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Civil Aviation Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, has said that plans to sell a stake in debt-laden state-run Air India have been put on hold due to high oil prices and vola

Govt shelves plan to sell stake in Air India for now

Civil Aviation Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, has said that plans to sell a stake in debt-laden state-run Air India have been put on hold due to high oil prices and volatile foreign currency movements. He told Parliament, that the present environment is not conducive to stimulate interest amongst investors for strategic disinvestment of Air India. India's aviation sector is at its lowest, with one of its biggest private airlines, Jet Airways, facing bankruptcy. Air India is expected to report a net loss of ₹7,635 crore during 2018-19, according to provisional figures released by the government.

Ahead of the upcoming Assam assembly polls, the BJP announced on Friday its decision to field Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal from Majuli and Himanta Biswa Sarma from

Ahead of the upcoming Assam assembly polls, the BJP announced on Friday its decision to field Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal from Majuli and Himanta Biswa Sarma from Jalukbari. The BJP will contest the upcoming Assam polls along with its two allies, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL). The BJP released a list of 70 candidates for Assam polls that will be held in thress phases between March 27 and April 6. The result will be declared on May 2.

Commenting on income tax raids on Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the same persons were r

Commenting on income tax raids on Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the same persons were raided in 2013 as well, but it wasn't turned into a big issue back then as it is being done now. The finance minister however did not talk about the outcome of the 2013 raids and if any follow-up action was taken in the last seven years. Refusing to comment on individual cases, she said it is in the national interest to know if some evasion is happening. The Shiv&nbsp;Sena&nbsp;on the the other hand said that the&nbsp;raids&nbsp;are a part of Centre's political vendetta against people who dare to speak out.&nbsp;The Income Tax Department on March 3 began raids on the homes and offices of Taapsee Pannu and Anurag Kashyap as well as his partners, who launched the now-shuttered production house Phantom Films.

India reported as many as 16,838 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the country to 1,11,73,761 on Friday. Six states-&n

India reported as many as 16,838 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the country to 1,11,73,761 on Friday. Six states-&nbsp;&nbsp;Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi continue to account for 84.44 per cent of the total cases, the government said on Friday.
Maharashtra continues to be the most affected with 10,216 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours. Punjab reported more than 1,000 cases for the first time since November 15. Delhi recorded 312 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest in nearly 1.5 months.&nbsp;
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal chaired a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority Friday and directed authorities to continue with the existing strategy against Covid-19, including cluster-based surveillance, testing and genome sequencing owing to the rise in the number of cases in the country.

Veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Friday that a victory for the grand old party in the upcoming state elections was a priority. "I will be camp

Veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad&nbsp;said on Friday that a victory for the grand old party in the upcoming state elections was a priority.&nbsp; Azad&nbsp;said he will&nbsp; campaign&nbsp;wherever he will be invited to by the Congress party or by any individual. Former Rajya Sabha member and senior Congress leader&nbsp;has been in news&nbsp; lately after he heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being connected to his roots.&nbsp;

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday successfully conducted a flight test of solid fuel ducted ramjet(SFDR) technology from a test range i

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday successfully conducted a flight test of solid fuel ducted ramjet(SFDR) technology from a test range in Odisha. The successful demonstration of SFDR technology has provided DRDO the technological advantage which will enable it to develop long range air-to-air missiles. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and DRDO chairman G Satheesh Reddy congratulated the scientists, Indian Air Force and the industry on the successful flight test of SFDR

India on Friday said it expects China to work with it through existing bilateral consultation mechanisms between their diplomats and military commanders to ensure early

India on Friday said it expects China to work with it through existing bilateral consultation mechanisms between their diplomats and military commanders to ensure early completion of the disengagement process in the remaining areas in eastern Ladakh. The statement comes days after the armies of the two countries concluded withdrawal of troops and weapons from the north and south banks of the Pangong lake. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that once disengagement is completed at all friction points, then the two sides could also look at broader de-escalation of troops in the area and work towards restoration of peace and tranquillity.

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday summoned former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, in a money laundering case. The ED has summoned the president

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday summoned former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, in a money laundering case. The ED has summoned the president of the People&rsquo;s Democratic Party (PDP) on 15 March. Mufti, who is critical of the government's move to scrap&nbsp;special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was released in October last year&nbsp;after being detained by the government for nearly 14 months.

