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UK's Heathrow Airport To Remain Shut Due To Fire, MH Govt Exploiting Disha Salian, SSR Case And More | News Wrap March 21

UK's Heathrow Airport to remain shut due to fire, MH govt exploiting Disha Salian, SSR case and more.

UKs Heathrow Airport to remain shut due to fire, MH govt exploiting Disha Salian, SSR case.
UK's Heathrow Airport to remain shut due to fire, MH govt exploiting Disha Salian, SSR case and more. Photo: X/ @LondonFire
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Hello Readers! Through this news wrap, we present the top developments of the day. Today's rundown includes updates on United Kingdom's Heathrow Airport which will remain shut until midnight due to a large fire at a nearby electricity substation. In National, Maharashtra's NCP SP, accused the BJP-led Maharashtra government to exploit the names of Disha Salian and late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput for political gain.

UK's Heathrow Airport To Remain Shut All Day Amid Power Outage Due To Fire

The United Kingdom's Heathrow Airport will remain shut until midnight due to a large fire at a nearby electricity substation which led to power cut. The incident is potentially affecting the conveyance of hundreds of thousands of passengers who use one of Europe's biggest travel hubs.

Citing a spokesperson Sky News reported that the airport is "experiencing a significant power outage across the airport" and warned passengers to stay away until further notice.

Maharashtra Govt Exploiting Disha Salian, Sushant Singh Rajput Case: NCP-SP On Aaditya Thackeray Allegations

Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader Rohit Pawar on March 21 accused the BJP-led Maharashtra government of attempting to exploit the names of Disha Salian and late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput for political gain ahead of the Mumbai elections.

This comes amid an ongoing war of words between the Opposition and the ruling Mahayuti alliance, following a demand by Disha Salian's father, Satish Salian, for an investigation into his daughter's death and the questioning of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray.

SC Orders Probe; Allahabad HC Slams Transfer Of Delhi HC Judge Yashwant Varma, Says 'Not A Trash Bin'

Amid the controversy over huge unaccounted cash recovered from Delhi High Court Judge Yashwant Varma, his transfer has prompted the Allahabad High Court Bar Association to say, we are not a "trash bin".

The Bar Association's statement also states that approximately Rs 15 crore was recovered from the residence of Yashwant Verma.

Donald Trump Denies NYT Report Alleging Musk Receiving A Briefing On Secret China War Plans

US President Donald Trump denied a New York Times report suggesting that Elon Musk, his adviser and CEO of Dogecoin, would be briefed by the Pentagon on the U.S. military's plans for a potential war with China.

This denial followed comments from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who confirmed that Pentagon officials would meet with the tech billionaire to discuss "innovation, efficiencies, and smarter production" on Friday.

Pranati Nayak: Indian Gymnast Enters Vault Final At FIG World Cup

Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak has qualified for the Vault final after securing a third place in the qualification round at the FIG Apparatus World Cup in Antalya, Turkey.

The 29-year-old, who represented the country at the Tokyo Olympics, came up with an aggregate score of 13.317 in the vault qualification.

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