Current Affairs For The Year 2020 And Month Feb

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Delhi riots: Toll rises to 42; Fri prayers peaceful

The official death toll in northeast Delhi’s riots rose to 42 on Friday with 4 more people dying at Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital. The Jumma prayers passed off peacefully. Policemen and paramilitary forces kept a close watch, with drones deployed above, during the 10 hours of section 144 being relaxed. The police are still looking for AAP councillor Tahir Hussain.
2020-02-29 03:09:39 Read More

Ind v NZ 2nd Test Live: NZ put India in to bat

Check live cricket score, scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary of 2nd Test match between India and New Zealand on Times of India
2020-02-29 03:00:16 Read More

Coronavirus wipes $5tn off global share markets

Panic in the stock market over spreading coronavirus continued into a 7th day on Friday, with world share markets crashing again, compounding their worst week since the 2008 global financial crisis and bringing the global wipeout to $5 trillion. The sell-off is fueled mostly by worry that measures to contain the virus would hamper corporate profits & economic growth.
2020-02-29 02:31:53 Read More

GDP growth in Oct-Dec quarter slows to near 7-year low of 4.7%

The country’s quarterly economic growth slowed to a near seven-year-low in the Oct-Dec period of 2019-20, dragged down by a contraction in manufacturing and electricity, as per the National Statistical Office (NSO) . The Oct-Dec GDP growth of 4.7% is the slowest in 27 quarters and slowest since the 4.3% expansion in the Jan-March quarter of 2012-13.
2020-02-29 02:06:09 Read More

Sensex suffers 2nd-biggest 1-day loss ever

The sensex suffered its second-worst single-day loss ever in terms of points on Friday, falling in tandem with global markets. Asian markets had lost 2-3% by the time the Indian market opened. The sensex fell nearly 1,000 points in early trade and slipped further to close down 1,448 points. The decline alone wiped out Rs 5.5 lakh crore of investor wealth.
2020-02-29 01:40:28 Read More

Coronavirus: Sensex tanks 1,100 pts; Rs 5 lakh crore gone in minutes

Equity indices crashed on Friday with the benchmark BSE sensex plunging over 1,100 points amid rising concerns on global spread of coronavirus. Sensex dived 1,140 points or 2.87 per cent to 38,605; while the broader NSE Nifty cracked 348 points or 2.99 per cent to 11,285.
2020-02-28 09:39:34 Read More

Corona: US spy agencies concerned about India

US intelligence agencies are monitoring the global spread of coronavirus and the ability of governments to respond. While there are only a few known cases in India, the country's available countermeasures and the potential for the virus to spread given India's dense population was a focus of serious concern, sources said.
2020-02-28 08:48:53 Read More

Delhi riots: How police wrested back control

Till Tuesday afternoon, there were no signs that the violence in northeast Delhi would come to an end any time soon. Police had evidently failed in stopping the rioters from wreaking havoc and the morale of the force seemed to have hit rock bottom with severe criticism coming from all sides. However, Delhi Police bounced back and regained control of the law and order situation in less than 24 hours.
2020-02-28 04:49:00 Read More

'Before conclusions ..': India slams UN rights body

2020-02-27 21:56:33 Read More

Skip IPL if you feel burned out: Kapil Dev

India on Thursday "encouraged" the UN's human rights body to develop a "better understanding and appreciation" of the freedoms and rights that are guaranteed and protected in a vibrant democracy like India before coming to any conclusions on issues like the amended citizenship law and the Kashmir issue.
2020-02-27 20:54:54 Read More

Times Now journo heckled for questioning Mishra

Kapil Dev on Thursday said that Team India regulars can give IPL a miss if they think international calendar is too cramped. "If you think there is burn out then don't play IPL. There you are not representing your country. You can always take a break during the IPL. When you are representing your country, the feeling should be different," Kapil said.
2020-02-27 19:34:41 Read More

Delhi violence: India slams global bodies' remarks

India on Thursday hit out at the "inaccurate, misleading and irresponsible" remarks made by some foreign agencies and individuals on the Delhi violence that has claimed at least 34 lives. Reacting strongly to the comments made by OIC, the MEA said, "There is an effort on ground to restore normalcy. We urge these bodies not to issue irresponsible statements."
2020-02-27 17:14:09 Read More

