The CBI on Monday will question Rujira Banerjee, wife of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee in the coal scam. This inquiry will be conducted from 11 am to 3 am at the CBI's Kolkata office or Rujira's residence. The probe agency's action against Mamata's family has intensified the tussle between the BJP and TMC.

Notably, the CBI has clamped down on Mamta Banerjee's nephew and TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, his wife Rujira Narula Banerjee and Rujira's sister Maneka Gambhir.

Colombo/New Delhi: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will be using Indian Air space for travel to Sri Lanka. He will be on a 2-day visit to the country from today (February 23), his second visit that comes months after his visit to Afghanistan.

Pakistan had requested for use of air space, which India gave permission for. As protocol. whenever heads of state or governments pass through the air space of any other country, the country is alerted and due permission taken.

As several regions in Maharashtra witness a spike in COVID-19 cases, the administration in Nagpur as taken strict measures to keep the infections in check. In wake of the new cases, Minister Nitin Raut has said that strict regulations will be implemented in Nagpur.

The administration has closed all the weekly markets till March 7. Additionally, schools, colleges and coaching centres have also been ordered to be closed till March 7. Hotels have been asked to operate only till 9 pm and at 50% capacity.

In a significant political development, Puducherry CM V Narayanasamy on Monday (February 22) lost the trust vote. CM Narayanasamy walked out of the Assembly along with his ministers after concluding his speech.

After the resignation of two MLAs on Sunday, the numbers of MLAs supporting the Congress government in Puducherry had dropped to 12 MLAs in the assembly.

The Punjab government has announced that healthcare workers in the state, who do not get vaccinated to boost their immunity against coronavirus despite being given several opportunities, will have to bear the cost of treatment if they get infected at a later stage.

In a press communique, state Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said that the healthcare workers will not be allowed to avail any quarantine or isolation leave either.

The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 111.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.46 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

In its latest update on Monday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 111,338,617 and 2,465,846 respectively.

Gold price on Monday remained unchanged at Rs 46,130, while silver price was trending at Rs 69,000 per kg, according to the Good Returns website.

Gold jewellery prices vary across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to differing excise duty, state taxes, and making changes in different states.

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday announced that all political, religious and social gatherings will be prohibited in the state from Monday, amid rising COVID-19 cases.

In a televised address, Thackeray also said that political agitations will not be allowed for the next few days as they attract a crowd. The pandemic is raising its head in the state, but whether it is another wave or not, it will be known in eight to fifteen days, he said.

To talk to officials about the problems that people face, a minister of Madhya Pradesh spends two hours on a 50-feet-high hammock every day in Surel village of Ashoknagar district as he gets mobile network connectivity here.

Minister Brijendra Singh Yadav said he is able to talk to officials after he reaches a particular height where mobile internet is available.

The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation in consultation with the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently announced a set of new guidelines to be followed for international arrivals in the country from today (February 22). This is in the backdrop of the rising COVID-19 cases in many states including Kerala and Maharashtra.

The new guidelines for air travel come into effect from today to keep the spread of various mutant variants of coronavirus in check.

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