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FIA Safeguard Clause Could Facilitate Lower Formula One Budget Cap

F1 teams have agreed verbally to lower the 2021 budget but some are pushing for further cuts to reflect the global financial crisis caused by Covid-19.




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James Allison Thanks Mercedes for Their 'Gamble' on a Grieving Man Four Years Ago

Mercedes brought James Allison into the team a year after his wife Rebecca died suddenly of meningitis in March 2016.




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Alessio Romagnoli, Ben Stokes Join Sunday's Formula One Esports Virtual Grand Prix

Footballers and cricketers join Formula One regulars for the Formula One Esports Virtual Grand Prix at the rendered Interlagos Circuit.




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F1 Agrees $145 Million Cap for Teams in 2021: Managing Director Ross Brawn

Formula One managing director Ross Brawn said after a teleconference with teams and the governing FIA that a much fairer prize fund would feature in a new commercial agreement due by the end of this year.




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Claire Williams Scared of Formula One Team Shutting Down Due to Covid-19 But Won't Risk Staff's Health

Claire Williams said that it was scary that if racing doesn't restart soon due to coronavirus, Formula One could lose an 'awful lot of teams'.




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Afghanistan likely facing coronavirus 'health disaster': US watchdog

The spread of Covid-19 has significantly impacted Afghanistan from complicating the peace initiative to forcing border crossing closures that have disrupted commercial and humanitarian deliveries, according to a a watchdog report to the US Congress.




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Coronavirus: Nepal records 16 new cases; most in contact with man who attended Tablighi event in India

Sixteen people, including 15 who came in contact with a religious leader who returned after attending the Tablighi Jamaat gathering in Delhi in March, have been tested positive, Nepal's health ministry said. All the 16 people were found Covid-19 positive on Sunday, it said, adding that the total number of coronavirus cases in Nepal now stands at 75.




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Lankan Tamils raise release of political prisoners issue with PM Mahinda Rajapaksa

A delegation of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), Sri Lanka's main Tamil party, met the prime minister on Monday for a separate discussion on the prisoners issue after attending an all-party meeting convened by Mahinda Rajapaksa.




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Why China's maneuvers in Nepal politics worry India




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IMF approves $214 million to Nepal to address Covid-19 pandemic

The IMF approved a disbursement to Nepal of about $214 million to help it cover the urgent balance of payments and fiscal needs stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic. The IMF said Covid is having a severe impact on Nepal's remittances, tourism, and domestic activity. It will substantially weaken the country's GDP growth, balance of payments and fiscal position.




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Bangladesh lifts curbs on mosque prayers as lockdown eases




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Nepal lawmakers being tested for coronavirus ahead of Parliament session

All lawmakers in Nepal are being tested for the novel coronavirus as a precautionary measure ahead of the Parliament's budget session beginning on Friday. The swab samples of the members of Lower House and Upper House were collected for testing through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method, at the Parliament building on Thursday, according to officials.




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Sri Lankan Muslims urge govt for burial for COVID-19 victims

Muslim theologists in Sri Lanka have urged the government to reconsider its decision on cremating the Muslims who died due to the coronavirus, saying the revised rule goes against the Islamic tradition.




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Natural Aphrodisiac To Spice Up Your Love Life

Natural aphrodisiacs are the way to go if you want to spice up your love life. Due to our hectic love lives couples come back tired from work and then they are too tired even for a harmless goodnight kiss. They




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Is Lovemaking Interesting If Lights Are On?

To make love, it is said that moods, bedding, clothing and time play a part but what about lights? Do lights really have something to do with partners getting intimate? Get all your answers below as we briefly discuss about whether




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Places Women Like Being Touched

Women may act shy and move away when they know they are been cuddled. Shyness is not an expression of disinterest but it is always the other way. Women would never like to discuss the things that will make them reach




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Tips To Avoid Reaching Climax Early!

Men get excited either with the physical view or through little imagination. For women the case is completely different. Lovemaking for them is based on romance and mental bondings. After lots of effort, you excite your woman but during the intercourse,




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Want A Happy Sex Life? Leave These...

