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Welcome to the ABP News LIVE for Sunday, March 8, 2021:The second part of the Budget session of Parliament was off to a stormy start today as Congress MPs raised slogans demanding a debate over the rise in fuel prices in the past many weeks. Breaching the 11000-mark for the first time in five months, Maharashtra registered 11,141 Covid-19 cases while Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said that India is on the last stage in the fight against Coronavirus. Meghan Markle accused the British Royal Family in a sensational interview broadcast Sunday of fretting over how dark her son's skin would be. The couple, during the tell-all interview, revealed their second child's gender that they are having a girl

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Breaking News LIVE: Massive Fire Breaks Out In Multi-Storey Building In Kolkata

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Welcome to the ABP News LIVE for Sunday, March 8, 2021: The second half of Parliament’s Budget Session began on a stormy note on Monday as the opposition Congress demanded a discussion on the fuel price hike, leading to the adjournment of the House till 11 am. Early on Monday, the Trinamool Congress sought the adjournment of the session citing state elections are only a few weeks away and MPs may not be able to attend.

Breaching the 11000-mark for the first time in five months, Maharashtra registered 11,141 Covid-19 cases on Sunday. The last time the state witnessed over 11,000 cases in a day was on October 16 with 11,447 cases.

Actor Mithun Chakraborty joined the BJP on Sunday in Bengal, ending days of speculation over his political innings. While the actor said the reason behind his move was his lifelong dream to help the poor, the Trinamool Congress said he has “no credibility, no respect, and no influence” among the people.

Meghan Markle revealed in a no-holds-barred interview on Sunday that a barrage of negative coverage in the British press had driven her to the point where life no longer seemed worth living.

“I knew that if I didn’t say it, that I would do it. And I… just didn’t want to be alive anymore. And that was a very clear and real and frightening constant thought,” she said in the two-hour CBS spot with Oprah Winfrey.

 

22:30 PM (IST)  •  08 Mar 2021

UK Parliament's Westminster begins discussion on India's farm law protests

UK Parliament's Westminster house begins a discussion on India's farm law protests

Martyn Day MP (Linlithgow and East Falkirk, Scottish National Party): "Situation in India is deeply worrying" in UK parliament on farm bills debate

Pakistan origin UK MP Khalid Mahmood speaking on India farm law protests discussion in UK Parliament's Westminister hall meet.

Jeremy Corbyn, who was the leader of the labor party till last year speaking at the discussion. Says, "unprecedented nature" of protest which is the biggest ever "industrial dispute". Adds, "internet access has been closed down"

22:03 PM (IST)  •  08 Mar 2021

A massive fire broke out in a multi-storey building near strand road in Kolkata on Monday

19:53 PM (IST)  •  08 Mar 2021

Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM Joins Dhinakaran's AMMK For Tamil Nadu Polls

Asaduddin Owaisi's party AIMIM is all set to try its luck in the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly elections. AIMIM has tied up with Sasikala's nephew TTV Dinakaran's Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) for next month's Tamil Nadu polls. Under the alliance agreement, Owaisi's party will contest on three seats - Vaniyambadi, Krishnagiri and Shankarapuram.

AIMIM has fared well in the last few assembly elections. The party had won five seats in the Bihar state polls. AIMIM has decided to try its luck in the West Bengal 2021 assembly elections as well. Tamil Nadu election result will be announced on May 2.

16:13 PM (IST)  •  08 Mar 2021

Scindia Could Have Become CM With Congress, But Has Become Backbencher In BJP: Rahul Gandhi

According to a report in news agency ANI, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that BJP Leader Jyotiraditya Scindia could have become chief minister with the Congress but has become a backbencher in the saffron party.

While speaking to the Youth Wing of the party, Gandhi said, "He (Scindia) would have become the Chief Minister had he stayed with Congress but Scindia has become a backbencher in the BJP."

14:58 PM (IST)  •  08 Mar 2021

Delhi Court Convicts Ariz Khan In Batla House Encounter Case

In a major development, a Delhi Court on Monday convicted Ariz Khan, an alleged Indian Mujahideen operative, accused in a case related to the 2008 Batla House encounter. The 35-year-old Ariz Khan was arrested in in 2018 in connection with Batla House encounter.

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