In an unprecedented development, India on Tuesday summoned UK's high commissioner to Delhi Alex Ellis to lodge a strong protest after a discussion in UK Parliament over India's farm laws. The meeting took place in the UK house of commons Westminster hall in response to an e-petition campaign.

The first-ever Quad--India, Japan, Australia and US leaders' summit will take place virtually on March 12, Friday, marking a significant geopolitical moment. The summit will see the participation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Australian PM Scott Morrison, Japan's PM Yoshihide Suga and US President Joseph R Biden.

Actor politician Kamal Haasan-led Makkal Needhi Maiam has finalised a seat sharing pact with two of its allies for the April 6 Assembly polls and it is set to contest from 154 segments out of the 234 constituencies.

MNM inked an agreement with actor-politician Sarathkumar's All India Samathuva Makhal Katchi and Indiya Jananayaka Katchi to jointly fight the polls.

Financial services platform Paytm on Tuesday launched two new Internet of Things (IoT)-based payment devices, helping businesses to accept card payments on Android phones.

The Paytm Smart PoS application allows smartphones to accept debit and credit card payments like an electronic data capture machine does.

Amid rising coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, the Nashik district administration has decided to impose a weekend lockdown in the area with several restrictions. The weekend lockdown is scheduled to come into effect from Tuesday (March 9).

The Nashik district administration decided to impose the weekend lockdown after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray took stock of the situation in the state. As per the new order, no weddings will be allowed in the state from March 15.

After much speculations, it has been confirmed that Ranbir Kapoor has been tested positive for coronavirus. The actor has been self-quarantining at home and it's his mother and actor Neetu Kapoor who confirmed the report. Neetu took to her Instagram page and shared a photo of RK while giving an update on his health. From the past few hours, it was reported that Ranbir is COVID-19 positive.

Shares of JMC Projects rallied 13 per cent to Rs 88.80 on the BSE in intra-day trade on Tuesday after the company said it has signed an agreement with Fahi Dhiriulhun Corporation Limited (FDC) for the design, finance and construction of 2,000 social housing units in Hulhumale Island of Maldives.

FDC is a state-owned company of the Government of the Republic of the Maldives. JMC Projects (India), a subsidiary of Kalpataru Power Transmission, is one of India's leading contracting company.

Shares of Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) dipped 6 per cent to Rs 438 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in intra-day trade on Tuesday after BPCL Trust for Investment in Shares (BPCL Trust) sold up to 7 per cent of its stake in state-owned energy company through a block deal.

Till 09:21 am, around 153.66 million equity shares, representing 7.08 per cent of total equity, of BPCL had changed hands on the NSE.

Price of domestic cooking gas, LPG has doubled to Rs 819 per cylinder in the last seven years while the increase in taxes on petrol and diesel has swelled collections by over 459 per cent, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday.

In written replies to a spate of questions on rising fuel prices in the Lok Sabha, Pradhan said the retail selling price of domestic gas was Rs 410.5 per 14.2-kg cylinder on March 1, 2014. This month, the same cylinder costs Rs 819.

Six students got 100 per cent marks in the JEE (Main) examination in the results declared on Monday. Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said in a tweet that exams were done in three languages till last year but this time exams were conducted in 13 languages.

The results of the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) were declared on Monday night. In the examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

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