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Petrol price crosses Rs 88-mark in Delhi, diesel breaches Rs 85 in Mumbai

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Petrol and diesel prices soared to record highs on Friday after rates were hiked for the fourth day in a row. Petrol price was increased by 31 paise per litre and diesel by 35 paise a litre, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. This took petrol price to an all-time high of Rs 88.14 a litre in Delhi and to Rs 94.64 in Mumbai. Diesel rates rose to Rs 78.38 per litre in the national capital and to an all-time high of Rs 85.32 in Mumbai. In…

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SC rejects plea seeking formulation of national mortal remains management, disposal protocol

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea which had sought a direction to the Centre to formulate a national mortal remains management and disposal protocol for pandemic and non-pandemic times to be implemented across the country. The plea was filed by a Delhi-based man who had said that body of his mother was mistaken for some other COVID-19 victim and was handed over to another person due to the negligence of a hospital here. The petitioner said that he was denied the sacred right of doing the last rites…

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SC upheld Delhi HC’s verdict asking schools to provide gadgets, internet to THESE students

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday (February 10) upheld the Delhi High Court verdict which directed private unaided as well as government schools like ‘Kendriya Vidyalayas’ to provide gadgets and internet packages to students from economically weaker section (EWS) or disadvantaged group so that they have access to online classes. The Supreme Court on Wednesday (February 10) upheld the Delhi High Court verdict which directed private unaided as well as government schools like ‘Kendriya Vidyalayas’ to provide gadgets and internet packages to students from economically weaker section (EWS) or disadvantaged group so that…

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Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari denied nod to travel in state plane to Dehradun; Devendra Fadnavis slams CM Uddhav Thackeray

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Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari was scheduled to travel by a state government aircraft to Dehradun in Uttarakhand on Thursday (February 11), but the permission to use the plane was not granted even as the governor had boarded the aircraft.  Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari was scheduled to travel by a state government aircraft to Dehradun in Uttarakhand on Thursday (February 11), but the permission to use the plane was not granted even as the governor had boarded the aircraft, PTI reported. The governor later took a commercial flight to travel to…

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Root will probably break all batting records of England: Hussain

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Former England captain Nasser Hussain feels incumbent Joe Root is “arguably” the country’s best ever player of spin and can break all the Test batting records accumulated by the nation’s batsmen. Root struck 218 in England’s first innings on a spin-friendly pitch to lead his side to a 227-run win over India in the first Test in Chennai on Tuesday. “Root sure is one of England’s greats. He will probably end up breaking all records, he will probably go past Sir Alastair Cook’s 161 Test matches and probably tally of…

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SC rejects plea seeking formulation of national mortal remains management, disposal protocol

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea which had sought a direction to the Centre to formulate a national mortal remains management and disposal protocol for pandemic and non-pandemic times to be implemented across the country. The plea was filed by a Delhi-based man who had said that body of his mother was mistaken for some other COVID-19 victim and was handed over to another person due to the negligence of a hospital here. The petitioner said that he was denied the sacred right of doing the last rites…

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E-commerce grows by 36 per cent in last quarter in India: Report

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The last quarter of 2020 saw e- commerce order volume growing by 36 per cent in India with Personal care, Beauty and Wellness (PCB&W) segment being the biggest beneficiary, according to a report. In October to December 2020 period, PCB&W and FMCG & Healthcare (F&H) categories’ volumes grew by 95 per cent and 46 per cent year-on-year (YOY) respectively, said the Q4- 2020 -E-commerce Trends Report’, released by Unicommerce and Kearney. Tier 2 and 3 cities accounted for a 90 per cent YOY incremental volume and value growth, it said.…

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Trial highlights: history lessons, Trump tweets and more

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Donald Trump will stand trial for impeachment after the Senate rejected arguments from the former president’s lawyers on Tuesday that the chamber cannot move forward because he is no longer in office. Several Republicans joined Democrats in voting 56-44 to proceed. Democrats said if Trump is not held accountable for inciting the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last month, the impeachment process would be rendered meaningless in effect signaling to all future presidents that they could abuse their power near the end of their term without consequence. “It’s…

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Rescue operation to locate 25-35 workers trapped inside Tapovan tunnel continues

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Rescuers from multiple agencies like the ITBP, NDRF and Army continued their operation on Wednesday to penetrate deeper through tonnes of silt to reach out to workers trapped inside the Tapovan tunnel as the toll in the Uttarakhand flash floods has mounted to 32 with over 170 missing. The centre of operations, post the Sunday disaster in the border district of Chamoli, remains the large tunnel where an estimated 30-35 workers are believed to have been trapped after the Alaknanda river hurtled down in spate as a result of a…

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Chennai Test: Anderson leaves India on the brink as England move in for the kill

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Veteran pacer James Anderson bowled England into a winning position, scalping three wickets including two in an over, as India slumped to 144 for 6 at lunch in pursuit of 420 on the final day of the first Test here on Tuesday. India captain Virat Kohli (45 off 51 balls, 5 fours) and Ravichandran Ashwin (2), who copped a few blows on his body and one on the helmet, were at the crease at the interval, still needing 276 for a world record victory. Kohli was the lone hope left…

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