Name: 'Apology for what?': Cong defiant amid BJP's Pulwama fire
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Facing a scathing attack from the BJP over the admission of a Pakistan minister on the Pulwama attack, Congress has hit back at the BJP and the govt. Responding to unio

'Apology for what?': Cong defiant amid BJP's Pulwama fire

Facing a scathing attack from the BJP over the admission of a Pakistan minister on the Pulwama attack, Congress has hit back at the BJP and the govt. Responding to union minister Prakash Javadekar's attack that the opposition party must apologise, a defiant Congress leader Shashi Tharoor asked what should Congress apologise for? Tharoor wanted to know if the official inquiry into terror attack gave answers to vital questions around the attack. "Pakistani perfidy is not news. The Modi government providing honest explanations for these queries would be news indeed," he added.

Facing a scathing attack from the BJP over the admission of a Pakistan minister on the Pulwama attack, Congress has hit back at the BJP and the govt. Responding to union minister Prakash Javadekar's attack that the opposition party must apologise, a defiant Congress leader Shashi Tharoor asked what should Congress apologise for? Tharoor wanted to know if the official inquiry into terror attack gave answers to vital questions around the attack. "Pakistani perfidy is not news. The Modi government providing honest explanations for these queries would be news indeed," he added.

Her five-second video has taken the meme world by storm in both India and Pakistan. Basking in her viral fame, Pakistan's "Pawri" girl Donaneer Mobeen told Reuters

Her five-second video has taken the meme world by storm in both India and Pakistan. Basking in her viral fame, Pakistan's "Pawri" girl&nbsp;Donaneer Mobeen told Reuters that she had no idea that her "ye hamari pawri ho rahi hai" video would become so popular. The video has struck such a chord that actors, politicians, and even police have used it in their social media posts. Expressing her happiness at fostering some rare friendly cross-border dialogue, Mobeen said that she is "grateful for all the love from across the border". Since the video went viral, Mobeen said she has been inundated with acting and modelling offers, along with requests for product endorsements.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the Emergency imposed by former PM Indira Gandhi in 1975 was a "mistake" and what happened in that period was "wrong".

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the Emergency imposed by former PM Indira Gandhi in 1975 was a "mistake" and what happened in that period was "wrong". In a conversation with renowned economist Kaushik Basu, the Wayanad MP, however, added that the Emergency period was "fundamentally different from the current scenario". "The Congress at no point attempted to capture India's institutional framework," he said adding that the RSS is filling institutions with its people. "So, even if we defeat the BJP in the election, we are not going to get rid of their people in the institutional structure," he said.

The knives are out in the Congress. The party's West Bengal chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has launched the most scathing attack on the group of rebel leaders, called the

The knives are out in the Congress. The party's West Bengal chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has launched the most scathing attack on the group of rebel leaders, called the G23, saying that they have extracted their own pound of flesh when the Congress was in power and are now looking for greener pastures. In an interview to NDTV, an angry Chowdhury said that the G23 leaders are "singing praises of PM Modi as they expect the BJP to offer something to them". The rift within the Congress has widened over party's alliance with the ISF in Bengal, which senior leader Anand Sharma, a part of the G23 group, called communal.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that he was attacked by his own party people as he pushed for elections in the youth organisation and student organisation

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that he was attacked by his own party people as he pushed for elections in the youth organisation and student organisation of the party.&nbsp;During a virtual interaction with Prof Kaushik Basu of Cornell University Gandhi said that democratic election within the party is absolutely critical but asked as to why no other party, be it BJP, BSP, or Samajwadi Party, is questioned over its internal democracy. His comments come in the wake of the&nbsp;'Group of 23' party leaders' call for systemic changes and democracy within the Grand Old Party. &nbsp; &nbsp;

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is on course to dominate civic bodies in Gujarat winning 2,085 seats, while the Congress won 602 seats so far across various municipali

