Breaking Highlights, Top Alerts of March 23
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08:49 am: SP candidate Jaya Bachchan Ji and BSP candidate Bhim Rao Ambedkar whom we are supporting will win the Rajya Sabha elections. Considering BJP's condition I'd say that its own MLAs are annoyed and some of them may even end up siding with the opposition: Rajendra Chaudhary, SP (ANI)
08:45 am: Eight-member team of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) visits the spot in Nalanda's Jalalpur in Bihar, to investigate the blast in an illegal firecracker factory last night which killed five and injured several others (ANI)
08:43 am: US President Donald Trump suspends metal tariffs for key US trade partners (AFP quoting White House)
08:27 am: Voting for Rajya Sabha elections to be held today in 6 states- Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Telangana (ANI)
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07:40 am: Koduvally Police register a case of non-bailable offence against a teacher of Farook college in Kerala's Kozhikode, on a student's complaint who pointed out objectionable remarks made by the professor against women; several protests were held against his remarks (ANI)
07:29 am: 13 killed, 27 injured as fire breaks out at a condominium complex in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City (The Associated Press)
07:17 am: China warns US it is 'not afraid of a trade war' (AFP)
07:10 am: Five dead in the blast that took place in an illegal firecracker factory in Nalanda's Jalalpur, Bihar (ANI)
06:20 am: Dutch PM says European Union's ambassador to Moscow is being recalled for consultations over nerve gas attack (The Associated Press)
06:19 am: China says it may raise tariffs on U.S. pork, aluminum and other goods in response to Trump tariff hikes (The Associated Press)
06:18 am: Trump announces former UN Ambassador John Bolton to serve as national security adviser, replacing HR McMaster (The Associated Press)
06:17 am: European Union leaders agree it is "highly likely" Russia is to blame for nerve agent attack on ex-spy in Britain (The Associated Press)
06:16 am: It is truly a historic moment in the relations of India and Israel. We will see many more Indian tourists coming to Israel now: Yariv Levin, Israel Tourism Minister (ANI)
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06:14 am: Catalan separatist candidate fails to win regional presidency in parliament vote (AFP)
06:13 am: China calls on US to 'cease and desist' from endangering trade relations (AFP)
06:12 am: Trump administration approves USD 1 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia, including more than 6,500 missiles (The Associated Press)
06:11 am: 1 dead, more than 10 injured in a blast that took place in an illegal firecracker factory in Nalanda’s Jalalpur, Bihar (ANI)
06:10 am: Five arrested with more than Rs. 1 crore demonetised currency in UP's Basti, while they were trying to cross Indo-Nepal border near Karanpur village (ANI)