Name: Ex-babus write to PM, seek transparency on PM-CARES fund
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In an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a group of 100 former civil servants have flagged questions over the transparency of the PM-CARES Fund and demanded t

Ex-babus write to PM, seek transparency on PM-CARES fund

In an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a group of 100 former civil servants have flagged questions over the transparency of the PM-CARES Fund and demanded that its financial details be made public. The retired bureaucrats said it is necessary that, for reasons of probity and adherence to standards of public accountability, the financial details of receipts and expenditures be made available in order to avoid doubts of wrongdoing. The PM-CARES Fund was set up by the Centre in March last year with the primary objective to deal with the emergency situation caused by the Covid-19 outbreak and provide relief to those affected.
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In an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a group of 100 former civil servants have flagged questions over the transparency of the PM-CARES Fund and demanded that its financial details be made public. The retired bureaucrats said it is necessary that, for reasons of probity and adherence to standards of public accountability, the financial details of receipts and expenditures be made available in order to avoid doubts of wrongdoing. The PM-CARES Fund was set up by the Centre in March last year with the primary objective to deal with the emergency situation caused by the Covid-19 outbreak and provide relief to those affected.

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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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and his wife Smt Nutan on Tuesday received the first shot of the Covid-19 vaccine in the ongoing 2nd phase of the vaccinat

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and his wife Nutan&nbsp;on Tuesday received the first shot of the Covid-19 vaccine in the ongoing 2nd phase of the vaccination drive. The health minister was administered the vaccine jab at the Delhi Heart and Lung Institute. Earlier on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi&nbsp;kickstarted the 2nd phase of the vaccination drive by getting the first shot of&nbsp;Bharat&nbsp;Biotech's&nbsp;Covaxin&nbsp;at AIIMS.

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that consensual sex during a prolonged live-in cannot be called rape if the man doesn't keep his promise of marriage. A bench of

The&nbsp;Supreme Court on Monday ruled that consensual sex during a prolonged live-in cannot be called rape if the man doesn't keep his promise of marriage. A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna&nbsp;and&nbsp;V Ramasubramanian&nbsp;said that 'making a false promise to marry is wrong' and even a woman shouldn't make such false promises but that 'does not mean that in a prolonged live-in consensual intercourse&nbsp;would be categorised as rape'.
The court was hearing a case related to a couple who were living together for 5 years but the man eventually married someone else. The woman then filed a rape case against him accusing him of having sex with her under the pretext of marriage.&nbsp;
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Many Maharashtra government officials have tested positive when they were screened on Monday before the budget session of the state Assembly, Vidhan Bhavan officials sa

Many Maharashtra government officials have tested positive when they were screened on Monday before the budget session of the state Assembly, Vidhan Bhavan officials said. At least 26 people tested positive, which included government staff, police personnel, other office-bearers of political parties. According to officials of Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai, these 26 people had earlier applied for passes to attend the session on behalf of their respective offices. The state is witnessing a sudden spike in daily infections as the number of daily infections rose from 4,000 something to 8,000 in February.
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If you are upset about sudden spike in temperature in the last few days, brace up for more. Day temperatures are likely to be above normal in north, northeast, parts of

If you are upset about sudden spike in temperature in the last few days, brace up for more. Day temperatures are likely to be above normal in north, northeast, parts of east and west India, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday in its summer forecast for March to May. However, it has forecast a likelihood of below normal temperatures in south and the adjoining central India. The IMD has said in the Indo-Gangetic plains -- from Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, east UP, west UP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand to Odisha -- the temperature is expected to be above normal by more than 0.5 degree Celsius during March to May.

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;

Another horrific crime from UP's Hathras. A man accused in a molestation case and out on bail, shot dead the victim's father on Monday evening. Police said that the two

Another horrific crime from UP's Hathras. A man accused in a molestation case and out on bail, shot dead the victim's father on Monday evening. Police said that the two families had an argument near a temple which ended up in the shooting incident, leading to the death of the survivor's father on way to hospital. Accused Gaurav Sharma was jailed for a month in 2018 after a molestation case was filed against him by the woman's father. He was granted bail by a local court after a month and had been out of the prison since then. Two persons from Sharma's family have so far been arrested in the case.

Union Power Minister RK Singh has rubbished claims that the Mumbai power outage in October last year was the result of a Chinese cyber-attack or possible sabotage. In

Union Power Minister RK Singh has rubbished claims that the Mumbai power outage in October last year was the result of a Chinese cyber-attack or possible sabotage.
In an interview to CNN news 18, R K Singh said that the cause was actually a &ldquo;human error&rdquo;. Singh said a team of experts in their report to the Power Ministry blamed the engineer and operator on duty for lapses that lead to the outage in Mumbai.
Singh&rsquo;s remarks came after Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut said that the Mumbai outage was caused by a cyberattack&rdquo;.
Raut had said the Maharashtra government, the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), and the Central Electricity Authority had set up separate committees to probe the cause of the power outage and their reports have been received. Raut said, based on preliminary information there definitely was sabotage.

