News Highlights: S Sreesanth announces retirement from Indian domestic cricket

Track latest updates from India and around the world here!

S Sreesanth announces retirement from Indian domestic cricket

S Sreesanth announces retirement from Indian domestic (first-class & all formats) cricket. Tweets, "For the next generation of cricketers...I have chosen to end my first-class cricket career..."

Pfizer starts Phase 2/3 study to evaluate efficacy of Covid oral treatment

Pfizer starts Phase 2/3 clinical study to evaluate the safety, the efficacy of Covid-19 oral treatment in the pediatric population

Sarpanch shot and critically wounded by terrorists on outskirts of Srinagar: Police

Chhattisgarh CM Baghel carries briefcase made of cow dung to present state Budget 2022-23

Mumbai police detain BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis

Mumbai police detain BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis and other leaders of the party as they were carrying out a protest march demanding the resignation of state minister Nawab Malik.

People will reject BJP in Goa. All our MLAs are together. We know of BJP's tactics of spreading rumours, using constitutional machinery to derail the people's mandate...Not a single Congress MLA will move: Dinesh Gundu Rao, AICC Goa in-charge

Seven injured in a blast at Slathia Chowk in Udhampur: Jammu and Kashmir Police

Cabinet approves setting up of National Land Monetisation Corp to monetise surplus land, buildings of PSUs, govt agencies

Preparations underway at a counting centre in Porompat, Imphal-East

At least 10 people killed in a Russian military attack in the eastern Ukrainian town of Severodonestk, reports AFP

Track live updates here

BJP leaders stage protest at Maharashtra Assembly against the State govt, demand resignation of state minister Nawab Malik

Biological E seeks EUA for Covid vaccine Corbevax for children in 5-12 age group

For counting day (March 10), about 70,000 civil police workers, 245 company - paramilitary forces and 69 company PSE deployed

SC adjourns hearing on a plea related to appearance of fugitive bizman Vijay Mallya in a contempt case till Thursday.

We've adequate security measures in place at EVM strong room. Strong room will be opened around 7am in the presence of election observers & candidates; Counting will begin at 8am tomorrow: DK Thakur, Police Commissioner, Lucknow

Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Jagdish Devda presents state Budget 2022-23 in the Assembly, amid sloganeering by Opposition members

How a ban on Russian oil imports could affect the US economy

Russia produces about 12 per cent of the world’s oil and 17 per cent of its natural gas, according to estimates from JP Morgan. Europe imports far more of its supply from Russia than the United States, but energy markets are global, and the mere threat of a ban has pushed commodity prices higher in recent days.

DH Radio | The Poll Whistle: Post-election arithmetics, explained

I think no Punjabi believes the exit polls. Opinion polls and exit polls should be banned. EC monitors that voters aren't influenced, but nowadays some govts get opinion polls conducted using public money. AAP has done this: SAD's Sukhbir S Badal

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina thanks PM Narendra Modi for rescuing its 9 nationals from Ukraine under ‘Operation Ganga’

BJP has a habit of looting (fudging) mandate. Last night 3 EVM trucks were leaving from Varanasi- PM's constituency: Congress's Mohan Prakash

When mandate seemingly not in their favour, they attempt (ballot) rigging. Our workers, sr leaders deployed in every district, keeping an eye: Mohan Prakash, Cong

National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducts raids at multiple locations in Pattan town of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The places being raided include the residential house of former District President Jamate Islamia Abdul Gani Wani and Peer Tanveer

Sensex climbs nearly 370 points to 53,793.99 in opening trade; Nifty jumps 107.90 points to 16,121.35

Single day rise of 4,575 new COVID-19 infections, 145 fatalities push India's tally of cases to 4,29,75,883, death toll to 5,15,355

Congress deploys senior leaders in Uttarakhand ahead of poll results

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi indicated that remote data transmission from safeguards monitoring systems installed at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant had been lost.

The plant is no longer transmitting data to the UN watchdog

EC has issued a counting schedule which will start at 8 am tomorrow, March 10. Thousands of our workers have been given round wise training: S Karuna Raju, CEO Punjab

A police officer and a suspect are dead after a shooting in Joplin, Missouri. Authorities say the violence erupted after police were called to a disturbance outside a store at a shopping center. Two other officers were wounded, one critically.

Ukraine crisis: Track the latest developments with DH

Follow our live updates here

Akhilesh Yadav claims EVMs 'stolen' in Varanasi; EC clarifies machines were for training of officials

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday accused the ruling BJP of trying to “steal” votes and claimed a truck carrying EVMs was "intercepted" in Varanasi, but the Election Commission clarified that the machines were for training officials on counting duty and were not used in elections.

In a statement issued here late on Tuesday night, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer of UP said that a "'rumour was spread by people of some political party by stopping the vehicle and alleging that these EVMs were used in elections". (PTI)