National Guard troops were deployed in 15 US states and Washington, DC as darkness fell in major cities still reeling from five nights of violence and destruction that began with peaceful protests over the death of a black man, George Floyd, in police custody.
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Sunday, May 31, 2020
Fresh blow to airlines, ATF rate hiked by 50%
In a rude jolt to struggling-to-survive airlines, jet fuel price has been hiked by almost 50% in June. Now, a kilolitre of aviation turbine fuel will cost Rs Rs 33,575, up by Rs 11,000 from last month. Scheduled domestic flights had restarted last Monday only and the demand for air travel is so far very muted.
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Air India to flyers’ rescue: Waives fare difference, cancellation fees for some passengers
Beat the lockdown blues with Helo Mirchi Live
RedmiBook 13 Tipped to Launch in India on June 11
Google Stands in Support of Racial Equality: Sundar Pichai
SpaceX Crew Dragon Delivers Two Astronauts to International Space Station
How locusts left Madurai barren 350 years ago
As the northern part of the country faces the worst desert locust invasion in more than 20 years with crop-destroying swarms attacking Rajasthan and now spreading to Punjab, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, authorities in the southern states assure that no such threat is imminent here. But historical references show Madurai experienced a two-day locust attack in the fag end of the 17th century which resulted in a famine for nearly three years.
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Wajid Khan, dies at 42 due to kidney infection
World Milk Day: Have Milk the original way!
Amazon Removes Racist Messages After They Appear on Some Product Listings
Covid-19 live: India's case count tops 1,90,000
Coronavirus tally in India surges to 1,90,535, and death toll has gone past the 5,000 mark. The lockdown in containment zones nationwide will continue till June 30 but extensive relaxations, including opening of religious places and shopping malls, will be in a phased manner from June 8. Stay here for all live updates
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B-town celebs mourn Wajid Khan's demise
Community transmission of Covid-19 certainly on, say experts
Associations of epidemiologists, public health practitioners and experts made 11 recommendations including replacing lockdown with cluster restrictions, scaling up diagnostic facilities to test, trace, track and isolate, sentinel and active surveillance to identify hot spots or clustering, avoiding social stigma, and protective gear for health workers.
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You can claim tax deductions till June 30
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the income-tax return forms for the financial year ended March 31, 2020 (assessment year 2020-21). The I-T return forms (ITR-1 to ITR-7) incorporate the recent announcement made by the finance minister to ease the burden on taxpayers owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Bowlers will have to evolve in a spit-free world
TOI explores how bowlers will have to evolve fast to make their presence felt in a post-corona, spit-free world. Cricket has been struggling to restore bat-ball parity for years but has the virus sounded the death knell for bowlers by making the use of saliva on the ball impossible?
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Trump took shelter in WH bunker as protests raged
Trump spent nearly an hour on Friday night in the bunker, which was designed for use in emergencies like terrorist attacks, according to a Republican close to the White House. Friday's protests were triggered by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after he was pinned at the neck by a white Minneapolis police officer.
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Saturday, May 30, 2020
Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till June 30
In a long statement issued on Sunday morning, chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami sought to drive home the need to continue restrictions in containment zones, even while taking steps to facilitate revival of economic activities in towns and rural areas to help people sustain their livelihood. Industries and private enterprises, outside Greater Chennai police limits, can function with 100% employees and workers.
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Curfews and clashes as US race protests escalate
Curfews were imposed in major US cities Saturday as clashes over police brutality escalated across America with demonstrators ignoring warnings from President Trump that his govt would stop the violent protests "cold." Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta were among two dozen cities ordering people to stay indoors overnight as more states called in National Guard soldiers to help control the civil unrest
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Now is the time to quit tobacco and choose life
The ‘Wild’ quarantine centres of Uttarakhand
Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till June 30
The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday announced the extension of the ongoing lockdown till June 30, albeit with more relaxations that included partially opening up public transport and allowing more employees at the workplace. Chief Minister K Palaniswami said the curbs on religious places, inter-state bus transport, and Metro and suburban rails would continue.
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Post Covid life talks by Ruby Hall Clinic warriors
Pawar meets Uddhav on easing lockdown
Infosys CEO's salary rises 27% to $6 million
Infosys CEO Salil Parekh’s compensation rose 27% to $6.1 million in 2019-20, compared to $4.8 million in the year before, according to the company's filing with the US SEC. Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani voluntarily chose not to receive any remuneration. COO UB Pravin Rao’s compensation rose 29% to $2.2 million, while its two presidents saw 25% and 24.6% jump.
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Coronavirus Contact Tracing Apps: Which Countries Are Doing What
8,000+ fresh cases in a day, toll crosses 5k
India’s Covid-19 caseload went past 1.75 lakh on Saturday, three days after crossing the 1.5 lakh milestone, as the number of new infections touched another new peak, going past 8,000 for the first time in a single day. Fresh cases have risen to new highs in seven of the last 10 days. The countrywide coronavirus-related death toll crossed the 5,000 mark, as 200 fatalities were reported on Saturday.
