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Half of the Indians might have had contracted COVID-19 by Feb 2021: Govt. panel
Mumbai: The impact of the novel coronavirus has continued to disrupt the lives of people on a global scale. While the attempt to contain the spread of the deadly virus…
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Delhi
India successfully testfires SANT Missile off Odisha coast
New Delhi: India today successfully testfired the Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) Missile off the coast of Odisha, sources said on Monday. The Missile is being developed by the Defence Research and Development…
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World
India, US expected to sign BECA deal during this month-end
New Delhi: Seeking to build close ties amid an ongoing conflict with China, India and the United States of America are expected to sign the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) for…
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FCRA Amendments Widen Trust Deficit
Amir Ullah Khan and Netheena Mathews Why does our government continue to treat its citizenry with suspicion? It constantly tries to regulate behaviour, either through controlling food habits or through…
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Teams worked swiftly to investigation showing J-K as part of China: Twitter
New Delhi: Microblogging site Twitter on Monday said that teams have worked swiftly to investigate and resolve the geotag issue, a day after it landed in a controversy as the location tag…
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With a spike of 61,871 cases, India’s COVID tally reaches 7.49M
New Delhi: With a spike of 61,871 new COVID-19 cases and 1,033 deaths in last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 count reached 74,94,552 on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health…
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World
Global COVID cases cross 39.5M
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload now stands at 39.5 million cases, according to the latest updates provided by Johns Hopkins University. According to the University tracker, there are 39,502,909 COVID-19…
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India’s diamond export slump worst than 2008: Colin Shah
Mumbai: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to crush demand and supply chains, diamond exports from India, which polishes about 90% of the world’s rough diamonds, will collapse by as much as…
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Navratri festival in India
Prayagraj: Devotees take holy dips in Ganga river as they perform rituals on the first day of Navratri festival, in Prayagraj, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. (PTI Photo)(PTI17-10-2020_000037B) Gorakhpur: Devotees stand…
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CM Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Durga Puja pandal
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee showing organizers how to make round marks for the visitors, to maintain social distancing norms, after inaugurating a community Durga Puja pandal, in…
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Delhi
India continues to report one of lowest Covid-19 deaths: Govt
New Delhi: India continues to report one of the lowest deaths per million population which stands at 81 on Friday. Less than 1,100 deaths have been reported continuously since October 2, said…
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World
China, Russia, and India spewing stuff into air: Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump has blamed countries like China, Russia, and India for adding to global air pollution and asserted that his country has the best environmental numbers. Speaking…
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India’s COVID tally rises to 7.37M
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 73,70,468 with 63,371 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 64…
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HBO, WB TV channels to be discontinued in India, Pakistan
New Delhi: American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate Warner Media has decided to discontinue the HBO and WB TV movie channels in India and Pakistan from 15 December 2020.…
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World
India is China’s next target after United States: George W Bush
Mumbai: Delivering a blunt warning to Indians about the intentions of China, Former US president George W Bush on Tuesday said, “China’s No. 1 target is the US, next is…
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133 Indian nationals to return from Pakistan on October 19
Islamabad: A total of 133 Indian nationals are set to return from Pakistan on October 19, said Indian High Commission in Pakistan on Thursday. The high commission has requested the people to make necessary…
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Middle East
India contributes USD 1 million to UN Relief
Ramallah: India on Wednesday contributed USD1 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in Near East. This aid will support the Agency’s programs and services,…
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Without fiscal stimulus 2020-2021 may end up at minus 10 per cent GDP
Venkat Parsa New Delhi: The Modi Government is struggling hard to kick-start the economy. The minus 23.9 per cent growth in the First Quarter signals the need to chalk out on…
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UNHRC draws world-wide flak over the election of China & Pak as members
New Delhi: While rebuking the UN Human Rights Council over the election of China, Russia and Cuba as its members, the US on Wednesday said its stand to withdraw from…
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World
India, China agree not to turn differences into disputes
New Delhi: India and China have agreed to implement the important understandings reached by the leaders of the two countries, not to turn differences into disputes, according to the joint statement released on Tuesday.…
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Asifabad in Telangana is among five most backward districts in India
Amir Ullah Khan and Ramachandra Raju Bhupathiraju Out of the 3.5 crore people in the state, 2.75 crore are below the poverty line, according to statistics available with the civil supplies…
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Delhi
India’s active COVID-19 case count below 9 lakh for 5th day: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The COVID-19 positivity rate in India is on a downward trend with cumulative positivity rate at 8.07 per cent, weekly positivity rate at 6.24 per cent and the daily positivity…
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World
Indian-Americans protest over rape and murder of Dalit girl in Hathras
New Jersey: The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), an advocacy group, has organized a protest in New Jersey on October 10 over the gang rape and killing of a Dalit girl…
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Technology
Mi India sells over 50 lakh smart TVs in India
New Delhi: Xiaomi subsidiary Mi India on Monday announced that it has sold over 50 lakh Mi TVs since its inception in 2018. Mi India said it continues to be the…
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India successfully flight-tests anti-radiation missile
New Delhi: India on Friday successfully flight tested the indigenously-developed Anti-Radiation Missile (Rudram-1), which can hit any radio frequency emitting target. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lauded the Defence Research and…
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Technology
Instagram most preferred platform among Indian youth: Survey
New Delhi: Instagram has emerged as the most preferred social media platform among the Indian youth while YouTube garnered most attention amid pandemic, with 98 per cent of those surveyed installed…
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Mumbai News
LaLiga Club series launched for young aspirants in India
Mumbai: LaLiga on Friday announced the launch of the LaLiga Club series program to their football school curriculum in India in association with India On Track (IOT). Students of LaLiga…
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India’s COVID tally crosses 6.9M mark
New Delhi: With a spike of 70,496 new cases and 964 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 count reached 69,06,152 on Friday, as per the Ministry of…
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India’s COVID recoveries cross 5.9M, active cases below 9 lakh
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases went past 69 lakh with 70,496 infections being reported in a day, while active cases of infection fell below 9 lakh after a…
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Technology
Paytm sets up Rs 10 crore fund for India’s mini app developers
New Delhi: Targeting Google’s dominance in the app distribution space in India, leading digital payments platform Paytm on Thursday said it is setting up a Rs 10 crore fund as…
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