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The Assam government extended the contentious Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in the state for six more months. The notification came into effect from February 28.
AFSPA, which gives sweeping powers to the security forces to maintain public order in 'disturbed areas', has been a contentious issue in the north-east states. Civil society members and activists have claimed that AFSPA gives security personnel a free hand to carry out excesses. Read More
Communist Party of India (M) leader Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday said, "Communal polarisation is the only weapon left with BJP to win elections."
Ashneer Grover resigned from the post of Managing Director of BharatPe after receiving the agenda of the board meeting.
Delhi government on Tuesday announced that the consent of parents for attending offline classes/exams will not be mandatory for students of classes 10 and 12.
While addressing a rally at Sant Kabir Nagar, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said, "PM reviews the situation every day to bring our Indian citizens back. People are facing difficulty as no airstrip, airport is left in Ukraine. Still, we're talking to the Ukrainian govt, neighbouring countries' govts to bring our citizens back."
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's son Zain Nadella has died. Zain was 26 and born with cerebral palsy/
Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary wins gold medal in 10m air pistol event at ISSF World Cup in Cairo.
Virender Vij, DCP Gurugram (East) on Tuesday said, "Police launched a search operation after receiving information about the presence of explosives and ammunition in an unoccupied house."
About 8,600 Jan Aushadhi centers are running in India to provide affordable medicines to everyone. To promote this, Jan Aushadhi week is being celebrated from 1st to 7th March. Lakhs of people buy medicines from these centers at cheap rates: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
Jammu & Kashmir | Several injured in a cylinder blast at Maternity & Child Care Hospital, Shairbagh in Anantnag. Details awaited.
CTI BioPharma Corp (CTIC.O) said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved its drug for treating adult patients with a type of bone marrow cancer who also have low blood platelet count.
The drug, Vonjo (pacritinib), belongs to a class of anti-inflammatory treatments called JAK inhibitors and will compete with Incyte Corp's (INCY.O) Jakafi and Bristol Myers' (BMY.N) Inrebic, which were approved in 2011 and 2019 respectively for treating Myelofibrosis.
Myelofibrosis causes extensive scarring in the bone marrow and disrupts the body's production of blood cells, causing low platelet count, anemia, weakness, fatigue and often swelling of the liver and spleen.
Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik approaches Bombay High Court seeking to quash money laundering case registered against him by the Enforcement Directorate. Malik in his plea says his arrest is illegal and has sought to be released immediately.
Dawood Ibrahim money laundering case | Enforcement Directorate summons Faraz Malik, son of NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik. Earlier, ED had arrested Nawab Malik
Prices of 19kg commercial LPG cylinders increase by Rs 105 in Delhi and by Rs 108 in Kolkata; price of 5kg commercial LPG cylinders also rises by Rs 27. No increase in rates of domestic LPG cylinder. New rates are effective from today.
In Mizoram, 1325 fresh covid-19 infections were reported in the last 24 hours. Active coronavirus cases stand at 6,880, death toll 657.
Campaigning for the sixth phase of the UP assembly elections will end at 6 pm today. In the sixth phase, voting is to be held in 57 assembly seats OF 10 districts of UP namely Ambedkar Nagar, Balrampur, Siddharthnagar, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Deoria, and Ballia.
In this phase, the electoral fate of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be decided. He is a candidate from Gorakhpur's Sadar assembly seat.
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Campaigning for the sixth phase of polling will end today at 6 pm in Uttar Pradesh. Polling for 57 Assembly constituencies is scheduled to take place on March 3 which will include UP Chief Minister’s seat of Gorakhpur.
In today’s schedule of campaigning, Union Minister Rajnath Singh will address election rallies in Ballia and Sant Kabir Nagar, while BJP President JP Nadda will hold public meetings in Maharajganj and Kushinagar. UP CM Yogi Adityanath will be on an election tour of Gorakhpur, Maharajganj, Siddharthnagar, and Balrampur.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will hold an election rally in Ballia and Gorakhpur while UP Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi will be in Siddharthnagar, Maharajganj, and Basti.
An Indian delegation will meet its Pakistani counterpart today to attend the annual meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. The three-day meeting will conclude on March 3. For the first time since the signing of the Indus Waters Treaty between the two countries, three women officers will also be part of the Indian delegation.
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Hindus in the country today are celebrating one of the important festivals, Mahashivratri today. On this occasion, Ujjain city will be lit with 21 lakh diyas as a part of Shiv Jyoti Arpanam festival.
In view of low case count of Covid-19 in Delhi, the national capital will reopen the National Zoological Park today.
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