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CAA clash: Fresh violence breaks out in Delhi; more police deployed

Several police personnel have been injured in the clashes as Delhi Police imposed Section 144 in Jaffrabad

Delhi violence: CBSE to reschedule exams for students not able to appear

The Delhi High Court had on Friday said that shifting the examination centres at this time was not a viable option and asked the Delhi Police to ensure proper security at the exam centres

As prices dip, OPEC backs biggest oil cut since 2008 financial crisis

Oil demand growth forecasts for 2020 have been slashed because of global measures to halt the spread of the virus

EPFO reduces interest rate on employee provident fund to 8.5%

The move means salaried employees will earn lower returns for the financial year ending on March 31, 2020

Media to sponsors: What's at stake if Tokyo Olympics succumb to coronavirus

Tokyo 2020's budget is split between the organising committee and local and national governments; the IOC contributed more than $800 million

Wishes pour in for Indian women's cricket team as it reaches T20 WC final

Virat Kohli and many other sports personalities congratulated the team

Govt approves plan for SBI-led consortium to buy stake in YES Bank: Reports

SBI has also been authorised to pick other members of the consortium

US conducts first airstrike against Taliban forces since peace deal

The US called on the Taliban to stop the attacks and uphold their commitments based on the peace agreement, which lays out a conditions-based path to the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan

NZ wins series 2-0, moves to 3rd spot on ICC Test Championship points table

With a solid 120 points, New Zealand's tally has risen to 180 on ICC world test championship points table leaderboard; India stays on top for now with 360 points

India humbled as New Zealand win Christchurch Test, clinch series 2-0

After bowling out India for a mere 124 in their second innings, New Zealand chased down the target in the second session on Day 3 losing three wickets

Coronavirus outbreak: US reports first fatality in Washington state

The two cases at the Kirkland facility were a health care worker in her 40s who is in satisfactory condition, and a woman in her 70s who lived there and is in serious condition.

May never be excited about a crowd again after going to India: Donald Trump

BARC says the event at Motera had 11.69 billion viewing minutes across India

Trump downplays coronavirus threat, accuses Democrats of creating a 'hoax'

He blamed Democrats for 'politicising the coronavirus' after he overcame the 'impeachment hoax'

Delhi govt gives permission to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar in JNU sedition row

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier said he would ask for an early decision on the matter

India's GDP growth at 4.7% in Dec quarter, marginal improvement over Q2

FY20 growth projections retained at 5% in the second advance estimates. The official Q3 GDP data showed that the impact of a global slowdown and weak manufacturing continued to weigh on the economy

Markets may fall further as coronavirus fears intensify; Dow falls 950 pts

The US stocks pared early losses, after the initial surge in angst (over the virus spread) that pushed US indices to their four-month lows. Bond yields remained at unprecedented levels.

Oil slumps over 4% as traders fret over Coronavirus impact on crude demand

US crude oil stockpiles increased by 452,000 barrels to 443.3 million barrels

Day 2 of Donald Trump's India visit sees three pacts, $3 bn defence deal

Later in the day, Trump also addressed a gathering of business leaders at the national capital

IPL 2020: Ahead of court's verdict, RR to train for three days in Guwahati

RR boys will train from February 27 to 29 in Guwahati with Robin Uthappa being one of the big names who will be a part of the training sessions, says a Rajasthan Royals official

Need sugar-ethanol price parity to achieve 10% blending, say experts

Lack of ethanol production capacity is the main hurdle in achieving the target. Brazil, the world's leading sugar producer, is a pioneer in ethanol blending with petrol and achieved more than 25%