Sunday, May 31, 2020
Bowlers will have to evolve in a spit-free world
TOI explores how bowlers will have to evolve fast to make their presence felt in a post-corona, spit-free world. Cricket has been struggling to restore bat-ball parity for years but has the virus sounded the death knell for bowlers by making the use of saliva on the ball impossible?
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I-T return: You can claim deductions till June 30
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the income-tax return forms for the financial year ended March 31, 2020 (assessment year 2020-21). The I-T return forms (ITR-1 to ITR-7) incorporate the recent announcement made by the finance minister to ease the burden on taxpayers owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged
Trump spent nearly an hour on Friday night in the bunker, which was designed for use in emergencies like terrorist attacks, according to a Republican close to the White House. Friday's protests were triggered by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after he was pinned at the neck by a white Minneapolis police officer.
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India, China bring in heavy equipment and weaponry to their rear bases near eastern Ladakh
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Counter-productive Twitter war erupts as Indian & Chinese soldiers remain locked in actual confrontation in Ladakh
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3 Pakistan mission staffers caught spying, 2 of them expelled
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Parineeti Chopra: If you haven’t gone through ups and downs, you have had a very boring life
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India, China bring in heavy equipment and weaponry to their rear bases near eastern Ladakh
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Counter-productive Twitter war erupts as Indian & Chinese soldiers remain locked in actual confrontation in Ladakh
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3 Pakistan mission staffers caught spying, 2 of them expelled
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India expels two Pakistani envoys on charges of espionage
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Parineeti Chopra: If you haven’t gone through ups and downs, you have had a very boring life
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'You need to give full credit to railway personnel'
ailway minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said the public transporter, which is set to re-introduce several train services from Monday, transported nearly twice the amount of foodgrain as the corresponding period last year during the lockdown besides ensuring there was no shortage of coal to fire power plants or even milk and medicines.
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It’s ‘Mission Begin Again’ for Maharashtra
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Telangana on Sunday extended the lockdown till June 30 even as other states like Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh released a roadmap to restore normalcy after 68 days of shutdown to fight Covid-19 by announcing that malls and restaurants will open and buses and cabs will operate from June 8.
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Saturday, May 30, 2020
How coronavirus jumped from animals to humans decoded: Study
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How COVID-19 may change the VC investment landscape forever
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Unlock 1.0: What's open & from when in MHA's phase-wise reopening plan
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Pilot positive, Air India recalls plane to Moscow from midway
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Trump says US to quit WHO, announces mild sanctions against China
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Dive into business analytics and add more value to your resume
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Maharashtra CM's not in favour of lifting lockdown; some easing likely
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Stay Home & Stay Happy: SBI Card’s latest campaign captures on how to get through the lockdown in a positive way
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Coronavirus vaccine status: From 30 Indian COVID-19 vaccine candidates to latest developments in Moderna's vaccine, here is everything you need to know
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How coronavirus jumped from animals to humans decoded: Study
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How COVID-19 may change the VC investment landscape forever
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'Casteist slurs made on phone not an offence'
The Punjab and Haryana high court has made it clear that casteist remarks made over mobile phone against a member of the Scheduled Caste community does not constitute any offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
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Vaccine could be ready by 2020 end: China body
A Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine could be ready for market as early as the end of this year, China’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) said in a social media post. A vaccine could be ready for the market as early as the end of this year or early 2021, according to the May 29 post on Chinese social media platform WeChat.
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28% of Covid patients asymptomatic: ICMR Study
At least 28% of 40,184 people who tested positive for Covid-19 between January 22 and April 30 in India were asymptomatic, a study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) shows, underlining that a large proportion of those tested and found positive were family contacts who did not display symptoms.
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Oli’s map plan gets Nepal oppn backing
With Nepal’s chief opposition party Nepali Congress endorsing Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli’s constitutional amendment, the move to "update" Nepal's map to include Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani in the national emblem is likely to go through with the required two-thirds majority, a development that will worsen the crisis in India-Nepal relations.
