Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has arrived in Jamnagar, Gujarat, to attend the pre-wedding festivities of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. The event has drawn a host of high-profile attendees, further adding to the anticipation surrounding the upcoming wedding.
A significant fire incident occurred in a private hotel’s kitchen in Hanamkonda, Telangana. The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage are currently unknown.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers on Sunday, March 3. This is likely to be the last such exercise during the second term of his government.
BJP on Saturday released its first list of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to again contest from his constituency of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Union Home Minister has been named from the Gandhinagar constituency in Gujarat.
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has demolished a farmhouse belonging to the late high-profile liquor baron, Ponty Chadha, also known as Gurdeep Singh. The property, located in Chhatarpur, South Delhi, spans approximately 10 acres and is estimated to be worth around 400 crores. The demolition began yesterday and continued today with the main building on the remaining land of the farmhouse.
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Following a meeting called by the government to resolve a dispute, Google has restored all Indian apps including Naukri, 99acres that it had previously removed from its Play Store. This move comes after Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw intervened, according to reports.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public rally in Bihar's Aurangabad on Saturday, March 2, 2024. In his speech he said, “A few days ago, the pride of Bihar, Karpoori Thakur was conferred with Bharat Ratan by the Government of India. This is an honour for the entire state of Bihar.”
PM Narendra Modi Addresses Public Rally in Bihar's Aurangabad
BJP MP Jayant Sinha has asked the party to relieve him of electoral duties, signalling that he does not want an active role or a ticket for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024. Sinha's announcement came just hours after another party leader, Gautam Gambhir, hinted at his exit from electoral politics.
Delhi Police beefed up security after a low-intensity blast in Bengluru's The Rameshwaram Cafe. DCP Shahdara Surender Chaudhary said, "Our district police continuously does foot patrolling, we hold regular meetings with you MWA and RWA, tenant-servant verification is also being done. Apart from this, we keep checking the parking lots and all the malls. Apart from patrolling in the market, we also get checks done from time to time, we keep an eye on all vehicles and monitor through CCTV cameras and drones."
Delhi Police Tightens Security After Bengaluru Cafe Blast
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah visits The Rameshwaram Cafe, a day after a low-intensity explosion took place here in Bengaluru.
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Visits The Rameshwaram Cafe
RBI has allowed Nepali account holders to send IRs 2 lakhs per transaction (without any limit) to Nepal in its updated regulation. Walk-in customers can remit Rs. 50,000 per transaction (12 per yr). The soon-to-be-inaugurated UPI/NCHL mechanism will eliminate the inconvenience of carrying cash, according to Dr Shankar P. Sharma (Nepal's Ambassador to India).
RBI Allows Nepali Account Holders to Send Rs 2 Lakh Per Transaction to Nepal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Krishnanagar in Nadia District of West Bengal on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Earlier, he also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of several projects in the region.
PM Narendra Modi Holds Road Show in Krishnanagar
Unexpectedly, MP Gautam Gambhir of the Bharatiya Janata Party has declared his intention to retire from active politics. To inform his fans and followers of the news, the former cricket player for East Delhi turned to Twitter. He stated that he wanted to concentrate on his cricket responsibilities, stating that he needed to refocus on the game he played with such enthusiasm prior to entering politics.
Gautam Gambhir Quits BJP
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates tweets "I met with Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to talk about India’s AI ecosystem and how it can be used to improve health, agriculture, and education. India’s digital public infrastructure journey is a fantastic model for emerging economies. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation hopes to support the Indian government’s initiatives to build open, secure, and interoperable systems that are inclusive and create strong digital economies."
Bill Gates Meets With Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
On Friday, March 1, a PCR call was received at PS Jagatpuri in which a woman caller claimed that her 7-year-old daughter was bitten and dragged by a Pitbull dog belonging to her neighbour. When police reached the spot, they found bite marks on child’s body. The minor girl along with her mother were sent to the Hedgewar Hospital for the preparation of MLC. According to Delhi Police, a case under sections 289 and 337 of IPC is being registered against the dog owner on the statement of the complainant.
Pitbull Attacks 7-Year-Old Girl in Delhi
An awareness campaign by Election Commission has been flagged off in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Tamil Nadu Chief Election Commisioner Satyabrata Sahoo, Chennai Corporation Commisioner J Radhakrishnan, and Chennai Commissioner of Police Sandip Rai Rathore were present during the event. The campaign aims to educate the public about the importance of voting and the operation of electronic voting machines.
Election Commission Flags Off Awareness Campaign in Chennai
Over 115 people have been arrested across Russia for commemorating the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, CNN reported, citing monitoring group OVD-Info. Novosibirsk witnessed the highest detentions, with 16 individuals taken into custody. Moscow, where Navalny was interred, saw at least 10 detentions, while Yekaterinburg and the Voronezh region had 10 and 14 detentions, respectively. OVD-Info is an independent media and human rights defence group focused on monitoring and combating repression in Russia.
Over 100 Detained Across Russia for Honouring Alexei Navalny
Mumbai, March 2: The bomb blast that occurred at Rameshwaram Cafe on Friday afternoon left at least ten people injured. The main culprit behind the Rameshwaram Cafe bomb blast was identified on the CCTV camera recording. According to the CCTV footage, the accused is around 28 to 30 years of age and ordered Rava idli at the cafe, said Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday targeted the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal over the recent developments at Sandeshkhali, where a TMC leader and his supporters have been accused of sexually abusing women, attacking Enforcement Directorate officials, and grabbing land in the area. PM Modi asked why the leaders of the Opposition INDIA bloc - which the TMC is a member of - were silent on the issue.
The Congress is all set to launch its campaign for the Lok Sabha polls next week, aiming to cater to different age groups, said party sources on Friday. According to the sources, the party has hired two large companies for publicity materials and hoardings.
Shehbaz Sharif, nominated by the Pakistan Muslim League (N) with support from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), is poised to be elected as Pakistan's new Prime Minister on Sunday. Omar Ayub Khan is the PM pick for jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The National Assembly Secretariat announced the poll schedule on Thursday to elect the head of the government, 18 days after the Election Commission announced the results of the February 8 polls.
Israel appropriated several tracts of land abutting a major Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, but a source briefed on the decision told Reuters there was currently no plan for construction there. An announcement by the Civil Administration, part of Israel's Defence Ministry, said the tracts amounted to 2,640 dunams or 652 acres. The Israeli source said they would now be designated part of Maale Adumim settlement, east of Jerusalem.
On the banks of the same Rio Grande but 300 miles apart, President Joe Biden and GOP challenger Donald Trump on Thursday surveyed the US-Mexico border and tussled from a distance over who is to blame for the nation's broken immigration system and how to fix it.
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