Tuesday, 30 June 2020

Railways to expand to 350 local trains in Mumbai from today, only essential staff allowed to travel

Considered Mumbai's "lifeline", local train services came back on track on June 15 after nearly three months. The services are now being expanded further.

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Security Law "Most Important Development" For Hong Kong: Leader

Hong Kong's leader on Wednesday hailed a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing as the "most important development" since the city was handed back to China.

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US Warns China Of New Countermeasures After "Sad Day" For Hong Kong

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Tuesday warned Beijing of new countermeasures following what he called a "sad day," as China imposed a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong.

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Delhi Police Inspector succumbs to COVID-19



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Indian woman wins Commonwealth short story prize

A woman from Ranchi currently studying in the US has won £5,000 after her tale about a Hindu girl falling in love with a Muslim boy beat more than 5,000 entries from 49 countries to win the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Kritika Pandey, 29, was announced as the winner for "The Great Indian Tee and Snakes" by Ghanaian writer and editor Nii Ayikwei.

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Checks putting APIs in ‘unsterile state’: Drug companies

Drug makers are worried about quality of their products getting impacted amid persistent delay in clearance of consignments from China at various ports and airports in India.

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US Approves 4 COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates For Clinical Trials

The United States has approved four coronavirus vaccine candidates for clinical trials, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) head Stephen Hahn told reporters.

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18,522 COVID-19 Cases In India In 24 Hours, Total 5.66 Lakh Cases So Far

Coronavirus Live Updates: A huge spike of 18,522 new coronavirus patients was recorded in the last 24 hours, taking India's tally to 5,66,840 cases. A total of 16,893 patients have died since the...

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India gets its wettest June in 12 years

India experienced its wettest month of June in 12 years with 18% above-normal rainfall on the back of timely monsoon onset and its swift advance across the country. Central India, as well as east and northeast, have received the heaviest showers. India received 196.2mm of rain during the month, highest since 2008, when 202mm was recorded during the month, as per IMD.

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Party rivals mount fresh pressure on Oli to quit

Nepal PM K P Sharma Oli has come under immense pressure to resign from within the ruling Nepal Communist Party, including from former PM Prachanda. According to Nepal media reports, Prachanda, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Jhalanath Khanal and Bamdev Gautam demanded that Oli quit at a meeting on Tuesday. Oli has gone on record to say that India has been behind the effort to unseat him.

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Visa processing for UK to resume from July 6

Visa processing for United Kingdom will resume in India next Monday (July 6) in a phased manner. According to VFS Global, UK visa application centres in Delhi, south Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru (Global Tech Park), Chandigarh, Cochin, Hyderabad, Jalandhar, Kolkata and Pune will open from July 6. Chennai centre reopening that day is subject to local lockdown conditions.

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Monday, 29 June 2020

High Court Grants Divorce On Wife's Refusal To Wear "Sindoor"

Observing that the refusal to wear "shaka" (conch shell bangle) and "sindoor" (vermillion) as per customs by a Hindu married woman amounted to her refusal to accept the marriage, the Gauhati High...

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Vizag: 2 dead, 4 fall sick after gas leak at plant

Two workers died and four others were hospitalised following benzimidazole gas leakage from the Sainor Life Sciences pharma company at Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City (JNPC), Parawada in Visakhapatnam in the wee hours of Tuesday.

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Govt may license import of ACs, TVs to check shipments

The government is looking to license the import of 10-12 items, including air conditioners and several of its components, and parts of television sets as it discourages the entry of foreign goods into the country, especially those from China. ​​While work on licensing of products had started a few months ago, with agarbatti and tyres being among the initial set of items along with palm oil, the list has expanded in recent weeks as tension on the Ladakh border escalated, government sources said.

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HRD ministry wants Rs 2,300cr more for edu sector

In the backdrop of Covid-19, the HRD ministry projected a requirement of Rs 2,306.4 crore for the development of online courses/ programmes over five years. The ministry also presented a requirement of Rs 55,840 crore for providing ICT facilities to 3.10 lakh government schools. The government also proposed providing digital devices to 40% of the students in higher education.

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US "Golden State Killer" Pleads Guilty To 13 Murders

A US former policeman dubbed the "Golden State Killer" pleaded guilty to 13 murders Monday, as well as confessing to dozens of rapes, robberies and kidnappings, drawing a line under a sadistic crime...

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My Government Has Nothing To Hide On Donations: Mamata Banerjee

In a veiled attack against the Centre for refusing to disclose details on the PM CARES Fund, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government has nothing to hide on the...

