507 Coronavirus Deaths In India In 24 Hours, Biggest Jump So Far

India reported the highest one-day coronavirus deaths at 507 this morning, taking the total number of deaths so far to 17,400. The total number is cases is now 5,85493, with 18,653 new cases reported...

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Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh Festival, Mumbais Biggest, Cancelled Due To Covid

The Lalbaug Ganesh Mandal, formally called the Lalbaug Sarvajanik Utsav Mandal, today announced that the 11-day Ganesh Festival will not be celebrated communally this year in view of the coronavirus...

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China Veterans Hurt By Regime May Challenge Xi Leadership: Dissident

Disgruntled retired and serving Chinese Army cadres, who are hurt by the treatment meted out by the government, can launch an "armed" anti-regime action against Xi Jinping's government.

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Video Of Two Langurs, Shared By Virender Sehwag, Has Fans Amused

On Tuesday, former cricketer Virender Sehwag took to social media to share a video that has surprised and amused his fans and followers.

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Americans Told To "Please, Please, Please" Wear Mask. Trump Hasn't Yet

The Trump administration's coronavirus task force stepped up its calls for Americans to wear masks as cases surge in some states but Vice President Mike Pence said there are no plans to override...

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"None Of Your Business": China To Foreign Critics On Hong Kong Law

China Wednesday slammed international criticism over a controversial new national security law for Hong Kong, saying other countries had no right to get involved.

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US Risks 100,000 Cases A Day And "Disturbing" Death Count: Top Expert

The U.S. is "going in the wrong direction" in its effort to contain the novel coronavirus and daily case counts could more than double if behaviors don't change, infectious-disease expert Anthony...

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IBPS RRB 2020 Recruitment Announced; Check Eligibility Criteria Here

IBPS RRB 2020: IBPS released the advertisement for recruitment of candidates on vacant posts of Office Assistant, and Officer Scales I, II, and III in 43 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs).

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Tamil Nadu Police Shake-Up Amid Outrage Over Father-Son Deaths In Custody

Police officers across Tamil Nadu have been transferred and four cities have new police chiefs in a major shake-up in the state in the middle of an investigation into the deaths in custody of a man...

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Terrorists Attack CRPF Patrol Party In J&K, 4 Jawans, Civilian Injured

Four CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) jawans were injured this morning when terrorists attacked a patrol party, officials said, adding that one civilian was also injured in the attack.

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Court Orders Removal Of Tamil Nadu Leader's Derogatory Pictures From Web

Women are placed on a higher pedestal and photographs breaching their privacy cannot be allowed.

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$19 Million Settlement In Harvey Weinstein Suits A "Sellout": Survivors

The attorney general for New York said on Tuesday that an agreement had been reached to settle for nearly $19 million two sexual misconduct lawsuits on behalf of multiple women against imprisoned...

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Boeing Kept Regulator In Dark On Key 737 MAX Design Changes: Report

Boeing Co failed to submit certification documents to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) detailing changes to a key flight control system faulted in two fatal crashes, a long-awaited...

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Coronavirus Turns South American Nation's Middle Classes Into New Poor

During more than three decades of boom in Chile, the middle classes reaped the rewards, but just three months of the coronavirus pandemic has already reduced many to poverty.

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Encounter Breaks Out Between Security Forces, Terrorists In J&K's Tral

An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Tral on Tuesday night. The security forces have launched a search operation to look for the terrorists who are...

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US Coronavirus Cases Rise By 47,000, Biggest One-Day Spike

New U.S. COVID-19 cases rose by more than 47,000 on Tuesday according to a Reuters tally, the biggest one-day spike since the start of the pandemic, as the government's top infectious disease expert...

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Delhi Women's Panel Sends Notice To Police In Death Of 80-Year-Old Woman

The Delhi Commission for Women has sent a notice to police seeking an inquiry report in the death of an 80-year-old woman, whose decomposed body was found at her home in south Delhi''s Malviya Nagar.

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15 Million Tonnes By March-End: Minister On Private Firms' Coal Capacity

India's private companies could start developing coal mines with an annual capacity of 15 million tonnes by the end of March, Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi told Reuters, a move that would end the...

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Security Law "Most Important Development" For Hong Kong: Leader

Hong Kong's leader on Wednesday hailed a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing as the "most important development" since the city was handed back to China.

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US Warns China Of New Countermeasures After "Sad Day" For Hong Kong

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Tuesday warned Beijing of new countermeasures following what he called a "sad day," as China imposed a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong.

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US Approves 4 COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates For Clinical Trials

The United States has approved four coronavirus vaccine candidates for clinical trials, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) head Stephen Hahn told reporters.

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18,522 COVID-19 Cases In India In 24 Hours, Total 5.66 Lakh Cases So Far

Coronavirus Live Updates: A huge spike of 18,522 new coronavirus patients was recorded in the last 24 hours, taking India's tally to 5,66,840 cases. A total of 16,893 patients have died since the...

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Trump "More And More Angry At China" Over Coronavirus Spread

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was growing "more and more angry at China" over the spread of the coronavirus, as American health officials warned they were not in "total" control of the...

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What TikTok India Said Day After Being Blocked: Read Full Statement

Chinese video-making app TikTok on Tuesday issued a statement saying that it has been invited by the government to present its side on the matter to the concerned authorities.

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K-Pop Band Blackpink Grooves To 'Pardesia' In This Hilarious Mashup

South Korean pop group Blackpink goes the Bollywood way by shaking a leg to a remixed version of Pardesia from the 1979 movie Mr Natwarlal.

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10 On 10 If You Can Caption These School Pics Better Than Banita Sandhu

Setting caption goals, is October actress Banita Sandhu

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18,522 COVID-19 Cases In India In 24 Hours, 5.66 Lakh Total Cases So Far

A huge spike of 18,522 new coronavirus patients was recorded in the last 24 hours, taking India's tally to 5,66,840 cases. A total of 16,893 patients have died since the beginning of the pandemic, the...

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Chinese Inscribe Huge Symbol, Map Onto Disputed Territory In Pangong

In a claim to disputed territory, Chinese forces in the contested Fingers region of Ladakh's Pangong Lake have inscribed a massive Mandarin symbol and map of China onto the ground they occupy.

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Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake Hits Jammu And Kashmir's Thathri

An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 was reported near Thathri in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday morning, according to India's National Center for Seismology.

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TikTok India Says Invited To Offer Clarifications Day After Being Blocked

TikTok India says "in process of complying" with government order day after being blocked along with 58 other Chinese apps

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China Passes Feared Hong Kong Security Law

China passed a sweeping national security law for Hong Kong on Tuesday, a historic move that critics and many western governments fear will smother the finance hub's freedoms and hollow out its...

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2 Terrorists Shot Dead, 1 Trapped In J&K; Killer Of 6-Year-Old Among Them

Two of three terrorists cornered by security forces at Anantnag in south Kashmir this morning have been killed, the police said. One of the terrorists trapped by the forces was believed to be Zahid...

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Big B Decodes Son Abhishek's Expression In 1985 Pic, Cracks Shweta Up

The memory from 1985 opened the floodgates of fond memories for Amitabh Bachchan, who took a trip down memory lane

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"Extension Notification Unclear": Court To Centre On Environment Draft

The Delhi High Court on Monday said there was "ambiguity" in the Centre's decision extending time till June 30 for giving objections and suggestions to its draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)...

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Google Removes Misleading Ads In Voting-Related Searches

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Monday that it had removed search ads that charged users searching for voting information large fees for voter registration or harvested their personal data.

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Gilead Prices COVID-19 Drug At $2,340 Per Patient In Developed Nations

Gilead Sciences Inc on Monday priced its COVID-19 antiviral remdesivir at $2,340 per patient for wealthier nations and agreed to send nearly all of its supply of the drug to the United States over the...

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Late-Night Protests Over Arrest Of UP Congress Leader In Lucknow

There were protests at a police station in Lucknow last night after Uttar Pradesh Police arrested the UP Congress minority cell chairperson Shahnawaz Alam for his alleged role in the violence that...

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Two Dead, Four Hospitalised After Gas Leak At Visakhapatnam Pharma Unit

Two people were killed and four were hospitalised after gas leaked overnight at a pharmaceutical unitin Andhra Pradesh's Vishakhapatnam.

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"Shocked": Bengal Says Nirmala Sitharaman's Claims "Unfounded"

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Tuesday stopped short of saying that his Central counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman had lied during her virtual rally on Sunday.

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17-Year-Old Distributes PPE Kits, Sanitisers To Needy With Pocket Money

A 17-year-old boy distributed grains and hand sanitisers among the needy, in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, spending Rs 15,000 pocket money he had saved.

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High Court Grants Divorce On Wife's Refusal To Wear "Sindoor"

Observing that the refusal to wear "shaka" (conch shell bangle) and "sindoor" (vermillion) as per customs by a Hindu married woman amounted to her refusal to accept the marriage, the Gauhati High...

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US "Golden State Killer" Pleads Guilty To 13 Murders

A US former policeman dubbed the "Golden State Killer" pleaded guilty to 13 murders Monday, as well as confessing to dozens of rapes, robberies and kidnappings, drawing a line under a sadistic crime...

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Coronavirus Live Updates: Centre Announces Guidelines For Unlock2

Coronavirus Live Updates: Large swathes of the country are set to remain under lockdown as the government announced the second phase of the country's gradual emergence from restrictions. While...

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My Government Has Nothing To Hide On Donations: Mamata Banerjee

In a veiled attack against the Centre for refusing to disclose details on the PM CARES Fund, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government has nothing to hide on the...

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Banning Apps Good Idea, What About Chinese Funds In PM CARES: Congress

The Congress on Monday said the Centre should take more substantive and effective measures as it welcomed the ban on 59 Chinese applications.

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Lunar Eclipse 2020: Know Date, Timings And All Other Details

India will witness the second lunar eclipse or Chandra Grahan of 2020 on 5th July 2020. On January 10, the very first lunar eclipse occurred and on June 5 the second lunar eclipse of the year took...

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Haryana MLA Tests COVID-19 Positive After Attending Solar Eclipse Prayers

A BJP MLA in Haryana, who had attended a religious event in Kurkshetra about a week ago held to mark this year's first solar eclipse, has tested positive for coronavirus.

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Over A Million Views For This Boy's Incredible Dance To Govinda Songs

A video going viral online shows a young boy dancing to some of Govinda's greatest hits. The video has collected over a million views and hundreds of impressed comments on Twitter.

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Photo Of Chief Justice Bobde On A Harley Bike Thrills Twitter

The Chief Justice of India, Sharad Arvind Bobde, has raced to the top trends on social media with images of him trying a Harley Davidson superbike.

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Opinion: The Far From Magnificent Obsession With Ranks At IITs

The world's best institutions do not worry about rankings but in ensuring that they are respected by their peers for the quality of their graduates and research. They have not reached the top by...

