LATEST WORLD NEWS : January 2021

Sunday, January 31, 2021

What Kareena Kapoor Said After PM's Radio Message On Women Empowerment

Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor Khan said women's participation in the society is "increasing manifold," referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Mann ki Baat" address in which he highlighted...

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Britain's Prince William Attacks "Despicable" Racist Abuse Of Footballers

Britain's Prince William has branded racist abuse directed at footballers "despicable" and said it "must stop now" after Manchester United's Marcus Rashford became the latest player to be targeted.

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Astrazeneca To Increase EU Vaccine Deliveries By 30%: Commission Chief

AstraZeneca will deliver 30 percent more coronavirus vaccine doses to the EU than it pledged last week, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday.

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It's A Baby Boy For Kapil Sharma And Ginni Chatrath

"Baby and mother both are fine, thank you so much for all the love," tweeted Kapil Sharma

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In a first, Tata to build military aircraft in India as it acquires IP rights

The high-altitude, twin-engine aircraft, capable of playing multiple roles from signal intelligence to cross-border surveillance, is currently in the final stages of testing in Germany. It is likely to arrive in India in the next three months for further integration.

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi Detained In Military Coup, 1-Year Emergency Declared

Myanmar's military staged a coup on Monday, detaining de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and declaring it had taken control of the country for one year under a state of emergency.

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It's A Baby Boy For Kapil Sharma And Ginni Chatrath

"Baby and mother both are fine, thank you so much for all the love," tweeted Kapil Sharma

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US Warns Of Response After Myanmar's Military Detains Officials

The United States on Sunday urged Myanmar's military to release detained officials, including de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and warned of a response from Washington over the apparent coup.

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220 Farmers Issued Notice In UP; Opposition Says Move To Threaten Them

Around 200 tractor owners have been issued notices by the Uttar Pradesh police, prompting senior SP leader Ram Govind Chaudhary to allege that the move was meant to threaten the farmers.

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Nirmala Sitharaman's Vaccine Today For Economy Hurt By Pandemic

India will present its budget today after a difficult year for the economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which shut down businesses for months, leading to lost earnings, curtailed consumer spending...

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Myanmar Military Must Release Elected Leaders "Immediately": Australia

Australia on Monday demanded Myanmar's army immediately release de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders, warning the military was "once again seeking to seize control" of the...

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Myanmar Military Declares 1-Year Emergency, Suu Kyi Detained: Reports

Myanmar's military declared a one-year state of emergency on Monday and appointed a general as acting president, after arresting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior officials.

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FM Sitharaman to present Union Budget 2021 today

All eyes are fixed on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as she is set to present Union Budget 2021-22 in Parliament on Monday, at a time when India is recovering from the Covid-19 crisis.

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Live Updates: India Vaccinating Its Citizens Faster Than Others, Says PM

India is vaccinating citizens faster than anywhere in the world amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday.

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Myanmar Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Detained, Ruling Party Spokesman Says

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling party have been detained in an early morning raid, the spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy said on...

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Budget 2021: Govt may spend big to push growth

It has been billed as a Budget like never before, triggering expectations that the government will open the purse strings to nurse the Covid-hit economy back onto a robust growth trajectory with a massive fiscal push.

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Day Of Tough Choices For Budget Like "Never Before": 10 Points

Will it be a budget like "never before" or just another in a series of "mini budgets" presented over the last year to resuscitate a sputtering economy, that's the trillion-dollar question waiting to...

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Myanmar Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Detained, Ruling Party Spokesman Says

Britain's "Captain Tom" Lockdown Hero Hospitalised With COVID-19

Captain Tom Moore, 100, who won British hearts with a Covid-19 fund raising drive, was hospitalised on Sunday with the virus, his family said.

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"Waste Turned Into Wealth": PM's Praise For Hyderabad Vegetable Market

Addressing the 73rd episode of his monthly radio programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appreciated a local vegetable market -- Bowenpally Sabzi Mandi -- of Hyderabad which is generating...

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Day Of Tough Choices For Budget Like "Never Before": 10 Points

Fingers crossed: Dalal Street on the edge

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Failed To Retain Glory Of Visva Bharati, Says Vice Chancellor

Visva-Bharati Vice Chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty, in the eye of the storm over a host of issues -- including his allegation that a section of teachers and non-teaching staff was responsible for the...

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Saturday, January 30, 2021

2021 Indian FTR Range Gets Updated With New Features, Smaller Tyres

The 2021 Indian FTR Range now gets smaller 17-inch alloy wheels along with updated ergonomics.

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Several Trump Impeachment Lawyers Leave Team Days Before Trial: Report

Several of former US president Donald Trump's impeachment lawyers have left his team a little over a week before his trial, US media reported Saturday.

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Here's How Kareena And Karisma Wished Birthday Girl Amrita Arora

"I promise to help you when you fall for the 101st time," wrote Kareena Kapoor

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Budget: What are tax benefits under Section 80D

Covid-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of health insurance now more than ever. In the initial phase of Covid spread, when capping on hospital charges weren't introduced by the Centre, individuals were left with hefty bills. This highlighted the need for more reforms in the healthcare sector.

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Water Baby Sunny Leone Shares Another Pic From Her Kerala Diaries

"From Kerala with love," wrote Sunny Leone

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Germany Threatens Legal Action Over Vaccine Delays

Germany's government on Sunday threatened legal action against laboratories failing to deliver coronavirus vaccines to the European Union on schedule, amid tension over delays to deliveries from...

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BJP Worker Shot Dead In Tripura, 3 Arrested: Police

A 37-year-old BJP worker was shot dead by miscreants at his residence in Tripura's Dhalai district on Saturday, police said.

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How MacKenzie Scott Shook Up Philanthropic World By Donating Billions

Food banks, immigrant rights groups, and struggling colleges across the US discovered a surprise benefactor last year as billions of dollars flowed into organizations hurting during the pandemic from...

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Probe Agency NIA To Investigate Blast Near Israel Embassy: Sources

The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) is set to probe the blast that took place on Friday near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi, sources have said. The "very low-intensity" improvised explosive...

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A Year After Leaving EU, Britain Set To Join Asia-Pacific Free Trade Bloc

Britain will apply to join the Pacific free trade area, the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the UK said Saturday, under its post-Brexit plans.

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Katrina Kaif Redefines "Chill Saturday Nights" In Her New Video

The Internet seems to like Katrina Kaif's version of the "new chill Saturday night"

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Katrina Kaif Redefines "Chill Saturday Nights" In Her New Video

The Internet seems to like Katrina Kaif's version of the "new chill Saturday night"

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Opinion: Economic Survey Proves Farmers' Concerns Are Right

The Economic Survey, which reads like a political defence of the Modi Government, has little hope to offer the crores of workers and marginal farmers reeling under the impact of the pandemic....

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Kremlin Critic's Allies Plan Fresh Protests Despite Crackdown

Allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny prepared for a fresh round of anti-government demonstrations on Sunday despite authorities ramping up pressure on the opposition with arrests and...

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UK Says It Expects No Vaccine Interruption After EU Admits "Blunder"

EU officials confessed on Saturday to a "blunder" in invoking Northern Ireland Brexit emergency powers during a showdown with Britain over vaccines, and London said it expected its supply of COVID-19...

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Britain Opens Visa Scheme For Millions From Hong Kong

A new visa scheme offering millions of Hong Kongers a pathway to British citizenship will go live later on Sunday as the city's former colonial master opens its doors to those wanting to escape...

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Top Trump Donor Funded Rally That Preceded US Capitol Riot: Report

An heiress to the Publix Super Markets chain donated about $300,000 to fund a rally that preceded the deadly storming of the US Capitol this month by supporters of former President Donald Trump, the...

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PM Modi To Address 2021's First 'Mann Ki Baat' Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address this year's first Mann Ki Baat at 11 am on Sunday.

