Breaking News LIVE, March 15:
Ariz Khan, convicted for the murder of Delhi Police inspector MC Sharma in the Batla House encounter case, has been awarded the death penalty.
Trinamool Congress MLA Debasree Roy resigns from the party
West Bengal: Trinamool Congress MLA Debasree Roy resigns from the party. pic.twitter.com/eSZ0agphra
— ANI (@ANI) March 15, 2021
Mumbai Police on Monday suspended assistant police inspector Sachin Vaze following his arrest by the NIA in connection with its probe into the recovery of explosives from a car near industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s residence, an official said.
Militant commander of the Jaish e Mohammad outfit, Sajjad Afghani was the second militant to be killed in the gunfight that broke out two days ago at Rawalpora village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah to start the Bhagwan Birsa Munda Sido-Kanhu Samman Yatra in Jhargram, West Bengal at 11 am for the upcoming Assembly election on Monday (March 15). He will later address the public in Ranibandh at 1 pm and attend a town hall programme at 4 pm in Assam.
NIA conducted raids across 10 locations in Delhi, Kerala, and Karnataka on Monday against a group of individuals linked to the Islamic State (IS). The raids were about a new case registered by the probe agency just 48 hours ago. A group of 6-7 persons were being monitored by intel agencies over some time, which led to the case being lodged.
At least 8 people sustained injuries after a pressure cooker bomb exploded at govt office in Siraha, Nepal. One person was airlifted to Kathmandu for treatment. Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (Revolutionary) has claimed responsibility for the blast.
Delhi-Ghaziabad commuters heave a sigh of relief as the carriageway of NH-24 going towards Ghaziabad from the national capital, temporarily shut amid the farmers’ protest, reopened for traffic. The carriageway of NH-24 going towards Ghaziabad from Delhi was reopened given the prevailing law and order situation at the Ghazipur border and considering public convenience.
India reported the year’s highest daily spike in COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with 25,320 new infections. India’s coronavirus deaths rose by 161 to 158,607 over the last 24 hours, Sunday’s data show, compared to an average of about 100 since early February.
India is the third-most affected country globally with 11.36 million cases, behind the United States and Brazil.
