Emulate Delhi model in fight against COVID-19, Union Minister tells states
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Jet fuel prices hiked 3%; no change in LPG, petrol, diesel rates
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Rates were hiked by a record 56.6% ( ₹12,126.75 per kl) on 1 June from Livemint - News https://if…
Trump planning for US rollout of Covid-19 vaccine falling short, officials warn
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There won't be enough vaccine for all 330 million Americans right away, so the US government ha…
Coronavirus: India records over 57,000 cases in last 24 hours, testing nears 2 crore mark
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Total COVID19 positive cases stand at 16,95,988 including 5,65,103 active cases, 10,94,374 cured/di…
The secret sauce behind Asia’s growth miracles
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Investments in social infrastructure, such as education and public health systems, are critical for…
Bipartisan support in US grows for India against Chinese aggression
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Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a bitter standoff in several areas along the Line of …
Apple eclipses Aramco as most valuable publicly listed company after 10% gains
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It was Apple's largest one-day percentage gain since March 13, and it added $172 billion in mar…
Facebook says Jio deal to drive small biz to WhatsApp
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Zuckerberg says he is ‘excited about the opportunity’ here and that the company plans to expand to …
Room to accommodate loan recasts, says FM
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Ministry and central bank are in talks to work out the details: Sitharaman.Finance minister says th…
UP Covid update: Noida cinema halls, gyms to remain closed till 31 August
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Except for medical services and essential emergencies, other movements are prohibited in the contai…
Fitch lowers its outlook on US credit rating to 'negative'
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This year's deficit is being driven higher by the severe recession triggered by efforts to cont…
Trump says he’ll sign order cutting drug prices ‘very soon’
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The pharmaceutical industry was sharply critical of the orders from Livemint - News https://ift.t…
Tough laundering rules may hinder Gujarat GIFT from getting Singapore trades
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The SGX-GIFT connect is aimed to help members of SGX and NSE IFSC trade in Nifty products at GIFT.S…
Covid-19 vaccine for health workers, youth first priority: Biocon's chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw says young people, health workers should get first priority for Covid-19 vaccin…
Record 55,000 new coronavirus cases in India in a day, 37,000 recover
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Total COVID19 positive cases stand at 16,38,871 including 5,45,318 active cases, 10,57,805 cured/di…
SBI expected to post a net profit of ₹3,375 crore in June quarter
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SBI is expected to post an April-June NII of ₹24,356 crore, up 6.2% y-on-y, according to Motilal Os…
TikTok sued by rival Triller for patent infringement
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Triller is based in Los Angeles, and became known for its focus on hip-hop music.Triller said in a …
‘India has human-centric way of development’
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Taking a swipe at China, Modi says India is making development partnerships that are marked by resp…
At 85.9%, Delhi's Covid-19 recovery rate is best in India
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There are 16 states and UTs with a recovery rate more than the national average.Tamil Nadu, the sec…
Chinese consulate in Houston was a 'den of spies', says Mike Pompeo
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The US had recently ordered China to close its Consulate General in Houston.Mike Pompeo, while addr…
Prisoners to be employed in petrol pumps in Kerala, earn ₹220 per day
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DGP said that initiative to employ jail inmates in petrol pumps was taken as in Kerala there are ma…
US presidential elections result may take 'years' with mail-in voting: Trump
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Donald Trump he does not want to delay US presidential elections, but counting of mailed ballots co…
Antibody drug lowers risk of death in elderly coronavirus patients: Study
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Biocon Ltd received regulatory approval in India for itolizumab for use in coronavirus infected pat…
India’s capacity to be crucial when effective vaccine is ready: Anthony Fauci
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There are seven companies developing various vaccine candidates in India.AstraZeneca’s vaccine cand…
Chinese claims in Bhutan, incursion in India indicates CPC's intentions: Pompeo
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Pompeo told lawmakers that India has banned 106 Chinese applications that threatened its citizens&#…
Chinese-backed hackers targeted covid-19 vaccine firm Moderna
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Moderna, which is based in Massachusetts and announced its covid-19 vaccine candidate in January.Mo…
Jharkhand extends lockdown outside containment zones till August 31
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The order will come into effect from August 1.Jharkhand has so far reported 5,728 COVID-19 active c…
New education policy makes a course correction
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Experts said the new system will benefit those students who, for instance, would return to India af…
UK scientists to immunize hundreds with Covid-19 vaccine
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The Imperial vaccine uses synthetic strands of genetic code based on the virus.Once injected into a…
First dog to test positive for coronavirus in US dies: report
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Buddy the seven-year-old German shepherd became sick in April, around the same time his owner Rober…
UK offers grace period for visa extensions until August 31
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The extension, initially announced until May 31 and then extended to July 31, has been extended by …
Covid vaccination effort set to dwarf previous exercises
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Health ministry says India is not looking at developing herd immunity as a strategic option or choi…
Covid-19 Antigen Test must for passengers travelling to Jammu and Kashmir by air, rail or road
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'All passengers arriving by air, rail or road into Jammu and Kashmir shall be 100 per cent test…
Amazon plows through pandemic with biggest profit ever
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Shares of Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, rose 5% in after-hours trade. from Liv…
Jio to cushion Reliance April-June earnings hit from refining and retail
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According to a Bloomberg survey, net profit is seen at ₹7,119 crore against ₹10,104 crore in the sa…
Cognizant April-June net profit down 29%, appoints new CFO
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The company has seen a series of senior-level exits lately. Most recently, Ramkumar Ramamoorthy qui…
The link between covid curbs and violence at home
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Domestic violence against women increased more in districts with stricter lockdowns than in others,…
Coronavirus measures, slashed numbers make for safest ever hajj
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The hajj is usually attended by upwards of two million Muslims, who converge on the Saudi city Mecc…
Brazil doctors volunteer to test Covid-19 vaccines
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Brazil is the country with the second-highest number of infections and deaths in the pandemic, afte…
Threat from Chinese Communist Party very real: Pompeo
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Pompeo also expressed hoped that the Chinese will decide that their commitments under the Phase one…
'Baahubali' director SS Rajamouli and his family test Covid-19 positive
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SS Rajamouli and his family have tested positive for Covid-19.The 'Baahubali' director shar…
Misinformation on the virus is proving highly contagious
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The phenomenon, unfolding largely on social media, escalated this week when President Donald Trump …
Pandemic advice ignored by Donald Trump helps Vietnam fight coronavirus
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Vietnam’s success has been globally lauded.Vietnam has some key advantages the US doesn’t in combat…
Historic antitrust hearing in US concludes that big tech must be broken up, regulated
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The subcommittee will next publish a report on its findings and suggest solutions to the problems b…
Hong Kong not allowing flights from India: Govt
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Earlier this month, India had formed bilateral air bubbles with countries such as the UAE, the US, …
Stolen statue of Lord Shiva to be repatriated from UK to India
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The 4-foot tall statue created in the late 9th Century 'Prathihara' style of Rajasthan is s…
Nancy Pelosi orders masks for voting after Gohmert tests positive
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Pelosi announced that all members will be required to wear a mask and one will be provided if they …
38,47,531 people affected due to floods in Bihar, 26 NDRF teams deployed
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26 teams of National Disaster Response Force/State Disaster Response Force have been deployed in af…
Global companies gain from anti-China tilt
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Google-owned YouTube recently announced there are now 2,500 creators on its platform who have over …
