Breaking News, March 12 | HIGHLIGHTS

A three-story residential building collapsed in central Pakistan on Tuesday, leaving nine people dead, authorities said.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday dismissed the Citizenship (Amendment) Act as 'divisive and bereft of any use' and asserted that it will not be implemented in the state. Hitting out at the BJP regime at the Centre for notifying the rules for implementing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) 'in a haste' when the Lok Sabha polls are round the corner, Stalin said the CAA and its rules went against the basic structure of the Constitution.

 Assam government employees staged a demonstration in front of several offices on Tuesday, demanding restoration of the old pension scheme (OPS).

The two-hour protest was carried out under the banner of the All Assam Government NPS Employees Association (AAGNPSEA), a common platform of government workers demanding restoration of OPS in the state, the group said in a release.

China said on Tuesday that it supports the Maldives in safeguarding its sovereignty, as the first batch of Indian military personnel operating a helicopter left the island nation and was replaced by a civilian crew. Asked for his comments on the first batch of the Indian military personnel's withdrawal from the Maldives, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said he was not aware of the specifics.

A month after a Russian military plane crashed with Ukrainian Prisoners of War, a similar report emerged on Russian media where it said that a military cargo plane caught on fire and crashed in the Ivanovo region northeast of Moscow. The incident occurred on Tuesday when the IL-76 aircraft was captured descending toward the ground with one of its engines on fire. Other footage showed a column of black smoke rising from the crash site, The Moscow Times reported.

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Haryana BJP president Nayab Singh Saini to be next CM of Haryana

CAA unconstitutional, discriminatory, alleges West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.

Delhi L-G VK Saxena and CM Arvind Kejriwal at  the inauguration event of the engineered landfill site at Tehkhand, Okhla.

 BJP MP Manoj Tiwari meets Pakistani refugees living in Majnu ka Tilla area in Delhi after the notification on CAA. He assured them of houses too. 

President Droupadi Murmu was conferred with the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Civil Law by University of Mauritius.

On CAA implementation West Bengal BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh says," This was announced by the BJP earlier. People vote on these agendas. CAA is nothing but proper documentation of Indian citizens according to our Constitution. There is nothing to fear. TMC is the party which supports intruders."

BJP leader Manohar Lal Khattar leaves from Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh after resigning as CM of Haryana.

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, all cabinet ministers submit resignations to governor.

Earlier government had no mentality or political will to maintain historical places like Sabarmati Ashram, said PM Modi.

Country which cannot cherish its heritage has a bleak future, said PM Modi at Sabarmati.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi plants a sapling at Mahatma Gandhi Ashram at Sabarmati, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Enforcement Directorate is carrying out searches at premises linked to Jharkhand Congress MLA Amba Prasad. Searches are ongoing at her Ranchi residence and other locations. 

Union Minister Arjun Munda and BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh to go to Haryana today.

Delhi Police and RAF hold flag march in Delhi's Seelampur area following the implementation of CAA.

Gangster Kala Jathedi-Madam Minz wedding: Gangster Sandeep alias Kala Jathedi arrives at banquet hall in Delhi's Dwarka.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off 10 new Vande Bharat trains and other train services from Ahmedabad.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates and lays the foundation stone of several railway projects from Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

On the CAA notification, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh says, "What is CAA? Who has to be granted citizenship - they have brought a law for that. But there was no need for it. The Centre can grant citizenship even today if someone seeks it. So, what was the need for CAA?"

Prime Minister will witness ‘Bharat Shakti’ - a synergised demonstration of indigenous defence capabilities in the form of a Tri-Services Live Fire and Manoeuvre Exercise in Pokhran, Rajasthan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of various developmental projects worth over Rs. 1,06,000 crores at Ahmedabad. Thereafter, at around 10 am, the Prime Minister will visit Sabarmati Ashram where he will inaugurate Kochrab Ashram and launch the Master plan of Gandhi Ashram Memorial.