Farmers protesting against the government's farm laws have called a three-hour-long 'chakka jam' and will block the national and state highways across the country from 12 noon to 3 pm on Saturday. The move is in response to the government's handling of the prolonged agitation, the farm laws, internet ban in areas near agitation sites, budgetary allocation and other issues.

After the Republic Day tractor rally, which saw chaotic scenes as groups of protesters clashed with the police and engaged in violence, this is the first big event being organised by the farmers.

As coronavirus vaccination is in full swing, Indian Railways is slowly returning to the track. As Holi festival is coming close and travellers living in other states go to their homes on this festival, the Indian Railways has decided to start 32 new trains along with some old trains this month.

The new trains will help in controlling overcrowding in trains on the occasion and enable commuters to travel without any inconvenience.

Shares of Bajaj Electricals hit a new high of Rs 907, surging 18 per cent in intra-day deals on the BSE on Friday after the company reported robust consolidated net profit of Rs 98 crore in December quarter (Q3FY21), on strong performance by consumer products (CP) business. The household appliances maker had profit of Rs 9 crore in a year ago quarter.

Shares of ITC extended their rally to the fifth straight day on Friday as the stock jumped 4 per cent to hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 239 on the BSE in intra-day trade. The stock has surged 18 per cent in the past five trading days as there was no material announcement in the Budget that would significantly impact any of the consumer stocks. ITC had hit an intra-day high of Rs 239.25 on previous year Budget day, February 1, 2020.

Tech Mahindra named Milind Kulkarni as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective 2nd April 2021.

This will be Kulkarni's second stint as CFO, a position he held for five years from 2013-2018. He succeeds Manoj Bhat, who will be taking over as Group Chief Financial Officer, Mahindra & Mahindra Group as part of a leadership rotation strategy.

To track the 'toolkit' shared by Swedish environment Greta Thunberg, Delhi Police will reach out to Google to get the internet protocol (IP address) or the location from where the document was created and uploaded to the social media platform.

According to Police sources quoted by news agency ANI, this inquiry is being done to identify the authors of the 'Toolkit' which was shared on Google Docs.

As the farmers' protest gain recognition from global personalities, a farmer leader at the centre of things did not know of the people extending their support. Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait still welcomed the support given by such famous persons as pop star Rihanna and environmental activist Greta Thunberg even though he did not know of them.

There are around 4,000 coronavirus variants around the world prompting vaccine manufacturers, including Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca, to try to improve their shots, a British minister said.

Thousands of variants of the type of coronavirus that causes Covid-19 have been documented as the virus mutates, including the so-called British, South African and Brazilian variants which appear to spread more swiftly than others.

Announcing the key decisions of the monetary policy committee, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept the repo rates unchanged at 4%. This is the first monetary policy announcement after the presentation of the Union Budget 2021-22 on February 1.

The Monetary Policy Committee met on 3rd, 4th and 5th February and deliberated on current and evolving macroeconomic and financial developments both domestic and global. The MPC voted unanimously to leave the policy repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent, said Das.

Petrol prices in India touched new all-time highs after oil marketing companies increased rates on Friday, fuelling hopes that the government cuts excise duties.

Petrol price in Delhi soared by 30 paise to Rs 86.95 a litre on Friday. This marks the highest ever price at which petrol has been sold in New Delhi, surpassing the earlier high of Rs 86.65 a litre that was recorded yesterday. Diesel inched up by 35 paise to Rs 76.83.

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