The Hindu in Cuttack, Patna
On February 27, 2018, The Hindu expands its national footprint by printing in Cuttack and Patna. This enables the delivery of the newspaper early in the morning in these cities and surrounding areas.
Karnataka lifts Vijay Hazare trophy
Jubilant Karnataka team after defeating Saurashtra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy final in New Delhi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena
A day after being ignored by the selectors for the T20 tri-series in Sri Lanka, Mayank Agarwal let his bat do the talking with a stroke-filled 90 which guided Karnataka to their third Vijay Hazare title as they outplayed Saurashtra by 41 runs in the final, in New Delhi on Tuesday, February 27, 2018.
Brief Scores: Karnataka 253 in 45.5 overs (Mayank Agarwal 90 off 79 balls, Ravikumar Samarth 48 off 65 balls, Pavan Deshpande 49 off 60 balls, Kamlesh Makvana 4/34).
Saurashtra 212 in 46.3 overs (Cheteshwar Pujara 94 off 127 balls, Krishnappa Gowtham 3/37).
Mudra loan mela
Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan and Tamil Nadu Minister for Information Technology, M.Manikandan relishing Neera (palm juice), at a stall put up for 'Mudra loan mela', in Ramanathapuram on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: L. Balachandar
Since February 2018, hundreds of women, who are members of various self-help groups, vendors and hawkers, thronged the Ramanathapuram Collectorate and the office of Magalir Thittam to present applications for ‘Mudra loans,’ the micro funding offered for self-employment without collateral security.
Collector S. Natarajan, who received the applications, said that a target had been fixed to provide loans to 14,000 beneficiaries by the end of this month. Credit facilities would be provided by the banks under the schemes of Shishu, Kishor and Tarun and those in the age group of 18 to 55 years were eligible to avail the loans.
Severe damage in Papua New Guinea
In this photo released on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, by Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), local officials inspect the damage to a mosque following monday's powerful earthquake in neighboring Papua New Guinea, in Boven Digoel, Papua province, Indonesia. | Photo Credit: AP
Severe damage to phone networks and roads from the earthquake in Papua New Guinea was hindering efforts to assess the extent of the destruction on Tuesday, although officials in the remote central region fear dozens of people may have been injured or killed.
'Democracy, demography and demand'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu and others during India-Korea business summit in New Delhi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: PTI
Pitching for foreign investments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India is one of the most open economies in the world and is ready to do business with the world. “If you see around the globe, there are very few countries where you have three important factors of economy together. They are: democracy, demography and demand. In India, we have all the three together,” he said.
National Party's new leader Simon Bridges
Simon Bridges, right, holds a press conference with Paula Bennett in Wellington, New Zealand on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: AP
Simon Bridges was chosen by New Zealand's National Party lawmakers to lead the party, becoming the the first indigenous Maori to hold the position. Paula Bennett, who is also Maori, retained her role as deputy leader.
Marathi Bhasha Diwas
Tableau of Maratha King Shivaji kept in front of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly to mark “Marathi Diwas” (Marathi Language Day), in Mumbai on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre
The birth anniversary of noted Marathi litterateur V.V. Shirwadkar alias ‘Kusumagraj is celebrated as ‘Marathi Bhasha Diwas’ across Maharashtra. The State government started celebrating the birth anniversary of Kusumagraj as ‘Marathi Rajbhasha Gaurav Din’ after the Jnanpeeth awardee’s demise in 1999.
A 50x30 feet rangoli made by Rang Resha group to commemorate the Marathi Bhasha Divas at RM Bhatt high school in Parel, Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini
Polling begins in Meghalaya, Nagaland
People wait in queue at a booth to cast their vote, in Meghalaya on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar
Polling for the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly and 60-member Nagaland Assembly began at 7 a.m. on Tuesday amid tight security. In Meghalaya over 18 lakh voters eligible to exercise their franchise in more than 3,000 polling stations across the State to decide the fate of 361 candidates. In Nagaland a total of 11,76,432 voters, comprising of 5,97,281 male, 5,79,151 female and 5884 service voters, are eligible to exercise their franchise during the day to decide the fate of 195 candidates.
Live updates | Meghalaya, Nagaland elections
North Korean delegation returns home
Kim Yong Chol, left, vice-chairman of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party Central Committee, leaves to return to North Korea, at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea. | Photo Credit: AP
North Korea’s delegation to the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics has left South Korea after a visit where the former general suspected of masterminding deadly 2010 military attacks on the South told Seoul officials the North is willing to talk with Washington. The delegation’s returning home on Tuesday completes the North Korea’s diplomatic outreach to the South during the Pyeongchang Olympics that was seen as an attempt to break out from the isolation and pressure North Korea faces over its nuclear programme.
King Jong-nam murder trial
Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, center, is escorted by police as she arrives for a court hearing at Shah Alam High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia. | Photo Credit: AP
Doan Thi Huong and Siti Aisyah of Indonesia have pleaded not guilty to killing Kim Jong-nam on Feb. 13, 2017 at a crowded Kuala Lumpur airport terminal. They are accused of wiping VX on Kim's face in an assassination widely thought to have been orchestrated by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
(With inputs from Agencies)