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Woman Beheaded In Assam, Attackers Fled With Severed Head: Cops

A 45-year-old woman was decapitated by unidentified persons who fled with the severed head in Assam's Kokrajhar district, police said onSunday.

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Alia's Sadak 2 Will Release Online; "No-Brainer," Says Producer

"This is the best I can do to survive. There are certain things that you do, not out of choice but out of compulsion," said Mukesh Bhatt

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Men Try To Pull Huge Anaconda From Water. Shocking Video Is Viral Again

In a video that may send chills down your spine, a group was filmed trying to pull a gigantic anaconda out of river water.

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19,459 COVID-19 Cases In India In 24 Hours, 5.48 Lakh Total Cases So Far

India's coronavirus tally has surged past 5.48 lakh-mark after 19,459 new patients and 380 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said this morning.

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More Economic Shock Feared As Migrants Don't Want To Return To Cities

From March through May, around 10 million migrant workers fled India's megacities, afraid to be unemployed, hungry and far from family during the world's biggest anti-Covid lockdown.

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Hizbul Commander Killed In J&K. Cops Say Doda District Free Of Terrorists

In a major success in the anti-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir, security forces killed three terrorists, including a commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen, in an encounter in Anantnag district...

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On Amit Shah Alleging "Panic" Over Covid Estimate, Manish Sisodia's Reply

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal believes that the capital's battle against coronavirus is very big and that no one person or agency can deal with it alone, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia...

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Nobel Prize Winners, World Leaders Seek "COVID-19 Vaccines For Free"

More than 100 global leaders, including 18 Nobel Peace Prize laureates, have signed a letter calling on the international community to make COVID-19 vaccines available worldwide as a "common good,"...

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Delhi Man Dies After He Was Beaten Up Over Sharing Of Water: Cops

A man, who was allegedly beaten up by his neighbour and a group of people in south west Delhi's Najafgarh area after a dispute over sharing of water, died due to his injuries later a hospital,...

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CBI Probe Won't Ensure Speedy Justice: Activists On Tamil Nadu Deaths

Tamil Nadu's decision to ask the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) to probe the deaths of a man and his son in Tuticorin in police custody amid allegations of brutality won't ensure speedy...

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Delhi Man Who Went Missing From Airport Traced To Ghaziabad, Quarantined

A 72-year-old man, who went missing from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here upon his arrival from Kazakhstan, was traced to Ghaziabad and sent to home quarantine for 14 days, police...

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"Not Able To Breathe": Man's Message To Father Before He Dies Of COVID-19

A video by a dying 34-year-old man giving his last message to his father from a government hospital in Hyderabad has left people shocked amid the coronavirus pandemic. The man was finally admitted to...

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3 Terrorists Killed In Encounter In J&K's Anantnag

Three terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces at Khulchohar area of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Monday.

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UN Changes Phrase In 75th Anniversary Draft After India, 5 Others Object

UN General Assembly President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande has changed a phrase in the draft declaration to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations after India along with countries including...

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288 COVID-19 Deaths In US In Last 24 Hours: Report

The United States added 288 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours, the Johns Hopkins University tally showed Sunday, with the infection rate remaining high as the country struggles to control a new surge of the...

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Live Updates: COVID-19 Death Count In India Crosses 16,000 Mark

Coronavirus Live Updates: India recorded its biggest surge in the number of coronavirus cases in 24 hours for a second consecutive day with 19,906 new patients, taking the total to 5,28,859...

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Meghalaya Chief Minister Tests Negative For Coronavirus

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, who travelled to Manipur and Delhi last week, tested negative for coronavirus infection, officials said on Sunday.

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Delhi's Civic Body Checking Seismic Stability Of High-Rise Buildings

Seeking to ensure seismic stability of high-rise buildings, the SDMC has started identifying such structures and issuing notices to groups and institutions to submit structural audit reports, it said...

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Focus On Tackling COVID-19, Chinese Aggression: Congress MP To Centre

Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Sunday said that the government should focus on tackling coronavirus pandemic and Chinese aggression instead of worrying about the party.

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"My Passion Became My Purpose": SRK On Completing 28 Years In Bollywood

"More than my professionalism, I believe my passionalism will see me through many more years of service to all of you," wrote SRK

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1 Year Of Article 15: Ayushmann Celebrates With A Video Collage

The video collage features snippets of Ayushmann Khurrana's performance from Article 15

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Mandana Karimi's Sunday Plan Looks Like Ours

"Happy Sunday you all," Mandana wrote

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Virus Containment Zones In Delhi Rise To 417; Nearly 2.45 Lakh Screened

The number of COVID-19 containment zones in Delhi has risen to 417 after re-mapping of such areas, while around 2.45 lakh people have been screened in a mammoth exercise to check the spread of...

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Door-To-Door Survey Under "Kill Corona" Drive In Madhya Pradesh From July

The Madhya Pradesh government will launch a ''Kill Corona'' campaign from July 1 to control the spread of coronavirus in the state.

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Those Who Eyed Indian Territory In Ladakh Received Befitting Reply": PM

Mann Ki Baat: PM on Ladakh face-off: "India bows to our brave martyrs. They've always kept India safe, valour will always be remembered"

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Yogi Adityanath To Visit Ayodhya, Inspect Ram Temple Construction Work

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will visit the Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya on Sunday afternoon and inspect the ongoing temple construction work, officials said.

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Highlights: Need To Be More Careful Of COVID During Unlock1, Says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the nation through his radio programme "Mann Ki Baat". This is the 66th edition of his monthly radio programme.

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"Value Your Loved Ones": Neetu Shares A Throwback Pic With Rishi Kapoor

"Big or small, we all have a battle to fight in our heads," wrote Neetu Kapoor

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Telangana Government, Vice-President Pay Tributes To PV Narasimha Rao

Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao was remembered by various leaders on the occasion of his birth anniversary today. He was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the 9th Prime Minister of...

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Man's Best Friend: 5 Times Hero Dogs Came To The Rescue Of Humans

Heartwarming stories of heroic dogs who saved their owners from danger.

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This Throwback Pic Of Big B With Abhishek And Agastya Is Pure Love

"Father, son, grandson.. some years ago," wrote Amitabh Bachchan

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Salons Reopen In Maharashtra After Over 3 Months

Hair salons in Maharashtra reopened today, after over three months of downing shutters due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

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There's A Huge Python Hiding In This Pic. Can You Find It?

A Queensland-based snake catching service shared a photo of a yard, challenging people to find the snake hiding in it.

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Nearly 20,000 Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 Hours For First Time

India recorded its biggest surge in the number of coronavirus cases in 24 hours for a second consecutive day with 19,906 new patients, taking the total to 528,859 infections, the Union Health Ministry...

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Global COVID-19 Cases Near 10 Million. India, Brazil With A Third Of Them

Global coronavirus cases neared 10 million on Sunday according to a Reuters tally, marking a major milestone in the spread of the respiratory disease that has so far killed almost half a million...

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Part Of Hyderabad's Chowmahalla Palace Collapses After Heavy Rain

The roof of a balcony in the entrance of the iconic Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad collapsed and fell to the ground on Saturday evening, following heavy rain in the city.

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India's Virus Fight People-Driven: PM At Meet With Indian-Origin Doctors

India's fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic is driven by its people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, attributing the "success" against the pandemic to the implementation of the...

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"Coronavirus Better Than Hunger": UP Migrant Workers Going Back To Work

As India continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic and flagging economic growth, some of Uttar Pradesh's 30 lakh-plus migrant workers who returned during the lockdown are going back to work.

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Gay Pride Events Go Online To Mark 50th Anniversary Amid Pandemic

Fifty years on from the first Gay Pride march, the LGBT community and their supporters took many of their events online Saturday, responding to the threat of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Some Foreigners Acted as Virus Carriers: Police On Delhi Mosque Event

Delhi Police, in its chargesheets filed against foreign members of Tablighi Jamaat, said that they have disobeyed the regulation and lockdown, most of them had arrived from countries where COVID-19...

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Live Updates: Karnataka Announces Full Lockdown On Sundays From July 5

COVID-19 Live Updates: Full lockdown will be enforced every Sunday in Karnataka from July 5 , the state government has decided after a meeting called by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to discuss the...

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3 Drug Traffickers With 300 kg Cannabis Injured In Police Firing In Noida

Three men allegedly transporting 300 kg of cannabis were injured in an encounter with police in Greater Noida on Saturday night, officials said.

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Washington, DC, Statehood Approved By US House In Historic Vote

Four decades after launching its drive for US statehood, Washington, DC, was poised to take a step toward becoming the 51st state as the House of Representatives on Friday approved its admission.

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Single Portal For Info On Govt, Private Job Vacancies In Goa: Chief Minister

The portal is part of a number of measures announced by the state government on Friday to help the industrialists and common people in the state recover from the situation created by COVID-19.

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Planets Around Nearby Star Intrigue Astronomers In Search For Alien Life

Up to three planets - potentially rocky like Earth - have been spotted around a star located relatively near our solar system - a planetary system offering astronomers intriguing possibilities in the...

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"BJP Speaking In Semi-Truths": P Chidambaram On Chinese Funds Allegations

Congress leader P Chidambaram has hit out at BJP President JP Nadda for speaking "semi-truths" over allegations of impropriety in the transfer of Rs 20 lakh from the Prime Minister's Relief Fund to...

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Microsoft To Permanently Close All Retail Stores, Move Operations Online

Microsoft said Friday it will close all of its stores and move its retail operations online, keeping just four locations and transforming them into "experience centers."

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For Kim Sharma, Weekends Used To Come With This "Possibility"

"Weekends used to come with the possibility of a pool," Kim Sharma captioned her throwback photo

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UK To Suspend Quarantine Rules For Passengers From Low-Risk Countries

Britain will ditch a 14-day quarantine period for people arriving from countries it deems to be lower risk for COVID-19 , the government said on Friday.

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Russia Offered Terrorists Bounties To Kill US Soldiers In Afghan: Report

US intelligence has concluded that the Russian military offered bounties to Taliban-linked terrorists in Afghanistan to kill American troops and other coalition forces, the New York Times reported on...

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Earthmover Used To Take Andhra Coronavirus Patient's Body To Crematorium

The body of a coronavirus patient, a 72-year-old man, in Andhra Pradesh was shifted to the crematorium from his house in an earthmover, causing uproar from political leaders belonging to the...

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Over 18,000 Covid Cases In 24 Hours For 1st Time; 5.08 Lakh Total Cases

Over 18,000 people tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours in India, the biggest one-day jump in the country since the pandemic was first reported in January.

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Starbucks Employee Gets $32,000 After Customer's Post On Masks Backfires

A barista in San Deigo, who declined to serve a woman because she was not wearing a mask, received praise from Internet users and whopping USD 32,000 in tips.

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World Facing Two-Pronged Attack Of Virus And Misinformation: S Jaishankar

Asserting that the world stands at a "transformative moment", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said a dispassionate scrutiny and reform of all multilateral entities were needed to make...

