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Vizag gas leak case: NGT fines LG Polymers Rs 50 crore, issues notice to Centre

The tribunal said a five-member committee headed by a former judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court will investigate the incident.




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Coronavirus: I am being harassed for breaking lockdown rules, says Manchester City’s Kyle Walker

The defender was forced to issue an apology last month after media reports that he had hosted a party at his home.




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Banned Umar Akmal didn’t show remorse or seek apology, says PCB disciplinary panel head

Justice (retired) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan submitted his detailed judgement on the case to the Pakistan Cricket Board, which made it public on its site.




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Why Bihar is seeing a drop in coronavirus tests – even as migrant workers return to the state

Bihar’s testing rate is one of the lowest in the country.




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Covid-19: APMC wholesale market in Navi Mumbai to be shut from May 11 to 17

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region is the worst-affected region in the country, with over 10,000 reported cases.




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India U-17 women’s football coach Dennerby hails players’ home fitness regime during lockdown

But before getting back to Sweden, he had given his wards a fitness regime to follow at their homes and checks on the players regularly.




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BSEB 12th board exam: Link to apply for scrutiny opens at biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in

Along with the scrutiny process. students can also apply for copies of answer sheets and OMR sheets at the official website.




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Coronavirus: After Abu Dhabi, Indians evacuated from Singapore and Dhaka on special flights

Air India will also bring back people from other countries including the US, UK, Bangladesh, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Philippines, UAE and Malaysia.




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AKTU December 2019 B.Tech 1st year result declared at aktu.ac.in

The highest pass percentage has been scored by Engineering Chemistry and Civil and Mechanical Workshop papers.




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From first medal to reaching top 200 rank, paddler Mudit Dani enjoying the ride in senior circuit

Mudit Dani in April broke into the top 200 of the ITTF rankings for the first time in his career, becoming the sixth-highest ranked Indian.




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Watch: Pro-democracy and pro-Beijing lawmakers clash in Hong Kong parliament

The chaos in the House lasted for over an hour.




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Modi’s asked Indian firms to ‘be kind’ amid lockdown but many workers have not been paid their wages

At least three petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court demanding that companies be given the freedom to fire or furlough employees.




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Coronavirus: Football teams will be allowed to use five substitutes to deal with fixture backlog

The International Football Association Board said in a statement that it had agreed to a proposal by Fifa for a temporary rule change to protect players.




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Coronavirus: Inter, AC Milan resume training after two-month lockdown in Italy’s epicentre

The Italian Football Federation met with the government’s technical scientific committee to discuss details of the medical protocol for a return to training.




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Coronavirus: Pune-based cricket museum buys Azhar Ali’s auctioned bat and jersey to raise funds

The Pakistan Test captain had put his bat used to score triple century in a day-night Test and Champions Trophy 2017 jersey up for auction.




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Judges should strike down executive actions that are unconstitutional, says Justice Deepak Gupta

The retired Supreme Court judge said the AK Patnaik committee report that investigated alleged manipulation of the court should be placed before the bench.




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Here’s what we know (and don’t know) about asymptomatic Covid-19 patients

A physician answers five common questions.




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La Liga: Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic suffers heel fracture

The 22-year-old’s injury had been diagnosed during tests at the club’s medical centre, but didn’t say how long they expect him to be out of action.




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Sarfaraz Ahmed to be demoted in Pakistan Cricket Board’s new central contracts list: Report

The board has also decided against reducing the central contract retainers or match fees despite the coronavirus crisis stopping all cricketing activities.




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Covid-19: Uddhav Thackeray dismisses rumours of Army being called in to handle situation in Mumbai

‘If we need more forces, we will ask for central forces in order to give some rest to our police,’ he said.




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Smoke, mirrors and Modi: A grand illusion of governance

Emotion and grand political statements may normally distract and attract voters. In a crisis, they are poor substitutes for governance.




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Coronavirus: Two Indians flown back from Gulf to Kerala test positive

The Centre said it will now only test severe cases of the disease before releasing patients.




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Samit Basu’s new novel looks at how reality is shaped and what humans can do about it

‘Chosen Spirits’ is neither simple dystopic science-fiction nor straightforward political satire, but a call for freedom in an age of puppy adoption shows.




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Hockey: President Narinder Batra’s term extended till May 2021 after FIH postpones annual congress

The annual meeting was originally scheduled for October 28, 2020 but had to be postponed due to uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.




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What does the end of India’s Covid-19 lockdown mean for you?

The lockdown has not ‘killed’ the virus and was never going to. We will have to learn to live with Covid-19, possibly until 2022.




