Monday, May 31, 2021

Delhi Permits Online Alcohol Delivery - Here's What We Know So Far

The Delhi government has permitted home delivery of liquor for orders placed through mobile apps and via online portals. Last year, states including Kolkata, Maharashtra, Odisha, Siliguri, and West...

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Moody's pegs India GDP growth at 9.3% in FY22

Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday pegged India's GDP growth at 9.3 per cent in the current fiscal ending March 2022 and 7.9 per cent in FY23. "The reimposition of lockdown measures along with behavioural changes on fear of contagion will curb economic activity, but we do not expect the impact to be as severe as during the first wave.

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India's factory activity growth slipped in May as demand fell: PMI

India's factory activity growth slowed significantly in May as an escalation in coronavirus cases whacked new orders and output while scarcity of raw materials drove up input costs, a private sector survey showed on Tuesday.

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Father Of Bihar Girl, Who Cycled 1,200 Km For Him During Lockdown, Dies

Over a year after Jyoti Kumari cycled 1,200 kilometres from Gurgaon to Bihar's Darbhanga with her injured father riding pillion during the national lockdown, the 15-year-old girl lost him to cardiac...

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Doctors Mark "Black Day" Against Ramdev's "Allopathy Killed Lakhs" Remark

A top doctors' association is observing a "Black Day" today in protest against Yoga guru Ramdev's alleged remarks on allopathy where he apparently called modern medical treatments "stupid".

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Actor Karan Mehra Who Plays Ideal Husband On TV Accused Of Thrashing Wife

Television actor Karan Mehra, who has been playing the role of an ideal father and a doting husband in one of the country's longest running daily soaps, has been arrested in a case of violence filed...

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Delhi Allows Home Delivery Of Alcohol. Conditions Apply

The Delhi government has allowed the home delivery of liquor through mobile apps or websites under the amended excise rules governing the trade of alcohol in the national capital.

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Elephant Comes Across Tiger While Walking. Watch What Happens Next

A video shared by actress and wildlife activist Dia Mirza shows a tiger making way for an elephant in a jungle.

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India Reports 1.27 Lakh New COVID Cases, Lowest Daily Rise Since April 9

India's overall Covid case count rose to 2.81 crore this morning with 1.27 lakh new infections - lowest daily rise since April 9- and 2,975 deaths. The country is now witnessing a drop in cases over...

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China's Sinovac Shot Controls Covid In Brazil Town After 75% Covered

A study of a small Brazilian town vaccinated with the shot made by Sinovac Biotech Ltd. showed it can control Covid-19 outbreaks more effectively than expected from clinical testing.

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Alanna Is Living Her Best Life In Tulum With Boyfriend Ivor. See Pics

Alanna Panday's Instagram is a scrapbook of her travel diaries

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French Open Chief "Sorry And Sad" Over Naomi Osaka Withdrawal

French tennis federation president Gilles Moretton admitted Monday he "was sorry and sad" that Naomi Osaka had decided to withdraw from Roland Garros.

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Gasoline now costs almost twice as much in Mumbai than New York

Gasoline prices in India’s financial capital of Mumbai have risen past the Rs 100-a-litre mark for the first time ever, among the costliest in the country and almost twice the price in New York.

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Month After Trinamool Win, Defectors Who Joined BJP Queue Up To Return

One of the most apparent challenges faced by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the months leading up to the state election was the massive exodus of her party's leaders to the BJP.

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Bengal Chief Secretary, Now In Team Mamata, Gets Notice From Centre

Alapan Bandopadhyay, the officer in the core of the latest flashpoint between Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been served notice by the Centre for skipping...

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11.5 Lakh Vaccine Doses Wasted? Rajasthan Denies Union Minister's Claim

Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Monday alleged that Rajasthan wasted 11.5 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccine.

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Peru Covid Deaths Doubled After Revision, Hit Grim Global Record

Peru on Monday more than doubled its official coronavirus death toll, becoming the country with the highest Covid-19 mortality per capita anywhere in the world.