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PM to address the nation through 'Mann Ki Baat'
Ailing passengers among 81 dead on spl trains
A total of 80 people died on board Shramik Special trains between May 9 and May 27, among them cancer patients, those suffering from heart ailments, a few with paralysis and many who were too ill to travel. Data accessed by TOI showed that among those who lost their lives were a 63-year-old cancer patient, Indu Devi, who died on way from Mumbai to Bihar on May 12.
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'Casteist slurs made on phone not an offence'
The Punjab and Haryana high court has made it clear that casteist remarks made over mobile phone against a member of the Scheduled Caste community does not constitute any offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
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Vaccine could be ready by 2020 end: China body
A Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine could be ready for market as early as the end of this year, China’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) said in a social media post. A vaccine could be ready for the market as early as the end of this year or early 2021, according to the May 29 post on Chinese social media platform WeChat.
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28% of Covid patients asymptomatic: ICMR Study
At least 28% of 40,184 people who tested positive for Covid-19 between January 22 and April 30 in India were asymptomatic, a study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) shows, underlining that a large proportion of those tested and found positive were family contacts who did not display symptoms.
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Friday, May 29, 2020
'How virus went from beasts to humans decoded'
Researchers conducted genetic analysis of the novel coronavirus and its similar variants in animals, and confirmed that its closest relative is a coronavirus that infects bats. In the study they said the ability of the virus, SARS-CoV-2 to infect humans was gained by exchanging a critical gene fragment from a coronavirus that infects a scaly mammal called a pangolin.
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TN: Sex workers turn to tech to earn a living
Mumbai: The Best city Academic Endeavours
Google's New Sodar Tool Helps Android Smartphone Users Keep Social Distance
US pharma co seeks authorisation for remdesivir
Chennai tipplers set sail to get bottles
Desperate measures are called for in times of crisis. With all Tasmac liquor outlets in Greater Chennai Police limits closed, several residents, particularly from the city's northern parts, are travelling by sea to areas in Tiruvallur district and bringing back 'liquid gold'.
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NITIE extends help to villages during Covid-19
Zaira Wasim deletes Twitter, Instagram accounts
Zaira Wasim has deleted her social media profiles on Twitter and Instagram. According to reports the former actress faced flak on social media for a post about locust attacks. Zaira had reportedly quoted a religious verse but it didn’t go down well with netizens and the actress ended up deleting her presence on social media.
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Maha CM’s not in favour of lifting lockdown
Two Mangaluru men in Saudi to fly 167 home
No threat to urban areas from locusts: UN body
Extent of locust invasion in India may spread further and swarms may reach as far as Bihar and Odisha in June-July before they eventually return to Rajasthan with the progress of monsoon, a UN body has warned. However, its impact in cities, including Delhi, will not be felt as locusts overfly urban areas without troubling humans.
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Thursday, May 28, 2020
Govt must come clean: Rahul on China border row
MP: Boys drive away croc with stones, save woman
B'luru: Boy flunks class 6, dad dials police for help
In early May, the police control room received an unusual distress call. A Kengeri resident called to say his son, whose class 6 annual exam wasn’t held due to the Covid-19 lockdown, had been failed by his school. Following swift response from officials at the Bengaluru city police commissionerate, the boy’s school promoted him to class 7.
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SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 Launch: How to Watch Live, Timings, More
A New Star Wars VR Experience Is in the Works
Amazon to Offer Permanent Jobs to 125,000 Temp Hires
Moto G8 Power Lite to Go on Sale in India Today at 12 Noon
OnePlus 8 Special Limited Sale at 12pm Today: Launch Offers
Twitter Flags China Spokesman's Tweet on COVID-19
No talks between PM Modi & Trump on India-China border row: Sources
There has been no contact between PM Modi and Donald Trump in recent time, the government sources told TOI in response to the US President's claim that they spoke on India-China border row. "The last conversation between them was on 4 April 2020 on the subject of HCQ," sources said.
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Wipro appoints Thierry Delaporte as new CEO
ICC-BCCI emails generate heat in board meeting
The board meeting has now been adjourned until June 10 with ICC's statement saying there needs to be an independent investigation led by ICC's ethics officer into the matter surrounding the World Cup tax solutions. ICC CEO Manu Sawhney will update the board on the matter on June 10.
