National & International news updates on March 4

Bengaluru, March 4: A day after Nirbhaya's rapist interview stirred a controversy, the government has ordered TV channels not to air Delhi gang rape documentary.

Follow latest news updates of the day:

8:30 pm: Arvind Kejriwal's resignation as AAP's convener has been rejected at the party's National Executive meeting today in Delhi.

8:12 pm: AAP leader Kumar Vishwas said that it has been decided that Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan will be relieved from their task as the member of AAP's Parliamentary Affairs Committee (PAC). Both of them will be assigned new roles with new tasks.

7:33 pm: During AAP's National Executive meeting in Delhi, 8 members of the PAC voted in favour of Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav, and 11 against them.

7:06 pm: I am not authorized to divulge the decision made at the National executive meet, said Yogendra Yadav, AAP.

6.30 pm: Royal Bank of Scotland will axe up to 14,000 jobs by 2019 in a retreat from investment banking.

6.15 pm: Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung leaves from MHA.

6.00 pm: AAP member Yogendra Yadav removed from Political Affairs Committee (PAC).

5.45 pm: Parliament passes the Citizenship Amendment Bill which seeks to merge the Person of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) schemes.

5.30 pm: Congress contemplating breach of privilege against the Prime Minister for making "several false and misleading claims" in Rajya Sabha.

5.15 pm: Journalist, who was abused by Virat Kohli lodges a formal complaint to the ICC and the BCCI.

5.00 pm: Lok Sabha passes bill providing for raising foreign investment cap in insurance sector to 49 per cent.

4.30 pm: Protest in Kolkata against Nirbhaya rape case convict.

4.15 pm: "Not at all, I had not given any permission to make any documentary", says Sushil Shinde, former home minister on Nirbhaya Documentary.

4.00 pm: Mathura MP Hema Malini plays Holi in Parliament premises.

Delhi : Hema Malini plays Holi in Parliament premises https://t.co/vAaU1Oyf9D

— ANI (@ANI_news) March 4, 2015

3.43 pm:

Delhi: Members of Parliament play Holi in the Parl premises. pic.twitter.com/i54LnnySO5

— ANI (@ANI_news) March 4, 2015

3.35 pm: Lok Sabha passes Coal Mines Bill to replace ordinance.

3.20 pm: TMC MP Tapas Pal's house raided by CBI.

3.05 pm: Delhi court upholds stay on Nirbhaya documentary, directs police to act against those who broadcast it or publish its contents.

2.44 pm: Delhi court upholds ban on Nirbhaya documentary

2.10 pm: An interview which will defame India internationally is totally unacceptable : Venkaiah Naidu on Nirbhaya documentary

2.00 pm:

Delhi: AAP supporters outside the venue of AAP's national executive meeting pic.twitter.com/qskZn4XDJJ

— ANI (@ANI_news) March 4, 2015

1.40 pm: Home Minister Rajnath Singh summons Tihar DG Alok Verma over rapist's interview in Nirbhaya documentary

1.25 pm: Prashant Bhushan offers to withdraw from AAP's Political Affairs Committee minutes after Kejriwal offers to resign as Convenor

12.34 pm: Arvind Kejriwal sends his resignation as national convener to AAP

12.13 pm:

Language seems to incite violence against women, and instills fear: MoS I&B Rathore on Nirbhaya documentary pic.twitter.com/xWr3fHzmty

— ANI (@ANI_news) March 4, 2015

12 .07 pm: Jaya Bachchan speaks on the issue, demands immediate action against the convict

11.55 am: Ambika Soni says permission to shoot was given to study crime and criminals and not to put it out in public space.

11.52 am: I was personally hurt by this, spoke to authorities & took steps to stop broadcast: Rajnath Singh on Nirbhaya documentary

11.37 am: Ashok Chavan's plea in Bombay High Court to drop charges against him in Adarsh Scam has been rejected

11.32 am: Uproar in Rajya Sabha over Nirbhaya film, members enter well of house

11.25 am: Amid ruckus, Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson PJ Kurien agrees that Nirbhaya rapist's interview should not have happened.

11.13 am: Delhi police obtains court order against airing Nirbhaya rapist's interview

11.00 am: JD(U) leader KC Tyagi gives a notice to debate the Nirbhaya Documentary in Rajya Sabha

10.42 am:

Employees of Airport Authority protest against privatization of Chennai Airport pic.twitter.com/P9c5lSgnlx

— ANI (@ANI_news) March 4, 2015

10.12 am:

No political party,family or office can say all is well, there are issues and difficulties: Yogendra Yadav pic.twitter.com/eWk54NGQ6q

— ANI (@ANI_news) March 4, 2015

9.55 am: AAP was born out of hopes and aspirations of people, these hopes cannot go in vain: Yogendra Yadav

9.35 am: Sensex hits historic high, crosses 30,000 mark after RBI's rate cut

8.53 am: AAP will become stronger after today's meet, this is a new day and new beginning: Ashish Khetan

8.47 am: RBI to reduce policy repo rate under liquidity adjustment facility by 25 basis points from 7.75% to 7.5% with immediate effect.

8.22 am: Spanish Defence Minister Pedro Morenes to pay tribute at Amar Jawan Jyoti in Delhi, today

8.00 am: Government orders TV channels not to air Delhi gang rape documentary.

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