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BJP gears up for tech-driven political activity
Speaking at a media interaction, party chief J P Nadda made it clear that the ruling BJP plans to use new technology in a big way, in the time of social distancing, to campaign and reach out to people essentially on how the Modi government tackled the situation on the ground, arising out of the spread of the deadly virus, to provide health and economic security to save the lives people in the country.
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Skymet announces arrival of monsoon over Kerala
The southwest monsoon has arrived in Kerala before its onset schedule, private agency Skymet Weather announced on Saturday, but India's official forecaster IMD said conditions are not yet ripe for the declaration. Skymet Weather said all conditions such as rainfall, Outwave Longwave Radiation value and wind speed have been met to declare the arrival of the monsoon.
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Ailing passengers among 81 dead on spl trains
A total of 80 people died on board Shramik Special trains between May 9 and May 27, among them cancer patients, those suffering from heart ailments, a few with paralysis and many who were too ill to travel. Data accessed by TOI showed that among those who lost their lives were a 63-year-old cancer patient, Indu Devi, who died on way from Mumbai to Bihar on May 12.
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Friday, May 29, 2020
No threat to urban areas from locusts: UN body
Extent of locust invasion in India may spread further and swarms may reach as far as Bihar and Odisha in June-July before they eventually return to Rajasthan with the progress of monsoon, a UN body has warned. However, its impact in cities, including Delhi, will not be felt as locusts overfly urban areas without troubling humans.
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China rejects Trump's offer to mediate in border standoff with India
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Maldives, UAE foil Pakistan's bid to form OIC group to target India at UN
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Nepal pushes for talks, India says need to create trust first
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Medium intensity earthquake hits near Rohtak in Haryana, tremors felt in Delhi & NCR
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Several Indian states reeling from locusts attack: All you need to know
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China rejects Trump's offer to mediate in border standoff with India
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Maldives, UAE foil Pakistan's bid to form OIC group to target India at UN
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Nepal pushes for talks, India says need to create trust first
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Medium intensity earthquake hits near Rohtak in Haryana, tremors felt in Delhi & NCR
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Several Indian states reeling from locusts attack: All you need to know
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Covid squeezes core sector in April, output slumps 38%
Output of eight core sector industries plunged 38.1% in April — probably the steepest ever — led by an over 80% slump in cement and steel production due to the nationwide lockdown. The numbers indicated that overall industrial production is headed for a high double-digit decline as the Covid-19-induced lockdown has taken a toll on economic activity.
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Thursday, May 28, 2020
No talks between PM Modi & Trump on India-China border row: Sources
There has been no contact between PM Modi and Donald Trump in recent time, the government sources told TOI in response to the US President's claim that they spoke on India-China border row. "The last conversation between them was on 4 April 2020 on the subject of HCQ," sources said.
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Wipro appoints Thierry Delaporte as new CEO
IT major Wipro Ltd on Friday named Thierry Delaporte as the new chief executive officer and managing director of the IT company, replacing Abidali Neemuchwala.
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ICC-BCCI emails generate heat in board meeting
The board meeting has now been adjourned until June 10 with ICC's statement saying there needs to be an independent investigation led by ICC's ethics officer into the matter surrounding the World Cup tax solutions. ICC CEO Manu Sawhney will update the board on the matter on June 10.
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Did Katrina Kaif always know about Alia Bhatt's plan to marry Ranbir Kapoor? This throwback video seems to say so
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Border row: 'Don’t read too much into China’s statements'
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Did Katrina Kaif always know about Alia Bhatt's plan to marry Ranbir Kapoor? This throwback video seems to say so
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'18 flyers who flew in last 3 days test +ve for Covid-19'
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Karnataka wants flights restricted from 5 states
Three days after domestic flights resumed operations, Karnataka sought on Thursday to cut down flights from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, citing a rapid surge in Covid-19 cases with the arrival of a large number of people from these states. The state government also virtually barred entry by road from Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu by extending restrictions on road travel indefinitely.