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Jeff Bezos's Ex-Wife MacKenzie Gave Billions Of Dollars Amid Covid Crisis

Billionaire Steve Cohen Quits Twitter, Citing Threats In Gamestop Uproar

Billionaire investor Steve Cohen, seen by small investors as an enemy in the GameStop stock drama this week, deleted his Twitter account because of what he said were threats against him and his...

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Britain Opens Visa Scheme For Millions From Hong Kong

Hundreds Of Birds Culled In Kathmandu To Stop Spread Of Bird Flu

Hundreds of birds are culled in Nepali capital Kathmandu on Saturday as fresh cases of Bird-Flu (H5N8) were confirmed after several samples underwent tests in recent days.

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Opinion: This Economic Survey's Fooling Nobody

Friday, January 29, 2021

"Truth, Nonviolence": Farmers' Tribute To Mahatma Gandhi With 1-Day Fast

Farmer groups protesting for the past two months against the Centre's new agricultural laws will observe "Sadbhavna Diwas" on Mahatma Gandhi's 73rd death anniversary today with a day-long fast. The...

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Union Budget 2021-22: EV Makers Seek Lower GST, Import Duty Cut

Electric vehicle manufactures are seeking extension of the FAME-II scheme, lower GST and import duty cuts to accelerate growth of the segment.

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1 Year Since India Recorded First Covid Case, 1.7 Crore Total Infections

India recorded 13,083 new coronavirus cases today, one year after the first infection was reported in the country, taking the total number of cases to 1.07 crore.

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"We Will Bring AstraZeneca Vaccine From India," Says Mexico President

Mexico plans to import about 870,000 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine from India in February, as well as producing it locally, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday.

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Inside Deepika Padukone And Ranveer Singh's Date Night. See Pics

Deepika Padukone picked an all-black dress for her date night, while Ranveer Singh looked cool as usual in a yellow sweatshirt and blue joggers

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Punjab Chief Minister Cautions About Pakistan Amid Farm Protests

There has been an increase in weapons coming from Pakistan since October when the farmers began their agitation against the three farm laws, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has said and...

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"Truth, Nonviolence": Farmers' Tribute To Mahatma Gandhi With 1-Day Fast

2 Terrorists Surrender With AK-47 Rifles After Encounter In J&K

Two terrorists surrendered today in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama after an encounter broke out in Lelhar area of the district, police said.

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Punjab Chief Minister Cautions About Pakistan Amid Farm Protests: Report

Won't Be Joining "Active Politics": Ahmed Patel's Son Faisal

Faisal Patel, son of late senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, has announced that he will not join active politics and continue to follow his father's legacy that was to work for the downtrodden and...

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US First Lady To Help Reunite Migrant Families Split By Trump Policies

US first lady Jill Biden will participate in efforts by her husband's administration to reunite families split apart by former president Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies, the White House...

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Astrazeneca Vaccine "Quasi-Ineffective" For Over-65s: Emmanuel Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine appeared not to be effective for people over 65 years of age.

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Saudi Firms Sue Former Spymaster Now In Canada, Allege $3 Billion Fraud

Saudi state-owned companies have sued the country's former intelligence czar in a Canadian court, alleging he stole billions of dollars, according to documents obtained Friday by AFP.

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11 US Soldiers Drank Antifreeze They Mistook For Alcohol, Hospitalised

Eleven soldiers at a US military base in Texas were hospitalized, with two in critical condition, after drinking antifreeze they mistook for alcohol, Army officials said on Friday.

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Watch: Priyanka Chopra Jonas Reveals Her Favourite Indian Foods And Her Love For Spice

Priyanka Chopra was invited to be the first guest of the season premiere and tried out hot chicken wings with some really hot sauces that got hotter and spicier with each round.

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Future Group’s Kishore Biyani calls Amazon 'dog in the manger'

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Quick Response Helped India Avoid 37 Lakh Covid Cases, Says K Subramanian

Chief Economic Advisor Dr K Subramanian on Friday said India's COVID-19 response strategy helped the country to prevent 37 lakh cases and 1 lakh deaths, PTI reported.

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Temple Dedicated To J Jayalalithaa, MGR To Be Inaugurated Today

A temple dedicated to late Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa and her mentor in Madurai will be inaugurated by Chief Minister E Palaniswami on Saturday. The event comes just months ahead of the...

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‘Access to bare necessities has improved in all states’

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'Bet on growth to check both poverty & inequality'

India should pay more attention to economic growth as a primary means of decreasing poverty rather than expending more resources on curtailing inequality as redistribution will be better achieved if the size of the pie increases, the economic survey has said.

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‘Smartphone ownership up, could bridge digital divide’

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PM Thanks Bahrain's Crown Prince For Partnership In Fight Against Covid

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked Bahrain's crown prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad for their partnership in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

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UK Covid Strain To Become More Dominant In US By Early Spring: Top Expert

The new strain of the novel coronavirus that first appeared in the United Kingdom will become more dominant in the United States by the middle of spring, US National Institute of Allergy and...

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Thursday, January 28, 2021

Elon Musk's Court Setback Vs Indian American Student Who Sued Him

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk failed to turn the tables on a critic of the company who sued him for defamation.

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Shashi Tharoor, 6 Journalists Face Sedition For Farmers' Protest Posts

A police case has been filed against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and six journalists for allegedly "misreporting" and "spreading disharmony" on Republic Day when a tractor rally by farmers turned...

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New Education Policy Ideological Attack On Education System: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit out at the Central government's New Education Policy, alleging that it is an "ideological attack" on the country's institutional structure.

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Shashi Tharoor, 6 Journalists Face Sedition For Farmers' Protest Posts

Why India's Vaccines Are Exported But Not Sold In Market For Public Use

India has started shipping out millions of doses of Covishield free of cost. On the list are 13 nations -- Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Bahrain, Brazil, Mauritius, Morocco,...

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Mexico Overtakes India, Now Has World's Third Most Covid Deaths

Mexico's Covid-19 deaths surpassed those in India, making the country's outbreak the third-most deadly worldwide, as officials struggle to contain a pandemic that's taking an increasingly grim toll.

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman To Table Economic Survey Today

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Economic Survey 2020-21 in Parliament on Friday, two days before the Union Budget is presented during the budget session of Parliament.

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When Priyanka Had A Wardrobe Malfunction Just Before Her Cannes Debut

"I may look chill on the outside here, but little did everyone know I had just been freaking out on the inside," wrote Priyanka while sharing pictures of herself from Cannes 2019

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How to make Indians part with gold

Indians love gold. Almost every household purchases gold on festive occasions, even if a small quantity. Over the last few decades, household stock of gold has piled up significantly. To put this asset to productive use and help reduce India’s dependence on gold imports, government introduced the Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) in 2015.

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Anna Hazare To Begin Protest From January 30

Social activist Anna Hazare on Thursday said he will begin an indefinite fast at his hometown in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar from January 30.

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"Give Them No Respect": Elon Musk As Reddit Users 'Punish' Wall Street

For some Reddit users, GameStop's dizzying rocket ride on Wall Street is a case of the masses rebelling against one-percenters hoarding the world's wealth.

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Novavax Covid Jab Highly Effective, But Not Against South Africa Variant

US biotech firm Novavax said Thursday its two-shot Covid-19 vaccine showed an overall efficacy of 89.3 percent in a major Phase 3 clinical trial in Britain, and remained highly effective against a...

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COVID-19 May Damage Sperm Quality, Reduce Fertility In Men: Study

Covid-19 may damage sperm quality and reduce fertility in men, according to a new study based on experimental evidence.

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US "Outraged" As Pakistan Court Upholds Acquittal In Daniel Pearl Murder

The White House said it was "outraged" Thursday after Pakistan's top court upheld the acquittal and ordered the release of the militant convicted of masterminding the 2002 beheading of US journalist...

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Ahead of Budget, PM signals push to infrastructure, manufacturing, technology

Ahead of the Union budget, PM Modi on Thursday signalled a major push to infrastructure, manufacturing, mobility, technology and urbanisation and urged global investors to take advantage of the opportunities available in a “vibrant democracy with a business-friendly environment and a huge market”. The NDA government will unveil the country’s annual budget on February 1.

