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HAL Recruitment 2021: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has invited applications for apprentices under the Nasik division for 2021-22 at its official website. Interested candidates can visit the portal to submit their applications for the HAL Recruitment 2021. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Speaking to the media, Sister Niveda said the Prime Minister chatted with them briefly and asked where they were from. “After taking the vaccine, the Prime Minister remarked, “Laga Bhi Di, Pata Hi Nahi Chala’’ (Oh it’s done, I didn't even realise it),” Sister Niveda told reporters. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The PM was administered the COVID vaccine shot by two nurses - Sister P Niveda and sister Rosamma Anil - at the AIIMS, Delhi. While sister Niveda hails from Puducherry, sister Rosamma Anil hails from Kerala. News agency ANI shared pictures from AIIMS showing Sister Niveda administering Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN to the Prime Minister. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

With the relentless efforts of the Aam Aadmi Party government, there has been an improvement in groundwater levels in the Palla region, which have increased by two meters. In addition, CM Arvind Kejriwal has issued directions for these levels to be further improved. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The Uttarakhand government has decided to limit the Kumbh this year to 30 days due to the Covid-19 pandemic. https://ift.tt/31tbeTo

As per the Panchang, every month comprises 30 Tithi's and is divided into two Paksha of 15-day each - Krishna Paksha and Shukla Paksha. Purnima is the last day or Tithi of Shukla Paksha while Amavasya is the last Tithi of Krishna Paksha. https://ift.tt/3qHy8S0

Those who have purchased the tickets for the Dear Bangalakshmi Teesta lottery can check the results by visiting the West Bengal Lottery Sambad official website at https://ift.tt/3kvQ00i https://ift.tt/3jTRPDZ

The prime minister also posted a picture of himself taking the first dose of the vaccine in which he is seen sporting a Assamese 'gamocha'. https://ift.tt/2Ph7ge9

Out of the total 46,600 cases reported in February, 30,000 plus cases were found in the last 10 days of the month. https://ift.tt/3qozuBy

The registration for the vaccine will open on the Co-Win portal at 9:00 am today. However, citizens can also register, book appointments via the Arogya Setu app. https://ift.tt/3sDtLtd

Kumbh is not only a religious pilgrimage, but one of the largest mass gatherings at one place. The Kumbh meal is celebrated four times over a course of 12 years and spans four locations namely Prayagraj, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

To ensure the safety of students, classrooms will be sanitised. Arrangements for thermal scanning, face masks, social distancing, and first aid will also be ensured in all schools. Students will not be forced to go to school and online classes will continue simultaneously. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The government explains that citizens will need to register on the Co-WIN app via their mobile number. After registering on the app, users would need to provide information such as name, age, gender, and an identity document. https://ift.tt/3r6XmKc

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India will expand its vaccination programme today to cover people over 60 and those over 45 with co-morbidities amid a growing number of more infectious virus strains and a spurt in cases. https://ift.tt/2Ph7ge9

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is expected to visit several districts on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river, where the BJP and its ally, the AGP, are understood to have a strong presence. The BJP-led government has announced several development projects in view of the upcoming elections.  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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Bigg Boss 13 fame couple Asim Riaz and Himanshi Khurana have seemingly called it quits in their relationship. https://ift.tt/2TPUHpi

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took the first dose of the Coronavirus vaccine. https://ift.tt/2Ph7ge9

As per the Panchang, every month comprises 30 Tithi's and is divided into two Paksha of 15-day each - Krishna Paksha and Shukla Paksha. Purnima is the last day or Tithi of Shukla Paksha while Amavasya is the last Tithi of Krishna Paksha. https://ift.tt/3qHy8S0

South Africa will move into the lowest 'alert level-1' lockdown from Monday, further relaxing restrictions on movement, economic activities and gatherings, after a "dramatic" decline in COVID-19 cases over eight weeks. 'Alert level-1' is the lowest of five levels of lockdown, which was imposed almost a year ago following the outbreak of the coronavirus that has infected over 1.5 million people and claimed nearly 50,000 lives in the country. https://ift.tt/2DJRpyX

PM Narendra Modi on Monday took the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the AIIMS, Delhi. The second phase of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive for people above 60 years and those aged 45 and above with comorbidities will begin from Monday (March 1, 2021). People can register themselves on the government’s Co-WIN2.0 portal that will open at 9 AM on Monday.   https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