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Infinix Hot 9, Infinix Hot 9 Pro Launching in India Today at 12 Noon
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Huami Amazfit T-Rex Smartwatch Launching in India Soon
In U-Turn, Henry Cavill Might Return as Superman: Reports
Kerala's New Liquor App 'BevQ' Goes Live on Google Play Store
Google Maps Ramps Up Support for Local Businesses
OnePlus 8 Series Sale in India Postponed, Special Sale Announced Instead
Facebook Denies Sidelining Research on Site's 'Divisiveness'
US State Takes Google to Court Over Location Tracking
Bill Gates Conspiracy Theories Echo Through Africa
Sakshi quashes rumours of MS Dhoni's retirement
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's wife Sakshi has once again rubbished the rumours of the veteran wicketkeeper-batsman's retirement from international cricket. On Wednesday evening, certain users on Twitter started to spread rumours of Dhoni's retirement with hashtag #DhoniRetires. However, those following the former Indian captain ardently maintained that these were false rumours.
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Pulwama: Major IED blast averted by timely action
Pulwama Police got credible information last night about a terrorist moving with an explosive-laden car ready to blast at some location. The suspected vehicle was traced and a few rounds were fired towards it. The vehicle was abandoned and the driver escaped. People in nearby houses were evacuated and the vehicle exploded in-situ by the Bomb Disposal Squad.
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Delhi: Farmer puts 10 of his staff on flight home
Covid-19: Muslim man finds place in Hindu graveyard
A Muslim man who died of a heart attack had to be buried in a Hindu graveyard near Hyderabad after mutawallis (caretakers) of six graveyards denied him a final resting place on suspicion that he was a Covid-19 patient. It was two Hindu men from the area, Sandeep and Shekar, who came to the family’s aid and arranged a place to bury the man in a Hindu graveyard.
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Google Sees Resurgence in State-Backed Hacking Related to COVID-19
Family hires A320 to ferry 4 Bhopal-Delhi
hopal airport is named after a famous king, Raja Bhoj. On Monday, when domestic schedule and charter flights were allowed, it saw a high net worth family charter an Indian carrier’s Airbus A320 to fly just four people — wife, two children and a nanny — to Delhi.
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Cricket Australia wants to host 2021 T20 WC
Cricket Australia have reiterated that they will not be in a position to host the 2020 edition of the tournament, scheduled from October 18 to November 15. CA chairman Earl Eddings' letter specifically requests that Australia should be allowed to host the 2021 edition and not 2022, given the multiple commercials at stake.
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Rs 188cr or Rs 900cr? Mystery over Jaya’s assets
Jayalalithaa’s legal heirs said the total value of their aunt’s properties was Rs 188 odd cr; two AIADMK functionaries told the Madras HC that her assets were worth Rs 913.14 cr. These figures pertain only to what Jayalalithaa had acquired between 1991 and 1996 —during her maiden stint as CM. The assets she added in the 25 years since is anybody’s guess.
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US deaths from Covid surpass 100,000 milestone
Unthinkable just four months ago, the United States on Wednesday surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths, as the pandemic tightened its grip on Latin America. Confirmed US deaths just before 2200 GMT stood at 100,047, with 1.69 million infections, according to the tally compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2020
ARM Releases Cortex-X1 Microarchitecture for High-End Android Devices
Twitter Calls Trump Tweets 'Unsubstantiated' for the First Time
Mumbai remains the Best city Academic Endeavours
Floods hit nearly 2 lakh in seven Assam districts
Desperate to meet GF, teen dresses as woman
In pics: Heatwave intensifies across north India
Nokia Shuts Plant in Tamil Nadu After 42 Test Positive for Coronavirus
India's improved border infra along LAC unnerves China
China has been unnerved by India’s slow but steady improvement in border infrastructure for faster mobility of its troops and weapon systems in forward areas over the last few years. One of the triggers for the ongoing troop confrontations in eastern Ladakh is India’s completion of the 255-km Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie road last year.
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Tigress gives birth to triplets in Sariska
US company begins vaccine trial on humans
US biotechnology company Novavax began injecting a coronavirus vaccine candidate into people in Australia on Tuesday with hopes of releasing a proven vaccine this year. The results of the first phase of clinical trials in Melbourne and Brisbane are expected to be known in July, Novavax said.
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As US toll nears 1 lakh, Trump berates China
Deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States are poised to tick over 100,000 on Tuesday even as President Donald Trump congratulated himself for “great reviews on our handling of Covid-19” amid a bitter partisan political battle over his administration’s approach to the crisis and rising tensions with China.
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North India globe’s hottest region on Tuesday
As super-hot winds continued to pump into the region from the northwest ever since cyclone Amphan hit Bengal, severe heat wave conditions gripped many parts of north India on Tuesday, with Delhi experiencing its hottest day in May in 18 years. North India (along with south-east Pakistan) was the warmest region of the world on Tuesday.
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Monday, May 25, 2020
Bihar Board to announce Class X results at 12.30pm
Bihar Board will announce the most awaited class 10 result at 12.30 pm today. Once the matric results are declared, BSEB will upload the score-card of the students on its official portal. Stay connected for the latest news and updates on Bihar board class 10 result 2020.