The Delhi High Court on Monday came down heavily on the Delhi Police in the case of the alleged leak of an accused’s “confession statement” in the con

The Delhi High Court on Monday came down heavily on the Delhi Police in the case of the alleged leak of an accused&rsquo;s &ldquo;confession statement&rdquo; in the conspiracy case related to the Northeast Delhi riots. Panning the vigilance inquiry conducted by police into the alleged leak, the high court described the probe report submitted before it as &ldquo;half-baked&rdquo;, &ldquo;a useless piece of paper&rdquo;, and &ldquo;worse than&hellip;what they do in an ordinary theft case&rdquo;. The court also asked the Special Commissioner of Police (Vigilance) to appear before it Friday. It said that such leaks need to be controlled for &ldquo;fairness&rdquo; to the accused and for &ldquo;purity of investigation&rdquo;.

CNG, PNG Price in Delhi: With the petrol-diesel and LPG prices already skyrocketing, there is more bad news for common folks.

With the petrol-diesel and LPG prices already skyrocketing, there is more bad news for common folks. The prices of CNG used in vehicles as well as PNG (Piped Natural Gas) which is the domestic cooking fuel, have been hiked.
The new prices came into effect from 6 am on Tuesday. Indraprastha Gas Limited has said that it has increased the price of CNG by 70 paise/kg in Delhi-NCR.
The price of CNG in Delhi has now gone up to Rs 43.40 per kg. At the same time, CNG has reached Rs 49.08 per kg in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad. IGL has also increased the prices of PNG in Delhi-NCR by 91 paise. The new price of PNG in Delhi was Rs 28.41 per scm.
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Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Monday slammed the party's tie-up with Indian Secular Front led by cleric Abbas Siddiqui in West Bengal. Sharma said it was again

Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Monday slammed the party's tie-up with Indian Secular Front led by cleric Abbas Siddiqui in West Bengal. Sharma said it was against the "Gandhian and Nehruvian secularism" and the party cannot be selective in fighting the "communalists". Sharma, a former union minister and a leader of the group of 23 which had written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi demanding organisational overhaul, said the issue of "alliance" with a radical party like the ISF should have been discussed and approved by the Congress Working Committee. He also sought clarification from West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for attending the joint rally in Kolkata where ISF leaders were present. Sharma said that Chowdhury's presence and endorsement was "painful and shameful".

Finance Ministry is in looking at the possibility of reducing taxes on petrol and diesel as prices as per reports. Taxes and duties account for over 60% of the petrol b

Finance Ministry is looking at the possibility of reducing taxes on petrol and diesel as per reports. Taxes and duties account for over 60% of the petrol bill at this point. Along with soaring crude oil&nbsp;prices ,&nbsp;hefty tax bill has pushed petrol prices to record highs across the country topping the Rs 100/litre&nbsp;mark.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Reports quoted unnamed Finance Ministry sources as saying&nbsp;"We are discussing ways in which prices can be kept stable. We will be able to take a view of the issue by mid-March."&nbsp;&nbsp;
 GST collections have been above Rs 1 lakh crore for the 5th&nbsp;straight month in February has given some room to the govt to&nbsp;lower the fuel bill burden on the consumers.&nbsp;&nbsp;

According to the union health ministry’s provisional data, 25 lakh potential beneficiaries registered on the Co-Win portal on Monday.

According to the union health ministry&rsquo;s provisional data, 25 lakh potential beneficiaries registered on the<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/registration-for-vaccine-on-co-win-2-0-app-starts-here-s-all-you-need-to-know-1614505732273" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Co-Win portal</a> on Monday. 
Out of this, 24.5 lakh are citizens and the rest are healthcare workers and frontline workers. About 6.44 lakh appointments were booked on Monday by citizen beneficiaries.
The govt said, a total of 1.47 lakh vaccine doses have been given, as per the provisional report till 7 pm on Monday.
Amid a struggle to contain the fresh resurgence of Covid-19 cases, India on Monday rolled out the second phase of the nationwide <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Covid-19 vaccination</a> program, which has now been extended to senior citizens and people over 45 with co-morbidities.

China has responded to the new study which claimed Chinese hackers were behind the power outage in Mumbai in 2020. China’s foreign ministry spokesperson has respo

China has responded to the new study which claimed Chinese hackers were behind the power outage in Mumbai in 2020. China&rsquo;s foreign ministry spokesperson has responded to the claims, calling them &ldquo;speculation and fabrication&rdquo;.
In a statement, he went on to tell reporters, that "as a staunch defender of cybersecurity, China firmly opposes and cracks down on all forms of cyber attacks". He added that speculation and fabrication have no role to play in the issue of cyber attacks, as it is very difficult to trace the origin of a cyber attack. 
He added, it is highly irresponsible to accuse a particular party when there is no sufficient evidence, saying China is firmly opposed to such irresponsible and ill-intentioned practice.
The day-long power cut, which took place as India and China were in a standoff along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, was alleged to have been a warning from China to India not to provoke it any further, according to the study.

