Live Breaking News March 29
Twitter is buzzing with breaking news and news alerts from India and rest of the world. Here is the coverage of all breaking alerts and latest updates from the micro-blogging site on one page:
Breaking News of March 29:
11:16 pm: Shimla: 74-year-old, retired govt employee, Lakshmi Chand says he is on hunger-strike from last 5 days for proper implementation of Lokpal and Lokayukta Acts in HP. On being asked about it, CM Jairam Thakur said, 'he can give us suggestions, we are working to strengthen the system' (ANI)
10:55 pm: Russia to expel 60 US diplomats, close a US consulate (AFP)
10:45 pm: Russia says it will expel the same number of diplomats from US, other nations that expelled Russian diplomats (AP)
10:41 pm: With onset of holiday weekend, Delhi Airport experienced increased level of dangerous goods, particularly power banks & lighters, in luggage. Incident rate was 30% higher than average. It impacted baggage handling due to the manual reconciliation of the suspect baggage: DIAL Spox (ANI)
10:36 pm: Mumbai: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal flagged off newly extended harbour line section between Andheri and Goregaon (ANI)
10:29 pm: Congress MLA from Afzalpur, Karnataka expelled from party for six years (ANI)
10:11 pm: System failure detected in baggage handling system at Delhi Airport, thousands of bags reported to be misplaced as of now (ANI)
10:03 pm: Lalu Prasad Yadav was referred from RIMS Ranchi to AIIMS New Delhi. He is admitted under Department of Medicine and is also being seen by other concerned depts . He has mild localised infection and high blood sugar. He is responding to treatment and is stable: AIIMS PRO (ANI)
09:51 pm: 'Every institution is being compromised and subverted. Now even Standing Committee of Parl not spared. While it’s discussing Air India, govt goes ahead and announces privatisation plan and Minister gives details today. Democracy hijacked by executive class?' tweets TMC MP Derek O'Brien
09:40 pm: Srinagar: Khanyar resident Maimoona appeals to her son, a 10th standard student, to shun militancy, return home, says,'My son went for prayers and didn't return home.'On being asked how she got to know of it,she said,'I saw his photo on internet, everyone in the family was shocked' (ANI)
09:25 pm: Srinagar: Khanyar resident Maimoona appeals her son, a 10th standard student, to shun militancy & return home, says,'My son went for prayers and didn't return home.' On being asked how she got to know of it,she said, 'I saw his photo on internet,everyone in the family was shocked' (ANI)
09:12 pm: Kulgam: Terrorists fired upon a civilian, who works as a teacher; the man suffered bullet injuries in one of his legs and has been admitted for treatment (ANI)
09:00 pm: Rajasthan: Internet services (apart from broadband and lease line), bulk SMSes and social media platforms, including WhatsApp, suspended in Bundi, until further notice to avert any clashes on Hanuman Jayanti in view of provocative social media posts and msgs by members of 2 communities (ANI)
08:57 pm: One Special Police Officer killed in encounter with terrorists in J-K's Bijbehara
08:40 pm: France's Sarkozy to appeal decision to send him to court in influence peddling investigation - lawyers (Reuters)
08:35 pm: CBI registers two cases on complaint from Bank of India against certain directors of private companies in Punjab & others on allegations of cheating the bank to the tune of Rs.61.01 cr (appx) and Rs.28.30 cr (appx) respectively (ANI)
08:24 pm: Delhi: All Tamil Nadu Farmers' Association held a protest at Jantar Mantar demanding constitution of Cauvery Management Board (ANI)