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Nurse Dies Of Coronavirus In Telangana 4 Days Before Retirement

A head nurse of the Government General and Chest Hospital in Hyderabad died after testing positive from Covid-19. The senior nurse, who was set to retire by the end of June, was admitted to Gandhi...

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L'Oreal To Drop Words Such As 'Whitening' From Skin Products

L'Oreal, the world's biggest cosmetics company, will remove words referencing "white", "fair" and "light" from its skin-evening products, a spokeswoman said on Friday, a day after Unilever made a...

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Mammoth Survey To Determine Spread Of COVID-19 In Delhi From Today

Authorities in Delhi will undertake a mammoth exercise from today to determine the spread of the coronavirus disease amidst a rising number of cases in the national capital, which is one of the worst...

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Bollywood Logic: 5 Movie Cliches That Defy Common Sense

Bollywood movies are full of things that would never happen in real life, and perhaps that is exactly what makes them so fun to watch. Here is a look at some Bollywood cliches that have entertained...

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"India's Painful Shecession": Coronavirus Impact Worsens Gender Gap

Women around the world have been hurt financially by the coronavirus outbreak, but the situation in India is more precarious for them than almost anywhere else. For women in India already suffer from...

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5 Killed After Car Plunges Into Rivulet In Jammu And Kashmir

Five people including three children were killed on Friday after the car they were travelling in plunged into Raggi Nala in Doda district.

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Coca Cola Pauses Social Media Advertising For At Least 30 Days

Coca-Cola, a major force in global advertising, announced Friday it would suspend ads on social media for at least 30 days, as platforms face a reckoning over how they deal with racist content.

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Trump Signs "Very Strong" Executive Order To Protect Monuments, Statues

US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that he has signed a "very strong" executive order aimed at protecting the country's monuments and statues from vandalism.

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Defence Research Body Develops UV Conveyor Belt For Baggage Disinfection

A virus obliterating conveyor for the disinfection of baggage has been developed by Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), the Kochi based laboratory of Defence Research and Development...

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Coronavirus India Live Updates: COVID-19 Cases In India Cross 5-Lakh Mark

Coronavirus Live Updates: India's total of coronavirus cases crossed the five lakh-mark on Friday after the country reported its highest single-day spike of over 17,000 cases. Maharashtra, the...

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Assam Floods: Death Count Rises To 16, Over 2.5 Lakh People Affected

Flood waters entered 16 districts of Assam on Friday, affecting over 2.53 lakh people, while the death count due to the deluge rose to 16 after one more person died, officials said.

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"Short-Sighted Policy": Harvard On Suspension Of H-1B, Other Work Visas

The temporary suspension of foreign work visas, including the most sought-after H-1B visas, is a short-sighted policy that threatens scholarly engagement, a top US university has said.

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Baby Elephant Pushes His Friend Into Water. Video Has Twitter In Splits

The video shows one baby elephant pushing another into water in a prank that has left thousands in splits.

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How Mandana Karimi Recreated A Beach Pic At Home

Mandana Karimi fished out a red swimsuit - the one she can be seen wearing in the vacation throwback - and put it on only to pose on her bed

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"Complied With All Legalities": Patanjali Amid Row Over Its COVID-19 Drug

Under flak over the launch of a drug it claims be a cure for COVID-19, yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved on Thursday insisted that it broke no law.

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Protesters Vandalise House Of Bengal Man Accused Of Murder, Sex Assault

Protesters on Thursday vandalised the house of a TMC panchayat member's husband who was among two men arrested for allegedly pushing a woman to her death when she tried to stop them from molesting her...

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Over 17,000 COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours For 1st Time; 4.9 Lakh Total Cases

India registered its biggest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases, recording 17,296 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, to push the overall tally to 4,90,401 lakh as the number of fatalities...

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British Double Amputee, Aged 5, Raises 1 Million Pounds With Walk

Five-year-old Tony Hudgell has raised more than 1 million pounds ($1.24 million) for the London hospital that saved his life by walking 10 km on his new prosthetic legs after being inspired by Captain...

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"Godzilla Dust Cloud" Drifts Over US Southeast, Raising Health Concerns

A massive plume of dust whipped up from the Sahara desert will hover over the US Southeast this weekend, forecasters say, shrouding the region in a brown haze and raising more health concerns in...

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Review: Spectacular Manoj Bajpayee Keeps 'Bhonsle' On Tight Leash

Bhonsle Review: A searing, shattering statement on lives engulfed in the darkness of a bright, bustling city.

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PM Modi To Launch Job Scheme For Migrant Workers In UP Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch "Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan" at 11 am on Friday through video conferencing in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

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No Good Reason For Any Country To Include Coal In COVID-19 Plan: UN Chief

A week after India launched the auction process for coal blocks for commercial mining, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said there is no reason for any country to include coal in their...

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Blog: Battling Addiction In Coronavirus Lockdown

Addiction is a disease of isolation. Social distancing, critical to avoid infection, pushes addicts over the edge and into relapse, say mental health experts. Though the lockdown is the best time for...

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"To Protect Denmark's Interest": Danish PM Postpones Wedding Third Time

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen thought she had finally found a date for her wedding, but has now had to postpone it for a third time due to an EU summit, she said Thursday.

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Can't Accept Increasingly Belligerent China's Ruling Party: Mike Pompeo

Asserting that there can be no compromise between freedom and authoritarianism, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has dismissed the argument that one must calm tensions and simply accept an...

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Rajasthan Pre-Teacher Eligibility Test (PTET) Postponed To August

The Rajasthan Pre Teacher Eligibility Test (PTET 2020) will be held on August 16. Admit cards will be released on August 1.

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BJP "Murdered Democracy" In Manipur To Remain In Power: Congress

The Congress accused the BJP on Thursday of murdering democracy in Manipur by its sinister efforts to remain in power.

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Eye On China Aggression, US Defense Bill Seeks To Include India, Japan

With an eye on the aggressive Chinese behaviour, the National Defense Authorization Act for the fiscal 2021 has sought fighter jet training detachment for India, Japan and Australia in the US Pacific...

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Has PM Misled Nation On Chinese Incursions In Ladakh: Congress

The Congress on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come clean on whether he has misled the nation by saying there has been no intrusion into Indian territory in Ladakh and cited reports...

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Had Frank Discussion With China On Unprovoked Aggression: Top US Diplomat

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that he had a very frank discussion with his Chinese counterpart Wang Jiechi about the "unprovoked aggression" by Beijing on a number of fronts.

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Repatriation Of Indians From Pakistan To Be Completed By Saturday: MEA

Repatriation of 748 Indians, who were stranded in Pakistan due the COVID-19 lockdown, began on Thursday through the integrated checkpost (ICP) Attari and will continue for the next couple of days, the...

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Coronavirus Live Updates: 16,000 New Cases Reported On Thursday

Covid-19 India Updates: India recorded its biggest surge in the number of coronavirus cases in 24 hours for a second consecutive day with 16,922 new patients, taking the total to 4.73 lakh cases, the...

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US Says Reviewing Global Force Posture To Counter China Threat To India

The US is reviewing its global deployment of forces to ensure it is postured appropriately to counter the People's Liberation Army, given the increasing threat posed by China to Asian countries like...

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Trump Says He May Pick Indian-American As Judge For Washington Top Court

US President Donald Trump has announced his intent to nominate Indian-American Vijay Shanker as a judge to the highest court in the nation''s capital.

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Pics From Preity Zinta's "First Trip After 104 Days" Of Social Distancing

"Our first trip - finally after 104 days - was the beach and we loved it as we had the beach to ourselves," wrote Preity Zinta

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"Can't Breathe": Video Of Another Death In US Police Custody Emerges

The chief of police in Tucson, Arizona on Wednesday offered to resign after he released a video showing the death of a Latino man who said "he could not breathe" as police handcuffed him and placed...

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K-Pop Band BTS Dances To 'Chunnari Chunnari'. Video Will Make You LOL

A mashup video of BTS dancing to the song 'Chunnari Chunnari' from the 1999 movie Biwi No 1 is currently going viral on social media.

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Flipping Through The Pages Of Krishna Shroff And Eban's Romantic Diary

Krishna Shroff and Eban Hyams have never shied away from social media PDA

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"One Family's Greed For Power": On Emergency, Amit Shah's Barb At Gandhis

Home Minister Amit Shah today tweeted to honour those who fiercely opposed the Emergency as India completed 45 years since former prime minister Indira Gandhi took extreme freedom-curtailing measures...

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Over 16,000 Covid Cases In 24 Hours For 1st Time, 4.73 Lakh Total Cases

Over 16,000 new coronavirus patients were reported inin India in24 hours for the first time, which takes the total to 4.73 lakh cases.

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Harry, Meghan Sign With A-List Agency To Hit Speaking Circuit

Prince Harry and wife Meghan are ready to hit the speakers' circuit after signing with an agency that works with former US President Obama and other high-profile clients, according to a person...

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Nitish Kumar Inspects Major Irrigation Area For Barrage Project In Bihar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday inspected the Kamla weir in Madhubani district and asked officials to prepare a plan to convert it into a barrage, which would increase the irrigation...

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IIT Bombay First Major Institute To Scrap Face-To-Face Lectures This Year

Amid spike in coronavirus cases across the country, the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has become the first major institute to scrap all face-to-face lectures for the rest of the year "so that...

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Ocean On Jupiter's Moon Europa "Could Be Habitable": Study

Scientists have figured out how the subsurface ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa may have formed and determined that this vast expanse of water may have been able to support microbial life in the...

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Trudeau Takes Son Out For Ice Cream As COVID Restrictions Ease In Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took his son out for ice cream on Wednesday in his first family outing since Canada started easing out of its pandemic lockdown.

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Trump's Move On Immigration Will Hurt US: Indian-American Trade Group

The temporary suspension of H-1B and other non-immigrant visas by President Donald Trump along with other restrictive policies on immigration is detrimental to the United States and its economy,...

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US Group Raises Pricing Recommendation For Gilead's Remdesivir In COVID

Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral remdesivir could be priced up to $5,080 per course based on benefits shown in COVID-19 patients, a U.S. drug pricing research group suggested on Wednesday, above its...

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"Like Taj Mahal": US Senator On Hiking National Parks' Fee For Foreigners

An influential US Senator has moved a legislation seeking to charge an additional fee between USD 16 and USD 25 from foreign nationals visiting the country's national parks, arguing India does the...

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Republican Police Reform Bill Blocked In US Senate

US Senate Democrats blocked a closely-watched police reform bill on Wednesday, arguing that the Republican measure introduced after George Floyd's killing by police does not go nearly far enough.

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Delhi Gets Its New Mayors; They Say Fighting COVID Top Priority

BJP leader Jai Prakash and party councillors Anamika Mithilesh and Nirmal Jain were on Wednesday elected unopposed as the mayors of three municipal corporations in Delhi.

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With No Income Due To COVID, Delhi Teacher Resorts To Selling Vegetables

A contractual teacher of a Delhi school, who allegedly has not been paid for nearly last two months, is selling vegetables in the national capital amid the lockdown.

