Name: Captured IAF pilot is son of Kargil veteran
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Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, whose capture by Pakistan worsened tensions between the two countries on Wednesday, has been a fighter pilot for 1

Captured IAF pilot is son of Kargil veteran

Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, whose capture by Pakistan worsened tensions between the two countries on Wednesday, has been a fighter pilot for 16 years and is the son of a decorated and senior officer of the air force. His wife Tanvi is also a former squadron leader of the Indian Air Force and they have two children. The 38-year-old Varthaman is from Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvannamalai district. His father, Air Marshal Simhakutty Varthaman, was a distinguished fighter pilot and played a significant role during the 1999 Kargil conflict, when he, as a Group Captain, was the chief operations officer at the Gwalior airbase.

BJP leader and Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, who is a 'Z' category protectee in the Central govt list, will also get Z category CR

BJP leader and Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs,&nbsp;Nityanand Rai, who is a 'Z' category protectee in the Central govt list, will also get Z category CRPF cover in poll-bound West Bengal.
Nityanand Rai is a central observer for BJP in Bengal. The order is said to have come late on Wednesday evening, with some reports saying Rai is also entitled to a bullet-proof vehicle.&nbsp;Rai will be given CRPF protection only in West Bengal, while in other states he will be given state protection.
Last month, former TMC MLA Rajib Banerjee, who&nbsp;joined the BJP&nbsp;in January, was provided with Z category security in West Bengal by the Ministry of Home Affairs.&nbsp;

Amid concerns among some OTT players about the new digital media rules, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said his ministry will partn

Amid concerns among some OTT players about the new digital media rules, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said his ministry will partner with the industry players to make the audience experience better. He asserted that the guidelines focus on self-classification of content and not on any form of censorship.
Javadekar, after a meeting with representatives of OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar and Alt Balaji, also said that they have welcomed the government's new guidelines.
The Centre on February 25 had notified new rules and guidelines for OTT platforms and digital news media, requiring them to make public their details and having a grievance redressal system in place.

Hours after BJP projected ‘metro man’ E Sreedharan as its CM candidate for Kerala elections, Union minister V Muraleedharan’s statement has triggered

Hours after BJP projected &lsquo;metro man&rsquo; E Sreedharan as its CM candidate for Kerala elections, Union minister V Muraleedharan&rsquo;s statement has triggered confusion. 
He claimed to have &ldquo;cross-checked&rdquo; with party&rsquo;s Kerala chief K Surendran on the announcement, who said that &ldquo;he has not made any such announcement&rdquo;.
&ldquo;What I wanted to tell was that through media reports I learnt that the party has made this announcement. Later, I cross-checked with the party chief who said that he has not made any such announcement,&rdquo; V Muraleedharan was quoted as saying by ANI. 
Sreedharan, the architect of the Delhi Metro, had formally joined the BJP on February 25 in the presence of Union Minister RK Singh at a function in Malappuram district. He had earlier said that he will work as a technocrat rather than as a politician.

In a move hailed by trans rights activists, the Chhattisgarh Police recruited 13 transgender people as constables across four districts in the state. Out of t

In a move hailed by trans rights activists, the&nbsp;Chhattisgarh Police recruited 13 transgender people as constables across four districts in the state.&nbsp;Out of the 13 third gender recruits, 9 were selected from Raipur&nbsp;alone.
Only two other states in India, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan, have recruited transgender people in the police forces.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel tweeted congratulating the selected candidates and wished them luck. The Chhattisgarh&nbsp;government was the first state to conduct workshops to train&nbsp;transgender&nbsp;people and take in applications.
The apex court in 2014 recognised the transgender community as the third gender and ruled that they too have fundamental rights.&nbsp;

The West Bengal Assembly election is likely to witness a direct contest between TMC turncoat Suvendhu Adhikari who joined the BJP earlier this year, and Mamata Banerjee

