Name: States to consider reduction of VAT on aviation turbine fuel
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Description: Various state governments on Monday assured the Centre on considering a reduction of VAT rates on jet fuel, so as to support domestic airlines sustain commercial operations. India has one of the highest state governments' levied VAT rates on jet fuel. This makes the overall cost of airline operations high.

Various state governments on Monday assured the Centre on considering a reduction of VAT rates on jet fuel, so as to support domestic airlines sustain commercial operat

States to consider reduction of VAT on aviation turbine fuel

Various state governments on Monday assured the Centre on considering a reduction of VAT rates on jet fuel, so as to support domestic airlines sustain commercial operations.&nbsp;India has one of the highest state governments' levied VAT rates on jet fuel. This makes the overall cost of airline operations high.

Various state governments on Monday assured the Centre on considering a reduction of VAT rates on jet fuel, so as to support domestic airlines sustain commercial operations. India has one of the highest state governments' levied VAT rates on jet fuel. This makes the overall cost of airline operations high.

Aviation regulator said on Tuesday pilots and cabin crew members will not fly in an aircraft for 48 hours after being vaccinated against coronavirus. The Directorate Ge

Aviation regulator said on Tuesday pilots and cabin crew members will not fly in an aircraft for 48 hours after being vaccinated against coronavirus. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a circular that if there are no symptoms after 48 hours, the air crew which includes pilots and cabin crew is fit to resume 'unrestricted' flying duties." It said the air crew will be monitored for 30 minutes after taking the shot at the Covid-19 vaccination centre itself for any anaphylactic and idiosyncratic reaction.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday filed his nomination from Majuli as the BJP candidate for the second consecutive term for the assembly polls. The chi

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday filed his nomination from Majuli as the BJP candidate for the second consecutive term for the assembly polls. The chief minister filed his papers on the last day of submitting nominations.&nbsp;Before filing his nomination papers, he addressed a huge rally and sought the blessings of the people to return him and the party to power so that they continue to "serve the state and ensure further development initiated under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi".&nbsp;Sonowal said that during the last five years, the state has witnessed unprecedented development.

Actor Vijayakanth's DMDK has walked out of the AIADMK-BJP alliance in Tamil Nadu ahead of the Assembly polls. The DMDK has deserted the alliance reportedly after a disc

Actor Vijayakanth's DMDK has walked out of the AIADMK-BJP alliance in Tamil Nadu ahead of the Assembly polls. The DMDK has deserted the alliance reportedly after a discord over seat sharing. After three rounds of discussions, the AIADMK "refused to allot the numbers that were sought," the DMDK said. In the past few weeks, the party had been hinting that they are willing to fight the assembly elections on all 234 seats alone if their demands aren&rsquo;t met.
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The Rajasthan government said that the state will run out of coronavirus vaccines by tomorrow if the centre does not urgently send more supplies.Further, the state

The Rajasthan government has said that the state will run out of&nbsp;coronavirus vaccines by Wednesday if the Centre does not urgently send more supplies, NDTV has reported. Further, the state has slowed down the pace of the vaccination drive by giving doses to only those who require to get their second shot administered on Tuesday. The state's Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma sent an SOS message to the centre, asking for an urgent supply. The Centre has, however, denied the state's claim saying that&nbsp;Rajasthan&nbsp;has 37.61 lakh doses &amp; has consumed only 24.28 lakh doses till Monday night.&nbsp;

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh along with other infrastructural projects in Tripura. Pri

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the &lsquo;Maitri Setu&rsquo; between India and Bangladesh along with other infrastructural projects in Tripura. Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina also addressed the event virtually and congratulated both the countries for the inauguration of the bridge. 1.9 km long &lsquo;Maitri Setu&rsquo; bridge joins Sabroom in India with Ramgarh in Bangladesh. It has been built over Feni river which flows between Tripura and Bangladesh. PM Modi said that the bridge is poised to herald a new chapter for trade and people to people movement between India and Bangladesh.

More than 20 lakh Covid-19 vaccine shots were administered in India between Monday and Tuesday, the health ministry has said.

More than 20 lakh <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Covid-19 vaccine</a> shots were administered in India between Monday and Tuesday, the health ministry has said.&nbsp;This is the most number of vaccinations that have been carried out in the country in 24 hours.
India's has so far given over 2.3 crore anti-Covid jabs to the residents. The vaccination drive in India had begun on <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/covid-19-vaccination-drive-begins-in-india-1610809366449" target="_blank" rel="noopener">16 January</a>, when only healthcare workers were getting inoculated. It was later to expanded to include frontline workers in February.
The second phase of the drive commenced on <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/phase-2-of-covid-vaccinations-starts-today-all-you-need-to-know-1614561654189" target="_blank" rel="noopener">March 1</a> for people above the age of 60 or those above 45 with comorbidities.
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India's homegrown Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, has been declared safe and immunogenic with no serious side effects by Lancet.