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Temple Trust To Sponsor Education Of Children Of Jawan Killed In Pulwama

Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple Trust on Wednesday announced that it will sponsor the education of children of CRPF jawan Sunil Kale, who was killed in an encounter with terrorists in Pulwama on...

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Indian-American Doctors, Gurdwara Distribute Free Meals Amid COVID-19

Indian-American doctors from in and around the national capital along with an eminent gurdwara have launched a food drive for the people impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

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US Will Move Some Troops From Germany To Poland: Trump

President Donald Trump has said that he will send some of the US troops from Germany to Poland.

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US Doubles Reward For IS Leader To $10 Million

The United States on Wednesday doubled to $10 million its reward for the capture of the supremo of the Islamic State extremist movement, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced.

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NASA Renames Headquarters After First Black Female Engineer Mary Jackson

NASA said Wednesday that it will rename its Washington headquarters after its first black female engineer, Mary Jackson, whose story was told in the hit film "Hidden Figures."

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Coronavirus Live: Delhi Crosses 70,000-mark With 3,788 Fresh Cases

Delhi on Wednesday recorded 3,788 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the tally in the city over the 70,000-mark and the death count due to the disease to 2,365.

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'Golmaal Again' To Re-Release In COVID-Free New Zealand

In India, Golmaal Again released in the year 2017

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Andhra MLA Washes, Irons Clothes At Felicitation Event

Srikalahasti MLA B Madhusudan Reddy on Tuesday washed and ironed clothes at a facilitation programme organised by washermen's union in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.

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Indian Restaurant Vandalised In US With Hate Messages Scrawled On Walls

An Indian restaurant in the Sante Fe City of New Mexico, owned by a Sikh, was broken into and vandalised with hate messages scrawled on its walls, a media report said Tuesday.

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On World's Top Restaurant Menu, Dishes According To Lunar Calendar

The world's best restaurant is now serving food according to the phases of the moon, its chef told AFP.

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15,968 Coronavirus Cases In 24 Hours, 465 Deaths In Biggest 1-Day jump

India recorded 15,968 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours and 465 deaths in the biggest one-day jump, taking the tally to nearly 4.65 lakh cases.

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Troubled BJP Government In Manipur Looks For A Fix In Assam, Delhi

Four MLAs of the National People's Party in Manipur were flown from state capital Imphal to Guwahati in Assam in a chartered flight on Wednesday and are likely to go to Delhi today for talks with the...

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Trinamool MLA Tamonash Ghosh, 60, Dies In Hospital. He Tested Positive

Trinamool Congress MLA Tamonash Ghosh, 60, has died in a hospital in West Bengal. He had tested positive for coronavirus last month.

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Saroj Khan Hospitalised, Tests Negative For COVID-19

Saroj Khan complained of breathing issues after which she was taken to a hospital in Bandra

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Every House In Delhi To Be Screened By July 6 In New Covid Response Plan

Every house in Delhi will be screened by July 6 as a part of a new plan to check the spread of coronavirus. The new plan comes as the national capital - that has India's second highest number of...

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"Ingenuity", NASA Craft Headed For Mars, Is Unlike Any Other Helicopter

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter will travel with the Perseverance rover through 314 million miles (505 million kilometres) of interplanetary space to get to Mars.

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North Korea Suspends Military Action Plans Against South: State Media

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has suspended plans for military action against the South, state media reported Wednesday in an apparent sudden dialling-down of tensions after Pyongyang blew up a...

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"Great Awakening Going On": Barack Obama's Swipe At Trump During Campaign

Barack Obama helped raise $11 million for White House hopeful Joe Biden during a Tuesday virtual fundraiser where the former president said a "great awakening" among Americans could help defeat Donald...

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2 Friends In Mumbai Provide Oxygen Tanks To Covid Patients As Cases Rise

As the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Maharashtra, two friends, Shahnawaz Hussain and Abbas Rizvi, are providing free oxygen cylinders to coronavirus patients and other patients with...

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Chhattisgarh: Sanitation Workers, Three Others Die Inside Septic Tank

Three members of a family and a sanitation worker died after inhaling poisonous gases inside a septic tank in Chhattisgarh's Mungeli district on Tuesday, the police said.

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Plastic "Has Entered" Antarctic Terrestrial Food Chain

Scientists have found bits of polystyrene in the guts of tiny, soil-dwelling organisms in the Antarctic, raising concern that microplastics pollution has already "deeply" entered the world's most...

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Bengaluru: IAS Officer Found Dead At Home

An IAS officer, whom the CBI wanted to prosecute in the Rs 4,000-crore IMA ponzi scam, was found dead at his residence on Tuesday night, a senior police officer said.

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"One Nation One Ration Card" Scheme Launched On Pilot Basis In Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday launched the ''One Nation One Ration Card'' scheme at two fair shops here on a pilot basis, a spokesperson said.

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Top Medical Body Validates Country's 1,000th COVID-19 Testing Lab

With an aim to intensify COVID-19 testing across the country, the ICMR on Tuesday validated the 1,000th testing laboratory, while the number of RT-PCR tests for detection of the disease crossed the...

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COVID-19 Live: 1,000 Testing Labs In India, Says Top Medical Body

In the aim of intensifying testing across the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday validated the 1,000th testing laboratory, while the number of RT-PCR tests for detection...

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BJP Has Lost Political Balance, Its Leaders Balance Of Thought: Congress

The Congress on Tuesday hit back at the BJP for attacking Rahul Gandhi over his statements on the Ladakh standoff with China and alleged the ruling party has "lost its political balance and its...

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First Volunteer Given UK's Imperial College COVID-19 Vaccine

The first healthy volunteer has now received a coronavirus vaccine developed by Imperial College London researchers, the team behind the project said on Tuesday.

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Twitter Hides "Abusive" Trump Tweet Targeting Protestors

Twitter on Tuesday hid a tweet from President Donald Trump in which he threatened to use "serious force" against protestors in the US capital, saying it broke rules over abusive content.

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Bihar Police Puts Notice Outside Navjot Singh Sidhu's Residence

Bihar police have put up a notice outside Congress MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu's residence following no response from the latter to meet regarding a case registered against him.

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4.4 Lakh Coronavirus Cases In India, Over 14,000 Deaths

India has added 14,933 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the infection tally to 4,40,215 while the death count rose to 14,011 with 312 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, data from the Union Health...

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"Guided By His Lessons": Microsoft's Satya Nadella Pens Tribute To Father

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella penned an emotional tribute to his late father on the occasion of Father's Day, saying how he had been instrumental in shaping his views of work and life.

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Rath Yatra In Puri Today, But Without Devotees In A Historic First

Puri's famous Rath Yatra started this morning as a large number of priests and temple attendants gathered at the Jagannath Temple, a day after the Supreme Court allowed Odisha to hold the seven-day...

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Pak-Origin 26/11 Attacks Plotter Not A Flight Risk: Attorney To US court

Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, who was rearrested in Los Angeles on an extradition request by India for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, is not a flight risk,...

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Army Chief's Visit To Ladakh Today, Week After Deadly Clash With China

Army Chief General MM Naravane will visit Leh today to review the on-ground situation after the face-off between Indian and Chinese soldiers in the Galwan valley in which 20 Indian troops were killed...

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Amazon, Google, Twitter Criticise Trump's Order To Pause Work Visas

President Donald Trump signed an order Monday temporarily halting access to several employment-based visas, affecting hundreds of thousands of people seeking to work in the U.S. The technology...

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China Launches Final Satellite Rivalling GPS In Global Navigation

China on Tuesday launched the final satellite in its homegrown geolocation system designed to rival the US GPS network, marking a major step in its race for market share in the lucrative sector.

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After The Oscars, Golden Globes 2021 Postponed As Well

"78th annual Golden Globe(r) Awards will take place on Sunday, February 28, 2021," the Golden Globe Awards authority announced on Twitter

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US Restricts Special Flights From India, Alleges "Unfair Practices"

The U.S. government on Monday restricted charter flights from India, accusing the nation of "unfair and discriminatory practices" by violating a treaty governing aviation between the two countries.

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Two More Trump Campaign Staffers Positive For COVID-19

Two more members of US President Donald Trump's campaign staff who helped organize his weekend election rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have tested positive for coronavirus, the campaign said Monday.

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Trudeau Slams "Political" Detentions, After China Spy Charges

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday blasted China's detention of two Canadians for "political ends," following charges against them for spying.

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Kerala Chief Minister Requests Centre To Resume Flight Services To Dubai

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday urged the Centre to resume flight services to Dubai after the gulf nation allowed its residents stuck abroad due to COVID-19 induced lockdown, to...

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US Congressmen Ask Donald Trump To Revoke Suspension Of H-1B Visas

Top American lawmakers have urged US President Donald Trump to revoke the temporary suspension of H-1B and other non-immigrant visas.

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Rajnath Singh Reaches Moscow To Attend 75th Victory Day Parade

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday reached Moscow for a three-day visit to attend 75th Victory Day Parade.

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Neem Tree's "Birthday" Celebrated In Bhopal Market

Shop owners of a market in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal continued a 26-year-old environment conservation ritual by celebrating the "birthday" of a neem tree, though the affair this year was muted due...

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Dutch Defence Minister Thanks India For ''Gift'' Of Yoga

Finding inner peace is crucial for the armed forces and yoga is a beautiful way to find the balance, Dutch Defence Minister Ank Bijleveld has said, thanking India for the "wonderful gift" to the...

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Suspension Of Work Visas To Free Nearly 5.25 Lakh Jobs In US: White House

The temporary suspension of foreign work visas including H-1B and L1, that benefit Indian IT professionals, is expected to free up to 5,25,000 jobs in the US, senior administration officials said...

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CRPF Jawan Dies, 2 Terrorists Killed In Encounter In J&K's Pulwama

CRPF jawan dies for India, two terrorists killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama

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Assam: Pollution Control Board Withdraws Closure Notice To Oil India

The Pollution Control Board, Assam, on Monday, has withdrawn the closure notice which directed Oil India Limited (OIL) to "close down" all production and drilling operations of all the installations...

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"Moving To Merit-Based System": US As Trump Temporarily Suspends H1-B

US President Donald Trump has directed his administration to "reform" the H-1B visa system and move in the direction of merit-based immigration, White House officials have said.

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Coronavirus Live Update: Global COVID-19 Cases Cross Past 9 Million

According to an AFP tally, as of Monday, more than nine million people have now been infected with the new coronavirus worldwide.

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Trump Says US Coronavirus Death Count Could Surpass 150,000

The death count from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States could surpass 150,000, President Donald Trump said Monday.

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Trump To Suspend H-1B Work Visas And Others Through End Of Year

US President Donald Trump will expand an existing visa ban to include certain non-immigrant work visas as part of a move to protect US workers amid the economic devastation tied to the coronavirus...

