Highlights at 2 pm

Following are the top stories at 2 pm: NATION DEL71 LD NIRBHAYA Four Nirbhaya convicts executed in Tihar Jail, her mother says justice at last New Delhi: Four men convicted of gang-raping and murdering a young Delhi woman, who came to be known as Nirbhaya, were hanged in pre-dawn darkness Friday, finally delivering hard-won justice to her family and to a nation outraged by the brutality of the crime on a winter night more than seven years ago. BOM13 MP-KAMAL NATH-RESIGNATION MP CM Kamal Nath submits his resignation to Governor Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath submitted his resignation to state governor Lalji Tandon at the Raj Bhawan here on Friday.

DEL77 CORONAVIRUS-LD CASES Novel coronavirus cases climb to 195 in India New Delhi: Novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 195 on Friday after 22 more people were infected with the fast-spreading virus in various parts of the country, according to Health Ministry data. DEL73 DL-NIRBHAYA-2NDLD FAMILY Justice finally done but fight to ensure speedy justice will continue: Nirbhaya's family New Delhi: Justice has finally been done and women will definitely feel safer now, Nirbhaya's parents said after four men convicted of gang rape and murder of their daughter were executed on Friday, resolving that their next fight would be to plug the loopholes that delay punishment. DEL75 NIRBHAYA-REAX Justice has prevailed, says PM; Ministers, women commissions hail hanging in Nirbhaya case New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said justice has prevailed as his senior cabinet colleagues and women groups welcomed the hanging of the four convicts in Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case.

BOM15 MP-KAMAL NATH-SCINDIA People's victory in MP: Scindia on Kamal Nath resignation Bhopal: BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday termed Chief Minister Kamal Nath's resignation as people's victory in Madhya Pradesh. LEGAL LGD24 SC-2NDLD NIRBHAYA SC pre-dawn hearing brings curtain down on Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case New Delhi: In an unprecedented pre-dawn hearing, hours before a Nirbhaya case death row convict Pawan Kumar Gupta was to be sent to gallows, the Supreme Court Friday midnight opened its door to dismiss his last plea challenging rejection of second mercy petition by the President. By Manohar Lal and Sanjeev Kumar LGD37 DL-HC-CRORONAVIRUS-TRAVEL Coronavirus scare: Plea in HC against Centre's bar on passenger travel from EU, UK New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday agreed to hear a plea challenging the Centre's circular prohibiting travel of passengers from European Union, UK, Turkey and European free trade association member nations from March 18 onwards to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic.

LGD32 DL-HC-KAMRA Delhi HC declines to entertain comedian Kunal Kamra's plea against flying ban on him by airlines New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday declined to entertain stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra's plea challenging the flying ban imposed on him by Indigo, Vistara and other airlines for heckling journalist Arnab Goswami on board a flight. FOREIGN FGN11 VIRUS-LANKA-CURFEW Sri Lanka imposes nationwide curfew to combat coronavirus pandemic Colombo: Sri Lankan has imposed a nationwide curfew from Friday until Monday to combat the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic that has claimed over 9,000 lives globally, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office has announced.

BUSINESS DEL81 BUS-VIRUS-LD FITCH-INDIA GROWTH Coronavirus impact: Fitch cuts India growth to 5.1% for FY'21, says world economy in recession New Delhi: Fitch Ratings on Friday cut India growth forecast to 5.1 per cent for FY 2020-21, saying supply chain disruptions in the wake of coronavirus outbreak are likely to hit investment and exports. SPORTS SPD7 SPO-FOOT-PK-LD DEATH One of Indian football's greatest, PK Banerjee dies at 83 Kolkata: PK Banerjee, a footballing colossus of his time and a raconteur for life, died here on Friday aged 83, having dribbled and dazzled for a good part of his mind-boggling 51 years of service to the game. PTI HMB