Breaking News March 10 | Highlights

Delhi reports 370 new COVID-19 cases, 279 recoveries, and 3 deaths in the last 24 hours

Total cases: 6,42,030
Total recoveries: 6,29,199
Death toll: 10,931
Active cases: 1,900

MoS Finance & Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur becomes the first serving (BJP MP in current government) and Minister to become Captain in the Territorial Army as a regular commissioned officer.

He was commissioned into the TA in July 2016 as a Lieutenant.

Tirath Singh Rawat takes oath as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. PM Modi congratulates him, says in a tweet: "He brings with him vast administrative and organisational experience. I am confident under his leadership the state will continue to scale new heights of progress."

12 pairs of Kumbh Mela Specials, which are in addition to the existing services bound for Haridwar are being operated. Besides, 15 pairs of trains bound for Haridwar, have also been augmented for generating additional accommodation for the pilgrims, said Indian Railways. 

Union Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi (PMSSN) as a single non-lapsable reserve fund for share of Health from the proceeds of Health and Education Cess levied under Section 136-b of Finance Act, 2007.

CPI(M) releases list of 83 candidates for the Kerala Assembly elections. CM Pinarayi Vijayan to contest from Dharmadam, KK Shailaja from Mattannur, and KT Jaleel to contest from Thavanoor.

For West Bengal elections, PM Narendra Modi, BJP chief JP Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Amit Malviya, actor-turned-politicians Mithun Chakraborty, and Payal Sarkar are among the star campaigners of the party. 

Actor Mithun Chakraborty, who recently joined BJP, will campaign for Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram, West Bengal. Chakraborty, Union Ministers Smriti Irani, and Dharmendra Pradhan will accompany Adhikari for his nomination on March 12. The chief minister and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari are contesting the Assembly polls from Nandigram.

Hoardings near the place where CM and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee is staying in Nandigram read -- 'Nandigram, Midnapore wants its own son and not outsider'.

India reported 17,921 new COVID-19 cases, 20,652 recoveries, and 133 deaths in the last 24 hours.

• Total cases: 1,12,62,707
• Total recoveries: 1,09,20,046
• Active cases: 1,84,598
• Death toll: 1,58,063

TTV Dhinakaran's Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam releases its first list of candidates for Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Former MLAs P Palaniappan, M Rengasamy, G Senthamizhan, C Shanmugavelu, and NG Parthiban are among prominent names on the list. 

An aircraft-shaped balloon with 'PIA' written on it landed in Sotra Chak village of Hiranagar sector yesterday evening. The balloon was taken into custody by Jammu and Kashmir police. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets CISF personnel on their Raising Day. "Their role in furthering national safety and progress is deeply valued," he tweets. 

The scorpene-class submarine INS Karanj commissioned into Indian Navy in Mumbai on Wednesday, in the presence of Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh and Admiral (Retired) VS Shekhawat.

Two new COVID-19 cases reported in Mizoram, as per the state government.  

• Total cases: 4,434
• Active cases: 9
• Discharged: 4,415
• Deaths: 10

Voting begins for Vijayawada Municipal Corporation elections in Andhra Pradesh.

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' will participate in Uttarakhand BJP legislative party meeting in Dehradun later today.

I'm extremely pleased to report that yesterday we received our first shipment of 50,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine donated by the Govt of India. We express our deep appreciation to Govt and people of India for this very much-needed support, tweeted PM of Jamaica Andrew Holness.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating, along with Australian PM, Japanese PM, and the US President in the first Leaders’ Summit of the Quadrilateral Framework, being held virtually on March 12.