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Delhi govt steps in to fight locusts, issues advisory
Delhi government has drawn up a plan to deal with the possibility of a locust attack in the capital. The government has asked the authorities concerned to focus on awareness and to spray insecticides and pesticides on crops and vegetation to prevent a probable desert locust invasion. Swarms of the winged insects have overrun many parts of Rajasthan and could be headed to Delhi.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Family hires A320 to ferry 4 Bhopal-Delhi
A high net worth family charter an Indian carrier’s Airbus A320 to fly just four people — wife, two children and a nanny — to Delhi. A Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi charter would cost about Rs 16-18 lakh. In another instance, a family of three had hired a wide-body aircraft to fly from Europe to India on May 21. That trip is learnt to have cost about Rs 80 lakh.
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Cricket Australia wants to host 2021 T20 WC
Cricket Australia have reiterated that they will not be in a position to host the 2020 edition of the tournament, scheduled from October 18 to November 15. CA chairman Earl Eddings' letter specifically requests that Australia should be allowed to host the 2021 edition and not 2022, given the multiple commercials at stake.
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Rs 188cr or Rs 900cr? Mystery over Jaya’s assets
Jayalalithaa’s legal heirs said the total value of their aunt’s properties was Rs 188 odd cr; two AIADMK functionaries told the Madras HC that her assets were worth Rs 913.14 cr. These figures pertain only to what Jayalalithaa had acquired between 1991 and 1996 —during her maiden stint as CM. The assets she added in the 25 years since is anybody’s guess.
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'US ready, willing to mediate': Trump on India-China border standoff
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This app is helping 7500+ housing societies in India deal with COVID-19
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As Trump offers to mediate between India and China, Beijing counsels restraint
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Locust swarms ‘headed’ to Delhi, UP braces for 2nd attack
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'US ready, willing to mediate': Trump on India-China border standoff
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This app is helping 7500+ housing societies in India deal with COVID-19
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As Trump offers to mediate between India and China, Beijing counsels restraint
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US deaths from Covid surpass 100,000 milestone
Unthinkable just four months ago, the United States on Wednesday surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths, as the pandemic tightened its grip on Latin America. Confirmed US deaths just before 2200 GMT stood at 100,047, with 1.69 million infections, according to the tally compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Tigress gives birth to triplets in Sariska
Six-year-old tigress ST-12 has given birth to triplets one more time in Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR), making her the mother of six cubs born in different litters in the last two years. This is a record for any tigress to have six surviving cubs in STR.
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US company begins vaccine trial on humans
US biotechnology company Novavax began injecting a coronavirus vaccine candidate into people in Australia on Tuesday with hopes of releasing a proven vaccine this year. The results of the first phase of clinical trials in Melbourne and Brisbane are expected to be known in July, Novavax said.
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Crime Patrol actress Preksha Mehta commits suicide; posts a cryptic last message on her social media
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THESE throwback pictures of Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra from their ‘Don 2’ promotion days will make you revisit the movie
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Locusts attack crops in several Indian states: All you need to know
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Airline bails out migrants who sold off goats for tickets
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Crime Patrol actress Preksha Mehta commits suicide; posts a cryptic last message on her social media
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THESE throwback pictures of Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra from their ‘Don 2’ promotion days will make you revisit the movie
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Locusts attack crops in several Indian states: All you need to know
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North India globe’s hottest region on Tuesday
As super-hot winds continued to pump into the region from the northwest ever since cyclone Amphan hit Bengal, severe heat wave conditions gripped many parts of north India on Tuesday, with Delhi experiencing its hottest day in May in 18 years. North India (along with south-east Pakistan) was the warmest region of the world on Tuesday.