ICMR to conduct International Symposium on ethics of vaccines against Covid-19 pandemic today
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The symposium will have leading medical experts and scientists as speakers.The event would be condu…
Employees oppose any move to privatise UP discom
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It is one of the five power distribution companies which are wholly owned subsidiaries of the UP Po…
US women’s control of $10 trillion set to triple in a decade
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The conclusions have implications for wealth management, where women represent just 15% of financia…
Unlock 3.0: Maharashtra extends lockdown till August 31, malls to reopen from August 5
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Outdoor sports like Golf, firing range, gymnastics, tennis, badminton and malkhamb will be allowed …
Trump’s Green Card wealth test rule blocked during pandemic
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A group of states led by New York sued the administration last year over the rule.The new rule expa…
Cinemas, bars to stay shut in Unlock 3
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The news came as a further blow to movie business that has already suffered an estimated loss of ar…
Earthquake of 3.1 magnitude jolts Punjab's Tarn Taran
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The quake occurred at 2:50 am in Punjab's Tarn Taran, , according to NCS from Livemint - News…
Fed holds zero rates as Jerome Powell warns coronavirus spike hitting economy
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The vote, to leave the federal funds target rate in a range of 0% to 0.25%, was unanimous.Jerome Po…
Maruti Suzuki expected to report first quarterly loss in more than a decade
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In April, the company couldn’t manufacture or sell vehicles due to the nationwide lockdown in place…
Govt allows restriction-free export of 4 crore masks, 20 lakh medical goggles
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The shipments of PPE medical coveralls for COVID-19 with an export quota of 50 lakh units per month…
Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai to defend success stories
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The CEOs will testify at a hearing, which comes less than 100 days before the US election.Zuckerber…
Satellite tracking of trains improved efficiency in operations: Railways
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Amid the pandemic, the Railways has increased the freight loading traffic along with the average sp…
Air pollution reduces average life expectancy in India by five years
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A 42% rise in particulate pollution in India in two decades poses a great threat post-covid, a stud…
PM to talk credit flow, economy with heads of banks, NBFCs today
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The discussion will cover topics like credit products and financial empowerment via technology fr…
Kerala: Lockdown extended until further orders in Thiruvananthapuram
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All shops shall keep a time slot from 4 pm to 6 pm dedicated only to senior citizens.Home delivery …
Transformational reform is the only way out for India, says Rajan
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Raghuram Rajan says relief, repair and reform should be the priority for policymakers.‘Absence of g…
Oil rises after surprise drop in US inventories offsets demand concerns
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Brent crude was up by 24 cents, or 0.6%, at $43.46 a barrel by 0041 GMT, after dropping 0.4% on Tue…
Rafale in Ambala: Curfew imposed near airbase ahead of the arrival of jets
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Ahead of Rafale jets landing in Ambala, Police has beefed up the security arrangements in the city …
Govt trying to attract FDI in infrastructure sector: Nitin Gadkari
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'We are trying to get foreign direct investment because in infrastructure 100 per cent FDI is a…
Hydroxychloroquine: Trump defends disproved Covid-19 treatment
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The president, in a marked shift from the more measured approach he’s taken toward the virus in rec…
Pune: Medical bed isolation system 'Aashray' launched to combat Covid-19
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This medical bed isolation system is a low cost, reusable solution to maintain proper isolation of …
Flaring virus threatens world economy’s sputtering recovery
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The world economy’s fragile recovery is in danger of stalling. from Livemint - News https://ift.t…
US to possibly supply coronavirus vaccine to other countries, says Donald Trump
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The Trump administration aims to have a vaccine available by the end of the year or early 2021.The …
India may not alter rules of engagement with AIIB
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The country is the second-largest shareholder in the China-led multilateral institution.India owns …
West Bengal: Relatives allowed to see bodies of suspected covid patients
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The decision was taken from a humane point of view, Bengal CM said from Livemint - News https://i…
Moderna's coronavirus vaccine worked well in monkeys: Study
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Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response and prevented the coronavirus from …
Five Rafale fighter jets to land in India today: 10 updates
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Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria would receive the batch of first 5 Rafale combat ai…
Lens on China apps’ Beijing links
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Apps such as TikTok have been asked to disclose content moderation policies.The operator of app suc…
Masks made from banana-tree species cut Covid’s plastic waste
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Global efforts to ban single-use plastics have retreated.Companies have been reluctant to replace p…
Warnings against anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 patients were politically motivated: Donald Trum
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Trump has repeatedly promoted hydroxychloroquine even though a number of studies have shown that it…
Indian tech moguls urge PM Modi to be tougher on Chinese rivals
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India must strategically reduce market access before its neighbor becomes even more powerful.Narend…
US-China feud: Trade, technology and security at risk
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With the US presidential campaign heating up, all bets are that relations with China will only get …
India likely to miss target of eradicating AIDS by 2030: ICMR study
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The study finds about 2.1 million people living with HIV in 2017, with Maharashtra having the highe…
Facebook sues EU antitrust regulator for excessive data requests
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Facebook has been under EU competition enforcers' scrutiny since last year from Livemint - Ne…
Amid rising Covid-19 cases, US corporates extend work from home facility
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Corporate sector in the US is making their own rules with regard to following norms aimed at preven…
DRDO's 'Dare to Dream 2.0' challenge: 5 things to know
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DRDO's 'Dare to Dream 2.0' challenge is a scheme to promote the Indian innovators and s…
NGT sets tough conditions for commercial use of groundwater
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The tribunal urges authorities to be strict in granting permits and initiate swift action in case o…
179 professional colleges wind up amid uncertainty
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The number of closures is highest in 9 years, and double the figure reported last year.Nearly 134 m…
'Couldn't stop tears,' writes Amitabh Bachchan after Aishwarya, Aaradhya were discharged from hospital
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'After my daughter-in-law and granddaughter were discharged from the hospital, I couldn't s…
India proved to be 'pharmacy of the world': Sadananda Gowda
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Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandviya said that three bulk drug parks wi…
‘Efforts on to increase testing to 1 mn a day’
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The hi-tech state-of-the-art testing facilities will boost the testing capacity by almost 10,000 da…
Covid-19: Pakistan govt urges people to buy sacrificial animals online
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Government social-distancing restrictions this year including half-day closing have seen a drop in …
NASA's Perseverance is brawniest and brainiest Mars rover yet
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The spacecraft Perseverance is set for liftoff this week.Perseverance should reach Mars next Februa…
China is buying American but not enough to it trade deal target
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China continues to lag behind the pace of imports from the U.S. needed to meet the terms of the two…
IMD issues alert for heavy rainfall in Delhi, NCR on July 29, 30
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In an advisory, the IMD said the heavy rainfall can cause water logging in low-lying areas and road…
China cos may still have access to infra projects
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Govt has exempted multilateral agencies from procurement restrictions.India had restricted Chinese …
Silver Futures Extend Gains to $25 as Gold at All-Time High
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Silver futures rose as much as 2.4% to $25.08 an ounce, the highest since August 2013.Spot prices t…
Trump advances bid to weaken shield for Twitter, Facebook
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Trump signed the executive order after Twitter labeled several of his posts as potentially misleadi…
Moderna, Pfizer start decisive COVID-19 vaccine trials, eye year-end launches