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Coronavirus Live Updates: Centre Announces Guidelines For Unlock2

Coronavirus Live Updates: Large swathes of the country are set to remain under lockdown as the government announced the second phase of the country's gradual emergence from restrictions. While...

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Three militants killed in Anantnag encounter



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Maha, Tamil Nadu extend lockdown till July 31

Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu governments on Monday extended the lockdown till July 31 to stop the surge of Covid-19 cases — with stricter norms in the Mumbai and Chennai regions. The Karnataka government has also indicated that it will bring back from July 7 harsher measures such as banning the entry and exit of people from high-risk districts

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Sunday, 28 June 2020

Uttar Pradesh: NIA conducts searches in ISI agent case

During the searches, a mobile phone and some incriminating documents have been recovered and seized, NIA said.

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3 Terrorists Killed In Encounter In J&K's Anantnag

Three terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces at Khulchohar area of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Monday.

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OnePlus 8 Pro to Go on Sale in India Today via Amazon, OnePlus.in

OnePlus 8 Pro is all set to go on a flash sale in India once again. The sale will begin at 12pm (noon) IST on Amazon.in and OnePlus.in. The phone has been on flash sale since the beginning due to...

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288 COVID-19 Deaths In US In Last 24 Hours: Report

The United States added 288 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours, the Johns Hopkins University tally showed Sunday, with the infection rate remaining high as the country struggles to control a new surge of the...

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Live Updates: COVID-19 Death Count In India Crosses 16,000 Mark

Coronavirus Live Updates: India recorded its biggest surge in the number of coronavirus cases in 24 hours for a second consecutive day with 19,906 new patients, taking the total to 5,28,859...

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Meghalaya Chief Minister Tests Negative For Coronavirus

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, who travelled to Manipur and Delhi last week, tested negative for coronavirus infection, officials said on Sunday.

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Delhi: Street crime down 56% during lockdown



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Doctor who ran clinic in Dadri dies of Covid



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Saturday, 27 June 2020

'Mann Ki Baat': PM Modi to address nation at 11 AM today

This will be Modi's 66th edition of the radio broadcast.

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Why, after 40 years, I still miss the sea



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Conversations with Adoor Gopalakrishnan



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Live Updates: Karnataka Announces Full Lockdown On Sundays From July 5

COVID-19 Live Updates: Full lockdown will be enforced every Sunday in Karnataka from July 5 , the state government has decided after a meeting called by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to discuss the...

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3 Drug Traffickers With 300 kg Cannabis Injured In Police Firing In Noida

Three men allegedly transporting 300 kg of cannabis were injured in an encounter with police in Greater Noida on Saturday night, officials said.

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In big spike, India adds 20,000+ cases in a day

Fresh cases surged to 20,060 on Saturday, just a day after breaching the 18,000 mark for the first time. While Maharashtra reported the highest jump in numbers, recording as many as 6,368 new cases, at least nine other states and Union territories witnessed their highest single-day spurt in infections.

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Friday, 26 June 2020

UP Board Class 10th, Class 12th Exam Results: High School, Intermediate results today, check upmspresults.up.nic.in

UP Board results for class 10th (High School) and class 12th (Intermediate) will also be uploaded by Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) on upmsp.edu.in, upresults.nic.in and upmspresults.up.nic.in after the official release of the result.

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UP Board Result 2020 Today: Live Update

UP Board result for class 10 and 12 will be announced today. Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Board (UPMSP) is expected to announce UP Board 10th result and Up Board 12th result around afternoon today.

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Coca Cola Pauses Social Media Advertising For At Least 30 Days

Coca-Cola, a major force in global advertising, announced Friday it would suspend ads on social media for at least 30 days, as platforms face a reckoning over how they deal with racist content.

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5 Killed After Car Plunges Into Rivulet In Jammu And Kashmir

Five people including three children were killed on Friday after the car they were travelling in plunged into Raggi Nala in Doda district.

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Live: UP board results to be released at 12 pm

UP Board is all set to announce the results of the high school (class 10) and intermediate (class 12) board examinations 2020​​. Stay connected for UP Board Results 2020 Live Updates.

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Trump Signs "Very Strong" Executive Order To Protect Monuments, Statues

US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that he has signed a "very strong" executive order aimed at protecting the country's monuments and statues from vandalism.

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Defence Research Body Develops UV Conveyor Belt For Baggage Disinfection

A virus obliterating conveyor for the disinfection of baggage has been developed by Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), the Kochi based laboratory of Defence Research and Development...

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Coronavirus India Live Updates: COVID-19 Cases In India Cross 5-Lakh Mark

Coronavirus Live Updates: India's total of coronavirus cases crossed the five lakh-mark on Friday after the country reported its highest single-day spike of over 17,000 cases. Maharashtra, the...

