The Morning Standard - March 02, 2022

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March 02, 2022

INDIAN STUDENT KILLED IN UKRAINE

21-year-old from Karnataka had stepped out to buy food for himself & friends when Russian shells began exploding

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Leave now, Russia warns Kyiv locals

IN the deadliest attack in Ukraine so far, Russia on Tuesday struck the central square in Kharkiv, killing dozens and injuring many more.

1 min

Over a dozen Ranthambhore tigers missing, forest officials have no answer

IN a major wildlife crisis, 13 tigers have gone missing from Ranthambore National Park. In the last two years, Ranthambore has had a large population of tigers. Over a dozen tigers missing has set alarm bells are ringing in the forest department. Officials admit that one more tiger from the Sariska Tiger Reserve is also missing.

1 min

Deal-breaker: Nurses hapless, fear loss of job

Govt to hire workers on permanment basis, ad hoc RML staff call decision as ‘heartless’

1 min

Rename Windsor Place after Savarkar: BJP MP

THE Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) president Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe on Tuesday requested the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to rename the national capital’s iconic Windsor Place area in Lutyen’s Delhi to ‘Veer Savarkar Circle’.

1 min

Zoo reopens packed, tickets sold overnight

People visit the zoo after it reopened amid fall in Covid wave

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Grenades, cartridges seized from vacant Gurugram house

THE Haryana police has recovered two hand grenades, 19 practice grenades, and 43 empty cartridges in a closed house near a CNG petrol pump in Sector 31 of Gurugram where three people were hacked to death a day earlier.

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Health clinics for school students to be officially unveiled on March 5

Students in classes 9 to 12 will be allowed to visit clinics in batches of 30 each daily

1 min

Govt invites expression of interest for creating Dilli Bazaar web portal  

THE Delhi government’s department of industries on Tuesday floated ‘Expression of Interest-cum-Request for Qualification’ (EOI-cum-RFQ ) from agencies (Managed Service Provider/system integrator, e-commerce, logistics, payment gateway) interested in partnering to design, develop, operate and maintain the ‘Dilli Bazaar’ platform, including the digital portal as well as offline services.

1 min

Most of the rich in Hyderabad after Mumbai

City of Nizams home to 467 persons whose net worth is more than $30 million, this is expected to increase by 56% in next three years

1 min

Stalin starts scheme for youth on b'day

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin gets blessings from Rajathi Ammal on his 69th birthday at his camp office in Chennai 

1 min

Family of Otters spotted on banks of Cauvery in Tiruchy  

A group of six from the Nature’s Club of Bishop Heber College were looking for some migratory birds, when they spotted a family of eight otters basking and rolling around.

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Experts develop model to predict vax efficacy

RESEARCHERS from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) in Australia have developed a mathematical model to predict how antibodies generated by Covid-19 vaccines offer protection against symptomatic infections. This model aims at finding optimal use of available Covid-19 vaccines while speeding up development of new ones.

1 min

THE ENTRY OF ELECTRONIC ESCAPISM

The click-and-mortar business has now given way to the click-and-click model, where everything is virtual and very little is physical

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Man donates 60 kg gold for Kashi Vishwanath

AN anonymous trader hailing from south India has made a secret donation (gupt daan) of 60 kg of gold to plate the sanctum sanctorum of Kashi Vishwanath temple.

1 min

Setback for Tata as Ilker Ayci declines AI offer

IN what can possibly delay Tata Group’s herculean task to turn around loss-making Air India, Ilker Ayci, who was all set to steer the newly privatised airline, has declined the offer of Tata Sons to be the Managing Director (MD) and Chief executive officer (CEO).

1 min

Ashneer Grover resigns as BharatPe MD & Director

It comes days after his wife was terminated from the company

2 mins

POTENTIAL X-FACTOR

After an injury-ridden start, all-rounder Pooja has turned the tide ahead of the global event

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Crowd Allowed For Kohli's 100th Test

Virat Kohli’s 100th Test will have upto 50 per cent of crowds, the Board of Control for Cricket in India confirmed on Tuesday. “The first Test between India and Sri Lanka to be played at the Punjab Cricket Stadium in Mohali will not be held behind closed doors,” the body’s secretary, Jay Shah, said in a statement. “The decision to allow spectators into the ground is one taken by State Cricketing Associations and in present circumstances, is based on various factors. I have spoken with the PCA office bearers and they have confirmed that cricket fans will be able to witness the historic moment of Virat Kohli playing his 100th Test match.”

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New female-oriented OTT platform by Anushka

ENTERTAINMENT entrepreneur Karnesh Ssharma has announced the launch of Clean OTT, a female-oriented original content streaming platform scheduled for the first quarter of 2023. Karesh is the cofounder of Clean Slate Filmz with his sister Anushka Sharma.

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