School fees in 6700-odd private schools across Odisha are all set to be reduced for the lockdown period after a joint committee comprising state government officials, school authorities and parents submitted a report in Orissa High Court recommending a reduction of school fee by 26 per cent. The recommendation of […]
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“Teens and creators drive trends on Instagram”
Hi Vishal! Congratulations on Instagram’s 10th anniversary! What were your impressions of the filter-rich photo app when it first started? I was a huge fan of the Instagram product from the very beginning. The simplicity and thoughtful design was clear as soon as you opened the app, but it was […]
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Maximum impact of Covid-19 faced by women, children and adolescents: Harsh Vardhan
The maximum impact of Covid-19 has been felt by women, children and adolescents, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said Tuesday. Participating in a programme on maternal, newborn and child health via a video link, Vardhan said his ministry issued guidance to states to ensure that women, children and adolescents continue […]
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Google can’t force app developers selling e-services to use Play billing system: Startups
Many Indian startups have raised concerns around Google’s Play billing system, saying the tech giant cannot force Indian app developers/owners to sell digital services by compulsorily using its billing system. On Tuesday, Google said apps that choose to sell digital content through its Play Store have to use Google Play billing system […]
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Battle for Bihar: Congress to hold crucial meet today on seat sharing
The Congress party will hold crucial discussions in New Delhi on Wednesday ahead of finalising the seat-sharing agreement with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) for Bihar Assembly elections. The party has called its Bihar unit chief Madan Mohan Jha and CLP leader Sadanand Singh to Delhi for the meeting. The All […]
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Lonza confident of 2020 target for Moderna Covid-19 vaccine supply
Lonza is confident that US and Swiss plants it is building to help make Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate will be ready for commercial production this year, executives at the Swiss company said on Tuesday. New production lines at Lonza’s site in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, aim to start making vaccine ingredients […]
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General Atlantic to invest $498.31 million in Reliance’s retail arm
Reliance Industries Ltd said on Wednesday US Fund General Atlantic plans to invest 36.75 billion rupees ($498.31 million) for a 0.84% stake in its retail arm, making it the latest in a series of investments at the Indian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate. The investment gives Reliance Retail a pre money valuation of […]
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Mukesh Ambani earned ₹90 cr every hour since lockdown, tops Hurun India Rich list 2020 for 9th year
India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, who surged past Silicon Valley tech titan Elon Musk and Alphabet co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page to become the world’s fourth-richest person, has earned ₹90 crore every hour since the March lockdown this year, according to IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2020. Mukesh Ambani’s personal wealth […]
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GlaxoSmithKline CEO optimistic Covid-19 vaccine widely available in 2021
The chief executive of GlaxoSmithKline, the world’s largest maker of vaccines, said she was optimistic the industry will be able to make an immunisation against Covid-19 widely available next year. “I share the optimism that we will have solutions next year. The challenge here is getting to the scale that […]
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Biden vs Trump: Barbs, interruptions and big quotes from US presidential debate
Marked by angry interruptions and bitter accusations, the first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden erupted in contentious exchanges on Tuesday night over the coronavirus pandemic, job losses and how the Supreme Court will shape the future of the nation’s health care. The two men frequently […]
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US Presidential debate: Biden says Trump pays less tax than a schoolteacher
Presenting a spectacle just 35 days ahead of the biggest elections across the globe this year, President Donald Trump and his democratic challenger are engaging in their significant round of debate on Wednesday. There was no handshake as the two men took the stage and while this was due to […]
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MP custodial death: Kin refuse to cremate victim until cops are booked for murder
Tension prevailed for second consecutive day in Narayanpur village of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh as the family members of the man killed in police custody, from a bullet fired from the service revolver of a police inspector on Sunday night, refused to accept his body unless the policemen alleged […]
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Apple and Epic Games want to fight antitrust case without a jury
Apple Inc. and Epic Games Inc. told the judge overseeing their antitrust standoff that they don’t want the case tried before a jury and that they prefer the judge to decide it herself. The game developer and the iPhone maker filed a joint statement Tuesday with U.S. District Judge Yvonne […]
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Babri demolition case verdict today, D-day for Advani and 31 others
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court will deliver its verdict in the Babri Masjid demolition case on Wednesday, almost three decades after the 16th century structure was razed by a mob in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya town, sparking communal tension and riots. At 10am, CBI judge Surendra Kumar Yadav […]
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Hathras rape victim’s body forcibly taken away for cremation by UP police, alleges family; police deny claim
The family of 19-year-old Dalit woman from Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, who died in a Delhi hospital of injuries sustained when she was gang-raped, has alleged that she was forcibly cremated. The family claimed that the woman’s body was taken away by the police in the middle of the night for […]