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Rajasthan Eases Lockdown Restrictions Amid Decline In Covid Cases

As the declining trend in COVID-19 cases continued, the Rajasthan government on Monday issued guidelines to start the "unlock" process by easing certain restrictions from June 2.

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RBI slams foreign banks on data rule



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Economic impact of 2nd wave won’t be significant: CEA



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At 9.2%, fiscal deficit is highest ever for Centre



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Circular that bars crypto not valid: RBI



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EPFO allows members to avail second Covid-19 advance



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Sunday, May 30, 2021

Not Releasing Chief Secretary, Says Mamata Banerjee In Letter To PM Modi

Mamata Banerjee today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that she was "shocked and stunned" by the "unilateral order" asking Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay to report to the Centre.

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Central Vista Essential, Work To Continue: Court Dismisses Challenge

The Delhi High Court today refused to stay construction work for the Central Vista redevelopment project, underlining it is an "essential national project".

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How Aayush Sharma Described Wife Arpita. Couple Goals, No?

Aayush Sharma added a simple but a rather thoughtful caption to his post

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CEO Of SpiceJet's Health Arm Says Open Up Vaccination To Private Sector

Avani Singh, chief executive officer of SpiceHealth has called upon government to open up manufacture and procurement of vaccines to private sector, saying it's the only way to ensure nation's vast...

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Petrol prices continue to soar above Rs 100 in Mumbai, Bhopal

Fuel prices have touched an all-time high after Monday's fresh hike.Petrol continued to cost more than Rs 100 in parts of Mumbai and Bhopal. Petrol in Mumbai stood at Rs 100.47 per litre and diesel at Rs 92.45 per litre.

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Top Bengal Officer Likely To Snub Central Order To Move To Delhi: Sources

Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay - controversially recalled by the centre last week after yet another bitter row between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee - is...

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Shanaya Kapoor, In Mexico State Of Mind, Sizzles In Throwback Photoshoot

"Throwback to shoot days," Shanaya captioned another set of photos

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Find Covid-19 Origin Or Face "Covid-26 And Covid-32", Warn US Experts

The world needs the cooperation of the Chinese government to trace the origins of Covid-19 and prevent future pandemic threats, two leading U.S. disease experts said Sunday.

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Neftali Bennett: Multi-Millionaire Likely To Replace Benjamin Netanyahu

Naftali Bennett, who on Sunday moved a step closer to replacing Israel's veteran premier Benjamin Netanyahu, is a multi-millionaire former tech entrepreneur who made a name in politics with hardline...

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PSL 6: Sarfaraz, 10 Others Barred From Flights To Abu Dhabi, Says Report

PSL 6: According to a report, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) opted to put players in commercial flights nullifying the COVID-19 protocols in a last-minute decision.

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India Sees Lowest Daily Rise In 50 Days With 1.52 Lakh New Covid Cases

Coronavirus: India sees lowest daily rise in Covid cases in 50 days with 1.52 lakh new infections; 3,128 deaths in last 24 hours

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What Happens When Khushi Kapoor And Anjini Dhawan Hang Out Together

Here's how Khushi Kapoor and Anjini Dhawan are twinning and winning in this photo.

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Most family-owned companies remain bullish on FY22

The worry about economic uncertainty notwithstanding, Indian family-owned businesses are upbeat about their prospects in 2021-22. In a study of over 100 family-owned businesses by Executive Access India, conducted exclusively for TOI, 64% companies said they are optimistic in their outlook for the current financial year.

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Bengal Chief Secretary, Ordered To Move To Delhi, Unlikely To Go: Sources

West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay is unlikely to report to the Department of Personnel and Training on Monday, as he is yet to get the nod from the state government, a highly placed...

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Rs 10 Lakh Aid For Families Of Journalists Who Died Due To Covid In UP

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced Rs 10 lakh financial aid for family members of journalists who died due to COVID-19.

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Tarzan Actor Joe Lara Among 7 Presumed Dead In US Plane Crash

All seven passengers aboard a plane, including Tarzan actor Joe Lara and his diet guru wife, are presumed dead after it crashed in a lake near the US city of Nashville, authorities said.