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Mi Band 5 Alleged Live Photos Surface Online Ahead of Launch
Oppo Reno 4 Series Spotted on TENAA With Images and Specifications
Samsung Galaxy A50 Android 10 Updates in India Restarted: Report
Weather Iffy for SpaceX Astronaut Launch
Covid: Health products get a boost as desis look to build immunity
As the coronavirus pandemic rages, health has become an important element even in food and grocery items. Indians are warming up to the idea of building immunity and maintaining healthy diets to prevent a Covid-19 infection. Products such as olive oil, soya oil, mustard oil, fortified bread & biscuits, and powdered chocolate drinks are in huge demand.
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Boy, 14, murders girl, 9, after sexual assault bid
Bihar Board to announce Class X results at 12.30pm
Bihar Board will announce the most awaited class 10 result at 12.30 pm today. Once the matric results are declared, BSEB will upload the score-card of the students on its official portal. Stay connected for the latest news and updates on Bihar board class 10 result 2020.
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Redmi Note 9 Pro to Go on Sale Today at 12 Noon via Amazon, Mi.com
India looks to store cheap oil in US: Govt
India is looking at storing some low priced US oil in facilities there as its local storage is full, oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said. India’s plan could be similar to a move by Australia, which last month said it would build up an emergency oil stockpile.
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Realme X3 SuperZoom Launching Today: How to Watch Livestream
First test launch of Virgin Orbit rocket fails
The first test launch of a rocket that is released from a jumbo jet at 35,000 feet and then propels itself into orbit to deploy a satellite failed on Monday, the Virgin Orbit company said. The plane released the rocket cleanly, but the latter developed trouble of unknown origin after igniting its first-stage engine, the company said.
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Union minister Gowda skips quarantine in B'luru
After UP, Rajasthan reverts to 8-hr factory shifts
Human resources experts, trade unions and civil society groups have lauded the Rajasthan government’s decision on Sunday to revert to 8-hour shifts in all registered factories in the state instead of 12-hour duty as mandated earlier to make up for the loss of labour-hours due to the Covid-induced lockdown. The decision of the state's Congress govt comes after AICC accused the Centre of diluting labour laws.
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Sunday, May 24, 2020
Post Covid life talks by Ruby Hall Clinic warriors
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Plus High-Res Renders Leak Online
Samsung Galaxy A31 to Launch in India Next Week
SpaceX to Bring Astronauts to Short-Handed Space Station for Longer Stay
JioMart Online Grocery Service Now Available in 200 Towns Across India
Covid: Domestic flights resume after 2 months
Domestic passenger flights resumed in India after a gap of two months. The Delhi airport saw its first departure at 4.45 am to Pune while Mumbai airport's first departure was at 6.45 am to Patna, the officials said. Scheduled commercial passenger flights were suspended on March 25, when the Centre imposed a nationwide lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
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Symbiosis Distance Learning sees exponential growth
Balbir Sr: One of 1st heroes of independent India
The shine of that 1948 Olympic gold won't be the same as ever, with it's proud owner not there anymore to wear it. But it will be a rich tribute to talk about those seventy minutes on August 12, 1948, after which India's tricolour was hoisted at an Olympic medal ceremony for the first time.
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Thane's assurance is Liv-Now Homes by Raunak
Combating Covid-19 with Alibaba technologies
Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr dies at age of 95
Hockey legend and winner of three Olympic gold medals, Balbir Singh Sr died at the age of 95 at a hospital in Chandigarh on Monday. Singh, who captained India at the 1956 Olympic Games and was also the manager of the 1975 World Cup-winning team, had been fighting a pulmonary illness over the last two years.
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Realme TV, Realme Watch, Realme Buds Air Neo Launching in India Today
Taiwan promises help to Hong Kong's people
Taiwan will provide the people of Hong Kong with "necessary assistance", President Tsai Ing-wen said, after a resurgence in protests in the Chinese ruled territory against newly proposed national security legislation from Beijing. Taiwan has become a refuge for a small but growing number of pro-democracy protesters fleeing Hong Kong, which has been convulsed since last year by protests.
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NZ PM Ardern unruffled as quake hits mid-interview
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern barely skipped a beat when an earthquake struck during a live television interview Monday morning. She interrupted Newshub host Ryan Bridge to tell him what was happening at the parliament complex in the capital, Wellington. "We're just having a bit of an earthquake here Ryan, quite a decent shake here,” she said, looking up and around the room.
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J&K: Lockdown casts shadow on Eid celebrations
No Eid prayers were offered for the second consecutive time in major mosques and shrines of Kashmir as police enforced restrictions in most parts of the valley including Srinagar city, officials said. People preferred to offer Eid prayers at home -- either individually or in small groups comprising family members, the officials said.