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Pfizer has an agreement to sell vaccines for 50 million people to the U.S. government for around $2…
'Good things' on Covid-19 therapeutics to be announced in 2 weeks: Donald Trump
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Donald Trump said that his administration will announce good news regarding therapeutics developed …
Supply of medical equipment to India reciprocation of earlier help: Israel
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India had on April 7 sent to Israel medical equipment and five tonnes of medicines, including hydro…
Coronavirus vaccine update: 30,000 Americans roll up their sleeves for Moderna
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Final-stage testing of the vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc.…
Delhi allows street vendors, hawkers to operate from 10 am to 8 pm
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Delhi government has not allowed the opening of weekly bazaars.The national capital on Monday witne…
Saudi Arabia gears up for downsized hajj
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Saudi authorities had already in March suspended the umrah pilgrimage, which can be performed at an…
Assam floods: Despite receding water, rural areas yet to see relief
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The agricultural activities and transportation in these areas are completely stalled from Livemin…
China records highest surge in coronavirus cases since April
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It is the highest daily tally of new virus cases since April 14, when 89 cases, mostly imported, we…
Pak tried to backstab India with Kargil war: PM
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In his Mann Ki Baat address, the PM cautioned citizens to not do anything that would affect the mor…
American Flag lowered at US Chengdu consulate in China: Report
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Police have closed off a two to three block area around the consulate, cutting off virtually any vi…
Bitcoin rises above $10,000 for first time since early June
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On Sunday, the cryptocurrency hit highs of $10,200. from Livemint - News https://ift.tt/3f2cOjS …
Second round of stimulus must be well-timed, economists say
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Policymakers are evaluating the gradual recovery in economic activity before rolling out a fresh pa…
In another setback to China, Russia suspends deliveries of S-400 missiles
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The S-400 air defence missile system is considered the most advanced of its kind in Russia.It is ca…
How to update address in Aadhaar card online
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The address on your Aadhaar card can be updated both offline and online.Aadhaar card address update…
Israeli team leaves for India to participate in joint Covid-19 testing programme
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Testing of the first phase was already done in Israel and the last stage will now be carried out in…
Vande Bharat Mission: Phase 5 to begin from August 1, says Air India
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Under Vande Bharat Mission, we have already brought back more than 2.5 lakh stranded Indians from 5…
PM Modi to launch Covid-19 testing facilities in 3 cities today: 5 updates
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According to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), these facilities will ramp up testing capacity …
Top varsities look to reach out to the masses
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Institutions like IITs and B-schools are collaborating with startups and customizing content to off…
DU ECA admissions to be held on basis of certificates
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Delhi University had earlier decided to not hold the extra-curricular activities (ECA) admissions, …
Singapore to begin coronavirus vaccine human trials this week
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‘Lunar-Cov19’ is among 25 vaccine candidates globally to reach human-trials stage and will be teste…
Pandemic may derail India’s goal of eradicating tuberculosis by ’25
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From April to June, 340,000 TB patients were notified to govt, down 47.6% compared to April-June 20…
India June oil imports lowest in nearly 9 yrs; none from Venezuela
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In the first of half July, India's fuel demand slowed compared with the previous month due to h…
Three new facilities to help govt ramp up coronavirus testing
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The test centres will reduce turn-around time and limit the exposure of lab technicians to infectio…
Bharat can’t shoulder the larger Indian economy
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Rural wages are much lower than urban, non-agri jobs, limiting the boost to demand.An additional pu…
Punjab govt to provide plasma to private hospitals at ₹20,000 per unit
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The plasma would be made available free of cost to the patients undergoing treatment in state gover…
China expands state jobs for graduates as coronavirus hits private sector
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Around 8.7 million Chinese students are graduating this year from Livemint - News https://ift.tt/…
Write 'virus-free' with this multipupose sanitizer pen
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The sanitizer pen can be used for writing besides disinfecting the hands from Livemint - News htt…
A new US student visa rule after lawsuits filed by Harvard, MIT
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Lawyers for Harvard and MIT in the suit didn’t respond to calls seeking comment on the new policy.N…
Crematorium fees waived for Covid19 victims in Bengaluru
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Bengaluru government's intention was to ensure respectful burial or cremation for the deceased.…
Donations from all faiths to be accepted for Ram temple construction: Trust member
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An extensive month-long funds mobilisation campaign would be held from around November 25.The trust…
PM Modi pays homage to Kargil martyrs, says Pakistan stabbed India in the back
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PM Narendra Modi said that India was trying to have good relations with Pakistan when the Kargil wa…
Amway India to invest additional ₹100 crore to fund growth plans
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Amway has committed an investment of ₹1,000 crore in India .It includes an investment of ₹600 crore…
Bengaluru hospital to increase bed capacity to treat coronavirus patients
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Bengaluru hospital was facing shortage of doctors and paramedical staff. from Livemint - News htt…
After recovering, 100-year-old Karnataka woman says 'Covid is like common cold'
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According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 1,62,91,331 samples have been tested up to July 25 wit…
TikTok's Indian rivals use competitions, prizes to engage users
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Indian social media platforms like Chingari, Trell, Roposo and Mitron are seeing lower user engagem…
India's first covid vaccine Covaxin update: 'Encouraging' results seen in trials
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Coronavirus vaccine Covaxin India trial: The first part of phase-1 trial has been completed PGI Roh…
India reports 48,661 fresh covid-19 cases, 705 deaths in the last 24 hours
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The total number of covid-19 samples tested up to 25th July is 1,62,91,331 including 4,42,263 sampl…
Alibaba, Jack Ma summoned by Indian court on former employee's complaint
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The case comes weeks after India cited security concerns in banning Alibaba's UC News, UC Brows…
How do people catch coronavirus? What we know so far
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Coronavirus is thought to have originated in bats and spread to humans via a yet-to-be identified i…
Xi Jinping plans to control Pakistan's politics, economy via CPEC authority
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The article stated that by 2050 Xi Jinping plans to have ultimate control of the majority of the em…
These elite contact tracers show the world how to beat covid-19
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South Korea meticulously targets dangerous hotspots and then simply allows most people to lead live…
Hurricane Hanna strengthens as takes aim at South Texas
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Hurricane Hanna strengthened as it neared the Texas coast north of Brownsville with a “life-threate…
Kerala fixes rates for COVID-19 treatment, lays down norms
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State Health Minister K K Shailaja said the order has been issued to all the private hospitals empa…
USA: Virus-weary Texas hit by Category 1 Hurricane Hanna
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Many parts of Texas, including areas near where Hanna came ashore, have been dealing with a surge i…
Tata Proposes Almost 1 Billion-Pound U.K. Rescue
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Tata Steel has proposed that the U.K. government invest more than 900 million pounds to take a stak…
South China Sea is not Beijing's 'maritime empire', says Mike Pompeo
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The South China Sea is grouped into three archipelagos. China claims almost the entire South China …
UK to quarantine travellers from Spain
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This would deal a heavy blow to Spain, which is trying to recoup its tourism season after the secto…
Zuckerberg, Bezos, other tech CEOs testify on competition
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The four CEOs are expected to testify remotely.It’s the first such congressional review of the tech…
India, China complete troop disengagement at three friction points, focus now on Finger area
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A meeting between the senior military commanders is expected in the coming week to further work out…
