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Delhi High Court refuses to halt Central Vista project, fines petitioner for filing ‘motivated’ plea
May 31, 2021The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to put a stay on the ongoing construction work...
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COVID19
SII to ramp up vaccine production to 10 crore doses in June to meet huge demand
May 31, 2021Serum Institute of India (SII) has informed the Centre that it will be able to manufacture...
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COVID19
COVID-19: Labour ministry announces additional benefits under EPFO, ESIC schemes
May 30, 2021The Ministry of Labour and Employment on Sunday announced additional benefits for workers through social securities...
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Business
FDI in computer software, hardware jumps threefold to $26.14 bn in 2020-21
May 30, 2021Foreign direct investment (FDI) in computer software and hardware jumped over threefold to USD 26.14 billion...
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Business
IRDAI asks insurers for speedy claims settlement in areas hit by cyclones Tauktae, Yaas
May 30, 2021Regulator IRDAI has asked life insurers to take steps for quick settlement of life insurance claims...
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Business
RBI’s new norms to help enhance audit quality, transparency, add value: Experts
May 30, 2021The Reserve Bank’s new norms for auditors will help enhance the overall audit quality as well...
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COVID19
Coronavirus: UP govt eases curbs amid decline in cases; weekend curfew to continue
May 30, 2021With the state witnessing a decline in Covid-19 cases over the last few days, the Uttar...
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Tech Plunge
Google made it difficult for users to keep their location data private, says report
May 30, 2021Google is facing heat over allegations that the tech giant collected location data even after users...
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Business
‘No obligation to clarify but…’: Zerodha co-founder Nithin Kamath clears air over Rs 100 crore salary
May 30, 2021Amid reports that Zerodha’s Kamath brothers and Seema Patil will be drawing fat salaries of Rs...
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COVID19
5.22% transgender persons vaccinated against COVID-19 in India
May 30, 2021Only 5.22%, that is 25,468, transgender persons have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in India, say activists...
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Business
Coronavirus: Finance Ministry widens scope of Emergency Credit Scheme
May 30, 2021The Centre on Sunday expanded the scope of its emergency credit guarantee scheme to provide relief...
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COVID19
India producing 9,500 MT of liquid medical oxygen per day to tackle COVID-19: PM Modi
May 30, 2021From 900 metric tonnes of liquid medical oxygen in a day, India has boosted it to...
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Auto
Carmakers turn to digital means to push sales amid COVID-19 pandemic
May 30, 2021Carmakers in India are pursuing digitalization across their processes, amid COVID-19, to push sales at a...
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COVID19
Caught on Camera: Men dump Covid patient’s body in river in UP’s Balrampur
May 30, 2021Shocking visuals of a dead body of a Covid-19 victim being thrown into a river have...
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Movies & Documentaries
Friends: The Reunion drew large global audience, nostalgic fans teared up
May 30, 2021Friends: The Reunion premiered last week on the one-year anniversary of WarnerMedia’s launch of HBO Max,...
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Business
470 infra projects show cost overruns worth Rs 4.38 lakh crore
May 30, 2021As many as 470 infrastructure projects, each worth Rs 150 crore or more, have been hit...
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COVID19
Govt announces scheme to provide pension to dependents of COVID-19 victims
May 30, 2021The government on Saturday announced a string of measures, including a pension for dependents of those...
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Business
Several petitions seek proceedings against RBI and Governor Shaktikanta Das
May 30, 2021The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), its governor Shaktikanta Das and Chief Executive of Indian Banks...
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Business
New e-filing portal to be mobile friendly, have user manuals, videos: I-T Dept
May 30, 2021The Income Tax Department on Saturday said it will launch on June 7 its new portal...
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Business
Eight of top-10 most valued firms add over Rs 1.39 lakh cr in m-cap
May 30, 2021Eight of the top-10 most valued companies together added Rs 1,39,566.52 crore in market valuation last...
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Tech Plunge
Google, Facebook updating website to reflect new grievance officer appointed under IT rules
May 30, 2021Large digital companies like Google and Facebook have begun updating their websites to reflect the appointment...
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Business
Indian private jet in Dominica to repatriate Mehul Choksi
May 30, 2021An Indian private jet, Bombardier Global 5000 jet of Qatar Executive, landed at the Douglas-Charles Airport...
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Business
Industry and business activities vulnerable due to low COVID-19 vaccination numbers
May 30, 2021Key indicators show that industry and business activities may not be as adversely hit by the...
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Business
GoM formed to examine GST exemption for Covid relief material
May 29, 2021An eight-member ministerial panel under Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma will examine the need for exempting...
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Space Plunge
Bharti group backed OneWeb successfully launches 36 more satellites
May 29, 2021Bharti Group-backed OneWeb, a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, on Saturday announced the successful...
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Business
Zydus Cadila gets USFDA nod to market generic drug
May 29, 2021Drug firm Zydus Cadila on Saturday said it has received final approval from the US health...
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Business
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari stresses on ways to reduce use of cement, steel in road construction
May 29, 2021Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said the government is making massive investment in the highways...
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COVID19
Oral drug to treat ‘black fungus’ ready for technology transfer- IIT Hyderabad Researchers
May 29, 2021Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, have developed an oral solution to treat Black Fungus...
