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Why not Varanasi? This was Priyanka Gandhi’s swift riposte to her party workers' request to contest elections from her mother Sonia Gandhi's parliamentary constituency

Why not Varanasi? Priyanka on plea to fight from Raebareli

Why not Varanasi? This was Priyanka Gandhi’s swift riposte to her party workers' request to contest elections from her mother Sonia Gandhi's parliamentary constituency Rae Bareli. The Congress General Secretary’s remark sent ripples across the political spectrum with her response on Thursday. Though contesting from Varanasi, the Parliamentary seat of Prime Minister Modi, seems to be just a quick retort, Priyanka Gandhi had said that she was ready to contest elections if her party wanted. 

Nirav Modi Extradition: A UK court on Thursday ordered the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, after a nearly two-year-long legal battle

A UK court on Thursday ordered the extradition of fugitive diamantaire&nbsp;Nirav Modi, after a nearly two-year-long legal battle, and accepted India's case that he threatened witnesses and tampered with evidence.
The Westminster Magistrates&rsquo; Court also accepted the prima facie evidence against Nirav&nbsp;Modi for money laundering.&nbsp;The UK judge said that the detention condition in India was satisfactory and that Barrack 12 in&nbsp;Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail&nbsp;was considered acceptable as a place for detention.&nbsp;The court also found medical arrangements in India for Modi acceptable.
Fugitive diamantaire Modi&nbsp;is wanted on charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated ₹11,400 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case.
The UK court said&nbsp;Nirav Modi will not be denied justice if he is extradited to India, also&nbsp;dismissing his&nbsp;'mental health concerns', says they are not unusual in a man in his circumstances.
The extradition order will be sent to the UK Secretary of State Priti Patel to sign, after which Modi can be extradited to India. However, Nirav&nbsp;Modi is eligible to appeal against the decision in the high court.&nbsp;

Home Minister Amit Shah while addressing an election rally in Assam on Thursday took a dig at the Congress and said that its leaders are only visible outside Delhi

Home Minister Amit&nbsp;Shah while addressing an election rally in Assam on Thursday took a dig at the Congress and said that its leaders are only visible outside Delhi during elections. The Home Minister also highlighted achievements of Prime Minister Modi&nbsp;and credited him with bringing development not only to Assam but the entire northeast. He said that the state was once fraught with violence and agitation but now it is on the path of development under the leadership of PM, Chief Minister Sarbananda&nbsp;Sonowal and state minister&nbsp;Himanta&nbsp;Biswa&nbsp;Sarma.&nbsp;
SHAH BITE:&nbsp;Congress has a system, they're seen only when elections approach. They keep roaming in lanes of Delhi, they are seen only during elections and they have done this again.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued new guidelines for social media companies, OTT players and digital media. Most significantly, th

SUPERS
//Govt releases new rules for digital media &amp; OTT platforms // Social media firms have to give details on 'originator' of message // For WhatsApp, this could mean breaking end-to-end encryption // Govt: not interested in content, need to identify who started &lsquo;mischief&rsquo; // Details needed for matters related to security and sovereignty // Info of originator needed with regard to rape, sexually explicit content // Platforms divided into significant social media intermediary &amp; regular social media intermediary // User size will define who is a significant social media intermediary

The government on Thursday announced new rules to regulate digital content, social media and streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime.

The government on Thursday announced new rules to regulate digital content, social media, and streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. The streaming services will have to give a detailed classification of content on the basis of age, sex, violence and nudity. The platforms will also need to have a provision for parental lock. New rules force streaming services like Netflix and Prime Video, who objected to an independent appellate body for hearing streaming complaints, to submit to the authority of an appeals body headed by a retired high court or Supreme Court justice.

Private hospitals across the nation are gearing for the vaccine rush as they await more details from the government. India’s largest healthcare chain Apollo

Private hospitals across the nation are gearing for the vaccine rush as they await more details from the government. India&rsquo;s largest healthcare chain&nbsp;Apollo Hospitals was quoted saying that&nbsp;500 million vaccinations&nbsp;in 60 days&nbsp;is an achievable aim. They also&nbsp;said they expect&nbsp;over 25,000 private&nbsp;centers&nbsp;to be carrying out the vaccine rollout from March 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;
The price still remains a question, reports in digital media indicate the govt is looking at ₹400/dose which&nbsp;translates&nbsp;to ₹800 for the full vaccination schedule.&nbsp;Most private hospitals have reiterated that if the procurement price for the hospitals is the same as the govt then pricing of ₹400/dose will be adequate to cover the costs.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has never shied away from taking the fight to the streets. She has walked the length and breath of the state leading demonstrations

West Bengal CM Mamata&nbsp;Banerjee has never shied away from taking the fight to the streets. She has walked the length and breath of the state leading demonstrations and protests against the Centre's&nbsp;policies. This is time too Didi&nbsp;has taken to the streets on an e-scooter to protest against the rising petrol and diesel prices. The Chief Minister sat pillion with a poster while state minister and Kolkata&nbsp;Mayor rode&nbsp;the e-scooter for 5 kms from Hazra&nbsp;crossing to the state secretariat.&nbsp;
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A cautious call on growth from the international ratings agency Moody’s ahead of Q3 GDP release tomorrow. Moody’s though expects India’s GDP numbers t

