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Will discuss distressed assets fund for realty with SBI: HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh

The fund will work in a similar manner in which the public sector and private sector partnered to invest and rescue Yes Bank.




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Three private banks pare Yes Bank stake within 2 weeks of investing

The other financial institutions who had come to Yes Bank’s rescue in May continue to hold on to their stakes, with State Bank of India (SBI) holding a 48.21% share.




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TLTRO 2.0 needs to be open-ended and on-tap with change in structure

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RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das to hold meeting with bank chiefs on Saturday

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No takers for Covid-special credit lines, banks park record Rs 8.4 lakh crore with RBI

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Americans Besotted With Maharajas’ Express, Turn Up in Big Numbers

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Amazon rainforest may collapse within decades if critical point is reached: Study

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Coronavirus: How is NASA dealing with COVID-19? Here’s the space agency’s action plan

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Coronavirus and space technologies: Satellites to fight with COVID-19!

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Supermoon 2020: After a beautiful ‘Pink Moon’ on Tuesday night, viewers share pics on Twitter

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Second Earth? Data from NASA’s Kepler telescope helped discover exoplanet with habitable conditions; details

The planet, being called Kepler-1649c, was discovered by the team when they were looking through the data of previous observations from the Kepler telescope, which had been retired by NASA in 2018.




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Can we handle another disaster in chorus with COVID-19?

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Air pollution linked with higher COVID-19 death rate: Study

The research, published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, combined satellite data on air pollution and air currents with confirmed deaths related to COVID-19.




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Parental property transferred by sons with false means

Hi Team, I am from Delhi. The issue is as subjected. My brothers got the NOC signed just after the death of my father (in 1981) and, claimed to transfer property to Mother’s name. Now, when our Mother died recently (Feb’2020), I got to know that they have transferred the property in their names (2 person) already. But, they have not informed me. Please suggest if I can claim my share.




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Without labour, nothing prospers

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Bundesliga season resumes on May 16 with empty stadiums

The Bundesliga season will restart on May 16 after a suspension of more than two months, the German Football League (DFL) said Thursday, becoming the first European league to resume amid the coronavirus epidemic




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K-League kicks off with no crowd, but big broadcast interest

Football is back in South Korea for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic shut down sports around the world, and its success or failure will be closely watched by leagues everywhere.




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One on One: Building Loyalty On Mobile With Jack Philbin, CEO, Vibes

What's up with Apple Wallet?




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One on One: Rethinking CRM as Customer Engagement with Tom Libretto

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One on One: Connecting Global Audiences With Lilian Leong, COO, 9GAG

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396 People Recover From COVID-19 With Early Oxygen Therapy In Bhopal

A total of 396 people have recovered from coronavirus infection through early oxygen therapy at Chirayu Hospital in Madhya Pradesh's capital city Bhopal.




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Kidnapped Child In UP's Mathura Rescued Within 24 Hours: Police

Police on Saturday rescued the three-year-old child who was kidnapped from near his house in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, an official said.




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Protesting Migrants Clash With Police In Surat, Over 100 Detained: Report

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Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra goes online with Strauss

Maestro Harout Fazlian led the 90 performers of the LPO from their respective homes, recording them using mobile phones, laptops and Zoom chat




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NovaLead identifies 42 approved drugs with potential to treat coronavirus

Novalead’s technology has a track record of successfully discovering repurposed drug candidates with its lead drug candidate currently being in Phase 3 trials in India, for diabetic foot ulcers.




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Hyderabad biotech firm working on intranasal vaccine against Covid-19 with US company, varsity

The institute has a high-level bio-safety facility designated Biosafety Level 3 Agriculture with the ability to safely handle and study pathogens like highly pathogenic influenza viruses and the novel coronavirus.




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Study at home: Don’t let Coronavirus pandemic interfere with your kid’s education

With millions of children in India unable to attend school right now, edtech players are stepping in with live and interactive classes on their platforms




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Online classes: Learning remotely with Microsoft Teams

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App Review: Cambly – Now, speak in English without fear

Cambly gives you instant access to native English speakers over video chat, so you can learn and gain confidence.




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Covid-19: Converging materialism with spiritualism

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Edtech apps with a twist

Apps that are reshaping online learning either through their pioneering offerings or their way of offering these solutions. Apps that have unique offerings or unusual ways of offering solutions.




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Staying safe at work: Balancing remote working needs with security

Attackers are pivoting their existing infrastructure for the distribution of ransomware, phishing emails, and other malware, leveraging COVID-19 keywords that get us to click on links or open emails.




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IndiGo to implement wider pay cuts, send some staff on leave without pay

While senior-vice presidents and above would have 20% of their pay slashed, vice-presidents and cockpit crew would take a 15% cut.




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GST relief 2.0: Govt can provide relaxations with respect to certain measures under GST

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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

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Jio offers new top-ups, annual plans with cheaper, additional data

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

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EPF withdrawal for COVID-19 online: Have Rs 2,00,000 in PF account? Check how much you can get

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

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Asus celebrates Mother’s Day with #LikeMotherLikeAsus campaign

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ICMR teams up with Bharat Biotech to develop COVID-19 vaccine

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Buchi (Sesame Seed Balls) with Cheese Filling

Buchi (Sesame Seed Balls) with Cheese Filling appeared first on CASA Veneracion

Sweet bean paste is the traditional filling for the Chinese pastry jian dui, known as buchi in the Philippines and sesame seed balls among native English speakers. In this indulgent version, the filling is cheese. I’ve wanted to make this popular Chinese snack for a long time. But the thought alone of making the bean …

Buchi (Sesame Seed Balls) with Cheese Filling was written by Connie Veneracion and originally published in CASA Veneracion.




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Woman Delivers Baby In Car With Help From Jodhpur Police

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Did 'The Simpsons' Predict Coronavirus, Murder Hornets? Twitter Thinks So

Some social media users are convinced that an early episode of The Simpsons also came close to predicting the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the invasion of "murder hornets".




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Rare Snake With Two Fully Formed Heads Found In Odisha. Watch

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Can You Decode Mumbai Police's Lockdown Mandate? Twitter Is Divided

Mumbai Police drew inspiration from a topic that has been trending all over social media - the name of Elon Musk's newborn baby boy - to devise a brainteaser with an important message.