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US imports rare Iranian oil in March despite sanctions: Report

The United States imported a rare cargo of 1.033 million barrels of Iranian crude in March despite sanctions on Iran's energy sector, data from the US Energy Information Administration showed.

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Israel's Netanyahu Could Lose PM Job As Rivals Move To Unseat Him

Israeli nationalist hardliner Naftali Bennett said Sunday he would join a potential coalition government that could end the rule of the country's longest-serving leader, Prime Minister Benjamin...

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Govt extends credit cover lending facility to airlines



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Delhivery raises $270 million in pre-IPO round



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Scores Of Children Kidnapped From Islamic Seminary In Nigeria: Officials

Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped scores of children from an Islamic seminary in central Nigeria's Niger state, police and residents said.

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Wearable devices log record growth of 170% in March quarter



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UAE Extends Suspension On Flights From India Till June 30

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday extended the suspension of passenger flights from India till June 30 to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Shocking Video Shows Covid Patient's Body Being Thrown In River In UP

A shocking video of a body of Covid patient being thrown in a river has surfaced from Uttar Pradesh, where thousands of bodies being dumped in the Ganga made headlines around the world a couple of...

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Decision To Extend Training Of Resident Doctors Not Unreasonable: Court

The Delhi High Court has said services of resident doctors are imperative for the functioning of hospitals in the current situation arising out of the pandemic, and the authorities' decision to extend...

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Virat Kohli Reveals What He Googled Last. His Answer Might Surprise You

Indian captain Virat Kohli's reply to a fan question included arguably one of the hottest topics in world football currently, Ronaldo's future at Juventus.

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India Sent Mehul Choksi Deportation Documents To Dominica: Antigua PM

India has sent the deportation documents for Mehul Choksi, the diamond merchant wanted for the PNB loan scam, Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne has said.

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Monsoon Likely To Hit Southern Coast Tomorrow: Weather Office

Monsoon rains are likely to hit India's southern coast tomorrow, in line with typical patterns, the India Meteorological Department said in its latest forecast on Sunday.

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Haryana Covid Lockdown Extended Till June 7, Some Restrictions Eased

The Haryana government on Sunday extended the coronavirus-induced lockdown in the state by another week till June 7, easing restrictions on shop timings which will now be allowed to stay open from 9...

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The View Neena Gupta Woke Up To In Mukteshwar. See Pic

Neena Gupta's Sunday morning looked like this

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Tesla Model S Plaid Deliveries Delayed Once Again, Now On June 10

Originally scheduled for a special delivery event on June 3, the Tesla Model S Plaid deliveries have been pushed by a week and will now take place on June 10, 2021.

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Saturday, May 29, 2021

Heartbroken Kajol Shares A Post For 'Devi' Producer Ryan Stephen

"Love you forever and ever Ryan Stephen," wrote Kajol

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"India Now Producing 10 Times More Medical Oxygen": PM On Covid Fight

PM Modi on "Mann Ki Baat" says, "Navy, Air Force, Army helping India fight Covid"

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Why Virat-Anushka Have "Decided Not To Expose" Vamika To Social Media

Virat Kohli also shared the meaning of his daughter's name

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What Bobby Deol Wrote For His Wife Tanya On 25th Wedding Anniversary

Bobby Deol married Tanya Ahuja in 1996

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Cheteshwar Pujara Reveals India's World Test Championship Final Kit

World Test Championship: Cheteshwar Pujara is part of the Indian team, which will face New Zealand in the WTC final, from June 18 at Southampton.

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Vietnam Detects New Covid Variant, Hybrid Of Strains Found In India, UK

Vietnam has discovered a new COVID-19 variant which spreads quickly by air and is a combination of the strains first found in India and Britain, health officials confirmed Saturday.

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Thousands Protest In Brazil Against President Bolsonaro's Covid Response

Tens of thousands of people in Brazil staged another day of protest against President Jair Bolsonaro, in particular for his chaotic handling of the pandemic, which has claimed more than 461,000 lives...

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Chelsea Shatter Man City's Treble Hopes To Win 2nd Champions League Title

Champions League Final: Kai Havertz's goal secured a tense 1-0 win for Chelsea over Manchester City and helped Thomas Tuchel's men to their second Champions League title.

