Daily News Monitor: 19 February 2021

HEADLINES:

1. Policy and regulatory framework for discoms in the offing, says PM Modi

2. PM Modi to chair Niti Aayog’s Governing Council meeting on Feb 20

3. CECPA: Cabinet clears trade pact with Mauritius

4. Five Indian-origin personalities in TIME's 100 emerging leaders list

5.Dept of telecommunications likely to announce schedule for 5G trials in few days

6. India, Russia should diversify trade basket by going beyond traditional sectors: Shringla

7. Indian startup Hike planning social networking platform to rival Facebook

8. Flipkart signs MoU with Tamil Nadu government to boost small-scale businesses

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