Friday, 31 January 2020

Business As Usual by E P Unny, February 2020



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Within Hours, Nirmala Sitharaman To Reveal Her Second Budget Amid Slowdown

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce her second Union Budget today. As India's first full-time woman Finance Minister rises to reveal her answer to the frail economy, all eyes will be on...

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Coronavirus Kills 250 In China, Around 11,000 People Infected

The death toll from China's coronavirus outbreak has surpassed 250, the government said Saturday, as foreign nations tightened restrictions on travellers from China in response to the rapid spread of...

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Brexit Is Here, What Changes?

At midnight on Friday -- 1,317 days after British voters decided to leave the European Union -- Brexit finally came about. So what changed?

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Kolkata Man Found Living With Wife's Corpse For Three Days

A man lived with the corpse of his wife for three days in West Bengal's Nadia district before neighbours went to his house and found her decomposed body, police said on Friday.

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Thursday, 30 January 2020

20-Year Prison For 2 Gudiya Gang Rape Convicts

A Delhi court on Thursday awarded 20 years imprisonment to two men in the 2013 kidnapping and rape case of a five-year-old girl, Gudiya (not her real name).

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Air India Jet With Doctors, Special Crew To Fly Indians From China Today

A passenger aircraft will leave India for Wuhan city in China's Hubei province on Friday to bring back Indians stranded there amid a raging coronavirus outbreak, sources in the government said.

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Terrorist Killed, Policeman Injured In Firing Near Toll Plaza In Jammu

One terrorist has been killed in a gunfight with security forces at a toll plaza in Nagrota on the outskirts of Jammu. A policeman has been injured too after terrorists opened fire at the police team...

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Urmila Matondkar Compares Citizenship Amendment Act To Rowlatt Act

Actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar on Thursday compared the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) to the infamous Rowlatt Act of the British era.

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Foreign Forces Trying To "Mislead" People Over CAA: Rajnath Singh

Senior BJP leader and Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday claimed that he felt "foreign forces" were trying to "weaken" India by "misleading" people against the amended citizenship law.

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DHFL Boss Kapil Wadhawan Arrested In Iqbal Mirchi Case Hospitalised

Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL) CMD Kapil Wadhawan, who is in the custody of Enforcement Directorate, was admitted to state-run JJ hospital in central Mumbai after he complained of lower...

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Failed Parties Supporting Shaheen Bagh Protests: Smriti Irani

Union minister and Amethi MP Smriti Irani on Thursday claimed that political parties which failed in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections are supporting protests like those at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, where...

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Passengers Stuck On Italian Cruise Ship Amid Virus Scare Allowed To Leave

Thousands of stranded tourists were free to disembark from a cruise ship at an Italian port after authorities said two Chinese passengers feared to have the coronavirus tested negative Thursday.

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Pilots Sue American Airlines To Halt China Flights Amid Virus Outbreak

US pilots on Thursday sued American Airlines to force the company to halt flights to China amid the virus outbreak now declared a global health emergency.

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212 Dead In China Amid Virus Outbreak: Government

The number of confirmed deaths from China's coronavirus outbreak has risen to 212 after worst-hit Hubei province reported 42 new fatalities on Friday.

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Donald Trump Creates Coronavirus Task Force Amid Global Outbreak

US President Donald Trump on Thursday created a coronavirus task force to lead his administration's response to the deadly virus which has killed 170 people and infected 7,736 others in China, and...

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Wednesday, 29 January 2020

Two Defunct Satellites Speed Past Each Other, Narrowly Miss Collision

Two decommissioned satellites sped past each other Wednesday after experts had warned they may collide at a combined speed of 33,000 miles (53,000 kilometers) an hour, sending thousands of pieces of...

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Centre Shouldn't Have Given Bhima-Koregoan Case To NIA: Anil Deshmukh

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday said that the Centre should not have transferred the Bhima Koregoan case to National Investigation Agency (NIA) without taking the state government...

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European Lawmakers Give Final Nod To Brexit In Emotional Vote

Britain's departure from the European Union was set in law Wednesday, amid emotional scenes, as the bloc's parliament voted to ratify the divorce papers.

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Bengaluru Has World's Worst Traffic, 4 Indian Cities In Top 10: Report

India has topped the TomTom Traffic Index 2019 with 4 of its cities amongst the 10 most congested cities globally.

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No US Passengers Evacuated From China Show Symptoms Of Virus: Officials

None of the 195 US citizens evacuated on a chartered flight from the Chinese city at the epicenter of a deadly virus outbreak have shown symptoms of infection, a senior US health official said...

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BJP Doesn't Want Victory In Delhi Riding On Hatred: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the BJP did not wish to come to power in Delhi riding on hatred and such a victory would be unacceptable to the party.

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Kobe Bryant's Helicopter Not Equipped With Recommended Warning System

The helicopter that crashed into a Los Angeles hillside killing NBA legend Kobe Bryant and eight others, was not equipped with vital software that alerts pilots when aircraft are too close to the...

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Donald Trump Signs US-Mexico-Canada Trade Accord, Ends NAFTA

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the new North American trade pact with Canada and Mexico into law, pronouncing a "glorious future" for US industry.

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10 held for protest bid on Lucknow outskirts



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Grounded for long, Neeraj Chopra gets wings



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Tuesday, 28 January 2020

Samsung Galaxy A51 Set to Launch in India: All You Need to Know

Samsung Galaxy A51 is all set to launch in India today, the latest model in the company's Galaxy A-series that was launched alongside the Galaxy A71 last month.

