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Mosque trustee questions ‘mischievous’ plea in SC

‘The petition intends to isolate Muslim community’

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U.S. sanctions two Chinese officials for human rights abuses in Xinjiang province

The sanctions were applied under the U.S.’s Global Magnitsky Act, which means their U.S. assets, if any, will be frozen and U.S. entities are prohibited from doing business with them.

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Centre readies draft plan for district-wise export promotion

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Government eyes double-digit export growth in 500 districts in 3-5 years

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New standard: The Commerce Ministry has asked States to prepare an annual ‘export ranking index’ of districts. REUTERS

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Unified body for differently-abled cricketers formed, BCCI recognition likely to follow

PTI

Groups running differently-abled cricket have joined hands to form DCCI, which was needed to get BCCI recognition.

A differently-abled boy taking part in a cricket ball throw event at a Sports Meet in SDAT Nehru Park Complex in Chennai. File Photo.

Mosque trustee questions ‘mischievous’ plea in SC

U.S. sanctions two Chinese officials for human rights abuses in Xinjiang province

Centre readies draft plan for district-wise export promotion

Unified body for differently-abled cricketers formed, BCCI recognition likely to follow

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67th National Film Awards: Manoj Bajpayee, Kangana Ranaut and Dhanush are some of the big winners

Movies

67th National Film Awards: Complete list of winners

A sperm whale is seen swimming on the Indian Ocean surface during the Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise expedition at the Saya de Malha Bank within the Mascarene plateau, Mauritius.

Science

Whale sightings aid quest to protect wildlife in Indian Ocean oasis

Assembly Elections 2021

West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury releasing the party manfesto, ahead of State Assembly polls, in Kolkata, on March 22.

West Bengal Assembly polls | Congress manifesto promises 'glorious' days of B. C. Roy Shiv Sahay Singh

The party, in alliance with the Left Front, will focus on the law and order situation, women's safety, social security, industrialisation and job creation in the State.

Amit Shah, Nadda slam Congress for aligning with Ajmal’s AIUDF

LDF senses a chance for victory in Kalamassery

BJP proposes anti-religious conversion law, ban on cow slaughter, sand mining

Puducherry will witness double engine growth if BJP-led alliance is voted to power: Gadkari

COVID-19

India reports 46,951 new COVID cases Special Correspondent

3,000 more cases and 212 deaths in last 24 hours

COVID-19 | Weekend tests dip, but positivity rate stays high

Centre warns of ‘upsurge’ following Kumbh Mela at Haridwar

‘6 crore vaccine doses sent to 76 nations, 4.5 crore administered in India’

India-Israel joint venture develops oral vaccine for COVID-19

National

Mosque trustee questions ‘mischievous’ plea in SC

Legal Correspondent ‘The petition intends to isolate Muslim community’

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A view of the Lok Sabha during the ongoing Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi.

National

Parliament proceedings | Budget session may end on March 25

Special Correspondent The Budget session of Parliament, which is scheduled to go on till April 8, is likely to be curtailed by March 25 owing to the Assembly elections in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry. The Opposition, according to sources, had wanted the session to end by March 19, but the government refused to give in. There is important government business pending including the all-important Appropriation Bill yet to be passed in the Rajya Sabha. “We haven’t decided the last date so far, but

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International

U.S. sanctions two Chinese officials for human rights abuses in Xinjiang province

Sriram Lakshman The sanctions were applied under the U.S.’s Global Magnitsky Act, which means their U.S. assets, if any, will be frozen and U.S. entities are prohibited from doing business with them.

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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi wearing protective face masks pose for a picture during a meeting in Guilin, China March 22, 2021.

International

China, Russia look to deepen ‘best in history’ ties

Ananth Krishnan Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began a key visit to China on Monday

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A health worker collects nasal swab of a passenger for COVID-19 test at a long-distance train station in Mumbai on Sunday.

States

Coronavirus | Maharashtra clocks all-time single-day high with 30,535 cases

Special Correspondent Active case tally breaches two lakh mark; 11,314 patients discharged; 99 fatalities take the toll to 53,399

States

As COVID-19 cases increase, Uddhav says lockdown an option

Shoumojit Banerjee Expressing concern over the relentless surge in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said that while a lockdown was an option to curb the spread of the contagion, he still expected cooperation from the people in following pandemic norms. Mr. Thackeray, who was speaking during a tour of Nandurbar district in north Maharashtra, said that the situation had become considerably grimmer after the State reported its highest single-day jump of nearly 26,000 cases on

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Puducherry

General, police election observers appointed

Special Correspondent The Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed general and police observers to oversee the conduct of election in a fair and peaceful manner, monitoring any violation of the model code of conduct and movement of police personnel in connection with the Assembly election on April 6.Grievances or complaints may be informed through 0413-2277659, e-mail observerofficepdy2021@gmail.com or through their cellphone numbers. Their contact information is: Virender Kumar Dahiya: Mannadipet,