The West Bengal Assembly election is likely to witness a direct contest between TMC turncoat Suvendhu Adhikari who joined the BJP earlier this year, and Mamata Banerjee from Nandigram, the constituency that catapulted Didi and the TMC to power in the state.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has already announced to contest as the Trinamool Congress candidate from Nandigram. Reports suggest Mamata Banerjee wants to contest from Nandigram alone, instead of two constituencies, her usual being Bhabanipur.
The decision to field Suvendu Adhikari from the Nandigram seat, according to Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh was taken at the BJP&rsquo;s core committee meeting on candidates in Bengal on Thursday.
The assembly elections in West Bengal are set to be held in eight phases between March 27 and April 29. The votes will be counted on May 2.

The campaign for the West Bengal assembly elections is now a phenomenon that continues to give. In a rather peculiar gesture, a former Trinamool Congress lead

The campaign for the West Bengal&nbsp;assembly elections is now a phenomenon that continues to give. In a rather peculiar gesture, a&nbsp;former Trinamool Congress leader was seen doing squats on stage moments after joining the BJP in Purbo Medinipur district on Thursday.
Sushanta Pal, known to be a loyalist of TMC turncoat Suvendu Adhikari, described the act as an attempt to &ldquo;atone past sins&rdquo; during his tenure with the Mamata&nbsp;Banerjee-led ruling party. &nbsp;
As Sushanta&nbsp;Pal did squats on stage, some&nbsp;BJP supporters present at the rally chanted &lsquo;Jai Shri Ram&rsquo; slogans. Most others however looked at the spectacle&nbsp;in utter&nbsp;bewilderment.

Dushyant Chautala, whose Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) is a ruling ally of the BJP in Haryana, on Thursday said, he does not believe in the term 'love jihad' and has no is

Dushyant Chautala, whose Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) is a ruling ally of the BJP in Haryana, on Thursday said, he does not believe in the term 'love jihad' and has no issue with someone who is willingly converting to marry his/her partner.
In an interview with NDTV, the deputy chief minister said, Haryana will get a law specifically for checking forceful religious conversion and his party will support it, but if anybody converts willingly or marries a partner of another faith, then there is no bar.
Chautala&rsquo;s statements come at a time when the BJP is looking to table a legislation in Haryana to check &ldquo;love jihad&rdquo;. Chautala has been at loggerheads with the BJP over the farmers&rsquo; protests as well, and has even threatened to resign if their demands are not dealt with.&nbsp;Several BJP-ruled states, including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, have already brought in legislations against &ldquo;love jihad&rdquo;.

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Thursday highlighted the need for reforms and transformation in the country's armed forces at various levels to

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin&nbsp;Rawat&nbsp;on Thursday highlighted the need for reforms and transformation in the country's armed forces at various levels to tackle the 'complex security &amp; challenging environment'. He said that the Indian military faces greater challenges than any other military in the world and hence it needs to study transformation concepts adopted in other countries carefully to cater to the spectrum of warfare. Touching upon the border dispute with the two neighbouring countries, the CDS&nbsp;said that India's military primarily faces threat from China and Pakistan and it must prepare for it. He added that China will continue to assert itself seeking to establish dominance in states surrounding India.

Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde to resign over a comment he made while hearing a rape case.

More than 4,000 women&rsquo;s rights activists and citizen groups have called on Chief Justice of India&nbsp;Sharad&nbsp;Arvind&nbsp;Bobde&nbsp;to resign over a comment he made while hearing a rape case.
In an open letter to the Chief Justice, the activists wrote that "it fills them with rage that women bear the burden of having to explain the meaning of &lsquo;seduction&rsquo;, &lsquo;rape&rsquo;, and &lsquo;marriage&rsquo; even to the Chief Justice of India."
Recently, while hearing a rape case the Chief Justice asked the accused he if was willing to marry his victim, who was a minor when the incident happened, sparking a massive outrage.&nbsp;
The activists wrote that by suggesting that the rapist marry the 'victim-survivor', the Chief Justice had sought to condemn her to a lifetime of rape at the hands of her tormentor.&nbsp;

