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Country’s wireless subscriber base sees marginal rise in January to 1,156 million

In terms of wireless broadband subscribers, Jio is on top with 376.57 million users, followed by Airtel with 142.34 million subscribers and Vodafone Idea with 117.93 users.




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Flights from Riyadh, Bahrain carrying stranded Indians reach Kerala

The passengers were subjected to thermal test at the aerobridge itself before allowing them to undergo customs and immigration checks, Kozhikode airport sources said.




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Five more test positive for COVID-19, total tally in Assam reaches 58

GMCH has been closed for new patients and 386 people, including its Superintendent Dr R Talukdar, doctors, students and several grade three and four workers, have been quarantined.




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Income Tax Exemption: Donation to Shree Ram Janambhoomi Teertha Kshetra in Ayodhya to get 80G benefit!

The notification says that the Teerth Kshetra is a place of historic importance and a place of public worship of renown for taxation purposes.




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Mukesh Ambani in no mood to rest; trying to get more investors for Jio, talks on with rich Saudi wealth fund

Saudi Arabia’s $320 billion sovereign wealth fund is exploring a potential investment in Reliance Industries Ltd.’s digital unit.




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Time spent on smartphones rose 16% during April 25- May 1, 2020: BARC-Nielsen report

Social networking, gaming and education apps recorded the highest growth




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Why Xiaomi didn’t talk about its software quirks during Mi 10 5G India launch

Why did Xiaomi not talk about one of Mi 10 5G’s biggest highlights at launch, or after? The reason is simple.




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Record single-day spike of 21 cases push Jharkhand COVID-19 tally to 153

Since the outbreak of the pandemic on March 31 in the state, two persons have died of the infection while one COVID-19 patient died due to underlying health condition after testing negative.




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AIIMS director rushes to Gujarat after sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, fatalities

Following directions from the Centre, Dr Guleria, who is a pulmonologist, and Dr Manish Soneja from the AIIMS department of medicine left for Ahmedabad.




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Entire family to be home-quarantined if one breaches seclusion rules

In Himachal around 90,000 persons returned home from other states on passes issued by state government in the past one week and another 20,000 plus are waiting to enter the state.




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COVID-19 recovery: Govt issues new guidelines for discharging patients; check details

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has come up with some revised guidelines for discharging patients from healthcare facilities.




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West Bengal govt not allowing trains with migrants to reach state; Shah writes to Mamata

Shah said migrant workers from West Bengal are also eager to reach home and the central government is also facilitating the train services.




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COVID-19: Legislation introduced in Congress to give Green Card to 40,000 foreign nurses, doctors

The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) said there has never been a more urgent need for the care that foreign-born physicians and foreign-trained nurses provide than during the current COVID-19 pandemic.




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Share markets fall over 5% in first week of May; here’s what moved D-Street and what to expect ahead

Domestic benchmark indices were in for a bumpy ride this week with many ups and down along the way. Starting the week equity markets tanked and lost 80% of the gains made in the previous week as investors lost Rs 5.8 lakh crore.




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Stranded in lockdown? Modi govt brings this change in residential status for tax purposes

The nationwide lockdown suspended the operation of international flights and such people were had to prolong their stay in India. They were concerned that the extra stay due to lockdown may make them a resident of India for tax purposes under section 6 of the Act.




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Only severe COVID-19 patients to be tested before discharge: Union health ministry

At the time of discharge, patient will be advised to follow home isolation for further seen days as per the prescribed guidelines.




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Rs 411 crore loan fraud: After defaulters flee India, SBI complains to CBI

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) did not carry out any searches in the matter because of the coronavirus-induced lockdown.




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Why do migrant workers who left for their homes want to return to Haryana?

Amidst Coronavirus breakdown, a reverse trend of people wanting to get back to work has been noticed in Haryana.




