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Odisha may slash Kalia aid, merge scheme with PM-Kisan

The Odisha government’s direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme for farmers, Kalia, which was announced a few months before the Assembly elections last year, may be curtailed and subsumed in the PM-Kisan scheme run by the Centre.




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PM Modi holds key meeting with Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman on steps for financial sector

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a crucial meeting with home minister Amit Shah and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to firm up strategies for the financial sector in the aftermath of the Covid-19 outbreak.




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Procedural relief to GST payers, but experts say no substitute for financial package

The e-way bill generated on or before March 24 and expiring during the March 20-April 15 period would now be valid till May 31.




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Lower power tariff can boost Make in India after corona crisis

"It is the time to review the policy of cross subsidisation of power as this plays a part in making our industries non-competitive,” former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said at an online panel discussion on the power sector.




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Indian spinners stare at $3-billion loss in FY21: Icra

As the lockdown in China was lifted from the beginning of April 2020 onwards, spinners there have been scaling up operations.




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Italian ‘Arte Povera’ art critic Germano Celant dies

Through key exhibitions and texts, Celant was an influential proponent of the work of young Italian artists in Turin, Milan, Genoa and Rome, working with natural materials and elements such as dirt, sticks or rags who were seeking to challenge the commercial art scene at the time




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Algerian singer Idir, a Berber icon, has died in Paris

Born in Ait Lahcene, near the Kabylie capital of Tizi Ouzou, then part of French Algeria, he studied to be a geologist, but his life took a turn in 1973 when he was called up as a last-minute replacement on the radio to sing the Berber lullaby 'A Vava Inouva.'




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Met Opera Mezzo Rosalind Elias dies at 90

Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, on March 13, 1930, Elias was the youngest of 13 brothers and sisters whose parents had migrated to the U.S. from the region later called the Republic of Lebanon




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Kraftwerk founder Florian Schneider dies aged 73

Schneider and collaborator Ralf Hutter combined the German language lyrics with synthesisers and drum machines to create 'krautrock,' which won Kraftwerk a legion of musician fans, including David Bowie, Madonna, Daft Punk and Kanye West




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Audi E-Tron: Audi to go electric in India

This sporty full-size SUV carries a lot of design elements from conventional Audi SUVs, including an expressive sill area and the light grey Singleframe grille.




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Hyundai Kona EV introduces one-pedal driving in India

Make no mistake, it still has a brake pedal, but in regular driving conditions you might not need to use it




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Urban mobility: The need and future in India

As a developing nation, India cannot afford such huge investments and needs to shift from car-dependency to public transport.




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Maruti launches CNG variant of the Ertiga

It’s the only MPV in the country with a factory-fitted CNG option




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Audi India showcases the e-Tron

Also launches connected car app myAudi Connect.




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Destination India: Travels to the land of the rising sun

We drive from Guwahati in Assam to Pasighat, the oldest town of Arunachal.




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Ducati’s power cruiser, the Diavel 1260, launched

The new Diavel 1260 is powered by the 1262cc Ducati Testastretta DVT engine with variable cam timing, which has been upgraded to optimise performance and is equipped with the chain-type final transmission.




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6 best laptops with Nvidia's latest 1050, 1050 Ti GPUs

If you are looking for an entry level gaming laptop without spending too much, your best bets are laptops powered by NVIDIA’s new GTX 1050 or 1050Ti GPUs. These new GPUs are powerful enough to play AAA titles in Full HD resolution, but at low or medium settings. These GPUs are offered in entry-segment gaming laptops by almost all laptops makers, and some of these are already available in India. Here's taking a look at some of them.




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Experiencing 4K HDR gaming at the India Gaming Show! | Digit.in

At the India gaming show 2019, Digit wanted to give gamers the ultimate 4K gaming experience. For this, we took the most powerful gaming machines money can buy. We had a PS4 Pro and an Xbox One X connected to 4K HDR TVs to show gamers the potential of gaming consoles.




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How Daiwa & Shinco Make TVs in India | Digit.in

We got a chance to visit the factory when Daiwa and Shinco make their TVs and see first hand all the processes that these televisions go through. Take a look at how Daiwa and Shinco televisions are manufactured.




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Prague Diary: Spies, Skittles, and Joseph Beuys

DMN's editor-in-chief hunts the social through the streets of Prague and the "luxe bunker" offices of Socialbakers




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Medallia Integrates Facebook, Salesforce, Adds AI To Experience Cloud

Product announcements from day one of Medallia Experience 2018




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Why We Need Tech-Savvy Politicians

If Washington doesn't understand technology — and it doesn't — there are tough times ahead for the marketing, the economy, and jobs




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Tips to help you improve your social media game




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How the lockdown has affected TV manufacturing and distribution in India




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Vivo Indias Nipun Marya talks about how the company is arming the frontline workers with protective equipment




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Asus Indias Arnold Su talks about the delayed Zephyrus G14 and other upcoming gaming laptops




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Celebrate May the fifth with Darth Maul, Star Wars most underrated villian




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Xiaomi Mi Box 4K launched in India: Your common questions answered




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Xiaomi Mi Box 4K vs Fire TV Stick 4K: The right streaming device for you




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H-1B Visa Lottery Process May Affects Immigrants and Indian IT firms