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5G rollout may be reality by September

5G could be a reality in India by September this year. The govt on Thursday took a decision that allows telecom companies to make changes in technology advancements and upgrades with a notice of only six months, against one year, mandated previously. The modifications have been made part of the amendments to the notice inviting applications for the spectrum auctions slated for March.

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"Will Not Be Intimated" By Delhi Police Notices: Farmer Union

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Thursday said it will not be intimidated by the notices sent to its leaders by Delhi Police and alleged that the government is trying to put an end to the farmers'...

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Novavax Covid Jab Highly Effective, But Not Against South Africa Variant

Rebelling Against 1% Hoarding Wealth: Reddit Users On GameSpot's Rise

For some Reddit users, GameStop's dizzying rocket ride on Wall Street is a case of the masses rebelling against one-percenters hoarding the world's wealth.

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Latest News Live Updates: Situation Tense At Delhi-UP Border, Protests Swell

The coronavirus-induced suspension of international passenger flights has been extended till February 28, aviation regulator DGCA said on Thursday.

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Maruti Suzuki's Profit Surges 24% To ₹1,941 Crore in Q3 On Festival Sales

Maruti Suzuki sold a total of 495,897 vehicles during the quarter, higher by 13.4 per cent compared with the year-ago period

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China For "Package Solution" For UNSC Permanent Membership Reforms

China, which has been blocking India's efforts to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council, has called for evolving a "package solution" acceptable to all UN members to reform the top...

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FAU-G Becomes Top Free Game on Google Play With Over 5 Million Downloads

FAU-G has become the top free game on Google Play. nCore Games, the developer, has announced that the game garnered over five million downloads in 24 hours. The game released on January 26 and saw...

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Why Infosys Will Hire More In US Even After Trump Exit

Infosys Ltd. will accelerate hiring in the U.S. and Europe, after Trump-era immigration curbs forced the Asian tech-services giant and its rivals to overhaul their traditional reliance on serving...

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Budget 2021: A Guide To Stocks Likely To Be Most Affected

Analysts believe that tax cuts, higher capital expenditure and greater spending on infrastructure projects -- which tend to support low-income earners -- hold the key to unlocking demand for goods...

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GameStop Frenzy Reaches President Biden As Hedge Funds Squeezed

Everything started innocently enough, way back in 2019, with people on message boards swapping ideas about a left-for-dead chain of mall stores.

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Earthquake With Magnitude 2.8 Strikes Near Delhi

An earthquake of magnitude 2.8 was reported near New Delhi on Thursday morning, according to India's National Center for Seismology.

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Renault Kiger: What To Expect

The new Renault Kiger will share a lot with the Magnite, starting with the platform and the powertrain line-up and will be positioned alongside the Kiger.

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Woman Finds Dozens Of Spiders In Her House. Video Is Not For Faint-Hearted

It happens only in Australia. Horrifying photos and videos going viral online show dozens of huge huntsman spiders crawling around the roof and walls of a room in a scene that looks right out of a...

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Big B On "Nightmares And Anxiety" Of Being An Actor. Madhavan Comments

Amitabh Bachchan, who shared a bunch of photos of himself arriving at work on his social media handles, wrote the story behind his feelings: "The pictures may not give away the anxiety but it...

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On Bobby Deol's Birthday, Twinkle Khanna Shared This Throwback

"Once upon a time with the birthday boy," wrote Twinkle Khanna

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What Biden's Pick To UN Said On Permanent Security Council Seat For India

US President Joe Biden's pick for the ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, on Wednesday did not explicitly commit the support of the new administration for India to be a...

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Bernie Sanders, With Mittens Pic, Raises $1.8 Million For Charity

The Inauguration Day photograph of a mitten-clad, glamor-defying Bernie Sanders perhaps was not the most flattering image of the US senator, but it has become a remarkably charitable one.

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Varun, Natasha's Cocktail Party Was A Night To Remember. Inside Pics

A few photos from the couple's cocktail-sangeet party, held ahead of the wedding in Alibaug's The Mansion House, have been shared by fan-clubs

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Bank of Baroda first PSB to eye permanent WFH option

Bank of Baroda (BoB) is the first public sector bank to consider work-from-home (WFH) as a permanent policy for a section of its employees. BoB, which recently concluded the integration of Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank with itself, has appointed management consultancy firm McKinsey & Co to help implement a strategy for a post-Covid world.

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Axis Bank to treat home loans of credit card defaulters as NPAs

Axis Bank has said that those who get classified as defaulters on credit cards will see their home loans tagged as a non-performing loan as well. The bank has said that this is a part of its prudent provisioning practice in tackling troubled loans.

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GameStop’s stock continues to soar

Millions of amateur stock traders collectively are taking on some of Wall Street’s most sophisticated investors. They’ve piled into trades around companies that other investors had written off, pushing stock prices to stratospheric levels.

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How Reddit revolt propelled this stock to unbelievable levels

Over the past week, a collective of individual traders on Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets community sent GameStop stock to astronomical heights in an experiment to stick it to hedge funds, which had sold the stock short. At the beginning of this year, GameStop was trading at $17. By Wednesday afternoon, it was over $340.

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US Issues Terror Alert Over Anti-Government Extremists

The US Department of Homeland Security declared a nationwide terrorism alert Wednesday, citing the potential threat from domestic anti-government extremists after Joe Biden was sworn in as president.

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Facebook To Stop Recommending Political Groups To Users Globally

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said the social network will no longer recommend politics-themed groups to users, a measure already taken in the US due to election tensions.

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Biden's Approval Rating In First Week Higher Than Trump's Ever Was

US President Joe Biden has a higher approval rating after one week in office than Donald Trump did in his entire presidency, a new poll found Wednesday.

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Driver "Kidnaps" Employer's Twins To Fund Daughter's Wedding: Mumbai Cops

A driver and his relative were arrested from Mumbai's suburban Andheri for allegedly staging the kidnapping of a builder's two children, the police said on Wednesday. The driver worked for the...

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UK Covid Variant In 70 Countries, South African Strain In 31: WHO

New Covid-19 variants that make the virus more contagious and could render vaccine and antibody protection less effective have spread rapidly across dozens of countries, the World Health Organization...

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Jharkhand To Reserve 75% Jobs In Private Sector For Locals: Hemant Soren

Announcing a host of welfare measures on the Republic Day, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday said that his government will soon formulate a new domicile policy and reserve 75 per jobs...

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Over 100 Injured In Clash Between Protesting Teachers, Police In Tripura

Over 100 people, including security personnel and schoolteachers protesting their termination, were injured in Agartala on Wednesday, after the police used force to thwart the protesters' attempt to...

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US stocks have their worst day since October as Big Tech sinks

The S&P 500 fell 2.6%, its biggest single-day drop since it lost 3.5% on October 28. It had set a record high just two days earlier. The Dow and tech-heavy Nasdaq composite also fell more than 2%. The sell-off left the S&P 500 and Dow in the red for the year.

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Shahid Left This Comment On Mira's Dreamy Goa Pics And We Can't Even...

"Look for the magic in every moment," she wrote. However, it's Shahid's comment that won the Internet over

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Biden nixes Trump plan to kill H-4 work permits

"Withdrawn". A single word on a thick bureaucratic file on the seventh day of the Biden administration delivered a huge win for spouses of workers on H-1B visas in the US who spent the last four years worried sick that their work authorisations would be killed off.

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Microsoft profit soars as Covid speeds shift to cloud

The US technology stalwart reported net income of $15.5 billion in the final three months of last year, a 33 percent jump from the same period in pre-pandemic 2019.

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Shahid Left This Comment On Mira's Dreamy Goa Pics And We Can't Even...