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has registered big win in the Gujarat local body polls. It is on course to dominate civic bodies in Gujarat winning&nbsp;all 31 district panchayats, 70 out of 81 municipalities and moving far ahead of main rival Congress in 231 taluka panchayats. Elections for the 8,474 seats across district and taluka panchayats and municipal councils were held on February 28th. The Congress trailed far behind, winning 1,768 seats and only three municipalities so far. It could not win a single district panchayat.&nbsp;On the brilliant performance of the party, PM Modi said that the results clearly show that Gujarat is firmly with the BJP&rsquo;s agenda of development &amp; good governance as he thanked the people of the state for the unwavering faith &amp; affection towards the party. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda too thanked people for reposing their faith in the party.

A total of 54 students in a school hostel in Haryana's Karnal tested positive for Covid-19, the government said on Tuesday. The school hostel has been sealed and declar

A total of 54 students in a school hostel in Haryana's Karnal tested positive for Covid-19, the government said on Tuesday. The school hostel has been sealed and declared a containment zone. Medical teams have reached the hostel," a civil surgeon Yogesh Kumar Sharma said. The state in December had allowed students from Classes 9 to 12 to go to schools. They reopened for those from Classes 3 to 5 from February 24. The COVID-19 death toll in Haryana rose to 3,050 on 1 March with two more fatalities, while 166 new cases pushed the infection count to 2,70,950, a health bulletin said.

Farmers will block Kundli–Manesar–Palwal Expressway at different points between 11 am & 4 pm on March 6 as the farmers' protest enters day 100, Yogendra

In a meeting of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha&nbsp;it was decided that farmers will block Kundli&ndash;Manesar&ndash;Palwal Expressway at different points between 11 am &amp; 4 pm on March 6 as the farmers' protest enters day 100, Yogendra Yadav informed on Tuesday. On Womens' Day on March 8, women protesters will lead the protest at Delhi borders and other places across the country, Yadav said. Further, on March 15 farmers will join labourers &amp; employees in protest against privatisation and corporatization. He also said they will appeal to people in poll bound states to punish the BJP and its allies who brought anti-farmer laws in the assembly elections. 'We will go to the boll-bound states', Yadav said and added that the programme will begin in Kolkata on March 12 with a public meeting.&nbsp;Bhartiya Kisan Union's&nbsp;Balbir S Rajewal&nbsp;also spoke of sending teams to states going to polls and appealing to people to vote against the BJP.
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Gujarat Congress Chief Amit Chavda and the party’s state legislative leader Paresh Dhanani tendered their resignations as BJP leaps ahead in the civic polls. The

Gujarat Congress Chief Amit Chavda and the party&rsquo;s state legislative leader Paresh Dhanani tendered their resignations as BJP leaps ahead in the civic polls. The counting of votes for the 8,474 seats is underway in 81 municipalities, 31 distict panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats for elections that were held on Sunday. As per results till 1 pm, the BJP won 2,085 seats while the Congress won 602, news agency PTI reported. Newcomer Aam Aadmi Party has bagged 15 seats, Bahujan Samaj Party has won 5 and independents have claimed 42 seats so far according to the State Election Commission.

The Union Health Ministry said more than 1.48 crores doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered till Tuesday afternoon and that over 50 lakh potential benefic

The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said more than 1.48 crores doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered till Tuesday afternoon and that over 50 lakh potential beneficiaries have registered for the COVID-19 vaccinations on the Co-Win 2.0 platform in two days. Although certain states in the country have seen a surge in the number of active cases, the recovered cases are more than 97% and active cases are still less than 2%," Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said. Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Punjab and Tamil Nadu cumulatively account for 84.16 per cent of the active Covid-19 cases, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday, adding five states and one Union territories have a weekly positivity rate higher than the national average of 2 per cent.&nbsp;

The Haryana Governor has approved a bill that reserves 75 percent private jobs for the people of the state, Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala informed on Tuesday.