India's homegrown <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Covid-19 vaccine</a>, Covaxin, has been declared "safe and immunogenic with no serious side effects" by Lancet that has published its phase 2 results.
Lancet has said that efficacy cannot be determined by phase 2 trials but the vaccine made by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech is "safe/immunogenic".
<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/bharat-biotech-covaxin-shows-81-efficacy-in-phase-3-trials-1614772819657" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Covaxin</a> was authorized for use in January before full clinical trial data leading to some concerns about its safety.
Bharat Biotech had last week said that interim analysis of Phase 3 of its trial showed Covaxin is 81% effective in protecting against Covid-19.
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The Opposition continued its attacks on the government over rising fuel prices on the second day of Parliament.

The Opposition continued its attacks on the government over rising fuel prices on the second day of Parliament.
Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, which resumed functioning&nbsp;at the usual 11 am from Tuesday, saw adjournments as unrelenting opposition members raised slogans against the sky-rocketing petrol, diesel and cooking prices.
Even on Monday, the proceedings were disrupted over the opposition protest against the govt over fuel prices.
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Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Monday assured an assistance of ₹ 1,500 per month to women family heads.

A day after DMK chief <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/dmk-seals-seat-sharing-cong-gets-25-seats-to-contest-in-tamil-nadu-1615169428357">MK Stalin</a> promised an assistance of ₹1,000 for homemakers if voted to power, the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Monday bettered the rival's poll promise.
Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Monday assured an assistance of ₹ 1,500 per month to women family heads. The ruling party has insisted that it was not a copycat measure and has been in the pipeline.
Making the announcement on Women's Day, AIADMK top leader also promised six cooking gas cylinders free of cost to families in a year.
The AIADMK manifesto for the April 6 assembly elections would soon be released with several more ''satisfying'' schemes for people, the CM promised.
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The Indian Youth Congress on Monday pitched for Rahul Gandhi's return as the Congress chief.

The Indian Youth Congress on Monday pitched for <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/comical-bjp-mocks-rahul-gandhi-for-saying-cong-never-captured-institutions-1614773768845" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rahul Gandhi's</a> return as the Congress chief. The party's youth wong said saying his leadership will strengthen the organisation and energise party workers.
The Youth Congress passed a resolution in this regard at the meeting of its national executive in New Delhi.
"In view of the prevailing situation in our country, the National Executive of Indian Youth Congress jointly passes a resolution that Rahul Gandhi should be appointed as the President of the Indian National Congress," the resolution said.
The resolution comes at a time when a section of party leaders led by Ghulam Nabi Azad have been demanding internal elections and a full-time Congress president.
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PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the death of nine people in the fire at a railway building in Kolkata on Monday evening.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the death of nine people in the <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/9-including-firemen-a-cop-killed-in-kolkata-fire-cm-visits-spot-1615252180740" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fire at a railway building in Kolkata</a> on Monday evening.
Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who visited the spot on Monday evening, trained her guns at the railways saying that none of their officials were present at the site and firemen could not get the map of the building to speed up firefighting efforts.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has set up a high-level committee to ascertain the cause of the fire at an Eastern Railway office building.

A day after home minister Amit Shah fired seven questions at Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan over gold and dollar smuggling cases, the CM has shot back. Vijayan

A day after home minister Amit Shah fired seven questions at Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan over gold and dollar smuggling cases, the CM has shot back. Vijayan said the BJP leader's comments have "insulted Kerala" and asked his own set of questions linked to the gold smuggling case. "Isn't a known Sangh Parivar person one of the main conspirators of gold smuggled in diplomatic baggage? Don't you know this? Isn't customs fully responsible to stop anti-national activities like smuggling of gold? Isn't Thiruvananthapuram airport entirely under central government? How did Thiruvananthapuram airport become a hub of gold smuggling since BJP came to power? Amit Shah must answer," the Chief Minister said.

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Singh Tikait has warned that if needed, lakhs of farmers and their tractors would reach the Parliament.

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/40-lakh-tractors-rakesh-tikait-warns-of-parliament-gherao-1614134989475" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rakesh Singh Tikait</a> has warned that if needed, lakhs of farmers and their tractors would reach the Parliament to press the government to withdraw the contentious farm laws.
He also attacked the Centre saying the leaders chosen by voters are powerless. Minister can't reply to us on his own. He gets back with files and returns with replies," Tikait said.&nbsp;
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has been holding talks with farmers to end the stand-off over the farm laws which has gone on for over a 100 days now. However, so far the talks have failed in bringing any resolution to the matter.