Corona live: India puts curbs on visa on arrival

The World Health Organization declared Thursday that the new coronavirus epidemic was at a 'decisive point' as countries across the globe battled to contain the deadly outbreak. Stay with TOI for all updates.
2020-02-27 15:52:51 Read More

Live: AAP's Tahir Hussain booked in IB man's murder case; Delhi toll at 38

Sporadic violence was reported from riot-hit areas in northeast Delhi, even as an eerie calm prevailed across the neighbourhoods in Jaffarabad, Maujpur, Chandbagh, Gokulpuri and surrounding areas, with the death toll reaching 37 on Thursday. Stay with us for all the live updates
2020-02-26 07:10:25 Read More

Govt prepares to evacuate remaining from Wuhan

2020-02-25 21:08:02 Read More

Trump on CAA, trade and Kashmir: Highlights

India is preparing to evacuate a large group of its citizens, who are stuck in China's coronavirus-hit Wuhan city, by a special IAF plane, which is expected to land there with relief medical supplies on Wednesday.
2020-02-25 18:51:52 Read More

Day 2 of Trump's India visit: Latest developments

2020-02-25 12:13:18 Read More

Live: Toll rises to 11; three borders adjoining northeast Delhi sealed

Eleven people, including a head constable, were killed and several others injured as violence spiralled over the amended citizenship law in northeast areas of Delhi. Three borders adjoining northeast Delhi have also been sealed. Stay with TOI for all the live updates:
2020-02-23 17:36:24 Read More

Would happily share the No 1 spot with NZ: Kohli

Ahead of the two-match Test series against New Zealand, Indian High Commission on Wednesday hosted a reception for the Men in Blue in Wellington.
2020-02-19 17:16:17 Read More

Trade, defence to dominate Trump-Modi talks

PM Modi and US Prez Donald Trump will hold talks on Feb 25 to deepen cooperation in key sectors including defence and trade, foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Wednesday. Trump, who is scheduled to visit India on Feb 24-25, will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, he said adding that India and US have an unprecedented level of convergence.
2020-02-19 16:46:38 Read More

Free to protest but others have rights too, say Shaheen Bagh mediators

Senior advocates Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran, mediators appointed by the Supreme Court to engage with the anti-CAA protesters about shifting the venue from Shaheen Bagh, reached the spot on Wednesday. "We have come here according to the order of the SC. We hope to speak to everyone. We hope to resolve the matter with everybody's co-operation," Hegde said.
2020-02-19 15:50:16 Read More

Live: SC mediators leave Shaheen Bagh

The Supreme Court-appointed mediators on Wednesday met with the Shaheen Bagh protesters, who have been staging a sit-in against the Citizenship Amendment Act for over two months now. Sadhana Ramachandran, one of the three mediators, after meeting the protesters, said they would come back on Thursday. Stay with us for all the live updates
2020-02-19 14:55:02 Read More

Mamata blames Centre for Tapas Paul's death

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee while paying homage to Trinamool Congress leader and actor Tapas Paul alleged that "pressure" created by central agencies and "vendetta politics" led to his death. Paul, a two-term former MP, died at the age of 61 in Mumbai on Tuesday after a heart attack. He was an accused in the Rose Valley chit fund scam case and was jailed.
2020-02-19 13:40:16 Read More

Pakistan to remain on FATF's 'grey list': Sources

Pakistan will continue to remain on the "grey list" of the global terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force. Pakistan received support from Turkey and Malaysia. Islamabad was being evaluated by the International Co-operation Review Group, a part of FATF, for the steps taken by the former on the implementation of its plan of action to curb terror funding.
2020-02-18 12:28:45 Read More

Kishor says 'Bihar poorest in 2005, continues to be so'; JD(U) hits back

Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Tuesday questioned the Nitish Kumar government's development model, even as he sneered at the chief minister for making ideological compromises to stay in an alliance with the BJP.
2020-02-18 12:16:15 Read More

'LeT planned for Kasab to die as Samir Chaudhari'

Former Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria has claimed that the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) had planned to project the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack as a case of "Hindu terror" and Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Kasab to die as Bengaluru's Samir Chaudhari. Maria made the claim in his memoir 'Let Me Say It Now' which was released in Mumbai on Monday.
2020-02-18 11:24:42 Read More

'UK MP's visa revoked over anti-India activities'