In a letter addressed to the Principals and Heads of Schools, the CBSE board said that both internal and external examiners will be present during the exam. The board has also provided detailed marks distribution for the assessment. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The government of India has supplied two COVID-19 vaccines, Covishield and Covaxin, free of cost to the states and UTs to vaccinate healthcare workers (HCWs) and frontline workers (FLWs) and they will also be able to cover the next priority group i.E. 60 years plus age group and the age group of 45 to 59 years suffering from pre-specified co-morbidities.   https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Aadhaar Card is a 12-digit number issued by the Unique Identification Authority based on biometrics of a person and is now considered an important proof of identity. https://ift.tt/2GE7F6s

The nation-wide scheme is aimed at offering financial support to the low-income categories at a reasonable rate and to minimise poverty in the country. https://ift.tt/35JjNNP

The report further explains that the researchers studied a case in Kurnool, which they said was the second reinfection case in India caused by the variant, one of the most rouge mutants of the virus. https://ift.tt/3bujhEy

. On this day in 1928, India’s prominent scientist CV Raman invented the 'Raman Effect,' for which he won the Nobel prize in 1930. https://ift.tt/3pe9f0a

Mann ki Baat LIVE Updates: PM Modi had sought suggestions from people earlier this month about topics for Mann Ki Baat and invited people to share their inspiring stories in the field of art, culture and tourism. https://ift.tt/3s6JYpq

According to the official data, 16,752 new coronavirus infections were reported in the past 24 hours across India. The country's COVID-19 active count has now increased to 1,64,511. Over 11,000 people were discharged, whereas, 113 succumbed to the virus on Saturday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Interested candidates can apply on the official website of FCI on fci.gov.in once the application link is enabled. The online application window will open at 10 am on Monday (March 1). The last date to apply is March 31 (4 pm). The exams will be tentatively conducted in May or June. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Polling began at 7:30 am amid tight security arrangements. According to the State Election Commission of Delhi, around 2.42 lakh people are eligible to cast their votes in two wards under the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) and three wards under the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC). https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The SEC has said voting for 8,473 seats, comprising 2,720 in 680 wards in municipalities, 980 in district panchayats and 4,773 in taluka panchayats, will be held across 36,008 booths. Some 3.04 crore people in the state are eligible to vote for these polls. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The private sector participation is being scaled up in the coronavirus vaccination program as over 10,000 hospitals under the Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY and 687 hospitals under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) can be used by states as COVID Vaccination Centres (CVCs). https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend public and organisational programmes in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu on Sunday (February 28). At 10:30 AM, Shah will hold a BJP Puducherry Core Committee meeting in Karaikal. At 5 pm, he will address a Vijay Sankalp rally in Jankipuram, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

While addressing a rally in West Midnapur on Saturday TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee said, "Do they (BJP) think they can threaten me by sending ED, CBI just like they did to one (Suvendu Adhikari) and make me join BJP like him? We are both human but there is a difference in the spine." https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Jag Mohan, a 1991-batch IPS officer, was handed over the charge in his place. The move came hours after a BJP delegation including MPs Swapan Dasgupta and Arjun Singh had met CEO Ariz Aftab, urging him to remove “biased" police officers from election duty. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The states have been told to improve the overall COVID-19 testing in districts reporting a reduction in testing, increase RT- PCR tests in states and districts having high antigen testing and to refocus on surveillance and stringent containment in selected districts reporting reduced tests/high positivity and increased cases. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

After the address in January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had invited the people of India to join his next radio programme. Asking them to record inspiring stories, he set up a toll free number for people to call and record in English and Hindi. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The lucky first prize winners of each of these lotteries will be receiving a winning amount of Rs 1 crore from the lottery department. https://ift.tt/31DwlUe

The ticket holders of the Shillong Teer Lottery will have to visit the official website to check the results by clicking on the link -- www.meghalayateer.com/. https://ift.tt/3jTRPDZ

After the successful verification process, the amount will be awarded to the winners after tax deductions if applicable. https://ift.tt/3jTRPDZ

"Farmers' meetings will be held in Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana, while two meetings will also be held in Uttar Pradesh in March. https://ift.tt/3pbY2x2