‘Uniform country-wide peak in COVID-19 cases will not happen’
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The peak could be witnessed in states like Delhi by this month end or early August while it may be …
Singapore PM Lee flags delay to retirement due to coronavirus
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Lee said he may have to delay his plans to step down as leader by the time he is 70 because of the …
Madhya Pradesh CM tests positive for coronavirus, goes into quarantine
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan has asked close contacts to move to quarantine.'I will be admitted at Cov…
Bihar polls should be held on time so that new govt work for development: JD(U)
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Ranjan said the Bihar government is working on corona and floods management, and refuted claims of …
COVID-19: Pending formalities delay plasma therapy in Goa
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Goa government is yet to start plasma therapy as there are a few more procedures left to be complet…
Microsoft, NBA team up to put virtual fans in basketball arenas
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Microsoft Corp and the NBA says they have joined forces to put ‘virtual’ fans in the stands of each…
India, UK affirm commitment towards free trade agreement
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The issue was discussed in the 14th Joint Economic and Trade Committee meeting between the two coun…
Won't lift lockdown just to address economic concerns: Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray
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Thackeray made this statement in an interview published in Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' o…
No buyers, huge losses: Covid turns Eid insipid for goat sellers
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In normal times, Mohammad Izhaar would have sold around 15-20 goats on the festival of sacrifice. T…
Mint Covid Tracker: 6 Andhra districts report over 25% jump in case count within 2 days
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India’s toll has risen 19% over the last one week, and is now the sixth highest in the world from…
Consulate in Chengdu readies for closure as US, China clash
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US-China relations spiralled this week when the Chengdu mission was told to shut in retaliation for…
Five proposals worth ₹3,090 crore sanctioned under Aatmanirbhar Bharat
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The government said that as on July 23, 2020, five proposals involving an amount of ₹3,090 crore ha…
Coronavirus: Nearly 8.5 lakh cases cured in India, active cases at 4.56 lakh
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The data updated today showed that the total number of COVID-19 cases stands at 13,36,861 from Li…
China's weapon supply to terrorists in Myanmar re-ignites India's fear of another insurgency in North-East: report
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EFSAS says while preliminary investigations have suggested that Chinese weapons—seized in Mae Tao r…
In the future, solar and wind will be everywhere you look
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Conventional power lives in the walls of our homes like magic, but solar and wind will be everywher…
UP health minister Jai Pratap Singh tests positive for COVID-19
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Minister’s family members were also tested for the disease and their reports are awaited from Liv…
Monsoon session of Bihar Assembly convened from 3 August
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The decision to hold the sessions at the aforementioned place was taken in view of social distancin…
US-China ties fray as Beijing's Houston consulate is closed
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In the Chinese city of Chengdu, in southwestern Sichuan province, some two dozen police were statio…
India extends medical assistance to North Korea
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India is sensitive to the shortage of medical supply situation in the Democratic People’s Republic …
US detains Chinese researcher who sheltered in consulate
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US officials said Friday they now have custody of a Chinese researcher who had taken shelter at the…
Fixing India’s broken growth barometer key to revival
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Many indicators suggests that the Indian economy slowed down significantly in the wake of the globa…
US now says no new foreign students for all-online classes
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The policy change was announced in a statement by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. from Livem…
Visa, Mastercard come out in support of cryptocurrencies
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The company noted it works with cryptocurrency firms like Coinbase and has an investment in Anchora…
Bytedance weighs selling majority stake in TikTok
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Bytedance is valued at $100 billion and its investors include global firms like KKR, Tiger Global, …
Mahindra Group launches university for interdisciplinary learning
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The 130-acre, multi-disciplinary campus in Hyderabad will offer undergraduate, post graduate and Ph…
China entered covert deal with Pakistan military for bio-warfare capabilities against India, Western countries: Report
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The secret project was 'detached from supervision of civilian universities or government health…
Flat prices in Singapore inch higher despite recession
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Singapore’s economy plunged into recession last quarter as an extended lockdown shuttered schools, …
Govt working on five-point agenda to make GIFT City a credible jurisdiction
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The five major reform areas being include feasibility of launching more products at IFSC, extending…
Railways suspends train services between Darbhanga and Samastipur
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As many as 7,65,191 people were affected due to floods triggered by incessant rains in Bihar from…
New e-commerce rules come into force
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The rules cover marketplaces working as aggregators, and inventory-led models where the retailer ow…
Google takes on Amazon by removing commissions on e-commerce platform
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Google is also letting retailers use third-party platforms like Shopify and Paypal to get on the &#…
China tells US to close consulate in Chengdu in growing spat
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The Chinese foreign ministry appealed to Washington to reverse its 'erroneous decision'.The…
Coronavirus: India reports highest ever 49,310 cases in 24 hours, 34,602 recoveries
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There are 4,40,135 active cases in the country, while 8,17,208 people have recovered and one person…
New consumer rights watchdog comes into force from Friday
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The watchdog is set up as a ‘body corporate’ with power to “acquire, hold and dispose of property” …
Israeli firm developing 30-second coronavirus breath test
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NanoScent, the firm making the test kits, said an extensive trial in Israel for the presence of liv…
Markets may be weak on global cues; Reliance, ITC shares in focus
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The euro on Friday celebrated a 21-month peak against an embattled dollar and gold neared its highe…
Parliamentary panel set to discuss data bill over citizen privacy fears
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The joint panel is set to meet on 27 July to discuss provisions allowing agencies to block messagin…
UNGA meet to go virtual for first time in 75 years
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Each country has been allotted 15 minutes during the session, which will include pre-recorded messa…
Intel’s 7nm processors won’t arrive before late 2022, in big setback to company
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The delay is a result of low yields from its 7nm manufacturing process, the company said during an …
‘Data protection bill’s goal is now muddled’
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Categories around personal data must not be subject to the govt’s discretion, says former judge Sri…
US records over 76,000 new virus cases in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins
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That brings the country to a total of 4,032,430 infections, which have resulted in 144,167 fataliti…
India needs further economic reforms to attract more investment: IMF
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The remarks by the International Monetary Fund’s Chief Spokesperson Gerry Rice came in response to …
China border soft-pedalling annoys India
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'The maintenance of peace and tranquillity in the border areas is the basis of our bilateral re…
Green shoots take root as early Q1 results signal recovery trend
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Q1 earnings reports and latest data on jobs show that growth is picking up.Manufacturing activity, …
Pompeo calls for 'free world' to triumph over China's 'new tyranny'
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In an uncommonly virulent attack, he accused Chinese President Xi Jinping of being a 'true beli…
China-made covid vaccine could be available earlier than expected: Report
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The company's coronavirus vaccine is currently undergoing final stage trial in Abu Dhabi.Anothe…
China's Sinopharm says coronavirus vaccine could be ready by year-end
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Sinopharm Chairman Liu Jingzhen told state broadcaster CCTV the company expects to finish late-stag…
Delhi records 50% excess rainfall in July
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Rainfall recorded in the city in July till Saturday was just 47.9 mm, 56% less than the normal for …
Will Hong Kong become like tightly-ruled but stable Singapore?
