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Biden pitches tax hikes on billionaires, corporations in proposed US budget.(AFP)

Body found in a car in New Ashok Nagar, further investigation underway: Delhi Police(ANI)

The team of the Enforcement Directorate has left the Tihar Jail premises after making the formal arrest of former Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia. He will remain in jail: Prison officials(ANI)

US & India have held discussions to collaborate in the field of semiconductor technology: US Secretary of Commerce, Gina M. Raimondo(ANI)

Our partnership with India is most consequential. US-India shares a real opportunity to expand their economic relationship. We have had excellent and productive discussions with Indian ministers today: US Secretary of Commerce, Gina M. Raimondo(ANI)

CBI registers case against officials of India Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) for alleged irregularities and embezzlement of funds released under the Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.(ANI)

India is our top-tier security partner. Indian ocean central to both countries' security & prosperity. India-Australia strong strategic alignment reinforced by my visit to India & will be further reinforced by PM Modi’s participation at QUAD meet: Australian PM Anthony Albanese.(ANI)

ED arrests former Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia on money laundering charges linked to excise policy case: Officials(PTI)

"I got an anonymous call 3 days ago from a person named Vijay Pillai. He told me that he wanted to take an interview & when I visited him, he asked me to leave Bengaluru along with my family," saysSwapna Suresh, adding, "Vijay Pillai offered to buy a flat in Haryana or Jaipur, instead, he asked me to hand over all the evidence (Kerala gold smuggling scam) I have against Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan and family . CPI(M) party secy Govindan threatened to kill me if I disagree."

She further said "I am not ready for any compromise and I am going to fight till my last breath. He (Vijay Pillai) clearly told me that CPI(M) party secy Govindan will kill me."(ANI)

IndiGo appoints Mark Sutch as Chief Commercial Officer for intl cargo business

The country's largest airline IndiGo has appointed Mark Sutch as the Chief Commercial Officer for its international cargo business.

From March 1, the carrier said its cargo business CarGo will have two CCOs -- Mahesh Kumar Malik for domestic and Sutch for international segments.(PTI)

French labour union says cuts power to Paris 2024 Olympic building sites.(AFP)

Fire breaks out at a chemical factory in Palghar's Vasai, five fire tenders rushed to the spot. No casualty reported till now.(ANI)

Ram Chandra Paudel elected as President of Nepal

Ram Chandra Paudel elected as President of Nepal. Paudel secured 33,802 electoral votes while his rival Subash Chandra Nembwang secured 15,518 electoral votes: Election Commissioner.(ANI)

Probe will throw light on real reason behind fake videos of attack on migrant workers: TN DGP

Tamil Nadu Director General of Police C Sylendra Babu on Thursday said thorough investigation into the circulation of fake videos of alleged attacks on migrant workers in the state would reveal the real reason behind rumour-mongers spreading it.(PTI)

North Korea fires short-range missile toward Yellow Sea

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile toward the Yellow Sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said.(Reuters)

Malaysia's anti-corruption agency says ex-Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been arrested, will be charged Friday.(AP)

Modi spends 'memorable morning' in Ahmedabad with Albanese

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will lead an Indian Parliamentary Delegation (IPD) to the 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to be held in Manama, Bahrain from 11th to 15th March.(ANI)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Australian Deputy Prime Minister & Defence Minister Richard Marles held telephonic talks to strengthen defence cooperation between the two countries.(ANI)

No mortar shell fired in Gaya: Army

A senior Army official in Bihar on Thursday asserted that no mortar shell was fired at the training range in Gaya district on the previous day when the death of three persons in a nearby village was blamed on the same.(PTI)

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will e-inaugurate various development works of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation tomorrow

Karnataka Congress MLA BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan arrives at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office

Karnataka Congress MLA B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan arrives at ED office in Delhi

Former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's questioning under way

Fire breaks out in Puri Market Complex; rescue operation under way

The CRPF Women Bikers' rally will reach the Jagdalpur area of Chhattisgarh with the message of peace and goodwill: Meenakashi Lekhi

Bangladeshi national arrested for trying to enter India from Pak side

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian PM Anthony Albanese leave from Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad

64-year-old woman dies by suicide in Mumbai

Mumbai | A 64-year-old elderly woman dies by suicide after jumping off from the roof of a building in Dadar west area. Deceased was battling cancer & was allegedly in depression. A case registered under ADR (Accidental death report). Further probe is underway: Mumbai Police

CRPF DG Sujoy Lal Thaosen flags off bike rally of 75 female CRPF personnel from India Gate

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with the captains Australia's Steve Smith and India's Rohit Sharma before the match

Credit: Reuters Photo

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Prime Minister Modi welcomes him to the venue.

PM Modi arrives at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad ahead of final match of Border Gavaskar Trophy

Cricket fans start arriving at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad ahead of the final test match of Border Gavaskar Trophy

Strikes target Ukraine's Kharkiv, Odesa regions

Strikes targeted Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region and the southern Odesa region, local officials said Thursday.

"The enemy made about 15 strikes on the city and region. The occupiers once again target critical infrastructure facilities," Kharkiv region governor Oleg Synegubov said on social media.

In the Odesa region, governor Maksym Marchneko said "missiles hit the energy infrastructure of the region as well as damaged residential buildings" following a "massive missile strike".(AFP)

Suspected spy pigeon fitted with tiny camera & chip caught from fishing boat in Odisha

PM Narendra Modi and Australian PM Anthony Albanese to watch the fourth and final Test of the ongoing series between India and Australia, in Gujarat's Ahmedabad today

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter Scale hit 285 km ENE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan today at 07:06 am IST, according to National Center for Seismology