In focus, 12th Mar 2021, News & Stories from India

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12 Mar 2021

In focus, 12 Mar 2021

Talented Singer Kamran Alam Is All Set To Win Hearts With His New Song 'Teri Khata!'

Alam has a great fan following all over the country and people are excited about his new single

12 Mar 2021 8:28 PM

Actor Pravin Bhosale set to win hearts in Hindi & Marathi cinema

Pravin has also dabbled in assisting directors on music videos and also choreographing for them

12 Mar 2021 8:25 PM

When talking about one solution that fits all, there is a need to bring India International Insurance Pte Ltd. (III) in the spotlight.

Protecting people's future, in the spotlight - India International Insurance

To enjoy a stable life and protect it from the unpredictability, it is important to protect things that help make your life happy

12 Mar 2021 8:15 PM

Additional Session Judge Dharmender Rana granted the relief after police sought an adjournment in the proceedings related to an anticipatory bail moved by Chaudhari in the matter. (Representational image)

Toolkit case: Delhi court extends protection from arrest granted to another activist

The counsel appearing for the accused told the court that his case was entirely different from the co-accused

12 Mar 2021 11:40 AM

Trinamool Congress supporters pray for the speedy recovery of party chief and West Bengal CM Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, outside SSKM hospital, in Kolkata, Thursday, March 11, 2021. (PTI/Ashok Bhaumik)

Six-member TMC delegation to meet EC in Delhi on Friday over 'attack' on Mamata

Party leaders alleged that anti-social elements have been mobilised from the neighbouring states by the BJP in Nandigram to unleash violence

12 Mar 2021 11:06 AM

President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during a prime-time address from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

Biden announces all Americans to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination by May 1

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 29,150,068 and 529,102, respectively

12 Mar 2021 10:01 AM

The hope is that the new CM will appease disgruntled elements in preparation for the state poll next year. For the BJP, however, changing CMs midstream has not paid earlier. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | U'khand: Will BJP strategy work?

In a state with only 70 MLAs, change of loyalty is not hard to engineer — a syndrome Uttarakhand shares with several small states

12 Mar 2021 4:56 AM

Sharing her plans in the video, Ms Banerjee, whose her party postponed it's manifesto release which was earlier scheduled during the day, vowed to bounce back in her poll campaign. (Photo: PTI)

Didi shifts blame on her car; wants to return in poll campaign, even in wheelchair

Her fresh narrative came after many local residents, who witnessed the accident at Birulia of Nandigram, punctured her allegations

12 Mar 2021 4:49 AM

The Congress and the UDF need to device a scheme that can rival that of the LDF if they were to return to power following the four-decade-old pattern. (Photo:DC)

AA Edit | Chacko exit: Is it too late for Cong to stop Kerala loss?

The Congress has of late demonstrated an unenviable ability to watch nonchalantly the sight of its bastions falling to the rivals

12 Mar 2021 4:42 AM

Sources said that the Indian role in the Quad vaccine initiative will “project and reinforce India’s credentials as a trusted, reliable manufacturer and supplier of quality vaccines”. (PTI file photo)

Prime Minister Modi to seek Quad funds for COVID-19 vaccine

Observers see the move as a major boost to India which has been playing a global leadership role in disbursing vaccines to needy countries

12 Mar 2021 1:53 AM

Delhi recorded 409 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day rise in nearly two months, while the positivity rate rose to 0.59 per cent. — PTI file photo

Steep rise in active COVID cases recorded across India

Kerala had reported the maximum fall in active cases, while Maharashtra had shown the maximum hike in active cases in the past 24 hours

12 Mar 2021 1:50 AM

Ghosh said that he heard that her car driver hit a roadside post and demanded a CBI probe into her allegation to unravel what actually happened. — PTI file photo

West Bengal BJP chief raises doubts over Mamata’s attack

Ghosh alleged the TMC supremo resorted to theatrics knowingly as she has realised she will lose in the hot seat of the Assembly election

12 Mar 2021 1:47 AM

Brands including Panasonic, Haier and Thomson are considering to increase prices from April this year, while some like LG have already raised prices due to hike in prices of open-cell. (Representational Photo: AFP)

TV prices to go up from April as open-cell panels get costlier in global markets

The cost of open-cell panels has gone up in the global markets by up to 35 per cent in the past one month

12 Mar 2021 1:33 AM

Apple had started manufacturing iPhones in India in 2017 with iPhone SE. (Photo: AFP)

Apple starts assembly of iPhone 12 in India

While the company did not name the supplier partners, sources said Foxconn will be making the iPhone 12 at a facility in TamilNadu

12 Mar 2021 1:07 AM

About 400 million Indians have no access to the Internet. Far fewer women have access to cellphones and Internet services. (Photo: AFP)

Patralekha Chatterjee | All must get vaccine: Say no to class, digital divide

The euphoria about getting the jab seems to be confined so far to the better-off sections of society

12 Mar 2021 12:13 AM

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