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COVID19
Free education, Rs 10 lakh fund among govt’s welfare measures for kids who lost parents to Covid
May 29, 2021The Centre on Saturday announced that children who have lost their parents due to covi-19 pandemic...
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COVID19
GAME Joins India’s #YoungWarrior Movement Against COVID-19
May 29, 2021Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME) announced its support as Coalition Partner to the nationwide #YoungWarrior...
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News
Oxygen Concentrator Hoarding: Delhi court grants bail to businessman Navneet Kalra
May 29, 2021A Delhi court has granted bail to businessman Navneet Kalra in the oxygen concentrator black marketing...
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COVID19
What the horrid conditions at Bihar’s second largest hospital tell us about state’s health infrastructure
May 29, 2021Bihar’s second largest health facility Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital has been flooded following incessant rainfall...
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News
BCCI moves IPL 2021 to UAE amid second wave of COVID-19 infections in India
May 29, 2021The second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in India has left no option for the Board of...
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COVID19
IMA challenges Baba Ramdev for on open debate
May 29, 2021The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Uttarakhand on Friday challenged Baba Ramdev for an open debate on...
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Funding News
Funding alert: FanCode gets USD 50 million from Parent firm Dream Sports
May 29, 2021Dream Sports, the parent company of popular fantasy gaming platform Dream11, has invested USD 50 million...
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COVID19
Delhi government floats global tender for COVID-19 vaccines to address shortage
May 29, 2021In an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19 pandemic and to address the shortage of...
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News
Caught on Camera: Doctor couple gunned down in broad daylight in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur
May 29, 2021A man and his wife, both doctors, were shot dead by two bike-borne assailants at a...
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Industry
No hike in daily wages of tea plantation workers in Assam
May 29, 2021In a setback for tea plantation workers, the Assam state government has withdrawn a February notification...
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Judiciary
Need for more women representation in Indian judiciary: Justice PV Asha
May 29, 2021Justice PV Asha, the outgoing judge of the Kerala High Court, has underscored the need for...
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COVID19
Indian Immunologicals to start drug substance production for Covaxin from June
May 29, 2021Indian Immunologicals Ltd, a city-based facility under the National Dairy Development Board, has announced its plans...
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Business
Late fee relief to non-filers of GST returns to help small biz, add to revenue: Experts
May 29, 2021The rationalisation of late fees for delayed filing of monthly GST returns will give relief to...
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Technology
Government’s commitment to privacy is unimpeachable: Ravi Shankar Prasad
May 29, 2021Our commitment to privacy is unimpeachable, says Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in regards...
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COVID19
GST Council leaves tax rate on COVID vaccines, medical supplies unchanged
May 29, 2021The GST Council on Friday left taxes on COVID-19 vaccines and medical supplies unchanged after the...
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Tech Plunge
Facebook, Google share details with Centre, Twitter yet to comply, says report
May 29, 2021Large social media companies like Google, Facebook and WhatsApp have shared details with the IT Ministry...
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Business
Domestic air travel set to become dearer as govt revises fares
May 29, 2021Domestic air travel is set to become costlier as the Civil Aviation Ministry on Friday raised...
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Economy
Indian economy is not creating new employment opportunities: SBI Research
May 29, 2021Net job creation in the economy fell by 16.9 lakh in FY21 over the previous fiscal,...
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E-commerce
SE Asia’s e-commerce market led by women entrepreneurs set to grow over $260 billion by 2030: Report
May 28, 2021Southeast Asia’s e-commerce market could grow by more than $260 billion by 2030, that is, if...
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Electric Vehicle
MG Motor India partners with Attero to recycle EV batteries
May 28, 2021MG Motor India has collaborated with Attero for recycling of electric vehicles (EV) batteries in the...
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COVID19
States governments concerned that third COVID-19 wave could impact children
May 28, 2021Many states are now focusing on children, with apprehensions that they could be the worst affected...
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Fintech
Ziploan partners with InCred to extend microloans to MSMEs
May 28, 2021Ziploan has entered into a partnership with InCred with an aim to extend microloans (Rs 1...
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COVID19
IIT Mandi researchers reveal structure of key protein in COVID-19 virus
May 27, 2021Researchers at Himachal Pradesh’s IIT Mandi have revealed the part of the structure of a key...
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Technology
Twitter seeks to undermine India’s legal system: MeitY
May 27, 2021The Indian government has once again accused the microblogging platform Twitter of trying to dictate its...
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Economy
RBI admits inflation remains a key concern
May 27, 2021Inflation remains a key concern, constraining monetary policy from utilizing any available room to support growth,...
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COVID19
Swiggy ties up with Chennai Corporation to vaccinate delivery partners
May 27, 2021Online food ordering and delivery platform, Swiggy has kicked off a vaccination drive for its “delivery...
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COVID19
NTPC takes various initiatives to curb COVID infections; sets up 600 oxygen beds
May 27, 2021State-owned NTPC has taken various efforts to deal with the COVID situation, including setting up of...
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Funding News
Kodo raises $8.75 mn in funding from Brex, Goat Capital and others
May 27, 2021Corporate card startup Kodo on Thursday said it has raised USD 8.75 million (about Rs 63.5...
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