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For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now ABP Opinion Poll: LDF headed for 2nd term in Kerala; UPA may form government in Tamil Nadu View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts #Ayodhya UP: Ayodhya airport to be named after Lord Ram #Ayodhya More than Rs 1500 crore received in donations for Ram Mandir's construction: Trust #Ayodhya Picture of Kerala MLA donating money for Ram Mandir goes viral; Congress terms it as 'trap' #Ayodhya 10th trustee for Ayodhya Mosque Trust appointed #Ayodhya Allahabad HC rejects plea claiming ownership of land offered for Ayodhya mosque #Ayodhya Two sisters claim ownership of land offered for Ayodhya mosque, move court Just In 1 hr ago FCI Recruitment 2021: Now apply for AGM, Medical officer posts by March 31 1 hr ago Bodoland People's Front to be part of 'Grand Alliance' in Assam assembly polls ... » Learn More about Improper to question accountability of Ayodhya temple fund collection drive: Pejavar seer

It is common knowledge that Rabindranath Tagore authored the national anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’ in 1911. But, not many know that it was translated into English as ‘Morning Song of India’ and given a tune on February 28, 1919 during Tagore’s brief stay at Madanapalle. Then a nondescript town, Madanapalle got a coveted place in history as Tagore chose to stay with Irish poet James H. Cousins, then principal of Besant Theosophical College. Till then, ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was just a lyric. It became a song after the principal’s wife Margaret Cousins gave it a tune. She had carefully studied the meaning of each line and composed the musical notes, which Tagore had happily approved. Before ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was declared the national anthem on January 24, 1950, two days before India became a republic, then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had asked musician Herbert Murrill to give his opinion on the tune. Original document sold “Murrill had felt it was a bit slow. He had increased the tempo ... » Learn More about When ‘Jana Gana Mana’ got its tune

Video Player Close BANGKOK, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- When a plane carrying Thailand's first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China's Sinovac landed at an airport here on Wednesday, people waiting on the tarmac cheered and applauded. "Thank you to the People's Republic of China for delivering the first batch of vaccines this month and the following batches in the subsequent months," said Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, when he welcomed the vaccines' arrival at the airport. Prayut expressed his gratitude while a refrigerated container, with a banner reading "COVID-19 vaccines, returning smiles to Thailand" written in Thai, was lowered from the plane. The Chinese vaccines would be distributed to 13 provinces of Thailand to prioritize health care workers and those most at risk, while more vaccine shipments are expected to arrive in March and April. Thailand, known as the Land of Smiles, is heavily reliant on tourism but it recently has seen a drop in tourism due to ... » Learn More about World Insights: More Southeast Asian nations embrace Chinese vaccines to fight COVID-19

Email ABC Western Sydney By data journalist Catherine Hanrahan Updated February 28, 2021 05:55:57 Photo: Pete Srzich and Silvana Di-iorio both own properties near the Western Sydney Aerotropolis. (ABC News) Map: Badgerys Creek 2555 Land values around Australia's new international airport have taken off — but it's corporations, not residents, cashing in. A few strands of wire is all that separates Peter Srzich from millions of dollars. His 2 hectare property has a house, some sheds and a few pigs and goats. It is directly opposite the $5.3 billion Western Sydney airport, due to open at Badgerys Creek in 2026. Next door is the Leppington Pastoral Company — one of Australia's largest dairy farms, situated on a 519ha property owned by brothers Ron and Tony Perich. Photo: A satellite image of Badgerys Creek and its surrounds. That simple wire fence divides two worlds. The Leppington Pastoral Company will be redeveloped as ... » Learn More about Western Sydney Aerotropolis land values are soaring, but not everyone is able to cash in

The Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays－the first weeklong break since nearly 70,000 screens were reopened on July 20－have shown a strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown despite seating capacity limits of 75 percent. Boosted by two new blockbusters, My People, My Homeland and Jiang Ziya: Legend of Deification , the vacation saw box office results of around 2.94 billion yuan ($433.1 million) as of Monday, close to the same period last year and twice as much as in the time period in 2018, according to movie information tracker Beacon. Coupled with earlier hits－including the war epic The Eight Hundred , the highest-grossing film this year, and Leap with actress Gong Li, China saw total movie ticket revenues surpass 10 billion yuan by Oct 3. It was another sign of the potential of the world's second-largest movie market in terms of box office. An anthology in which seven directors worked on five standalone tales, the celebrity-studded My People, My Hometown , ... » Learn More about Holiday’s blockbusters nurture cinematic revival

