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Twitter reacts as Kohli steps down as India’s Test captain
Twitter was filled with emotional messages for Indian cricketer Virat Kohli as he stepped down from his role as test captain of team India, on Saturday. Kohli bid adieu to the designation,…
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Sidhu invites Musk to set up Tesla’s unit in Ludhiana
Chandigarh: In the run-up to the state assembly polls, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday invited industry tycoon Elon Musk to set up Tesla’s unit in state’s industrial…
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One year on, vaccines still most acceptable weapon against COVID-19
New Delhi: With India’s inoculation drive against COVID-19 completing one year, vaccines remain the most effective weapon against the deadly virus though a number of drugs and other methods, including chanting of…
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Uttar Pradesh schools closed till Jan 23 amid Covid surge
Lucknow: With Covid cases continuing to surge, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to further close all educational institutions — schools and colleges — till January 23.The state government had, on January 5,…
- Business
HDFC Bank standalone net profit rises 18 pc to Rs 10,342 cr in Dec qtr
New Delhi: The country’s largest private sector HDFC Bank on Saturday reported an 18.1 per cent rise in its standalone net profit at Rs 10,342.20 crore for the quarter ended December 2021,…
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COVID-19: India’s R value drops to 2.2 between January 7 and 13, shows IIT Madras analysis
New Delhi: India’s ‘R-value’, which indicates how rapidly COVID-19 is spreading, was recorded at 2.2 between January 7 and 13, a drop from the previous two weeks, according to a preliminary analysis…
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156 cr vaccinations later: Inside India’s war against Covid-19
New Delhi: India on Sunday marked the first anniversary of its collective fight against the Covid pandemic as the nation completed one year of vaccination drive against coronavirus. India set out on…
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Samsung unveils two new dishwashers in India
Gurugram: Consumer electronics brand Samsung on Sunday unveiled two models of its freestanding dishwashers on e-commerce platform Amazon during the Great Republic Day Sale from January 16-20. Priced at Rs 38,990 and…
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CBSE to conduct Class 10, 12 phase-2 board exams amid COVID-19 surge
New Delhi: As exams across the country have been scrapped in view of the surging Covid-19 cases, the CBSE Board and the Union Ministry of Education are all set to conduct Term…
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Modi’s National Startup Day a new start for Indian entrepreneurs
New Delhi: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing to celebrate January 16 as the National Startup Day, the meteoric rise of desi entrepreneurs in the past couple of years, which made global…
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Ahead of UP Assembly polls, BSP MLA Ramveer Upadhyay joins BJP
Agra: Ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, former State Cabinet Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Ramveer Upadhyay on Saturday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Agra. Speaking about the…
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Active COVID-19 cases in country highest in 225 days
New Delhi: India added 2,71,202 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,71,22,164, including 7,743 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on…
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Challenging tasks ahead for India’s new space sector chief
Chennai: In a year when the Indian space sector is expected to see some revolutionary changes, S.Somanath on Saturday assumed the charge as the Secretary, Department of Science and Chairman, Space Commission. The…