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the Amazonia-1 satellite along with 18 other co-passenger satellites through PSLV-C51 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. The launch is tentatively scheduled at 10:24 AM subject to weather conditions. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

February 28 is the Pratipada Tithi which will prevail up to 11:18 am after which Dwitiya Tithi will begin. https://ift.tt/3qHy8S0

Here is how the day is likely going to be on the last day of February. https://ift.tt/3jSs7hR

Washington (AP) The US is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two. Health experts are anxiously awaiting a one-and-done option to help speed vaccinations, as they race against a virus that already has killed more than 510,000 people in the US and is mutating in increasingly worrisome ways.. https://ift.tt/2DJRpyX

The link behind the attack and the online "task" was revealed after police on Wednesday probed the teen's mobile phone, which was left behind before he fled. https://ift.tt/38MbLoh

World NGO Day was officially recognised by the Baltic Sea NGO Forum on April 17, 2010 and was adopted in the forum's Final Statement Resolution in 2012. https://ift.tt/38Air7P

Pooram Nakshatra will start on February 27 at 11:18 am and ends on February 28 at 9:36 am. https://ift.tt/2O3kryL

At the age of 14, Azad joined Mahatma Gandhi-led Non-co-operation Movement of 1920. https://ift.tt/2ZSNQ1p

Students can also raise objections against the GATE 2021 preliminary answer key and can challenge it from March 2 to March 4 with detailed description and proof. https://ift.tt/35JjNNP

28 fire tenders were rushed to the spot in an attempt to douse the fire https://ift.tt/3sDdVOp

A Fire Service official said that they received the call about the fire at around 3:47 am and 18 fire tenders were immediately pressed into service. On reaching the site, they found that most of the workers in the factory had escaped and were safe. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

In schools where coronavirus cases have been found, local authorities have been directed to ensure that necessary hygiene and disinfection measures are taken, the minister said. https://ift.tt/2M5iQaO

This will be subject to the condition that the passenger booking ticket under such fare scheme is made aware of the charges that shall be applicable if the passenger turns up with the baggage for check-in. https://ift.tt/38KRuzD

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also deliver the keynote address at the CERAWeek Conference-2021, which will be held virtually from March 1 to 5. Prominent speakers at the conference include US special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry, Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and founder of Breakthrough Energy Bill Gates and president and CEO, Saudi Aramco, Amin Nasser. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has said that no COVID-19 vaccination sessions will be held on February 27 and February 28 across India. So far, over 1.37 crores healthcare and frontline workers have been vaccinated in the country. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Chandra Shekhar Azad was killed on this day in 1931 in Alfred Park, Allahabad after an associate betrayed him. February 27, 2021 marks his 90th death anniversary. After the withdrawal of the non-cooperation movement, Azad was attracted towards revolutionary activities. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Nodeep Kaur was taken into custody for leading an allegedly violent protest by factory workers in Sonipat. https://ift.tt/36OIwzX

The Kottur-based couple were approached by Subbaiah, their neighbour, who allegedly bargained and struck the deal for Rs 10,000 instead of Rs 25,000 initially demanded by the girl’s parents. https://ift.tt/3hlXqRx

"While there has been a substantial decline in the active and new COVID-19 cases, there is a need to maintain surveillance, containment and caution so as to fully overcome the pandemic," said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The MHA said that the COVID-appropriate behaviour has to be promoted and strictly enforced  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Measures such as face masking, hand hygiene and social distancing, coupled with mass vaccination, will help in cutting the scope for viruses to mutate. https://ift.tt/3svigCV

India has been sending COVID-19 vaccine doses to several different countries in Africa. The latest batch of vaccines arrived in Côte d’Ivoire on Friday (February 26). The EAM shared the news with two pictures of the vaccine being unloaded from a plane. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

In his Mann ki Baat address in August 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that toys not only augment activity but also give flight to aspirations. Noting the importance of toys in the holistic development of a child, PM Modi has earlier also emphasized boosting toy manufacturing in India.    https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The US needs to look at India as a potential addition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a top American senator has advised the Biden administration. The partnership was a proposed trade agreement between Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam and the US signed on February 4, 2016. However, former president Donald Trump withdrew the US' signature from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in January 2017. https://ift.tt/2DJRpyX