IMAGE: Axar Patel credits close friends, family for helping him tackle tough phase while out of India squad. Photograph: BCCI Ravindra Jadeja has had little competition for his spot as India's preferred spin all-rounder over the last seven years but that may have changed following Axar Patel's match-winning display in the third Test against England in Ahmedabad. With Jadeja recovering from a thumb injury, Patel was called up to assist spin spearhead Ravichandran Ashwin in the four-Test series against Joe Root's men. Patel missed the series opener with a knee injury but impressed in the second match, claiming his maiden five-wicket haul in his debut Test in Chennai. The 27-year-old followed that with a match haul of 11-70 on a dustbowl in Ahmedabad where India triumphed inside two days in the pink-ball Test on Thursday. India captain Virat Kohli said Patel had filled in seamlessly for 'Jaddu'. "When Jaddu got injured, I'm sure a lot of people (in the ... » Learn More about Axar effortlessly fills Jadeja void in India’s spin attack

New Delhi: Total dues owed by electricity distribution companies to power producers rose nearly 24 per cent to Rs 1,36,966 crore in December 2020 compared to the same month a year ago, reflecting stress in the sector. The distribution companies (discoms) owed a total of Rs 1,10,660 crore to power generation firms in December 2019, according to portal PRAA (Payment Ratification And Analysis in Power procurement for bringing Transparency in Invoicing of generators). The portal was launched in May 2018 to bring in transparency in power purchase transactions between the generators and discoms. In December 2020, the total overdue amount , which was not cleared even after 45 days of grace period offered by generators, stood at Rs 1,27,498 crore as against Rs 97,835 crore in the year-ago period. According to the latest data on the portal, total outstanding dues in December dipped on a month-on-month basis. In November 2020, the total outstanding dues of discoms stood at Rs ... » Learn More about Discoms’ outstanding dues to power gencos rise nearly 24pc to Rs 1.36 lakh crore in Dec

For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now Corona vaccine price fixed at Rs 250 per dose in private hospitals View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts #Fatf Pakistan remains on FATF ‘grey list’, given time till June to implement full action plan #Fatf In supporting every wrong by Pakistan, Turkey trying to emerge as a new radical Islamic axis #Fatf Pakistan-Turkey radical Islamic nexus at FATF #Fatf To remain in the grey list: When appointing a US based lobbying firm too did not help Pakistan #Fatf No action against terror, Pak has failed to act on 6 action items stipulated by FATF #Fatf Pak continues to provide safe havens to terror entities, UN-designated terrorists: India Just In 5 min ago Co-WIN app: Here's how to download COVID-19 vaccination certificate 33 min ago Centre committed to strengthen connectivity, bring ... » Learn More about No chance of being blacklisted by FATF: Pakistan

As well as she played at the start of her Australian Open quarterfinal, Serena Williams suddenly was struggling early in the second set. After one mistake against No. 2 seed Simona Halep — who won the last time they played each other — Williams pointed at her racket strings and made a sour face, as if to make clear it wasn't truly her own fault. After another, Williams looked up at her guest box with palms up and asked, “What is happening?” That dismay did not last long. Williams claimed the last five games and beat Halep 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday to return to the final four at Melbourne Park for the first time since she won the tournament in 2017. Seeking a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title, Williams set up a showdown against No. 3 Naomi Osaka, who will carry a 19-match winning streak into Thursday's semifinals. “She's Serena,” Osaka said. “I feel really intimidated when I see her on the other side of the court.” This will be their fourth career matchup — all on hard courts — and ... » Learn More about Serena Williams tops Halep at Australian Open quarterfinal

February 26, 2021 13:14 President Moon Jae-in visited Busan for the first time this year to be briefed on the development of a so-called mega-city project there. But it does not take a genius to figure out that he went there to drum up voter support ahead of the mayoral by-election in April, bypassing the awkward constitutional requirement for the president to stay above the political fray. Moon was duly briefed on the progress of a new airport on Gadeok Island in Busan and boasted that it will become a "global logistics hub." Yet plans the government drew up to build a new airport in Gimhae near Busan have not even been scrapped, and no laws have been passed to authorize the Gadeok airport. The president was blatantly soliciting votes in exchange for building an airport. It has become clear that asking Moon to abide by any regulations is now meaningless. Moon was accompanied by a huge entourage -- the ministers of finance, interior and safety, land, infrastructure and ... » Learn More about President’s Busan Trip Is Blatant Electioneering