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Newsmaker: Divya Spandana (Ramya)

Resilient in the face of controversies




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Lunch with BS: Reema Nanavaty

Nanavaty tells Anjuli Bhargava that to achieve something all one needs to do is make up one's mind




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Newsmaker: Siddaramaiah

The current crisis the chief minister is facing is a cumulative effect of inattention to water management and the fiscal burden of populist promises




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Play Test cricket with a red ball, experiment in other formats: Gautam Gambhir

Interview with Cricketer




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Newsmaker: Navtej Sarna

As he approaches the pinnacle of his career, Sarna will have the crucial task of overseeing relations with the US as it waits for a new president




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Ravichandran Ashwin: Turning point

What makes Ravichandran Ashwin the world's premier Test spinner?




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I support freedom of expression but not the content that went on the show: Papa CJ

Interview with stand-up comedian




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Newsmaker: RM Lodha

He headed a panel famously called the Lodha Committee, which is now in the process of implementing the second part of Operation Cleanup of Indian cricket




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Parmeshwar Godrej: Philanthropist and style icon bids adieu

Best remembered for her work in fighting AIDS, she was incredibly networked across biz and entertainment




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History repeats itself for Fawad Khan

In the India versus Pakistan rhetoric, Fawad Khan has been a casualty twice over




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Newsmaker: R Venkataramanan: Caught in the crossfire between Tata and Mistry

He is the managing trustee of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust who is responsible for all Tata-run trusts. These trusts are chaired by 78-year-old Tata.




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Meet brand Arnab Goswami who is making news outside The Newshour

The 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack in 2008 proved to be the turning point for him.




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US court signals Rajat Gupta's insider trading conviction unlikely to be overturned

Gupta was released from federal custody in March after being sentenced to two years in prison




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Suhel Seth's tweetstorm against The Economist is beyond snarky

His spat on Twitter with the publication's India correspondent over an article on Ratan Tata transformed into a tweet-size critique of foreign media reporting on India




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'Sonrise' in TN chief secy's years at helm

VIvek Papisetty picked interest in half a dozen companies after his father became secretary




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Om Puri: Acting giant who traversed both East and West

Puri won the National Film Award for best actor for his role in the 1982 film Ardh Satya




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The Om Puri interview which couldn't happen

Puri, aged 66, died at his residence on Friday after a massive heart attack




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Now buy a helicopter for Rs 2.8 crore on Facebook

Someone in an NCR-based private Facebook group has put his 2009-model flying machine up for sale




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Russian envoy Alexander M Kadakin passes away

He had been serving as the Russian Ambassador to India since 2009




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Dinner with BS: Treading cautiously

Suzlon Group Chairman & MD Tulsi Tanti on what the tumultuous years between 2011 and 2013 taught him




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EC announces re-polling in Kairana, Bhandara Gondia post VVPAT failure

Over 11 per cent of the 10,300 VVPAT, or Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail, machines across 10 states had developed faults and had to be replaced




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Budget 2013: Chidambaram faces moment of truth

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram will present one of the most highly anticipated budgets of recent years on Thursday, a blueprint for austerity that forms the centrepiece of India's efforts to stave off a damaging credit ratings downgrade.




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Covid-19 hinterland digest: Rajasthan has 31 districts fighting disease

In less than a month, 20 districts reported new cases. Sri Ganganagar and Bondi are virus-free in Rajasthan




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Learn to live with coronavirus, says govt as cases cross 56,000

Over the last few days cases in India are rising at a much faster pace than before, raising serious concerns




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CBSE to conduct pending class 10th, 12th board exams from July 1 to 15

The schedule has been decided in order to ensure that the board exams are completed before competitive examinations




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Govt in talks with industry on production of Gilead's remdesivir for trials

Checks with industry on when can production begin here for trials




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Additional manpower may be sought from Centre to give police rest: Uddhav

Uddhav also admitted that while the spread of the virus has been contained, the state has not succeeded in breaking the chain of infection yet




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Babri demolition case: SC fixes August 31 as new deadline for judgment

The top court asked special judge S K Yadav to control the proceedings in accordance with law so that inordinate delay that is beyond the time-frame is no longer breached




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DD, All India Radio prime bulletins to report weather of cities in PoK