Here is all you need to know about your day this weekend. https://ift.tt/3jSs7hR

Regarded as the most inauspicious time of the day, Rahu Kalam will take place between 09:40 am and 11:07 am. https://ift.tt/3qHy8S0

Port-Au-Prince (Haiti) Feb 27 (AP) One of Haiti's most powerful gang leaders, Arnel Joseph, was killed on Friday, a day after he and dozens of other inmates in a prison breakout that left at least eight people dead, including the prison director, authorities said. Police spokesman Gary Desrosiers told The Associated Press that Joseph was riding on a motorcycle through the Artibonite area in the town of L'Estre when he was spotted by a police checkpoint. He said Joseph pulled out a gun and exchanged gunfire with police. Desrosiers said the unidentified driver of the motorcycle was injured but fled.. https://ift.tt/2DJRpyX

S Jaishankar emphasized that once the disengagement is completed at all friction points, then the two sides could also look at broader de-escalation of troops in the area and work towards restoration of peace and tranquillity. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The UP police, however, refuted the social media message and tweeted (in Hindi), and said that no such campaign of mask checking is being launched by it, nor has any such information been disseminated. It advised the people not to pay attention to such misleading news. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

India recorded 1,00,990 fresh cases between February 15-21, the tally was 31 percent higher than the last week's case count- 77,284. https://ift.tt/2NxTXVM

Here are the top stories we are covering this afternoon:'Fractures, Swelling on Feet, Flashbacks of Brutality': Medical Reports of Co-accused in Nodeep Kaur Case;LoC; Ceasefire Deal is The First Step in High-Stakes Secret Diplomatic Gamble Between Delhi, Islamabad; The Glass is Not 24/27 Full, What FATF Now Wants Pakistan to Do; Heirs of Woman's Father Can Inherit Property Under Hindu Succession Act: SC; Relive India's Stunning Test Victory Over England in Two Days With Hilarious Memes; Confused Desis Want to #BoycottSpiderman after Tom Holland Tweets on Motera Stadium https://ift.tt/32Ty7BS

The new rules include mechanisms to make social media companies share details on the originators of messages, while OTT content will be governed by a three-level grievance redressal mechanism. https://ift.tt/3dVLbfk

The Jayanti is celebrated with extreme joviality by the followers of the Ravidassia religion especially in North India including Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab. https://ift.tt/3nENlSs

The two foreign ministers discussed the implementation of their Moscow Agreement on the border standoff in eastern Ladakh and reviewed the status of disengagement. https://ift.tt/3k7sOUR

On February 25, the retail petrol price in New Delhi was just 7 paise away from Rs 91 per litre. https://ift.tt/33jH1c0

With six rebels by his side — Kapil Sibal, Anand Sharma, Vivek Tankha, Akhilesh Prasad Singh, Manish Tewari and Bhupinder Hooda — this could become another seat for revolt. https://ift.tt/3jxyKYf

The rate of 24-carat gold also decreased following the market trend as for 10 grams, the price is Rs 46,750, falling by Rs 20. https://ift.tt/3aioXCf

The day is considered to be auspicious and it is believed that those who perform ritual baths and offer prayers on this day will be granted wealth and fortune. https://ift.tt/3fytrFQ

The Election Commission of India (ECI) will announce the dates for the assembly elections in four states, including West Bengal, and the Union Territory of Puducherry on Friday. The poll panel will hold a press conference at 4.30 PM today during which it is expected to announce the dates for assembly elections in four states - West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala - and the Union Territory of Puducherry. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The Defence Minister lauded the Indian Air Force and said, “On Balakot Air Strikes anniversary, I salute the exceptional courage & diligence of IAF. The success of Balakot strikes has shown India’s strong will to act against terrorism. We're proud of our Armed Forces who keep India safe & secure.” https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

United Nations Secretary General`s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is encouraged by India and Pakistan’s decision to strictly observe all agreements on a ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and hopes that the "positive step" would "provide an opportunity for further dialogue". https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Even though the ceasefire agreement could end a low-yield, high-cost confrontation that has served neither country’s strategic aims, it is just the first step in a high-stakes secret diplomatic negotiation between New Delhi and Islamabad. https://ift.tt/3mW6qA4