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1.65 Lakh New Covid Cases In India, Positivity Rate Below 10% For 6th Day

India recorded less than 2 lakh Covid cases for the third consecutive day with 1.65 lakh fresh infections, taking overall case count to 2.78 crore. The positivity rate remained below 10 per cent for...

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1 Dead, 4 Taken To Hospital After Shooting Near Toronto

Police in the Peel region near Toronto said on Saturday one person was killed and four were transported to hospitals in the Toronto area "in various conditions" after a shooting.

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Unfair To Call Kumbh Mela Covid "Super-Spreader", Says Top Official

A top Kumbh Mela official Saturday said it was unfair to call it a Covid "super-spreader" as just 0.2 per cent of the total RT-PCR tests conducted in Haridwar from January 1 till the conclusion of the...

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Hospitals Can't Offer Vaccine Packages With Hotels: Centre To States

Some private hospitals are giving package for Covid vaccination in collaboration with luxury hotels in violation of the guidelines and legal action needs to be initiated against them, the Centre said...

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Weekend Lockdown To Continue In Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Chouhan

Though the Madhya Pradesh government has approved a phase-wise unlocking of the "corona curfew" restrictions beginning June 1, the weekend lockdown will continue to be in force across the state, Chief...

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Chelsea Beat Manchester City 1-0 To Win Champions League Title

Chelsea won the Champions League for the second time as a Kai Havertz goal secured a tense 1-0 victory over Manchester City in Saturday's final in Porto, shattering Pep Guardiola's dream of lifting...

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"Help Us Free...": Parents Of Belarus Critic Arrested From Diverted Plane

Hundreds of people in Warsaw on Saturday rallied in support of the Belarusian opposition, days after the regime in Minsk diverted a European passenger plane and arrested a dissident journalist...

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Petrol Price At All-Time High, Crosses Rs 100 Per Litre In Mumbai

Petrol price today crossed the Rs 100-a-litre mark in Mumbai after the 15th increase in fuel prices this month.

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Maruti to boost production of oxygen generators

Maruti said it is enhancing production of oxygen generators by small-scale units to meet demand amid the second wave of the pandemic, having already increased output levels by more than 10 times.

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India Inc steps up health infrastructure aid

India Inc has stepped up its efforts to contribute to the country’s healthcare infrastructure in the wake of the second wave of Covid.

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Friday, May 28, 2021

Petrol, Diesel Rates At Record High, Petrol Crosses Rs 100 Mark In Mumbai

Petrol and Diesel Price Today in India: Fuel rates were hiked today (Saturday, May 29) for the 15th time since May 2, with petrol prices crossing the Rs 100 mark in Mumbai

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Amitabh Bachchan Buys A Swanky Rs 31 Crore Apartment In Mumbai: Report

Big B had reportedly bought the apartment in December last year but registered the property in April this year

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Dominican Court Extends Stay On Indian Fugitive Mehul Choksi Extradition

The stay on fugitive Indian businessman Mehul Choksi's extradition has been extended till June 2 by a Dominican court. He was arrested there for entering the country illegally.

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8 Arrested In UP With Suspected Radioactive Substance Californium: Report

Eight people have been arrested from Ghazipur area in Lucknow for allegedly selling what was suspected to be radioactive substance californium, police said on Friday.

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Mahindra & Mahindra To Introduce Nine New Models By 2026

Mahindra and Mahindra announced its financial results today and along with it, also gave us an insight into its future plans, particularly the automotive business. The company announced that it...

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Actor Vidyut Jammwal Among "World's Top Martial Artists." His Reaction

Vidyut Jammwal has studied the art of Kalaripayattu, Indian martial art, since he was 3

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Zerodha founders can get up to Rs 100 crore salary

It's all in the family. Bengaluru-based online brokerage Zerodha’s founders Nithin Kamath, his brother Nikhil Kamath, and Nithin's wife Seema Patil can each take home Rs 100 crore in salary, as per resolutions passed at an EGM of the company held earlier this month.

