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1923 Season 2 Episode 3, titled Wrap Thee in Terror, will be released on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at 12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT on Paramount+. New episodes will continue every Sunday until the finale on April 13, 2025.

Formula One teams face a dilemma this season. They have to decide when to stop development of this year's car to focus on 2026, for what Christian Horner, the Red Bull team principal, said was «the biggest regulation change in probably 50 or 60 years in the history of the sport.» Teams develop their cars over a season as they fight for the drivers' and constructors' championships or try to improve their positions. The higher a team finishes, the more prize money it earns. This year is different. The changes to the regulations in 2026, including the configuration of the engine, means teams have to focus resources early on next season's car. Development for 2025 could stop after a few Grands Prix.

Rahul Gandhi openly addressed the divisions within the state Congress, hinting at a major overhaul. Speaking to party workers in Ahmedabad, Gandhi accused a faction of Congress leaders and workers of colluding with the BJP, creating a divide within the party. He stated, «There are two types of people in Gujarat Congress. One stands with the people, fights for them, and carries the ideology of Congress. The other is disconnected, does not respect the people, and is aligned with BJP.» Gandhi emphasised the need to clearly differentiate between these two groups, stating that without doing so, the people of Gujarat would not trust the Congress. He added, «If we need to take strong action and expel those working for the BJP from within, then we should.» Admitting that the opposition had failed to offer a viable alternative, Gandhi acknowledged that the Gujarat Congress has struggled to show the way forward for the state. He said, «We have not fulfilled the expectations of the people of Gujarat. We need to admit this openly.»

joint search operation was successfully launched by the Assam Rifles in coordination with Manipur Police in Senapati district of Manipur as part of the ongoing efforts to maintain law and order and ensure peace in the region. During the search, a significant recovery was made, which included two bolt-action single-barrel guns, one single-barrel shotgun, and a variety of live ammunition consist of thirty-six rounds of 12-bore live rounds, twelve rounds of 12-bore special live rounds, six empty 12-bore cartridges, six live 7.62mm rounds, five live 5.56mm INSAS rounds, four live 9 mm rounds, and fifty rounds of .22 caliber live ammunition. The recovery of these weapons and ammunition marks a significant achievement for the Maram Battalion of Assam Rifles and the Manipur Police.

Virat Kohli was reportedly injured during a practice session ahead of the Champions Trophy final match, Geo News reported on March 8. The title match of the Champions Trophy 2025 is scheduled for Sunday, March 9, in Dubai. The injury happened during the nets, while Kohli was batting against a fast bowler. According to the Geo News report, Kohli took a hit near his knee, which caused him to stop training.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said he aspires to see Araku coffee reach the status of a global brand like Starbucks in the future. While celebrating International Women's Day here, Naidu noted that Araku Coffee, grown by tribal farmers, has already gained international recognition. «One day, our Araku Coffee should emerge as another Starbucks. It should become an international brand. To achieve this, set up 100 pilot outlets,» said Naidu, addressing a large gathering of Women's Day celebrants. He emphasised that he had found a partner to promote and establish Araku Coffee centres and called for their expansion into every village and major panchayat, encouraging women to take the lead.

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Nirmala Sitharaman said at a fireside chat at the ET Awards event on March 8. Both sides should have an ambition for a good treaty, and for the sake of Viksit Bharat, India needs to have good traction on that front, the FM said, adding that it still needs to do a lot more to strengthen exports across the board. Each one of the problems that the world in general — and some countries in particular — are facing, such as deflation, tariff or lack of demand, is in fact an opportunity for India — the kind of opportunity the country was waiting for, Sitharaman said.

Digantara commissioned the world’s first commercial space-based space surveillance satellite, SCOT (space camera for object tracking), on Saturday. Launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-12 mission on January 14, SCOT aims to safeguard and manage Earth’s orbits. The satellite was successfully commissioned, achieving first light on Saturday. SCOT captured its inaugural image of the city of Buenos Aires while passing over South America. On January 17, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said on X, “Kudos to Indian Space startup Digantara on the success of Mission SCOT. This is an important contribution of the growing Indian Space industry towards enhancing Space situational awareness.”

commercial space surveillance satellite, capable of tracking objects as small as 5 centimetres orbiting the Earth, was commissioned on Saturday as it captured images over South America, the Bengaluru-based start-up Digantara said. Digantara had launched the space surveillance satellite SCOT (Space Camera for Object Tracking) on January 14 aboard SpaceX's Transporter-12 rocket. The satellite started operations on Saturday. «Space just ran out of hiding spots,» the start-up said in a post on X.

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Trump to empty the Gaza Strip of its Palestinian population and backed a plan for an administrative committee of Palestinians to govern the territory to allow reconstruction to go ahead. The foreign ministers gathered in the Saudi city of Jeddah for a special session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to address the situation in Gaza, at a time when the 7-week-old ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been thrown into doubt. In a statement put out Saturday, the gathering threw its support behind a plan to rebuild Gaza put forward by Egypt and backed by Arab states, including Saudi Arabia and Jordan, aimed at countering Trump's call. The OIC groups 57 nations with largely Muslim populations.

Jitendra Singh projected the space sector to surge to USD 44 billion in the near future, marking a nearly fivefold growth. According to the Ministry of Science & Technology, Dr Singh pointed to the National Space Innovation and Applications (NSIL) and In-SPACe, which have fostered collaboration between government and non-government entities, driving India's space economy to USD 8 billion. Addressing India's growing stature in global space exploration, Dr Jitendra Singh remarked, «Gone are the days when we used to take the lead from others. Now, India sets the cue for others to follow.»

Hawker 800A jet (N935H) at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA). Officials said the jet was allegedly owned by Amardeep Kumar, the prime accused in an alleged Rs 850 crore 'Falcon scam. ' According to officials privy to the ED's action, Kumar and an accomplice used the aircraft to flee to Dubai on January 22.

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah's statement during his budget presentation Friday has raised uncertainty and concern within the industry. PVR INOX, which operates 215 screens in Karnataka out of its total 1,728, will wait for a government order and assess its conditions before evaluating its position, said chief executive Pramod Arora. He also cautioned that implementation of such a cap would also hurt the state’s tax revenue.

Yoon Suk Yeol left a detention centre in Seoul on Saturday, after prosecutors decided not to appeal a court decision to cancel the arrest warrant of the impeached leader. Yoon remains suspended from his duties and under insurrection charges over his short-lived martial law imposition on December 3. The criminal case is separate from his impeachment trial, in which the Constitutional Court is expected to decide in coming days whether to reinstate him or remove him from office. The Seoul Central District Court cancelled Yoon's arrest warrant on Friday, citing the timing of his indictment and «questions about the legality» of the investigation process.

«Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is in Washington DC to talk trade with the Americans. Meanwhile, President Trump says this...,» he said in a post on X, tagging a video of the US president speaking on trade tariffs. US President Donald Trump said India has agreed to cut its tariffs «way down» as he reiterated his claim that the country charges America massive tariffs that make it difficult to sell products there.