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Top Court To Hear Pleas Seeking Recall Of 'No Rath Yatra This Year' Order

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear petitions seeking to recall its order putting on hold the annual Lord Jagannath rath yatra this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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India, China Lt General-Level Talks Today, Galwan Valley To Be Discussed

Senior military-level talks between India and China will be held today. All issues including Galwan Valley will be discussed.

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Earthquake Strikes Mizoram, PM Modi Assures Support To State

Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga of all possible support from the Centre after an earthquake of 5.3 magnitude hit the northeastern state on Monday damaging...

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"Online Community Being Hurtful": Ratan Tata's Emotional Instagram Post

Industrialist Ratan Tata on Sunday appealed for "empathy" as he pointed out that "online community (is) being hurtful to each other, bringing each other down, harshly and with quick judgements".

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"Only One Winner Here. Me": Sonakshi To Trolls Mocking Twitter Exit

"Your negativity has never served me or my life," wrote Sonakshi Sinha

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TikTok Teens, K-Pop Fans Signed Up For Trump's Rally With No Plans To Go

U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday hosted a fraction of the expected supporters. Some of the no-shows may have been teenagers who decided to RSVP with no...

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Trump To Order New H-1B Visa Curbs By Monday, Set To Hit 240,000 Workers

US President Donald Trump's plan to restrict employment-based visas could affect an estimated 240,000 people seeking to work in the US across industries from technology to finance and hospitality.

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First Coronavirus Death In Goa After 85-Year-Old Woman Dies In Hospital

An 85-year-old woman, who tested positive for coronavirus earlier, succumbed to the infection on Monday, making it the first case of death due to the viral disease in the state, Health Minister...

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1.83 Lakh COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours, World's Biggest One-Day Jump: WHO

The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 183,020 in a 24-hour period.

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TikTok Users, K-Pop Fans Registered For Trump Rally With No Plans To Go

TikTok users and fans of Korean pop music took partial credit for inflating attendance expectations at a less-than-full arena at US President Donald Trump's first political rally in months, held in...

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445 Coronavirus Deaths In India In 24 Hours In Biggest One-Day Jump

India has over 4.25 lakh coronavirus cases, recording the biggest single-day jump of 445 deaths amid renewed concerns over the rapid rise in new infections in the country. The spike in cases has taken...

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Driver Flees Car On Finding Snake, Then Calls Police "Hysterically"

Police in the US state of Missouri recently received a call from a woman who sounded hysterical. Turns out, she had found a snake in her car, parked it on a highway and fled the vehicle upon making...

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PM "Must Be Mindful Of Implications Of Words": Manmohan Singh On Ladakh

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in a statement today on the Ladakh clash in which 20 soldiers were killed, said the Prime Minister must "always be mindful of the implications of his words", in...

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Pakistani Troops Shell Forward Areas Along Line Of Control In J&K

Pakistani troops opened fire and lobbed mortar shells at forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri and Poonch districts on Monday in violation of a ceasefire...

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Noida's Sector-50 Metro Station To Be Dedicated For Transgender Community

Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) will make Noida's Sector-50 metro station a dedicated station for the transgender community, said Noida Authority CEO Ritu Maheshwari on Sunday.

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Gunman Injures 9 In Shooting Spree In Upstate New York: Report

As many as nine people including a teenager, sustained injuries after a gunman went on a shooting spree at a large gathering in upstate New York, CNN reported.

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Air India Flight With Indian Students From Kyrgyzstan Lands In Indore

Under the third phase of "Vande Bhatrat" Mission, a special Air India flight with 148 Indian students onboard from Kyrgyzstan, landed at Indore Airport on Sunday.

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Chennai Comes To A Standstill On First Total "Sunday Shutdown"

The first "Sunday shutdown" as part of efforts to contain the spiralling COVID-19 cases brought Chennai and its suburbs to a standstill while the city civic body said its fever camps to help detect...

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Delhi Wakes Up To Heavy Rain, Strong Winds

Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds lashed parts of the national capital early morning on Monday.

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Include Bengal In Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan: Congress Leader to PM

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to incorporation West Bengal under the "Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan".

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Coronavirus Live: 57 Girls At Government-Run Home In Kanpur Test Positive

Fifty-seven girls who live at a government-run shelter in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the past week. This means the institution is now a COVID-19 cluster...

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Centre Has Given Full Freedom To Army To Deal With China: G Kishan Reddy

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said that government has given full freedom to the Indian Army on how to deal with China.

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US Attorney General Seconds Trump Warning On Mail-In Voting

Attorney General William Barr on Sunday assailed the use of mail-in ballots in US elections, saying they could "open the floodgates of potential fraud."

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International Yoga Day 2020: 5 Best Yoga Benefits For Health And Mind

Yoga Day 2020: The benefits of doing yoga are multifold and extend beyond the physical. If you are keen to adopt a healthier lifestyle, yoga is a great way to begin. Here are five benefits of doing...

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Skywatchers Post Pics On Social Media As Solar Eclipse Becomes Visible

People across India started posting photos of the solar eclipse on social media this morning once the planetary event became visible from their cities. People in parts of Rajasthan, Haryana, and...

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International Yoga Day 2020: See In Pics How It Is Being Observed

International Yoga Day 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who played an instrumental role in popularizing yoga in the world after coming to power in 2014, said in his message today. Since 2015,...

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"Stand With Sushant's Fans": Salman Requests His Fans On Twitter

"Please support and stand by his family and fans as the loss of a loved one is extremely painful," wrote Salman Khan

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15,413 Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 Hours In Biggest One-Day Jump

India's coronavirus tally surged to 4,10,461 infections this morning as it registered the steepest one-day jump of 15,413 new patients in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said this...

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Trump May Announce Foreign Workers' Visa Restrictions In 2 Days: Report

President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would announce new restrictions on visas within a couple of days to block the entry of certain foreign workers and protect Americans struggling with a job...

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Massive Phishing Attack By "Malicious Actors" Expected Today: Centre

The government has asked people to guard against a massive phishing attack that could mimic official communication on COVID-19 pandemic to steal personal data and financial information.

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Bail To Pak-Origin 26/11 Convict Will Strain Ties With India: US Lawyer

Describing 26/11 convict Tahawwur Rana, a Pak-origin Canadian businessman as a flight risk, the United States has opposed his release on bail, arguing that if he were to flee to Canada, he may escape...

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7 Foreigners, Blacklisted For Islamic Sect Event, Approach Supreme Court

Seven foreign nationals have approached the Supreme Court, challenging the Home Ministry's decision to blacklist them for their alleged involvement in activities of the Tablighi Jamaat - the Islamic...

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"India's Great Gift To World": President Kovind Tweets Yoga Pics

Yoga is "India's great gift to the world," President Ram Nath Kovind said this morning as he shared some of his pictures to mark the International Yoga Day where he could be seen exercising.

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Indo-Tibetan Border Police Personnel Perform Yoga In Sub-Zero Temperature

Amid snow-white mountain peaks and sub zero temperatures of Ladakh, the soldiers of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) performed yoga asanas at an altitude of 18,000 feet on the occasion of...

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Hollywood Pins Hopes On Russell Crowe's Thriller As Theatres Reopen In US

After more than three months of coronavirus-mandated limbo, Hollywood is headed back to the big screen -- and hoping that Russell Crowe's road rage thriller "Unhinged" will jump-start the recovery.

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Kanwar Yatra Suspended In View Of COVID-19

Kanwar yatra during the auspicious month of "Shravan" will remain suspended this year in view of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an official release issued on Saturday.

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"Slow The Testing Down": Trump's Controversial Advice To COVID Responders

US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was encouraging coronavirus response workers to slow down testing, arguing that increased tests lead to more cases being discovered. The president has...

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Trump Holds Fiery Rally For First Time In 3 Months, Staff Test Positive

US President Donald Trump hailed his supporters as "warriors" Saturday for defying the coronavirus and attacked his Democratic rivals at his first campaign rally in three months, an event with crowds...

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"Pranayama" Can Help Boost Immunity Amid Pandemic: PM On Yoga Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that pranayama can help "boost immunity" as he addressed the nation this morning to mark International Yoga Day event.

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"They Have Come To Blows, Will Help Them": Trump On India-China Tension

The United states is talking to both India and China to help them resolve their ongoing border tensions, President Donald Trump said on Saturday.

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6 Trump Staffers At Tulsa Re-Election Rally Test Positive For Coronavirus

Six members of a campaign advance team working in Tulsa ahead of Donald Trump's Saturday rally have tested positive for COVID-19, his campaign said, hours before the president was set to take the...

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PM Modi Addresses Nation On International Yoga Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation and participate in an online event to celebrate International Yoga Day today as the occasion is set to be marked on digital media platforms without...

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Top US Prosecutor Who Probed Trump's Allies Fired Triggering Outrage

America's top law enforcement official told a federal prosecutor known for probing allies of President Donald Trump that he was fired Saturday -- sparking uproar and triggering an inquiry by...

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On Father's Day, Google Let's You Doodle E-Cards For Dads Everywhere

Google is celebrating Father's Day 2020 with a doodle that lets users make a digital card for their fathers. This comes at a time when many are away from their parents amid strict travel restrictions...

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War Hero Crucial To Pakistan's Surrender In 1971 Dies At 97

Maj Gen (retd) Lachhman Singh Lehl, who commanded the 20 Mountain Division of the Army that exhibited massive courage and valour during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, has died aged 97, officials said on...

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Many Injured As Man Goes On Stabbing Rampage In UK Park: Cops

An assailant went on a stabbing rampage in a park filled with people relaxing in the southern English city of Reading on Saturday, leaving "a number of people" injured, according to police.

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Cops Seek Details Of Sushant Singh Rajput's Contracts With Yash Raj Films

The Mumbai Police, which is investigating the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, has sent a letter to Yash Raj Films, seeking details of the contracts it had signed with the actor, an...

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Ajay Maken, Gaurav Gogoi Quarantined In Manipur, Says BJP's Ram Madhav

BJP leader Ram Madhav on Friday said that Congress leaders Ajay Maken and Gaurav Gogoi have been promptly quarantined by the Manipur health authorities.

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Protesters Topple Statue Of Confederate General In Washington DC: Report

Protesters have toppled Washington DC's only statue of a Confederate general and set it on fire, according to US media, an act labeled a "disgrace" by President Donald Trump.

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Pak Drone On Mission To Drop Weapons For Terrorists Shot Down In J&K

A drone carrying weapons near Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir was shot down by the Border Security Forces today, the police said. An American-origin M4 rifle, two magazines and ammunition have been...

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"Sushant, Ankita Were Made For Each Other": Friend Shares Fond Memories

"Even when you both separated, you only prayed for his happiness and success," Sandip Singh wrote for Ankita Lokhande

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Top Court Unhappy Over Plea Alleging Bias In Listing Of Cases By Registry

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed unhappiness over a plea which alleged bias on the part of its Registry in listing the cases of influential lawyers before benches and said that the department has...

