A 60-year-old man, Aas Mohammad, was shot dead on March 8 in UP’s Ghazipur, police said. The suspect, identified as Twinkle Pandey, was allegedly involved in a dispute with Mohammad over throwing colour during Holi. The incident took place in Chadipur village. It comes days after Tarun Kumar was killed during Holi celebrations in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will brief Parliament on Middle East war on Monday. He will speak at 11 am in Rajya Sabha and 12 pm in Lok Sabha. This comes after Congress, on Friday, demanded a full-fledged short duration discussion on the West Asia situation. Notably, over 1,330 people in Iran have been killed so far in US-Israeli strikes.

After cricketer Abhishek Sharma scored 52 runs in T20 World Cup final, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi humorously wrote on X, “Most ‘Abhisheks’ are good, even very, very good”. Sharma and Sanju Samson stitched a 98-run opening partnership for India in the match. India registered 255/5 in 20 overs against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) busted a pan-India drug distribution network operating on darknet and seized over 2,000 LSD blots, 160 MDMA (ecstasy) pills and other narcotics. The network, active since January 2025, may have carried out over 1,000 deliveries across India. Drugs sourced from vendors in the Netherlands, Poland and Germany were distributed using courier services.

Advocate and Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi declared assets with a combined worth of over ₹2,860 crore in his latest Rajya Sabha election affidavit. Singhvi reported an income of over ₹374 crore for the financial year 2024–25. He owns jewellery worth ₹2.40 crore and his wife owns jewellery worth ₹157.53 crore. The affidavit includes high-value artworks worth over ₹25 crore.

As many as 9,111 women and girl students performed a synchronised lezim routine in Dombivli on International Women's Day, setting a new Guinness World Record. The five-and-a-half-minute performance at Shri Sant Savalaram Sports Complex surpassed Sangli's previous record of 7,338 participants and celebrated Maharashtra's cultural tradition and women's empowerment.

Thane Police's Anti-Extortion Cell arrested 26-year-old Vineet More for allegedly running an illegal online cricket betting racket during the India-England semifinal of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Acting on a tip-off, officers raided his Kopri East residence and caught him placing bets online. Police said he used multiple bank accounts to route illegal betting proceeds.

Joyce Arora, mother of Malaika Arora, is currently stranded in Dubai after flights were suspended due to the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran. Joyce had travelled to Dubai to celebrate a family birthday but was unable to return to Mumbai after flight services were disrupted amid rising regional tensions.

A heartwarming moment between a young boy and a jewellery stall owner has captured the attention of social media users after a video showing the child buying earrings for his mother’s birthday went viral online. The clip was shared by Adishree, who runs a hair accessory and jewellery page on Instagram, where she described the boy as her “cutest customer”.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said that one can become the Chief Minister only with the blessings and support of the people and emphasised that his life’s mission is to empower the poor and vulnerable sections of society. He was speaking at the Pratishtapana Mahotsava and Kumbhakalasha installation ceremony of the Sri Adishaktatmaka Dandimaramma Temple in Pillahalli village on Saturday.