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Asaduddin Owaisi Reads Out Preamble To The Constitution At Mumbai Rally

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday asked his party workers to pressurise the Maharashtra government to pass a resolution in the assembly against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

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Australian Scientists "First To Replicate" New Coronavirus Outside China

Scientists in Australia have successfully replicated the deadly Wuhan coronavirus, in what they said would be a "game changer" in the fight against a deadly epidemic which has stricken thousands.

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21 Killed In Bus-Auto-Rickshaw Collision In Maharashtra

At least 21 people, including nine women, were killed when a speeding state transport (ST) bus collided with an auto-rickshaw, causing both the vehicles to fall into a roadside well in Maharashtra''s...

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Kingdom Appreciates Trump's Efforts On Peace Plan: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it "appreciates" President Donald Trump's efforts to devise a Middle East peace plan and called for the start of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

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Can Gir Lions Be Relocated To Madhya Pradesh? Top Court Asks Centre

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to respond on a plea by an NGO seeking direction to relocate some Asiatic lions from Gujarat's Gir forest to a wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh.

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Don't Increase Stateless People: Luxembourg Minister To S Jaishankar

Amidst concerns over India's new citizenship act and the NRC, Luxembourg, a European Union member, said it doesn't want to "interfere in the domestic policy" of this country but has asked New Delhi to...

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Airlines Cut China Flights As Companies Restrict Travel On Virus Fears

Airlines including United Airlines Holdings Inc said they were cancelling some flights to China as demand fell sharply and global companies told their employees not to travel on deepening fears over...

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131 Dead In China Due To Coronavirus, 840 New Cases: Official

The number of confirmed deaths from China's viral outbreak has risen to 131, with authorities in central Hubei province on Wednesday reporting 25 new fatalities and 840 new cases.

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Defying Donald Trump, Boris Johnson Refuses To Ban Huawei From 5G

Prime Minister Boris Johnson granted Huawei a limited role in Britain's 5G mobile network on Tuesday, frustrating a global attempt by the United States to exclude the Chinese telecoms giant from the...

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Monday, 27 January 2020

How can you let go of your burdens? Find out



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US Top Court Supports Trump Administration On Immigrant Welfare Benefits

The US Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to proceed with a rule that aims to deny permanent residency and citizenship to immigrants who claim welfare benefits.

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Slums Under Manish Sisodia's Constituency Complain "No Water On Time": BJP

BJP leader Vijay Goel on Monday evening visited the Mahatma Gandhi camp in Shashi Garden, which falls under the Assembly constituency of Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, and interacted...

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Germany Confirms First Coronavirus Case: Health Ministry

The first case of the deadly coronavirus spreading in China has been confirmed in Germany's southern Bavaria region, the Bavarian health ministry said Monday.

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Americans Reconsider "Travel To China" Over Virus: US State Department

The US State Department on Monday encouraged Americans to "reconsider" any plans to travel to China amid a deadly outbreak of a coronavirus that originated in the city of Wuhan.

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Departure announcement



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Sarfaraz Khan: A dangal against adversity



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Mike Pompeo Urges Iraq To Uphold 'Sovereignty' As Iran Attacks US Targets

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday urged Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdel Mahdi to uphold his country's "sovereignty" in the face of "attacks" from Iran on US facilities in Iraq.

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Sunday, 26 January 2020

NBA Legend Kobe Bryant, Teenage Daughter Killed In Helicopter Crash

Kobe Bryant, the basketball icon who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday, leaving a legacy that spanned 20 years in professional sports and a...

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Indian-Americans Protest In 30 US Cities Against CAA On Republic Day

India's 71st Republic day celebrations in the US on Sunday were marred by protests and marches, albeit peaceful ones, against recent changes in the citizenship law by large number of Indian Americans...

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"Being Sent To Delhi": Bhim Army Chief Detained In Hyderabad

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, who was detained in Hyderabad last evening ahead of a planned protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, said this morning that he was "being sent...

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Tiger Kills 35-Year-Old Man, His Cow In Madhya Pradesh

A tiger mauled to death a man and his cow in Umaria district in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, a forest department official said.

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Watch: Caught By A Tiger, Man's Hair-Raising Escape In Maharashtra

The frightening scene becomes apparent only once the shaky cellphone footage focuses on the subject: A man lies stiff as a corpse in the middle of a field and a tiger sits over him.

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Grammys 2020: Lizzo, Billie Eilish Are Early Winners

The Grammys began with a tribute to NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash just hours before celebs began arriving on the red carpet

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Grammys: Priyanka's Bold And Beautiful Statement With Nick By Her Side

Grammys 2020: In an unusual move, Priyanka also accessorised with a crystal stud on her belly button

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Maharashtra Launches Rs 10 Lunch Plate Scheme On Republic Day

The Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government on Sunday launched its much-awaited ''Shiv Bhojan'' scheme, which is aimed at providing a meal to the poor for just Rs 10, on the occasion of the 71st Republic...

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9 People Dead In Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash: Los Angeles Official

Nine people were killed in the helicopter crash which claimed the life of NBA star Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Los Angeles officials confirmed on Sunday.

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Opposition Hasn't Created Strong Pressure On Government: Abhijit Banerjee

Laying stress on the need of a strong opposition, Nobel Prize winner economist Abhijit Banerjee on Sunday said parties opposed to Modi government were "disunited" and have not been able to create...

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2020 Grammy Awards winners list



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China Reports 769 New Virus Cases, Nationwide Total At 2,744

China's central government said on Monday that the nationwide total of confirmed infections from a deadly respiratory virus had risen to 2,744, with 769 new cases coming to light.

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UK Unveils New Fast-Track Visa Scheme For Scientists After Brexit

Britain on Sunday announced a new fast-track visa scheme for top scientists, researchers and mathematicians as it prepares a new immigration system for life outside the European Union.

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