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

Petrol lrice iin Delhi stayed at Rs 86.95 a litre on Saturday. Petrol hit this price yesterday, marking the highest ever price at which petrol has been sold in New Delhi. Diesel also remained unchanged at Rs 77.13.

The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 105.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.29 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 105,346,199 and 2,296,700, respectively.

American business mogul and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates have yet again warned us about two disasters that could devastate the entire globe.

Gates, who had predicted the outbreak of a pandemic like COVID-19 in 2015, told Derek Muller, who runs the popular YouTube channel Veritasium, over a video call that 'climate change' and 'bio-terrorism' are two disasters that human beings are not prepared for.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has provided great relief to the real estate sector, which was suffering from the economic crisis during the coronavirus epidemic. The Kejriwal government has reduced the circle rate by 20 percent on the sale and purchase of all types of properties in Delhi for the next 6 months. This will benefit thousands of people wanting to buy property and the real estate sector will also gain momentum.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia took to Twitter to inform about the decision.

In another major cyberattack, an online hacking forum has claimed that it has leaked over 300 million emails and passwords.

The compromised credentials belong to users of LinkedIn, Minecraft, Netflix, Badoo, Pastebin and Bitcoin. Significantly, a lot of users who were victims of hacking were using the same password for Netflix and Google.

Delhi residents can take a deep breath as the air quality in the capital city improved substantially on Friday (February 5) owing to light rain on Thursday (February 4) and strong winds. The overall air quality index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at a 'moderate' 133 on Friday, as compared to a 'very poor' index of 316 on Thursday.

According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the air quality in the national capital improved as a result of isolated rain due to the influence of a western disturbance as well as strong winds.

Oscar-winning actor Christopher Plummer, who rose to prominence for his critically-acclaimed film 'Sound of Music', has died at the age of 91.

The prolific and versatile Canadian-born actor was critically lionised as among the pre-eminent Shakespeareans of the past century and has bagged two Tonys and two Emmys, along with the Oscar, according to the New York Times.

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.

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