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India reports 6915 new Covid infections; active cases below 1 lakh after 2 months

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 India saw a single-day rise of 6,915 coronavirus infections, taking the country’s total tally of cases to 4,29,31,045, while active cases fell below the one-lakh mark after 60 days, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,14,023 with 180 new fatalities reported in 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases have declined to 92,472, now comprising 0.22 per cent of the total infections, while the country’s COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.59 per cent, the health…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

Ukrainian tennis player won’t play Russian unless tours act

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Top-seeded Elina Svitolina, a 27-year-old professional tennis player from Ukraine, says she will withdraw from the Monterrey Open rather than face a Russian opponent at the Mexican tournament unless tennis’s governing bodies follow the International Olympic Committee’s lead and insist that players from Russia and Belarus are only identified as neutral athletes. Svitolina wrote Monday on Twitter that she did not want to play her opening-round contest against Anastasia Potapova nor any other match against Russian or Belarussian tennis players until the WTA women’s tour, ATP men’s tour and International…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Alia Bhatt’s ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ mints over 39 cr in three days

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Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s latest directorial venture “Gangubai Kathiawadi”, starring Alia Bhatt, has earned Rs 39.12 crore over the weekend, the makers said on Monday. The film, which released on Friday, minted Rs 10.5 crore on day one followed by Rs 13.32 crore on Saturday. On Sunday, the film witnessed a jump as it clocked Rs 15.3 crore, collections shared by Bhansali Productions on Twitter read. Many in the trade have dubbed the film’s performance at the box office as impressive since it has managed to bring in the numbers…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

4 judges take oath in Delhi High Court taking strength to 34

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Four new Delhi High Court judges took oath of office on Monday, taking their total strength to 34. Chief Justice D N Patel administered the oath of office to Justices Neena Bansal Krishna, Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Anoop Kumar Mendiratta and Sudhir Kumar Jain, who were appointed as judges of the Delhi High Court on February 25. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the court of Chief Justice in the presence of other high court judges and family members of the newly sworn-in judges and lawyers. The new appointments take the…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

MG Motor retail sales rise 5 pc in Feb

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MG Motor India on Tuesday said its retail sales increased 5 per cent year-on-year to 4,528 units in February. The automaker had retailed 4,329 units in February 2021. “The demand remains robust as the company has garnered a healthy booking pace and is experiencing a promising growth momentum while working its way through the supply chain constraints,” MG Motor India said in a statement. It noted that Astor has attained a strong interest among the buyers, and the company is continuously working to increase the supply of the model to…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

1 million Sputnik coronavirus vaccines expire in Guatemala

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 Health authorities in Guatemala say over a million doses of the Russian Sputnik coronavirus vaccine have expired, because nobody wanted to take the shot. Francisco Coma, the country’s health minister, said Monday that there was a rejection among the population toward the vaccine, even though a lot of Guatemalans remain unvaccinated. Only about 43% of the country’s 12.6 million inhabitants over age 11 are fully vaccinated, in a country whose total population is 17 million. It was unclear if people had any particular doubts about the Russian vaccine, or if…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

India’s evacuation programme most active among all nations: Govt sources

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The central government on Tuesday compared its response to help Indian citizens in war-hit Ukraine with those of several other countries, including the US, the UK and China, vis- -vis their nationals to assert that while its ‘Operation Ganga’ continues and embassy remains functional, others have been unable to work at such a scale with some even expressing inability to help their citizens. There has been criticism from some quarters, especially opposition parties, over the alleged delay in India’s response to evacuate its citizens, mostly students, with some videos surfacing…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Priyanka Chopra Jonas says situation in Ukraine ‘terrifying’, calls for support

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Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Friday dubbed Russian military attack on Ukraine as “terrifying” and said it was difficult to understand how the situation has escalated to a “catastrophic point”. Russian troops launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine on Thursday, as President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation and sanctions and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere would lead to consequences they had “never seen”. Chopra Jonas, who is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, took to Instagram and shared a news clipping of the Ukraine crisis. “The situation unfolding…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Allegations against Malik appear to be well-founded, says PMLA court

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Prima facie, there are reasonable grounds to believe that allegations against Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik are “well-founded”, observed a special court here while remanding him in the custody of the ED in connection with a money laundering case. Special judge R N Rokade, designated to hear matters related to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), also said that sufficient time is required to be granted for the investigation of the offence and Malik’s custodial interrogation was necessary. The court on Wednesday remanded Malik, a senior NCP leader, in the…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Sensex, Nifty rebound 2% tracking recovery in Asian markets

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Domestic equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty rebounded over 2 per cent in opening trade on Friday in line with higher Asian bourses as investors assessed long-term risks of the Ukraine conflict. The BSE Sensex climbed 1,140.58 points or 2.09 per cent to trade at 55,670.49 in opening deals, and the NSE Nifty traded higher by 344.10 points or 2.12 per cent at 16,592.05. On the Sensex chart, IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj FinServ and SBI emerged as top gainers — rising as much as 6 per cent. On…

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