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Pak-Origin Plotter Of 26/11 Attacks Arrested In US, Faces Extradition

Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana has been arrested in Los Angeles on an extradition request by India for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, in which 166 people were...

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Trump Intends To Nominate Indian-American To Top Finance Agency Board

US President Donald Trump on Friday announced his intention to nominate Indian-American Deven Parekh as a member of the Board of Directors of the International Development Finance Corporation.

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'Lord Of The Rings' Actor Ian Holm Dies At 88

Ian Holm was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal as the coach Sam Mussabini in the 1981 award-winning film Chariots Of Fire.

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14,516 Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 hours In Steepest One-Day Jump

14,516 coronavirus cases in India in 24 hours in steepest one-day jump; over 3.95 lakh total cases so far, 12,948 deaths

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Rahul Gandhi Tweets 2 Questions To PM Day After Meet On China Tension

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi this morning tweeted two questions for the government, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an all-party meeting to discuss the India-China clash at Ladakh on...

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Learn 5 Yoga Poses With The Help Of These Easy Video Tutorials

With International Day of Yoga just around the corner, now is the best time to start your yoga journey by learning a few simple poses.

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"Rogue Actor" China Escalated Border Tensions With India: Mike Pompeo

The US on Friday criticised the Chinese Army for "escalating" the border tension with India and described the ruling Chinese Communist Party as a "rogue actor."

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"Won't Let Sacrifice At Galwan Valley Go In Vain": Air Force Chief

Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria says "Won't let sacrifice at Galwan Valley go in vain"

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"Won't Be Treated Like In New York": Trump Warns Protesters In Oklahoma

US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened unspecified action against any protesters at his weekend re-election rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in a warning that his campaign said was not directed at...

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Last Rites Of 4 Soldiers Killed In Ladakh Face-Off Performed In Bihar

Gun salutes mingled with cries of revenge as bodies of four Army soldiers from Bihar, among the 20 who were killed in the border clashes with Chinese troops, were consigned to flames at their...

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Fossil Of Elephant Nearly 8-Million-Years-Old Found In UP's Saharanpur

The fossil of an elephant was discovered from the Siwalik sediments exposed in the vicinity of Badshahi Bagh area in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur.

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Toronto's "Graffiti Alley" Repainted To Honour George Floyd, Fight Racism

Dozens of street artists have painted over parts of Toronto's "Graffiti Alley" in shades of black and gray in a message of solidarity with anti-racism protesters following the death in US police...

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Parts Of Delhi, Adjoining Areas Hit By Early Morning Rain, Strong Winds

Parts of Delhi witnessed heavy rain accompanied by strong winds in the early morning hours of Saturday.

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Over 100 Terrorists Neutralised In J&K In Last Five Months: Top Cop

Senior police and Army officers on Friday said that the last one-and-a-half years have been the most peaceful times in Jammu and Kashmir and with every successful anti-terror operation, security...

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Centre Asks States To Strictly Follow Home-Isolation Rules To Curb Virus

The centre on Friday asked states to ensure strict implementation of the Union Home Ministry's guidelines on home isolation at the field level to effectively curb the spread of coronavirus, after...

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Man Stabbed To Death In Delhi After Fight Over Parking Spot: Police

A fight over parking spot in Delhi's Ashok Vihar took a violent turn as five men attacked and stabbed to death a 56-year-old man on Thursday. The man's wife and son have sustained injuries in the...

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Coronavirus Cases In Brazil Surpass One Million-Mark

Brazil passed the bleak milestone of one million coronavirus cases Friday, as the number of infections and deaths continues to surge in Latin America's largest country.

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India Will Preside UN Security Council For Month Of August In 2021

India, which has been elected as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, will serve as the president of the powerful 15-nation UN body for the month of August, 2021.

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Rajya Sabha Election Updates: Polling For 24 Seats Begins Amid Security

Voting for elections to 24 Rajya Sabha seats began today at 9am. Elections are being held on four seats each from Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, three each from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan,...

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"Found Life's Purpose": Meet The Man Who Didn't Let Paralysis Stop Him

Rajeev Poddar was just 9-years-old when he lost the use of his legs due to paralysis. He did not let paralysis stop him from following his passion - teaching.

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13,586 Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 Hours In Steepest One-Day Jump

India has reported 13,586 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours in the biggest one-day spike. Government data shows the highly infectious disease has claimed 336 lives in the last 24 hours

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Oxford Done, Malala Yousafzai's Plan Includes Netflix (For Now)

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has completed her degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Britain's prestigious Oxford University.

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UK Says Post-Study Work Visa Rights Of Indian Students Safe Amid Pandemic

The UK government has issued updated guidelines to confirm that international students, including Indians, will remain eligible for post-study work rights at the end of their degree course even if...

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Review: Jimmy Sheirgill Powers 'Your Honor'

Your Honor Review: Mita Vashisht is brilliant as the simmering, sniggering, stonewalling police officer, Varun Badola stands tall in the guise of a family man forced by circumstances to stoop low.

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"Disappointing": Canada PM On Jagmeet Singh's Expulsion From Parliament

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday stood behind the leader of an opposition party who had been temporarily thrown out of Parliament for accusing another member of racism.

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Facebook Removes Trump Campaign Ads With Symbol Once Used By Nazis

Facebook on Thursday deactivated dozens of ads placed by US President Donald Trump's reelection campaign that included a symbol once used by the Nazis to designate political prisoners in concentration...

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Chinese Army May Have Provoked Clash To Grab Indian Territory: US Senator

For the sake of grabbing territory, the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) of China appears to have instigated the most violent clash between the two Asian giants, a top American Senator said on Thursday.

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China's Border Acts To Take Advantage Of COVID Distractions: US Official

China opening multiple fronts like the one on India border may be because of Beijing's assessment that the world is distracted due to COVID-19 pandemic and it may advantage of it, a top American...

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US Considering Restoring India's Preferential Trade Status: Top Official

The US is mulling over restoring India's beneficiary status under its trade preference programme Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) on receiving a counterbalancing proposal from New Delhi, a top...

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High-Stakes Battle In Rajya Sabha Today For Seats From 10 States

Elections to 24 Rajya Sabha seats - most of them put on hold since March by the coronavirus pandemic -- will finally be held today. The build-up to the elections, in which seats from 10 states are at...

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"Deepest Condolences To People Of India": US On Soldiers Killed In Action

The US has conveyed it condolences to India after 20 soldiers laid down their lives in stopping Chinese aggression in eastern Ladakh on Monday. "We extend our deepest condolences to the people of...

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China Publishes Coronavirus Genome Data After Latest Beijing Outbreak

China has published the genome data for the coronavirus behind the latest COVID-19 outbreak in the capital city of Beijing, the website of state-backed National Microbiology Data Center showed on...

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Atlanta Cop Charged With Murder For Shooting Black Man Surrenders

The former Atlanta police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks last week turned himself into authorities on Thursday afternoon, in keeping with an arrangement with...

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"Traitor" John Bolton Spreading "Outright Falsehoods": Mike Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo late Thursday ripped into John Bolton for his explosive memoir about working for President Donald Trump, calling the former national security advisor a "traitor."

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Guard Of Honour, Sea Of Crowd At Jawan's Funeral In Patna

The last rites of Havaldar Sunil Kumar, who laid his life for the nation during violent face-off with Chinese troops in Galwan valley on June 15-16, were performed in Bihar's Maner on Thursday.

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Mark International Day Of Yoga With Family, Follow Social Distancing: PM

Ahead of the sixth International Day of Yoga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said yoga provides multi-dimensional solutions to many challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Further US Lockdowns Not Needed, Says Top Health Expert Anthony Fauci

The United States does not require more widespread lockdowns to get its COVID-19 outbreak under control, despite the fact that the daily infection rate has remained relatively flat, leading government...

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RJD Authorises Lalu Yadav To Nominate Candidates For Bihar Council Polls

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Thursday authorised the party's national president Lalu Prasad Yadav for nominating candidates for the Bihar Legislative Council polls scheduled to be held on July 6.

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Teen From UK's Hampshire Charged With Plotting Terror Attack: Police

A 14-year-old boy from the southern England region of Hampshire has been charged with plotting a terror attack and produced before the Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Thursday.

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MNF, ZPM, Congress In Triangular Fight For Mizoram's Rajya Sabha Seat

The stage is set for election to Mizoram's lone Rajya Sabha seat, which will witness a triangular contest today.

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Irrfan's Son Babil, Often Told "You Look Like Your Dad," Shared A Pic

The caption to Babil's post simply read: "'Oh my god, you look just like your dad!'"

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"That's Mumbai": Tweets Dublin Airport After Image Mix-Up

Dublin Airport has issued a clarification after news and lifestyle website 'Lovin Dublin' used a picture of Mumbai Airport in a story about the capital of the Republic of Ireland.

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"Resolutely Opposes": China On G7 Statement On Hong Kong Security Law

China said Thursday it "resolutely opposed" comments from G7 foreign ministers urging it to reconsider its proposed Hong Kong national security law.

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Havildar Palani Last Rites Held With Full Military Honours In His Village

Havildar K Palani, one of the 20 Indian army soldiers killed in a violent clash with the Chinese troops in Ladakh, was laid to rest at hisnative village here with full military honours on Thursday.

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Second India, China Major General-Level Talks After Ladakh Face-Off

A day after inconclusive talks over the eastern Ladakh face-off, a Major General of the Indian Army is restarting talks at Galwan valley this morning. The talks being held are in the area where...

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Joe Biden Accuses Donald Trump Of "Surrendering" To Coronavirus

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday accused President Donald Trump of "surrendering" to the coronavirus pandemic and failing to stay prepared for a resurgence that could put a...

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Finding The Snake In This Pic Is "Very Hard". How Quickly Can You Do It?

Author and children's book illustrator Gergely Dudas recently devised an interesting puzzle for his social media followers - asking them to find the snake in an illustration of a jungle.

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"Deeply Grateful": PM As India Elected Unopposed To UN Security Council

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that he was "deeply grateful" after India was elected unopposed as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. India won 184 votes in the 193-member...

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12,881 Coronavirus Cases In India In Biggest 24-Hour Jump

India has reported 12,881 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours in the biggest one-day spike. Government data shows the highly infectious disease has claimed 334 lives in the last 24 hours. India has...

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China's Claim On Galwan Valley "Exaggerated, Untenable": India

The government has said "making exaggerated and untenable claims" on disputed areas along the Line of Actual Control or LAC is against the understanding that military commanders of India and China had...

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Trump Seen "Pleading With China's Xi" To Ensure 2020 Win: Ex-Aide In Book

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton writes in a new book that President Donald Trump asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help him win re-election by buying more U.S. farm products, according...

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Coronavirus Live Update: COVID-19 Cases Cross 3.66 Lakh-Mark

India today reported over 12,000 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours in the biggest one-day spike. The country has so far reported 3,66,946 coronavirus cases; 1,94,935 have recovered. The number of...

