Turkey’s Information and Communication Technologies Authority has imposed advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest under a new social media law, according to decisions published in the country’s Official Gazette today. The law, which critics say will muzzle dissent, requires social media companies to appoint local representatives in Turkey. Yesterday, Facebook Inc […]
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Woman Maoist with ₹8 lakh reward on her head was arrested in Chhattisgarh
A woman Maoist with ₹8 lakh reward on her head was arrested from a village in Bijapur district of Bastar region in Chhattisgarh, officials said on Tuesday Police said that Korsa Maase (24), resident of Sakin Pujaripada village, was a member of Maoists’ Company Number 1, in Maad division of CPI […]
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Two Australian Open players test positive for coronavirus
Two Australian Open players tested positive for coronavirus, health officials announced Tuesday, taking the cluster of cases associated with the Grand Slam tennis tournament to seven. The Victoria state health department said a total of nine people have tested positive while in quarantine ahead of the event in Melbourne, but […]
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PVR predicts return of big bang releases
PVR Ltd. is in talks with Bollywood producers to release their movies in cinema halls now rather than on streaming sites like those run by Netflix Inc. and Amazon.com Inc., now that the pandemic is easing in India. The country’s biggest cinema operator, which runs about 835 screens across 71 cities, is […]
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FIR against Tandav makers for allegedly showing UP Police in bad light
FIR has been filed in Greater Noida against the makers of web series Tandav for allegedly showing UP Police in bad light and hurting religious sentiments. The FIR has been filed in Rabupura and also accuse the makers and actors of Tandav of inciting communal disharmony and hurting religious sentiments. […]
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Azarenka calls for calm from players amid quarantine complaints
Former world number one Victoria Azarenka has urged her fellow tennis players to “accept and adapt” to health regulations in Melbourne ahead of next month’s Australian Open amid widespread criticism about hotel quarantine. More than 70 players, plus members of their entourage and officals, have been placed into hard quarantine […]
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Government may rationalise 120 autonomous bodies
The Centre is considering rationalising over 120 autonomous bodies of more than 23 government ministries and departments following a review of 231 such entities by the Department of Expenditure, officials aware of the development said. The department has suggested that 83 of the 231 autonomous bodies be retained and 117 […]
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Five women lawyers challenge physical hearings in Supreme Court
Five women lawyers practising at the Delhi high court on Monday moved the Supreme Court, challenging the resumption of physical hearings contending that they were not given the choice to argue cases virtually. The plea filed by advocates Amrita Sharma, Saumya Tandon, Padmapriya, Ashmita Narula and Shivani Luthra demanded fresh […]
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India’s daily Covid-19 cases drop to 10,064, recoveries surpass 10.22 million
India’s daily cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) came down to 10,064 on Tuesday, according to the Union ministry of health and family welfare. Though the total number of confirmed cases has gone up to 10,581,837, the active caseload has come down to 200,528, which is merely 1.97% of the […]
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PM Narendra Modi condoled the death of senior oncologist Dr V Shanta
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the death of senior oncologist and chairperson of the Adyar Cancer Institute Dr V Shanta who passed away in the early hours on Tuesday. She was 93. “Dr. V Shanta will be remembered for her outstanding efforts to ensure top-quality cancer care. The Cancer […]
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Union budget: Development Finance Institution likely to be announced
The creation of a mega Development Finance Institution (DFI) is likely to be announced in the Union Budget. The institution is expected to be created by merging some existing financial institutions to meet the long-term financing needs of new, stalled, and work-in-progress infrastructure projects worth over ₹100 lakh crore, people aware of […]
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China has become the only major economy in the world the end up with positive GDP growth in 2020
China has become the only major economy in the world the end up with positive GDP growth in 2020. Data released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics put GDP growth in the December quarter at 6.5%. This has catapulted the annual growth figure for 2020 to 2.3%, despite a 6.8% […]
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Day 4: Challenges faced so far during Covid-19 vaccination drive in India
Roughly 50% of the people the government expected have been given doses per session in the first three days since Covid-19 vaccinations began in India on Saturday amid reports of vaccine hesitancy. Here is all you need to know about vaccination drive so far and the challenges it faces: • […]
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US inaugurations: High drama and sore losers
Outgoing US President Donald Trump will be far from the first to boycott his successor Joe Biden’s inauguration tomorrow ― but his absence will be the first since 1869. In fact, many past inaugurations were conducted in a febrile atmosphere, with some turning to high drama: The boycotters Presidential bad […]
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Italy PM wins key confidence vote, tougher test today
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte won a crucial confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday, hanging on to power after a junior partner quit his coalition and opened a political crisis amid the raging Covid-19 pandemic. Had he lost the vote, Conte would have been forced to resign. After […]