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Aarogya Setu: Govt mulls open-source architecture for app

The developers contacted him and concluded that no personal information of any user has been proven to be at risk by the ethical hacker.




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Aviation industry to crash-land this fiscal

According to Crisil estimates, the aviation industry will crash-land this fiscal with revenue loss of Rs 24,000-25,000 crore during the April-June quarter.




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Rising ‘over-dues’ of discoms: NTPC bites back at states, seeks to invoke three-way agreement

Discoms’ over-dues — bills that remained unpaid for more than 60 days — have been rising almost relentlessly over the years, and spiraled 242% on year, to a level of Rs 10,500 crore by FY20 end.




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States suspend/relax labour laws to help industry emerge from crisis

The laws that will remain in force in UP during the three year period include those which provide basic facilities and security to the labourers.




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Reliance JioPhone user? Soon get Aarogya Setu app on your fingertips

India, which has imposed the world’s biggest shutdown to battle the spread of the coronavirus, last month launched the Aarogya Setu (Health Bridge) app — a Bluetooth and GPS-based application which alerts users who may have come in contact with people who later test positive for COVID-19.




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More money for Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio; now, Rs 11,000 cr from US firm after Facebook, Silver Lake

RIL announced that Vista Equity Partners will investment Rs 11,367 crore in Jio Platforms, days after a mega stake sale deal with Facebook and another stake sale to Silver Lake Partners.




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Cognizant Q1 net falls 16.7% to $367 million; sees challenging demand environment in 2020 amid coronavirus pandemic

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




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IndiGo announces salary cuts for top management from May amid coronavirus lockdown

Budget carrier IndiGo has said that it will have to cut salaries of senior management from May as coronavirus lockdown continues its onslaught on the aviation industry. IndiGo paid full salaries in March and April but now we have to implement pay cuts for senior employees from May, Ronjoy Dutta, CEO, IndiGo, said on Friday, […]




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Xiaomi Mi Box 4K launched in India to take on Amazon Fire TV Stick; here are all details

Xiaomi says the Mi Box 4K has been designed to turn any regular feature TV into a smart TV, sort of like the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K.




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These 5 southern states consume half of India’s liquor; now, lockdown has dried up revenue

Five of India’s southern states which amount to about half of the country’s total liquor consumption are facing a revenue hit due to coronavirus lockdown.




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OnePlus announces OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z India availability details, gets Flipkart on-board for sales

OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z price in India is Rs 1,999 and the product will be available in three options, black, blue and oat.




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Maharashtra mulls home delivery of liquor amid fear of coronavirus

Days after the government eased restrictions on the sale of alcohol, Maharashtra government is mulling on allowing home delivery of alcohol to avoid people from gathering.




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Force Majeure: Coronavirus pandemic is crucial time for businesses to review contracts

Force majeure in contracts typically allow parties to avoid performing their contractual obligations when inevitable, unforeseen, and uncontrollable circumstances arise, rendering the performance of the contract impossible.




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CIL turns down power producers’ request to extend timelines of coal auction for supply contracts

The Association of Power Producers (APP) had requested Coal India Ltd (CIL) to extend the timelines for the auction as well as reassess the eligibility for participation in the third round of auction under the SHAKTI B (ii) scheme.




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Khadi and Village Industries’ turnover touches record Rs 88,887 cr in FY-20

"Looking at the performance in the last one year, the turnover of Khadi registered a growth of 31 per cent from Rs 3215.13 crore in 2018-19, to Rs 4211.26 crore in 2019-20. 




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Xiaomi Mi Box 4K: What is it, what does it do and how does it compare with Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K

The Mi Box 4K, like every other Xiaomi product out there, also punches way above its weight when it comes to feature set and pricing.




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Covid crisis: CII bats for immediate stimulus package of Rs 15 lakh crore

A substantive stimulus is required from the government in the form of support to the poor and to the industry, especially MSMEs, it said.




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Meizu 17 series go official with 6.6" AMOLED displays, quad cameras and Snapdragon 865

After a lengthy teaser campaign, Meizu finally unveiled its latest flagships with the Meizu 17 and 17 Pro. Spec-wise the two are nearly identical with the Pro featuring better auxiliary cameras, wireless charging and faster RAM. Visually the two are also almost indistinguishable with the only difference being the 17 Pro comes with a ceramic back. These are also the first 5G entries in Meizu's lineup. The Meizu 17 duo is built around 6.6-inch Super AMOLED displays with 90Hz refresh rate and a first for Meizu punch-hole cutout for the 20MP selfie camera. The panels come with an...