The weather segment of the news bulletins on DD and AIR included the update on cities of Mirpur, Muzaffarabad and Gilgit in PoK




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16 migrant workers run over by goods train while sleeping on tracks

The Railways announced a comprehensive probe into the accident which occurred at 5.15 am near Karmad, around 30 km from Aurangabad city




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Pakistan rejects India's move to broadcast weather reports on PoK

Pakistan Foreign Office said that like the so-called "political maps" issued last year by India, this move is also legally void, contrary to reality, and in violation of the relevant UNSC Resolutions




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Long walk home ends in tragedy: Goods train mows down 16 migrants

Migrants fell asleep on railway track in Maharashtra




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Covid-19 crisis: Won't deploy Army in Mumbai, says Uddhav Thackeray

Thackeray said his government has requested for doctors from the Railways, port trust and other central departments for support




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Coronavirus LIVE: 3,320 cases, 95 deaths in 24 hrs, India tally at 59,695

Coronavirus update: Stay tuned with Business Standard for latest news on coronavirus, world death toll, and cases across the world and in India




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Covid-19 Factoid: India's recovery rate improves to 30% from 10% in April

But news from Russia and Belgium is worrisome - while the former has seen an unprecedented surge in new cases, the latter's death rate has been rising rapidly




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World coronavirus dispatch: How the wealth management industry is changing

From US-China talks to end trade deadlock, to FDA nod for Moderna drug's Phase-II trials, and an Amsterdam restaurant with 'quarantine greenhouses' - read these and more in today's world dispatch




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India coronavirus dispatch: Should healthcare be a fundamental right?

From the role of civil society in times of crises, to returning to the office, and why Bengaluru's migrant construction workers are marching home - read these and more in today's India dispatch




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Aarogya Setu most downloaded healthcare app in the world, says Amitabh Kant

Aarogya Setu is currently available on iOS and Android, and nearly 9 crore users have already downloaded the app




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Vande Bharat: Repatriation flights, ships bring over 700 Indians back home

Through Vande Bharat Mission, 64 flights and three Navy ships are to repatriate nearly 15,000 Indians stranded abroad




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Opposition leaders write to Prez expressing concern over workers' lives

In their letter to the President, the Opposition leaders raised the issue of labour laws being nullified and hard-won democratic rights of a vast majority of Indian people people being compromised




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Coronavirus LIVE: Testing scaled up to 95,000 per day, says Harsh Vardhan

Coronavirus India update: Stay tuned with Business Standard for latest news on COVID-19, world death toll, and cases across the world and in India




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Porters at Jabalpur station face financial stress amid Covid-19 lockdown

Porters have been dependent on Ticket Collectors for their survival, as any aid from the government is yet to reach them




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Work on to neutralise remaining Styrene gas at LG Polymers' Vizag plant

The Chief Secretary said the gas leak resulted in 12 deaths, while 454 others had to be admitted to various hospitals




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OCI card holders' entry in India to remain suspended during lockdown: Govt

The government has kept in abeyance multiple-entry life-long visas given to OCI card holders till the time international travel resumes




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Lockdown 3.0: Odisha ups working hours to 12; staff to be paid for overtime

No female workers should be allowed or required to work in a factory between 7 pm and 6 am, unless specifically permitted by the government in this regard, the state govt order said




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Talks with experts: No strategy, only want to show the glimpses, says Rahul

According to Congress sources, in the series of Rahul Gandhi's talks with experts, the will be a conversation with German virologist and several personalities from other fields on Covid-19




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Govt issues fresh guidelines for discharge of coronavirus patients

The ministry circular states there will be no coronavirus testing at Covid-19 facilities prior to discharge, and the patients will be advised to follow home isolation for seven days




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Karnataka govt allows restaurants, bars to sell liquor at retail prices

According to the latest update by the state health department, total number of coronavirus cases in Karnataka is 753




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Aurangabad train accident: Raised an alarm but to no avail, says eyewitness

As many as 16 migrant labourers were killed and five others injured when a freight train ran over them between Jalna and Aurangabad on Friday




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Vande Bharat Mission: Indians to arrive from Bangladesh, Gulf, UK today

India had on Monday announced it would begin a phased repatriation of its citizens stranded abroad starting May 7