Bengaluru has pipped Pune to emerge as the best city on ease of living index among 49 million-plus cities in 2020. Among 62 cities with less than one million

Bengaluru&nbsp;has beaten&nbsp;Pune to emerge as the best city on ease of living index among 49 million-plus cities in 2020. Among 62 cities with less than one million population, Shimla has topped the list followed by Bhubaneswar, according to the Union housing and urban development ministry. According to the report, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore, Vadodara, Indore and Greater Mumbai are the other eight cities that have found place in the top 10 among the million-plus cities. While Delhi ranks at 13, its neighbouring Ghaziabad and Faridabad have found place at 30 and 40 respectively. The other NCR city of Meerut ranked at 36.

The Supreme Court on Thursday called for "some screening" of video contents released on the OTT platforms. The top court observed that even pornography was being shown

The Supreme Court on Thursday called for "some screening" of video contents released on the OTT platforms. The top court observed that even pornography was being shown on these platforms which are now commonly used by the public. The court has directed the centre to submit the new guidelines on regulating social media and online streaming platforms. The Supreme Court made these observations while hearing an appeal by Amazon Prime India head Aparna Purohit, who has challenged denial of anticipatory bail to her by the Allahabad High Court in the ongoing investigation against the web series 'Tandav'.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman received her first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the Fortis Hospital in the national capital.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala&nbsp;Sitharaman received&nbsp;her first dose of the <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Covid-19 vaccine</a> at the Fortis Hospital in the national capital.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind&nbsp;Kerjiwal&nbsp;also got his first Covid&nbsp;jab on Thursday at the city's LNJP&nbsp;Hospital along with his parents.
All three received the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/madras-hc-s-notice-to-centre-on-plea-to-on-plea-to-declare-covishield-vaccine-unsafe-1613788159871" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Covishield&nbsp;vaccine</a>. The 52-year-old chief minister, who is diabetic, tweeted that he is feeling fine after being inoculated and urged everyone who is eligible to get themselves vaccinated.&nbsp;
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and his wife, Mala Bhagat&nbsp;also&nbsp;took their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday.&nbsp;
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Also Read: <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/bharat-biotech-covaxin-shows-81-efficacy-in-phase-3-trials-1614772819657" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bharat Biotech: Covaxin showed 81% efficacy in phase 3 trials</a>

A wildfire has been raging on in Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve for a week now. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has ordered officials to douse the fire. Till Wednesday,

A wildfire has been raging on in Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve for a week now. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has ordered officials to douse the fire. Till Wednesday, the fire had devoured eight out of the total 21 ranges of the Similipal Forest Reserve which is spread over 2,750 square km. Patnaik held a high-level review meeting on the situation and described Similipal Forest as a valuable asset of the world. The CM also directed officials on Wednesday to ensure the conservation of the forest and take precautionary measures to avoid the recurrence of a forest fire.

Taj Mahal Bomb Threat: The Taj Mahal in Agra was briefly shut on Thursday morning after UP Police received a call about a bomb at the iconic monument.

The Taj Mahal in Agra was briefly shut on Thursday morning after Uttar Pradesh Police received a call about a bomb at the iconic monument.
Tourists were hurriedly evacuated after the call. Authorities conducted thorough checks following the bomb threat. Entry to tourists resumed a little after 11 am.
A senior police officer said no bomb has been found so far and that efforts are on to trace the caller. "I'd like to assure everyone that 99 per cent, it is a hoax call. But we are following the drill," Agra Inspector General told ANI.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to go on a mega campaign trail as five states go to polls at the end of this month.

