IMPORTANT HEADLINES OF THE DAY - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2021

IMPORTANT HEADLINES OF THE DAY - THE TIMES OF INDIA,  CHENNAI,  THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY 18, 2021

1. TN CLASS XII EXAMS FROM MAY 3 TO 21

2. CABINET GIVES NOD TO AMEND JJ ACT (JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT 2015 NOW GIVES DISTRICT MAGISTRATES THE POWER TO ISSUE ADOPTION ORDERS AND MONITOR FUNCTIONING OF AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE TO IMPLEMENT THE ACT) 

3. FIRST FOR INDIA : PETROL COSTS OVER Rs 100 PER LITRE IN RAJASTHAN 

4. EVERY SIXTH ACCIDENT IN TN INVOLVES DRIVING SANS LICENSE 

5. ELDERLY,  DISABLED TO GET 5 DAYS TO APPLY FOR POSTAL BALLOT : EC

6. COPS RESCUE 435 KIDS IN CITY IN 15 DAYS  : NGOs HELPED TRACK THEM DOWN AS PART OF OP SMILE 

7. TN TO  SOON OFFER VAX TO RLY & ELECTION DEPT OFFICIALS 

8. PM LAYS STONE FOR NAGAPATTINAM REFINERY : RAMNAD TO TUTICOTIN IOC PIPELINE ALSO LAUNCHED 

9. LIBRARIES MOULD CHARACTER OF SOCIETY : HC

10. INDIA TO GIFT 2 LAKH COVID JABS FOR UN PEACEKEEPERS

11. TN,  MAHA & UP HAVE HIGHEST EMPLOYABLE TALENT, SAYS REPORT 

12. EXCESSIVE USE OF SANITIZERS COULD ERASE YOUR FINGERPRINTS  : EXPERTS 

13. REFUSING VAX : YOU MAY NOT GET FREE COVID-19 TREATMENT 

14. IISc TEAM DEVELOPS SOFTWARE TOOL TO DETECT COVID LUNG INFECTION 

15. IN FOREIGN POLICY RESET,  BIDEN PLAYS TOUGH WITH SAUDI,  CHINA 

16. THE SPEAKING TREE : THE ART OF FACING LIFE'S DUALITIES 

SELECTED & COMPILED BY SURI 

GRATEFUL THANKS TO THE TIMES OF INDIA, CHENNAI