"Look for the magic in every moment," she wrote. However, it's Shahid's comment that won the Internet over

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Jeff Bezos Seeks $1.7 Million in Legal Fees From Girlfriend's Brother

Jeff Bezos wants $1.7 million from his girlfriend's brother to cover legal fees the world's second-richest person racked up successfully defending a defamation lawsuit.

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Why Scientists Think UK Variant of Coronavirus Could be Deadlier

The announcement that the coronavirus strain sweeping Britain could be more deadly as well as more transmissible has raised fresh concerns about the variant that has spread to dozens of countries.

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Farmers' Protest Updates: Heavy Police Presence At Red Fort; 15 Cases Filed

The Delhi Police have filed 15 cases in connection with the violence that took place in the national capital on the nation's 72nd Republic Day. Unprecedented chaos and violence ensued in Delhi on...

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Ex-AIADMK Leader VK Sasikala To Be Freed From Jail After 4 Years Today

Former AIADMK leader VK Sasikala will be freed today from Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Prison after spending four years in jail in a corruption case.

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SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket With Record 143 Satellites

SpaceX on Sunday launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a record number of satellites on board, the private space company said.

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Biden Raises Concern Over Navalny "Poisoning", Ukraine In Call With Putin

US President Joe Biden in his first phone call with Vladimir Putin since taking office raised concerns with the Kremlin leader over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Russian...

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Hyderabad Serial Killer Murdered 18 Women Since Wife Left Him: Cops

A 45-year-old man, who was allegedly involved in 18 cases of murder of women, besides other offences, was arrested in Hyderabad on Tuesday, the police said.

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86 Cops Injured, 4 Cases Filed Over Tractor Rally Violence, Say Police

The Delhi Police have filed four cases in connection with the vandalism in East Delhi during the Republic Day tractor rally by farmers protesting against the Centre's three contentious farm laws...

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US Judge Blocks Biden's 100-Day Freeze On Deportations

A US federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Joe Biden's administration from implementing a 100-day pause on deportations.

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'Vaccine Will Save Your Life': Kamala Harris Receives Her Second Dose

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday took her second dose of the coronavirus vaccine in a televised setting at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and urged Americans to get vaccinated.

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Harvey Weinstein To Pay $17 Million To Sexual Abuse Survivors

A US bankruptcy judge has approved a $17 million payout to dozens of women who accused jailed movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual abuse.

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Singapore Zoo Welcomes Country's First Artificially Conceived Lion Cub

The Singapore Zoo has welcomed a lion cub named Simba to its animal kingdom following artificial insemination that officials said Tuesday was a first for the city-state.

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Indian economy to contract at slower pace of 8% in FY21: IMF

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Delivered most planes to India in 2020: Airbus

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Govt looks to monetise Rs 6k cr GAIL pipelines via InvIT route

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SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket With Record 143 Satellites

SpaceX on Sunday launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a record number of satellites on board, the private space company said.

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US Judge Blocks Biden's 100-Day Freeze On Deportations

A US federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Joe Biden's administration from implementing a 100-day pause on deportations.

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86 Cops Injured, 4 Cases Filed Over Tractor Rally Violence, Say Police

Arrested Hyderabad Serial Killer Murdered 18 Women Since Wife Left: Cops

A 45-year-old man, who was allegedly involved in 18 cases of murder of women, besides other offences, was arrested in Hyderabad on Tuesday, the police said.

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Monday, January 25, 2021

Government To Impose Green Tax On Old Vehicles

The Indian government may soon introduce a 'Green Tax' on old vehicles. The revenue collected through the green tax will be used to reduce/tackle pollution in India.

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FDI inflows into India jump by 13% to $57 billion in 2020: UN

India witnessed a 13% rise in foreign direct investment (FDI) to $57 billion in 2020 compared to the previous year. The domestic figure was boosted by investments in the digital economy, while China overtook the US as the largest recipient of FDI globally, according to an UNCTAD report.

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New, or old: Which tax regime suites you more?

The Union Budget is around the corner and given the tough year due to the pandemic, a salaried taxpayer’s expectations are high. The year 2020 had posed a lot of challenges such as salary cuts, additional expenses due to remote working, inability to claim certain exemptions like fuel reimbursements, house rent, etc.

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Pics: Police Barricades Knocked Down Near Delhi As Farmers Begin March

As the farmers protesting against the new agricultural laws entered Delhi ahead of the huge tractor rally, police barricades were knocked down near the outskirts of the national capital.

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Opinion: PM Modi Should Stand Firm Against Protesting Farmers

India's agitating farmers show no signs of fading away. Angry cultivators have been camped on the doorstep of Delhi for weeks through north India's bitingly cold winter. They have shown a talent for...

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Government To Impose Green Tax On Old Vehicles

AstraZeneca Rejects "Incorrect" Reports On Covid Jab Efficacy In Elderly

Pharma giant AstraZeneca has defended the efficacy of its Covid-19 vaccine after media reports said the German government had doubts about its effectiveness among those over 65.

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Elon Musk's $100 Million Prize And How To Win It

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, is donating $100 million toward a prize for the "best carbon capture technology."

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Rafale Jet And Other Star Attractions of Republic Day 2021

As the national celebrates Republic Day today, a parade of many firsts held in the shadow of Covid will feature a fly-past of Rafale fighter jets, the first tableau from Ladakh and a contingent of...

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Chaos At Delhi Border As Farmers Break Barricades, Enter Before Time

Ahead of the big tractor rally, farmers protesting against the new agricultural laws broke police barricades this morning near Singhu border, the epicentre of the agitation that began late November,...

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"Happy Republic Day": PM Modi Wishes Fellow Indians

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted all Indians on the country's 72nd Republic Day today. "Wishing all the people of India a Happy Republic Day," he tweeted.

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Hrithik, Sussanne, Sonali And Others Celebrate Goldie Behl's Birthday

"Happy birthday my friend Goldie Behl," wrote Hrithik Roshan

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Protesting farmers break police barricade at Delhi's Singhu border ahead of big tractor rally

Protesting farmers break police barricade at Delhi's Singhu border ahead of big tractor rally

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Forced To Cancel Visit Over Covid, UK PM Greets India On Republic Day

UK and India are working side by side to free humanity from the coronavirus pandemic, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a special reference to the vaccine collaboration in his Republic Day...

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Xi Jinping Warns Davos World Economic Forum Against "New Cold War"

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned global leaders at an all-virtual Davos forum Monday against starting a "new Cold War", and urged global unity in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

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AstraZeneca Rejects "Incorrect" Reports On Covid Jab Efficacy In Elderly

"Model Worth Trying": Twitter's New Trial Program To Curb Misinformation

Twitter Inc said on Monday it launched a pilot program that has users flag tweets that they believe are misleading and write notes to provide context.

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Republic Day Parade With Many Firsts Amid Covid Restrictions: 10 Points

India will celebrate its 72nd Republic Day today with a shortened programme - scheduled to start at 9 am and conclude after the traditional fly past 11.25 am - because of the coronavirus pandemic....

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Xi Jinping Warns Davos World Economic Forum Against "New Cold War"

In New Move Against Future, Amazon Seeks Indian CEO's Detention

The dispute centres around Future's decision in August to sell its retail, wholesale, logistics and some other businesses to Reliance for $3.38 billion, including debt

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Social Distancing, Shorter Route At Republic Day Parade: 10 Points

How to Watch Republic Day Parade Live

Republic Day Parade 2021 will be livestreamed at 9.00 am on Tuesday, January 26 on the YouTube channel of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) and DD National. The Republic Day 2021 livestream can...

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Amid "Threat" National Guard To Stay In Washington Till Mid-March

Thousands of US National Guard troops mobilized in Washington for the presidential inauguration will remain in place through mid-March due to ongoing threats, Pentagon officials said Monday.

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Sunday, January 24, 2021

Mamata Banerjee Heckling: BJP Had Cornered Invites To Event, Say Sources

The Victoria Memorial incident, where BJP supporters shouted "Jai Shri Ram" just as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rose to speak on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary at an event with...

