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Updated on Mar 08, 2022 02:41 PM IST
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Mar 08, 2022 02:40 PM IST
Jay Prakash Majumdar appointed one of TMC’s vice presidents
Newly inducted TMC leader Jay Prakash Majumdar has been appointed as one of the vice-presidents of the party. He joined the party today after being suspended from the BJP in January.
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Mar 08, 2022 02:28 PM IST
India and China to hold 15th round of military talks on March 11
India and China to hold 15th round of military talks on March 11.
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Mar 08, 2022 01:30 PM IST
Jay Prakash Majumdar, suspended BJP leader, joins TMC in Mamata’s presence
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Mar 08, 2022 01:16 PM IST
Budget session of Odisha Assembly will begin from March 25
The Budget session of the Odisha Assembly will begin from March 25th and will continue till March 31st; the state Budget 2022-23 will be presented on March 30th. pic.twitter.com/2qbQqReGe7
— ANI (@ANI) March 8, 2022
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Mar 08, 2022 01:02 PM IST
Fire breaks out at a scrap godown near HP petrol pump in Maharashtra
Fire breaks out at a scrap godown near HP petrol pump, Shilphata-Mahape road, in Thane, Maharashtra; fire tenders at the spot. No injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/eN6FFaOQPe
— ANI (@ANI) March 8, 2022
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Mar 08, 2022 12:04 PM IST
Watch: Congress MLA Amba Prasad rides a horse to Jharkhand Assembly on International Women’s day
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Mar 08, 2022 12:00 PM IST
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar proposes over ₹1.77 lakh crore state budget
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday presented the state’s budget of ₹1.77 lakh crore for the financial year 2022-2023, reports ANI.
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Mar 08, 2022 11:50 AM IST
HC rejects Malayalam star Dileep’s plea against fresh probe in actor sexual assault case
The Kerala high court on Tuesday turned down Malayalam star Dileep’s plea to quash fresh investigation against him in the 2017 sexual assault case of an actor.
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Mar 08, 2022 11:27 AM IST
Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board files FIR against fake chopper booking websites
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has filed an FIR with the Jammu and Kashmir police cyber department against fake websites for duping devotees in the garb of providing tickets for chopper bookings, reports ANI.
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Mar 08, 2022 09:35 AM IST
Govt of Telangana declares holiday for women employees on the occasion of International Women’s Day
The government of Telangana has declared a special holiday for all women employees on Tuesday on the occasion of International Women’s Day, reports news agency IANS.
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Mar 08, 2022 09:09 AM IST
India adds 3,993 new Covid-19 infections, 108 deaths; active caseload falls below 50,000
India reports 3,993 new cases of Covid-19, and 108 deaths in the last 24 hours. The active cases now stand at 49948, according to Union health ministry.
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Mar 08, 2022 08:44 AM IST
International Women’s Day: Women troops of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) patrolling in Arunachal Pradesh
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Mar 08, 2022 07:48 AM IST
Mizoram reported 839 new Covid-19 cases and 664 deaths
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Mar 08, 2022 07:00 AM IST
Sitharaman interacts with entrepreneurs in Bengaluru
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held an interaction with leading entrepreneurs of IT/BT, Startups and Semiconductor sectors on Monday, reports news agency ANI.
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Mar 08, 2022 06:31 AM IST
Delhi: Satyendar Jain inaugurates polyclinic at Jwala Nagar, Shahdara
Delhi | Health Minister Satyendar Jain inaugurated polyclinic at Jwala Nagar, Shahdara
?At present we have about 25 polyclinics running in Delhi, this year we are targeting to start 100 polyclinics in Delhi,? said Health Minister Satyendar Jain (07.03) pic.twitter.com/7rDjWMn9Ls
— ANI (@ANI) March 8, 2022
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Mar 08, 2022 05:39 AM IST
Schools in Ladakh reopens for students after almost two years
Ladakh | Schools reopened for students of class 6th to 12th in Leh
“The school administration had organised a small function to welcome us and our teachers. We are returning back to school after a gap of almost 2 years,” said a student (07.03) pic.twitter.com/qrRKNWa9L9
— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2022
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Watch: ITBP Women troops patrolling in Arunachal near border with China
International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 every year. The day emphasises the achievements of women across diverse spheres, while also throwing light on important issues like gender disparity that are still prevailing.

Published on Mar 08, 2022 11:39 AM IST
Written by Kanishka Singharia | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan, New Delhi
Odisha’s Ganjam tops districts in providing jobs under MGNREGS
Officials said till Monday, 103,000 households in the district were provided work under the scheme in 2021-22

Published on Mar 08, 2022 11:31 AM IST
Kuwait airlift to ‘Operation Ganga’: Largest evacuation ops carried out by India
From ‘Operation Sukoon’ to ‘Operation Safe Homecoming’ and ‘Operation Rahat’, India has successfully evacuated its citizens in war zones over the past three decades

Updated on Mar 08, 2022 09:06 AM IST
International Women’s Day: Govt plans series of events
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually address a seminar on the role of women saints and their contribution towards empowerment

Published on Mar 08, 2022 08:51 AM IST
Exit polls 2022: Who says what as predictions for five states come in
- Exit polls 2022: While many across the political spectrum have dismissed the exit polls, which often go wrong, as monitored, several political leaders and analysts have weighed in on the predictions. Here’s what some of them said.

Updated on Mar 08, 2022 08:45 AM IST
Despite pleas, safe passage of students in Sumy didn’t work out: India at UNSC
- Ukraine-Russia war: Speaking at an emergency meeting of the UNSC, India’s ambassador to the United Nations TS Tirumurti said, “We are deeply concerned that despite our urgings to both sides, a safe corridor for our students stranded in Sumy did not materialise.”

Updated on Mar 08, 2022 02:19 PM IST
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