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The two trading centres have long been compared but recent events have brought the issue into sharp…
Has Delhi’s corona curve plateaued?
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Though there are no precise answers to the many questions of whether the Delhi curve has plateaued,…
Senior diplomats of India and China likely to meet on Friday over border tension
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The disengagement process along the common border has hit an apparent hurdle with the Chinese side …
AIIMS, IITs develop wrist band to track, monitor covid patients
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The country crossed the 12-lakh mark just three days after it crossed the 11-lakh milestone. from…
Rossari Biotech debuts at 57% premium over issue price
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The company's ₹423- ₹425 per share initial public offering raised ₹496 crore and was oversubscr…
Covid-19 impact: UNGA meet to go virtual for first time in 75 years
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The landmark 75th session of the UN General Assembly is expected to begin on 15 September and the f…
Medium term growth outlook for India remains favourable: IHS Markit
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IHS Markit forecasts that India’s consumption expenditure will double from $1.6 trillion in 2020 to…
Yes Bank hits 20% lower circuit, Sensex marginally up
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The bank on 17 June closed its follow-on public offer, raising ₹15,000 crore from new and old inves…
US marks over 63,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins
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That brought the total number of cases in the world's hardest-hit country to 3,955,860, the Bal…
Handstands in North Korea: Swedish ambassador takes yoga to streets amid coronavirus lockdown
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Joachim Bergstrom has stayed on, and teaches occasional yoga classes to a dwindling number of inter…
India gold breaches key psychological level, dampening demand
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Local gold futures reached an all-time high of 50,085 Indian rupees ($671.61) per 10 grams on Wedne…
U.S. to pay Pfizer, BioNTech $1.95 billion for COVID-19 vaccine
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Pfizer and BioNTech will not receive any money from the government unless their vaccine succeeds in…
Brazil sets daily record of new coronavirus cases
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Experts say under-testing means the real numbers are probably much higher.The health ministry said …
Twitter says hackers saw messages from 36 accounts
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Twitter previously said the attackers tweeted from 45 accounts and downloaded mass data from eight …
Learning deficit widening in India’s private classrooms, shows report
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Contrary to the perception, basic learning levels are abysmal in private schools in rural India.Bas…
Assam floods claim 89 lives, affect 26 districts
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A total of 2,525 villages are reeling from the effects of the rising waters of the Brahmaputra fr…
PM Narendra Modi makes pitch for US investments in India
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Modi said even during the ongoing pandemic, India has attracted FDI of more than $20 billion in the…
Don't expect first Covid-19 vaccinations until early 2021 - WHO's Ryan
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WHO is working to ensure fair vaccine distribution, but in the meantime it is key to suppress the v…
Tensions soar as US orders China consulate shut
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China slammed the US move, which came one day after the unveiling of a US indictment targeting two …
Delhi cabinet okays scheme for home delivery of rations
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This scheme will be synced with ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ for inter-state portability of ration…
Over 23% participants affected by covid-19 in Delhi, finds survey
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A large number of infected people in the capital remain asymptomatic, the govt’s sero-survey indica…
GMR, Bombardier, RITES, BHEL among participants in first meeting on pvt train project
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The 16 firms attended a pre-application conference on the private train project.The private entitie…
Corona vaccine: Govt will ensure regulatory facilitation for SII's phase 3 trial
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The Serum Institute of India (SII) had on Monday said it will apply for license from the Indian reg…
Oil prices fall on U.S. inventory build, increasing pandemic fears
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Brent crude fell 32 cents, or 0.7%, to $44 a barrel by 0156 GMT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (…
NCERT adds chapter related to abrogation of Article 370 in Class 12 syllabus
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While the topic 'Separatism and Beyond' has been deleted from the chapter, the abrogation o…
Govt steps in to help students tackle stress
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Children are likely to be more vulnerable to stress, say analysts.The initiative would provide psyc…
Bengaluru lockdown ends today as Unlock 2.0 kicks in till 31 July. Check updates
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Night curfew would be from 9 pm-5 am state-wide and that the lockdown on Sundays currently in place…
India tackled coronavirus 'much better' than world thought: Piyush Goyal
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Goyal highlighted that New Delhi has become self-sufficient in personal protective equipment and ha…
Limited trade deal with US soon: Piyush Goyal
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Goyal offers to start negotiations for a preferential trade pact before progressing towards a free …
Odisha govt extends retirement age of Medical officers to 65 years
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik reviewed the COVID-19 situation in Cuttack and Khordha distric…
China using crisis to bully neighbours, militarise South China Sea: Pompeo
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Pompeo met British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the heat of an emerging crisis in relations betw…
PACL Chit Fund Scam: Sebi asks investors to rectify errors in applications
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Investors can check the status of their claim application on https://ift.tt/2XnzXpu .The PACL scam …
Virus antibodies fade fast but not necessarily protection
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Researchers found that the antibodies had a half-life of 73 days, which means that half of them wou…
FIU to get PAN data from I-T dept to check large, suspicious cash transactions
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The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) is the nodal central agency authorised to obtain cash transac…
Qatar allows citizens and permanent residents to travel and return anytime
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The measures come as the third phase of a four-phase plan to lift coronavirus restrictions starts a…
Too little, too late? Trump embraces masks in an about-face
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By Tuesday, as coronavirus cases continue to rise across much of the nation, Trump finally came aro…
Trump shifts rhetoric, warns virus is getting worse and urges wearing of masks
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In his first briefing in months focused on the pandemic, Trump told reporters at the White House th…
Coronavirus cases surge among factory workers in post-lockdown India
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India has issued health and safety guidelines for manufacturing facilities as part of a gradual exi…
Asia markets to open lower on pandemic worries, shrugging off U.S equities upswing
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Trump said the virus will probably get worse before it gets better.Cases have been rising across th…
Netflix and Amazon score big wins in the battle for Bollywood
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India makes more films and sells more tickets than any other worldwide, making it one of the bigges…
New York, London get hit hardest in mega-mansion sales lunge
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That topped steep declines of 68% in London and 61% in Hong Kong. from Livemint - News https://if…
3 coronavirus vaccines show positive results in trials: 5 key things to know
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The COVID-19 pandemic has fast-tracked other new types of vaccine technology.Vaccines from Oxford U…
Double-shot covid vaccine tests raise new pandemic challenge
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Results from front-runners in the sprint to come up with a vaccine, including the University of Oxf…
Mint Covid Tracker: Karnataka reports worst spike in deaths, toll doubles in a week
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Most new infections in the state are concentrated in Bengaluru, where reported cases rose 12% betwe…
Singapore grapples with deadly dengue as fever rages alongside covid-19
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Singapore announced stiffer penalties for households and businesses repeatedly found with mosquito …
World's largest aircraft carrier, Indian warships conduct naval exercise together. See pics
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The US Navy said that Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed to the Indian Ocean in supp…
European Union leaders reach deal on 750 billion euro recovery fund
