Name: Day 1 of lockdown: India’s electricity demand fell to 5-month low
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According to a Reuters report India’s electricity use fell to the lowest in nearly five months on the first day of a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the co

Day 1 of lockdown: India’s electricity demand fell to 5-month low

According to a Reuters report India&rsquo;s electricity use fell to the lowest in nearly five months on the first day of a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.&nbsp;National electricity demand fell to 2.78 billion units on March 25,&nbsp;which was&nbsp;the first day of the three-week total shutdown called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi late on Tuesday.&nbsp;That was nearly 20 per cent below the average of 3.45 billion units per day in the first three weeks of March, a Reuters analysis of government data showed.&nbsp;

According to a Reuters report India’s electricity use fell to the lowest in nearly five months on the first day of a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. National electricity demand fell to 2.78 billion units on March 25, which was the first day of the three-week total shutdown called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi late on Tuesday. That was nearly 20 per cent below the average of 3.45 billion units per day in the first three weeks of March, a Reuters analysis of government data showed.

Ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu has issued its first list of candidates for the upcoming assembly election to be conducted on April 6th. Chief Minister Palaniswami will con

Ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu has issued its first list of candidates for the upcoming assembly election to be conducted on April 6th. Chief Minister Palaniswami will contest from the Edappadi assembly constituency in his home district of Salem while his deputy Panneerselvam will fight polls from Bodinayakanur. Votes for the 234 member strong assembly will be counted on May 2.

Shiromani Akali Dal members were suspended from the Punjab assembly on Friday for the rest of the budget session for creating for disrupting chief minister Capt Amarind

Shiromani Akali Dal members were suspended from the Punjab assembly on Friday for the rest of the budget session for creating for disrupting chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh&rsquo;s reply to the governor&rsquo;s address twice. The speaker suspended all Akali legislators termed the chief minister&rsquo;s speech a bundle of lies for the next three days of the session after they created chaos in the Vidhan Sabha that led to two adjournments of the House. The Speaker first adjourned the assembly for 15 minutes in a bid to restore order and then ordered the second adjournment soon after the chief minister resumed his speech.

West Bengal Chief Mnister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced the list of 291 candidates for upcoming assembly elections. Banerjee confirmed she will cont

West Bengal Chief Mnister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced the list of 291 candidates for upcoming assembly elections. Banerjee confirmed she will contest the poll from Nandigram and not&nbsp;Bhowanipore. Banerjee&nbsp;will file her nomination on March 10. In Nandigram she will contest against former top aide Subhendu Adhikari who defected to the BJP in December. Veteran TMC minister Sovandeb Chatterjee will be fielded from the Bhowanipore seat.&nbsp;TMC has fielded 50 women, 42 Muslim candidates. The party has left out three seats of the total 294 for allies and friends to contest from North Bengal and other regions. It has also dropped over 20 sitting MLAs and top ministers, including Partha Chattopadhyay and Amit Mitra.

Asia’s largest slum, Dharavi has reported a sevenfold increase in Covid-19 positive cases, from just 10 cases on 22 January to 73 on March 4.The BMC is on alert,

Asia&rsquo;s largest slum, Dharavi has reported a sevenfold increase in Covid-19 positive cases, from just 10 cases on 22 January to 73 on March 4. The BMC is on alert, according to officials, and the civic body is taking stringent measures to prevent the situation from escalating, as it had done in mid-2020 when the pandemic was at its worst. Reports quoting BMC officials say, they have gone back to their old model that helped contain the spread last year. The BMC has aggressively started screening people from the slum and conducting tests. Not just active cases, the number of people under institutional quarantine in Dharavi has increased to 94, from just 3 in the first week of February. Maharashtra is among the few states contributing to India's Covid-19 load; the state reported a record surge of infections &ndash; 10,000 cases on Wednesday.

The BJP has reached a seat-sharing formula with its Assam allies ahead of the assembly election in the state that starts March 27.Reports say the BJP will contest in 92

The BJP has reached a seat-sharing formula with its Assam allies ahead of the assembly election in the state that starts March 27. Reports say the BJP will contest in 92 of the 126 seats in the Assam Assembly, with 26 going to the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and 8 to the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL). Reports also add that an initial list of 84 BJP candidates has been finalised, and more details on seats and names of candidates are likely to be announced on Friday. Assam will vote in three phases - March 27, April 1 and April 6 - with results due on May 2.
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In a big to reduce road accidents, airbags will soon be mandatory for front passenger seats of all cars in India. The proposal made by the Ministry of Ro

In a bid to reduce road&nbsp;accidents, airbags will soon be mandatory&nbsp;for&nbsp;front passenger seats of all cars in India. The proposal made by the Ministry of Road and Transport, has been approved by the Law Ministry.
While the final notification is yet to be issued, as per a report by Zee&nbsp;News, airbags for front passenger seats could become mandatory as early as April 1.
The report adds that all the existing models will require to get front passenger airbags by Aug 31. As of now, only driver's seat airbags are compulsory in all cars in India.&nbsp;

In its latest bulletin on Friday, the Health Ministry said more than 13.8 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered across the country in the last 24 hours.

In its latest bulletin on Friday, the Health Ministry said more than 13.8 lakh <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COVID-19 vaccine</a> doses have been administered across the country in the last 24 hours.
In a significant jump, India administered nearly 11 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccines on Thursday alone, while on Wednesday, at least 10 lakh people received the jab against Covid-19. These numbers are a remarkable increase from the earlier average of 5 lakh doses per day.
Meanwhile the Covid-19 case tally is rising. As per govt data on Friday, India reported 16,838 new Covid-19 cases and 113 deaths in the last 24 hours.
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The EC has asked the Health Ministry for the factual position regarding a complaint by the Trinamool Congress against the use of PM Narendra Modi

The Election Commission has asked the Health Ministry for the &ldquo;factual position&rdquo; regarding a complaint by the Trinamool Congress against the use of Prime Minister <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/modi-blitz-in-bengal-pm-to-hold-more-than-a-dozen-rallies-1614836095820" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Narendra </a><a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/modi-blitz-in-bengal-pm-to-hold-more-than-a-dozen-rallies-1614836095820" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Modi</a>&rsquo;s photo on <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Covid-19 vaccination</a> certificates.
The poll panel said, need to ascertain whether these certificates are indeed being distributed on the instructions of the Health Ministry. The TMC had approached the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer alleging that the use of PM&rsquo;s photo is a &ldquo;blatant misuse of official machinery&rdquo; and violates the Model Code of Conduct.
Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh called these allegations &ldquo;baseless&rdquo;, adding that the vaccination drive had started before the announcement of the <a href="https://www.editorji.com/west-bengal-assembly-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">election</a> dates.
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BJP leader and Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, who is a 'Z' category protectee in the Central govt list

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;
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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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