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Delhi Government Imposing 70% 'Coronavirus Tax' on Liquor has Inspired 100% of the Memes

The decision which has been both criticized and lauded by experts on the revenue and whether this is the best way to handle the long queues outside shops, the news has also inspired memes.




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Aaron Finch is Sticking to Cricket After His 'Failed' Dancing Attempt Goes Viral on TikTok

Finch tried to show off his dance moves when a voice in the video could be heard saying, 'No God, No God please no'.




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What are Murder Hornets and Why is Everyone on Social Media Freaking Out About Them?

Murder hornets are seven times more poisonous than a honey bee. They usually attack in groups. Each year in Japan around 50 people get killed by the murder hornets.




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23-Year-Old Woman Had a 6-Inch Live Worm Removed from Her Brain

The woman who is identified as Xiao Yi had got an epilepsy attack and was taken to a provincial hospital in Nanjing.




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'Khichdi' is Airing Again and This is What the Cast Members Have Been Up to

The show returned to the small screen during the lockdown period like many other classics.




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Twitter is Now Giving You the Option to Rethink Your Offensive Tweets Before You Send Them

Twitter has long been under pressure to clean up hateful and abusive content on its platform, which are policed by users flagging rule-breaking tweets and by technology.




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X Æ A-12: Twitter is Trying to Decode Elon Musk's Newborn Son's Name with Memes

While using an Instagram face filter on a newborn baby, and wearing an 'Occupy Mars' T-Shirt to meet his son is very in-line with Musk's strange and confusing behavior exhibited on Twitter, the name has certainly thrown people for a toss.




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Ghana Pallbearers Take a Break from 'Coffin Dance' to Thank the Medics Fighting Pandemic

Dressed in white suits and faces covered with masks, the band members applaud the doctors and say, 'You are working hard to take care of everyone. Remember, stay our hope.'




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A Family in Costa Rica is Self-Isolating from the Coronavirus Pandemic with 31 Children

Daily tasks for the kids include housework like sweeping and cooking, and helping the younger ones with homework.




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FedEx Driver's Kind Gesture Makes Child's Lockdown Birthday Viral and Memorable

According to Liz, Jodan simply wanted to make up for the birthday celebrations Emma might've lost while staying at home due to the lockdown.




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Guilty or Not, Trolling 'Shameful': DCW Demands Probe into Sexist Attacks on Pregnant Jamia Student

Since Zargar's arrest, social media trolls have been slandering and character assassinating the Jamia student due to her pregnancy.




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Toilet Flush Heard During Supreme Court Hearing in US Has Left a Bad Smell on the Internet

The incident occurred when a case pertaining to robocalls was being heard. A sound of flush followed when a lawyer was presenting his side of the case.




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Why Americans are ‘Panic Buying’ Rs 1.5 Lakh Peloton Bike Amidst Corona Pandemic

The company’s stock has risen by 95 per cent reportedly and its value now stands at $10 million. The brand had, last month, reported that over 23 thousand people had joined one of their live classes.




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Life on Mars? Scientists Find Traces of Ancient River System on the Planet

The scientists link this sediment formation to river deposition, which is only possible through a flowing water system.




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Black Panther Spotted in Goa is Reminding Netizens of Bagheera from Jungle Book

A senior forest department official said it they were trying to find out if it was a lone Black Panther in the sanctuary or there were others too.




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Photographer Spots Extremely Rare Two-headed 'Wolf Snake' in Odisha Forest

Two-headed animals are considered in many cultures to be a portent of disaster, and they have frequently appeared in mythology.




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'Nothing but Gold': CSK Takes a Trip Down the Memory Lane, Shares Rare Pic of Long-Haired Dhoni

'Men in blue, in various shades of grey before all the #yellove started and this is nothing but GOLD! Circa 2005, Sri Lanka,' CSK said in the tweet with the photo on their official handle.




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WATCH: Praying Mantis Demolishing the Brain of a Murder Hornet Has Got Twitter Cheering

The video, shared on the microblogging site, shows a praying mantis catching and feeding on a murder hornet. It hunts down its food, holding the deadly stinger at bay and chew it starting from the massive brain.




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Woman in Burqa Hailed as Corona Warrior for Disinfecting Temples and Gurudwaras in Delhi

Imrana Saifi, a resident of North Delhi, has been visiting religious places of worship in the area every day along with a sanitiser tank to disinfect the buildings.




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What Makes Eleven Cry? Mumbai Police Has Answer to Netflix's 'Stranger Things' Meme

Mumbai Police does not believe in letting a good meme go.




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Inzamam-ul-Haq Remembers Tragic Bomb Blast in Karachi that Shook Cricket World in 2002

14 died including the bomber himself who detonated an explosive inside a car in front of the neighbouring Sheraton hotel. The series was abandoned after that and New Zealand team left for home.




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Mumbai Police's Lockdown Meme on Chemistry Will Take You Back to Your School Days

Adopting a rather creative way to urge people to stay home, Mumbai’s Commissioner of Police took to Twitter to share the periodic table and asked netizens to solve it.




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Industry Dialogue: It is Not True That Employees Working From Home Are Lazying Around

If you’re still unsure whether remote work can work for your business, you may not have had a choice, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now is the time to assure employees that you not only care about but also trust them—that you have their best interests at heart.




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BP Announces $4.4 Billion Quarterly Loss as Oil Prices Crash Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

BP said it planned to reduce cash costs by $2.5 billion by the end of 2021 relative to 2019. "Some of these cost savings may have associated restructuring charges," the company added.




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WTO Members Eliminate Duties on Over 84% of Medical Products for 2020 under Various Agreements

India is a member of the WTO since 1995. There are a total of 164 members of this organisation, which deals with global trade-related issues.