Hiren Mansukh, owner of the vehicle with explosives which had been found parked near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence last week, was found dead in a creek in nei

Hiren Mansukh, owner of the vehicle with explosives which had been found parked near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence last week, was found dead in a creek in neighboring Thane on Friday, police said. The 45-year-old had gone missing on Thursday night. Thane&nbsp;DCP&nbsp;said that Mansukh&nbsp;died by suicide and the police have registered an Accidental Death Report.&nbsp;
Maharashtra Opposition leader Devendra&nbsp;Fadnavis&nbsp;has called the matter 'suspicious' and&nbsp;asked for the case to be handed over to NIA. He had spoken about giving protection to&nbsp;Mansukh&nbsp;earlier in the day fearing danger to his life.&nbsp;
Mansukh's Scorpio with gelatin sticks inside was found near&nbsp;Ambani's multi-storey residence in South Mumbai, on February 25. According&nbsp;to&nbsp;the police it had been stolen on February 18.

In a meeting of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Tuesday it was decided that farmers will block Kundli–Manesar–Palwal Expressway at different points fo

In a meeting of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha&nbsp;on Tuesday&nbsp;it was decided that farmers will block Kundli&ndash;Manesar&ndash;Palwal Expressway at different points for five hours between 11 am &amp; 4 pm on Saturday as the farmers' protest enters day 100.&nbsp;Tens of thousands of farmers have camped outside Delhi since end November demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi repeal three contentious farm laws.&nbsp;On Womens' Day on March 8, women protesters will lead the protest at Delhi borders and other places across the country. Further, on March 15 farmers will join labourers &amp; employees in protest against privatisation and corporatization.&nbsp;Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union,&nbsp;Rakesh Tikait said that till the government does not listen, the movement will continue like this.

India's one of the top-notch colleges, Miranda House is planning to start a three-month certificate programme for training young women interested in joining p

One of India's best colleges, Miranda House is planning to start a three-month certificate programme for training young women interested in joining politics at the state and national level. Principal Bijayalaxmi&nbsp;Nanda&nbsp;said that the college will begin a pilot course in April and it will be offered to&nbsp;interested students from the next academic session.
'The programme will focus on training and capacity-building of young women at all levels from gram panchayat to urban municipal bodies,' Principal&nbsp;said in a statement.

For the first time, junior commissioned officers (JCOs) and jawans will take part in India’s top military conference to be addressed by PM Narendra Modi.

For the first time, junior commissioned officers (JCOs) and jawans will take part in India&rsquo;s top military conference to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
So far, only the topmost brass of the three services - Army, Navy and Air Force was allowed to participate in this conference. The Combined Commanders' Conference is being held in Gujarat's Kevadia&nbsp;over the weekend.
All eyes would be on the chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat' briefing which is likely to include developments regarding formation of new tri-services commands.

The ministry of home affairs on Friday announced new rules for the OCI card-holders. According to the new rules the card-holders will require special permission for Tab

The ministry of home affairs on Friday announced new rules for the OCI card-holders. According to the new rules the card-holders will require special permission for Tabligh or or journalistic activities. The Home Ministry has said in rules for overseas Indians seeking visas that the card holders will need permission to take up any research work or internship with foreign missions. A special permit will also be required to visit any place that falls in the protected or restricted or prohibited areas. The permission is to be granted by the Foreign Regional Registration Office (FRRO)

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

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.
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Also Read: <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/vk-sasikala-quits-politics-ahead-of-tn-polls-urges-aidmk-to-stay-united-1614791038624" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VK Sasikala quits politics ahead of TN polls, urges AIDMK to stay united</a>

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.

TMC candidate list 2021: TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced the list of 291 candidates for upcoming assembly elections.

West Bengal Chief Mnister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced the list of 291 candidates for upcoming <a href="https://www.editorji.com/west-bengal-assembly-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">assembly elections</a>.&nbsp;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 <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/battle-for-bengal-heats-up-mamata-vs-suvendu-adhikari-in-nandigram-likely-1614868224964" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Subhendu Adhikari</a> 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.
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Also Read: <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">Deepika Padukone named the global brand ambassador of denim brand Levi's</a>

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.

Assam Assembly Election 2021: The BJP has reached a seat-sharing formula with its Assam allies ahead of the assembly election in the state that starts March 27.

The BJP has reached a seat-sharing formula with its Assam allies ahead of the <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 election</a> 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.

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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