Any couple would always wish to have a happy sex life. But, unfortunately, hectic lives and professionalism have become barriers in the personal lives of happy couples. How? Couples spare less time for their partners. Even habits affect your sex life.




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Gujarat: 22 held for attending religious function

Organizing religious function can land you in jail during this lockdown period. As many as 22 people were arrested for the alleged violation of the lockdown period when they participated in Satya Narayan Katha in Kalavad taluka village of Jamnagar district on Wednesday night. Of those arrested included Jaisukh Lunagaria (57) and his wife Rasila Lunagaria (53) and two brahmin priests — Vasantrai Joshi (52) and Mayur Joshi (32) — who conducted the religious discourse in Bamangam village of Kalavad taluka. The rest of those arrested were 18 women.




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Covid-19 Cases in Mumbai Will Decline in 15 to 20 Days, Says Maharashtra Health Minister

Out of the 17,974 Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, 11,394 were reported from Mumbai alone.




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Reliance Jio Gets Third High-Profile Investor In Vista Equity

US-based private equity firm Vista Equity Partners has bought a 2.32% stake in Jio Platforms for Rs 11,367 crore.




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How TN Squandered a Week in Controlling Covid-19 Cluster at Chennai’s Koyambedu Market

Between the first case and the day the market closed on May 4, officials held several talks with sellers about shifting operations. The back and forth proved costly.




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UP Migrant Couple Cycling Home to Chhattisgarh Crushed to Death in Lucknow, 2 Children Critical

The migrant family was headed to Chhattisgarh on a bicycle after they reportedly ran out of resources during the ongoing lockdown necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic.




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Social Stigma, Low Testing Behind WB's High Covid-19 Mortality Rate: Experts

Social stigma and low testing are the key reasons for the high mortality rate among COVID-19 patients in West Bengal, where the disease, like elsewhere in the country, is still an urban phenomenon, experts say.




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18 Migrant Workers Travelling Back Home Injured After Truck Turns Turtle in UP

The conditions of six of these migrants is reported to be critical. Those seriously injured have been referred to Prayagraj. Police has also informed the affected migrants' families of the mishap.




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Air India Flight Carrying 234 Passengers from Singapore Lands at Delhi Under Vande Bharat Mission

The flight was part of the Vande Bharat mission which started on Thursday to bring back stranded Indian nationals home amid the novel coronavirus-induced lockdown.




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Rajnath Singh Flags Off Crucial Link Road to Kailash Mansarovar via Video Conferencing

After inaugurating the road through video-conferencing, Rajnath Singh said pilgrims going to Kailash Mansarovar will now be able to complete their journey in one week instead of up to three weeks.




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With 396 Deaths in 6,600-plus Cases, Gujarat Has Worst Covid-19 Mortality Rate Among Most Affected States

Overall, the national mortality rate was 3.34 as on Friday morning and the recovery rate stood at 29.35 per cent. India has confirmed 56,342 confirmed Covid-19 cases so far.




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SC Asks States to Consider Online Sales & Home Delivery of Liquor to Check Covid-19 Spread

The apex court disposed of the plea challenging the guidelines issued by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on May 1, allowing sales of liquor through direct contact sales during the lockdown period.




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Migrants Run over by Train Applied for Transit Passes Week Ago, Walked after No Response From MP Govt

Sixteen workers were killed on Friday morning after they stopped for rest on the railway tracks in Aurangabad. They had walked 45 km from Jalna to Aurangabad, and were going towards Bhusawal, another 120 km, on foot in hopes of catching a train.




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PIL in Delhi HC Seeks Free Laptop, Phones to Poor Kids for Online Classes During Covid-19 Lockdown

A bench of Justices Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula issued notices to the Centre, the Delhi government, the municipal corporations and 10 private unaided schools here seeking their stand on the plea by an NGO, Justice for All, by June 10 -- the next date of hearing.