British lawmaker Debbie Abrahams' e-Business visa was revoked as she was involved in anti-India activities and the cancellation was conveyed to her on February 14, sources said on Tuesday. Asserting that the grant and rejection of a visa is the sovereign right of a country, sources said the rejection of the e-Business visa was intimated to her on February 14.
2020-02-18 08:56:27 Read More

How China failed to contain coronavirus

It’s been more than two months since Dec 12, the day doctors first noticed a Chinese patient display symptoms of the highly-infectious coronavirus that has claimed more than 1,700 lives. In the weeks following that early case, authorities missed four chances to contain the outbreak. Moreover, censorship has now become a lightning rod for public anger in China.
2020-02-18 06:26:27 Read More

Coronavirus vaccine in the works, human trials likely within 6 months

A candidate vaccine is ready for pre-clinical trials, and possibly even human trials within six months, as part of a collaboration between Pune-based Serum Institute of India and American biotechnology firm Codagenix to develop a preventive vaccine against the novel coronavirus. The vaccine because it could significantly reduce the time taken to build a shield against the virus
2020-02-18 04:16:57 Read More

Sachin's WC victory lap is best Laureus moment

Sachin Tendulkar being lifted on the shoulders of his teammates after their World Cup triumph at home in 2011 has been voted the Laureus best sporting moment in the last 20 years. Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh handed the trophy to Sachin Tendulkar after tennis legend Bros Becker announced the winner at a glittering ceremony in Berlin.
2020-02-18 02:38:21 Read More

Mediators to get Shaheen protesters off road

Disapproving the continuing blockade at Shaheen Bagh and expressing the hope that good sense would prevail over anti-CAA agitators leading them to vacate the road and shift their protest to an alternative site, the Supreme Court on Monday asked senior advocates Sanjay Hegde, Sadhana Ramachandran and Wajahat Habibullah to hold consultations with the protesters.
2020-02-17 22:40:04 Read More

Canada grants 1.39L study permits to Indians in 2019

In 2019, Canada approved of a little over than 4 lakh study permits of which 1.39 lakh or 34.5% went to Indian students, followed by Chinese who bagged 21% of the new study permits. In 2018, Canada had granted a total of 3.55 lakh study permits - the newly released figures for 2019 signify an overall increase of 13.8% over the previous year.
2020-02-17 21:36:00 Read More

Women Army officers can get command posts

Women officers broke an armour-plated ceiling on Monday when the Supreme Court ordered grant of permanent commission in 10 non-battlefield services and held them to be eligible to hold command posts. The government had a year ago granted PC to newly-recruited women officers in these services, but not those short service commission officers already in the force.
2020-02-17 20:28:23 Read More

Delhi election result 2020: Highlights

After trailing AAP at the start of counting, the BJP narrowed the gap by leading on 17 seats — 14 more than 2015. AAP was leading comfortably on 53 seats. The majority mark is 36 in the 70-seat assembly. Interestingly, as of 10.40 pm, while AAP secured 51.1% votes, the BJP garnered 41.1% of the total votes counted so far, according to Election Commission.
2020-02-11 05:11:05 Read More

Trump's visit will strengthen strategic ties: India

US President Donald Trump's maiden visit to India will provide an opportunity to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries, the ministry of external affairs said on Tuesday.
2020-02-11 04:48:07 Read More

5 players charged for brawl after U19 WC final

5 players have been sanctioned for brawling in the immediate aftermath of Bangladesh's victory over India in the under-19 World Cup final, ICC said. Bangladesh claimed the title for the first time with victory by 3 wickets over India but an ugly brawl broke out after Rakibul Hasan hit the winning runs and his team mates ran on to the field to celebrate.
2020-02-11 03:15:02 Read More

3rd ODI Live: Virat Kohli falls cheaply again

Check live cricket score, scorecard and ball by ball commentary of 3rd ODI match between India and New Zealand on Times of India
2020-02-11 02:28:21 Read More

Trump visit to India on Feb 24-25: White House

The White House on Monday formally announced that US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will visit India on February 24-25. It also confirmed that the President will visit Ahmedabad, where plans are afoot to host a rousing "Kem Cho, Trump!" (Howdy Trump) rally to return the gesture of the Trump administration allowing the Howdy Modi fiesta in Houston.
2020-02-10 22:54:48 Read More

