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Kerala HC verdict on MediaOne appeal against ban on Wednesday

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The Kerala High Court is likely to pronounce on Wednesday its verdict on Malayalam news channel MediaOne’s appeal against a single judge order upholding the Centre’s decision to stop its telecast by not renewing its licence. Besides the channel, appeals were also moved by some of its employees, including its Editor, as well the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) whose pleas against the Centre’s decision were also rejected by the single judge on February 8. According to the cause list uploaded on the high court website, it will pronounce…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Power consumption grows 2.2 pc to 105.54 billion units in February

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India’s power consumption growth remained subdued at 2.2 per cent year-on-year in February to 105.54 billion units (BU), showing the impact of local restrictions imposed by the states due to the third wave of COVID-19. Power consumption in February 2021 was 103.25 BU, a tad lower than 103.81 BU in the same month of 2020, as per the power ministry data. According to the data, peak power demand met or highest supply in a day rose to 193.64 GW in the month under review compared to 187.97 GW in February…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Biden says Americans should not worry about nuclear war after Russian actions

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US President Joe Biden said on Monday Americans should not worry about a nuclear war after Moscow put its nuclear deterrent on high alert amid a barrage of Western reprisals over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In response to a question about whether US citizens should be concerned about a nuclear war breaking out, Biden said “no.” White House officials said earlier in the day the United States sees no reason to change its nuclear alert levels at this time, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said. But it’s also important…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

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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