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SBI, HDFC Bank don’t want sensitive data made public

The two largest banks in the country — State Bank of India and HDFC Bank — moved the Supreme Court on Friday and sought a stay on the Reserve Bank of India’s directive to banks to provide financially sensitive data under the RTI Act, saying they feared that it could be detrimental to their business operations and compromise confidentiality of customer information

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Caught On CCTV, Doctor Couple In Rajasthan Stopped, Shot Dead in Car

A doctor couple in Rajasthan's Bharatpur were shot dead by two people on a bike at a busy crossing in the city.

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"We Are Living This Hell": Delhi High Court On Black Fungus Drug Shortage

"We are living this hell. Everyone is living this hell. It's a situation where we want to help but we are helpless," the Delhi High Court lamented on Friday while hearing pleas on the shortage of...

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Delhi Government Invites Global Tenders For 10 Million Vaccine Doses

The Delhi government has floated a global expression of interest (EOI) for the procurement of 10 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on an urgent basis.

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Covid Vaccines "The Most Important Subject": S Jaishankar On US Meetings

Calling COVID-19 and vaccines as one of the most important aspects of his discussions with top US officials, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said the endeavour is to expand production of vaccines in...

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1.73 Lakh Fresh Covid Cases In India, Lowest Daily Rise In 45 Days

India's COVID-19 graph continued to show declining trend with 1.73 lakh new Covid cases recorded in the last 24 hours, the lowest daily spike in 45 days. Earlier this month, the country's daily cases...

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"Will Never Forget": US State Secretary On India's Help During Covid

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday held wide-ranging talks with his counterpart Antony Blinken and thanked the Biden administration for its "strong support and solidarity" with India at...

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HDFC Bank fined Rs 10 crore by RBI in car loan case



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Panel to look at GST on Covid items

The GST Council on Friday deferred a decision on cutting rates for a number of products related to combating Covid-19, while exempting a medicine used for treatment of black fungus and relief material such as medical oxygen and concentrators, even if imported on payment basis, from payment of integrated GST.

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India on cusp of major AI innovation, says Nandan Nilekani



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Tata Digital acquires majority in BigBasket



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Nifty hits record high of 15,436 as RIL jumps 6%



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Hardik Pandya Is "Creating Memories For Life" With Son Agastya

Hardik Pandya shared an adorable picture with son Agastya.

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

Shibulal again buys Infosys shares worth Rs 100 cr from wife

Infosys co-founder S D Shibulal has again bought shares worth Rs 100 crore of the IT major from wife Kumari Shibulal through an open market transaction, for the second time this week.

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Lab Or Human Contact? US Intelligence Community Divided On Covid Origin

The US intelligence community on Thursday acknowledged its agencies had two theories on where Covid originated, with two agencies believing it emerged naturally from human contact with infected...

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2 Vaccines From China's Sinopharm Successfully Contained Covid: Study

Vaccines from China's Sinopharm successfully contained Covid-19, according to a study published in a prestigious U.S. medical journal, the first time detailed findings from a late-stage trial of a...

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"Blind Leaders Immune": St Stephen's Principal As Student Dies Of Covid

A first year student of Delhi University's St Stephen's College died of COVID-19 at a private hospital in Kota, Rajasthan on Tuesday. He was 18.

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Latest Twist In Increasingly Acrimonious Gates Divorce

When Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates announced their surprise split after 27 years of marriage, they said there would be no changes to their $50 billion foundation.

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1.86 Lakh New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours, Lowest In 44 Days; 3,660 Deaths

India's Covid case count rose to over 2.75 crore as 1.86 lakh more tested positive in a day. This is the lowest daily rise in 44 days. The steady dip comes as scientists are studying if the B.1.617...

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COVAX's Global Supply Hit Due To Covid Crisis In India: US Agency

Due to unprecedented Covid crisis in India, global supply of COVAX has been badly hit, so much so that there are many parts of world where one shot has been dispensed to health workers or frontline...

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The One Where Jennifer's 'F.R.I.E.N.D.S' Co-Stars Interrupt Her Interview

The first season of F.R.I.E.N.D.S premiered on NBC on September 22 in 1994

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Bat forces Air India flight to return to Delhi after take off

A bat decided to hitch a free ride onboard an Air India flight to Newark, which had the pilots return to land back into Delhi about two hours after take off on Thursday.

