The big news: Supreme Court permits passive euthanasia, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: The Delhi HC granted interim relief to Karti Chidambaram in INX Media case, and Biplab Kumar Deb was sworn in as Tripura chief minister.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Supreme Court allows passive euthanasia with guidelines: The bench issued a framework in governing the execution of living wills.
- Delhi High Court grants interim relief to Karti Chidambaram in INX Media case: The court asked the Enforcement Directorate not to arrest him till March 20 when it will take up the matter again.
- BJP’s Biplab Kumar Deb takes oath as Tripura chief minister, Jishnu Debbarma becomes his deputy: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior BJP leaders were present at the ceremony.
- ‘One week has gone waste,’ says Venkaiah Naidu as Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2.30 pm: TDP members continued to demand special category status to Andhra Pradesh.
- Donald Trump accepts invitation to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un: The unprecedented talks are likely to be held by May.
- Delhi HC directs Election Commission to allot symbol, name to TTV Dinakaran-led AIADMK faction: The ousted AIADMK leader had sought a temporary symbol and a name for his faction.
- Legendary Sufi singer Ustad Pyarelal Wadali dies at 75: He was admitted to a hospital in Amritsar after he suffered a cardiac arrest, reports said.
- Out-marketed by BJP, Congress needs to find new ways to connect with people, says Sonia Gandhi: The former Congress president criticised the government on topics ranging from Aadhaar to communal tensions and mob vigilantism.
- Nearly 25,000 farmers march from Nashik to Mumbai to demand loan waiver: Led by the All India Kisan Sabha, the protestors are planning to gherao the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha on Monday.
- US announces $5-million reward for information on Pakistani Taliban chief: Mullah Fazlullah’s Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan is responsible for the attacks on a Peshawar school in December 2014 and the shooting at Malala Yousafzai in 2012.