From April 2019, there will be several changes in the H-1B visa application. Now, the organizations required to register electronically before the visa lottery procedure to obtain H-1B visas for their workers. As per the latest rules, the candidates…




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Top Universities in USA oppose Presidential visa policy changes for overseas students

The study of National Association of Foreign Student Advisers has the opinion that global students made a contribution of $39 billion to the US economy in the academic year of 2017-2018.The studyMoreover, it found that the economic activity of overseas…




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H1B Visa has an impact and Indians seek Canadian Citizenship

Presently, the United States is imposing severe rules regarding visas and immigration so that Indians remain away from arriving in the country.Canada is welcomingMoreover, Canada has continued to favour immigrants.  50 percent of Indians who migrated…




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US Ending Country Cap in Green Cards Will Help India and China

After the elimination of the country quotas from Green Cards, the present discrimination in the labour market will be over. As per a Congressional report, this will allow for the domination of India and China to gain American citizenship.Green Card is…




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US considers boosting Merit-Based Immigration with benefit to Indians

The US administration is proposing an impressive increase in merit-based and legal immigration as an effort to change the obsolete systemCreating tax revenue of USD 500 billion Jared Kushner, The Presidential Adviser, stated that when the immigration…




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US Immigration Moves Ahead in H-1B Process and Impacts Indian IT Sector

The US Immigration is moving ahead in changing the process for issuing H-1B visa from next year. The outcome will have an impact on many Indian IT firms. Additionally, the Office of Management and Budget, has completed the reviewing process, for the…




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A Report and Trend Analysis on Indian Students to US

There is a decreasing trend among the Indian students reaching the US to seek education over the years, as per a report. As per the Open Doors Report focusing on International Educational Exchange, the yearly growth of students from India, to the US…




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Indians Eager to Get US Citizenship before the Final Orders from the President

The immigration policies of President are Uncertain and there is a desire by the people to vote in the forthcoming elections in November 2020, which are forcing many immigrants who reside in the US to seek its citizenship.The Current Figures8.34 lakh…




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Imagining a future where I might not die here in India: William Dalrymple

FOR THE first time in over three decades, says writer William Dalrymple, he feels he might not want to die in India — a country he had fallen in love with when he moved here in 1989 to research and write ‘City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi’ (1993).




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India should take urgent action to tackle air pollution: WHO

India should take “urgent action” to tackle air pollution as the levels of toxic air in many cities of the country are much higher than the recommended guidelines, which could have a major impact on people’s health, WHO director Maria Neira said.




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CAA protests: Those born here before 1987 are Indians, clarifies government

A top government official said according to the 2004 amendments of the Citizenship Act, if one parent is an Indian and neither is an illegal immigrant, a person is considered an Indian citizen.




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The curious case of forest cover of India

The biennial State of Forest Report (SFR), released Monday by Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, announced an overall gain of 3,976 sq km of forests in India since 2017.




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Congress, ecosystem rising against Parliament, silent on Pakistan: PM Modi slams anti-CAA protests

Addressing a gathering at Siddaganga Matha in Tumkur in Karnataka, Modi accused the Opposition of remaining silent on Pakistan’s “atrocities on Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Christians” and said “jis tarah ki nafrat hum logon se karte hain, vaisa hi swar ab desh ki sansad ke khilaf dikh raha hai.




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Record $83-billion bond bill looming over Indian firms

Chief among the problems is a lingering crisis at shadow banks that started in 2018, with a shocking default by then high-rated lender IL&FS. The woes mounted last year when major mortgage lender Dewan Housing Finance missed repayments.




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Parliament makeover: Architect shares blueprint of Central Vista, here’s all you wanted to ask

In a detailed presentation and interview, Dr Bimal Patel shares the blueprint and objectives of the coveted project, says it will modernise administration and make it more efficient, defends the 2024 deadline for its completion.




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Nepal invites PM Modi and Imran to Sagarmatha dialogue

The theme for the first edition of the Sagarmatha Sambaad, scheduled from April 2-4, is ‘Climate Change, Mountains and the Future of Humanity’, Gyawali told a group of visiting Indian reporters. It will be held every two years.




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Jamia student shot at as 20 cops watch; proctor says minister Anurag Thakur is to blame

The injured student, identified as Shadab Farooq, is from Jammu & Kashmir, and a first-year student of mass communication at Jamia.




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Anti-India forces spreading rumours, CAA will not lead to outsiders settling in Assam: PM Modi

Amidst loud cheers and fluttering Tricolours and flags of the All Bodo Students Union, Modi asked the gathering — he called it the largest rally in independent India — in Kokrajhar in Bodoland Territorial Region to celebrate the peace and development accord that the government has signed with Bodo groups last month.




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Debate on govt policy good, India should continue to support it: Australian High Commissioner to India Harinder Sidhu

Australian High Commissioner Harinder Sidhu hopes India will revert decision to reject RCEP, warns against economies turning inwards, believes climate change role in bushfires bears examination, and admits that her Indian origins, especially Bollywood love, helped her




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Prashant Kishor floats initiative for ‘alternative’ politics in Bihar

Kishor said the CM may have brought development in Bihar “in comparison to what Lalu Prasad did” but the development indices remain dismal when compared to other states.




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Donald Trump India visit: Many firsts mark US President’s maiden India trip with family

Commerce, energy secretaries & NSA are part of team to India