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Officials said the deal, which came after Charles Michel presented compromises on a 750 billion eur…
Coronavirus cases in India cross 11.5 lakh, over 24,000 patients cured in a day
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The coronavirus-related death toll in India rose to 28,084 with 587 fatalities reported in a day.Th…
Dubai expatriates race for new jobs after virus layoffs
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The pandemic has set in motion a global economic crisis that one study says could see some 900,000 …
Trump administration has put together 'war plan' to 'take down' CCP: Steve Bannon
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US President Donald Trump, Bannon said, has a 'coherent plan' against the Chinese Communist…
Markets likely to be firm on vaccine optimism; Axis Bank, HUL shares in focus
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EU leaders appeared to near a pact on a 750-billion-euro stimulus plan for regional economies hard-…
Onus is on growth revival as debt profile gets worse
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Debt-to-GDP ratio may hit 87.6% over high borrowing, poor growth outlook: report.Experts say market…
Consumer Protection Act rules for e-retailers to be effective by this weekend
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E-commerce platforms have to acknowledge the receipt of any consumer complaint within forty-eight h…
Denied admission by 3 hospitals, Bengaluru woman gives birth in auto. Baby dies
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Bengaluru alone has over 25,000 active covid-19 cases and barely a fraction of the healthcare infra…
First five Rafale fighter jets likely to be inducted into IAF on 29 July
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Rafale is capable of carrying a range of potent weapons.Official sources said the the Rafale fighte…
Brazil set to test Chinese coronavirus vaccine
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It will be administered to doctors and other health workers who volunteer for the program across si…
Coronavirus era sparks rise of the gaming addict
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Many of the young people do not see the increase in online time and the disruption it causes to the…
Netflix show on Indian matchmaker stokes debate on wedding culture
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The eight-part series - Indian Matchmaking premiered on Netflix on Thursday and is currently among …
Tech shares provided the biggest boost to all three major U.S. stock indexes
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Tech shares provided the biggest boost to all three major U.S. stock indexes, but industrials were …
Parliamentary panel set to review impact of locust attacks today
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The meeting will look into the need for a national policy to deal with locust attacks from Livemi…
CanSino coronavirus vaccine shows immune response in human trial
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CanSino's vaccine uses a modified common cold virus to carry genetic material from the new coro…
The world's worst air is not in Beijing or New Delhi
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Residents of Temuco, a tiny town in Chile, largely live in poverty and are forced to burn cheap, we…
Rural unemployment inches up, joblessness in urban areas eases
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Overall national job loss rate rose to 7.94% in the week ended 19 July from 7.44% the week earlier:…
Jeff Bezos adds record $13 billion to his net worth in single day
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Amazon.com Inc. shares surged 7.9%, the most since December 2018 on rising optimism about web shopp…
Protest held in Toronto against Chinese aggression in Ladakh
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Protesters urge the Chinese communist party to free Tibet and Hong Kong and also oppose Chinese agg…
World Bank study shows epidemics hurt labour productivity, bigger impact on EMs
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Four major epidemics, excluding Swine flu, lowered labour productivity by 1%, and by 4% cumulativel…
Himachal Pradesh likely to receive very heavy rain today, tomorrow
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Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in the state on July 20. There will be a decline in rainfa…
North Korea's Kim berates officials over troubled flagship hospital
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Kim Jong Un berates officials for their ‘careless’ construction of a flagship hospital in Pyongyang…
Parliamentary panel on farm issues meets Tuesday, agenda includes locust attacks
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Locust attacks this time have been severe, happening several times in parts of Rajastham, Madhya Pr…
Global banks scrutinize their Hong Kong clients for pro-democracy ties
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Bankers at Credit Suisse Group AG, HSBC Holdings Plc, Julius Baer Gruppe AG and UBS Group AG, among…
Canada promises review of $6.8 mn of security equipment purchased from China
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Beijing-based Nuctech has been awarded a deal by Global Affairs Canada to install X-ray scanning eq…
Lockdown extended for 2 days in Malda s Englishbazar
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Markets will open for two hours from 8 AM to 10 AM during this period and all other shops, includin…
2,000 multi-brand retail outlets to be opened in Haryana under cooperative dept
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These outlets will have products from state's own brand Vita as well as items from other states…
CESC to not charge 2 month's arrears in current electric bill
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Many people have hit the streets in the last few days to voice their displeasure against inflated b…
Plasma banks struggle to find donors to fight covid
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Recovered patients are afraid of revisiting hospitals for plasma donation, say experts.Govt says de…
Saudi King Salman admitted to hospital for medical checkups
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The king has been admitted for inflammation of the gallbladder from Livemint - News https://ift.t…
Indian Railways' NFR zone to operate two of its trains with HOG technology, will save on energy bill
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Indian Railways'NFR zone has decided to operate two of its trains with HOG technology from New …
Oil extends losses with virus concerns clouding recovery outlook
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Oil extended losses toward $40 a barrel as concerns about demand linger with the coronavirus raging…
Assam Police uses Shah Rukh Khan's Baazigar dialogue to put out covid message
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The tweet featured Shah Rukh Khan in his signature pose, arms spread wide, with a mask photo-shoppe…
Twitter: Hack hit 130 accounts, company 'embarrassed'
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Twitter said for up to eight of these accounts the attackers also downloaded the account's info…
‘India has handled covid better than many developed nations’
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With ramped up testing we are able to track the infections early, which is why we have low death ra…
UK fight With China gets ugly over Hong Kong extradition pact
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The next act is playing out Monday when Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab addresses Parliament from …
G20 fails to reach an agreement on allocation of funds to poor nations
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The group failed to reach a consensus on the possibility of rich nations lending SDRs to the ones i…
Railways looks to increase its freight revenue
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Railways expects earnings from the passenger segment to take a beating from Livemint - News https…
Centre aims to make education better for SCs
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UGC advises colleges and universities to ascertain and rectify the educational shortcomings among S…
US CDC reports 67,574 new coronavirus cases, total now 3,698,161
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It said the number of deaths had risen by 877 to 139,659. from Livemint - News https://ift.tt/32B…
Open schools don’t spread virus much, study suggests
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Scientists in a Nordic study have found that keeping primary schools open during the coronavirus pa…
Durga Puja organisers in Kolkata recommend safety measures during festivities
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The Forum for Dugotsab, an association of 350 Durga Puja committees in the city, said it will submi…
Vegetable traders in Shimla face difficulties amid Covid-19
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Vegetable trader in Shimla, Vinod Verma said that production is low this season due to shortage of …
Covid-19 impact: Western Railway suffers loss of ₹1770.18 crore
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In a bid to stop the spread of covid-19 all passenger trains were stopped since 22 March 2020 by In…
As the pandemic surges, Americans see travel horizons narrowing
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The overwhelming majority of countries now bar American citizens amid a sharp US resurgence of COVI…
Watch: Heavy rains lash Delhi-NCR
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The rains brought the mercury down by several notches. from Livemint - News https://ift.tt/3hfs0M…
PM SVANidhi Scheme approved loans to over 48,000 street vendors so far
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PM SVANidhi Scheme aims at providing affordable working capital loan to street vendors to resume th…
US coronavirus deaths surpass 140,000 as outbreak worsens
