News Highlights: Car rams into scooty in Delhi, drags rider on roof for 350 m

Racism is "structural, institutional and systemic" in Britain, a group of United Nations experts concluded on Friday, warning that people of African descent were witnessing the "erosion of their fundamental rights".

Public spending cuts have exacerbated racial discrimination and intolerance, the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent said following an official visit to Britain. (AFP)

. There is no factual basis to allegations China provides aid to Russia, China's embassy in Washington said late on Thursday, after the United States put sanctions on a China-based company for alleged support to Russian mercenary company Wagner Group. (Reuters)

. Actor Jacqueline Fernandez, whose film Tell It Like a Woman has been nominated for the Oscars, was on Friday granted permission by a Delhi court to travel abroad.

Fernandez, an accused in a Rs 200 crore money laundering case also involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, had sought the court's permission to travel to Dubai for three days. (PTI)

. President Joe Biden on Friday named his former top Covid-19 aide Jeff Zients to White House chief of staff, one of the most crucial positions in an administration gearing up for a possible re-election campaign. (AFP)

. India win the toss and opt to bowl first against New Zealand in the first T20 at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi. (ANI)

. Pune Sessions Court acquits Hindu Rashtra Sena leader Dhananjay Desai and 19 others in connection with the 2014 Mohsin Shaikh murder case.

28-year-old Mohsin Shaikh, a software engineer was killed on June 2014 in Hadapsar area of Pune district. (ANI)

. Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday slapped a Rs 10 lakh fine on Go First over an incident where 55 passengers were left behind in a coach at the Bangalore airport on Jan 9.

. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur, have developed a two-step process to treat textile wastewater before discharging it into natural water bodies.

The treatment includes an electrochemical processing of the sample in the first step, followed by a real-time photocatalytic degradation using novel ZnO caterpillars outgrown over carbon nanofibers in the second. (PTI)

. Indian shares ended more than 1% lower to hit a three-month low on Friday as a short-seller attack on Adani Group companies triggered a selloff in its shares and of the banks, wiping off a combined $48 billion in the conglomerate's market value over two days. (Reuters)

. Delhi Police personnel entered the Ambedkar University campus on Friday to stop SFI activists from screening the controversial BBC documentary on the 2002 Godhra riots, several students alleged, even as alternative arrangements to watch it on phones and laptops were made.

Police officials, however, said they were visiting all college and university campuses in the district to ensure peace and tranquility in the area. (PTI)

. Russian banks' profits slumped around 90% to just 203 billion roubles ($2.9 billion) in 2022, the central bank said on Friday, with sweeping Western sanctions on Russia's financial system and an outflow of depositors sorely hampering lenders' prospects. (Reuters)

. Help your kids widen their intellect, broaden their horizons. Never limit your children: PM Modi

. Tamil is the oldest language in the world. We should be proud that India has the oldest language in the world: PM Modi

. Don’t be under the impression that if you perform badly in the exams, that is the end of life. Be resolute that you will face any exam that life throws at you: PM Modi

. PM Modi advised students not to become addicted to digital gadgets. He further advised them to take up ‘digital fasting’ to ensure they have quality time.

. We should never lose our focus. Think correctly and analyse things before you critique others: PM Modi

. Important to know one’s abilities to become better in life. I would request every parent to appraise their children based on their abilities: PM Modi

. I used to work in a tribal belt. We were given a jeep to travel. When it used to break down, the mechanic would repair it in minutes, while we didn’t know how to repair it. He used to repair it in just a few minutes. He would then seek Rs 200 for it. When we used to ask him why Rs 200 for 2 minutes, he would reply saying it is an effort learnt in years: PM Modi

. Many students spend more time in mastering malpractices than in learning sincerely. They are very creative as well. If they spend more time in studying, they will emerge prosperous.Students should learn they can’t copy in every sphere of life. They may pass exams, but not the exams life throws at them: PM Modi

. Have you ever observed how your mothers work? They are masters of time management. They never complain of things. That is because they know what to do when. You will learn a lot from observing them: PM Modi

. To have expectations from family is normal. But if family members have these expectations based on social status,it puts pressure on the students. Parents too get inferiority complex as they have talks with their friends, they come home and begin pressuring their children: PM Modi

. Pariksha Pe Charcha is an exam for me. I am happy to take it up as millions of students test me. They ask me questions. I want to know what my young friends think. What do they think of our government?: PM Modi

. Students extend PM Modi a warm welcome

. In the yearly 'Pariksha Par Charcha' programme, PM Modi will interact with students, teachers and parents today.

. It’s heartbreak for Sania-Bopanna in the Mixed Doubles Final at the Australian Open as they bow out 6-7, 2-6, to Brazilian pair of Luisa Stefani/Rafael Matosas per an NDTV report

. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Foreign Ministers' meet to be held in Goa in May 2023, ANI reported.

News Highlights: Car rams into scooty in Delhi, drags rider on roof for 350 m

Racism 'systemic' in Britain: UN experts

New Zealand finish at 176/6 against India

China junks Russia aid allegations amid US sanctions on China-based company aiding Wagner group

Court allows PMLA case accused Jacqueline Fernandez to travel to Dubai

Biden names former Covid aide as new White House chief of staff

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