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No Sex Assault Since No "Skin-To-Skin Contact": Court On Minor's Groping

Groping a minor's breast without "skin to skin contact" cannot be termed as sexual assault as defined under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Bombay High Court has said.

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Australia Approves Pfizer Vaccine For Rollout In February

Australia's medical regulator has formally approved the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, with the first doses expected to be administered in late February, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday.

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Germany Urges Taiwan To Help Ease Auto Chip Shortage

Automakers around the world are shutting assembly lines due to problems in the delivery of semiconductors.

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In Powerful Video, Nepal Climbers Sing Anthem, Walk Together To Summit K2

Nirmal Purja made a promise earlier this month: It will be the Nepalese climbing community that completes what is deemed one of the most daring mountaineering feats - reaching the summit of Mount K2...

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At Varun-Natasha Wedding, KJo Was Filled With A "Multitude Of Emotions"

"My boy is all grown up and ready for this beautiful phase in his life," wrote Karan Johar

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Our unity is driving growth, says Infosys CEO Salil Parekh

Since the first quarter of 2019-20, Infosys has been, once again, the growth leader among the big Indian IT services companies. CEO Salil Parekh, who completed three years at the helm this month, looks to have transformed the company that had been roiled by the controversies under his predecessor, Vishal Sikka.

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9 Arrested At Chennai Airport For Allegedly Smuggling Gold In Rectum

Customs authorities at Chennai airport have made massive recoveries of gold in various forms over the past three days, with more than 9 kilograms of it found on nine persons who carried it in their...

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Church And Bagels To Go: Joe Biden's First White House Sunday

President Joe Biden attended a church service in Washington's Georgetown neighborhood and stopped for bagels at a hot pink shop named "Call Your Mother" on his first Sunday in office.

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"Thank You Bengal": PM Tweets 6-Minute Video Of His Kolkata Visit. Watch

After his visit to Kolkata in West Bengal to pay tribute to freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shared a video on Twitter from the trip,...

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Biden To Reinstate Coronavirus Travel Restrictions: White House Official

President Joe Biden will re-impose a Covid-19 travel ban on most non-US citizens who have been in Britain, Brazil, Ireland and much of Europe, a White House official said Sunday, as the new...

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Will Quit If Centre Brings Law Against Dynastic Politics: Trinamool MP

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday hit back at the BJP over accusations of nepotism in his party, daring the Centre to bring a legislation allowing only one member of a family in...

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Inspired By Crime TV Show, 2 Men Kidnap Mumbai Teen: Police

Inspired by a popular television crime show, two men allegedly kidnapped a 13-year-old boy from Mumbai's suburban Malad on Sunday and demanded a ransom of Rs 10 lakh but the police tracked them down...

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Biden To Ban South Africa Travel To Combat New Covid-19 Variant: Report

President Joe Biden will impose a ban on most non-US citizens entering the country who have recently been in South Africa starting Saturday in a bid to contain the spread of a new variant of...

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Biden To Reinstate Coronavirus Travel Restrictions: White House Official

Kamala Harris To Stay At Blair House As Official Residence Under Repair

US Vice President Kamala Harris is temporarily staying at the historic Blair House as her official residence is undergoing repairs, a spokesperson said.

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Will Quit If Centre Brings Law Against Dynastic Politics: Trinamool MP

Bernie Sanders Happy His Mittened Meme May Raise Millions For Charity

US Senator Bernie Sanders, the famed curmudgeon photographed at President Joe Biden's inauguration wearing mittens and a scowl behind his facemask in an image that instantly became a meme, said on...

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Kerala Reports Highest Daily Covid Cases, Fatality Rate Among Lowest

Kerala has been reporting highest daily COVID-19 cases in the country for days. The positivity rate or the percentage of how fast an infection spreads is 12.48 per cent in Kerala, while the national...

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US Police Car Plows Through Crowd After Being Surrounded

A police officer surrounded by a crowd in the US state of Washington struck and injured at least one person with his car as he sought to drive away, authorities said.

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As Covid Ravaged World, Billionaires Got Richer By $3.9 Billion: Oxfam

The coronavirus pandemic has reinforced frightening income inequalities - and their consequent impact on access to education, healthcare and all hope of a better life - between the world's super-rich...

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Republicans Signal Deep Resistance To Trump Impeachment Trial In Senate

Republican lawmakers signaled Sunday that Democrats will have a fight on their hands to secure the conviction of Donald Trump when the Senate next month opens its first-ever impeachment trial of a...

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Telangana BJP Leader's Reply To Rahul Gandhi's 'Arrogant Government' Jibe

Telangana BJP leader Ram Madhav on Sunday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for a recent tweet attacking the Modi government over the farmers' protest.

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Saturday, January 23, 2021

Sara Ali Khan, Holidaying In Maldives, Is "Living In The Moment"

"Go with the flow," wrote Sara Ali Khan

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India Vaccinates Over 15 Lakh In A Week After Slow Start

After a slow start, India's vaccination numbers are gradually picking up. 15.37 lakh people have been vaccinated in 27,776 sessions since January 16, when the mass inoculation drive was launched.

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2021 MotoGP Calendar Revised, Argentina And Americas GPs Postponed

The 2021 MotoGP season will kick-off with back-to-back rounds in Qatar from March 28, which will be followed by European rounds starting Portugal. Meanwhile, the Argentina GP and the US GP have been...

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On His Wedding Day, A Pic Of Varun Chilling With His Squad In Alibaug

A picture from Varun Dhawan's pre-wedding celebrations

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Drop Everything And Look At These Pics Of Animals Interrupting Photographers

Drop everything and look at these adorable photographs of curious animals approaching wildlife photographers. They are sure to brighten up your day.

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Justin Trudeau Co-Opts Bernie Sanders Meme To Urge Canadians To Stay Home

Bernie Sanders may be most familiar in a US political context, but that hasn't stopped Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from using a now famous meme of the Vermont senator to warn people to stay...

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2021 MotoGP Calendar Revised, Argentina And Americas GPs Postponed

The 2021 MotoGP season will kick-off with back-to-back rounds in Qatar from March 28, which will be followed by European rounds starting Portugal. Meanwhile, the Argentina GP and the US GP have...

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On His Wedding Day, A Pic Of Varun Chilling With His Squad In Alibaug

A picture from Varun Dhawan's pre-wedding celebrations

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India, China To Hold Round 9 Of Military Talks Today Amid Border Standoff

Military commanders of India and China will meet today for a ninth time for talks to defuse tension along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh and find a solution to end the standoff. The...

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South African Priests Accused Of Overcharging For Covid Victims' Funerals

Some Hindu priests in South Africa have come under fire for allegedly charging high rates to conduct funerals of COVID-19 victims.

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Bernie Sander's Mitten Maker Flooded With Nearly 13,000 E-Mail Orders

Jennifer Ellis has never met Bernie Sanders but she is enjoying a taste of his celebrity as the woman behind the mittens that gave the Vermont senator his viral moment at President Joe Biden's...

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Information Security Biggest Challenge To National Security: Army Chief

Army chief General MM Naravane on Saturday said information security is the biggest challenge to national security in the present scenario "which can give a strong shock to the economy and can...

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7 Easy North Indian Snacks That Are All-Time Classics!

These evergreen snacks are hard to resist, and will strike a chord among people of all generations. So without further ado, here are easy North Indian snacks that always manage to wow us.

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France To Tighten Laws On Incest, Says Marcron After Book Sparks Outrage

France will tighten its laws on incest, President Emmanuel Macron said in a series of tweets on Saturday, after publication of a book accusing a top French political commentator of abusing his stepson...

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France To Tighten Laws On Incest, Says Marcron After Book Sparks Outrage

France will tighten its laws on incest, President Emmanuel Macron said in a series of tweets on Saturday, after publication of a book accusing a top French political commentator of abusing his...

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Father Was Certainly In Favour Of A Secular State: Netaji's Daughter To NDTV

As the BJP tries to appropriate Bengal icon Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's legacy ahead of assembly elections, his daughter Anita Bose Pfaff points out that although a devout Hindu, her father was...

