Former Puducherry nominated MLA dies after testing COVID-19 positive

V. Balan, general secretary of All India N. R Congress, died on Monday at a private hospital
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Watch | Tracing King Ravana through the skies

A video on Sri Lanka’s aviation authority's research project studying Ravana’s “aviation routes”
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Mars Perseverance rover 'go for launch,' says NASA

Following a seven-month journey, Perseverance is set to land at Jezero Crater on February 18, 2021.
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Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak convicted of corruption charges in 1MDB scandal

“I find the accused guilty and convict the accused of all seven charges,” Judge Mohamad Nazlan Ghazali said after spending two hours to read out his ruling.
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Indian climate activist Archana Soreng named by UN chief to new advisory group

‘Our ancestors have been protecting the forest and nature over the ages. Now onus on us to be the front runners in combating the climate crisis’, says Archana Soreng
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Israel says it thwarts Hezbollah infiltration attempt

In a statement, Hezbollah said its fighters were not involved in any fighting along the border with Israel. It said the Israeli claims “are not true at all and are attempts to invent illusive victories”
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Priyanka Gandhi wishes BJP MP Anil Baluni who has been allotted her bungalow

The Congress general secretary, who was served an eviction notice earlier this month, is supposed to vacate her Lodhi Road bungalow by the end of the month.
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Coronavirus India lockdown Day 126 live updates | No Statewide lockdown, but strict curbs: Kerala CM

The novel coronavirus pandemic is easily the worst global health emergency the World Health Organization has faced, its director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday
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COVID-19: Kakinada emerges as a hotspot

Out of the total 1,053 COVID-19 cases reported across East Godavari district in the last 24 hours, 305 were from Kakinada city alone. However, despite
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Pakistan urges worshippers to buy sacrificial animals online to prevent COVID-19 surge

With just six days before Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, the main cattle market of Karachi was less busy on Sunday than in preceding years
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Coordinated containment strategy need of the hour, says Deputy CM

Mr. Das took stock of existing containment strategies and lauded the initiative of ‘home isolation’ which was launched for the first time in the district in the State.
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Facebook sues EU antitrust regulator for excessive nature of data requests

Facebook has been under scrutiny since last year, with one investigation focused on its trove of data and the other on its online marketplace
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GHMC recruits 13 entomologists

GHMC has recruited 13 Assistant Entomologists on adhoc basis to fill up the vacancies in all circles. These will be in addition to the 17 AEs already
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Former MLA expelled from AIADMK

The former Nagercoil Member of Legislative Assembly, Nanjil A. Murugesan, was on Monday expelled from the ruling AIADMK
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Breather for accused in 17 Kapu stir cases

The Andhra government issued a GO on Monday in this regard.
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GMR Varalakshmi foundation helps the needy

GMR Varalakshmi Foundation, the CSR wing of GMR Group, has been organising awareness camps on COVID-19 through its mobile medical unit since the begin
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Morning Digest: India better placed to fight COVID-19, says Modi; Rajasthan Governor allows Assembly session but with riders, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day.
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26 Rohingya feared drowned found hiding on Malaysian islet

They were believed to have been transported by local fishermen from a main vessel and let off near Langkawi so they could sneak in undetected
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New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong

Australia, Canada and the U.K. all suspended extradition treaties with Hong Kong earlier this month
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U.S. Republicans unveil $1 trillion coronavirus aid package

The plan sparked immediate opposition from both Democrats and Republicans. Democrats decried it as too limited compared to their $3 trillion proposal that passed the House of Representatives in May, while some Republicans called it too expensive
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WHO says COVID-19 by far its worst global health emergency

Resurgences of the coronavirus in various regions, including where nations thought they had controlled the disease, are alarming the world, with deaths nearing 6,50,000.
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Covaxin human trial begins in Odisha

According to Dr. Rao, the participants were kept under observation after the administration of vaccine
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J&K drops NOC clause for land acquisition by security forces

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday withdrew a 1971 circular, making it mandatory to get No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the local Home
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