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Assam Floods: Death Count Rises To 16, Over 2.5 Lakh People Affected

Flood waters entered 16 districts of Assam on Friday, affecting over 2.53 lakh people, while the death count due to the deluge rose to 16 after one more person died, officials said.

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Thursday, 25 June 2020

Maldives to achieve gender parity at its heads of missions globallly

40% of the executive committee of Maldives Foreign Ministry leadership is made up of female.

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Has PM Misled Nation On Chinese Incursions In Ladakh: Congress

The Congress on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come clean on whether he has misled the nation by saying there has been no intrusion into Indian territory in Ladakh and cited reports...

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Had Frank Discussion With China On Unprovoked Aggression: Top US Diplomat

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that he had a very frank discussion with his Chinese counterpart Wang Jiechi about the "unprovoked aggression" by Beijing on a number of fronts.

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Repatriation Of Indians From Pakistan To Be Completed By Saturday: MEA

Repatriation of 748 Indians, who were stranded in Pakistan due the COVID-19 lockdown, began on Thursday through the integrated checkpost (ICP) Attari and will continue for the next couple of days, the...

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Coronavirus Live Updates: 16,000 New Cases Reported On Thursday

Covid-19 India Updates: India recorded its biggest surge in the number of coronavirus cases in 24 hours for a second consecutive day with 16,922 new patients, taking the total to 4.73 lakh cases, the...

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US Says Reviewing Global Force Posture To Counter China Threat To India

The US is reviewing its global deployment of forces to ensure it is postured appropriately to counter the People's Liberation Army, given the increasing threat posed by China to Asian countries like...

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Trump Says He May Pick Indian-American As Judge For Washington Top Court

US President Donald Trump has announced his intent to nominate Indian-American Vijay Shanker as a judge to the highest court in the nation''s capital.

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Liverpool win PL to end 30-year title drought

Thirty years of hurt came to an end for Liverpool when they were confirmed as Premier League champions on Thursday courtesy of second-placed Manchester City's 1-2 defeat against Chelsea. The result at Stamford Bridge means Liverpool have an unassailable 23-point lead over City with seven games left. Liverpool were last champions of England when they won the old First Division title in 1989-90.

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Cos viable before Covid may get debt recast: FM

The finance ministry has initiated steps for a one-time restructuring for businesses that were viable in the pre-Covid period, but are struggling under the weight of the pandemic, the government said on Thursday.

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Google to pay some news publishers for content

Google says it will start paying some publishers for their news content, in a move that could pave the way for reduced tensions between the internet search giant and the beleaguered news industry. The company said on Thursday that it plans to launch this year a licensing programme to pay publishers for “high-quality content”.

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'Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan': PM Modi to launch UP's mega employment scheme today

The Prime Minister will launch the programme at 11 am on Friday through video-conference in presence of UP CM Yogi Adityanath.

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Wednesday, 24 June 2020

Live: AHSEC class 12 results to be out today

The Assam HS Final Year Exam Results 2020 will be released at around 9.00 am on the official websites of the board - ahsec.nic.in and resultsassam.nic.in.

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Railways to generate 8 lakh man days of employment for returning migrants, to spend 1,800 crore by October

Rs 1800 crore would be spent in 116 identified districts of six states - Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Jharkhand - as part of the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan.

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US Doubles Reward For IS Leader To $10 Million

The United States on Wednesday doubled to $10 million its reward for the capture of the supremo of the Islamic State extremist movement, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced.

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Coronavirus Live: Delhi Crosses 70,000-mark With 3,788 Fresh Cases

Delhi on Wednesday recorded 3,788 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the tally in the city over the 70,000-mark and the death count due to the disease to 2,365.

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Pakistan to remain on FATF grey list



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Regular trains not likely till mid-August

The Indian Railways will refund the full booking amount of all tickets booked up to April 14 for all regular time-tabled trains, an indication of the national transporter not resuming the earlier regular passenger train services at least till mid-August. Currently, it’s running only 230 mail and express trains as “special trains”

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BJP Has Lost Political Balance, Its Leaders Balance Of Thought: Congress

The Congress on Tuesday hit back at the BJP for attacking Rahul Gandhi over his statements on the Ladakh standoff with China and alleged the ruling party has "lost its political balance and its...

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First Volunteer Given UK's Imperial College COVID-19 Vaccine

The first healthy volunteer has now received a coronavirus vaccine developed by Imperial College London researchers, the team behind the project said on Tuesday.

