- Pakistan’s wily former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in 1999, died Sunday in Dubai after battling an incurable disease. Musharraf was 79.
- At least 20 per cent of the existing vehicles in government offices will be replaced with EVs on lease rental as per the conditions laid down by the Energy department.
- The cancer projections for 2021-2025 show a worrisome figure and are looking at an increase to 29.8 million in 2025 from 26.7 million in 2021, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) report, with men contributing to 14.7 million Years of Life Lost (YLLs) and women up to 13.6 million YLLs in India, said Dr Sharat Damodar, Chairman, Oncology Collegium, Narayana Health
- The government is likely to raise the dearness allowance (DA) for employees and pensioners by 4 per cent, according to reports. The DA hike will be effective from January 1, 2023, however it needs to be cleared by the Union Cabinet first. If hiked, this would take the DA to 42 per cent from the existing 38 per cent
- There are 370 posts lying vacant and out of these 370, 126 were approved by LG sir. For the remaining, he has asked us to conduct a study. I want to ask LG sahab: These schools are functioning with the help of viceprincipals. How can we conduct the study on feasibility of a principal? Said Manish Sisodia, Delhi Deputy
- Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who has renamed his party for his national ambitions, started the journey today with a rally across the border in Maharashtra's Nanded and an appeal to farmers.
- About 48 crore individual Permanent Account Numbers (PANs), out of the total 61 crore issued till now, have been linked with Aadhaar till date and those who do not link it by the declared deadline of March 31 will not get benefits while undertaking various business and tax-related activities, CBDT Chairperson Nitin Gupta said
- Iran’s supreme leader has pardoned “tens of thousands” of prisoners including some arrested in recent anti-government protests, state news agency IRNA reported Sunday, after a deadly state crackdown helped quell the nationwide unrest.
- Unidentified miscreants vandalised 14 Hindu temples in northwestern Bangladesh in a series of orchestrated attacks overnight, police said Sunday.
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the government schemes are not just "votebank", but they are a medium for the society to achieve "self-reliance".
- Former chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and special director of the Indian Intelligence Bureau (IB) Amarjit Singh Dulat has said it is time the IB had a comprehensive history written with the help of a studious historian.
- Amid protests in Sikkim over a reported observation of the Supreme Court referring to Sikkimese Nepalis as "immigrants", Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said the Centre is filing a review petition in the apex court to support the state government.
- Another BJP MLA has switched sides in Bengal and joined the state's ruling Trinamool Congress. Suman Kanjilal is the sixth BJP MLA to do so after the 2021 assembly elections.
- An FIR was registered on Sunday against Yoga guru Ramdev for allegedly promoting enmity and outraging religious feelings over his provocative remarks at a meeting of seers in Rajasthan's Barmer district, Press Trust of India reported.
- The Assam Police continued with its crackdown on child marriage in the state for the third day in a row, with the number of arrests touching 2,278 on Sunday.
- Telangana Chief Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday asked why "wars" between states over water were being encouraged when there was adequate availability of it to irrigate every acre of land in India.
- Trouble seems to be mounting for Tirtol MLA Bijaya Shankar Das as his estranged girlfriend Somalika Das has accused him of having affairs with multiple women.
- The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha on Sunday informed that the Summative Assessment-II of Matriculation will begin on March 10 and continue till March 20.
- Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth has said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has prepared a draft Bill for setting up a National Financial Information Registry (NFIR) with a view to improve accessibility and affordability of loans.
- Uttar Police has arrested 120 people in connection with cow smuggling cases, according to the police officials.
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