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Pakistan claims Indian Army fired upon UN vehicle across LoC, New Delhi dismisses allegation
India on Friday dismissed Pakistan’s allegation that its soldiers fired across the Line of Control (LoC) targetting a vehicle of United Nations (UN) military observers.
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International Covid-19 vaccine distribution program Covax gets 2 billion doses, 250 million for India
Covax, the global initiative to secure Covid-19 vaccines for international distribution announced on Friday that agreements had been inked with vaccine manufacturers to procure two billion doses for 192 countries, including 250 million doses for India.
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Union home secy holds video-conference with WB's chief secy, DGP; discusses law and order
Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla discussed the law-and-order situation in West Bengal with two top civil and police officers of the state through a video-conference on Friday, after their refusal to come to New Delhi despite two repeated summonses, officials said.
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Sonia Gandhi writes to Uddhav Thackeray on SC/ST welfare schemes
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, reminding him of the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government vis-à-vis welfare programme related to Dalits and Adivasis.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman promises 'never before' like Union Budget
While investment in health, medical Research & Development (R&D) and developing greater skills to handle telemedicine is going to be critical, livelihood challenges would have to be seen in a newer canvas with a newer perspective on vocational training and skill development.
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Visa to Nithyananda's 'Kailaasa' to be available soon?
Controversial self-styled godman Nithyananda, who fled the country amid allegations of wrongful confinement of children, announced in a recent video that visa and flight services will soon be initiated for his island 'Kailaasa'.
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India has enough capacity to produce Covid-19 vaccines for itself and others: Nirmala Sitharaman
India has enough capacity to produce Covid-19 vaccines for its needs and also export it to other countries that need its help, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.
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Getting to host AFC Asian Cup would be immense: Chhetri
Getting the hosting rights of 2027 AFC Asian Cup would be "immense" for India, said Sunil Chhetri, one of the country's all-time football greats.
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Covid-19 is 'world war', has spread like wildfire: SC
The Supreme Court Friday said that Covid-19 pandemic has spread like a “wildfire” in the country due to lack of implementation of guidelines and standard operating procedure (SOPs) issued to contain it.
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Ladakh standoff: India, China resume diplomatic talks
Resuming diplomatic talks on their military standoff, India and China on Friday agreed to continue working towards ensuring complete disengagement of troops in all friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh at the earliest.
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Ashwin takes four as India lead Australia by 62 runs
At stumps, India in their second innings were one down for nine with Mayank Agarwal on five and nightwatchman Jasprit Bumrah yet to score. The under-pressure Prithvi Shaw, who was out for a duck in the first innings, was bowled by Pat Cummins for four.
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Stocks mark longest weekly winning streak since 2019
A rally that has rewarded cyclical stocks that are closely tied to economic growth is now about as broad as it can get. Almost all of India’s 200 biggest companies are trading above their 200-day moving average for the first time since 2009.
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'No definite date for normal train services resumption'
The railways on Friday said it is not possible to provide a definite date for the resumption of normal train services and pointed out that it has seen an 87-per cent drop in the earnings from the passenger segment so far this year, compared to the last year.
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Global investors dump Indian bonds like never before
That they did so at a time when Chinese bonds are attracting record foreign inflows underscores just how frustrated some money managers have become with the pace of capital-market reforms by PM Narendra Modi’s government.
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No drug consumed at party: Karan Johar in reply to NCB notice
Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar, in his response to the notice issued by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), has claimed that no drug was consumed during a party at his house last year, an official said on Friday.
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US FDA nod to Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
Moderna Inc's coronavirus vaccine on Friday became the second to receive emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, welcome news to a nation with a staggering Covid-19 death toll of over 307,000 lives lost.
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Coronavirus news live updates: India's tally crosses 1-crore mark, deaths cross 1.45 lakh
India's Covid-19 tally crossed the 1-crore mark on Friday, reaching 1,00,04,436. The death toll rose to 1,45,119.
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Climate change to push 45mn Indians to migrate by 2050?
The growing impacts of climate change have already pushed more than 18 million people to migrate within South Asian countries, but that could more than triple if global warming continues on its current path, researchers warned on Friday.
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At least 15 children killed in east Afghanistan bomb blast
The children had gathered at a home in Ghazni province to recite Koran verses, a regular activity on the Islamic holy day of Friday, when the blast happened.
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Akhilesh Yadav attacks UP govt over notices to farmers
Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Friday attacked the Uttar Pradesh government for sending notices to farmers asking them to submit personal bonds assuring there will be no breach of peace during protests against farm laws in Sambhal.
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Tamil Nadu CM to launch Assembly election campaign in Salem district on Saturday
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami will launch the ruling AIADMK's campaign for the 2021 assembly elections on Saturday from his home constituency of Edappadi in Salem district. With this, AIADMK joins the DMK and Makkal Needhi Maiam that are already on the campaign trail for the elections due in the first half of 2021.
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Twitter to restart profile verification, label bots
After taking feedback from the Twitter users, the company plans to begin labeling automated (aka bot) accounts, as most people feel confused if they are interacting with the real person or not. Also, there are some instances, where the bots are created just to boost a person's followers count.
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From The Newsroom: CBI files charge sheet in Hathras case; PM Modi slams Opposition for misleading farmers
In your evening news brief, From The Newsroom, Prime Minister Modi slams Opposition over farm laws; Karnataka government instructs removal of contents from the class 6 social science textbooks after Brahmin Development Board complained it was "insulting" to the Brahmin community; CBI files its chargesheet in Hathras case; China’s citizen journalist to face trial later this month and British and EU negotiators divided on fishing rights.
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Ineos acquires one-third stake in Mercedes F1 team
Petrochemicals giant Ineos has acquired a one third stake in the Mercedes Formula One team, the world champions said in a statement on Friday.
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eSports becomes medal event at 2022 Asian Games
eSports has been named as a full medal event for the 2022 Asian Games, in a major step towards the mainstream for a sport that has long harboured Olympic ambitions.
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Apple to launch pocket-friendly AirPods Lite in 2021
Its been a little over a week since Apple unveiled the company's most premium headphones, AirPods Max. Now, reports are coming in that the Cupertino-based firm is planning to bring affordable AirPods Lite.
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Domestic air passengers 51% lower than 2019, says DGCA
As per the DGCA, 39.43 lakh and 52.71 lakh people travelled by air domestically in September and October, respectively.
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Karnataka govt to remove textbook content that hurt feelings of Brahmins
The Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar in a note to top officials of his department has also directed that a committee be constituted including teachers and experts to examine such contents in the social science and language textbooks from class 1 to 10, and submit a report in 15 days to take necessary action.
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DH Sparks Live: Studying Abroad in the time of Covid-19
The vaccine against Covid-19 is around the corner and nations across the globe are working hard to get citizens vaccinated. While the world looks forward to a faster recovery from the pandemic, the question mark on the future of education abroad remains.
Most students are not sure if they should opt for online classes or wait until regular classes begin abroad. Safety also remains a concern. In such an uncertain scenario, what should Indian students do? What options do they have and how can they make the right decision?
In today's edition of DH Sparks, we will discuss and debate the issue of foreign education.
Watch the webinar Live here: https://youtu.be/XdEnPP_kODg
Speakers:
1. Janaka Pushpanathan, Director South India, British Council
2. Maya Sundararajan, Regional Officer, United States - India Educational Foundation, Chennai
3. Uma Aswani, Educationist and Counsellor
The show will be moderated by Prajwal Suvarna, Journalist, Deccan Herald