File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | PTI
A look at the headlines right now:
‘United by democratic values,’ says PM Modi at first Quad summit with US, Japan and Australia: American President Joe Biden, in his opening remarks, said the Quad will be a vital arena for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.
Mamata Banerjee discharged from hospital two days after alleged attack in Nandigram: Meanwhile, a six-member Trinamool Congress delegation submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission and reiterated allegations that the party chief was targeted as part of a “deep-rooted conspiracy”.
Maharashtra logs 15,817 new coronavirus cases – highest daily count this year for third day straight: The Pune district administration announced new restrictions in order to control the surge of the coronavirus pandemic.
Other headlines: The CJI said that SC ‘has highest respect for women’ after his remark in a ruling sparked a row, and Maharashtra’s Covid-19 situation worsened.
Other headlines: Mamata Banerjee will contest from Nandigram in Bengal polls, and the Delhi HC pulled up the police for leaking a chargesheet in riots case.
Other headlines: A Union minister backtracked after announcing BJP’s Kerala CM candidate, and India vaccinated over 10 lakh against coronavirus in a day.
Updated Mar 03, 2021 · 09:40 pm Representative image: A batch of Covaxin shots being dispatched from Bharat Biotech on January 13. | Bharat Biotech/Twitter
A look at the headlines right now:
Covaxin showed 81% efficacy in third phase trials, says Bharat Biotech: The vaccine was cleared for emergency use before its third phase trial results were released.
IT raids at filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, actor Taapsee Pannu’s properties: The searches were related to alleged tax evasion.
Karnataka minister resigns after being accused of seeking sexual favours for government job: The complainant alleged that Ramesh Jarkiholi threatened the woman after he was told about the existence of the purported sex video clips.