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Vanessa Bryant sues LA County sheriff for taking unauthorised photographs of Kobe’s crash site

Vanessa is seeking damages in the wake of revelations that eight sheriff’s department deputies took graphic photos of the scene and shared them with others.




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The home giants: Time we stop scoffing at Indian cricket’s greatest strength

Most great teams build on a good home record and then take that confidence to the home of the opposition.




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Watch: This TikTok user travels to exotic locations to brew his morning coffee

No wonder Falke Omdal, a 29-year-old photographer, has garnered a million views for his TikTok videos.




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Watch: Two penguins from Oregon Zoo take a hike in the woods

While the zoo remains shut for visitors due to the coronavirus pandemic, resident penguins were taken out for some exercise.




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Remembering beloved movie stars: Be kind and rewind, but be open-eyed too

Perhaps one should be able to speak of the ills or even just the shortcomings along with the good and the superlatives.




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Equal pay lawsuit: US women's national football team files appeal after legal setback

The USWNT has said the women are being discriminated against because they are not getting paid as much money as the men on a per game basis.




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Coronavirus: Cases in India will peak by July end, but will get better, says WHO envoy

David Nabarro said India has managed to keep the virus ‘reasonably well located in specific places’ by imposing timely restrictions.




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Covid-19: Karnataka allows restaurants, pubs, bars to sell liquor but only as takeaway

The establishments will be allowed to sell liquor from 9 am to 7 pm.




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Watch: This malinois dog plays hide-and-seek with a child, and even follows the rules

The dog even peeks while counting!




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Against all odds: Natalia Partyka, the one-armed TT player, who inspires the world

Too often, people only see the hurdles. But Partyka only saw the possibilities.




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Watch: Bhogle on why Rohit replacing Kohli as India’s white-ball captain may not be a good idea

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s contrasting fortune as captains in the Indian Premier League has always raised doubts.




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How to not be mentally distressed during the lockdown: Read Virginia Woolf’s essay ‘On Being Ill’

‘However strange your experience, other people have had it too,’ wrote Woolf in this 1926 essay.




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Covid-19: Bengal not allowing trains reach state is injustice to migrant workers, says Amit Shah

In his letter to Mamata Banerjee’s state government, the Union home minister said that this may further create hardship for the labourers.




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Four years after bank defaulters flee India, SBI launches complaint against Delhi firm with CBI

The owners of Ram Dev International Limited are said to be missing since 2016 when an inspection was carried out by SBI.




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Chhattisgarh: Sub inspector, four suspected Maoists killed in encounter in Rajnandgaon

The incident occurred on Friday night when the police team was carrying out an anti-insurgency operation.




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Covid-19: Over 1,000 migrant workers clash with police in Surat, demand to be sent home

The police have arrested over 60 people and another 60 have been detained.




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Sehwag would’ve crossed 10,000 Test runs if he played for another country, says Pakistan’s Latif

Despite Sehwag’s impressive records, Latif believes the former opener remained under the shadows of Tendulkar and Dravid in the Indian team.




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Coronavirus: Trinamool Congress hits back at Amit Shah, claims eight trains scheduled for migrants

The Union home minister had alleged that the state government was being unjust to migrant workers by not allowing ‘Sharmik’ special trains.




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Australian captain Meg Lanning leads online batting class for Ireland women’s cricket team

Lanning was joined by former Ireland skipper Isobel Joyce in the session that also featured the head coaches of both teams Ed Joyce and Matthew Mott.




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Coronavirus: Senior India hockey players to undergo online coaching course amid lockdown

The course will be attended by 32 senior men and 23 senior women core probables on May 11 and 15 respectively.




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Pause, rewind, play: When the Tiger oozed class and confidence - a rare interview of MAK Pataudi

In this fascinating footage Pataudi, one of the greatest Indian captains, talks about how he became a leader, the accident that damaged his eye, and more.




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After the virus: What utopia will look like for the publishing industry in the US

All publishing will fight fascism. Autofiction will auto-destruct after reading. The author will be killed again so the text may live.




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Vizag gas leak: Protestors put bodies in front of LG Polymers gate, demand closure of plant

They also demanded the arrest of those responsible.




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Watch: Virat Kohli picks his favourite match other than 2011 ODI World Cup final win

The India captain picked the quarter-final win over Australia at the 2016 T20 World Cup, for the importance of the match and the atmosphere.




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Coronavirus: Tamil Nadu to ease lockdown restrictions in non-containment areas from Monday

The state has registered a huge increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the last few days.