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Saturday, May 23, 2020
Covid-19 live: 6,767 new cases in last 24 hours
The total number of coronavirus cases in India has now risen to 1,31,868, including 73,560 active cases, 54,440 cured/discharged and 3867 deaths. Total cases across the world have crossed the 5-million mark. Meanwhile, Railways has announced a schedule of 2,600 Shramik Special trains over the next 10 days to take home 36 lakh migrant workers. Stay with TOI for live updates.
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Wuhan lab had 3 live bat coronaviruses: Report
The Chinese virology institute in the city where Covid-19 first emerged has three live strains of bat coronavirus on-site, but none match the new contagion wreaking chaos across the world, its director has said. Scientists think Covid-19 -- which first emerged in Wuhan and has killed some 340,000 people worldwide -- originated in bats and could have been transmitted to people via another mammal.
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TN govt allows 17 industrial estates to resume ops
Hundreds show up in Hong Kong's anti-govt protest
Hundreds of anti-government protesters gathered in Hong Kong on Sunday, AFP journalists witnessed, after China sparked outrage with a proposed new security law that campaigners fear will spell the end of the city's cherished freedoms. The protesters chanted pro-democracy slogans in Causeway Bay, one of the city's busiest shopping districts,
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COVID-19 insurance cover for boxers and coaches
The boxers and coaching staff at the camp will be covered by a basic insurance amount of up to Rs 5 lakh. The top-up amount, which will include the COVID-19 insurance cover, will be anywhere between 50 to 75 percent of the basic policy cover (Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 3.5 lakh).
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Project behind a front page full of names: NYT
Instead of the articles, photographs or graphics that normally appear on the front page of The New York Times, on Sunday, there is just a list: a long, solemn list of people whose lives were lost to the coronavirus pandemic. As the death toll from COVID-19 in the United States approaches 100,000, a number expected to be reached in the coming days, editors at the Times have been planning how to mark the grim milestone.
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SpaceX ready to launch astronauts into space
In the beginning, everyone was skeptical. But Elon Musk's SpaceX defied expectations -- and on Wednesday hopes to make history by ferrying two NASA astronauts into space, the first crewed flight from US soil in nine long years. US President Donald Trump will be among the spectators at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to witness the launch.
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UP govt okays sale of liquor in malls
Airlines may have to change routes, timings in Maha
Corona makes even young draw up their wills
First Commercial Space Taxi a Pit Stop on Musk's Mars Quest
Betaal Season 2? 'Not Up to Me,' Says Creator Patrick Graham
Afghan Taliban announce three-day Eid ceasefire
The Taliban announced a three-day ceasefire during the Eid al-Fitr holiday starting Sunday in a surprise move following months of bloody fighting with Afghan forces after the group signed a landmark agreement with the United States. President Ashraf Ghani swiftly welcomed the insurgents' offer and ordered his forces to also comply, while the US envoy to Afghanistan hailed the deal as a "momentous opportunity."
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Friday, May 22, 2020
Fundraising Spree for Reliance's Jio Platforms Values It at $65 Billion
With Remote Work Plan, Facebook Dashes Hopes of Paycheck Arbitrage
Manchester United Sues 'Football Manager' Video Game Series
Yogi okays razing of Gorakhnath temple wall
Cong airs documentary on Rahul's talk with migrants
Rare whistling dogs spotted in Gujarat after 50 yrs
Xiaomi Mi Band 5 Tipped to Pack Amazon Alexa Support, SpO2 Sensor
IBM Cuts Jobs Around US as New CEO Looks for Revival
Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg See Wealth Balloon Amid Pandemic: Study
SpaceX's First Crewed Space Flight Set to Launch on May 27
Covid live: Total cases in India rise to 1,25,101
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to surge in India, with the total number of cases now crossing the 1,10,000-mark. The death toll stands at 3,583. RBI governor Shaktikanta Das earlier addressed the media, laying down the measures being taken by the Central Bank to meet the challenges posed by the coronavirus. Stay with TOI for live updates
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Covid vaccine shows promising early results in China
H-1B legislations introduced in Congress
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a legislation in both the chambers of the US Congress proposing major reforms in skilled non-immigrant visa programmes by giving priority to US-educated foreign technology professionals in issuing H-1B work visas.
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This Indian co could lead world to a vaccine
Serum Institute, the world's largest manufacturer of vaccines by volume, is working on several candidates for the novel coronavirus - including potentially mass-producing the AstraZeneca/Oxford university one that has garnered global headlines - as well as developing its own.
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Covid: Economist warns of 10 yrs of depression
Economist Nouriel Roubini has warned of a prolonged downturn and sluggish recovery from the coronavirus. Nicknamed Dr Doom for his gloomy predictions, Professor Roubini said there are some jobs that simply will not come back after this crisis, the BBC reported on Friday.
