Russia will carry out a cease-fire on Tuesday at 10am Moscow time and open humanitarian corridors to evacuate citizens from strife-torn cities of Ukraine – Kiev, Chernigov, Sumy and Mariupol, said Moscow’s UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia. The evacuation plan would be subject to Ukraine’s approval, he said. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered the 13th day on Tuesday. Nebenzia took the floor at the end of a UN Security Council meeting on the humanitarian crisis in the east European nation on Monday to make the announcement. “This proposal doesn’t have any demands about the citizens being sent necessarily to Russia, into Russian territory,” he said. His statement came after the United Nations said it needs a safe passage to deliver humanitarian aid to conflict zones in Ukraine, a senior official with the organisation told the Security Council.
The BJP is set to retain power in Uttar Pradesh and, in a big surprise, the Aam Aadmi Party is set to form the government in Punjab, according to predictions made by exit polls that were released on Monday after Assembly elections in five states came to an end. Goa, Uttarakhand, and Manipur joined UP and Punjab in holding elections over the past two months. The BJP is fighting to retain four states, with the Congress looking to hold on to Punjab. Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party will be the main opposition in each case. There is good news for the BJP in Uttarakhand, while Goa will see an extraordinarily tight race, according to most of the exit polls. The Trinamool Congress, which has allied with local outfit MGP, has not made much of a dent in this election.
The Delhi high court has dismissed a plea of former West Bengal chief secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay challenging the transfer of his application in the disciplinary proceedings against him from Kolkata to New Delhi by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). A bench of chief justice DN Patel and justice Jyoti Singh said that while the petitioner has the option to approach the bench from wherever he was ordinarily residing at the time of filing the application, however, the chairman of the tribunal has the administrative powers to transfer the matter to another bench, albeit for sound reasons. It said that there is “no infirmity in the exercise of the administrative power, either on the procedural aspects or on the merits”.
The latest round of assembly elections that ended with the final phase of voting in Uttar Pradesh on Monday saw a voter turnout of 67.8%, barely 1 percentage point lower than the 68.78% in the same states in 2017, according to the Election Commission data accessed by Hindustan Times. The data also showed that the proportion of women voters who turned out to vote (70.42%) was higher than that of the men (68.78%). Elections in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand came to a close on Monday. The number does not include data from UP’s seventh phase of polling on Monday. An EC official said that even though the percentage turnout of voters was lower, the number of people who have cast the vote is far greater. “Nearly 11 million voters have been added to the rolls for this round of elections, in absolute numbers, more people have cast the vote than last time,” the official said.
Karnataka police have invoked provisions of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against the 10 people accused in the murder case of 26-year-old Bajrang Dal activist Harsha Jingade, two senior officers familiar with the probe said on Monday. “We have put UAPA on them,” said the first official, requesting anonymity. Harsha was fatally stabbed on the night of February 20 in Bharti Nagar locality of Shivamogga, about 300 km from Bengaluru. The murder had sparked off communal tension in the district. The second official cited above said that the murder was committed in a way to instil fear in society, which warrants the stringent sections of the law. The disclosure comes at a time when there has been pressure on investigating authorities and the Basavaraj Bommai-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to hand over the case to the National Investigation Authorities (NIA).
That’s all from us for now. We will be back with the evening news bulletin.
