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As the search for radical Sikh minister Amritpal Singh continues, the Punjab government has extended the prohibition on mobile internet and SMS service until Tuesday at noon.
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On March 20, tens of thousands of farmers will demonstrate in New Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan in support of their numerous demands, including a minimum support price guarantee.
The demands include preserving farmland from corporate takeover, guaranteeing peasant income, increasing consumer purchasing power, and bolstering the Indian economy.
The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha was granted permission to hold a demonstration on March 20 from 10 a.m. to 3.30 p.m., following numerous sessions of discussions between farmers and police.
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Online videos depicted men destroying the doors and windows of the Indian Consulate in San Francisco after removing barricades placed outside the building. The property had been sprayed with the hashtag #FreeAmritpal as dozens of demonstrators gathered outside. The police of Punjab are conducting a massive manhunt for the radical cleric, who has been on the run for three days.
In the case involving the excise policy, Manish Sisodia's custody has been extended until April 3.
Delhi Court sends Hydrabad-based businessman Arun Ramchandra Pillai to judicial custody. He was arrested by Enforcement Directorate on March 6, 2023.
The Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, dismissed a PIL that urged the Supreme Court to direct the Central government to formulate guidelines for the registration of live-in relationships and the social security of citizens in such relationships. Commenting that the petition was absurd, the CJI stated that such petitions should incur a fee. In her PIL, Mamta Rani stated that registration of live-in relationships would result in precise information being available to both live-in partners and the government regarding their marital status, criminal history, and other pertinent details.
Medha Patkar, a social activist, joins the farmers' demonstration at Ramlila Maidan.
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The Mumbai crime branch has arrested Anil Jaisighani of Gujarat for allegedly threatening and blackmailing Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of Maharashtra's deputy chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis.
SC grants BJP leader Subramanian Swamy four weeks to place before it material to show that role of RBI officials who were alleged to be involved in various bank default scams of corporate houses were not probed by CBI.
The Supreme Court has granted the Union government until February 28, 2024 to make staggered payments of OROP arrears to ex-servicemen, citing the Centre's assertion that a one-time payment of Rs 28,000 crore would have severe implications for the administration of the Defense Department.
Minutes after the proceedings started in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Monday, both the houses were adjourned till 2 pm after Opposition MPs raised slogans demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) inquiry into the Adani stocks issue. Today is the sixth day of the second leg of the Budget Session. (ANI)
At Hyderabad House in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold delegation-level discussions.
Karnataka police detain auto drivers who were protesting against the bike taxi service in Bengaluru.
Farmers have gathered at the Ramlila ground in Delhi for the Kisan Mahapanchayat to demand MSP and other demands.