A look at the headlines right now:
- Enforcement Directorate files money laundering case against billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi: Congress and BJP blame each other for Nirav Modi’s alleged fraud in the Punjab National Bank scam.
- Two Air Force pilots killed in crash near river island of Majuli in Assam: Wing Commanders Jai Paul James and D Vats lost their lives during a routine sortie.
- Under-construction building collapses in Bengaluru, many workers feared trapped: Some reports said at least four people had been killed in the collapse.
- Seventeen killed, many injured after former student opens fire at Florida school: The gunman was arrested in a neighbouring city about an hour after the incident.
- More officials will attend events and meetings in the North East, PM Modi promises Arunachal Pradesh: China objected to Modi’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh and said it will raise the matter with India.
- Haryana CM rides to Jind on a bike to take stock of preparation for Amit Shah’s rally: The state BJP unit has made it mandatory for all ministers and party MLAs to arrive at the event on motorcycles.
- Wholesale inflation slowed in January to 2.84%, shows government data: The WPI inflation had reached an eight-month high of 3.93% in November 2017, but has come down since then.
- Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed as South African president a day after Jacob Zuma steps down: Ramaphosa took over the leadership of the ruling party, the African National Congress, in December 2017.
- Uttar Pradesh government will accept SC verdict in Ayodhya dispute, says deputy chief minister: Keshav Prasad Maurya added that the state will not intervene in any negotiations to resolve the row.
- Nagaland CM says his party still open to alliance as long as BJP does not ‘dominate’ religion: In Tripura, voting in the Charilam seat was pushed to March 12 after a CPI(M) candidate died during campaigning.
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