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MEA goes all out to repatriate stranded Indians in the second phase

Till date there have been requests for repatriation from 67,833 which includes 34 per cent of 22,470 students, 30 per cent of 15,815 migrant workers, 9,250 short-term visa holders faced with the expiry of visas.




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Crisis not going away soon; IMF says, new incoming economic data worse than previous estimates

The International Monetary Fund said that the global economic outlook has worsened since its latest forecast three weeks ago and the world can expect more waves of financial-market turbulence.




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5-year-old boy dies from rare inflammatory illness linked to COVID-19 in US

Michael Gewitz, Physician-in-Chief of Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, where the boy passed away, said the child suffered "serious neurological complications" from the pediatric multi-symptom inflammatory syndrome.




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Covid-19: Armed Forces set up quarantine facilities for those returning from overseas

The Indian Navy has also set up a facility at Visakhapatnam, which too can take in 200 people with all the facilities available inside.




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Thane BJP corporators refuse to contribute to COVID-19 fund

In a letter to the Mayor, BJP leader Sanjay Waghule alleged that there was no transparency in the civic body's COVID-19 relief activities.




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SBI vs HDFC vs ICICI vs Axis Bank: Where to get cheapest home loan? Rates compared

The marginal cost lending rate cut by banks and finance companies is good news for home loan and car loan borrowers whose loans are linked to MCLR. With the rate cut, all loans including home loans, auto loans, personal loans, etc., tied to the MCLR will become cheaper.




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Facebook now rolling out its biggest update for desktop users; here are all the features worth talking about

Social media giant Facebook is now rolling out its biggest update for desktop users, after first announcing it at its F8 developer conference last year.




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What brought Franklin Templeton in SEBI’s crosshairs? Here’s why the fund house apologised

From wounding up six debt mutual fund schemes with an AUM of over Rs 30,000 crore, to dealing with the ire of investors, the fund house has been busy fire-fighting ever since the nationwide lockdown was announced.




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COVID-19: Indian-origin woman faces charges for refusing to wear face mask in Singapore

The mall staff informed the police and when the officers requested to see her identity, she allegedly started peeling off the address sticker on her identity card.




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Coronavirus in Rajasthan: 76 fresh cases in state; total COVID-19 count reaches 3,655

Jaipur is the worst-hit Rajasthan district with a total of 1,165 case, including 54 deaths.




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Zoom had a ‘record’ April in India despite Government’s red flag over privacy

The MHA had issued an advisory for Zoom users in India in April, to safeguard their virtual meetings from prying eyes, deeming the video conferencing platform unsafe.




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Ajit Jogi, former Chhattisgarh CM, suffers cardiac arrest; critical

Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi, 74, was admitted in a private hospital here on Saturday after he suffered a cardiac arrest, doctors said, adding that his condition is critical.




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ICICI Bank Q4 profit jumps 26% to Rs 1,221 crore; announces Rs 25,000 crore fundraising plan

Private sector lender ICICI Bank reported a 26% on-year jump in standalone profit for the quarter ended March 31. The bank saw total income in the March quarter surge by Rs 2,500 from the previous year.




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Preparing for CA exams? ICAI to commence mock test papers; check dates, schedule

Mock test paper for CA exams 2020: In the view of Coronavirus pandemic, the Board of Studies of ICAI will be commencing the Mock Test Papers (Series-1) online this month.




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Gujarat: Four held for spreading rumour about Amit Shah’s health

Four persons were detained by Ahmedabad police on Saturday for allegedly spreading misinformation about Union Home Minister Amit Shah's health by creating a fake Twitter account in his name.




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‘Confusion’ within central government in fight against COVID-19: Congress

The Congress on Saturday said there was "confusion" within the central government in its fight against the novel coronavirus and wondered how would India tackle the pandemic if officials continued to speak in different voices.




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Tamil Nadu moves SC against high court order for closure of Tasmac liquor outlets

The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday moved the Supreme Court challenging a Madras High Court order for closure of state-run liquor outlets on grounds of violations of COVID-19 guidelines, arguing that it would lead to "grave losses" in revenue and complete halt in commercial activities.