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Symbiosis Distance Learning sees exponential growth
7 states/UTs to remain shut if WHO advisory is followed
At least seven states and Union Territories — Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi, Telangana, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu and Bihar — would remain under lockdown with an increase in confirmed coronavirus cases in the last two weeks if a WHO advisory that says restrictions should not be lifted if the positive rate is more than 5% is followed.
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19-year-old bride walks 80km to groom’s place, gets married
The novel coronavirus may have postponed thousands of weddings across the country, but it has failed to deter a 19-year-old girl to walk 80km to reach the groom’s place to exchange vows. The girl, Goldy, from Mangalpur in Kanpur Dehat, decided to defy her parents when they put off her marriage with Virendra Kumar Rathore, 23, from Baisapur village in Kannauj for a second time after the extension of lockdown.
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Thursday, May 21, 2020
Watch the New Trailer for Christopher Nolan's Tenet
RBI reduces repo rate by 40 bps: Key points
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday addressed the media as the government extended the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus. This is the third briefing by the RBI governor in context of coronavirus related measures in the last two months.
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Thane's assurance is Liv-Now Homes by Raunak
Kerala official gifts own land to cancer-hit woman
US PE Giant KKR to Invest Rs. 11,367 Crores in Jio Platforms
US PE Giant KKR to Invest Rs. 11,367 Crores in Jio Platforms
26 all out: The nightmare that still haunts NZ
It has been described as New Zealand cricket's darkest day, the 1955 Test against England when the Black Caps were skittled for just 26, a record low that still stands today. Even 65 years later, the embarrassing score still rankles with New Zealand fans, who are always on alert during a major Test collapse and death-ride the batting team hoping the record falls.
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NRI’s Covid tech gets US-FDA nod for medical use
Amphan live: PM to conduct aerial survey today
The toll from Cyclone Amphan’s nine-hour march through south Bengal climbed to 72, including 15 lives lost in Kolkata alone, as city streets and villages continued throwing up bodies on Thursday, most of them electrocuted (in Kolkata) or buried under homes (in the districts). Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today conducted an aerial survey of the affected areas.
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Covid-19: China drops GDP target, a first in yrs
China took the rare move of not setting an annual growth target this year after the coronavirus battered the world's second-largest economy and ravaged global growth. Instead, given "great uncertainty" caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Beijing will "give priority to stabilising employment and ensuring living standards".
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ICC reminds BCCI of 'tax exemptions' yet again
The ICC has put the proverbial gun to the BCCI's head, reminding the latter once again that the deadline to submit a letter guaranteeing tax exemptions for the 2021 T20 World Cup and the 2023 50-over World Cup got over last month and India (read: BCCI) are already a month late in delivering the said letter.
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'KKR to invest Rs 11k cr into Jio Platforms'
Jio Platforms has raised Rs 11,367 crore or $1.5 billion from US private equity firm KKR as the latest infusion will take the total capital raised by Mukesh Ambani’s telecom and digital services venture to about Rs 78,562 crore or $10.3 billion. The deal will give KKR, which has invested through its Asia and technology funds in the deal, a 2.32% stake.
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Realme Narzo 10A Sale in India Today at 12 Noon
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Strides Pharma to conduct trials for Covid drug
K'taka: Liquor sales dip by 60% after duty increase
Honor 9X Pro Goes on 'Early Access' Sale Today via Flipkart
Twitter Is Testing New Feature to Let You Limit Replies to Your Tweets
Apple Fixes Face ID for Face Masks Through New iOS, iPadOS Updates
Oly would be cancelled if not held in 2021: IOC
Apple, Google Release Early Version of Their Contact Tracing Tech
Moto G8 Power Lite Launching in India Today at 12 Noon
Live: 'Restoration work by NDRF underway in Kol'
Covid live: 112,359 cases; 3,435 deaths so far
India’s Covid-19 count has crossed the 1 lakh mark, with cases surging to 106,750 cases. The death toll in India due to Covid-19 now stands at 3,303. India reported its highest ever spike of 5,611 Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours. Stay here for all live updates
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IPL possible after rains: BCCI CEO Rahul Johri
The BCCI is banking heavily on the ICC postponing the T20 World Cup in Australia, scheduled to be held from October 18 to November 15. "More people watched the IPL last year than those who voted for general elections. For sponsors, cricket is a leader and it will lead the way. The recovery will be sharper than a V-shaped recovery," BCCI CEO Rahul Johri said.
