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Why Una is not a WhatsApp uprising

Mota Samadhiyala village, in Una block in Gujarat’s Gir-Somnath district, has now become a place-name for social terror. The video that went viral a few weeks ago, of cow-protection vigilantes beating seven Dalit men for skinning a dead cow, was recorded and spread by the gau rakshaks themselves.




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Two Chinese vessels chase Japanese fishing boat near disputed islets




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Fearing retaliation after Handwara terror attack, Pakistan Air Force jets increased patrols

Top government sources told ANI that at the time of the incident, Pakistan was already carrying out an aerial exercise about which India also had information. "Soon after the death of the Colonel, the Pakistani Air Force increased its patrols involving its mix of fighter aircraft including the F-16s and the JF-17 which were being constantly monitored by our surveillance platforms," they said.




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Tamil Nadu: College teachers praise hike in retirement age

While most of the government employees’ associations have opposed the state’s move to increase the retirement age from 58 to 59, government college teachers have welcomed it.




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Industrialists in Coimbatore wait for ‘clear guidelines’ to resume operations

With chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami allowing private firms across the state to function from 10am to 7pm with 33% workforce, industrialists in the district are in two minds about resuming operations. Only after functioning for a week, will they come to know the practical hassles and the way forward, they said.




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New Covid-19 case reported in Nilgiris




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Tasmac shops welded shut to keep miscreants away




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25 Gurugram residents stuck abroad register with government to return home




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Advertising’s turning point has passed us (we barely noticed)




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Can’t reach nodal officers, helpline to register of no use: Migrant workers




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75-yr-old diabetic man defeats corona, discharged from hosp




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Dist admin orders probe into KVT Shaptarshi Aarti row




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Quarantined with its owners, 9-month-oldpug ‘Max’ languishes because of poor diet




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Videocon Cube 3 (V50JL) smartphone with Android Marshmallow, 5-inch display launched at Rs 8,490

Videocon Mobiles has launched its latest 4G smartphone, Cube 3 (V50JL) in India. Priced at Rs 8,490, the smartphone will available across all retail stores.




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Your new gadget is just an EMI away

Financial technology startup Finomena lets you buy high-end products and devices through EMIs without a credit score.




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Facebook rolls out Discover Groups feature in India

The feature lets users browse through groups divided into 25 categories such as parenting, sports, food, buy & sell and more. Each topic page highlights the top suggested groups, based on popularity and group members that users might already know.




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Apple CEO Tim Cook on India, Steve Jobs, missteps and more

Apple CEO Tim Cook is a man of few words. In an interview to Washington Post, the usually reticent CEO of one of the world's most valuable company talked about a number of things including the 'enormous India opportunity', Steve Jobs, mistakes made during his tenure so far and much more.




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Punjab: Migrant workers walk several kms to reach Jalandhar railway station, social distancing goes for a toss

Even after special trains are being run to carry migrant labourers to their home states, desperation among them has not decreased. Several are walking long distances to reach Jalandhar railway station. E




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Three new coronavirus positive cases reported in Ludhiana: Deputy commissioner




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Excise: Punjab ministers, babus not on same page

Punjab's cabinet ministers locked horns with senior bureaucrats over imposition of Covid tax and overall dipping revenue of the state excise department at a meeting to discuss changes in the excise policy on Saturday.




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Covid-19: Punjab govt advisory for home quarantine

The Punjab government on Saturday issued advisory regarding the home quarantine of people returnees from aboard and other parts of the country.




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Schools told to collect text books from students; to be distributed to juniors




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45 discharges take Surat’s Covid-19 recovery rate to 53%




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Seoul Shuts Down More Than 2,100 Nightclubs After Covid-19 Positive Man Visits Three

South Korea's had 18 new cases in 24 hours with all but one of them linked to a 29-year-old man who visited three clubs in Seoul's Itaewon district before testing.




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Spain PM Pedro Sanchez Says Coronavirus 'Has Not Disappeared'

Spain's health ministry reported 179 new confirmed deaths on Saturday, increasing the death toll to 26,478.




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Pak's Fiscal Deficit to Surge to 9%, Tax Tevenue to Miss Target This Year amid Covid-19 Crisis: FinMin

Pakistan, which has reported 26,435 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 599 deaths, has announced it will start lifting a countrywide lockdown from Saturday in a bid to restart economic activity.




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2 Men Arrested in Mexico for Strangling Deaths Sister Nurses

Initial evidence shows the suspects, a nurse and a municipal market worker in their 20s, planned to rob the women




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US FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorisation to Quidel for First Covid-19 Antigen Test

The FDA said the authorisation is for an antigen test, which is a new type of diagnostic test designed for rapid detection of the virus that causes COVID-19.




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'An Absolute Chaotic Disaster': Obama Slams Trump's Handling of Coronavirus Pandemic

Trump has been criticised as abdicating any leadership role in guiding the country through one of its worst crises in a century, leaving states on their own to grapple with the pandemic and even bid against each other to obtain critical medical equipment on the open market or abroad.