A cautious call on growth from the international ratings agency Moody&rsquo;s ahead of Q3 GDP release on Friday.&nbsp;Moody&rsquo;s though, expects India&rsquo;s GDP numbers to rise sharply&nbsp;to 13.5% next fiscal year; this is higher than the 10.5% projection from the RBI for FY&rsquo;22.&nbsp;&nbsp;They do&nbsp;however&nbsp;expect the cheer to moderate, as growth is likely to slow to 6.2% in FY&rsquo;23 as the low base effect also wears out.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Holding a negative outlook on India, Moody&rsquo;s warns that the&nbsp;&ldquo;Risk to growth forecast for India is tilted to the downside.&rdquo;&nbsp;
India will release GDP for the period of October-December 2020 on&nbsp;Friday,&nbsp;where data will indicate that the economy has finally exited recession with&nbsp;a&nbsp; projected&nbsp;growth rate of 0.5%.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the former Chief Minister and the Congress party.

Days after the V Narayansamy-led govt in Puducherry&nbsp;fell, Prime Minister Narendra&nbsp;Modi&nbsp;launched a scathing attack on the former Chief Minister and the Congress party. While addressing a rally in the poll-bound union territory, the PM said that Puducherry&nbsp;deserves a govt whose high command is its people and not a few leaders sitting in Delhi. He also accused the Congress of destroying all sectors of governance in Puducherry.
(BITE:&nbsp;In 2016, Puducherry didn't get a people's govt. They got a govt that was busy serving the Congress high command in Delhi, their priorities were different. Your former CM was an expert in lifting the slippers of his top party leaders:)

The armies of India and Pakistan have agreed to strictly observe all agreements, understandings and cease the firing along the Line of Control and all other sectors wit

Top India, Pakistan military commanders review&nbsp;LoC&nbsp;situation
India, Pak agree to strict observance of agreements along LoC
Joint statement: both sides want sustainable peace
Joint statement: both sides to adress&nbsp;each other's&nbsp;concerns

A Delhi court on Thursday granted protection from arrest to Shantanu Muluk in the toolkit case till March 9, news agency PTI reported. Muluk, along with Disha Ravi, is

Toolkit case: court grants Muluk&nbsp;protection from arrest
Shantanu&nbsp;Muluk&nbsp;accused of sharing toolkit on farmers protest
Delhi Police: need time for further investigation
Court: no coercive action against Muluk&nbsp;till March 9

Amid a Covid surge in Maharashtra, 190 cases have emerged from a single hostel in a school in Washim district.

Amid a Covid surge in Maharashtra, 190 cases have emerged from a single hostel in a school in Washim district. All are students. The school premises have been declared a containment zone, NDTV has reported. The students are mostly from Amravati and Yavatmal, two districts that have contributed to a spike in virus cases in recent weeks, the report added. Maharashtra has rerorted over 8,000 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours.

A previously self-proclaimed fan of Mahatma Gandhi's killer Nathuram Godse has joined the Congress in Madhya Pradesh ahead of civic polls. Babulal Chaurasia, a former m

A previously self-proclaimed fan of Mahatma Gandhi's killer Nathuram Godse has joined the Congress in Madhya Pradesh ahead of civic polls. Babulal Chaurasia, a former municipal corporator, joined the party in the presence of former Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday. Chaurasia had earlier quit the Congress and won civic polls as a member of the Hindu Mahasabha. Chaurasia claimed that he had been "pushed to attend" Godse tributes.
BITE: "I've been associated with the Congress in the past, so it's a return to the family,"&nbsp;

Tamil Nadu Government has showered sops on students and government staff ahead of the elections in the state. Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday announce

Tamil Nadu Government has showered sops on students and government staff ahead of the elections in the state. Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday announced in the state legislative assembly that the retirement age of government employees has been increased from 59 to 60 years. The chief minister also announced that students of standard 9th, 10th and 11th won't have to take exams this years and will be promoted to the next class in the light of the Covid pandemic. Tamil is slated to go to polls in April-May.

JP Nadda launched a campaign to source suggestions from the people for the party's manifesto for West Bengal elections.

BJP&nbsp;President JP Nadda&nbsp;on Thursday launched a&nbsp;campaign to source suggestions from the people for the party's manifesto for West Bengal assembly elections. Called 'Lokkho&nbsp;Sonar Bangla' or 'Aim Sonar Bangla', the campaign will be held from March 3 to March 20 in all assembly constituencies in the state. JP Nadda&nbsp;said that the BJP&nbsp;will accept over 2 crore&nbsp;suggestions from the people and nearly 30,000 suggestions boxes will be placed across West Bengal. Around 100 boxes will be kept in each of the 294 assembly seats; 50 of those boxes will be taken door to door by BJP&nbsp;workers and the remaining 50 will be places at strategic locations.&nbsp;

Images show a smiling Rahul Gandhi swimming with fishermen in Kollam on Wednesday.