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Twitter Hides "Abusive" Trump Tweet Targeting Protestors

Twitter on Tuesday hid a tweet from President Donald Trump in which he threatened to use "serious force" against protestors in the US capital, saying it broke rules over abusive content.

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Covid death toll in Gujarat crosses 1,700



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Doctor assaulted in Dwarka clinic



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Covid live: China reports 12 new coronavirus cases

India's coronavirus caseload stands at 4,40,215, as per the latest health ministry update. The death toll stands at 14,011. 312 deaths and highest single-day spike of 14,933 new cases reported in last 24 hrs. Stay with TOI for live updates.

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CRPF jawan, 2 Jaish terrorists killed in Pulwama

A CRPF head constable and two Jaish-e-Muhammed terrorists, including a top commander of the outfit, were killed in an encounter in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday morning, IGP (Kashmir Range) Vijay Kumar said. In north Kashmir’s Kupwara, security forces launched a search operation after a brief gunfight with terrorists.

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Monday, 22 June 2020

Retd judge of HC appointed Gujarat Lokayukta



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Tamil Nadu govt reimposes lockdown in Madurai



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Explained: In India-China, the Russia role



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LAC face-off live: Army chief to visit Leh today

Border tensions between India and China continue, and several rounds of military-level talks have been unable to break the deadlock. India has rubbished China's claim of sovereignty over the Galwan Valley, and said that unilateral attempt to change status quo on LAC will not be accepted. Stay with TOI for live updates.

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Study questions length of immunity against virus

Levels of an antibody found in recovered Covid-19 patients fell sharply in 2-3 months after infection for both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients, according to a Chinese study, raising questions about the length of any immunity against the novel coronavirus.

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Sunday, 21 June 2020

Gunman Injures 9 In Shooting Spree In Upstate New York: Report

As many as nine people including a teenager, sustained injuries after a gunman went on a shooting spree at a large gathering in upstate New York, CNN reported.

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WWDC 2020 Kicks Off Today: How to Watch Keynote Live Stream

Apple is set to host its 31st Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) today at 10:00am PDT (10:30pm IST). How to watch it live and everything else you need to know.

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Delhi Wakes Up To Heavy Rain, Strong Winds

Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds lashed parts of the national capital early morning on Monday.

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OnePlus 8 Series to Go on Sale Today at 12 Noon via Amazon, OnePlus.in

OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro phones are set to go on another flash sale in India today at 12pm (noon). The new OnePlus 8 flagship series have been put on multiple flash sales in the past and will once...

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Coronavirus Live: 57 Girls At Government-Run Home In Kanpur Test Positive

Fifty-seven girls who live at a government-run shelter in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the past week. This means the institution is now a COVID-19 cluster...

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Air India Flight With Indian Students From Kyrgyzstan Lands In Indore

Under the third phase of "Vande Bhatrat" Mission, a special Air India flight with 148 Indian students onboard from Kyrgyzstan, landed at Indore Airport on Sunday.

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Chennai Comes To A Standstill On First Total "Sunday Shutdown"

The first "Sunday shutdown" as part of efforts to contain the spiralling COVID-19 cases brought Chennai and its suburbs to a standstill while the city civic body said its fever camps to help detect...

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‘Batman, not bats’: Jibe at China in tribute to braves

A video tweeted by Army’s Northern Command late Saturday to celebrate Bihar Regiment’s battle history appeared to take a dig at China with the legend: “Born to fight. They do what they do. They are not the bats. They are the Batman.” Without making any reference to the June 15 clash, the video included pictures of the three soldiers from the Regiment who were killed in action.

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Maha freezes 3 Chinese projects worth Rs 5,000cr

The Maha Vikas Aghadi government has put the three agreements worth over Rs 5,000 crore signed with Chinese companies at the recent Magnetic Maharashtra 2.0 investor meeting on hold. "...These were signed prior (to the June 15 clash)," said industry minister Subhash Desai adding that Centre has advised not to sign any further agreements with Chinese companies.

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Apps with Chinese funds face users’ ire

Top Indian consumer-focused unicorns like Paytm, Ola, Zomato, MakeMyTrip and others backed by Chinese capital are facing the ire of consumers. Users are targeting the Google Play Store ratings of these apps, citing their ‘Chinese connection’ even as experts feel that hardware products like smartphones will be harder to discard.

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Include Bengal In Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan: Congress Leader to PM

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to incorporation West Bengal under the "Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan".

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Centre Has Given Full Freedom To Army To Deal With China: G Kishan Reddy

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said that government has given full freedom to the Indian Army on how to deal with China.

