India
Coronavirus India lockdown Day 139 live updates | No quarantine for air passengers visiting Assam for less than 72 hours
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The United States sets record as coronavirus cases in the country top 5 million.
Delhi High Court seeks details from UPSC about computing vacancies in Civil Services
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Court’s response comes in the wake of a PIL stating UPSC neglected minimum reservation for disabled persons.
International
China sanctions 11 US politicians, heads of organizations
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The number of Americans named by the ministry exactly equals the number of Hong Kong and Chinese officials placed on a sanctions list by the U.S. last week over the crackdown.
Bombing near AfPak border town kills 5
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A bomb targeting an anti-drug force tore through a busy market in southwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border on Monday, killing at least five peopl
Business
Centre to announce 2-4% dearness allowance hike this month
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New Delhi, March 6: Later in March, the Centre is likely to announce a rise of two to three per cent dearness allowance for 50 lakh government employees and 58 lakh pensioners. Dearness allowance and dearness relief are provided to employees and
Flipkart, Microsoft forge cloud partnership
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In his maiden visit to Bengaluru after becoming the Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella announced his company's strategic partnership with Flipkart. The Indian-origin tech visionary said on Monday that Flipkart had chosen Microsoft Azure as their exclusive public cloud provider. The announcement
18 fascinating facts about the Union Budget
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Highlights of the 2016 Union Budget
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Sports
Patanjali considering bidding for IPL title sponsorship
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The slot of the title sponsorship of IPL was vacated after the Chinese handset maker Vivo decided to exit from it.
EA’s FIFA 21 makes soccer stars look more real
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EA Sports is said to have used AI to position players at the right spot to match the ability of a real world player with their virtual counterparts. Players with better tactical awareness will have bigger impact, the company said.
Ranji Trophy set to begin on December 13
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Technology
Apple slashes prices of iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus by up to Rs 22,000
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Apple has announced biggest-ever price drop for its smartphones in India. Under the new pricing, iPhone 6S (128GB), carying an MRP of Rs 82,000, will now be available at an MRP of Rs 60,000. iPhone 6s Plus (128GB) will now be available at an MRP of Rs 70,000, the smartphone too has received a price cut of Rs 22,000. Apple's 4-inch smartphone iPhone SE, too has got a price cut. The 64GB version of iPhone SE will now be available at Rs 44,000.
WhatsApp privacy policy challenged in Delhi High Court: 5 things to know
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A public interest litigation in the Delhi High Court (HC) challenges the change in WhatsApp's privacy policy.
Your new gadget is just an EMI away
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Entertainment
See Pics: Deepika-Arjun Play Perfect Host At Finding Fanny Special Screening
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Deepika Padukone and Arjun Kapoor were playing a perfect host at the special screening held for their forthcoming movie Finding Fanny at the Sunny Super Sound Studio, Mumbai. The two stars looked radiant and played a perfect host. The special
Priyanka Chopra Meets President At Rashtrapati Bhavan
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National Award winning actress Priyanka Chopra on Wednesday met President Pranab Mukherjee and his wife at the Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of the release of her forthcoming film Mary Kom."Always incredible to be at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. A big thank you to
Assam Waives Entertainment Tax On 'Mary Kom'
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OMG! Aishwarya Rai's Jazbaa Plot Leaked?
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Health
A parent’s guide to gadget-free play
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After schoolwork on a screen is done, how do you make sure your child is not back on one, playing video games? Parents share what works for them
U.S. tops 5 million confirmed virus cases, to Europe's alarm
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Perhaps nowhere outside the U.S. is America’s bungled virus response viewed with more consternation than in Italy, which was ground zero of Europe’s epidemic.
Education
Gauhati University to resume classes, reopen hostels from September
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It is subject to any changes the University Grants Commission may come up with, it says
Adhir calls on PM Modi to enlist Bengali as classical language in National Education Policy
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The new policy lists Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Odia, among others, as classical languages.
