Day: February 25, 2021

Tamilnadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today announced that all students of classes 9, 10 and 11 would be declared passed without taking the annual exams in view of the Covid pandemic.

Retirement age of Tamilnadu government employees has been increased to 60 years from the existing 59 years, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announced in the Assembly today.

The seat sharing talks between DMK and its allies was held in the Arivalayam today.

The Assam government has extended the existing ‘disturbed area’ status of the state for another six months from 27 February under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA).

A Navy seaman from Jharkhand who died in Maharashtra’s Palghar district after allegedly being set on fire by his kidnappers had apparently concocted the whole story of abduction, police said.

The disengagement of armies of India and China from north and south banks of Pangong Tso is a ‘very good end result’ and a win-win situation for both the sides, Army Chief Gen M M Naravane said, stressing that there are strategies in place to address other pending issues in eastern Ladakh.

Bharatiya Kisan Union president Naresh Tikait called Defence Minister Rajnath Singh a caged parrot and said the farmers’ issues could be resolved if he is given the freedom to talk with them.

Union AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik said there is no concept of ‘mixopathy’, as claimed by a section of allopathic doctors, and asserted that ayurvedic practitioners are also trained to perform surgeries.

The Supreme Court said India resiliently fought back the unprecedented situation created by the Covid-19 pandemic and the economy as also life of the common man is on the path towards normalcy in a shorter period of time than expected.

Former Indian cricketer Ashok Dinda joined Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in Kolkata.