Highlights: Maharashtra eases Covid curbs in 14 districts; allows restaurants and theatres to run at 100% capacity

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• 2 Mar 2022, 10:18:07 PM IST

  Cumulative Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India reach 178 crore: Health ministry

  The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India reached nearly 178 crores on Wednesday, the Union health ministry said.

• 2 Mar 2022, 09:59:15 PM IST

  Mamata Banerjee greeted with black flags in Varanasi 

• 2 Mar 2022, 09:39:04 PM IST

  Haryana assembly pays tribute to Lata Mangeshkar

  The Haryana assembly paid tribute to legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar on the first day of its Budget session on Wednesday, reports PTI.

• 2 Mar 2022, 09:18:01 PM IST

  Rakesh Tikait urges people to camp near counting centres in UP, claims irregularities

  Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday urged people to come on tractors and camp near counting centres in Uttar Pradesh, claiming ''irregularities'' could take place. Counting of votes for UP assembly elections will take place on March 10, reports PTI.

• 2 Mar 2022, 08:42:30 PM IST

  Maharashtra reports 544 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths

  Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 544 Covid-19 cases and two deaths, taking the state's infection tally to 78,66,924, the state health department said.

• 2 Mar 2022, 08:35:12 PM IST

  Tamil Nadu adds 320 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths

• 2 Mar 2022, 07:55:00 PM IST

  CM MK Stalin announces further relaxation of Covid-19 curbs; 500 people allowed at wedding 

• 2 Mar 2022, 06:49:30 PM IST

  India's exports up 22.36 pc to USD 33.81 bn in Feb; trade deficit widens to USD 21.19 bn: Govt data

  India's exports up 22.36 pc to USD 33.81 bn in Feb; trade deficit widens to USD 21.19 bn, reports PTI.

• 2 Mar 2022, 05:49:49 PM IST

  Covid-19: Maharashtra govt eases restrictions; restaurants, cinema halls and theatres to function at 100 pc capacity

  Maharashtra government has eased pandemic related restrictions in the wake of a sustained decline in Covid-19 cases. As part of the fresh guidelines, restaurants, cinema halls and theatres will function at 100 pc capacity in 14 districts including Mumbai, reports PTI. Read more

• 2 Mar 2022, 05:19:15 PM IST

  Rafale fighter aircraft to participate in the Vayu Shakti firepower demonstration exercise for the first time.

  Rafale fighter aircraft will participate in the Vayu Shakti firepower demonstration exercise for the first time. The exercise is scheduled to be held in Jaisalmer on March 7, reports news agency ANI.

• 2 Mar 2022, 04:23:15 PM IST

  Exorbitant fees in India forcing families to send children to study medicine abroad: CPI(M)

  The CPIM said Indian students are being forced to travel abroad for medical education as the government has no control over private colleges charging exorbitant fees, reports PTI.

• 2 Mar 2022, 03:59:07 PM IST

  Elgar Parishad case: Bombay HC allows activist Anand Teltumbde to visit kin

  Bombay High Court allows activist Anand Teltumbde, presently lodged at Taloja prison in Navi Mumbai as an undertrial in Elgar Parishad case, to visit his mother for two days in view of his brother and alleged Naxal leader Milind Teltumbde's death

• 2 Mar 2022, 03:38:54 PM IST

  India's rising strength enabled safe evacuation of Indians in Ukraine: PM Modi

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that it is because of India's "rising strength" that the government was able to evacuate the Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine amid conflict with Russia. Addressing a public rally in Uttar Pradesh's Robertsganj, PM Modi said, "It is due to India's rising strength that we are able to safely evacuate our nationals stuck in Ukraine, for which we are running Operation Ganga," news agency ANI quoted him as saying.

• 2 Mar 2022, 02:38:53 PM IST

  Devendra Fadnavis hits out at Shiv Sena govt for defending Nawab Malik

  Bharatiya Janata Party's leader of the opposition in Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis has hit out at the Shiv Sena-led Maha government for trying to save Nawab Malik- NCP leader arrested by ED on the charges of money laundering and alleged links with Dawood Ibrahim.

• 2 Mar 2022, 01:38:03 PM IST

  Russian envoy 'doesn't foresee any obstacles' to supply of S-400 missile system to India amid crippling sanctions

• 2 Mar 2022, 01:12:58 PM IST

  Air Force working on evacuation with MEA: Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sandeep Singh

• 2 Mar 2022, 12:03:02 PM IST

  BharatPe removes Ashneer Grover from all positions in company

  BharatPe removes co-founder Ashneer Grover from all positions, alleges family engaged in 'extensive misappropriation' of funds, reports PTI

• 2 Mar 2022, 11:40:33 AM IST

  Statements being recorded, probe still on in Aryan Khan case: SIT Head Sanjay Singh

• 2 Mar 2022, 10:34:21 AM IST

  Kerala HC upholds ban on Malayalam news channel MediaOne

  The Kerala High Court, on Wednesday, upheld the ban on Malayalam news channel MediaOne

• 2 Mar 2022, 10:26:16 AM IST

  Road map for 5G spectrum auction laid: PM Modi

• 2 Mar 2022, 10:02:47 AM IST

  US warns against Hong Kong travel over Covid rules, child separations

  US has advised its citizens against travelling to Hong Kong, citing strict coronavirus curbs and risk of children being separated from parents as the Chinese city battles wave of infections, news agency AFP reports.

• 2 Mar 2022, 09:12:12 AM IST

  India adds 7,554 new Covid cases, 223 deaths in last 24 hours

  India logged 7,554 new cases of Covid-19 in last 24 hours. The active cases now stand at 85,680.  With 223 new Covid deaths, the rate in India stands at 1.20%.

• 2 Mar 2022, 09:07:23 AM IST

  Oil prices surge $5 per barrel despite release of supplies

  Oil prices surged another USD 5 per barrel on Wednesday after an agreement by the United States and other major governments to release supplies from strategic stockpiles failed to calm market anxiety over Russia's attack on Ukraine, PTI reports.

• 2 Mar 2022, 08:25:27 AM IST

  US launches ‘test to treat’ initiative to fight Covid-19

• 2 Mar 2022, 07:18:24 AM IST

  Biden to deliver his first State of the Union address

  US President Joe Biden to deliver his first State of the Union address at 7:30 am.