A breather for the right reasons
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Engineering solutions
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NRI
S African-Indian women get 3-yr jail for fraud
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An Indian-origin woman and her mother were sentenced to three years in prison by a South African court, which found them guilty of arranging a fake certificate of marriage to inherit property of their landlord, who died of poisoning.
Indian American Christians condemn assassination of Bhatti
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Strongly condemning the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti, the Federation of Indian Christians Organisations of North America appealed to Islamabad to bring the perpetrators of the "dastardly" crime to justice.
Singapore appoints Sikh as Army chief
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Indian teachers in demand in Singapore
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Coronavirus India lockdown Day 139 live updates | No quarantine for air passengers visiting Assam for less than 72 hours
In 9 minutes
The United States sets record as coronavirus cases in the country top 5 million.
Delhi High Court seeks details from UPSC about computing vacancies in Civil Services
In 12 minutes
Court’s response comes in the wake of a PIL stating UPSC neglected minimum reservation for disabled persons.
Rajasthan BSP Legislature party’s merger with Congress: SC to hear pleas on Aug. 11
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BJP MLA Madan Dilawar has challenged High Court’s refusal to stay Speaker’s decision to recognise their ‘merger’ with Congress
Kerala gold smuggling case: NIA court denies bail to Swapna Suresh, but finds no terror angle
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NIA Special Judge P. Krishnakumar noted that there were sufficient grounds for believing that the accusations made against the petitioner were prima facie true
Pranab Mukherjee says he has tested positive for COVID-19
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Sources said he has been admitted to Army’s Research and Referral hospital in Delhi and his condition was stable
PM launches submarine optical fibre cable to Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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Connectivity enabled by it will bring new opportunities for the islands’ residents, he says.
More than 500 people, 100 elephants die every year due to human-animal conflict
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More than 500 people and 100 elephants die every year due to conflict with each other, officials of the environment ministry said on Monday.Releasing
China sanctions 11 US politicians, heads of organizations
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The number of Americans named by the ministry exactly equals the number of Hong Kong and Chinese officials placed on a sanctions list by the U.S. last week over the crackdown.
Pakistani troops fire at border posts along LoC
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Pakistani troops opened fire on forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday in violation of a cea
Coronavirus | BMC starts second phase of sero-survey in Mumbai
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The sero survey conducted in the first half of July revealed that 57% of slum population and 16% of non-slum residents in the three civic wards had developed antibodies.
Bombing near AfPak border town kills 5
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A bomb targeting an anti-drug force tore through a busy market in southwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border on Monday, killing at least five peopl
Higher compensation sought for Tamil migrants who died in Kerala landslide
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In a statement, P. Maniarasan, president, Tamizh Desiya Periyakkam, demanded compensation of ₹25 lakh for the families of the workers
When the postman acts as a human ATM
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Demand soars for postal department’s home delivery of cash service
Empower more people to take care of COVID-19 patients: Devi Shetty
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He says a regulatory change can improve India’s pool of healthcare professionals
Historic Wellesley bridge closed over rising Cauvery
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Mandya DC says flood situation in Srirangapatna, Pandavapura and Malavalli areas under control and all precautions taken for public safety
Idukki landslip toll rises to 49 as six more bodies are recovered
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The unfavourable weather with rains and mists continued to hamper the search operation.
Pakistan flying licence scandal: show cause notices to 193 pilots
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Pakistan’s aviation regulator has issued show-cause notices to 193 pilots suspected of having “dubious” flying licence after completing the scrutiny
Javadekar says some EIA critics indulging in ‘needless protest’
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“How can a draft notification be protested? It’s still a draft”, he states.
COVID-19: UGC objects in Supreme Court to Maharashtra and Delhi cancelling exams
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The conduct of examinations is entirely within the domain of the UGC and the States cannot cancel examinations on their own, says Solicitor General Tushar Mehta
YouTuber Maridhas appears before Central Crime Branch
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The enquiry he appeared for is with regard to a case of allegedly forging an email -- based on a complaint from Vinay Sarawagi, Associate Executive Editor at the News18 Group