Live: SC sets aside HC order staying Haryana's quota in pvt sector jobs

Live news updates: The Supreme Court has set aside a High Court order setting aside the Haryana government decision to reserve 75 per cent jobs in the private sector for residents of the state. The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Haryana not to take coercive action against employers, PTI reported.

 India is removing restrictions on number of flights to/from Ukraine under an air bubble arrangement as the European nation braces for a possible military invasion by Russia. Any number of flights, including chartered can operate, multiple news reports said Thursday.

There is a growing Russian military presence at Ukraine's borders, Western countries warned on Wednesday, as Estonia said battle groups were moving ahead of a likely attack to occupy "key terrain," contradicting Moscow's insistence of a pullback.

More armored vehicles, helicopters and a field hospital have been spotted, Britain's defense intelligence chief said. Up to 7,000 more troops have moved to the border in recent days, including some arriving on Wednesday, a senior official in US President Joe Biden's administration said, without providing evidence.

India's recorded 30,757 new cases of Covid-19 and 541 deaths from the disease, said the health ministry on Thursday. The country’s total Covid-19 cases increased to 42.75 million and deaths to 510,413.