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JD Logistics soars in Hong Kong debut, valuing it at $36 billion

JD Logistics Inc soared 14% on debut, giving the Chinese delivery and warehousing firm a $36 billion stock market value and providing a strong start on Friday for what is only the third mega listing in Hong Kong so far this year.

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China tech CEOs slip off backstage to avoid Beijing's glare

Bytedance founder Zhang Yiming, the brains behind TikTok, said he preferred "daydreaming" as he stepped down as head of his own firm last week. But his departure comes as several of China's once-lauded tech entrepreneurs step aside under increasing scrutiny from a government concerned about their growing power and influence.

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Mehul Choksi Can't Be Deported Yet, Says Dominica Court, Grants Legal Aid

The High Court of Dominica has put a stay on the repatriation of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi who was arrested in the Caribbean island nation while trying to flee to Cuba from Antigua, another...

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Covid-19 toll on Indian economy deepens, jobs crisis to worsen: Poll

India's economic outlook has weakened again, albeit slightly, with worst-case scenario forecasts suggesting the toll from the coronavirus pandemic could be much deeper, stoking fears the job crisis may worsen over the coming year, a Reuters poll found.

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What Next For Mehul Choksi, Arrested In Island Nation? Dominica Says This

Mehul Choksi can only be sent back to Antigua and Barbuda since he is a citizen of the Caribbean island nation and not India, the fugitive businessman's legal team in Delhi has said after he was...

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Apprehension That We Are Going Chinese Way: Infosys' Former Top Official

Information Technology industry veteran V Balakrishnan on Thursday criticised the new digital rules, alleging that they appear to be unduly compromising the privacy right of citizens.

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Compulsory licence not attractive: Government



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Foreign banks lose card mkt share



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Banks have enough capital to meet severe stress: RBI



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Universal vaccination on war footing key: RBI



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Stage set for a stormy GST meet today

For all ministers, the top priority item on the agenda is taxes on Covid-related goods, vaccines and drugs. But this is where the common interest ends. The Opposition-ruled states, which are looking to flex their muscles after BJP and its allies lost assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, are demanding zero levy on Covid-vaccines, against 5% at present.

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Wockhardt eyes pact for vax tech transfer



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PM Modi To Visit Odisha, Bengal Tomorrow To Review Damage By Cyclone Yaas

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha and West Bengal tomorrow to review the damage caused by Cyclone Yaas in the two coastal states.

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Was COVID-19 Made In China Lab? Facebook Changes Stand On Posts

The latest move by Facebook, announced late Wednesday on its website, highlights the challenge of policing misinformation and disinformation on the world's largest social network.

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Antigua Shut To Mehul Choksi, India Works On Bringing Him From Dominica

India will use diplomatic channels to bring back Mehul Choksi from Dominica, sources said today after a statement by Antigua's Prime Minister that the fugitive jeweler can be sent back directly after...

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The Super Rich Are Choosing Singapore As The World's Safest Haven

When Singaporean car dealer Keith Oh first read the Facebook message, he wasn't sure it was real. A Chinese client ordered a S$1.1 million ($830,000) Bentley-sight unseen-over the social network.

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The Supermoon, As Seen By Nushratt Bharuccha And Sushmita Sen

Sharing the pictures, Nushrratt Bharuccha wrote: "Sun, moon and stars... we already have them all" and we couldn't agree more

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Top 5 CVT Cars In India Under Rs. 10 Lakh

Here's a list of the top five cars with a CVT gearbox that you can purchase in India below Rs. 10 lakh (ex-showroom).

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How to Pre-Order PlayStation 5 Restocks in India

PS5 is back in stock on Amazon, Croma, Flipkart, Games The Shop, Prepaid Gamer Card, Reliance Digital, Sony Center, and Vijay Sales. Here's how to pre-order PlayStation 5 restocks in India.

