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A strong and vibrant India is important for peace and stability in Asia: K Shanmugam, Singapore's foreign minister

Singapore is one of India's closest partners in Asia. In his first visit to meet PM Narendra Modi after the formation of the NDA government, K Shanmugam, Singapore's foreign minister, tells Indrani Bagchi they would build some of India's new smart cities and involve themselves in skill development programmes in India.




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Swiss accounts are a diversion. Bulk of black money is right here in India

The scent of 'black money' is in the air again. At the Supreme Court's order, Modi sarkar has set up a Special Investigation Team to look into cases of illegal outflow of money to foreign havens.




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Singapore appoints Sikh as Army chief

Singapore has appointed Brigadier General Ravinder Singh as its next army chief, the first Sikh in nearly 30 years to be given the force's baton.




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Hate crime: Two Sikhs attacked in US, one dead

Two elderly Sikhs were shot at by unidentified assailants in Sacramento in US, leaving one dead and the other in critical condition, triggering panic in the neighbourhood having a sizeable Sikh population.




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NRI dentist in UK faces charges of seducing patient

An NRI dentist, once the face of Oral B toothpaste and appears on a British TV show, has been accused of seducing a patient on the couch of his dental clinic and marital home, a disciplinary hearing was told.




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Indian dentists caught in UK red tape

Several dentists from India and other non-EU countries have been caught in bureaucratic wrangles between professional governing bodies in Britain, a leading migrants campaign group said today.




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Australia's Victoria police inducts first turban wearing Sikh

Police in Australia's Victoria state today inducted its first officer from Sikh community who will wear a newly designed police turban, a media report said today.




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US housing society to pay $110,000 for keeping Indians out

A Seattle-based housing society will pay over $110,000 to settle a lawsuit that alleged the society discriminated against Indians and African-Americans seeking to rent apartments in the complex.




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Indian-origin Canadian gets life term for killing wife

A Canadian court has sentenced an Indian-origin man to life in prison for murdering his pregnant wife in 2006.




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Gujarati icing on Will-Kat wedding cake!

The royal wedding cake is set to have a Gujarati connection. It has emerged that Prince William and Kate Middleton have chosen a cake company run by a Gujarati in Leicestershire.




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Indian connection to prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding cake

Had it not been for the encouragement of her Gujarati husband Kishore Patel, Fiona Cairns may have never made the leap from graphic design to luxury baking.




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Lucknow lockdown: Today's news from your city

Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from your city.




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Lucknow zoo animals are more active in lockdown




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Kanpur baraat stuck in Bihar for 45 days

Khushbu Khatoon of Begusarai in Bihar was a happy bride after her nikah was solemnised with Kanpur's Imtiyaz on March 21.




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Cleric asks govt to allow meat sale in Lucknow




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Lucknow: Spurned by beau, woman sets self afire




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Lucknow: Youth attacked with battery acid




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Lucknow lockdown news: Today's updates

Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from your city.




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Covid warriors in Lucknow put duty before family




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E-tokens fail to take off; liquor shops see rush

Booze lovers continued to throng liquor shops in the city, even as the e-token system introduced by the Delhi government could not fully take off due to heavy traffic on the designated website.




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Fake sites offer liquor at doorstep in Delhi

The excise department has filed a complaint with Crime Branch of Delhi Police against fake websites claiming to deliver liquor at people's doorsteps. The websites became active a day after Delhi government announced an e-token delivery system to avoid chaos at liquor shops.




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Temp likely to touch 40°C in Delhi today

The temperature in Delhi is likely to touch 40 degrees Celsius on Saturday, followed by two cloudy days, Met official said on Friday.




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Fee hike: Noida schools to pay Rs 5 lakh fine

District magistrate Suhas LY issued a set of guidelines, primarily on fees, for schools on Thursday night and said flouting any of the norms could lead to a school being fined up to Rs 5 lakh.




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Walking should be allowed in Noida, say experts

As governments think of ways to ease lockdown curbs, reviving the economy and opening up offices and shops, residents of Noida find themselves asking a question that involves the most basic of liberties.




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Delhi construction workers told to use Aarogya app

Amid the debate over privacy concerns, Delhi government has issued orders to make Aarogya Setu mobile application popular among factory and construction workers returning to work after six weeks of lockdown.




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Delhi traders appeal for passes to check stock

Traders in commercial markets and shopping complexes have requested the government to issue passes so that they can open their shops for two-three days and check their stock.




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Woman kills self at AIIMS after her mother dies

A 23-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide at the AIIMS here after her mother died of cancer at the hospital, police said on Saturday. She was reported missing after her mother passed away on Wednesday and her body was found near the new private ward block of the hospital on Saturday, they said, adding that she fell to her death from a building.




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Plea on metro card-address proof linking declined




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Delhi lockdown: Today's updates from your city

Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from your city.




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Coronavirus: Citing privacy concerns, New York City bans schools from using Zoom amid lockdown

The ban comes right after the video conferencing service company started receiving a lot of criticism for poor security policies and privacy practices from it users.




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Coronavirus Pandemic: WhatsApp limits forwarding to one chat at a time to curb fake news

WhatsApp is also working directly with NGOs and governments, including the WHO and over 20 national health ministries, to help connect people with accurate information.




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Fact Check: Fake news regarding WhatsApp ticks, govt action on messages being circulated

The fake message was fact-checked by the PIB which said in a tweet that the "Government is doing no such thing."




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Indian researchers start working on genome sequencing of novel coronavirus

In the next 3-4 weeks researchers would be able to get at least 200-300 isolates and this information would help them to make some further conclusion about the behaviour of this virus.




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Google and Apple partner up to defeat COVID-19 outbreak, tech giants to jointly develop technology for contact tracing

The multinational companies, which hold the largest market shares in the sphere of technology, have decided to put their joint efforts in developing technology that will help world governments to cut the spread of the virus and save lives




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Facebook to bring new feature that notifies people sharing misinformation on COVID-19

The new feature, called Get The Facts, will debunk misinformation about the COVID-19 crisis.




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Astronomers detect gravitational waves when Black Holes with asymmetric masses collided

The detection of Gravitational-wave in a collision between two black holes of substantially different masses has made astronomers excited.




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NASA's Hubble captures breakup of comet ATLAS into more than two dozen pieces

Hubble identified about 30 fragments on April 20, and 25 pieces on April 23.




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Elon Musk's SpaceX, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin selected by NASA to build lunar landing systems

Boeing Co, the aerospace company also submitted its concept for a lunar lander last year but it was not selected.




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Astronomers discover closest black hole to earth, can be seen with naked eye

The finding was published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.




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Xiaomi launches Mi Box 4K streaming device in India, here's are the features, price

With the Mi Box 4K, Xiaomi is venturing into a segment dominated by Amazon with its Fire TV Stick.





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The BEST MOMENTS of Aahana Kumra's Life

"From a very early age, I imagined myself playing powerful characters," she says, and she proves it with her filmography.




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You'll fall in love with Jackie Shroff... yet again!

'I lived in a chawl for 33 years, aur potty ke liye line lagaya, holding a dabba in my hand (I would queue up to go to the loo, with a bucket in my hand). Even after I became a hero, I had to stand in line. It has become so ingrained in my bones that it cannot come out easily.'




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Konkona: 15 years ago, I didn't take acting seriously

'I have changed and matured.''There is still a certain kind of detachment but I have far more appreciation and gratitude.'