As the political heat rises in Kerala&nbsp;ahead of the assembly elections, Congress leader&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/north-vs-south-bjp-hits-back-at-rahul-with-an-amethi-taunt-1614137180811" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rahul&nbsp;Gandhi</a> decided to cool off a little with a dip in the sea.
Images show a smiling Rahul&nbsp;Gandhi swimming with fishermen in Kollam&nbsp;on Wednesday.&nbsp;The Wayanad&nbsp;MP, was in Kollam&nbsp;to interact with fishing community, even <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/watch-rahul-gandhi-goes-fishing-for-votes-in-kerala-1614151651064" target="_blank" rel="noopener">went fishing with them</a>.
He has been camping in Kerala as he tries to navigate Congress' ship through choppy waters of electoral politics.&nbsp;
Look's&nbsp;like Rahul&nbsp;Gandhi feels quite at home in 'God's own country'.&nbsp;
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Also Read: <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/hum-do-humare-do-rahul-gandhi-hits-out-at-bjp-for-renaming-stadium-1614177810783" target="_blank" rel="noopener">'Hum do, humare do': Rahul Gandhi hits out at BJP for renaming stadium</a>

According to the Ministry of Health, as on Wednesday morning, there are 1,10,30,176 confirmed coronavirus cases in India, of which 1,46,907 are active cases.

According to the Ministry of Health, as on Thrusday morning, there are 1,10,46,914 confirmed <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank" rel="noopener">coronavirus&nbsp;cases in India</a>, of which 1,51,708 are active cases. 1,26,71,163 people have been vaccinated so far.&nbsp;
While 1,07,38,501 people have recovered, 1,56,705 deaths have been reported.&nbsp;
Among the states, Kerala&nbsp;has the most active cases, followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka.&nbsp;
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Prime minister Narendra Modi had a surprise question for BJP UP chief at a meeting of party's national office bearers.

Prime minister Narendra Modi had a surprise question for BJP UP chief at a meeting of party's national office bearers. News agency ANI has reported that the PM inquired about the performance and well being of Kashi&nbsp;MP from UP cief chief Swatantra Dev Singh. Sources present in the meeting stated that the prime minister, during the BJP's meeting of national office bearers, jokingly inquired about the well being of the Kashi MP, the report said. "The Prime minister's sudden comment also took the state BJP chief by surprise. Who reacted with a smile and folded hands to the PM Modi's gentle query," a senior leader said.

Delhi on Wednesday recorded February's warmest day in the last 15 years, with the maximum temperature at 32.5 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Dep

Delhi on Wednesday recorded February's warmest day in the last 15 years, with the maximum temperature at 32.5 degrees Celsius. Delhiites woke up to a warm and humid morning with the humidity levels shooting up to 100 per cent and the minimum temperature settling at a notch above normal. The maximum temperature on Tuesday was 31.5 degrees Celsius. As per the data provided by the MeT department, the last highest temperature in the month of February was recorded in the year 2006 at 34.1 degrees Celsius.

If you are above 45 years and have comorbidities, you will be eligible for Covid-19 vaccine from March 1.

If you are above 45 years and have comorbidities, you will be eligible for <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Covid-19 vaccine</a> from <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/govt-says-people-above-60-those-above-45-with-illnesses-to-be-vaccinated-from-march-1-1614163035212" target="_blank" rel="noopener">March 1</a>. Here's your guide on how to get it.
<h2>45-yrs-old and ill? Here's how to get Covid-19 vaccine</h2>
1. Need a signed medical certificate, attesting to the severity of the illness
2. Will need to show the form at the vaccination centre to get the shots
3. Co-morbidities yet to be finalised. Likely to include heart, lung, kidney and liver ailments, as well as diabetes &amp; cancer
4. Will have to register on the CoWin app when govt opens it for public
5. Will have to give Aadhaar ID, upload photo ID and medical certificate on CoWin
6. Shots to be free at govt centres, price likely to be capped at ₹300 at pvt clinics
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Also Read: <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/hope-most-ministers-will-pay-for-their-covid-vaccine-ravi-shankar-prasad-1614172812695" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hope most ministers will pay for their Covid vaccine: Ravi Shankar Prasad</a>

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its judgement on Facebook India Vice President Ajit Mohan’s petition, challenging the summons issued by the 'Peace and Har

SC reserves its judgment on FB&nbsp;India VP Ajit Mohan's petition
Ajit Mohan&nbsp;moved SC challenging summons in Delhi riot case
Delhi assembly:&nbsp;Article 32 does not give companies right to move court
Ajit Mohan:&nbsp;legislature had no authority to examine him in the case
Salve: expansion of power through backdoor shouldn't be allowed
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Why not Varanasi? This was Priyanka Gandhi’s swift riposte to her party workers' request to contest elections from her mother Sonia Gandhi's parliamentary constituency Rae Bareli. The Congress General Secretary’s remark sent ripples across the political spectrum with her response on Thursday. Though contesting from Varanasi, the Parliamentary seat of Prime Minister Modi, seems to be just a quick retort, Priyanka Gandhi had said that she was ready to contest elections if her party wanted. 

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