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is new JD(U) chief after Lalan Singh steps down, India's Solar Mission "Destined To Look At The Sun Forever", One Killed, 15 Injured In Russian St ... Read more
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is new JD(U) chief after Lalan Singh steps down, India's Solar Mission "Destined To Look At The Sun Forever", One Killed, 15 Injured In Russian Strikes: Ukrainian Officials, India slide further in WTC points table after ICC punishes them, docks points for over-rate offence in 1st Test vs SA, Gary Oldman says his performance as Sirius Black in Harry Potter was ‘mediocre’: ‘Maybe if I had read the book' ’ Read more
Top news: India asks Pakistan to hand over 26/11 terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, Kannada language row simmers, CM Siddaramaiah promises to bring in ordinance, Ayodhya interna ... Read more
Top news: India asks Pakistan to hand over 26/11 terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, Kannada language row simmers, CM Siddaramaiah promises to bring in ordinance, Ayodhya international airport could be renamed after Valmiki, US state of Maine blocks Trump from its Republican presidential primary, Nicaragua-bound flight returns to India; Gujarat CID says passengers were to travel to US via Mexico Read more
Top news of the day: Sentences of 8 ex-Navy men on death row in Qatar reduced: MEA, Congress hits out at BJP over ED mentioning Priyanka Gandhi in PMLA case, Russian rapper jailed ... Read more
Top news of the day: Sentences of 8 ex-Navy men on death row in Qatar reduced: MEA, Congress hits out at BJP over ED mentioning Priyanka Gandhi in PMLA case, Russian rapper jailed for ‘almost-naked’ party; Putin miffed, Captain Vijayakanth no more: Kamal Haasan, Jr NTR, Trisha and others mourn his passing, Gavaskar slams Team India's ‘listless’ attitude in scathing attack as SA rule Read more
India, Russia aim to bolster ties in energy, military-tech, What is 60% Kannada rule? Siddaramaiah warns after protest turns violent in Bengaluru, Complaint against Ranbir Kapoor f ... Read more
India, Russia aim to bolster ties in energy, military-tech, What is 60% Kannada rule? Siddaramaiah warns after protest turns violent in Bengaluru, Complaint against Ranbir Kapoor for 'hurting sentiments' over viral video and other top news bulletin here. Read more
Home Ministry declares Muslim League Jammu Kashmir Masarat Alam faction as 'unlawful association' under UAPA, 'Temples not government's...': Shashi Tharoor attacks BJP over Ayodhya ... Read more
Home Ministry declares Muslim League Jammu Kashmir Masarat Alam faction as 'unlawful association' under UAPA, 'Temples not government's...': Shashi Tharoor attacks BJP over Ayodhya event, Israel urges Chinese President Xi Jinping to help secure Noa Argamani's release, KL Rahul's love affair with Centurion continues; slams gritty ton vs SA, Karan Johar hints at reuniting with Salman Khan on his birthday: '25 years later, we will finally have a story to tell' Read more
‘Blast’ near Israel embassy in Delhi, letter to envoy spark panic, Govt allows banks to import gold from UAE at concessional duty, For 'biggest scam in India's history', RBI, two p ... Read more
‘Blast’ near Israel embassy in Delhi, letter to envoy spark panic, Govt allows banks to import gold from UAE at concessional duty, For 'biggest scam in India's history', RBI, two private sector banks get threat mails, False complaints against spouse amounts to an act of cruelty: Delhi HC, Will find culprits of attacks on ships even from depths of the ocean: Rajnath Read more
Plane held for days in France on trafficking concerns lands in India, Indian Navy deploys 3 warships in Arabian Sea, confirms drone attack on MV Chem Pluto, Netanyahu interrupted b ... Read more
Plane held for days in France on trafficking concerns lands in India, Indian Navy deploys 3 warships in Arabian Sea, confirms drone attack on MV Chem Pluto, Netanyahu interrupted by families of hostages during Parliament and other top news bulletin here. Read more
Top news of the day: Wrestler Bajrang Punia leaves Padma Shri on Kartavya Path pavement, France Grounds Plane With 300 Indians, Questions 2 In 'Trafficking' Probe: 10 Facts, Suprem ... Read more
Top news of the day: Wrestler Bajrang Punia leaves Padma Shri on Kartavya Path pavement, France Grounds Plane With 300 Indians, Questions 2 In 'Trafficking' Probe: 10 Facts, Supreme Court Refuses to Fast-Track Trump Immunity Clash, England's physically disabled cricket team embarks on first-ever tour of India, Actor Charlie Sheen Allegedly Attacked At Home, Suspect Arrested Read more
Boxer Vijender Singh's reaction after Sakshi Malik hangs up her wrestling boots, Prices of commercial LPG cylinders reduced by ₹39.5, Rahul Gandhi says BJP MPs ran away after Lok ... Read more
Boxer Vijender Singh's reaction after Sakshi Malik hangs up her wrestling boots, Prices of commercial LPG cylinders reduced by ₹39.5, Rahul Gandhi says BJP MPs ran away after Lok Sabha security breach and other top news bulletin here. Read more
Four soldiers killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch terror ambush, ‘Not against it’: RSS clarifies stance on nationwide caste-based census, Gunman kills 14, wounds 25 at Prague univ ... Read more
Four soldiers killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch terror ambush, ‘Not against it’: RSS clarifies stance on nationwide caste-based census, Gunman kills 14, wounds 25 at Prague university and other top news bulletin here. Read more