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Committed to comply with local laws: Pichai on new social media rules

Google is committed to complying with local laws and engages constructively with governments as they scrutinise and adopt regulatory frameworks to keep pace with the fast evolving technology landscape, its CEO Sundar Pichai said on Thursday.

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Pics From Ariana Grande's Home Wedding Are Straight Out Of A Fairytale

Pop star Ariana Grande and real estate agent Dalton Gomez had an intimate wedding at the singer's house in Montecito, California

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Delhi YouTuber Arrested After Video Of Flying Dog With Hydrogen Balloons

A Delhi-based YouTuber has been arrested for making his pet dog float up in the air by tying hydrogen balloons on its back. The man, whose channel is called "GauravZone", had recently uploaded the...

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Hand Mehul Choksi Over To India, Antigua PM Asks Neighbouring Dominica

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has asked neighbouring Dominica, where fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi was caught, to hand the diamantaire over to India directly, local media...

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Quarantine For UK Arrivals In France Amid India-Dominant Strain Fears

France on Wednesday declared a mandatory quarantine period for people coming from Britain, due to the increasing prevalence there of a highly contagious coronavirus variant first detected in India.

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Nifty Seen Holding Above 15,300; Bharat Petroleum, Burger King In Focus

Bharat Petroleum will be in focus after it reported profit of Rs 11,940 crore against loss of Rs 1,361 crore during the same quarter last year.

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Jeff Bezos says will pass baton to new Amazon CEO on July 5

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has picked a date to step down as CEO. Bezos, who grew Amazon from an internet bookstore to an online shopping behemoth, said on Wednesday that Amazon executive Andy Jassy will take over the CEO role on July 5.

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HSBC to exit subscale US retail banking as part of pivot to Asia

HSBC announced it is withdrawing from US mass market retail banking by selling some parts of its business and winding down others, in a long awaited move as the lender pushes ahead with a shift in focus to Asia, its biggest market.

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Top executive roles in India still dominated by men

Women representation in top management continues to be abysmal in India, a study by HR consultancy firm Xpheno shows. Out of the 200 recent C-suite movements studied, which mostly took place between October and March when the pandemic was ebbing, 96% of top leadership changes in technology companies were by men. For non-tech companies, it was 86%.

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Vaccine Ready For 12+, Pfizer Tells Centre, Seeks Fast-Track Approval

Pfizer has told the government that its vaccine has shown "high effectiveness" against the India-dominant coronavirus variant that experts believe is behind the devastating second wave of infections...

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Is Gujarat Following "5-Year Plan" For Buying Vaccine, Asks High Court

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday asked the state government to consider keeping aside some percentage of COVID-19 vaccines for beneficiaries availing spot registration, especially in rural areas...

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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son's pay fell by half last year

SoftBank Group Corp chief executive Masayoshi Son's remuneration for the past business year fell by 52% to 100 million yen ($915,000) including basic pay, a filing from the Japanese conglomerate showed on Thursday.

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Infosys CEO’s salary rose 45% to Rs 49 crore in 2020-21

Infosys CEO Salil Parekh's salary rose to Rs 49 crore in the last fiscal compared to Rs 34 crore in the year before, an increase of 45%. The increase was mainly due to Parekh exercising his restricted stock units (RSUs) worth Rs 31 crore during the fiscal, up from Rs 17 crore in fiscal 2019-20, the company's latest annual report shows.

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On Centre's Vaccine Policy, Uday Kotak's Recommendation: "Simplify"

The Central government's vaccine acquisition policy needs to be simplified, one of the country's top bankers, Uday Kotak of the Kotak Mahindra group, told NDTV today, pointing out that the next few...

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Low rates: Borrowers prefer home loans of shorter terms



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RBI firm on its auditor stand, won’t ease norms



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Calibrate opening-up of eco with vax, says Kotak



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Fin stress, lower loan-to-value rule may slow gold loan biz



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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

2.08 Lakh New Covid Cases In India, Highest Testing In A Day (22.17 Lakh)

India set a new record with the highest number of Covid tests conducted in the last 24 hours at 22.17 lakh. The country registered 2.08 lakh fresh coronavirus infections and 4,157 deaths. So far, 3.11...

