Tuesday night, at least five people of a family were killed and four others sustained injuries. "The incident occurred at a house in the Kakori region on Tuesday at around 10:30 pm. Two cylinders exploded due to a short circuit at a house in Karokri's Hata Hazrat Saheb Kasba, causing injuries to a total of nine people. The deceased includes three children," Lucknow police said today.

 

The deceased have been identified as Musheer (50), Husn Bano (45), Raiya (7), Uma (4), and Hina (2).

9:24 AM

Super Tuesday updates: Nikki Haley wins the Republican presidential primary in Vermont

Nikki Haley won the Republican presidential primary in Vermont, news agency AP reported today. US citizens from 15 states and one territory are picking their preferred candidate simultaneously on "Super Tuesday," the biggest single day of voting in the country's drawn out, state-by-state primary season. The campaign milestone is expected to leave Donald Trump extremely close from securing the Republican Party's presidential nomination.

8:49 AM

News update: Congress leaders discuss LS candidates from Rajasthan, CEC meeting on March 7

 

Congress leaders held a meeting at Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee President Akhilesh Prasad Singh's residence in Delhi to choose candidates for Lok Sabha polls in  Rajasthan.

8:38 AM

PM to inaugurate India's first underwater Metro section in Kolkata today

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section of Kolkata Metro's East-West corridor today. According to a press release issued by the Metro Rail, the 4.8-km stretch of East-West Metro from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade has been built at a cost of Rs 4,965 crore and it will have the deepest Metro station in India at Howrah -- which is 30 metres below the ground level.