News in Brief (Feb 23): National, international news updates of the day

Bengaluru, Feb 23: Get the latest national and international news updates here:

10.30 pm: Federal government asks judge to lift temporary hold on Obama's immigration action.

9.50 pm: Rahul Gandhi was never there. Today, he has only vanished physically: Sambit Patra, BJP

8.42 pm: PM Narendra Modi has expressed grief on the loss of lives due to the ferry accident on the Padma River in Bangladesh.

8.25 pm: India and Bahrain will soon sign an agreement on internal security and launch talks on a defence pact.

8.20 pm: The blast at the the Gulf Oil Corporation was accidental and not a sabotage attempt by any group preliminary investigations suggest.

8.08 pm: Two people have died and ten injured at a blast in the Gulf Oil Corporation office in Hyderabad

8.00 pm: 10 people have been injured seriously following a major explosion at the Gulf Oil Corporation office in Hyderabad.

5:00 pm: CIC issues show-cause notice to Delhi transport department for not releasing information sought by RTI applicant on Mudgal committee report.

4:45 pm: Bandana Kumari and Ram Niwas Goel have been elected as the new Deputy speaker at the Delhi Assembly.

4:14 pm: Petroleum Ministry documents leaked case: Shantanu Saikia, an accused has been produced before Patiala House court.

4:11 pm: Supreme Court asks for an explanation from N Srinivasan by 27th February for chairing BCCI meet despite its orders.

3:48 pm: Coal and power ministry documents leakages case: Accused Lokesh Kumar sent to 5-days police custody.

3:12 pm: Hope everyone cooperates in Lok Sabha; Budget session should be taken seriously. Dialogue is crucial, said Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.

2:49 pm: Hope everyone cooperates in Lok Sabha; Budget session shud be taken seriously. Dialogue is crucial: Sumitra Mahajan

2:04 pm: Delhi: Medha Patkar speaking at land acquisition ordinance protest at Jantar Mantar

Shihan was on cross for 6min 7secs on occassion of Jayalalithaa's upcoming 67th birthday.6 inch iron nails hammered into his hands & feet

(graphic content) Jayalalithaa supporter Hussaini's aides nail him on a cross, demands Jayalalithaa be made CM again pic.twitter.com/ty23Uazp3C

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 23, 2015

1:30 pm: Jayalalithaa supporter Hussaini's aides nail him on a cross, demands Jayalalithaa be made CM again [Read]

1:00 pm: Most Oscars, so far: Grand Budapest Hotel 4
Birdman 3
Whiplash 3
American Sniper 1
Boyhood 1
Selma 1

12:38 pm: The Delhi Police has picked up six more persons working in the petroleum ministry in connection with the Corporate espionage case- All the six were picked up from the Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi following investigations

12:02 pm: Emulate Indian cricket team's discipline: Sumitra Mahajan to lawmakers

11:38 am: Anna Hazare to protest against changes in Land Acquisition Act from today

Budget session begins with President's speech.

11:00 am: Rahul Gandhi takes leave from Congress to speculate on the recent events

10:48 am: PM: In a democracy there should be dialogue, discussion & there be positive outcome,with this determination the budget session is commencing

10:30 am: Hopeful that the budget session will function in a positive environment

9:24 am: Delhi : Car belonging to MHA shot at by unidentified men in Naraina; Haider(driver) injured,admitted at AIIMS Trauma Center

9:07 am: 27 Indian workers return from Iraq

9:30 am: Kejriwal Government's first day in Assembly

8:16 am: Budget Session of Parliament to begin today

I am not ready to talk about what happened in Afghanistan: Father Alexis Prem Kumar pic.twitter.com/XGnIvDTlr3

— ANI (@ANI_news) February 22, 2015

8:00 am: Indian aid worker freed by Taliban after 8 months, Modi 'delighted'. [Read]

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