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Live: 'Covid cases doubled in 5 states'
Total number of cases in India crossed 1.45 lakh. The country recorded more than 6,000 new Covid-19 cases, and over 4167 deaths. Meanwhile, worldwide coronavirus cases have topped 5.5 million. Stay with TOI for live updates.
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As US toll nears 1 lakh, Trump berates China
Deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States are poised to tick over 100,000 on Tuesday even as President Donald Trump congratulated himself for “great reviews on our handling of Covid-19” amid a bitter partisan political battle over his administration’s approach to the crisis and rising tensions with China.
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UP planning low-cost shops, homes for migrants
The Uttar Pradesh government is formulating a policy under which it can provide low-cost shops and houses to migrant workers who have returned to their native villages from different parts of the country owing to the lockdown. The Yogi Adityanath-led government has also completed skill mapping of 16 lakh workers, a first-of-itskind exercise in UP and perhaps across the country.
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Monday, May 25, 2020
India looks to store cheap oil in US: Govt
India is looking at storing some low priced US oil in facilities there as its local storage is full, oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said. India’s plan could be similar to a move by Australia, which last month said it would build up an emergency oil stockpile.
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Bihar Board to announce Class X results at 12.30pm
Bihar Board will announce the most awaited class 10 result at 12.30 pm today. Once the matric results are declared, BSEB will upload the score-card of the students on its official portal. Stay connected for the latest news and updates on Bihar board class 10 result 2020.
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Coronavirus vaccine status: From Moderna's successful trials to China's new "safe" vaccine, here is what we know so far
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China decides to evacuate citizens from India amid rise in coronavirus cases
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Did Japan just beat the coronavirus without lockdowns or mass testing?
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What kind of a person you want to be in love with, as per your zodiac sign
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Coronavirus vaccine status: From Moderna's successful trials to China's new "safe" vaccine, here is what we know so far
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China decides to evacuate citizens from India amid rise in coronavirus cases
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Did Japan just beat the coronavirus without lockdowns or mass testing?
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What kind of a person you want to be in love with, as per your zodiac sign
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Union minister Gowda skips quarantine in B'luru
D V Sadananda Gowda, who flew from Delhi to Bengaluru on Monday, courted controversy by not going into quarantine as mandated by the Karnataka government.
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First test launch of Virgin Orbit rocket fails
The first test launch of a rocket that is released from a jumbo jet at 35,000 feet and then propels itself into orbit to deploy a satellite failed on Monday, the Virgin Orbit company said. The plane released the rocket cleanly, but the latter developed trouble of unknown origin after igniting its first-stage engine, the company said.
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UP: Migrants account for 60% of active Covid cases
Uttar Pradesh's Covid-19 cases crossed the 6,500-mark, with 229 fresh cases being reported in the past 24 hours. The state also recorded eight deaths, taking the total number of Covid-19 casualties to 169. As per the state government's report, samples of 54,849 people who have come from other states have been collected on the basis of Asha workers' screening. Out of them 1,663 have been found positive.
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After UP, Rajasthan reverts to 8-hr factory shifts
Human resources experts, trade unions and civil society groups have lauded the Rajasthan government’s decision on Sunday to revert to 8-hour shifts in all registered factories in the state instead of 12-hour duty as mandated earlier to make up for the loss of labour-hours due to the Covid-induced lockdown. The decision of the state's Congress govt comes after AICC accused the Centre of diluting labour laws.
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Sunday, May 24, 2020
Covid-19: Domestic flights resume after 2 mnths
Domestic passenger flights resumed in India after a gap of two months. The Delhi airport saw its first departure at 4.45 am to Pune while Mumbai airport's first departure was at 6.45 am to Patna, the officials said. Scheduled commercial passenger flights were suspended on March 25, when the Centre imposed a nationwide lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
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Balbir Sr: One of 1st heroes of Independent India
The shine of that 1948 Olympic gold won't be the same as ever, with it's proud owner not there anymore to wear it. But it will be a rich tribute to talk about those seventy minutes on August 12, 1948, after which India's tricolour was hoisted at an Olympic medal ceremony for the first time.
