Celebrations at BJP headquarters
In a saffron surge in the northeast, the BJP put up a spectacular show in Tripura on Saturday, ending 25 years of the Left rule, and was looking to formation of coalition governments in Nagaland and Meghalaya in the face of hung verdicts.
The BJP and its ally Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), a tribal-dominated party, were together leading in 39 out of 59 constituencies for which trends of results were available. The BJP on its own was ahead in 33 seats, two more than the half-way mark, while its ally was leading in seven. The IPFT has already bagged one seat.
Syria clashes
Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighters carry their wounded colleague in Rajo, Syria on Saturday, March 3, 2018.
Syrian regime forces have advanced inside Eastern Ghouta, a monitor said on Saturday, as fighting intensifies on the ground to retake the battered rebel enclave east of Damascus.
Russia-backed government forces on February 18 launched an assault of the besieged region, pounding the area with air strikes, killing more than 630 civilians.
Stalin ups the ante on Cauvery issue
Farmers stage a novel agitation in front of the district collectorate in Tirunelveli on Saturday.
Farmers stage a novel agitation in front of the district collectorate in Tirunelveli on Saturday.
DMK leader M.K. Stalin on Saturday suggested to Chief Minister K. Palaniswami that the parliamentarians from Tamil Nadu should resign if Prime Minister Narendra Modi refuses to meet the all-party delegation from the State. Speaking to reporters after meeting with Mr. Palaniswami at the State Secretariat on the Cauvery water issue, Mr. Stalin said there was also a suggestion to convene the Assembly and pass a resolution to meet the Prime Minister.
Fire in chemical factory
Fire personnel try to douse a fire at a chemical company at Khairani Road, Asalpha Village, in Mumbai late on Friday night.
Several garment and chemical manufacturing units were gutted in a fire in suburban Andheri late on Friday night, a senior civic official said on Saturday. The blaze erupted in one of the units and spread to the other units located in Aslfa village at around 11.45 p.m. and efforts to douse it are still underway, the official of the Disaster Management Cell of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said. So far no casualties have been reported and the exact number of units gutted in the fire is yet to be ascertained, the official said.
Tran Dai Quang in India
Tran Dai Quang, President of Vietnam with President Ram Nath Kovind and PM Narendra Modi during ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang, who is on a three day visit to India, will take up South China Sea-related issues during his tour.
Tran Dai Quang President of Vietnam with PM Narendra Modi prior to the meeting at Hyderabad house.
Ealier last week, the Ambassador of Vietnam had said that Hanoi wished to fully utilise the comprehensive strategic partnership with India and was likely to sign a civil nuclear agreement during the visit.
Winter storm pounds East Coast
A family walks down a snowy street during a winter storm, Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Marple Township, Pennsylvania.
A nor’easter pounded the Atlantic coast with hurricane-force winds and sideways rain and snow Friday, flooding streets, grounding flights, stopping trains and leaving 1.6 million customers without power from North Carolina to Maine. At least five people were killed by falling trees or branches.
A flooded shed and home due to a strong coastal storm are seen on March 2, 2018 in Quincy, Massachusettss. A nor'easter hit the east coast on Friday, bringing coastal flooding, heavy snow and strong winds to the area.
China's annual meeting of parliament
Delegates clap as Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top officials arrive for the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China.
Around 3,000 delegates to the annual meeting of China's largely rubber-stamp parliament, the National People's Congress, will meet in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on March 5 for a session that will last around two weeks.
A paramilitary police officer stands guard in Tiananmen Square before a flag raising ceremony near the Great Hall of the People ahead of the upcoming plenary session of National People's Congress (NPC), China's parliamentary body, in Beijing, China on March 3, 2018.
Counting of votes in three NE States
Party workers gather near outside a counting centre in Agartala on Friday.
The counting of votes for the Assembly election in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura began on Friday amid tight security, officials said. Counting began at 8 a.m. in all the three northeastern states, Election Commission sources said. Though the strength of each Assembly is 60, voting was held for 59 constituencies in all the three States, for different reasons.
Live updates:Meghalaya Assembly election results | Nagaland Assembly election results | Tripura Assembly election results
Doggie Run 2018
Dog owners and their pets jog through an open road as they participate in the annual Doggie Run outside a mall in Pasay city, metro Manila, Philippines on March 3, 2018.
The “Pet Express Doggie Run 2018” event, in which the owners run alongside their pets, will help raise funds for the PAWS (Philippine Animal Welfare Society) animal shelter.
(With inputs from Agencies)