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CEO shares Realme X3 SuperZoom photo, confirms 60x zoom

CEO Madhav Sheth officially confirmed that the Realme X3 SuperZoom is coming - and that it will have a 60x zoom camera. He shared a photo of the Milky Way taken with the phone's Starry Mode and challenges you to try and get a better shot with your current phone. So, this is clearly a periscope camera that we're talking about, likely with 6x optical zoom. Of course, the 60x magnification is achieved with digital processing, but astro-photography relies on a lot of computational skills anyway (astronomers have been doing image stacking for years before phones started doing it). The shared...




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Honor X10 5G photos from Everest shared before phone's announcement, Honor 30 Pro+ shots too

A few days ago China sent a survey team to study Mt. Everest, today they reached the Advanced Base Camp at 6,500m (21,300ft). What's interesting about this expedition (besides the scientific work that it will do) is that two photographers, Li Pu and Cai Qing, used two Honor phones to capture some beautiful shots. One of these was the Honor X10 5G, which hasn't been officially announced yet (so these are the first official camera samples from the phone). The five shots have 10MP resolution, since pixel binning was used - the X10 will feature a custom Sony IMX600ysensor with 40MP raw...




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Redmi 9 listed on Xiaomi's official site as launch nears

The Redmi 9 just popped up on Xiaomi's global RF certification page, confirming that the phone exists and its model number - M2004J19G. This number was also spotted in a batch of devices that were recently certified by the 3C. These certifications don't reveal much. A related model, the M2004J19C, is listed at the 3C with a 10W charger, though that would be a weird downgrade - both the Redmi 8 and the cheaper 8A support 18W charging. Anyway, these will be 4G phones, which probably comes as no surprise. Previous leaks showed a photo of the quad camera on the back of the phone, which...




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Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo and vivo set to restart manufacturing in India

After implementing a countrywide lockdown in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian government has begun to slowly lift its restrictions. These measures forced manufacturers like Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo and vivo to temporarily suspend their smartphone production but with the eased restrictions all four are getting back to normal working conditions. Samsung Noida factory Samsung India issued a statement where it confirmed smartphone production in its Noida factory has already been restarted in limited capacity. Xiaomi also confirmed its manufacturing partner Foxconn has been...




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vivo G1 5G introduced in China as the enterprise edition of the S6 5G

Back in March, vivo introduced its S6 5G, a midrange 5G phone with a 6.44-inch AMOLED display, quad cameras and the Exynos 980 chipset at the helm. Now the manufacturer unveiled the nearly identical vivo G1 5G, targeted at government and enterprise clients. The G1 5G offers a tweaked dual-domain system with separate work and personal environments that can house independent apps and content which in theory, eliminates the need to carry two phones. vivo is also ready to further customize the phone's interface based on the client's needs with proprietary apps and other tweaks....




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Vivo iQOO Z1 earns its 3C certification

MediaTek and vivo have been entangled in a rather quickly-developing plotline, during the last couple of days. It revolves around the announcement of the Dymensity 1000+ chipset, followed immediately by various hints from vivo of an ambassador phone for said chipset - the iQOO Z1. Merely hours later, a mysterious vivo phone, bearing the model number V1986A, has popped-up on the 3C certification authority website. Putting two and two together, this is likely the iQOO Z1, which appears to be heading towards and imminent release. The document confirms 5G support on the phone, as well...




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Leaked Samsung Galaxy A21s render shows a familiar design

The Samsung Galaxy A21s has been popping-up in the rumor mill from time to time, over the last couple of months. Now, a new leak claims to showcase a render of its front side. It's a slightly odd, yet totally believable development, since the front of the phone, as shown here, looks nearly identical to a set of recent Galaxy A21 leaked renders. Not only that, but the Galaxy A11 and M11 appear to be in the exact same boat, as well. Interestingly enough, despite their lower standing in the lineup, the latter two sems to show slimmer chins and top bezels in their respective renders. Alongside...




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UK - Increase in Visa Applications for Exceptional IT Professionals

Owing to the surge in IT visa applications there are no Fears that migrants are discouraged from settling in the UK.  In fact they are keen to master their work and are also agreeable for the contract based work in the IT sector. In the past few…




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40% Increase in the Number of Indian Students in UK

The fast growing nationalities of overseas students in the UK belong to the citizens of India, China, America and Saudi Arabia. The promising trendThere was a major increase in the number of Indian students pursuing their studies in the United Kingdom.…




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UK Study Visa - University Bodies Seek Improved Experience for Students

A coalition of UK associations at the university level, and a few support organizations, has urged the UK government, for improving the student visa system, in meeting its future goals. The goal is to get 600,000 global higher education students in the…




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UK PM Aims to Attract Top Global Scientists through a Fast and New Visa