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SC awards Rs 7.6cr to family of M’luru crash victim
The Supreme Court has enhanced the compensation awarded to the next of kin of a 45-year-old man who was killed when Air India Express Flight 812 from Dubai crashed on landing in Mangaluru on May 22, 2010 from Rs 7.35 crore to Rs 7.64 crore. Mahendra Kodkany’s wife, daughter and son will now get Rs 7.64 crore plus 9% interest per annum
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Tuesday, May 19, 2020
MIUI 12 Global Rollout to Kick Off in June: All Details
Google Says Won't Build Tools for Oil, Gas Drillers After Greenpeace Report
Covid live: India's case tally rises to 106,750
India’s Covid-19 count has crossed the 1 lakh mark, with cases surging to 106,750 cases. The death toll in India due to Covid-19 now stands at 3,303. India reported its highest ever spike of 5,611 Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours. Stay here for all live updates
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Realme X3 SuperZoom Launching in Europe on May 26
Facebook Shops Feature to Help Struggling Retailers Create Online Stores
Airtel Launches Rs. 251 Pack With 50GB Data, Rs. 98 Plan Revised Again
Woman kills self after TikTok row with husband
NASA Human Spaceflight Chief Doug Loverro Resigns Ahead of Launch
German shoe brand walks out of China, sets foot in Agra
What are 'storm surges' & why they are deadly
Migrants go hungry as netas hijack ration kits
Redmi Note 9 Pro Next Sale on May 26 at 12 Noon
iPhone SE (2020) Goes on Sale in India Today at 12 Noon via Flipkart
Cyclone Amphan live: 19 NDRF teams on ground
Cyclone Amphan will make landfall close to Sundarbans between Digha (West Bengal) and Hatiya Islands (Bangladesh) as an "extremely severe cyclonic storm" on Wednesday afternoon or evening, dumping heavy rain with howling winds at sustained winds of 155-165 kmph, gusting to 185 kmph. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:
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'World cricket cannot afford IPL cancellation'
As sports, and cricket - from an India perspective - looks to limp back to normalcy in the coming months, there's much to worry about as the game's economy lies in a shamble. Few understand the sport's global and local economics from a bird's eye view like Sundar Raman.
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India too may ban 27 outlawed pest killers
The Centre has proposed banning 27 insecticides which are currently being used by farmers in India though they have long been banned in many countries across the globe due to the threat they pose to human and animal health. The agriculture ministry issued a draft proposal on the ban on May 14, saying use of these 27 insecticides is likely to “involve risk to human beings and animals”.
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Monday, May 18, 2020
Idea to Vodafone Postpaid Shift Delayed to June 8 in Three Circles
NITIE conducts final exams online during Covid-19
Huawei Y9s Goes on Sale in India via Amazon: All You Need to Know
TikTok Names Disney's Streaming Chief Kevin Mayer as New CEO
Facebook Chief Wants EU Not China to Lead on Tech Rules
China Scientists believe new drug can stop Covid
A drug being tested by scientists at China's prestigious Peking University could not only shorten the recovery time for those infected with coronavirus but even offer short-term immunity from the virus, researchers say. The drug has been successful at the animal testing stage, said, researchers. China already has five potential vaccines at the human trial stage.
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Trump threatens freeze on WHO funding in 30 days
India’s Covid cases per lakh is 7.1, world’s 60
India has about 7.1 cases per lakh population whereas the average of the whole world is 60 cases per lakh population, the health ministry said comparing the incidence of Covid-19 with other countries that have reported a large number of cases. Covid-19 fatality rate per million population in Gujarat and Maharashtra was more than four times that of the national average.
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Cyclone Amphan: Odisha gets into survival mode
In the middle of a pandemic that has put the world on edge, the state government on Monday started evacuating people from low lying areas in northern parts of Odisha as Cyclone Amphan developed into a Super Cyclone and threatens to cause extensive damage in at least five districts even though it may spare the state further misery by making landfall between the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh.
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Wasn't selected once as dad didn't bribe: Kohli
"In my home state (Delhi)... sometimes things happen that are not fair... On one occasion, a certain someone did not play by the rules when it came to selection criteria," Virat Kohli said in a web chat with Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri. "He told my father while I had the merit, a little extra (bribe) was needed to confirm my selection."
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I am taking malaria drug: Trump
President Donald Trump said Monday that he is taking a malaria drug to lessen symptoms should he get the new coronavirus, even though the drug is unproven for fighting Covid-19. Trump told reporters he has been taking the drug, hydroxychloroquine, and a zinc supplement daily “for about a week and a half now.”
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Amphan intensifies into a ‘supercyclonic storm’
With the cyclone Amphan over Bay of Bengal intensifying into a ‘super cyclonic storm’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reviewed response preparedness as well as evacuation plans of disaster management authorities ahead of its landfall close to Sundarbans on Wednesday afternoon-evening. The super cyclonic storm is expected to have windspeeds of 230-240 kmph gusting to 265 kmph.
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Motorola Edge+ to Launch in India Today: Expected Price, Specifications
Covid-19 cases in India cross 1 lakh mark, over 3,000 dead
One hundred and nine days after the first person tested positive for Covid-19 in India, the country’s case count crossed the 1-lakh mark on Monday, with the number infections having doubled in just a little over 12 days. On Monday, 4,713 fresh infections were reported from across the country, the third highest in a single day so far, led again by Maharashtra, which reported more than 2,000 cases.