Prime Minister <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/west-bengal-ec-tells-petrol-pumps-to-remove-hoardings-with-pm-s-pic-1614822615876" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Narendra&nbsp;Modi</a>&nbsp;is all set to go on a mega campaign trail as five states go to polls at the end of this month.
The prime minister is expected to hold 2 rallies before each of the 8 phases in West Bengal, the Hindustan Times has reported. The first rally will be held in Kolkata on March 7.
He is also expected to hold six rallies in Assam, which will vote in 3 phases, and Kerala, Tamil Nadu&nbsp;and Puducherry. <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/poll-dates-out-for-bengal-tn-kerala-assam-puducherry-results-on-may-2-1614346682127" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Assembly elections</a> in the three southern states will be held in a single phase on April 6.
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Also Read: <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/bjp-vs-tmc-war-of-slogans-heats-up-ahead-of-bengal-assembly-polls-1614419088146" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BJP vs TMC: War of slogans heats up ahead of Bengal assembly polls&nbsp;</a>

India on Thursday witnessed a hike in daily coronavirus cases as 17,407 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. On Wednesday, close to 15,000 fresh infections wer

India on Thursday witnessed a hike in daily coronavirus cases as 17,407 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. On Wednesday, close to 15,000 fresh infections were reported. The number of active cases in the country which was around 1.50 lakh in the initial week of February has also increased to over 1.73 lakh, as per the health ministry's data. The Centre had on Wednesday said six states are contributing most to the active coronavirus cases in the country. Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Karnataka have been witnessing a continued surge in Coronavirus cases.

The United States on Wednesday welcomed the steps taken by New Delhi to return the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to full economic and political normalcy consiste

The United States on Wednesday welcomed the steps taken by New Delhi to return the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to full economic and political normalcy consistent with India's democratic values. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said the US, at the same time, continues to follow developments in Jammu and Kashmir closely. The US policy with regard to Kashmir has not changed, Price told reporters at his daily news conference. The US continues to support direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on Kashmir and other issues of concern, Price said.

Washington-based noted think tank Freedom House has demoted India’s status as democracy from “free” to “partly free”. The NGO's latest rep

Washington-based noted think tank Freedom House has demoted India&rsquo;s status as democracy from &ldquo;free&rdquo; to &ldquo;partly free&rdquo;. The NGO's latest report says rights and civil liberties &ldquo;have been eroding since Narendra Modi became Prime Minister in 2014&rdquo;. It specifically refers to attacks on Muslims, use of the sedition law, and the government&rsquo;s coronavirus response including the lockdown. India had been rated as &ldquo;free&rdquo; in Freedom House&rsquo;s reports for 2018, 2019 and 2020, though its scores on a scale of 100 had declined during this period from 77 to 71. In the latest report, India had a score of 67 out of 100.

Expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala has said she is quitting politics and public life. Sasikala who was in a Bengaluru jail for four years in a corruption case was relea

Expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala has said she is quitting politics and public life. Sasikala who was in a Bengaluru jail for four years in a corruption case was released in January and was widely expected to re-enter her party ahead of the assembly polls in Tamil Nadu. In a letter released on Wednesday, Sasikala, who was a close aide of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, wrote that she has 'never been after power or position'. This comes days after her nephew TTV Dhinakaran told reporters that Sasikala will certainly contest upcoming assembly elections. In the letter, she also urged the supporters of AIADMK to stay united and defeat MK Stalin's DMK.

India led the world last year in internet shutdowns that affected hundreds of millions of people, as governments cracked down on political rivals and tried to suppress

India led the world last year in internet shutdowns that affected hundreds of millions of people, as governments cracked down on political rivals and tried to suppress protests. The digital rights campaign Access Now has said that governments in 2020 increasingly used shutdowns in response to ongoing violence, especially in conflict zones.&nbsp;At least 155 internet shutdowns in 2020 disrupted access for people in 29 countries, including 28 full internet blackouts, the report said. India consistently restricts access more than any other country, accounting for the lion&rsquo;s share in 2020 with at least 109 disruptions, according to the Access Now report. The next highest was Yemen with six shutdowns.

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