Delhi election results live: Counting of votes begins

Votes are being counted for the 70 assembly segments of Delhi that went to polls last week. Exit polls have predicted a clear victory for the AAP but the actual results might still hold suspense. Stay with TOI for live updates:
2020-02-10 22:38:36 Read More

Govt plans another J&K visit for foreign envoys

The Russian envoy in New Delhi said "those who are concerned about the situation in Kashmir, those who have doubt about Indian policy in Kashmir can travel to Kashmir." Russia did not feel the need to find out what was happening in Kashmir as it was India’s internal matter and belonged to "the Constitutional space of India," he had said earlier.
2020-02-10 19:08:46 Read More

India may buy US NASAMS-II air defence system

2020-02-10 18:33:18 Read More

Xi commands coronavirus fight from safe heights

he coronavirus epidemic, which has killed more than 800 people in China as of Sunday and sickened tens of thousands, comes as Xi has struggled with a host of other challenges: a slowing economy, huge protests in Hong Kong, an election in Taiwan that rebuffed Beijing and a protracted trade war with the United States.
2020-02-09 08:55:34 Read More

U19 WC Final Live: Jaiswal, Tilak rebuild India

Stay updated with Times of India for all the live score updates, ball-by-ball commentary and scorecard of the ICC Under-19 World Cup final between India and Bangladesh.
2020-02-09 05:55:21 Read More

'Fear of virus keeping people off Chinese food'

Since the outbreak of the deadly Novel Coronavirus, which originated in China’s Wuhan region, upscale restaurants serving Chinese food have seen a number of inquiries about the source of their ingredients. Some Mumbai restaurateurs also say people are avoiding Chinese cuisine for fear of getting infected by the virus.
2020-02-09 03:06:42 Read More

Exploring legal options to not implement NPR: Maharashtra govt

Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh said that the govt was exploring legal options for not conducting the NPR exercise in the state. He also said he had been requesting protesters to withdraw their agitation because NPR and NRC would not be implemented in the state. CMs of over a dozen states have already expressed their reservations with the NPR exercise.
2020-02-08 22:31:05 Read More

Better roads luring rly short-haul passengers?

Better roads connecting major cities and more availability of luxury buses seem to have impacted the railways’ revenue. The number of passengers travelling in AC chair car and executive class, meant primarily for inter-city travel, is estimated to decrease from nearly 35 million passengers in 2018-19 to about 33.8 million during the current fiscal ending March.
2020-02-08 22:03:19 Read More

Hockey Pro League: India stun Belgium 2-1

2020-02-08 13:19:28 Read More

Delhi exit poll prediction: Highlights

The death toll in the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 724. The viral outbreak that began in China has now infected more than 34,800 people globally.In India, three cases of infection were reported, all from Kerala. Stay with TOI for live updates
2020-02-08 13:09:17 Read More

Live: Third term for Kejriwal as AAP set to retain Delhi, predict exit polls

Exit polls have unanimously predicted an AAP return in Delhi with most of them projecting 50-55 seats for the Arvind Kejriwal-led party in the 70-member assembly. Stay with TOI for live updates
2020-02-08 11:31:14 Read More

ODIs are not as relevant as T20s this year: Kohli

Indian men's hockey team stunned world champions Belgium with a 2-1 victory in their FIH Pro League match on Saturday. Mandeep Singh scored a field goal in the second minute before Gauthier Boccard equalised for world number one Belgium in the 33rd minute. Ramandeep Singh scored the decisive goal for the home side in the 47th minute via a penalty corner.
2020-02-08 11:06:47 Read More

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Hours earlier, PM slammed J&K ex-CMs remarks

2020-02-06 21:48:50 Read More>>

India eyes air corridors to boost Central Asia link

2020-02-06 20:22:16 Read More

Omar, Mehbooba booked under Public Safety Act

2020-02-06 19:50:55 Read More

Saudi Arabia ‘snubs’ Imran Khan’s call for OIC meet on Kashmir

2020-02-06 17:49:54 Read More

It was evil, went through hell: Trump slams foes

2020-02-06 17:00:58 Read More

Live: 15 students stranded in China reach Kochi

The high-flying Indians have been brought down by the Kiwis in the ODIs but an unperturbed Virat Kohli says this format is not much relevant this year, referring to the fast-approaching T20 World Cup and the engrossing fight for World Test championship. After T20, the Indians lost the ODI series after conceding an unassailable 0-2 lead following a 22-run defeat.
2020-02-06 02:38:18 Read More

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