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan's party Makkal Needhi Maiam will contest 154 out of 234 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu assembly elections. The party has left the rem

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan's party Makkal Needhi Maiam will contest 154 out of 234 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu assembly elections. The party has left the remaining 80 seats for its two alliance partners - All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi and Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi - that will contest on 40 seats each. The seat-sharing agreement was announced by MNM late Monday night. The MNM is raising corruption, jobs, developing villages and people-friendly e-governance as key issues. It has promised salaries to homemakers and free computers with internet to all homes.

Delhi police have written to all Indian air carriers as well as to Delhi airport operator DIAL asking them to display prominent warnings for flyer against carrying bull

Delhi police have written to all Indian air carriers as well as to Delhi airport operator DIAL asking them to display prominent warnings for flyer against carrying bullets. The Hindustan Times has reported that warnings will have to be mentioned prominently on all boarding passes, air tickets and at terminal entry points that carrying ammunition&nbsp;is a non-bailable offence and can land flyers in jail. The letter by the police came in the backdrop of 522 passengers being arrested from Delhi airport in the past five years for carrying live ammunition in their bags, the report said.

The High Commission of India in London has condemned a debate among some British lawmakers the farmers protest and press freedom in India. The Commission damned the deb

The High Commission of India in London has condemned a debate among some British lawmakers the farmers protest and press freedom in India. The Commission damned the debate, held on Monday evening inside the British parliamentary premises, as &ldquo;false assertions&rdquo; in a &ldquo;distinctly one-sided discussion&rdquo;.
&ldquo;We deeply regret that rather than a balanced debate, false assertions -- without substantiation or facts -- were made, casting aspersions on the largest functioning democracy in the world and its institutions,&rdquo; the commission said in a statement after the Monday evening debate on an e-petition.
The debate was held in response to an e-petition which had crossed the 100,000-signature threshold, required for it to be approved by the House of Commons Petitions Committee.

The Maharashtra govt has declared a lockdown between March 13 and 31 in 11 hotspots of the Thane city, officials said.

The Maharashtra govt has declared a lockdown between March 13 and 31 in 11 hotspots of the Thane city, officials said.
The order, issued by municipal officials, said the decision was taken due to rise in <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Covid-19 cases</a> in these areas in the past few days.
It said all restrictions that were in place during the nationwide lockdown declared earlier would be in force during this time as well. As on Monday morning, the caseload of Thane district was close 2.7 lakh, including 6,302 deaths.

At least seven people were killed in a fire in a multi-storeyed building in Kolkata on Monday.

At least nine people were killed in a fire in a multi-storeyed building in Kolkata on Monday. The building houses zonal offices of Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway.
Chief Minister <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/kolkata-fire-pm-condoles-deaths-mamata-targets-railways-1615264900788" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mamata Banerjee</a> visited the spot on Monday evening. The fire, which broke out on the 13th floor of the sprawling New Koilaghat building on Strand Road at around 6.10 pm.
Out of the nine deceased, four were firefighters, one policeman, one RPF personnel, and one railway official, officials said.&nbsp;The death toll may increase as a few other persons are missing and efforts are on to find them out.

A person who requested the Pune Police Commissioner to "do something" and convince his friend to accept his love proposal got a "no means no" lesson from the top cop du

A person who requested the Pune Police Commissioner to "do something" and convince his friend to accept his love proposal got a "no means no" lesson from the top cop during a Twitter interaction on Monday. Police Commissioner Amitabh Gupta was taking questions from citizens on the occasion of Women's Day. "Unfortunately, without her consent, we can't be of any help. Nor should you do anything against her will. And if she does agree someday, you have our best wishes and blessings. #ANoMeansNo," Gupta tweeted in response to the user's request for "help".

India has been at the forefront in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and "really stands out" in terms of its vaccine policy, Chief Economist of the IMF Gita Gopinath sa

India has been at the forefront in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and "really stands out" in terms of its vaccine policy, Chief Economist of the IMF Gita Gopinath said on Monday. She hailed the country for playing a very important role during the crisis by manufacturing and shipping the Covid-19 vaccines to several nations. Gopinath made the comments in an interactive session during the Inaugural Dr. Hansa Mehta Lecture organised on occasion of International Women's Day. Gopinath noted that India has been providing vaccines through grants to several of its neighbour countries and through commercial arrangements as well. Gopinath also lauded the Serum Institute of India, saying it produces the most number of vaccines in the world in a regular year and has been manufacturing the Covid-19 vaccine doses that are delivered to COVAX and then distributed to countries around the world.

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