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Uttar Pradesh to double Shramik Special trains
Uttar Pradesh has approved to double the operation of Shamik Special trains and Bihar has given nod for operating 50 such trains daily to transport stranded migrant workers, railway minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday. Railway ministry officials said so far more than 1,400 Shramik Specials have moved approximately 18.5 lakh stranded migrant workers, students and tourists.
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Amphan intensifies into a ‘supercyclonic storm’
With the cyclone Amphan over Bay of Bengal intensifying into a ‘super cyclonic storm’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reviewed response preparedness as well as evacuation plans of disaster management authorities ahead of its landfall close to Sundarbans on Wednesday afternoon-evening. The super cyclonic storm is expected to have windspeeds of 230-240 kmph gusting to 265 kmph.
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Sunday, May 17, 2020
SoftBank Proposes Three New Board Members as Alibaba's Jack Ma Resigns
Realme Narzo 10 First Sale in India Kicks Off at 12 Noon Today
Huawei P40 Lite 5G With Kirin 820 SoC, 64-Megapixel Main Camera Launched
OnePlus 8 Will Go on Sale Today at 2pm on Amazon
'Permanent work from home bad for well-being'
As tech companies like Twitter prefer their employees to work from home forever, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has warned that making remote work permanent could have serious consequences for social interaction and mental health for workers as video calls cannot replace in-person meetings. Nadella said an all-remote setup would be "replacing one dogma with another dogma".
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Jio to Get Rs. 6,598 Crores Investment From General Atlantic
E-Commerce Companies May Resume Full Services From Today
Live: Autos & cabs no longer barred in red zones
The Centre on Sunday extended the nationwide lockdown till May 31 to keep a check on the spread of Covid-19 which has infected over 90,000 people across India. The Union home ministry has issued guidelines listing the dos and don'ts during the lockdown 4.0. Stay with TOI for live updates
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PM Modi's popularity soars during Covid: NYT
Recent opinion polls show that in the past few months Modi's already high approval ratings have soared even higher, touching 80%, even 90%. Unlike two of the populist leaders to whom he is often compared, Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia, Modi is weathering this crisis quite well.
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NITIE conducts final exams online during Covid-19
Students gear up for JEE/NEET with Prime Academy
In pics: Stuck migrant workers desperate to return
Exclusive: TOI interview with FM on stimulus
Talking to TOI shortly after announcing last tranche of Atmanirbhar Bharat package on Sunday, she said while the government did initially rush money to the most vulnerable section, it felt long-term economic consequences of the crisis would be better mitigated by enhancing liquidity as that would help with reopening of the economy.
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Virat ready to act in biopic but on one condition
Skipper Virat Kohli said he is ready to act in his biopic but wants his wife Anushka Sharma to act alongside him in the movie. Kohli joined the Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri on an Instagram Live video session where both the athletes talked on a range of topics. Kohli said before he met Anushka, he was very self-centred and stayed in his comfort zone.
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Live: Cyclone Amphan likely to hit Bengal coast
Cyclone Amphan, now brewing over south Bay of Bengal, intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and is likely to develop into an extremely severe one on Monday generating a wind speed of 170-180 kmph. It is likely to hit land between Digha in West Bengal and Hatiya Islands in Bangladesh on Wednesday afternoon. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:
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Contact sport athletes fear coronavirus spread
The Sports Authority of India has recently come up with a detailed 'Standard Operating Procedure' (SOP) for every sport, outlining measures to follow for reopening the SAI training centres and NCOEs post lockdown. For contact sports, the SOP includes training individually without engaging in physical combat with other athletes and no sharing of personal equipment.
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TV actor's suicide triggers non-payment debate
'Mix of virtual, physical courts will be way forward'
India's three-tier justice delivery system, groaning under the weight of bulky files of three crore cases, is on the verge of a new dawn — from trial courts to the Supreme Court, filing of cases will be done electronically and judges will adopt a judicious mix of hearing advocates either through video-conferencing or physically.
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Chinese envoy to Israel found dead in his home
India produces desi swabs for cheaper test kits
India has started manufacturing indigenous swabs for Covid-19 testing, with two firms —Tulips and a Mumbai-based Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) — getting a green signal from the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute for Virology in Pune. The swabs will cost one-tenth of the imported swabs currently in use, bringing down the cost of Covid-19 testing.
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Govt allocates Rs 40,000cr more for MGNREGS
Covid: BJP, Cong stop politics to do relief work
The two biggest political parties - BJP and Congress - have put aside their respective major political works and shifted focus on relief works in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak and the ensuing lockdown since March 25. The public meetings, protests, demonstrations or even membership drives have been stopped ever since Janta Curfew was observed on March 22.
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No fresh insolvency for 1 yr under IBC: Nirmala
60,000 litres of craft beer may go down the drain
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