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Anthony Fauci Among 3 Members of White House Virus Task Force Isolated After Contact With Patient

President Donald Trump, who publicly identified the affected Pence aide as spokeswoman Katie Miller, said he was 'not worried' about the virus spreading in the White House.




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UK Commuters Face Cycling or Walking to Work Once Covid-19 Lockdown is Eased

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce on Sunday the next phase of Britain's battle to tackle the health crisis, following a review by ministers of lockdown measures that have all but shut the economy and kept tens of millions of people at home for nearly seven weeks.




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South Korea, Germany Show Life Beyond Lockdown Isn't What People Think it Will Be

The South Korean government on Wednesday started to relax its strict social distancing rules but only in line with a set of guidelines referred to as the 'distancing in daily life' policy.




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Flowers via a Stranger: Chileans Compromise on Mother's Day Cemetery Visits Due to Covid-19 Curbs

In the capital, Santiago, where the largest cemeteries ordinarily attract tens of thousands of visitors with associated road closures and chaotic scenes, the national federation of cemetery workers this week urged people to stay away.




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Trump is Not Credible on Coronavirus Death Tolls. A Fact Check

The distortions in the US president's statements emerged over the past week alongside his relentless bragging about the US testing system, which failed in the crucial early weeks and remains globally subpar.




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Taliban Denies Having Missing US Contractor Mark Frerichs: Report

In a statement late Saturday by the US Embassy in Kabul, Washington also sought Pakistan’s help in locating Frerichs.




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Texting while driving increases risk of crashing

Don't text while driving as a new study suggests that doing so increases the risk of a crash much more than talking or listening on a mobile phone.




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India should trains its doctors in infectious diseases

With India battling swine flu, an eminent Indian-American doctor has said it is the right time the government in the country accelerate process of training its doctors in infectious diseases or else it could be too late to bring the situation under control.




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A sweeter broccoli to cut heart diseases

Scientists claimed to have developed a new variety of broccoli that is not only grown naturally, but also tastes sweeter and has 40% more anti-oxidants than the normal to reduce risks of heart disease and cancer.




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Kissing can cause herpes

The Australian Herpes Management Forum says that once you are affected with the Herpes virus, it stays in the body and can reactivate at any time.




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Mother's Day 2020: Ayushmann Khurrana's Special Surprise for Moms Out There is His Track 'Ma'

Ayushmann Khurrana has teamed up with his friend and composer Rochak Kohli for a special song titled 'Ma' dedicated to all the hardworking mothers.




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'Made by Jains, No Muslim Staff': Chennai Bakery Draws Flak for Islamophobic Ad

Later, it was reported that the owner of the bakery located in T Nagar in Chennai was arrested.




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These Japanese Kids Serve Backhands Just Like Tennis Stars Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic

Six-year-old Yunosuke and four-year-old Koujirou can be seen training on the Swedish and Serbian legends in a viral video.




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Elon Musk Tells Us How to Pronounce his Son X Æ A-12's Name and it is Not that Complicated

Tesla boss Elon Musk and his partner Claire Grimes Boucher welcomed their first baby on May 4 and baffled everyone with the choice of the name.




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Maa Jaisa Koi Nahi: Virat Kohli and Virender Sehwag Lead Mother's Day Wishes

Kohli, who has been actively doing his bit to help during the coronavirus lockdown along with wife Anushka Sharma, posted a couple of pictures with his mother on social media.




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Eight of Top-10 Firms Lose Rs 2.50 Lakh Crore in Market Capitalisation

In the top-10 list, only Reliance Industries Ltd and Bharti Airtel managed to close the trading week with gains.




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Dubai's Emirates Airline Reports 21 Percent Rise in Full-year Profit

The Dubai state carrier made 1 billion dirhams ($287.5 million) in the 12 months to March 31, compared to 871 million dirhams a year earlier.




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List Of Insurance Companies That Will Accept eKYC For Purchases

In light of the COVID-19 lockdown situation, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) issued a notification on Friday allowing some insurance companies to provide the Aadhaar-based authentication to complete KYC procedure to provide insurance services. "To facilitate




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Should You Buy Gold Or Not This Akshaya Tritiya?

While we are already facing an unprecedented situation with the outbreak of Covid 19 and to overcome it lockdown has been in place for quite a while now, the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya that falls on April 26, 2020 can




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6 Reasons Why It Is A Good Time To Buy Insurance Now

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis brings to light the need to have health and life insurance covers to face unforeseen emergencies. You can take now take advantage of the relaxed rules and options to either purchase a new policy or increase your




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4 Factors Ailing Banking Stocks Amid The COVID-19 Crisis

On Monday, banks and NBFCs (non-banking finance companies) were among the biggest losers on the Indian stock exchanges. ICICI Bank ended 10.56 percent lower, HDFC 9.98 percent down, HDFC Bank 7.89 percent lower, SBI was down 5.88 percent and NSE's banking