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Taiwan Claims 8 Chinese Bomber Planes, 4 Fighter Jets Enter Air Space

Eight Chinese bomber planes and four fighter jets entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan's air defence identification zone on Saturday, and Taiwan's air force deployed missiles to "monitor" the...

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Fully Prepared If China Gets Aggressive: Air Force Chief

Amid threats of China getting hostile on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the coming months, Indian Air Force Chief (IAF) Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Saturday said India too can be...

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Hackers Demand Rs 10 Crore From Ghaziabad Man, Blackmail Him: Police

A Ghaziabad man has been asked to pay up Rs 10 crore by a group of hackers who have threatened to circulate his obscene pictures and his family's personal details online if the demand is not met, the...

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Bernie Sander's Mitten Maker Flooded With Nearly 13,000 E-Mail Orders

US Condemns Russia's "Use Of Harsh Tactics" Against Navalny Supporters

Washington on Saturday rebuked Moscow over its use of "harsh tactics" against protesters demanding the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

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7.0-Magnitude Earthquake Near Chilean Antarctic Base, Say Officials

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday off the coast of Antarctica, with authorities issuing a tsunami warning for Chile's Eduardo Frei base on the frigid continent, emergency officials said.

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Ram Temple Trust General Secretary Targets Sonia Gandhi Over Citizenship

Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) vice president and Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai on Saturday took a dig at Congress president Sonia Gandhi over her citizenship,...

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Friday, January 22, 2021

The White Tiger: "Incredibly Proud Of My Wife," Writes Nick For Priyanka

"Everyone, do yourself a favor and go watch this movie right now," wrote Nick Jonas

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Tesla claims engineer stole secrets just days into the job

A former Tesla Inc. software engineer was ordered to appear before a judge to face allegations that three days into his job, he started stealing confidential files and transferring them to a personal storage account.

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PM's "Honour Is Ours" Reply To Brazil President's Dhanyawaad For Vaccine

Brazil today received two million doses of India made coronavirus vaccines.

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India Is 3rd Globally In Scientific Publications After China, US: Centre

India has seen an exponential increase in the number of scientific publications over the last 10 years and is in the third position globally after China and the US, the Department of Science and...

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The White Tiger: "Incredibly Proud Of My Wife," Writes Nick For Priyanka

"Everyone, do yourself a favor and go watch this movie right now," wrote Nick Jonas

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India To Resume Limited Processing Of All Visa Categories: US Embassy

From February 1, India will resume limited processing of all visa categories, including student visas, H1-B, H4, L-1, L-2, C1/D, and B1/B2 visas, said the US Embassy in India on Friday.

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Rahul Gandhi To Launch Tamil Nadu Poll Campaign From Coimbatore Today

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will hit the campaign trail today in Tamil Nadu where assembly elections are due in May.

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India Is 3rd Globally In Scientific Publications After China, US: Centre

Reliance doubles down on 5G pledge after record profit

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani doubled down on his promise to offer 5G services on his wireless network as early as this year, as his conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd. reported a record profit aided by its consumer businesses.

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No house full halwa ritual as no Budget document to print

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Sensex dives 746 pts after profit-booking

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PM In Assam, Bengal Today; Mamata Banerjee Preps Kolkata Event: 10 Points

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will land in Assam today to distribute land allotment certificates under a state government programme to 1 lakh beneficiaries. He will then fly to Kolkata to inaugurate a...

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Sharad Pawar Reacts To Jayant Patil's Comment On Chief Minister's Post

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar sought to downplay party leader Jayant Patil's "I desire to be chief minister" of Maharashtra comment.

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PM, Mamata Banerjee To Address Events On Netaji In Kolkata Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold separate events today in Kolkata on the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. PM Modi will visit...

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Mallya has applied for asylum, his lawyer informs judge

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Amit Shah Arrives In Guwahati, To Hold Public Meetings On January 24

Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Guwahati in the early hours of Saturday. Mr Shah, on January 24, will hold two public meetings in Assam, which is scheduled to go to the polls later this year.

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4 Cops In Uniform Stop UP Jeweller For 'Checking' On Road. They Rob Him

Four policemen have been arrested for allegedly robbing a jeweller under the pretext of a checking drive on a highway in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur. The four were posted in Basti district, 200 km from...

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2 Exits In A Day. Unfazed Trinamool Says "Couple Of Mugs Of Water..."

Tears, anger and indifference. These three elements added spice to the political drama that unfolded in Kolkata through the day on Friday, starting with the Bengal Forest Minister Rajib Banerjee...

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Trump Impeachment Trial To Begin "Week Of February 8": Top Democrat

Donald Trump's US Senate trial will begin in the second week of February, days after a fresh impeachment case against the former president is transmitted by the House, Senate Majority Leader Chuck...

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JSW Steel’s Dec quarter profit zooms 1,300% to Rs 2,669 crore

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IL&FS claims Rs 32,000 crore of its total Rs 99,000 crore debt resolved

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Digital, retail biz boost RIL Q3 net by 26% to Rs 15k crore

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"He Has Proven Himself": Telangana Ministers On Chief Minister KTR Buzz

The buzz in Telangana is that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, who has ambitions of a role in national politics, could resign in favour of his son KT Rama Rao, and focus on preparing for the step...

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Thursday, January 21, 2021

Nitish Kumar Makes Offensive "Anti-Government" Social Media Posts A Crime

The Bihar government has decided to bring offensive and defamatory social media posts under the category of cybercrime, a sign that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is rattled by criticism on internet...

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Who's In Hot Seat For 2021? WeWork's Sandeep Mathrani, Trump's Empire

The newly installed president and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Co., Farley, 58, finds himself squarely in the bull's-eye during a critical year for Detroit's beloved blue-oval brand.

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Washington Sundar "Will Become A Legend", Says Father

Washington Sundar's father, M Sundar, spoke exclusively to NDTV, and said his son's performance in Australia was "special" and backed him to "become a legend".

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Mercedes Bursts Into Flames As Driver Attempts Burnout. Watch

The driver of a Mercedes has been charged after an attempt to perform burnouts ended with his luxury vehicle bursting into flames.

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Australian govt PR website given 'news' status by Google, Facebook

Google and Facebook Inc have granted an Australian local government news provider status, drawing questions about the internet giants' efforts to curate news media.

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"We Don't Respond To Threats": Australian PM Over Google's Warning

Google threatened to disable its search engine in Australia if it's forced to pay local publishers for news, a dramatic escalation of a months-long standoff with the government.

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Washington Sundar "Will Become A Legend", Says Father

Washington Sundar's father, M Sundar, spoke exclusively to NDTV, and said his son's performance in Australia was "special" and backed him to "become a legend".

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Clash At BJP Party Offices In Bengal, Vehicles Set On Fire

Factional fights erupted at BJP offices at two different places in West Bengal on Tursday between old BJP workers and those who joined the party from the Trinamool Congress.

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"We Don't Respond To Threats": Australian PM Over Google's Warning

Facebook's 'Supreme Court' To Decide On Trump's Suspension

Facebook on Thursday said it is asking its independent experts to rule on whether former president Donald Trump's suspension for "fomenting insurrection" should stand.

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Media payment law: Google threatens to shut search engine in Australia

Google said on Friday it will disable its search function in Australia if the government proceeds with a media code that would force it and Facebook Inc to pay local media companies for sharing their content.

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How a trader came back from a Rs 35-lakh loss

Sixteen years ago, Rajendra Agarwal’s, 53, accumulated losses from the stock market stood at Rs 35 lakh. “After that, I stopped trading and exited the market. Over the next few years I paid back all my loans from profits I generated from my grocery shop,” said Agarwal, who owned a store in Pune.

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Elon Musk Announces $100 Million Prize To Develop This Technology

Tesla Inc chief and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday took to Twitter to promise a $100 million prize for development of the "best" technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions.

