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DEL9 CHILDREN AWARDS
I get inspiration and energy from you, PM tells children who won national awards
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the work done by children who won national awards in various categories, saying he gets inspiration and energy from them.
FGN20 CHINA-3RDLD VIRUS
China coronavirus: Death toll rises to 25, eight cities locked down to prevent spread
Beijing: The death toll in China's deadly coronavirus has climbed to 25 with confirmed cases rising sharply to 830, prompting authorities lock down eight cities to prevent its spread, officials said on Friday. By K J M Varma
DEL8 JK-JEM-TERRORIST
Pulwama encounter: Slain terrorist identified as 'most wanted' JeM member from Pakistan
Srinagar: The terrorist, who was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Pulwama district on Wednesday, was identified as a Pakistani national affiliated with proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit, a senior police officer said on Friday, adding the ultra operated in militancy-infested south Kashmir under code names "Abu Saifullah" and "Abu Qasim".
Nation:
BOM3 MH-CORONAVIRUS
Coronavirus: Two under watch in Mumbai; special ward set up
Mumbai: Two persons who returned from China were kept under medical observation here for possible exposure to the novel coronavirus which has infected a large number of people in the neighbouring country, a BMC health officer said on Friday.
BOM1 MH-SENA-DEMOCRACY
Sena questions Centre on democracy ranking drop, economic woes
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Friday said there have been attempts to muzzle dissenting voices and this is one of the reasons for India slipping in the 2019 Democracy Index's global ranking.
MDS4 TN-CITIZENSHIP-DMK
DMK, allies to conduct 'massive' signature campaign against CAA, NRC
Chennai: The DMK-led opposition in Tamil Nadu on Friday resolved to hold a 'massive' signature campaign against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, National Register of Citizens and the National Population Register, party chief MK Stalin said.
Legal:
LGD6 SC-TATA
Tata-Mistry: SC stays NCLAT order dismissing RoC plea seeking modification of verdict
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's order dismissing the Registrar of Companies (RoC) plea seeking modification of its verdict in the Tata-Cyrus Mistry matter.
LGD4 SC-DMK
DMK seeks urgent hearing on plea for disqualification of 11 AIADMK MLAs
New Delhi: The DMK moved the Supreme Court on Friday seeking urgent hearing of its plea for disqualification of 11 AIADMK MLAs, who voted against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami in a confidence motion in 2017.
Foreign:
FGN19 CHINA-INDIA-LD DAY
Indian embassy in Beijing cancels Republic Day ceremony due to coronavirus outbreak in China
Beijing: The Indian embassy in China on Friday cancelled the Republic Day ceremony in view of the coronavirus outbreak which has killed 25 people and infected over 800 others. By K J M Varma
FGN21 NEPAL-INDIA-MODI
Nepal invites PM Modi for Sagarmatha dialogue
Kathmandu: Nepal has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the first Sagarmatha Sambaad forum to be held here in April to deliberate on the most prominent issues of global, regional and national significance, Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali said on Friday. By Anil K Joseph
Business:
DEL4 BIZ-RUPEE-OPEN
Rupee falls 5 paise against US dollar in opening trade
Mumbai: The rupee declined by 5 paise to 71.31 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday as spread of a deadly new virus from China kept investors edgy.
DEL3 BIZ-STOCKS-OPEN
Sensex drops over 70 pts in early trade; Nifty below 12,200
Mumbai: Market benchmark Sensex dropped over 70 points on Friday as investors chose to stay cautious ahead of the Union Budget amid weak global cues.
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