Breaking News LIVE: Tamil Nadu Extends Lockdown Till March 31; No Major Curbs Added
Welcome to the ABP News LIVE for Sunday, February 28, 2021: Tamil Nadu Extends Lockdown Till March 31; No Major Curbs Added. Voters queued up on Sunday as polling for elections to five wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) began at 7:30am in the first set of polls being held in Delhi amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a recent update to the Mukesh Ambani Bomb scare case, Jaish-ul-Hind has claimed responsibility for placing the gelatin-laden vehicle outside Mukesh Ambani's house in Mumbai. The organization claimed responsibility by posting a message on the Telegram app. ISRO launched a Brazilian satellite from Sriharikota spaceport at 10:24 am
Union Home Minister Amit Shah launches fresh attack on Congress-DMK. Speaking at a public rally, Shah said, "Stalin ji talks about corruption. You look into your community. Who did the 2G scam? All this is going on around you and you talk about corruption. How big of your family - Large palaces are built. 2G, 3G, 4G are all in Tamil Nadu."
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray took a jobe at the central government over rising prices of Petrol and diesel in the country. Whle speaking to media on Sunday, Thackeray said, "Petrol and diesel prices have gone up. We have seen centuries by Virat Kohli-Sachin Tendulkar but now we are seeing petrol-diesel century."
Government has decided to further extend the due date for furnishing of GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C for the financial year 2019-20 to 31.03.2021 with the approval of Election Commission of India: Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday urged the farmers to keep their tractors ready, stating that they may have to reach Delhi anytime. Tikait alleged that Centre made farm laws without asking the farmers and demanded the government to withdraw the laws.
"This is my appeal to farmers that they should continue to work in their fields and also keep their tractors ready with their tanks full of oil as they may have to come to Delhi anytime," Tikait said.
Jawaharlal Nehru University issues notification for further reopening of the campus in phased manner; all final year M.Phil students who require access to the campus to submit their dissertation on or before 30th June are allowed to enter into the campus from 8th March.
Amid the increasing Covid scare in Maharashtra, the Pune administration has shut the schools and colleges. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to extend the closure of schools, colleges, and coaching classes till March 14. Pune has also extended its night curfew till March 14, hence no public movement will be allowed in the city between 11 pm and 6 am, except for essential services.
After being named in the death case of a Pune-based woman, Maharashtra's Forest Minister and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Rathore gave his resignation on Sunday afternoon.
While speaking to the media today, Sanjay Rathod said, "I've given my resignation to CM Uddhav Thackeray. The way opposition is warning that they won’t allow Assembly session to function, I've distanced myself from it. I want fair probe in case (in connection with death of a woman in Pune earlier this month)."
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal accused BJP of January 26 Red Fort violence and said that a BJP worker hoisted the flag. Kejriwal was addressing a rally in Meerut and said that Centre's three farm laws are death warrant for farmers. The government wants to take away their lands and give them to 3-4 capitalists. Farmers will become labourers in their own fields, that is why it's do or die situation for farmers
Some days ago, Rahul Gandhi had asked why there is no fisheries department. I want to know from people whether they want a leader who doesn't know that Department of Fisheries has been in existence for 2 years (since 2019): Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Karaikal
The contribution of science is huge in Atmanirbhar Bharat. We need to take science forward with the mantra of 'Lab to Land'. For example, Ladakh's Urgain Phuntsog is working with innovation techniques to organically grow 20 different crops in cyclic pattern: PM Modi
Today is National Science Day. It is dedicated to the discovery of the 'Raman Effect' by scientist Dr CV Raman. Our youth should read a lot about Indian scientists and understand the history of Indian science: PM Modi during 'Mann Ki Baat'
We must understand our responsibility towards water conservation. In a few days, the Jal Shakti Ministry will launch a campaign 'Catch the Rain'. Its slogan is 'Catch the Rain, where it falls, when it falls': PM Modi
During this month of 'magh', Haridwar is hosting Kumbh this year. On March 22, World Water Day will be celebrated. To associate 'magh' month with water is that after this month winters and summers begin: PM Modi during 'Mann Ki Baat'
Voters queued up on Sunday as polling for elections to five wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) began at 7:30am in the first set of polls being held in Delhi amid the coronavirus pandemic. Several people were seen queued outside polling booths in the city’s Ward No 32N, (Rohini-C), Ward No 62N, (Shalimar Bagh North) in north Delhi and Ward No 02-E (Trilokpuri), Ward No 08-E (Kalyanpuri) and Ward No 41-E (Chauhan Bangar) in east Delhi.
India reports 16,752 new COVID 19 cases, 11,718 discharges, and 113 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry.
Total cases: 1,10,96,731
Total discharges: 1,07,75,169
Death toll: 1,57,051
Active cases: 1,64,511
Total Vaccination: 1,43,01,266
There's wave of change in West Bengal. TMC didn't let farmers&poor benefit from the Centre's policies. There's violence & corruption in the State. First, it was the communist & Congress, who ruined Bengal & now TMC. Indeed, '2 May Didi-Gayi, BJP Aayi': MP CM SS Chouhan in Kolkata
People violating COVID19 SOPs at 2021 Kumbh Mela Haridwar, will be prosecuted. Pilgrims are required to register by uploading a medical certificate, RT-PCR report not older than 72 hrs, following which E-pass will be issued for the fair: Om Prakash, Chief Secretary, Uttarakhand
Background
Welcome to the ABP News LIVE for Sunday, February 28, 2021:In a recent update to the Mukesh Ambani Bomb scare case, Jaish-ul-Hind has claimed responsibility for placing the gelatin-laden vehicle outside Mukesh Ambani's house in Mumbai. The organization claimed responsibility by posting a message on the Telegram app. The message shared by Jaish-ul Hind on Telegram says, "The brother who placed the SUV near Ambani house has reached the safe house. This was just a trailer and big picture is yet to come."
ISRO is all set for its first launch of 2021 on Sunday. As per the schedule, the Indian Space Research Organisation will for the first time use an Indian rocket to launch a Brazilian satellite from Sriharikota spaceport on Sunday. The countdown for the launch commenced on Saturday.
Filling of oxidizer for the second stage(PS2) of PSLVC51 has also completed
According to ISRO, this will be their first mission of the year 2021 and is scheduled to take place at 10.24 am today.
A Khap panchayat in Haryana's Hisar has urged dairy farmers to sell milk at Rs 100 per litre to government cooperative societies as a move to protest against the farm laws and high fuel prices.
A meeting of the Satrol Khap was held in Hisar's Narnaund on Sunday under the chairmanship of its head Ramniwas where the appeal was made.
An apartment complex in the city was detected and declared as a Coronavirus containment zone after test results of 20 residents turned out to be positive.
The apartment complex is in Gurgaon's Sector 67. Samples were taken from residents after three people tested positive for Covid-19. When the results came, 20 more were found positive, district health department officer J Prakash told news agency ANI.
In sports news, The three-match ODI series between India and England in Pune will be played without spectators due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, the state cricket association said on Saturday.
The three matches are slated to be played at the MCA Stadium in Gahunje on the outskirts of the city on March 23, 26 and 28.
In the world of entertainment, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is going through some medical condition that has necessitated surgery. He gave the news to his fans via his Tumblr blog. The 78-year-old wrote on late Saturday night, “Medical condition .. surgery .. can’t write.”
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