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Tulsi Das Chawla, 104, was given a dose of Covieshield at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Friday.

Kiren Rijiju said the government is providing best facilities to the Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes but it was difficult to predict the medal tally.

The man, whose name was not revealed, was taken off the aircraft and has been charged with endangering flight safety.

The report by Kathmandu-based ICIMOD found that a crack had formed prior to the incident at the site where the rock detachment led to a rockslide from the Raunti peak.

India’s top runners, including defending champion Rashpal Singh, Bahadur Singh Dhoni, Hetram and Nitendra Singh Rawat among men and Jyoti Singh Gawte, Jigmet Dolma, and Tsetan Dolkar among women, will be seen in action.

Pooja Rani, Jasmine, Simranjit Kaur, Mohammed Hussamuddin, Manish Kaushik, Vikas Krishan, Ashish Kumar, Sumit Sangwan and Satish Kumar made the final of Boxam International Boxing Tournament while Mary Kom fell in the semi-final.

UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan will be among those putting their title on the line in UFC 259 at Las Vegas on Saturday when he takes on Aljamain Sterling.

Proposals will be invited for joint research projects in interdisciplinary areas. Research groups will also attract support from external funding agencies

However, Union Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had last week said the petrol and diesel prices will fall towards end of winter.

India also doesn’t have a comprehensive EV policy like China, the world’s biggest auto market, which mandates companies to invest in the sector.

Boxam Intenational Tournament, scheduled for March 1-7, will see Mary Kom and Manish Kaushik return to the ring after a year's break.

The maximum temperature is expected to remain around 33 degrees Celsius. Strong surface wind is also predicted, said a MeT official.

Responding to questions on the increased number of phases in West Bengal, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora said when the EC assesses the law and order situation, it is based on several factors.

"Happy to note that the attendance in JEE first phase exam was 95%. I hope NTA will conduct the exam successfully in future also," he said in a tweet.

However, CAIT in a statement said the shutdown was a "grand success" as more than 8 crore small businesses belonging to about 40,000 trade associations across the country kept their shutters down and no trading activity took place in any commercial market...

With regard to India's finances, Moody's said weak fiscal position will remain a key credit challenge in 2021.