The UK immigration rules are showing unexpected results but there is a positive side to them. There is a plan for the benefit of elite researchers and special professionals in engineering, science, and technology to immigrate and enjoy the fruits of…




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English Language Skills Necessary in the New Immigration System of UK

The English language abilities of an applicant are likely to get a rank based on proficiency in the new British visa regime that is getting finalized by UK after it makes an exit from the EU.UK Immigration and Need for an Evaluation The authorities…




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UK Warmly Invites Overseas Graduates and Extends Work Visas for Two Years

The restrictive immigration policies of the UK appear to be over as it has decided to offer a work visa for two years after graduation from a British university to the overseas students. UK Jobs get a boostPresently, the duration for graduates having…




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The New Immigration Plan and a Fresh Environment in the UK

Every department has aims and objectives, and the numbers are the focus of the Immigration Department in the UK. There is an opportunity to make this system fair but the focus needs to be away from strict control of borders. Boris Johnson, the PM has…




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Prominent Features of the Non-Race-Based Immigration Program in the UK

There is an issue in the world for stopping uncontrolled immigration of nonwhite, as it adversely affects the world.Boris Johnson the UK Prime Minister has made a campaign promise to make an onslaught on migration to control and check it. There is a…




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The UK Set to Modify the 30000 Pounds Minimum Earning Requirement for Migrants

PM Boris Johnson is set to change the plan about the minimum £30,000 earning the threshold for migrants who aim to enter the UK after the exit of Britain from the EU.The Reasons Behind the DecisionThe proposal appears to not fit in with his plan to…




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Your Queries: Equities tend to deliver positive inflation adjusted returns in long run

Investment gains (in absolute terms) depend on the principal corpus invested and the returns delivered by the fund. Returns are a function of the performance of the asset class invested in.




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Your Queries: LTCG tax on sale of shares depends on holding period

Assuming that the shares are in the nature of ESOPs, they shall be taxed at two stages, once as perquisites in the hands of employees upon allotment and subsequently as capital gains upon sale of the shares.




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Our Money- Life’s backup plan: Buying life insurance policy

We are all creatures of habit and it is good to see how diligently people take backups of their work, pictures and contacts on phones among other things.




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COVID-19 impact on equity investments: Continue SIP and diversify your portfolio

Retail investors should stay away from small and mid-cap stocks until the volatility settles. Instead, they should look at value investing.




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Tax Talk: Know the benefits of creating HUF

HUF is taxable as separate person; hence one can save tax under basic exemption of Rs 2.5 lakh




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Smart Investing: Asset allocation in times of coronavirus

Stick to asset allocation matrix, take regular profits and go for bottom fishing in select stocks/ MF schemes in these turbulent times




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Your Money: Three tips to manage funds in the time of Covid-19

This is a real test for us as investors. Some of us are getting jittery because we are watching our overall returns deteriorating and some of us are thinking it is an opportunity to add more to our existing portfolio.




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Fixed Income: Want safety of capital? Check out liquid funds

You may park a portion of your funds in a high-rated liquid fund while you wait for the current volatility in the markets to play out




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Your Queries: Mutual Funds -Balanced funds, hybrid funds can switch between equity & debt

Gold ETFs investors can exit only by selling to secondary market participants on the stock exchange.




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Your Queries: Income Tax -You can offset long term capital loss on share sale against any LTCG

Once tax liability is calculated, you may claim a deduction of TDS/ taxes paid on such rental income, to arrive at net tax demand due.




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Health insurance: Irdai for redefining sub-limit rules in policies

Draft exposure aims to restrict proportionate deduction which would lead to, in most cases, the insured being able to get a higher percentage of the bill reimbursed by insurer




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Coronavirus relief package: Govt to pay employer, employee’s PF contribution for 3 months

The regulations under the EPF will be amended to include “pandemic” as a reason to allow non-refundable advance of 75% of the accumulated amount or three months of the wages, whichever is lower, from their accounts.




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Life insurance: Calculating net return on your premiums

Actual return you get is not the ARR of 8% or 4% shown in the benefit illustration but net of various charges such as fund management, premium allocation, admin and mortality




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Covid-19: RBI relief on loan repayment: Should you avail of the 3-month moratorium?

Borrowers who opt for the moratorium on repayments will have to pay an additional interest charged on simple interest basis. Thus, those who have the capacity to repay should continue to make the payments regularly




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Your Queries: Loans – banks will charge interest for 3-month moratorium period

The moratorium means in case of cash crunch in these extraordinary times, you may not pay the EMIs but the bank/FI will not classify your loan as a non-performing asset (NPA).




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Your money: Term insurance is not just for death benefits but also for disability

The fundamental benefit of term insurance is the monetary benefit the dependents receive on the death of the insured.