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Thane's assurance is Liv-Now Homes by Raunak
Mumbai, May 22, 2020: Residential real estate is the right choice for all in Mumbai, it is the only asset which offers high returns and a lifestyle at the sa...
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Combating Covid-19 with Alibaba technologies
In the fight against the current pandemic, organizations all over the world are working towards helping mankind by providing their platforms, products and so...
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Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr dies at age of 95
Hockey legend and winner of three Olympic gold medals, Balbir Singh Sr died at the age of 95 at a hospital in Chandigarh on Monday. Singh, who captained India at the 1956 Olympic Games and was also the manager of the 1975 World Cup-winning team, had been fighting a pulmonary illness over the last two years.
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Eid Mubarak 2020: Happy Eid-ul-Fitr Images, Wishes, Messages, Quotes, Wallpapers, Pictures, and Greeting Cards
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Bollywood actor Kiran Kumar tests positive for Coronavirus; read details
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Uddhav seeks more time to resume domestic flights, says can't lift lockdown in one go
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Eid Mubarak 2020: Happy Eid-ul-Fitr Wishes, Images, Messages, Quotes, Photos, Status and Greetings
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Eid Mubarak 2020: Happy Eid-ul-Fitr Images, Wishes, Messages, Quotes, Wallpapers, Pictures, and Greeting Cards
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Bollywood actor Kiran Kumar tests positive for Coronavirus; read details
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Uddhav seeks more time to resume domestic flights, says can't lift lockdown in one go
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Eid Mubarak 2020: Happy Eid-ul-Fitr Wishes, Images, Messages, Quotes, Photos, Status and Greetings
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Taiwan promises help to Hong Kong's people
Taiwan will provide the people of Hong Kong with "necessary assistance", President Tsai Ing-wen said, after a resurgence in protests in the Chinese ruled territory against newly proposed national security legislation from Beijing. Taiwan has become a refuge for a small but growing number of pro-democracy protesters fleeing Hong Kong, which has been convulsed since last year by protests.
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NZ PM Ardern unruffled as quake hits mid-interview
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern barely skipped a beat when an earthquake struck during a live television interview Monday morning. She interrupted Newshub host Ryan Bridge to tell him what was happening at the parliament complex in the capital, Wellington. "We're just having a bit of an earthquake here Ryan, quite a decent shake here,” she said, looking up and around the room.
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India now No. 10 among Covid-hit nations
India overtook Iran on Sunday in total recorded cases of the coronavirus to take the 10th spot among nations worst-hit by the pandemic. New cases reported in the past 24 hours spiralled to 6,566, the highest single-day rise so far and the sixth peak in daily cases in as many days, even as the day's death toll rose to 153. Maharashtra led the numbers with a fresh high of 3,041 new cases, 1,725 from Mumbai alone.
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LS Speaker seeks review of House panel system
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has asked for a comprehensive review of the committee system that examines Budget proposals and important government policies. The introduction of 17 department-related standing committees during the tenure of Congress's Shivraj Patil as Speaker was a significant innovation that increased parliamentary scrutiny and gave MPs a larger role in examining legislation and important decisions of the day.
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Saturday, May 23, 2020
Project behind a front page full of names: NYT
Instead of the articles, photographs or graphics that normally appear on the front page of The New York Times, on Sunday, there is just a list: a long, solemn list of people whose lives were lost to the coronavirus pandemic. As the death toll from COVID-19 in the United States approaches 100,000, a number expected to be reached in the coming days, editors at the Times have been planning how to mark the grim milestone.
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UP govt okays sale of liquor in malls
It will now be possible to purchase premium brands of liquor, wine and beer from the comforts of an air conditioned mall in Uttar Pradesh.