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After flip-flops, IndiGo clarifies pay cut for senior employees will be for entire 2020-21

The country's largest domestic airlines had on Friday announced pay cut ranging between 5 and 25 per cent, in addition to its leave-without-pay programme for May, June and July, for senior employees.




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Lockdown 3.0: More firms across sectors partially resume operations

The government had last week permitted the companies to restore their manufacturing operations in red, green and organ zones with certain riders.




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Watch Your Back: Improve Your Security Posture and Reduce the Risk of Attack

There are a number of best practices that can work to improve your organization’s security posture. Following these will help you put the right defenses in place, and become the building blocks of a solid plan to ensure you react to a breach.




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More than One Phish in the Sea

Phishing. It’s been around for nearly three decades, and it’s not going away anytime soon. And, as we move into the 2020’s, phishing has expanded to a variety of different techniques that utilize fraudulent URLs, malicious attachments, and more.




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Free COVID-19 Threat List - Domain Risk Assessments for Coronavirus Threats

DomainTools is providing a free, curated list of high-risk COVID-19-related domains to support the community during the Coronavirus crisis. The list will be updated daily and available for CSV download.




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Reopen Domains: Shut the Front Dorr

Learn how Senior Security Researcher, Chad Anderson, identified coordinated astroturfing when he came across a reddit comment with a number of suspect domains.




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What is a Cyber Incident Response Plan?

In part 1 of this 3-part blog series, we’ll delve into Cyber Incident Response Planning and how to address and manage the repercussions of a cyberattack or incident.




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Great Demand in Ontario for Nursing-Related Occupations

Ontario introduced some changes in its immigration through the In-Demand Skills Stream of Employer Job Offer that provides an avenue to the skilled and experienced candidates in occupations related to nursing in Canada. In July this year, the Ontario…




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Canada Holds the 131st Express Entry Draw and Issues 3,600 Invitations

IRCC conducted its 131st Express Entry draw, and has issued Invitations to Apply for 3,600 candidates on November 27th.  Features of the DrawHere the minimum score in the Comprehensive Ranking System stood at 471, which is lesser by one point…




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British Columbia Invites 348 Candidates in Five Provincial Streams

On November 26th British Columbia held a draw and has extended 348 invitations to Skilled Workers as well as International Graduates in its new Provincial Nominee Program. The draw covered five provincial streams. These Skilled workers of the provincial…




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Canada Impresses as A Fine Country for Immigration as per A Study

The Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index has a task of ranking the nations and in it, Canada was a leading country for immigration. In it, there are ranks for 50, nations and Canada was also selected as the best destination for investment.Making Great ProgressAdditionally,…




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Canada Requires Biometrics of Foreigners to Apply for Permanent Residence

Canada has opened Service centers across the country for taking biometrics related to foreign nationals who apply to stay in it.A New Approach for EfficiencyBefore December 3rd, such immigration candidates, who were applying away from Canada, needed…




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Saskatchewan Introduces an International Graduate Entrepreneur Stream

Saskatchewan Province launched the fresh International Graduate Entrepreneur Stream. This is a new category of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program that targets global students who graduate from institutions of Saskatchewan. It helps them to stay…




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Alberta Simplifies Process for Graduates in the Alberta Opportunity Stream

Authorities in Alberta have eased the process for graduates intending to apply to its Immigrant Nominee Program.The Advanced Education Approved Post-Secondary Credentials were eliminated in the province.This change was announced on Nov 29th, 2019, and…




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Nova Scotia Draw Targets Social Workers in Labor Market Priorities Stream

On December 5th  Nova Scotia conducted a new draw in its provincial Labor Market Priorities Stream with a link to Express Entry. It targets social and community service workers under the NOC 4212. This was the first NSNP draw that targeted NOC 4212.Candidates…