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In the hardest-hit US counties, officials are running out of places to store bodies as their morgue…
Twitter disables Trump tweet over copyright complaint
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The video, which included music from the group Linkin Park, disappeared from the president's Tw…
Indian-American voters could make huge difference in battleground states: Top Democratic leader
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Indian-American voters could make huge difference in battleground states: Top Democratic leader f…
Baloch families seek answers from Pakistan as more disappear amid insurgency
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The insurgency in Balochistan, a sparsely populated, mountainous, desert region bordering Afghanist…
Chinese province offers free virus testing amid outbreak fears
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Residents in other housing compounds, and government and civil servant institutions will be tested …
Sachin Pilot urges people to support Assam, Bihar flood victims
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The tweet by Pilot was his first in four days. His last tweets were on July 14, the day he was sack…
Ram temple will be completed in 3-3.5 years after start of construction: General Secretary
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Champat Rai said they have written a letter inviting the Prime Minister to conduct the 'bhumi p…
Twitter says attackers downloaded data from up to 8 non-verified accounts
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Twitter said the unidentified attackers targeted 130 accounts, and were able to reset passwords to …
Japan to pay at least $536 million for companies to leave China
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Japan’s decision is similar to a Taiwanese policy in 2019, which was aimed at bringing investment b…
Govt will never compromise on data, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
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Ravi Shankar Prasad was speaking at a virtual lecture organized in the memory of his father from …
Assam government prohibits inter-district movement of people from 22 July
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Movement of goods and essentials, however, will continue uninterrupted.In medical and last-rite eme…
Former Wall Street trader seeks to make sense of crypto world
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Bitstamp has more than 4 million users globally.Retail investors want to find ways to paricipate in…
Breathtaking coronavirus numbers show normal life still far away
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Confirmed virus cases worldwide have topped 14.1 million and deaths are nearing 600,000.Experts bel…
Small cap stocks soar ignoring bleak US economy
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Stocks beaten down most during the pandemic are coming back as some of the biggest winners.As insol…
Russia is trying to beat the west to a covid-19 vaccine
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Setting its eyes on a September target, Moscow denies stealing science from the West.Vladimir Putin…
Covid-19 update: AIIMS to start clinical trial of indigenous vaccine Covaxin from Monday
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AIIMS-Delhi is among the 12 sites selected by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) for co…
CERT-IN warns of credit card skimming campaign targeting e-commerce websites
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Researchers at the cybersecurity firm found over a dozen websites which have been compromised with …
Twitter says several employees were manipulated by hackers
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The hackers were able to reset passwords for 45 users, while eight had their data, including privat…
Heavy monsoon rains speed up crop planting in India
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Farmers typically start planting their summer-sown crops June 1, when monsoon rains usually reach I…
Complete lockdown imposed in these 4 districts of Uttarakhand on weekends
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Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 18 (ANI): A complete lockdown has been imposed in four distric…
Mint Covid Tracker: At current pace, India likely to reach 1.5 million cases in 11 days
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Bihar, Karnataka and West Bengal have led the surge in active cases over the last seven days from…
Jio Glass faces an uphill ride as virtual/mixed realty products remain niche
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Google’s Daydream View VR headset and Facebook’s Oculus Go are some of the big names in the space a…
Rajnath Singh to visit Amarnath Temple today
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On the first day of his visit , the Defence Minister interacted with the troops in Lukung, Ladakh …
Complete lockdown in Dehradun on weekends
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Liquor shops however may remain open as they have been exempted under essential services from Liv…
Fans allowed back into English sports events from next week
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Domestic cricket on July 26-27 is set to be the first sport that fans are allowed to watch in perso…
UP-Haridwar borders sealed till 20 July
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Haridwar district with adjoining state of Uttar Pradesh has been sealed from today till 20th July i…
Covid-19: Madurai admn asks clarification from pvt hospitals for staying closed
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A field study conducted on July 15 had found 120 private hospitals remaining closed in the district…
Aadhaar issues: Take them to twitter for quick redressal
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UIDAI is addressing all sorts of Aadhar related customer queries on twitter..The twitter services a…
MoU signed for India to develop strategic petroleum reserve in US
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The minister said the memorandum on cooperation in the field of strategic petroleum reserve was bas…
U.S. coronavirus cases rise by over 70,000 for second day in a row
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Cases on Friday rose by at least 70,674 after climbing by a record 77,499 on Thursday. from Livem…
US passenger flights to India can resume July 23
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U.S. Transportation Department in June accused India of engaging in unfair and discriminatory pract…
'Find imaginative solution to H-1B visa ban': Vijay Chauthaiwale to US envoy to India
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On June 23, Trump administration had prolonged a ban on US employment permits till the end of this …
How growth reshaped India’s destiny, and why we need an encore
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Three decades of rapid economic growth have changed the country but India’s economic transformation…
U.S. divided over mask wearing and schools reopening as Covid19 cases surge
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Thirty of the state's 58 counties are on the watch list.The United States has been averaging ab…
Twitter attack was work of young hacker pals: Report
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The attack, which Twitter and federal police are investigating, started with a playful message betw…
COVID-19 antibody test passes first major trials in UK with 98.6% accuracy
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The fingerprick tests can tell within 20 minutes if a person has ever been exposed to the coronavir…
For first time, world records 1 million coronavirus cases in 100 hours
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It has taken just four days to climb to 14 million cases from 13 million recorded on July 13. fro…
At India's largest COVID-19 hospital, doctors ready to tackle second wave
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The 2,000-bed Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital has been at the forefront of the fight against…
Oil slips with weak economic data reinforcing sour demand view
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Crude clung to losses amid a combination of weak economic data and signals that a recovery in consu…
6.9-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea, tsunami warning issued
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There were no immediate reports about damage or casualties in the area.The Pacific Tsunami Warning …
Two militants killed in encounter in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir
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Security forces launched a cordon and search operation early Friday morning in Nagnad area of the K…
Monsoon floods, landslides kill at least 221 in South Asia
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The floods also inundated most of India’s Kaziranga National Park, home to an estimated 2,500 rare …
RBI approves reappointment of Shyam Srinivasan as Federal Bank MD & CEO
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Reserve Bank of India has approved the reappointment of Shyam Srinivasan as the MD & CEO of…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives in Leh to carry out security review
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During his visit to Ladakh on July 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had addressed the soldiers fro…
EU regulators to probe Alexa, Siri and other voice assistants
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The European Commission has opened similar inquiries in the past into sectors such as e-commerce, p…
India's cultural heritage is known all over world: MEA on Oli's Ayodhya comment
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He also noted that the Nepalese foreign ministry had issued a clarification and he did not want to …
Markets likely to be firm; Yes Bank, aviation stocks in focus