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Corona makes even young draw up their wills
The inevitability of death, security of one's family or an anticipated wrangling over inheritance has never got an average Indian worried enough to start thinking about writing a will till one is in the late 50s.
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COVID-19 insurance cover for boxers and coaches
The boxers and coaching staff at the camp will be covered by a basic insurance amount of up to Rs 5 lakh. The top-up amount, which will include the COVID-19 insurance cover, will be anywhere between 50 to 75 percent of the basic policy cover (Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 3.5 lakh).
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SpaceX ready to launch astronauts into space
In the beginning, everyone was skeptical. But Elon Musk's SpaceX defied expectations -- and on Wednesday hopes to make history by ferrying two NASA astronauts into space, the first crewed flight from US soil in nine long years. US President Donald Trump will be among the spectators at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to witness the launch.
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Happy Eid-ul-Fitr 2020: Eid Mubarak Wishes, Messages, Quotes, Images, Eid al-Fitr Chand Mubarak Facebook & Whatsapp Status
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Happy Eid-ul-Fitr 2020: Top 50 Eid Mubarak Wishes, Messages, Quotes and Images to send to you family and friends
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Tension mounts in Ladakh as China brings in more troops; India maintains aggressive posturing
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Suhana Khan says 'I’m gonna be 30 in ten years' as she shares glimpses of her 20th birthday look; pics and video inside
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Happy Eid-ul-Fitr 2020: Eid Mubarak Wishes, Messages, Quotes, Images, Eid al-Fitr Chand Mubarak Facebook & Whatsapp Status
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Happy Eid-ul-Fitr 2020: Top 50 Eid Mubarak Wishes, Messages, Quotes and Images to send to you family and friends
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Tension mounts in Ladakh as China brings in more troops; India maintains aggressive posturing
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Suhana Khan says 'I’m gonna be 30 in ten years' as she shares glimpses of her 20th birthday look; pics and video inside
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Afghan Taliban announce three-day Eid ceasefire
The Taliban announced a three-day ceasefire during the Eid al-Fitr holiday starting Sunday in a surprise move following months of bloody fighting with Afghan forces after the group signed a landmark agreement with the United States. President Ashraf Ghani swiftly welcomed the insurgents' offer and ordered his forces to also comply, while the US envoy to Afghanistan hailed the deal as a "momentous opportunity."
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11 areas with 70% cases asked to scale up Covid fight
The Centre on Saturday asked the 11 municipal areas accounting for 70% of active Covid-19 cases to step up testing for early detection, timely clinical management and a reduction in fatality rate. The 11 areas with high case-load are in seven states - Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Rajasthan.
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C'garh, Maha oppose restart of domestic flights
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Friday, May 22, 2020
H-1B legislations introduced in Congress
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a legislation in both the chambers of the US Congress proposing major reforms in skilled non-immigrant visa programmes by giving priority to US-educated foreign technology professionals in issuing H-1B work visas.
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This Indian co could lead world to a vaccine
Serum Institute, the world's largest manufacturer of vaccines by volume, is working on several candidates for the novel coronavirus - including potentially mass-producing the AstraZeneca/Oxford university one that has garnered global headlines - as well as developing its own.
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Covid: Economist warns of 10 yrs of depression
Economist Nouriel Roubini has warned of a prolonged downturn and sluggish recovery from the coronavirus. Nicknamed Dr Doom for his gloomy predictions, Professor Roubini said there are some jobs that simply will not come back after this crisis, the BBC reported on Friday.
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Symbiosis Distance Learning sees exponential growth
There are over 1.5 billion students across the world affected by the lockdown. While conventional institutions are grappling with the challenge of continuing...
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Coronavirus vaccine current update: Oxford vaccine failure to Moderna's favourable results, here is the latest status of COVID-19 vaccines and drugs
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At least 57 dead as Pakistan plane crashes in residential area in Karachi
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BBMP hunts for virus source as bedridden man tests positive
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Roti versus rice: What you should eat if you want to lose weight
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