The big news: Domestic indices suffer big blow as global markets fall, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: An IAF officer was arrested for allegedly leaking classified information, and NEET will be held on May 6.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Sensex dives 563 points in opening trade, Nifty at 10,400 as global markets plunge: The rupee touched a fresh two-month low against the US dollar, at 64.43.
- Air Force officer arrested for allegedly sharing classified information with suspected spies: Arun Marwaha has been accused of leaking data about the three new tri-service agencies in the field of cyber warfare, space and special operations.
- NEET to be held on May 6, Aadhaar mandatory for filling forms: Candidates can register online till 11.50 pm on March 9.
- Narendra Modi, Donald Trump discuss Maldives crisis over phone: The two leaders talked about the importance of the rule of law on a day a news channel in the island nation was forced to go off air.
- Third person accused of killing Chandan Gupta surrenders before court: The chief judicial magistrate sent Asif Gymwala to jail.
- Two years after ‘anti-national controversy’ in JNU, police are yet to file chargesheet: The arrests of former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union President Kanhaiya Kumar and two others had triggered a major controversy in 2017.
- Competition Commission of India imposes Rs 135 crore penalty on Google for bias in search results: The antitrust authority imposed the fine based on complaints by matrimony.com and the Consumer Unity and Trust Society.
- SC tells Centre, states to convert vacant government buildings into night shelters: The governments of Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal said they have already identified several government buildings that can be used for this purpose.
- Saudi Arabia temporarily bans import of birds, eggs, chickens from India after report of avian flu: A report by the World Organization for Animal Health had said that the H5N8 virus had killed nine birds in Bengaluru in December 2017.
- UP Police killed eight people in last 25 days, 38 overall since March 2017, says report: The Opposition alleged that a number of these encounters were staged.