Breaking News Live, March 8:
JEE Main Result 2021 will be declared in few minutes
Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced JEE Main result timing today. “The results of the #JEE (Main) February 2021 session will be released by the National Testing Agency in a few hours from now. Stay Tuned.@DG_NTA,” he tweeted.
The results of the #JEE (Main) February 2021 session will be released by the National Testing Agency in a few hours from now. Stay Tuned. @DG_NTA
— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) March 8, 2021
05:00 PM | JEE Main result 2021 for February session will be released soon. Candidates are advised to keep their roll number/application number handy to check and download JEE Main 2021 Score Card.
JEE Main 2021 February session result to be released today @ jeemain.nta.nic.in; Direct link here
04:40 PM | Model and Bengali actor Tanusree Chakraborty joins BJP ahead of West Bengal assembly polls.
“Amit Shah and Narendra Modi are two syndicate ministers who come to Bengal and lie. I respect the chair of a Prime Minister but it is surprising to see a Prime Minister lie”, said West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata
Amit Shah and Narendra Modi are two syndicate ministers who come to Bengal and lie. I respect the chair of a Prime Minister but it is surprising to see a Prime Minister lie: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata (ANI) #WestBengalElections2021 pic.twitter.com/Taojddc324
— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) March 8, 2021
12:20 PM | Farmers Protest: Delhi Metro security update: Entry/exit gates of stations from Tikri Kalan to Brigadier Hoshiar Singh on green line are closed.
Chhattisgarh health minister TS Singh Deo tests positive for Covid-19, the minister informed through tweet.
आप सभी को सूचित करना चाहता हूं कि मेरी कोरोना रिपॉर्ट पॉजिटिव आई है। अब तक इसके कोई गंभीर लक्षण दिखाई नही दे रहे परंतु नियमानुसार मैं सेल्फ आइसोलेशन का पालन कर रहा हूँ। (1/2)
— TS Singh Deo (@TS_SinghDeo) March 8, 2021
The Budget Session of the Delhi Assembly is set to commence from today. The Budget Session will be held from March 8 to March 16. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that the Rajya Sabha will function from 9 am to 2 pm while Lok Sabha will function between 4 pm to 10 pm.
PM Modi extends greetings and salutes women’s power on International Women’s Day 2021. “India takes pride in many accomplishments of women of our nation. It’s our Govt’s honour to be getting the opportunity to work towards furthering women empowerment across a wide range of sectors,” Modi said.
Sensex jumped 294 points, trading at 50,700, and Nifty rose over 100 points to 15,040.
India reported 18,599 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s total tally to 1.12 cases. The daily rise in new coronavirus infections was recorded above 18,000 for the third consecutive day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated this morning.
The recovery rate has dropped further to 96.95%. The active cases registered an increase for the fifth consecutive day and the COVID-19 active caseload increased to 1,84,523 which now comprises 1.65% of the total infections.