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Oxford College Votes To Remove Statue Of Man Behind Rhodes Scholarship

An Oxford University college has voted in favour of removing a statue of 19th-century colonialist Cecil Rhodes, less than two weeks after thousands of protestors called for it to be taken down.

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Twitter Tests New Voice Tweeting Feature

Twitter Inc said on Wednesday it is testing a new feature that will allow users to tweet using their voice, capturing up to 140 seconds of audio in a single tweet.

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China Warns US Of "Consequences" After Trump Signs Uighur Rights Act

Beijing on Thursday slammed a US bill that would sanction Chinese officials over the mass incarceration of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, saying it "maliciously attacks" China's policy in the...

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Centre To Ask BSNL Not To Use Chinese Equipment For 4G Ugrade: Sources

The Telecom department has decided to "firmly tell" the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited or BSNL not to use Chinese equipment in the upgradation of the 4G equipment. Telecom companies like...

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"Had Plans For Marriage": Family After Soldier Dies In Galwan Valley

When Sepoy Gurbinder Singh came home last year, he got engaged. "We had plans for his marriage this year when he was to return home on leave," his uncle Jagseer Singh told PTI.

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Will Come Home After Lockdown: Soldier Killed In Ladakh Clash Told Family

When Naik Deepak Kumar Singh told his grandmother on the phone a few days ago from his Ladakh post that he will come home after the coronavirus-induced lockdown ends, he did not know it would be his...

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85 Indians Repatriated From Madagascar Under Vande Bharat Mission

Around 85 Indians, living and working in Madagascar, departed for India in a special chartered flight under the third phase of Vande Bharat's repatriation mission.

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Pepper Spray, Scuffles As French Bargain Hunters Jostle For PlayStation

French police pushed back several hundred people jostling to get their hands on cut-price PlayStation 4s at the launch of a new Lidl supermarket outside Paris on Wednesday.

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Trump Government Seeks Emergency Order To Block Ex-Aide Bolton's Memoir

The US Justice Department filed an emergency order Wednesday seeking to halt release of ex-national security advisor John Bolton's book, the second time in two days that President Donald Trump tried...

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"Overwhelming Support": Ambassador Tirumurti After India's Election To UN

India received overwhelming support in its election to the UN Security Council and it will continue to provide leadership and a new orientation for a reformed multilateral system, India's Permanent...

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G7 Ministers "Strongly Urge" China To Recondsider Hong Kong Security Law

Group of Seven foreign ministers on Wednesday urged China to reconsider its proposed security law for Hong Kong, in a statement in the midst of top-level US-China talks.

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PM's Late-Night Meet With Top 4 Ministers, Army Chief Over Ladakh Clash

The country's top political establishment and the Army Chief met late last night, shortly after the army confirmed that 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a "violent face-off" with Chinese troops at...

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Pakistan Fires Mortars Along LoC In Jammu And Kashmir's Naugam Sector

Pakistan violated ceasefire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir by firing mortar shells towards Indian positions, the Army said. The latest violation took place in the Naugam Sector on...

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Coronavirus Deaths In India Rise By 2,000 After States Update Figures

India reported over 2,000 coronavirus deaths for the first time after states updated the number of those who died due to the highly contagious disease. The country has so far reported 3,54,065...

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"Why Is He Hiding?": Rahul Gandhi Targets PM Over India-China Face-Off

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the deaths of Indian soldiers in a violent face-off with the Chinese army at Galwan valley in Ladakh. Mr Gandhi asked PM...

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Cop Brings Milk From Her House To Help Hungry Child On Shramik Train

A police official in Jharkhand has earned praise from top officials after she was seen rushing to her house and fetching milk for a hungry child travelling on the Shramik Special train with its...

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Fire At Warehouse In Greater Noida, None Hurt

A fire broke out early Wednesday at a warehouse of spare parts of an automobile company in Greater Noida, officials said.

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Delhi Likely To Get Respite From Heat After June 20: Weather Official

The above-normal temperatures in Delhi-NCR region and northwest India will continue till June 20, after which it is likely to dip, according to a senior India Meteorological Department (IMD) official.

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Mother Of Colonel, Killed In Action In Ladakh, Remembers Last Phone Call

Colonel Santosh Babu, the army officer who died for the country on Monday night, was to be transferred to Hyderabad but the move was delayed by the coronavirus lockdown. He last spoke to his mother on...

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Disinfection Tunnel Set Up To Protect Vladimir Putin From Virus: Report

Russian President Vladimir Putin is protected from the novel coronavirus by a special disinfection tunnel that anyone visiting his residence outside Moscow must pass through, the state-controlled RIA...

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Former eBay Workers Sent Cockroaches, Bloody Pig Mask To Threaten Couple

Six former eBay Inc employees have been criminally charged with mounting a cyberstalking campaign against a Massachusetts couple whose online newsletter they viewed as critical of the e-commerce...

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Over 1,200 Flights Cancelled In Beijing Amid Fear Over New Virus Outbreak

Beijing's airports cancelled more than 1,200 flights and schools in the Chinese capital were closed again on Wednesday as authorities rushed to contain a new coronavirus outbreak linked to a wholesale...

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Tamil Nadu Allows Quarantine-Free Inter-State Movement For Businesses

Businesses in Tamil Nadu can now travel to Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry without having to quarantine themselves upon their return to the state, provided they come back within 48...

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New Zealand Military To Oversee Borders After Coronavirus Bungle

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered the military to oversee New Zealand's borders Wednesday after a quarantine bungle that allowed COVID-19 back into the country.

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Coronavirus Leaves More Americans Dead Than World War I: Report

With 740 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, the United States has seen more people die from the pandemic than died in World War I, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

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Saudi Arabia Likely To Call Off Hajj Pilgrimage As Coronavirus Cases Rise

Saudi Arabia is expected to scale back or call off this year's hajj pilgrimage for the first time in its modern history, observers say, a perilous decision as coronavirus cases spike.

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Mamata Banerjee Urges Officials To Ensure Cyclone Relief Reaches Everyone

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked officials to "immediately take steps" to ensure that nobody is deprived after complaints that government benefits were not reaching those hit by...

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Trump Government Says "Breach Of Agreement", Sues To Block Ex-Aide's Book

The Trump administration filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to prevent publication of former national security advisor John Bolton's book, which is expected to provide a damning insider portrait of the...

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After Clashes, Jharkhand Postpones Labour Train To Indo-China Border

The train, which was supposed to carry around 1,600 labourers to work on strategic Border Roads Organisation (BRO) projects along the India-China border, was cancelled on Tuesday after an Army officer...

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Blood And Sex Prevail Over Ambition: Van Gogh's Letter Sells For $236,000

A letter written jointly by Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin in which they talk of their brothel visits and share their mutual admiration, sold for 210,600 euros ($236,000) at auction in Paris on...

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After Suspected Custodial Death, Assam Tweaks Counter-Insurgency Ops SOP

Two days after a 30-year-old man allegedly died in custody after being caught by the Army in a counter-insurgency operation in Assam's Jorhat district, the state government said that security forces...

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Paramedics Urge Arvind Kejriwal To Recruit More Staff As Virus Cases Rise

A body representing paramedical staff in the national capital on Tuesday urged Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to recruit more paramedics considering the spike in coronavirus cases.

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Vienna Man Fined 500 Euros For Farting In "Immediate Proximity" Of Cops

Austrian police fined a man 500 euros for loudly breaking wind after officers stopped him earlier this month to check his identity.

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US Hopes For "Peaceful Resolution" Amid India-China Border Clashes

The United States voiced hope that India and China will peacefully resolve differences after at least 20 Indian soldiers died in the Asian powers' deadliest clash in decades.

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"Gujarat Model Exposed": Rahul Gandhi's Attack On Covid Mortality Rate

Rahul Gandhi, in his tweet today targeting the ruling BJP, said the "Gujarat Model" has been exposed with the state recording the highest rate of coronavirus deaths in the country, almost double the...

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3.43 Lakh Coronavirus Cases In India, Over 52 Per Cent Recovery Rate

India has reported 3,43,091 cases of the highly infectious COVID-19, with 10,667 cases in the last 24 hours. The death count rose to 9,900 with 380 fatalities in the last one day. The latest numbers...

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North Korean Army "Fully Ready" For Action Against South Korea

North Korea's army is ready to take action if defector groups push ahead with their campaign to send propaganda leaflets into North Korea, state media said on Tuesday, in the latest warning of...

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"Friend, Former Boss" Obama To Join Joe Biden For 1st Virtual Fundraiser

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has announced that he will be joined by his "friend" and former US president Barack Obama for the first virtual fundraiser next week.

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Ex-Advisor Will Face Criminal Liability If Book Released, Says Trump

US President Donald Trump said on Monday his former national security adviser John Bolton will have broken the law and face criminal liability if a book he has written about his time in the White...

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5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Jammu And Kashmir, 3rd In Three Days

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hit Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Tuesday, officials said, the third to hit the union territory in three days.

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US House Member, Family Members Test Positive For COVID-19

U.S. Representative Tom Rice, a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Monday he, his wife and his son had all contracted COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel...

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Only US Agencies Couldn't Grasp Benefits Of Anti-Malarial Drug HCQ: Trump

US President Donald Trump said on Monday other countries had provided great reports on the effectiveness of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for treatment of the deadly coronavirus, complaining that...

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US Airlines To Ban Passengers Who Refuse To Wear Masks Amid Pandemic

US airline passengers who refuse to wear facial coverings during the novel coronavirus pandemic could have their flying privileges revoked, the industry's main lobby group said on Monday.

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Pakistan Does Not Meet Minimum Fiscal Transparency Requirement: US Report

Pakistan does not meet the minimum requirement of fiscal transparency, an official US report has said, alleging the country did not adequately disclose all government-guaranteed debt obligations,...

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Woman, Daughter Found Dead At Home In UP, Murder Suspected: Police

A woman and her daughter have been found dead at their house in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, the police said.

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New Zealand Confirms Two New Cases Of Coronavirus

New Zealand said on Tuesday that it has two new cases of the coronavirus, both related to recent travel from the UK, ending a 24-day streak of no new infections in the country.

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Less Than 400 COVID-19 Deaths In US In Last 24 Hours: Report

The United State recorded fewer than 400 coronavirus-related deaths in 24 hours for the second day in a row, according to a tally Monday by Johns Hopkins University.

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Three Terrorists Killed In Encounter In Jammu And Kashmir's Shopian

Three terrorists killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian

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Disease Puts 1 In 5 Globally At Severe COVID-19 Risk: Study

An estimated 1.7 billion people -- more than 20 percent of the world's population -- risk becoming severely infected with COVID-19 due to underlying health problems such as obesity and heart disease,...

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Beijing Reports 27 New Virus Cases As WHO Warns Of Cause For "Concern"

China on Tuesday reported another 27 domestically transmitted coronavirus cases in Beijing, where a fresh cluster linked to a wholesale food market has sparked WHO concern and prompted a huge trace...

