Breaking News, March 1 | HIGHLIGHTS

The Manipur assembly on Friday passed a resolution urging the central government to implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state. Speaker Th Satyabrata said, "The House resolves to reaffirm its previous resolution passed on August 5, 2022, and also to urge the Government of India to implement NRC in Manipur in the interest of the state in particular and of the nation in general."

Uttarakhand Police on Friday arrested five women in connection with the recent Haldwani violence in the town's Banbhoolpura area over the demolition of an illegal madrassa, officials said. This takes the total arrests in connection with the February 8 incidents of stone pelting, arson and firing in Banbhoolpura to 89, Nainital Senior Superintendent of Police Prahlad Narayan Meena said. The five women arrested on Friday are Shahnaz, Soni, Shamsheer, Salma and Reshma, the SSP said, adding that they all are residents of the Banbhoolpura area.

Targeting the Congress administration following the explosion at the city's popular eatery Rameshwaram Cafe on Friday, Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra said the government's "callousness" and the failure of police intelligence is evident in this incident. The BJP state chief accused the government of downplaying such crimes and said it "is pushing the state into this chaos, making it a safe haven for antisocial elements.

A CPI(M) delegation, led by the party's politburo member Brinda Karat, on Friday met rat-hole miner Wakeel Hasan and his family, whose house has been demolished by authorities in the Khajuri Khas area of northeast Delhi. After meeting Hasan and his family members, Karat said, "It is astonishing that in this entire colony, Sri Ram Colony, Sonia Vihar colony nearby and many other colonies that are so-called illegal encroachment.

RJD MLA Bharat Bind on Friday sat with members of the ruling NDA inside the Bihar assembly, becoming the fifth legislator to have deserted the party in less than a month. Bind, who represents Bhabua in Kaimur district, reached the Vidhan Sabha premises in the post-lunch session with Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, who is also the state BJP president. He entered the House with Murari Gautam, a former minister who had turned his back on Congress a couple of days ago, and the two sat together.

The Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party on Friday held a protest in Samba district, demanding the immediate restoration of statehood and a democratically elected government in the Union territory. The party's provincial president S Manjit Singh led the protest rally at Vijaypur on the Jammu-Pathankot highway with participants chanting slogans and holding placards in support of their demands.

India is likely to experience a warmer start to the summer season this year with El Nino conditions predicted to continue through the season, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. More heatwave days than normal are predicted over northeast peninsular India -- Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and north interior Karnataka -- and many parts of Maharashtra and Odisha.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday (March 1) declined the dinner invitation extended by NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The Chief Minister has cited his busy schedule due to “pre-planned programmes” as a reason behind his inability to join the event.

At least five persons sustained injuries in a fire caused by suspected cylinder explosion at a popular city eatery here on Friday, police said.

A 32-year-old woman died allegedly after being given an injection by a quack here, police said on Friday. Additional Superintendent of Police (rural) Manoj Awasthi said after Aasma complained of stomach pain on Thursday night, her family took her to local clinic for treatment.

The body of Sri Lankan national Santhan, a former convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, was on Friday flown to Sri Lanka from here for last rites, his counsel Pugazhendi said. The embalmed body, draped and kept in a coffin, was sent on a flight to the island nation amidst heavy police protection here. Santhan's mortal remains would be taken to his house in Sri Lanka, his counsel Pugazhendhi said.

Leading stock exchanges BSE and NSE will conduct a special trading session in the equity and equity derivative segments on Saturday to check their preparedness to handle major disruption or failure at the primary site. The special live trading session will have intra-day switch over from Primary Site (PR) to Disaster Recovery (DR) site.

IPS officer Atul Verma was appointed as the director general of Himachal Pradesh CID, officials said on Friday.

A class 10 student allegedly committed suicide in the hostel of a government boarding school here, police said on Friday. Paschim Sharira SHO Dhirendra Singh said Aditya Divakar (15) hanged himself from the ceiling in his hostel room using a muffler on Thursday night.

On Punjab Assembly Budget session, Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said, "The session will begin with the address of the Governor. We will work on fulfilling the expectations of the people."

Manufacturing in China contracted for a fifth consecutive month in February, according to an official survey of factory managers released Friday, reflecting persistent weakness in the economy ahead of annual legislative meetings where officials are expected to boost policy support.

Some students of Jawaharlal Nehru University were injured in a clash between two groups over the selection of election committee members, following which Vice-Chancellor Santishree D Pandit on Friday said strict action will be taken against those involved irrespective of their political affiliation.

The government has hiked windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil to Rs 4,600 per tonne from Rs 3,300 per tonne with effect from Friday. The tax is levied in the form of Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED).

On the occasion of his 71st birthday today, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin pays floral tribute to former Tamil Nadu CM Karunanidhi and DMK Founder Annadurai at the Karunanidhi Memorial at Chennai Marina.

Delhi-NCR witnessed clear weather on Friday.