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Guess The Star Posing With Siblings In This Pic From "A Lifetime Ago"

"Looking back at the good old days when we never got excited about posing for a photo, never cared who liked it," wrote Preity Zinta

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Suspended IAS Officer M Sivasankar Arrested In Dollar Smuggling Case

The Customs on Thursday arrested suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar in the dollar smuggling case that came to light during the probe into the gold smuggling racket in Kerala in which he is also an...

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New China Swine Fever Strains Point To Unlicensed Vaccines: Experts

A new form of African swine fever identified in Chinese pig farms is most likely caused by illicit vaccines, industry insiders say, a fresh blow to the world's largest pork producer, still recovering...

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Elon Musk Announces $100 Million Prize To Develop This Technology

Google Says Will Disable Search In Australia If Forced To Pay For Content

Google said on Friday it will disable its search function in Australia if the government proceeds with a media code that would force it and Facebook Inc to pay local media companies for sharing their...

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RBI sees V-shaped recovery, likely room for policy easing

Forecasting a V-shaped recovery, Reserve Bank of India has said that if growth momentum continues and inflation stays benign there would room for policy action to support growth. This observation comes in the central bank’s State of the Economy report released on Thursday.

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New China Swine Fever Strains Point To Unlicensed Vaccines: Experts

Google Says Will Disable Search In Australia If Forced To Pay For Content

Google said on Friday it will disable its search function in Australia if the government proceeds with a media code that would force it and Facebook Inc to pay local media companies for sharing their...

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Booming markets help govt get more bang for buck in selloffs

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Stock & awe: Mcap at $5 trillion in ’23?

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

"We Need You": Hidden Message On White House Website Calls For Coders

The recently updated website for President Joe Biden's White House carried an invitation for tech specialists savvy enough to find it.

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Sunny, Bullied As Kid, Says, "It Has Carried Through My Entire Life"

"If you're consistent, and you ask for help from people around you, then that cycle of abuse will stop," said Sunny Leone

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Indore College Student Raped, Thrown On Train Tracks, Survives: Cops

Days after a string of crimes against women that have put the state government on notice, two brutal rape cases have shocked Madhya Pradesh once again.

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After China's Embassy Tweet On Uighur Women, Twitter Locks Account

Twitter has locked the account of China's U.S. embassy for a tweet that defended China's policies in the Xinjiang region, which the U.S. social media platform said violated the firm's policy against...

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On Statehood Day Of Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, PM Modi's Message

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the warm-hearted people of northestern states of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura and acknowledged their contributions to national developmentas he congratulated...

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"We Need You": Hidden Message On White House Website Calls For Coders

The recently updated website for President Joe Biden's White House carried an invitation for tech specialists savvy enough to find it.

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"Do Not Panic, You Will Get A Vaccine," Says WHO

Nobody should panic about getting access to a Covid-19 vaccine because everyone who wants one will get one, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

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Biden Takes Office After Low-Key Inauguration, Trump Departure. See Pics

Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States, vowing a "new day" for the United States after four years of tumult under Donald Trump who in an extraordinary final act snubbed the...

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Dead Whale, One Of Mediterranean's Largest, Found Off Italy Coast

The carcass of a huge whale has been recovered from the waters off southern Italy, the coastguard said Wednesday, calling it "probably one of the largest" ever found in the Mediterranean.

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Wall Street closes at record high after Biden takes office

Wall Street greeted new US President Joe Biden by climbing even higher on Wednesday, closing at records amid promises of big economic stimulus and relief that the inauguration was uneventful.

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Foreigners Forced To Do 50 Push-Ups For Not Wearing Masks In This City

Foreigners caught not wearing face masks on the Indonesian resort island of Bali are being subject to an unusual punishment: push-ups.

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After China's Embassy Tweet On Uighur Women, Twitter Locks Account

Biden's $1.9 Trillion Covid Package "To Give People Relief They Need"

President Joe Biden's proposal for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package was based on an assessment of specific needs, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday, when asked about...

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"See You Soon" To "Call For Unity": How US Transfer Of Power Played Out

America's division was in sharp relief on cable TV on Wednesday during the inauguration of US President Joe Biden and his speech on the steps of the Capitol.What CNN Political Correspondent Abby...

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Oxford Prepares Vaccine To Combat Emerging Virus Variants: Report

Oxford scientists are preparing to rapidly produce new versions of their vaccine to combat emerging more contagious COVID-19 variants discovered in the UK, South Africa and Brazil, The Telegraph...

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Nepali Climbers Make History By Becoming First To Scale Mt K2 In Winter

Nepali climbers who made history at the weekend by becoming the first to summit the world's second-highest mountain in winter told Wednesday how they battled hurricane-force winds and freezing...

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Daily power demand surges to record 185 gigawatts

India’s power demand hit a record at 185.82 GW (gigawatts) on Wednesday, rising 1.6% over the previous record of 182.89 GW on December 30 and marking 9% increase over the highest single-day supply of 170.97 GW in January 2020.

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Wall Street Soars After Smooth Joe Biden Inauguration

Wall Street hit new records and stock markets across the globe climbed after US President Joe Biden took office on Wednesday, with traders joyful over his plan to inject even more stimulus into the...

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BSNL Bharat Fiber Plans Now Offer Annual Subscription Option: Report

Annual payment option for Rs 599, Rs 799, Rs 999, and Rs 1,499 Bharat Fiber plans are now active. These plans were offered only on monthly basis earlier, but Bharat Fiber users can also subscribe...

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Pietersen, Vaughan Troll Tim Paine After India's Historic Win At Gabba

Tim Paine had been quite vocal when the Indians were batting in the 3rd Test and his challenge of taking them on at Brisbane in the 4th match of the series came back to haunt him.

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ICC's Twist To "Spiderman" Lyrics After Rishabh Pant's Gabba Heroics

India vs Australia: Rishabh Pant singing the Hindi version of the "Spiderman" theme song became an instant hit and the ICC decided to pay tribute.

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What Jack Ma Said After Resurfacing In Video

Billionaire Alibaba and Ant co-founder Jack Ma, missing for months, resurfaced with a video in which he said "We'll meet again after the epidemic is over".

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VK Sasikala Hospitalised On Complaint Of Fever, Rapid Covid Test -Ve

VK Sasikala -- a close aide of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa -- has been admitted to Bengaluru's Bowring Government Hospital on complaint of fever and back pain.A...

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

"Once Vaccine Vial Opened, Needs To Be Used Within 4 Hours": Doctors

A vial of COVID-19 vaccine once opened for inoculation needs to be fully used within four hours, else the remaining doses go waste and need to be destroyed, senior doctors said on Tuesday.

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Why Gujarat Is Renaming Dragon Fruit As "Kamalam"

"The State government has decided rename Dragon Fruit. As the outer shape of the fruit resembles a lotus, hence Dragon Fruit shall be renamed as Kamalam," the Chief Minister was quoted by news agency...

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"Whatever I Say About Him Will Be Very, Very Less": Gavaskar On Pujara

Sunil Gavaskar was all praise for Team India after their historic win at the Gabba in the 4th Test against Australia.

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India, Brazil Understand Russia, China Are Threats To Them: Pompeo

In a parting shot against China and Russia, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Tuesday (local time) claimed that India and Brazil have understood that Beijing and Moscow are threats to their...

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Covid hits savings for kids’ education

The pandemic has caused major change of priorities for urban Indians as far as their savings are concerned. People are saving less for marriages, kids’ education or for small luxuries like cars and vacations. They are setting aside more for retirement, health and untimely death of the breadwinner.

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Swiggy stops online grocery marketplace

Restaurant aggregator Swiggy has stopped its online marketplace for groceries, a service which had picked up steam during the lockdown. While it still offers its ‘Genie’ service for pickand-drop and other marketplaces on its app, the company plans to replace the grocery marketplace with ‘Instamart’, a quick grocery delivery initiative that will be serviced by cloud stores across cities.

