- The Supreme Court said Monday the Ministry of Defence cannot take law in its own hands by issuing communication on payment of One Rank-One Pension (OROP) arrears in four installments.
- Malaysia-born Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, who has become the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for ‘Best Actress’ for her multifaceted performance in the film Everything. Everywhere All At Once, survived the deadly earthquake which struck Nepal while she was visiting the Himalayan nation in April 2015.
- A total of 546 prisoners, including those facing trial have died in different jails of Odisha in the past 10 years, MoS for Home, Tusharkanti Behera informed the state Assembly Monday.
- The state government has allocated `22,527.80 crore for development of educational institutions in the 2023-24 Budget, said School and Mass Education (S&ME) Minster Samir Ranjan Dash Monday.
- The Supreme Court Monday adjourned hearing on a petition seeking independent probe in the multicrore chit-fund scam and return of money to thousands of investors duped by the chit-fund companies in Odisha.
- Mining PSU Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) Monday said it has emerged as the highest bidder for two coal blocks in Odisha in the recently concluded commercial mine auction.
- The Aam Aadmi Party Monday kicked off its door-to-door campaign in 250 wards of Delhi as part of its protest against the arrest of party leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain on corruption charges.
- Veteran Hindustani classical singer Pandit Deepak Chatterjee "Rasikrang", who has composed over 200 bandishes in various ragas, died here on Monday following age-related problems. He was 87.
- The Delhi High Court has allowed a 16-yearold girl, an alleged sexual assault victim, to undergo termination of nearly 24-week pregnancy after her father, who earlier consented to the minor's abortion, did not come forward to sign the consent form.
- Ahead of the Delhi Budget session scheduled to begin from March 17, the salaries and allowances of MLAs and ministers have been increased to more than 66 per cent. The MLAs will now get ₹90,000 every month, an increase from the previous ₹54,000
- The Supreme Monday referred the pleas seeking legal validation of samesex marriages to a five-judge constitution bench for adjudication, saying it is a “very seminal issue”.
- Twentythree of the 55 high-priority projects being implemented by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) could not meet the deadlines, the government informed Parliament Monday.
- Senior Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Paudel was Monday sworn in as Nepal's third President, days after he comfortably defeated a candidate fielded by an alliance led by CPN-UML.
- Software major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Monday said that it has been named to the Forbes annual list of “America’s Best Large Employers”. This recognition is based on an independent survey of 45,000 employees working for American companies with more than 1,000 employees.
- Retail inflation dipped marginally to 6.44 per cent in February, mainly on account of a slight easing in prices of food and fuel items though it remained above the Reserve Bank’s comfort level of 6 per cent for the second month in a row.
- The Centre Monday sought Parliament’s approval for an additional expenditure of Rs 1,48,133 crore for the remaining period of 2022-23, under the second batch of supplementary demands for grants for the current fiscal.
- On an uneventful day of cricket, India qualified for the World Test Championship (WTC) final and clinched the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the fourth successive time after the fourth and final match against Australia ended in a drab draw, here Monday.
- Responding to Delhi's Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena releasing a note proposing changes in the power subsidy policy in the national capital, the Delhi government stated that the subsidy will not be curtailed and will continue as it is for all people.
- The West Bengal assembly passed a motion on Monday against the "misuse of central agencies" for targeting the Trinamool Congress.
- Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict today on the Centre's curative plea seeking an additional ₹ 7,844 crore from Union Carbide Corporation's successor firms to extend higher compensation to the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.
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