The Haryana Governor has approved a bill that reserves 75 percent of the private sector jobs with gross salary upto&nbsp;₹&nbsp;50,000 per month for the people of the state, Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said on Tuesday. Last year,&nbsp;Haryana&nbsp;govt had&nbsp;announced that it wants 75 per cent of private sector jobs in the state, till a certain salary slab, reserved for local candidates. The state Assembly had also passed the&nbsp;Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020&nbsp;paving way for more employment opportunities for locals in private sector.

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday trained guns at the Maharashtra government, alleging it was trying to probe icons like Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar over

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday trained guns at the Maharashtra government, alleging it was trying to probe icons like Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar over their pro-India tweets issued after some foreign celebrities Rihanna and Greta Thunberg talked about farmers' protest near Delhi. The state's Home Minister Anil Deshmukh promptly refuted the charge in the state Assembly, saying the state government has ordered a probe into tweets by the BJP's IT cell and not by cricketer Tendulkar and legendary singer Mangeshkar. Earlier last month, Deshmikh had said state intelligence department will conduct a probe into allegations that some celebrities were pressurised recently to issue tweets.

India came out strongly against the statement of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Jammu and Kashmir at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday. I

India came out strongly against the statement of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Jammu and Kashmir at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday. India said the OIC has no locus standi to comment on the Kashmir issue, accusing Pakistan of "misusing the forum". India also reminded the Council that Pakistan has deliberately misused the OIC for its malicious propaganda against India, to divert attention from its own serious violations of human rights. This comes almost a week after India rejected Pakistan minister Shireen Mazari's criticism of the human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

Over 150 monks have reportedly tested positive for Covid-19 at Gyuto Tantric Monastery in Dharamsala of Himachal Pradesh. Over 300 monks have reportedly tested positive

Over 150 monks have reportedly tested positive for Covid-19 at Gyuto Tantric Monastery in Dharamsala of Himachal Pradesh. Over 300 monks have reportedly tested positive for coronavirus so far in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, Kangra Chief Medical Officer was quoted as saying by news agency ANI on Tuesday. &ldquo;One monk in critical condition has been shifted to Tanda Medical College. Others are in isolation in the monastery itself, Kangra CMO Dr Gurdarshan Gupta said. He added that monks who have been home-isolated had traveled from Karnataka and Delhi for New Year.

Ahead of the crucial Bengal assembly polls, UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday addressed a rally in Malda.

Ahead of the crucial Bengal assembly polls, UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday addressed a rally in Malda.
Adityanath alleged the Bengal government is unable to stop cow smuggling and &ldquo;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/love-jihad-law-is-not-anti-muslim-it-is-for-all-yogi-adityanath-1614480967636" target="_blank" rel="noopener">love jihad</a>&ldquo; due to politics of appeasement in the state.
Calling cow smuggling and &ldquo;love jihad&ldquo; dangerous activities, the Chief Minister warned that these 'will show results in the time to come'.
He claimed people's sentiments are toyed with through cow smuggling and that cow slaughter is forcefully started during Eid. He blamed the state government for being a silent spectator.
He also accused the <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/must-stop-bjp-at-all-costs-mamata-gets-support-from-bhai-tejashwi-for-bengal-polls-1614607542739" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mamata Banerjee </a>led TMC government of attempting to ban slogan of 'Jai Sri Ram'. He said it hurts him to see the anarchy in a state that has been the land of the revolution.
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Indigo Flight News: Indigo flight 6E1412 from Sharjah to Lucknow was diverted to Karachi on Tuesday morning after a passenger on board fell ill.

Indigo flight 6E1412 from Sharjah to Lucknow was diverted to Karachi on Tuesday morning after a passenger on board fell ill.
The flight entered the Pakistani airspace and&nbsp;made an emergency landing at 5 am after the flight captain contacted the control tower and requested for the aircraft to make an emergency landing on humanitarian grounds.
The passenger, 67-year-old Habib ur Rehman could not be revived and was declared dead on arrival. Indigo released a statement&nbsp;sharing the news.&nbsp;The&nbsp;flight was allowed to depart for Ahmedabad&nbsp;after completing all formalities.

Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday attacked the governemnt for high rate of unemployment in the country. He pointed out that India's informal sector is

Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday attacked the government for high rate of unemployment in the country. He pointed out that India's informal sector is in shambles following the "ill considered demonetisation decision" taken by the BJP-led government in 2016. He also criticised the central government for not holding regular consultations with the states. He said public finances are in disarray with states having to resort to excessive borrowing, which creates an intolerable burden on future budgets.

One in five working women in India feels that their companies have a 'favorable bias' towards their male counterparts, reveals LinkedIn's Opportunity Index 2021 re

One in five working women in India feels that her company has a 'favorable bias' towards the male counterparts, reveals LinkedIn's Opportunity Index&nbsp;2021 report. The study was conducted on&nbsp;10,000 people aged&nbsp;between 18-65 from across&nbsp;the Asia Pacific region.&nbsp;2,285 respondents were from India, out of which 1,223 were males and 1,053 females.&nbsp;The report brings to light the difference in opinion about the&nbsp;inequality in pay and opportunity available. While 37% of women feel that they get fewer opportunities than men, only 25% agree with it. Likewise, 37% of women feel they are paid less and in contrast, only 21% of men feel the same way. Almost 85% of women feel they have missed out on a salary raise, promotion, or work offer as opposed to the regional average of 60%. 89% of women feel that they have been negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite these grim statistics, around 66% of people in India believe that gender equality has improved as compared to their parents' time.&nbsp;&nbsp;

A family, including a 3-year-old child, was held hostage inside their car by residents of their apartment complex in Gurugram for feeding stray dogs. The residents

A family, including a 3-year-old child, was held hostage inside their car by residents of&nbsp;their apartment complex in Gurugram for feeding stray dogs. The residents allege that the dogs have bitten children and have become a menace in their apartment&nbsp;complex.&nbsp;
Paws for Cause, an&nbsp;animal welfare organisation in NCR,&nbsp;tweeted a video purported&nbsp;to be shot by the man whose family was being attacked. A large crowd can be seen surrounding the family's car.&nbsp;

It tweeted that Chowdhury is in a pitiable condition where he has to defend "communal elements" to show his loyalty.

It's Congress Vs Congress this election season. A day after senior Congress leader Anand Sharma slammed his party's alliance with ISF in Bengal as communal, party's state chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has hit back with vengeance at the so-called <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/congress-g-23-strikes-again-anand-sharma-questions-bengal-alliance-1614649631245" target="_blank" rel="noopener">G23</a>.
In a series of tweets titled #KnowYourFacts, Chowdhury urged the group to stop wasting time in praising PM Modi and help party fight polls in five states. He also said the Congress was a part of the CPM-led Left Front in Bengal, which was "determined to defeat BJP".
Calling the decision of the front "communal" would only play into the hands of the BJP, he commented. The BJP, of course, is loving the intra-party sparring in the Congress.
It tweeted that Chowdhury is in a pitiable condition where he has to defend "communal elements" to show his loyalty.

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to former CEO of TV ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) Partho Dasgupta, who was arrested for his al

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to former CEO of TV ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) Partho Dasgupta, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in the TRP Scam. Dasgupta was arrested on December 24 on charges of criminal breach of trust and cheating. The court has ordered Dasgupta to submit his passport before the court and appear before the Crime Branch every month for a period of 6 months. Dasgupta, who was BARC's CEO between June 2013 to November 2019, has been accused of receiving $12,000 and Rs. 40 lakh cash from Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami for manipulating TRPs for his channel.
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Responding to union minister Prakash Javadekar's attack that the opposition party must apologise, a defiant Shashi Tharoor asked what should the Congress apologise for?

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