Monday, 1 March 2021

EXPLAINER: Japan to try US men accused of helping Ghosn flee

Two Americans suspected of helping former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn skip bail and escape to Lebanon in December 2019 have been extradited to Japan

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Ravi Shastri Gets First Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine

Ravi Shastri thanked India's medical professionals and scientists after receiving the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday.

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Bharat Petroleum Gains After Board Approves Sale Of Numaligarh Refinery

BPCL will sell stake in the refinery for a total consideration of Rs 9875 crore to a consortium of Oil India, Engineers India and Assam government.

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Today in History

Today in History Today is Tuesday, March 2, the 61st day of 2021. There are 304 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 2, 1932, the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, which moved the date of the presidential inauguration from March 4 to January 20, was passed by Congress and sent to the states for ratification. On this date: In 1867, Howard University, a historically Black school of higher learning in Washington, D.C., was founded. Congress passed, over President Andrew Johnson’s veto, the first of four Reconstruction Acts. In 1877, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the winner of the 1876 presidential election over Democrat Samuel J. Tilden, even though Tilden had won the popular vote. In 1917, Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship as President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act. In 1939, Roman Catholic Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli (puh-CHEL’-ee) was elected pope on his 63rd birthday; he took the name Pius XII. The...

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Sensex Rises 400 Points, Nifty Above 14,850; BPCL Rises Over 3%

All the 11 sector gauges, barring the index of metal stocks, were trading higher led by the Nifty IT index's over 1 per cent gain.

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Sensex, Nifty Set For A Quiet Start; HPCL In Focus

SGX Nifty or Singapore Nifty Futures rose 0.13 per cent or 18 points to 14,811.

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CNN's Chris Cuomo says he 'obviously' can't cover brother

CNN host Chris Cuomo told viewers on Monday that he ‘obviously’ could not cover the accusations against his older brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo

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Saudi envoy disputes crown prince role in Khashoggi killing

Saudi Arabia’s U.N. ambassador is disputing the U.S. intelligence report which concluded that the Saudi crown prince approved an operation to kill or capture dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi

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Boy, 15, injured in Arkansas school shooting; classmate held

Authorities say a 15-year-old boy was seriously injured after being shot by another 15-year-old boy at an Arkansas junior high school

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Rupee Edges Lower To 73.55 Against Dollar Amid Rise In Crude Oil Prices

Rupee Vs Dollar Today: At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic unit opened at 73.76 against the dollar and registered an intra-day high of 73.19

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Shardul Thakur Smashes 92 off 57, His First List A Fifty

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Fast bowler Shardul Thakur showed his prowess with the bat, smashing his first List A fifty in style - he hit 92 runs off just 57 balls.

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"44 Today!": Shahid Afridi Creates More Confusion About His Age

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi had earlier revealed that authorities got his age wrong, and that he wasn't 16 years old on his debut, but 19. Celebrating his birthday on Monday, he tweeted that...

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Petrol Sales In February 2021 Increased 1.5%, Diesel Sales Fell 5.3%

State fuel retailers sold 2.22 million tonnes of gasoline and 5.81 million tonnes of diesel last month, the data provided by an industry source showed

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