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11:00 AM

News update: CBI produces BRS leader K Kavitha before Delhi court; seeks 5-day custody

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha was arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation yesterday inside Tihar Jail over an alleged money-laundering case linked to the Delhi liquor policy.

10:59 AM

Two accused, including mastermind, arrested in Bengaluru's Rameshwaram Cafe blast case

The NIA has arrested  the two accused, including the mastermind behind Bengaluru's Rameshwaram Cafe blast, says officials.

10:46 AM

CBI announces dedicated email ID for Sandeshkhali complaints

The CBI announced a dedicated email address for recording complaints on crimes against women and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal.

The email address, sandeshkhali@cbi.gov.in, will serve as a platform for the people of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district to lodge their complaints, officials said.

10:39 AM

Conspiracy to impose President's rule in Delhi; imposing it will be against mandate: AAP leader Atishi

AAP leader Atishi on Friday alleged that a conspiracy is being hatched to impose President's rule in Delhi, adding that imposing it will be against the mandate of the people. No senior IAS officer is being posted in Delhi and bureaucrats have stopped attending governmentt meetings citing MCC, the minister added . 

 

 

 

10:09 AM

House Speaker Mike Johnson in talks with White House to advance Ukraine aid

House Speaker Mike Johnson is in talks with the White House as he prepares for the task of advancing wartime funding for Ukraine and Israel through the House, a top House Republican said Thursday. House Republican Leader Steve Scalise told media personnel that Johnson had been negotiating with White House officials about a package that would deviate from the Senate's $95 billion foreign security package and include several Republican demands.

10:02 AM

President Javier Milei of cash-strapped Argentina begins another US tour, plans to meet Elon Musk

President Javier Milei of Argentina has begun a visit to the United States, where he will meet with tech billionaire Elon Musk, as his government seeks an infusion of cash to revamp Argentina's struggling economy. Milei started his four-day trip in Miami, which hosts one of the largest Argentine population in the US, and home to football superstar Lionel Messi.

 

9:30 AM

Canada removes dozens of Indian staff from diplomatic missions in India

Citing inadequate number of Canadian personnel to effectively manage operations, Canada has downsized its Indian staff from its diplomatic missions in the country, The Times of India reported.  Last year, India had expelled 41 Canadian diplomats, prompting Canada to close its Mumbai, Chandigarh, and Bengaluru consulates for in-person operations. Read here for more details. 

9:25 AM

FIR registered against Delhi chief secretary after NGO claims he stole evidence of 'scams'

Following the orders of a court in Uttarakhand's Almora town, an FIR has been filed against Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar and his subordinate YVVJ Rajasekhar. On March 2, the court admitted a complaint by an NGO, Pleasant Valley Foundation, against the officials. Pleasant Valley Foundation claimed that the officials sent four people to a school run by the NGO in Dadakada village on February 14. The men vandalised the office chamber of the NGO's joint secretary and took away files, records, documents.

9:21 AM

Mumbai cops retrieve Rs 82.55 lakh school lost in ‘man in the middle' cyber attack

Police officials in Mumbai retrieved Rs 82.55 lakh that a south Mumbai-based international school lost in a 'man in the middle' online attack. A ‘man in the middle' (MITM) attack is one in which the attacker secretly ambushes and sends messages between two parties who believe they are communicating with each other.

8:44 AM

There is no washing machine, says Rajnath Singh on Opposition's charge

Reacting to the Opposition's claim that the central government had misused agencies to get Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal arrested, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh wondered why courts didn't grant relief to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief.