Friday, February 26, 2021

Veteran CPI leader D. Pandian no more

The two-time former MP is survived by two daughters and a son.
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Wang Yi calls upon India, China to advance border negotiation process

China’s Foreign Minister talks to Jaishankar over phone
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Coronavirus live updates | Tamil Nadu mandates one-week quarantine for travellers from Maharashtra, Kerala

India has provided 361.94 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines to various countries, out of which 67.5 lakh doses have been supplied as grant assistance and 294.44 lakh on commercial basis, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
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Brazil signs COVID-19 vaccine deal with Bharat Biotech

The first batch of Covazin shots to arrive in March
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Huge cache of explosive materials seized from Chennai-Mangalore Superfast Express

The suspicious consignment came to the notice of the RPF Crime Prevention and Detection Squad during their flash inspection
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Facebook signs pay deals with 3 Australian news publishers

Australia's Parliament passes the final amendments to the so-called News Media Bargaining Code.
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COVID-19 | Kerala registers 3,677 new cases

Test positivity rate steady at 5.78%
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Morning Digest: U.S. welcomes India-Pakistan announcement on ceasefire; India beats England in shortest completed Test in Ahmedabad, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day.
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BWSSB to set up helpline to regulate cleaning of pits, septic tanks

The IT capital’s reliance on manual scavengers is a dirty secret. In an effort to crack down on citizens hiring private service providers to clean pit
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TikTok owner ByteDance to pay $92 million in U.S. privacy settlement

The federal lawsuit alleged that TikTok broke the Illinois biometric privacy law.
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Vijayendra Saraswathi in Madurai on a three-day visit

Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswathi, the 70th pontiff of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, arrived in Madurai city on Thursday night on a three-day visit.The pon
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7 dead, 1 injured after prison outbreak in Haiti's capital

Croix-des-Bouquets Civil Prison is known for a 2014 breakout in which more than 300 inmates escaped.
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Informal sector workers yet to recover from the economic fallout of COVID-19: Study

Around 75% of those surveyed were engaged in jobs similar to what they did before the pandemic, but most with lower pay or break in employment
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Owners of illegal resorts begin farming along notified elephant corridor

‘It is illegal to change land-use along the elephant corridor and in all TNPPF Act notified lands’
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Call for Bharat Bandh on Friday: Trucks will not ply, may block highways in Karnataka

Traders to extend only moral support
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Inscription on Vijayanagar king’s death discovered

He died on October 17, 1529
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Anti Corruption Bureau in Karnataka scores poorly in convictions

Data reveals only 3 convictions in five years
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Manipur newspapers, news channels to strike work again

Newspapers and news channels in Manipur will once again refrain from printing and broadcasting news indefinitely. This is one of the eight resolutions
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Dhaka assures Meghalaya safety of minority communities

Rights group wants Jaishankar to take up with Dhaka issue of eviction of Garo and Mro people in Bangladesh
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Coronavirus | India sent over 361 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses to various countries: MEA

It includes 67.5 lakh doses supplied under grant assistance and 294.44 lakh doses under various commercial contracts, says Anurag Srivastava
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Minister rejects MLA’s request

Forest Minister Dindigul C. Srinivasan on Thursday rejected the request by an MLA for hunting of hare on the occasion of folk deities’ festival in the
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Coronavirus | Brazil COVID-19 death toll passes a quarter million

Brazil had distributed 13 million to 14 million vaccine doses and the government plans to have inoculated half of the country's 210 million residents by midyear, says Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello
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PNB scam | U.K. court's judgement in Nirav Modi case significant, should serve as reminder to all fugitives: CBI

‘The judgement is a significant achievement in the context of CBI's efforts to curb corruption’
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