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Sushmita Sen "Still Makes Big Blunders In Choices" At 45. Read Her Post

The actress also wrote about "recognising the calculated coldness in being used and the disappointment of being lied to for it" in her post

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Koo raises $30 million Series B investment led by Tiger Global

Koo, India's very own microblogging app, has raised $30 million in Series B funding. Tiger Global has led the investment round with existing investors Accel Partners, Kalaari Capital, Blume Ventures and Dream Incubator also participating in the round, it said in a statement on Wednesday.

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India-Dominant Covid Variant Found In At Least 53 Territories: WHO

The India-dominant coronavirus variant has now been officially recorded in 53 territories, a World Health Organization report showed Wednesday.

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WhatsApp Goes To Court Against New Digital Rules, Cites Users' Privacy

WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court against the government's new digital rules that take effect today, saying these would compel it to break privacy protections to users.

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Shanaya Kapoor Exempts Herself From Her Only Rule For "Little Bro" Jahaan

On Jahaan's birthday, Shanaya Kapoor's post takes the cake

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Cyclone Yaas Hits North Odisha, Bengal On High Alert: 10 Points

Cyclone Yaas will cross the coast between Odisha's Dhamra and Balasore, which is 150 km south of Kolkata, in the next three hours with winds of up to 140 km per hour and gusts of 155 km per hour. At...

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Smriti Mandhana Revisits Her "Morning Rituals" In This Throwback Video

India women's cricket team opening batter Smriti Mandhana took to Instagram to relive her "morning rituals" as she shared a throwback video

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2021 Triumph Speed Twin Teased; Global Launch Details Revealed

The updated 2021 Triumph Speed Twin will be globally launched on June 1, 2021, and will get comprehensively updated, with more performance and features.

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Facebook, Twitter May Face Action for Not Complying With Intermediary Rules

Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube may face criminal action in India as they are yet to comply with the special provisions under the new Intermediary Rules that were passed in February.

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577 Children Orphaned Due To Covid Since April 1: Smriti Irani

As many as 577 children across the country were orphaned after their parents died to COVID-19, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said citing reports of states and union territories...

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As Cyclone Yaas Nears, Kolkata Airport To Suspend Ops, Army Deployed

Cyclone Yaas has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and will make landfall between Dhamra Port and Balasore on the Odisha coast at noon today with wind speed of upto 185 km per hour. It is...

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WhatsApp sues Centre, says new media rules mean end to privacy: Report

WhatsApp has filed a legal complaint in Delhi against the government seeking to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday that experts say would compel the California-based Facebook unit to break privacy protections, sources said.

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Covid-19 homecare: Insured seek removal of Rs 20,000 cap

Siblings Alpa and Chetan Mehta ran up bills of Rs 65,000 undergoing Covid-19 treatment at home in New Delhi. Despite being covered for domiciliary treatment, their claim was rejected by their insurer as the ‘standard line of treatment was not followed’.

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US exchanges offer a rich potential target for hackers

Cyberattacks have long been seen as a threat to financial markets, but worries are becoming even more acute following a US pipeline hack that set off a public panic and forced the company to pay a ransom.

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Watch: When Hardik Pandya, Natasa Recreated Iconic 'Lion King' Scene

Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic are seen in a throwback video where they enact a scene from the movie 'The Lion King'.

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Exports hit $51 billion in first 7 weeks of current fiscal



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E-grocery deliveries delayed in 2nd wave too



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Rupee recovers after 2-mth weak spell to 72.8 per dollar



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PharmEasy buys Medlife, to be no. 1 e-health entity



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Risk-aversion among bizmen, not banks: SBI chairman



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NCLAT stays order on Wadhawan bid for DHFL

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Tuesday stayed the direction of NCLT Mumbai directing the lenders of DHFL to consider the offer by the debt-ridden mortgage firm's erstwhile promoter Kapil Wadhawan.

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Viral Video Shows 3,000 Engineers Queuing Up For Job Interview In Pune

In a viral video, over 3,000 engineers were seen queuing outside a Pune-based company for a recent walk-in drive targeting junior developer ...