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WhatsApp continues to defend privacy update

Facing the heat from the Indian government which asked it to withdraw a controversial privacy update over data-sharing plans with Facebook, instant messenger WhatsApp reiterated once again that personal messages remain completely encrypted and the proposal is aimed only at making business messaging effective.

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Facebook hosting services to cut costs: WhatsApp

Under fire over its privacy changes, WhatsApp is now reaching out with reassuring messages to businesses that use its application programming interface (API) to chat with users. The company said leveraging its parent firm Facebook’s hosting services will be much cheaper and will increase efficiency while managing users on the platform.

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Ivanka Trump's Farewell Message Has A Good Word For Joe Biden

US President Donald Trump's daughter and advisor Ivanka Trump shared a farewell message today saying Americans must pray for the Joe Biden administration's success as the family vacates the White...

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Why Gujarat Is Renaming Dragon Fruit As "Kamalam"

"Whatever I Say About Him Will Be Very, Very Less": Gavaskar On Pujara

Sunil Gavaskar was all praise for Team India after their historic win at the Gabba in the 4th Test against Australia.

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Vogue To Release New Kamala Harris Cover After Controversy

Vogue will publish a limited edition of its latest issue featuring a different photo of Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris after the original cover image sparked controversy, the magazine said...

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Trump, On Last Day In Office, Says "Pray" For Joe Biden's Success

An emotional President-elect Joe Biden flew to Washington Tuesday on the eve of his inauguration, as his predecessor Donald Trump -- who will snub Biden's swearing-in -- for the first time wished...

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"Proud To Be The First President In Decades With No New Wars": Trump

Donald Trump in a farewell address Tuesday said he was the first president in many years to have left office without starting a war.

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"Remember All We Lost": Biden Leads Tribute To 4,00,000 Covid Deaths

US President-elect Joe Biden led a simple but powerful tribute Tuesday to the 4,00,000-plus Americans lost to the coronavirus, as he arrived in Washington on the eve of his inauguration.

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Vogue To Release New Kamala Harris Cover After Controversy

Joe Biden Health Nominee Would Be Highest-Ranking Transgender Official

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday named Dr. Rachel Levine to service as assistant U.S. health secretary, a historic first as Levine would become the first openly transgender official to be...

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'Baby Trump' Blimp Enters Museum Of London Collection

The infamous blimp of outgoing US President Donald Trump dressed as a baby could soon greet visitors to the Museum of London, which on Monday announced it had acquired the inflatable effigy.

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Trump, On Last Day In Office , Says "Pray" For Joe Biden's Success

"Ab Toh Kisi Picture Mein Cast Kar Le": Taapsee To This 'Paatal Lok' Star

"Don't go by the happiness quotient of this picture because this is purely a BTS moment," wrote Taapsee Pannu

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12 US Guard Troops Pulled From Biden Inauguration After Far-Right Probe

Twelve US National Guard troops have been pulled from duty protecting the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden, partly due to an investigation of extremist sympathies in the ranks, the Pentagon said...

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Opinion: A New Scheme To Provide Jobs For Unemployed Andhra Youth

The scheme has two benefits for the people of the state. Apart from creating employment opportunities for marginalized and unemployed youth, it will help in reducing the cost of transportation of...

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Azim Premji sells shares worth Rs 9,000 crore in buyback

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Monday, January 18, 2021

Jail, "The Apprentice", Business In India? What Lies Ahead For Trump

Most ex-presidents spend their time out of office playing golf, getting their libraries in order, making well-paid speeches, writing even more lucrative memoirs and biting their tongues about what the...

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Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale Goes Live: Best Offers Available Today

Flipkart Big Saving Days 2021 sale is now live. The Republic Day special sale is now open for Plus members and will be available for everyone else starting midnight tonight. We've handpicked the...

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Sensex Surges Over 400 Points, Nifty Reclaims 14,400 Led By Reliance

Reliance Industries, HDFC, Infosys, ICICI Bank, Tata Consultancy Services and Bajaj Finance were top movers in the Sensex

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Indian-American Lived In Airport For 3 Months, Was "Scared" Due To Covid

A 36-year-old Indian-origin man who was too scared to fly due to the coronavirus pandemic and lived undetected for nearly three months in a secure area of Chicago's international airport has been...

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South Africa Virus Strain 50 Per Cent More Contagious, Experts Confirm

A new variant of the coronavirus first identified in South Africa is more contagious than earlier versions, experts said on Monday, but there is no evidence that it is more deadly.

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Do They Look Like Terrorists?: Amarinder Singh On NIA Summons To Farmers

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday hit out at the central government over the National Investigation Agency (NIA) issuing notices to some farmer union leaders and those supporting the...

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How To Holiday Like Mira Rajput - Start With Chic Swimwear. Pic Here

Mira Rajput's Zimmermann swimwear pieces are must-haves for those curating a chic vacation wardrobe

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Trump Leaves White House With Lowest Approval Rating Of His Presidency

President Donald Trump will leave the White House this week with the lowest approval rating of his presidency, with just 34 percent of Americans supporting the job he has done, a Gallup poll showed...

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How To Holiday Like Mira Rajput - Start With Chic Swimwear. Pic Here

Mira Rajput's Zimmermann swimwear pieces are must-haves for those curating a chic vacation wardrobe

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Indian-American Lived In Airport For 3 Months, Was "Scared" Due To Covid

World On Brink Of "Catastrophic Moral Failure" On Vaccines: WHO Chief

The world is on the "brink of a catastrophic moral failure" if rich countries hog Covid-19 vaccine doses while the poorest suffer, the head of the WHO said Monday.

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Biden Administration Will Not Lift Travel Bans Despite Trump Statement

US President-elect Joe Biden's spokeswoman quickly dismissed Donald Trump's announcement Monday that a Covid-19 ban on travelers arriving from much of Europe and Brazil would be lifted, underlining...

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13 Labourers Crushed To Death By Truck Near Gujarat's Surat

Thirteen labourers, sleeping near the road, were crushed to death this morning by a truck in a tragic accident near Gujarat's Surat.

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"We've Got A Lot Of Work To Do. It's Not Going To Be Easy": Kamala Harris

US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday acknowledged the challenges that lie ahead after January 20 when Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, saying it is...

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Trump Leaves White House With Lowest Approval Rating Of His Presidency

Amartya Sen Asks Visva-Bharati To Withdraw "False Allegations"

Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen on Monday wrote to Visva-Bharati university demanding that it withdraws the allegation that his family is in "illegal" possession of land in its Santiniketan...

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Biden Administration Will Not Lift Travel Bans Despite Trump Statement

Trump Lifts COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Bans From Much Of Europe, Brazil

President Donald Trump on Monday lifted a ban on travelers arriving from much of Europe and Brazil, effective from January 26, after the US recently announced all incoming air passengers will need a...

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13 Labourers Crushed To Death By Truck Near Gujarat's Surat

13 labourers crushed to death by truck near Gujarat's Surat

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How To Make Masala Papad Taco Chaat, A 5-Minute Snack Without A Drop of Oil

Dieters rejoice, for this snack is made without oil and a bunch of fresh veggies. Yes, that's right! You can have it tasty and healthy.

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Centre Postpones 10th Round Of Talks With Farmers' Leaders To Jan 20

The tenth round of talks between the government and representatives of protesting farmers on controversial new farm laws was on Monday pushed back by a day to January 20, with the Centre saying both...

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FM holds talks with states on Budget plans

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Adani Green sells 20% stake, 50% in solar projects to Total

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Sunday, January 17, 2021

Deaths, self-immolation draw scrutiny on China tech giants

E-commerce workers who kept China fed during the coronavirus pandemic, making their billionaire bosses even richer, are so unhappy with their pay and treatment that one just set himself on fire in protest.

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Former NSEL CEO held for fictitious trading

The economic offences wing of Delhi Police arrested former CEO of National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL), Anjani Sinha in Mumbai on Sunday for fictitious trading on the exchange, creating false stocks.

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