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Rahul keeps up attack on PM ‘Surender Modi’

Congress’s Rahul Gandhi triggered a storm on social media on Sunday as he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi “Surender Modi”, playing on the word ‘surrender’ in the context of China. Tagging a news report in Japanese media headlined ‘India’s appeasement policy towards China unravels’, Rahul tweeted, “Narendra Modi is actually Surender Modi.”

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US Attorney General Seconds Trump Warning On Mail-In Voting

Attorney General William Barr on Sunday assailed the use of mail-in ballots in US elections, saying they could "open the floodgates of potential fraud."

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PM Modi: Yoga has emerged as a force for unity

PM Narendra Modi on Sunday said yoga had emerged as a force for unity and it did not discriminate as it went beyond race, colour, gender, faith and nations. “If our immunity is strong, it is of great help in defeating this disease. For boosting immunity, there are several techniques in yoga, various asanas are there,” he added.

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Maha strategy in Dharavi earns Centre's praise

Efforts led by the Maharashtra government and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to ‘chase the virus’ through aggressive targeted tracing of Covid suspects in Dharavi, which has recently seen a sharp decline in infections, drew the Centre’s praise on Sunday.

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Saturday, 20 June 2020

Solar Eclipse 2020 Today: How to Watch Live Stream

Solar Eclipse 2020 or surya grahan is here. Skywatchers across India will witness the rare annular solar eclipse today. While the partial solar eclipse will be visible across the country, eclipse's...

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6 Trump Staffers At Tulsa Re-Election Rally Test Positive For Coronavirus

Six members of a campaign advance team working in Tulsa ahead of Donald Trump's Saturday rally have tested positive for COVID-19, his campaign said, hours before the president was set to take the...

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Many Injured As Man Goes On Stabbing Rampage In UK Park: Cops

An assailant went on a stabbing rampage in a park filled with people relaxing in the southern English city of Reading on Saturday, leaving "a number of people" injured, according to police.

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Int'l Yoga Day: PM Modi to address nation shortly

Modi to address nation on International Yoga Day

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India records 15k+ cases in one day, tally past 4L

India crossed the grim milestone of four lakh Covid cases on Saturday with a record of 15,203 people testing positive for the virus, taking the country’s caseload to 4,10,923. While it took 109 days to add the first one lakh cases, the last one lakh cases came in just eight days.

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Friday, 19 June 2020

A perfect storm



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Beijing 'woos Bangladesh' amid LAC standoff

Just when India-China ties suffered a new low following the recent clashes at Galwan Valley in Ladakh, Beijing seems to be aggressively wooing Bangladesh, a strong ally of India in the neighbourhood, with a host of sops.

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Delhi pips Maharashtra in Covid positivity rate

In the first two weeks of June, Delhi overtook Maharashtra and witnessed a significant rise in coronavirus positivity rate at 30%. The two states are among nine that have reported positivity rates — the number of confirmed cases per 100 tests — much above 5% over the last couple of fortnights, putting them in the red zone where enhanced containment measures are required.

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States must give test results to patient: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday termed the Maharashtra government’s decision not to provide a copy of Covid-19 test result to the patient or his/her relative “illogical” and directed other states not to follow the same example.

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Centre Asks States To Strictly Follow Home-Isolation Rules To Curb Virus

The centre on Friday asked states to ensure strict implementation of the Union Home Ministry's guidelines on home isolation at the field level to effectively curb the spread of coronavirus, after...

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Man Stabbed To Death In Delhi After Fight Over Parking Spot: Police

A fight over parking spot in Delhi's Ashok Vihar took a violent turn as five men attacked and stabbed to death a 56-year-old man on Thursday. The man's wife and son have sustained injuries in the...

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14,000 new cases, Covid count nears 4 lakh

India’s Covid-19 caseload was on the verge of crossing the 4 lakh mark, as new cases hit another record high of 14,574 on Friday with Delhi (3,137) and Maharashtra (3,827) both posting their highest daily numbers, taking the total to over 3.95 lakh.

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Covid-19: Recovery rate rises to 54%

With more than 2 lakh patients cured of Covid-19 so far, India’s recovery rate has increased to 53.79%, even as the total Covid count rose to over 3.80 lakh.

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Thursday, 18 June 2020

FIFA 21 Is Out in October. Here's the Reveal Trailer and India Prices

FIFA 21 is now official. At EA Play 2020, developer EA Sports unveiled the next generation of its football video game, out October 9 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. FIFA 21 price in India starts at Rs....

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Mark International Day Of Yoga With Family, Follow Social Distancing: PM

Ahead of the sixth International Day of Yoga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said yoga provides multi-dimensional solutions to many challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.

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