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DEL9 AVI-AIR INDIA-2NDLD STAKE Govt to sell 100 pc stake in Air India; issues bid document

New Delhi: The government on Monday announced sale of 100 per cent stake in debt-laden Air India as it issued the preliminary bid document for the strategic disinvestment with the deadline for submitting expression of interest set as March 17.

DEL1 JLF-THAROOR Jinnah's idea winning in India: Shashi Tharoor on CAA

Jaipur: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said if the CAA leads to the implementation of the NPR and the NRC, it would be a complete victory for Pakistan's founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah. By Meraj Bhat

NATION

MDS2 AP-COUNCIL-LD ABOLITION AP Cabinet passes resolution for abolishing Legislative Council

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet passed a resolution on Monday setting in motion the process for abolishing the state Legislative Council.

CAL2 BH-POLICE-SHARJEEL-RAID Anti-CAA activist Sharjeel Imam's house raided in Bihar

Jehanabad: The police here carried out a raid at the ancestral house of anti-CAA activist Sharjeel Imam, who has been slapped with a sedition case in the national capital for alleged inflammatory speeches he gave at Shaheen Bagh and the Jamia Millia Islamia, a senior official said on Monday.

CAL1 DEF-GRSE-KAVARATTI GRSE set to deliver ASW corvette INS Kavaratti to Navy soon

Kolkata: Adding to Indian Navy's firepower, Defence PSU Garden Reach Shibuilders and Engineers (GRSE) is set to deliver anti-submarine warfare stealth corvette INS Kavaratti to the Navy soon, its Chairman-cum-Managing Director Rear Admiral V K Saxena said. By Amitava Roy

BOM2 MH-MUMBAI NIGHTLIFE Verve missing as Mumbai nightlife policy kicks in

Mumbai: The much-touted Mumbai nightlife experiment received a tepid response on the first night of its implementation on Sunday, primarily due to the lack of awareness about the new regime. Cleared by the state Cabinet on January 22, the 'Mumbai 24 Hours' policy allows shops, eateries and theatres in malls and mill compounds located in non-residential areas to remain open round-the-clock.

DEL16 CAA-AAZAD Bhim Army chief arrives in Delhi after Hyderabad police sends him back

New Delhi: Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad arrived in Delhi on Monday morning after he was put on a flight by police in Hyderabad, where he was detained while on his way to take part in an anti-CAA and anti-NRC event.

DEL14 BJP-NADDA-KEJRIWAL Kejriwal must tell Delhi why is he supporting those who want to break India: Nadda

New Delhi: BJP president J P Nadda on Monday accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of "supporting those who want to break India", as he raised the issue of AAP government not giving police the permission to prosecute ex-JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a sedition case.

BUSINESS

DCM9 AVI-AIRINDIA-NORMS

Govt relaxes bidding norms for AI stake sale compared to 2018 New Delhi: In efforts to make Air India disinvestment more attractive, the government has relaxed the bidding norms wherein networth for potential bidders has been fixed at Rs 3,500 crore and minimum stake for an individual consortium partner has been lowered to 10 per cent.

DEL13 AVI-AIR INDIA-UNIONS

Air India privatisation: Employee unions to meet in Delhi New Delhi: Various Air India employee unions will meet here on Monday to discuss proposed privatisation of the debt-laden airline, sources said.

LEGAL

LGD5 SC-LD NIRBHAYA Nirbhaya case: Convict Mukesh Kumar seeks urgent hearing in SC against rejection of mercy plea

New Delhi: Death row convict in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case Mukesh Kumar Singh moved the Supreme Court on Monday seeking urgent hearing on his plea against dismissal of his mercy petition by the President.

LGD9 SC-POLYGAMY AIMPLB moves SC for impleadment in pleas challenging validity of polygamy, nikah halala

New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking impleadment in petitions challenging constitutional validity of polygamy and 'nikah halala' practised among Muslims.

FOREIGN

FGN13 CHINA-LD CORONAVIRUS

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits coronavirus hit Wuhan as death toll climbs to 80 Beijing: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited the coronavirus hit Wuhan city on Monday, the first such trip by a top leader as the death toll climbed to 80 with 2,744 confirmed cases. By K J M Varma

FGN9 IRAQ-US-EMBASSY-ROCKETS

Three rockets hit US embassy in protest-hit Iraqi capital Baghdad: Three rockets slammed into the US embassy in Iraq's capital on Sunday in the first direct hit reported after months of close calls, as thousands of protesters kept up anti-government sit-ins across the country. (AFP)

SPORTS SPF4 SPO-BASKET-2NDLD BRYANT

Nine people dead in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash Los Angeles: Nine people were killed in the helicopter crash that claimed the life of NBA star Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Los Angeles officials confirmed on Sunday. (AFP) PTI

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