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Aviation stocks will be in focus today as international flights start operation to the US from toda…
India, China dial down rhetoric on border de-escalation talks
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Both sides committed towards complete disengagement, but pullback of troops may take time, says Ind…
US shatters coronavirus record with over 77,000 case in last 24 hours
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More than 138,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 from Livemint - News https://ift.tt/2CMrTZi …
Oil prices steady as clouds gather over fuel demand, looser supply curbs
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U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 1 cent to $40.76 a barrel from Livemint - N…
After US, India has done most COVID-19 tests: White House
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More than 3.5 million people have tested positive with the coronavirus and 138,000 died in the US …
Digitization of judicial process gets big push amid pandemic, says govt
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Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says the e-filing process in the Supreme Court has made it easy …
European Union’s top court blocks data pact amid fears over US surveillance
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The long list of participants in the case also includes the US government, which is rare in the EU …
These new inventions can fight spread of Covid-19 indoors
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But as tens of millions of people return to public transit, their workplaces and schools, are these…
The US needs to make India a bigger trade partner. Four reasons why
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Closer economic ties would boost the Asian country and transform it into…
FBI leads search for hackers who hijacked Twitter accounts, scammed bitcoins
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Other high-profile accounts that were hacked included rapper Kanye West, Amazon.com Inc founder Jef…
JioPhone’s tepid returns drive shift in strategy
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The response from budget users was less than enthusiastic for the JioPhone, which fell short of exp…
The ones who beat the coronavirus
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To survive covid-19 is to experience a range of emotions from fear to gratitude, which push one to …
India and US inch closer to sealing limited trade deal
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Flurry of high-level meetings signal progress after two years of tough negotiations.A deal could of…
Demand for UV-based disinfectants on the rise
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According to companies involved in selling such products, customers can range from regular users to…
Hotels turn to robots for front-end services
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The need to avoid human contact and labour shortage have given new urgency to the adoption of robot…
Covid-19 update: All eyes on vaccines as India cases cross 1 million
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Vaccine candidates are showing promising results and new treatments are helping patients recover fa…
India, China hold talks on further disengagement along LAC
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The two sides remain committed to the objective of complete disengagement, Indian Army said in a st…
10 states lead India's fight with 50-plus covid-19 testing labs
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Total covid-19 testing lab crosses 1200 mark in India.Three states have over 100 testing labs each …
25 US Congress members urge President Donald Trump to follow India's lead and ban TikTok
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In a letter to the US President, dated July 15, they also pointed out that India took the 'extr…
Delhi Decoded: The aftermath of the riot
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Just as relief measures started trickling in from March, the country went into a lockdown to curb t…
Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial data to be released on Monday
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Oxford coronavirus vaccine is currently undergoing final human trials.Developers of the Oxford vacc…
SC asks Centre, J&K to show compliance on panel to restore 4G internet in Valley
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The top court responded to a contempt petition stating that the Centre and J&K government h…
IMF chief warns global economy 'not out of the woods,' dangers lurk
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Kristalina Georgieva says the fiscal costs of actions aimed at containing the pandemic and mitigati…
Mint Covid Tracker: Bihar, Karnataka, WB report biggest weekly spikes in deaths
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At the current pace of the coronavirus spread, India could reach 1.5 million cases by the end of Ju…
14 km long underwater road tunnel in India: Govt approves proposal
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The tunnel which will be constructed under river Brahmaputra will have two different capsules(Tube)…
23 AGs sue US education secretary DeVos over student loan forgiveness policy
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Attorneys general seek to repeal her overhaul of a student loan forgiveness programme, which makes …
Netflix ready with 17 new titles as audience tries to cope up with covid
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We can help the customer in escaping from the discomfort in their lives, Neflix's Monika Shergi…
Federal, Bandhan show lenders on tenterhooks despite drop in moratorium level
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Despite the decline in moratorium levels more than a quarter of the loan book still remains under i…
China’s economy returns to growth amid global coronavirus struggle
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Gross domestic product expanded 3.2% in the three months to June from a year ago, reversing a 6.8% …
Infosys stock up 10% as large deals boost investor confidence
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The company reported a profit of ₹4,233 crore in June quarter, up 11.4% from ₹3,798 crore a year ag…
Two medium-intensity quakes hit Assam, Gujarat
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Epicentre of the quake in Gujarat was Rajkot, and it occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres at 7.40 a…
For first time, over 30,000 new covid cases in a day in India
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In 24 hours, 20,783 patients were declared cured, taking India's coronavirus recovery rate to 6…
Carbon ‘subsidy’: how policy favours polluters
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Far from taxing emissions, most countries subsidize polluting industries and impose higher tariffs …
Chinese divorce creates Canada’s third-richest woman
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A few weeks ago, Yuan Liping received 24% of publicly traded Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products C…
India-US bilateral ties have gained extraordinary momentum: Goyal
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The Union minister stressed on the importance of small businesses for the economies of both countri…
India, EU seek to boost trade ties
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The dialogue is to be helmed by commerce minister Piyush Goyal and EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan…
China claims progress achieved in disengagement of troops
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There was little clarity on the outcome of the fourth round of military level talks as India did no…
Virus crisis restricts access to family planning services
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Covid-19 lockdown affected sexual and reproductive services, shows health ministry data.Intrauterin…
Twitter hack snags Obama, Biden, Gates, Bezos, Musk accounts in Bitcoin scam
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Twitter said it is aware of the security incident impacting its accounts and is investigating.The a…
Microsoft releases patch to fix security flaw in Windows DNS server
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The vulnerability could have allowed attackers to send malicious DNS queries to the Windows DNS ser…
Anand Mahindra has a 'perfect' vehicle for Mumbai traffic
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United Nations will deploy a vehicle designed, produced and exported by Mahindra in its peacekeepin…
Mint Covid Tracker: Virus spreading fast in Assam’s Kamrup Metropolitan district
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Meanwhile, with 2,099 deaths, Tamil Nadu has surpassed Gujarat to become the state with the third h…
Six things to know about the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
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Ingenuity features four specially made carbon-fiber blades, arranged into two rotors that spin in o…
Over 11,000 beds available for covid-19 patients in Delhi hospital
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The Delhi government asked healthcare facilities to minimize time taken in admission of covid-19 pa…
China's aggressive actions against India give insight into how CPC thinking theses days: US NSA
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Responding to a question on US-India bilateral relations, O’Brien said, India is a democracy and is…
Over 2,500 games removed from Apple's China App Store after loophole shuts
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Notable games removed from China's App Store in July so far include Supercell's farming hit…
CBSE 10th Result 2020 LIVE Updates: Check results at cbseresults.nic, through SMS
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Class 10 CBSE Results: The board will announce the results through an alternative assessment scheme…