West Bengal assembly polls 2021: Popular Tollywood actor Srabanti Chatterjee on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Popular Tollywood actor Srabanti Chatterjee on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Srabanti is the latest in a spree of film actors in Bengal to enter into politics ahead of the assembly polls in the state.
The actor was welcomed in the party by BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and the party&rsquo;s state president, Dilip Ghosh.
Ahead of the eight-phase polling in West Bengal that starts from March 27, both the BJP and TMC have been roping in film stars and actors.
On Thursday, Bengali actor Payel Sarkar joined the BJP, while earlier Bengali actor Yash Dasgupta had joined the saffron camp. Cricketer Manoj Tiwary along with three Bengali film stars, Raj Chakraborty, Kanchan Mullick, Sayoni Ghosh, joined the Trinamool Congress in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister <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> as well.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday joined the list of political leaders who received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, as India started the second phase of t

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday joined the list of political leaders who received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, as India started the second phase of the inoculation drive. Amit Shah was administered the first dose of coronavirus vaccine by a team of doctors from the Medanta Hospital.
His vaccination came hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was administered a shot of Covaxin at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi. The ongoing phase of the vaccination drive will cover those above the age of 60 and those over 45 with co-morbidities.
Apart from PM Modi and Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Union minister Jitendra Singh, NCP chief Sharad Pawar were among the leaders who received the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 on Monday.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday announced his party’s support to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress for the upcoming

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday announced his party&rsquo;s support to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress for the upcoming Assembly election in West Bengal as it seeks to expand its base in the state.
&ldquo;We will lend support to Mamata Banerjee wherever needed. The priority is to stop the BJP at all costs. To save the country from those who are bent of destroying it,&rdquo; said Tejashwi Yadav after meeting Banerjee at her Kalighat resident in Kolkata.
Mamata said that jailed RJD supremo Lalu Yadav is like her father, who is being tortured in the jail. &ldquo;If Tejasvi is fighting, then I am fighting. If I am fighting, then Tejasvi is fighting.&rdquo; The BJP would not last in Bihar, neither is it going to BJP win in Bengal, she added.
Mamata Banerjee and Tejashwi Yadav are scheduled to announce the seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming polls. Reports say the RJD will be aiming at a significant percentage of Bihari vote share in Howrah, West Burdwan, parts of Kolkata.

With a year left for Punjab assembly elections, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday announced that election strategist Prashant Kishor had joined his team.

With a year left for Punjab assembly elections, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday announced that election strategist Prashant Kishor had joined his team.
In a tweet, Amarinder made the announcement, saying he looks forward to working with Kishor for the betterment of the people of Punjab.
Amarinder Singh had previously employed Prashant Kishor's Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) to handle his poll campaign in Punjab in the 2017 assembly polls, which led to a resounding victory for the Congress in the state. 
Currently, Prashant Kishor is heading the Trinamool Congress's campaign for the 2021 West Bengal elections. He has previously handled election campaigns for Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, and RJD's Tejashwi Yadav.
But Prashant Kishor's biggest election success story remains PM Modi's stellar win in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

Netizens are loving the new Rahul Gandhi. After his ‘boxer’ abs broke the Internet, a video of Rahul Gandhi has emerged from Tamil Nadu where the Congress l

Netizens are loving the new Rahul Gandhi. After his &lsquo;boxer&rsquo; abs broke the Internet, a video of Rahul Gandhi has emerged from Tamil Nadu where the Congress leader can be seen effortlessly doing push-ups with a schoolgirl.
Rahul Gandhi was challenged to do 15 push-ups by a schoolgirl at a martial art event in Tamil Nadu. Amid loud cheers, Rahul Gandhi takes the challenge a step further, he was seen&nbsp;doing push-ups with one arm. Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi, who is visiting the poll-bound state of Tamil Nadu, was also caught on camera dancing with students along with AICC Tamil Nadu in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao.

The Maharashtra government has taken cognisance of a report by the New York Times, claiming that the Mumbai power outage was a likely Chinese cyber attack. Home ministe

The Maharashtra government has taken cognisance of a report by the New York Times, claiming that the Mumbai power outage was a likely Chinese cyber attack. Home minister Anil Deshmukh has sought a report from the cyber department over it.
A New York Times said that the Mumbai power outage last year, which was said to the worst power failure in decades, may have its links to the India and China border tensions. The NYT report adds that the mega Mumbai power outage may be the result of a cyber attack from China.
The report by The New York Times claims that when the Indians and Chinese soldiers were having a faceoff at the border, the malware was being injected into the control systems that are responsible for electric supply across India.&nbsp;

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