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Telangana Govt Imposes Rs 1,000 Fine for No Mask in Public Place

The government issued fresh orders as the lockdown in the state was extended upto May 29 to contain the coronavirus spread.




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Gautam Buddh Nagar Reports First Fatality as 60-Year-Old Man Dies of Coronavirus

Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 202 positive cases of coronavirus till Thursday evening, and official figures for Friday were awaited.




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Maharashtra Tea Stall Worker Kills Employer for Refusing Money for Liquor

The incident occurred late evening on Wednesday and the accused, Ram Vilas Rajbhar (42), was arrested within hours, they said.




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Air India Flight Carrying 200 Indians From Sharjah to Arrive in Lucknow on Saturday

The government also said that Air India will operate 64 flights from May 7 to May 13 to bring back around 15,000 Indian nationals stranded abroad due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.




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SC Declines to Hear PIL against Opening of SAIL and NBCC amid Lockdown

The petitioner contended the plea is in larger public interest raising grave issues and concerns of health and safety of lives of the people.




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Delhi Police Constable Thrashes Man For 'Hugging People', Suspended

The entire incident, which took place on Wednesday, was captured on a video which has gone viral on social media.




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Avoid Humiliating Lockdown Violators, Bombay High Court Tells Nagpur Police

The petition contended that while the police force is, by and large, discharging its duties in an exemplary manner, there are several instances which would be a 'blot' on the police machinery.




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Ten Indonesians Who Had Attended Tablighi Jamaat Event Get Bail

The group arrived in Mumbai later, but allegedly did not inform the authorities about their participation in the event and thus avoided quarantine.




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Rail Safety Watchdog Calls for 'Abundant Caution' to Avoid Recurrence of Aurangabad-like Accidents

The Commission of Railway Safety said that all-out efforts must be made to prevent recurrence of such incidents in future.




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SC Fixes August 31 as Deadline for Verdict in Babri Masjid Demolition Case Involving LK Advani & Others

The court asked special judge SK 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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As Covid-19 Cases Cross 54,000-mark, Health Ministry Says Have to Learn to Live With Coronavirus

The response from the Health Ministry came after a sudden spurt in the number positive cases in the past few days when the tally crossed the 3,000-mark each day.




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Upset Over Delay in Wedding Due to Lockdown, Telangana Couple Ends Life

According to police, Ganesh, a farmer and a girl from the same village were in love with each other for a couple of years. Their engagement took place a few months ago and the marriage was scheduled for last month.




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Denying Job Extension to Pregnant Woman Amounts to Penalising for Embracing Motherhood: HC

A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Asha Menon set aside the order of a single judge which had dismissed the woman's plea against Aurobindo College (Evening), where she had been working for five years.




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Himachal Pradesh Government Decides to Impose 'Corona Cess' on Liquor Sale

At a meeting of the state cabinet, it was decided that the cess would vary from Rs 5 to Rs 25 per bottle according to the quality of liquor.




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License of Private Hospital Suspended in Indore After Kin Allege Negligence in Wake of 6 Deaths in 1 Day

As six patients passed away at the Gokuldas Hospital one after the other on Thursday, panicked kin of the deceased uploaded a video on social media accusing the hospital of gross negligence.




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Watch: Virtual Concert by Siblings on Rabindranath Tagore's Birth Anniversary

However, this year the celebrations are understandably muted due to the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown.




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Now, Gujarat to Dilute Labour Laws; CM Rupani Looks at Land Pooling to Lure Foreign Firms

The move follows similar decisions taken by Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments to revive the economy that has been badly hit due to the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown.




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Jharkhand Bans 11 Pan Masala Brands for One Year to Protect Public Health

The authorities collected 41 samples of various brands of pan masala from different districts and tested them to check it they contain magnesium carbonate, which is banned under the Food Safety Act, 2006, as one of the ingredients, an official release said.




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Ram Vilas Paswan Says 20 States Getting Ready for Launch of Ration Card Portability from June 1

Under the initiative, eligible beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) would be able to avail their entitled foodgrains from any Fair Price Shop in the country using the same ration card.