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ILO Estimates 305 Million Full-time Jobs Could be Lost Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

The ILO also projects that 1.6 billion workers in the 'informal economy,' stand in immediate danger of having their livelihoods destroyed.




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SoftBank-backed Oyo to Offload More Loss-making Hotels Amid Pandemic: Report

The hospitality sector has been one of the worst affected by the coronavirus outbreak, with global and domestic travel coming to a near-halt.




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Mukesh Ambani to Forego Salary, RIL Board Members to Take Pay Cut amid Coronavirus Pandemic

In a letter to employees dated April 29, Reliance Industries' executive director Hital R. Meswani stated that Ambani will forego his entire compensation.




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Infra Funding Requirement Pegged at Rs 111 Lakh Crore During 2020-25: Finance Ministry

The final report of the task force on NIP for 2019-2025 suggested steps like deepening bond markets, setting up of development financial institutions and land monetisation to meet the funding needs,




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Financial Markets to Remain Shut for Maharashtra Day

All major financial markets in India will remain closed on Friday on account of Maharashtra Day.




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Sebi Exempts Four Family Trusts Linked to Lux Industries' Promoters From Open Offer Obligation

The proposed acquisition involves settlement or contribution of equity shares of the company to the four trusts by Ashok Todi, Bimla Todi, Pradip Todi and Shobha Todi.




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India's Factory Activity Fell to Record Low in April as Lockdown Hit Demand, Disrupted Supply Chains

With new orders and output shrinking at the steepest pace since at least early 2005 factories cut jobs at the fastest rate in the survey's history, signaling a high chance of recession.




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Goldman Sachs Says it Remains Bullish on Oil Prices in 2021

Lower crude production due to reduced activity and OPEC+ cuts, coupled with a partial recovery in oil demand, should drive prices higher next year, Goldman Sachs Equity Research said in a note.




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Remdesivir Expected to be Available for Covid-19 Patients from Next Week: Top Company Official

Remdesivir is authorised for the treatment of hospitalised patients with severe Covid-19 disease though the optimal duration of treatment is still being studied in ongoing clinical trials.




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US Retailer J. Crew Files for Bankruptcy: Statement

The brand, whose clothes have been worn by former first lady Michelle Obama, said online sales operations, which account for more than half its revenues, will continue as normal.




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ITC Faces Union Backlash Over Coronavirus Work Warnings to Employees

While ITC had so far not taken any action against workers, the company notices said "absence without leave" would lead to salary cuts and "disciplinary action", without elaborating.




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IRDAI Sets up Panel to Draft Standard Professional Indemnity Policy for Insurance Intermediaries

Professional indemnity policy offers protection to professionals against potential claims for injury or loss resulting from their advice action for failure to fulfil their duties.




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Commerce Ministry Recommends Continuation of Anti-dumping Duty on Chinese Chemical

Imposition of anti-dumping duty is permissible under the World Trade Organization (WTO) regime. India and China are members of this Geneva-based organisation, which deals with global trade norms.




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EPFO Allows Employers to Register Digital Signatures via Email

Currently, authorised persons of employers have to go to the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) offices to get their digital signatures registered.




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Gilead Sciences Scouting For Partners in India, Pakistan for Remdesivir

Remdesivir is an investigational antiviral drug that may be found effective against the virus that causes Covid-19




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Oil Gains as US Inventories Grow Less Than Feared While Coronavirus Slashes Demand

While prices have risen sharply since late April as some countries have started easing lockdowns put in place to combat the worst pandemic in a century, oil continues to be pumped into storage, leaving a massive mismatch between demand and supply.




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SBI Cuts Benchmark Lending Rate by 15 Basic Points, New Special Deposit Scheme For Senior Citizens

Under this new product, an additional 30 basis points premium will be payable for senior citizen's retail term deposits with "5 Years & above" tenor only.




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Sensex Drops 242 Points, Nifty Gives up 9,200-mark amid Coronavirus Pandemic

ONGC was the top loser in the Sensex pack, slumping over 4 per cent, followed by NTPC, Kotak Bank, Titan, Bharti Airtel and PowerGrid.




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Yes Bank Creates Stressed Asset Management Vertical to Resolve NPA Accounts

Yes Bank's board had to be superseded by the RBI and the government earlier this year after alleged mismanagement under its founder CEO Rana Kapoor.




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Sebi Asks Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund to Focus on Returning Investors' Rs 25,000 Crore at Earliest

Sebi also said 'some mutual fund schemes' continued to invest in high risk and 'opaque' debt securities despite the regulatory framework having been amended for safeguarding investors' interest.




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Cognizant Q1 Net Falls 16.7% to $367 Million; Sees Challenging Demand Environment in 2020

Cognizant follows January-December as financial year. Its net profit was at USD 441 million in the March 2019 quarter.




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Indian Economy May Contract 0.4% in FY21 on Coronavirus Pandemic, Say Two Foreign Brokerages

Japanese brokerage Nomura warned of a likely downgrade of the sovereign by global ratings agencies while American brokerage Goldman Sachs (GS) said RBI will cut rates by another 1 percentage point to arrest the economic slide.




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Making Effort to Ensure Orderly, Equitable Exit to Investors: Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund also issued an apology to Sebi and said that comments of its top executive Jenny Johnson were wrongly interpreted, diluting her responses about the reason for winding up of schemes.




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Lockdown-hit Industry Demands Suspension of Labour Laws For 2-3 Years

The employers' organisations also sought relaxation of the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act to treat the lockdown period as lay-off.




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CBDT Defers Requirement of Registration of Charitable, Religious Trusts by 4 Months Till October 1

Earlier, such registrations/approvals were granted without any specific expiry period unless specifically withdrawn by concerned tax authority.