India news updates: No more hand-baggage stamping at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Cochin airports

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• UP Elections Phase 4 2017 LIVE: PM Narendra Modi to address 'Vijay Shankhnad Rally' in Bahraich and Basti
• Jammu and Kashmir: At least 3 jawans killed, 4 injured in terrorist attack on army convoy in Shopian
• BMC elections 2017 results live updates: Will Mumbai's heightened civic sense be rewarded?
• India vs Australia 1st Test match currently underway; Australia wins toss, to bat first

Here are all the live updates:

6:49 pm IST: Stamping of hand baggage dispensed at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Cochin airports with immediate effect. 

5:36 pm IST: Syed Burhanuddin, arrested by CBI from Hyderabad yesterday in connection with Chhattisgarh bribery case, sent to 5 days police custody.

5:11 pm IST: 1984 riots case: Delhi Court orders discussion on lie detector test on Congress leader Jagdish Tytler on March 16.

4:45 pm IST: Manipur: 1 NSCN-IM terrorist & 1 civilian killed in an encounter earlier today at Khoupum hill top between 5/2 Gurkha Regiment & NSCN-IM.

3:45 pm IST: CBI arrests an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) and a Constable of Delhi Police, both posted at Narela police station for bribery of Rs. 50000.

3:30 pm IST: Odisha: 2 female Naxals, both carrying Rs 4 lakh cash award on their head, surrender before Police in Malkangiri.

3:15 pm IST: It's regrettable that journalists were beaten, those students will be identified &suspended: SBK Singh,Special CP on Ramjas College incident.

3:10 pm IST: Indian Navy frigate INS Betwa, which slipped off her dock on December 5, 2016 was restored to an upright position late last night.

3:00 pm IST: RBI imposes ₹4lakh penalty on Progressive Co-op Bank, Mumbai for violating guidelines on KYC, lending to nominal members & financing an NBFC.

2:22 pm IST: RBI imposed monetary penalty of Rs 1 lakh on Sahebrao Deshmukh Co-operative Bank Ltd, Mumbai, for violating guidelines relating to opening of ATM

1:57 pm IST: Head-on collision between a bus and truck in Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh kills six and injures two. Police is at the spot.

1:54 pm IST: Kerala actor molestation case: Another accused Pulsur Suni taken into Police custody while he came to surrender before CJM court in Ernakulam.

1:42 pm IST: Scuffle between Congress and BJP MLAs inside Gujarat assembly over farmer suicide issue

1:38 pm IST: TTV Dhinakaran (who was appointed by Sasikala Natarajan after SC's verdict) takes charge as AIADMK's Deputy General Secretary

12:29 pm IST: Medical condition of Chetan Cheeta (injured in Bandipur encounter) remains critical but stable

11:42 am IST: SC dismisses a petition seeking CBI investigation into admission of MP Pre Engineering Test (PET) which was held in 2012-13

11:41 am IST: JDU MLA Mewa Lal Chaudhary expelled from the party over corruption charges

11:31 am IST: Neeiyaaru water dispute matter between TN and Kerala: SC ordered both the State Govts to file a detailed list of evidences with in 2 weeks.

11:13 am IST: SC refuses to hear the matter filed by Students Islamic Organisation of India to add Urdu as a language to NEET exam

10:49 am IST: Police cordons off area near SYL canal in Patiala's Kapuri village on the Punjab-Haryana border

10:03 am IST: DMK Working President MK Stalin to meet President Pranab Mukherjee over Tamil Nadu Assembly ruckus

9:01 am IST: India vs Australia 1st Test match currently underway; Australia wins toss, to bat first

8:55 am IST: Bharti Airtel set to acquire Telenor India. The proposed acquisition will include transfer of all of Telenor India's assets and customers

8:53 am IST: "I have become a political football between the two major Indian parties which is evident by the rhetoric in the election speeches. Let them come with whatever evidence they have, but I doubt if they have any evidence and, then, let law take its own course. I am safe under UK law until proven otherwise. I would rather be safe than sorry as I don't want to be at the mercy of some maverick in the government of India," says Vijay Mallya

8:20 am IST: At least three jawans were killed, while four others have been injured in terrorist attack on Indian Army convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district. A woman also died in cross-fire.

8:15 am IST: Enforcement Directorate attached assets of Gujarat based financier Kishore Bhajiawala, worth Rs 1.02 crore under PMLA case.

6:37 am IST: Artist Kamal Rana from Vadodara claims he has made the world's longest fire painting.