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155 Indian Companies Create Nearly 125K Jobs In US: Industry Body Report

As many as 155 Indian companies have invested USD 22 billion in the US, thus creating nearly 125,000 jobs in the country, according to a report issued by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)...

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India Slams Pakistan For Raising Kashmir At UN Human Rights Council

India on Monday ripped into Pakistan for raising the Kashmir issue at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and expressed "serious concern" over Pakistan's audacity to accuse others of...

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Coronavirus Live Update: PM To Discuss Coronavirus Crisis With Chief Ministers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold further consultations with chief ministers on Tuesday and Wednesday, as the government faces a worrying surge in coronavirus cases over the past fortnight.

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Odisha To Conduct Door To Door Health Screening For Coronavirus

In a bid to ensure COVID-19 testing of all symptomatic persons and close contacts of people infected with the novel coronavirus, ASHA and ANM workers have been tasked to conduct door to door health...

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ML Khattar Asks Officials To Conduct Survey Of Vacant Buildings In Gurgaon

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday directed officials to conduct a survey of vacant buildings in hardest-hit Gurgaon district so that they can be used for isolation of COVID-19...

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Trump Announces Intent To Nominate Indian-American As US Envoy To Ethiopia

US President Donald Trump on Monday announced his intent to nominate Indian-American Geeta Pasi as his envoy to Ethiopia.

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Man Choked To Death, Body Dumped At Vacant Plot In Rohini

A 36-year-old man was allegedly choked to death by unidentified people who later dumped his body at a vacant plot near Japanese Park in Rohini, police said on Monday.

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Delhi Records Over 10,000 Coronavirus Cases In 6 Days: Report

The COVID-19 tally climbed by over 10,000 and crossed the 40,000 mark in just six days in Delhi with an average of over 1,600 new cases on a daily basis, a sharp spike from the 79 days it took to...

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Can You Identify What This Viral Pic Shows? Twitter Is Confused

A picture that is going viral on Twitter appears to show a foot peeking out from beneath a log of wood. Can you identify what it actually features?

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"Dragged From Indian Side, Told To Confess": Bihar Man On Nepal Firing

Eyewitness accounts from locals in Bihar's Sitamarhi district recount the brutality and intimidation by Nepal's security personnel who on June 12 had resorted to unprovoked firing on a group of people...

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After Sushant Singh Rajput's Death, Why KJo And Alia Are Trending

"I blame myself for not being in touch with you for the past year," wrote Karan Johar

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11 Assam Cops Isolated As Arrested Man Tests COVID-19 Positive: Sources

Eleven policemen in Assam's Guwahati have been quarantined after a man, who was arrested last week for stealing gas cylinders, tested positive for coronavirus, sources said.

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Over 11,500 New Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 Hours, 325 Deaths

India recorded 11,502 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the total number of cases to 3,32,424, data from the Union Health Ministry this morning shows. The death count rose to 9,520...

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Watch: Couple Finds Giant Megalodon Tooth In "Mind-Blowing" Discovery

A couple in South Carolina has discovered an ancient megalodon shark tooth as big as a human hand.

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Yoga At Hotel For Congress MLAs Waiting For Rajya Sabha Polls

Cooped up in a hotel to ward off any bid for poaching or horse-trading by political rival ahead of the June 19 Rajya Sabha election, Congress legislators on Sunday watched a movie on Mahatma Gandhi...

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China Locks Down 10 More Beijing Areas Over New Coronavirus Cluster

China is locking now ten more neighbourhoods in Beijing to try and contain the spread of a new coronavirus outbreak linked to a food market, authorities announced Monday.

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How Dharavi, Asia's Largest Slum, Went From Virus Hotspot To Model

Mumbai's Dharavi, the continent's most crowded slum, has gone from coronavirus hotspot to potential success story, offering a model for developing nations struggling to contain the pandemic.

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"Next Action From Army": Kim Jong Un's Sister Threatens South Korea

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said it is "high time" to break relations with South Korean authorities, adding the next action against the "enemy" will come from the army. It's better...

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"I Scream For Me": Swiss Women Protest To Demand Equal Treatment

Women across Switzerland let loose with screams during a national protest on Sunday, demanding equal treatment and an end to violence at the hands of men.

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Corbett Tiger Reserve Reopens For Tourists After Nearly 3 Months

The popular ranges of the Corbett Tiger Reserve including Bijrani, Dhela and Jhirna were opened on Saturday for tourists after a gap of nearly two and a half months.

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Video Shows Rainwater Flooding COVID-19 Hospital In Maharashtra

Heavy pre-monsoon showers in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district led to flooding of the ground floor of the COVID-19 hospital, forcing its staff to shift patients to upper floors in midnight, an official...

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NDA & NA Exam Notification Tomorrow

The UPSC will release the details of the National Defence Academy (NDA) and the Indian Naval Academy (NA) exam on June 16.

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10-Year-Old Tamil Nadu Church Found Burnt, Cause Of Fire Not Clear

A 10-year-old church in Tamil Nadu's Chengalpattu district was found burnt on Saturday amid coronavirus lockdown. No services were held in the last two months at the church after a nationwide shutdown...

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Man Arrested For Urinating On Cop's Memorial During Protest In London

A 28-year old man has been arrested and charged with outraging public decency for urinating on the memorial of a murdered policeman during far-right protests in central London on Saturday, the...

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China Reports 49 New COVID-19 Cases, Beijing Begins Mass Testing

Chinese health officials reported 49 new coronavirus cases on Monday, including 36 more in the capital Beijing where a fresh cluster linked to a wholesale food market has fuelled fears of a second...

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Over 350 COVID-19 Deaths In US In Last 24 Hours, Lowest In Weeks: Report

The United States has recorded 382 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing its death count to 115,729, according to a tally Sunday by Johns Hopkins University.

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Top Medical Body Issues Advisory On Antigen Detection Test For COVID-19

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended the use of Standard Q COVID-19 Ag detection assay (antigen detection test) as a point of care diagnostic assay for testing under certain...

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Brothers Quarantined In Elephant Watchtower In West Bengal's Jalpaiguri

Perched on a 25-feet high watchtower in an elephant corridor outside their village in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, two men who are brothers have made it their COVID-19 quarantine facility for...

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Amit Shah Calls All-Party Meeting On Coronavirus Crisis In Delhi Today

Union home minister Amit Shah will hold all all-party meeting today to review the management for coronavirus in the National Capital Region, which includes Delhi and parts of Uttar Pradesh and parts...

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Foreign Experts Roped In To Control Oil Well Fire: Assam Chief Minster

Assam Chief Minster Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said the government is taking help of experts from Singapore, Australia, America and Canada to control the fire in a gas well in Tinsukia district.

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"Keep The Ideas Coming": PM Modi Tweets Ahead of "Mann Ki Baat"

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged people to send their ideas and inputs for his monthly address "Mann Ki Baat", which is scheduled for 11am on June 28.

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PM Modi Greets People Of Odisha On Raja Parba Festival

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the people of Odisha on "Raja Parba", hoping that the festival strengthens the spirit of brotherhood in society.

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India, 12 Others Lead Initiative At UN To Counter Misinformation On Virus

India, along with 12 other countries, has led an initiative here aimed at spreading fact-based content to counter misinformation on the coronavirus, with over 130 nations endorsing the global call to...

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Delhi Plans To Add 20,000 Beds At Hotels, Banquet Halls Within A Week

The Delhi government plans to add 20,000 beds across the hotels and banquet halls of the city over the coming week to cope with the spiraling coronavirus cases.

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Rajnath Singh To Hold "Jammu and Kashmir Jan Samvad" Rally Today

Defence Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh will hold "Jammu and Kashmir Jan Samvad rally" via video conferencing today.

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World Blood Donor Day 2020: Five Reasons Why You Should Donate Blood

Every year, on 14 June, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD).

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Jawan Killed, 3 Injured In Pak Shelling Along Line of Control In J&K

An army jawan was killed and three others were seriously injured during heavy exchange of firing between India and Pakistan along the line of control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Bengal Governor, Trinamool Leaders Spar Over Video Of Disposal Of Bodies

The West Bengal Governor and top Trinamool Congress leaders fought a day-long war of words on Twitter over the ghastly viral video of decomposed dead bodies held with a pair of long tongs and dragged...

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11,929 Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 hours, 3.2 Lakh Total Cases

Coronavirus: 11,929 coronavirus cases in India in 24 hours, 3.2 lakh total cases

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Amit Shah, Arvind Kejriwal Meet Today As Coronavirus Cases Rise In Delhi

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan will meet Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal this morning to review the national capital's response to coronavirus, two days after...

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US Cop Shoots Black Man While Trying To Arrest Him, Protests In Atlanta

The police chief of the US city of Atlanta resigned after an officer fatally shot a black man while trying to arrest him, the mayor said Saturday, amid ongoing protests in the country against racism...

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Over 100 Arrested After Violent Disorder At Far-Right Linked UK Protest

Police in London said they arrested more than 100 people on Saturday after far-right protesters holding a counter-demonstration against anti-racism activists clashed with officers.

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US Coronavirus Survivor Receives $1.1 Million Hospital Bill

A 70-year-old American man who nearly died of COVID-19 has been billed a heart-stopping $1.1 million for his hospital expenses, the Seattle Times reported Saturday.

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China Reports 57 New Coronavirus Cases, Highest Daily Count Since April

China reported 57 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, the highest daily figure since April, as concerns grow about a resurgence of the disease.

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Video Shows Official Beating Labourer At Chhattisgarh Quarantine Centre

After a health worker was caught on video beating up a labourer at a quarantine centre in Pendri, Rajnandgaon, the Chief Medical Health Officer (CMHO) on Saturday claimed that labourer was drunk.

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1 Dead, 3 Injured As Car Rams Tree In Maharashtra's Thane

One person was killed while three others sustained injuries after a car rammed a tree on Ghodbunder Road in Thane on Saturday, police said.

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Social Distancing Defied At Congress MLA's Protest In Chhattisgarh

Norms of social distancing were allegedly defied at a protest organised by Congress MLA Vinay Jaiswal in the Korea district of Chhattisgarh.

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Youngsters In Delhi Rally To Raise Funds, Send 400 Stranded Migrants Home

Moved by the plight of migrant workers stranded in the national capital due to the coronavirus-imposed lockdown, a group of youngsters rallied together to raise a total of Rs 2.5 lakh rupees to send...

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Coronavirus Live Update: India Logs Over 11,000 COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours

India has recorded the highest single-day jump of 11,458 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the total to 3,08,993, the latest data from the Health Ministry shows. India has the fourth-highest number of...

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Brace For Possible Flood Challenge, Nitish Kumar Tells Officials

Amid forecasts of the monsoon reaching Bihar in a couple of days, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday stressed on the need for dealing with floods, which may follow the downpour, without...

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Top Court Sets Up Video-Conference Facilities At District Court Complexes

In a bid to enable lawyers and litigants to appear before it with more ease, the Supreme Court registry has set up video-conferencing facilities in all seven district court complexes in the national...

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