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Public Health Announces 407 Additional Positive Cases of COVID-19 as Testing Increases

Total COVID-19-related deaths in Delaware reaches 193 SMYRNA (May 6, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing six additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data […]



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Nearly $7 million in civil penalties secured against criminal enterprises involving human trafficking

A group of Superior Court judgments issued on April 22 impose a total of $6.79 million in civil penalties against a Middletown pawn shop and its operators for violations of Delaware’s racketeering statute. The Department of Justice’s Civil Division secured the judgment as the outcome of a 2017 civil racketeering complaint filed against Gold Fever […]



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All-new Toyota Yaris Cross unveiled: Why it should but won’t launch in India

Toyota plans to make 1,50,000 of the Toyota Yaris Cross in France a year alongside the hatchback for the European market. But will only go on sale next year.




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Toyota Yaris Cross: Etios Cross replacement in India or not?

The Toyota Etios Cross wasn't a huge commercial success but the Yaris Cross looks upmarket as well as has modern equipment in the form of a hybrid powertrain.




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Amid Coronavirus pandemic, Volkswagen starts online car sales: Integrates 137 sales touchpoints across India

All Volkswagen facilities across the network along with the vehicles will be thoroughly sanitized on a regular basis for their safety.




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Mahindra XUV500 diesel BS6 launched: Hyundai Creta rival’s price, specs, features

The Mahindra XUV500 BS6 gets a minimal price hike and at present, the automatic's prices are yet to be revealed.




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2020 Nissan Kicks launch soon: Creta, Seltos rival to get new turbo petrol engine

Nissan India will make another attempt against the Kia Seltos and Hyundai Creta with a new turbo petrol engine with a CVT automatic transmission in the 2020 Nissan Kicks. Second times the charm?




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Nissan Kicks turbo-petrol variant: Will more power than Creta, Seltos be enough?

The Nissan turbo-petrol engine's benchmark power and torque figures should be enough to keep competition at bay but what about creature comforts and value-for-money?




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Exclusive: More powerful Nissan Kicks facelift bookings to start in May; will rival Creta, Seltos

The new Nissan Kicks facelift might just be the shot in the arm for the Japanese manufacturer and could come with really competitive pricing.




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2020 Datsun Redi-Go facelift gets new 8-inch touchscreen: Features and Variants leaked

The detailed list of equipment that the 2020 Datsun Redi-Go will offer once it is launched has been leaked online which has revealed that the Redi-Go will feature a new dash that offers an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system.




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Hyundai Creta vs Kia Seltos: Which one offers better interior and feature

The Hyundai Creta and the Kia Seltos are pretty identical underneath sharing the same underpinning. But, each has their USPs and drawbacks. We take look at the interior and feature offerings to see which is better.




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Ola resumes service in 100+ cities with these new rules amid Coronavirus crisis

As a protocol, all Ola rides will be driven only across the identified safe zones. To ensure that driver-partners adhere to the rule, a mandatory selfie authentication will be required before and after every ride.




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Ferrari restarts production after longest closure ever due to Coronavirus crisis

Operations at the Ferrari factories in Maranello and Modena will resume after the tragic coronavirus lockdown in Italy.




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SUVs in India with the largest touchscreens under Rs 25 lakh

Touchscreen infotainment systems have become one of the defining characteristics of modern SUVs. Here are five of the largest touchscreens that are available under the Rs 25 lakh bracket.




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2020 Datsun Redi-Go facelift variants explained: Features, Specs, touchscreen and more

The upcoming Datsun Redi-Go has been teased, but the styling of the little city hatchback has been leaked online. And now we also know what new features it will offer and with which variant it will be offered in.




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Volvo cars to feature military aircraft technology LiDAR and here’s what it’ll do

The next generation of Volvo cars will be able to drive themselves autonomously on well-paved highways by using military-grade LiDAR technology from Luminar.




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BMW 8 Series and M8 launched in India: Prices start from 1.29 crore

The BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe has been launched in India for a starting price of Rs 1.28 crore while the Sporty M8 Coupe costs Rs 2.15 crore.




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Škoda Auto extends car warranties until 31 August across global markets except China

The Skoda warranty extension applies worldwide to all Skoda vehicles, with the exception of vehicles produced in China or for the Chinese market.




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Fatal Crashes Spike in Delaware

  Delaware– The Delaware State Police have seen a recent spike in fatal crashes across the entire state.  In conjunction with the Delaware Office of Highways Safety, we are working together to provide our citizens with a few traffic safety reminders. The majority of fatal crashes are attributed to some form of distracted driving.  This […]




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DNREC announces that Croda, Inc. can resume ethylene oxide production at company’s Atlas Point facility

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin announced today that the Department has granted approval to Croda, Inc. to resume ethylene oxide (EO) production at the company’s Atlas Point facility. Croda received DNREC approval by fulfilling its obligations to improve safety at the facility through actions required by DNREC’s accidental release program. DNREC issued its requirements after investigating the Nov. 25, 2018 accidental release of EO, the volatile chemical substance used in the manufacturing of Croda’s products.



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Delaware Emergency Management Agency Earns Accreditation

(Smyrna, Delaware) – On December 13, 2019, the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) officially earned accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP). Only nine programs nationwide completed the rigorous assessment process in 2019 to achieve either initial accreditation or reaccreditation. This is the initial accreditation for DEMA and the State’s emergency management program. “Congratulations […]




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Delhi HC allows Bharti Airtel to rectify GST returns, claim Rs 923-crore refund

In a relief to Sunil Bhari-led Bharti Airtel, the Delhi High Court has allowed the telco to rectify its GST returns for July 2017 to September 2017 and thus claim refund of Rs 923 crore, which was denied earlier by the tax department.




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OMCs to cut margins: Steep fuel tax hikes swell Centre’s pocket, collection to touch Rs 1.4-lakh-crore/year

The steep hikes on auto fuel taxes - Rs 10/litre on petrol and Rs 13/litre on diesel – announced by the Centre late Tuesday won’t inflate the retail prices of these fuels immediately.




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India Post provides Rs 720-cr cash at doorsteps via AePS since March 25

During the period, around 2.7 crore Post Office Savings Bank transactions were carried out involving more than Rs 40,000 crore, while 1.3 crore India Post Payments Banks (IPPB) transactions were carried out worth Rs 2,854 crore.




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HCL Tech Q4 net up 24.3 pc to Rs 3,154 cr, sees short-term impact of COVID-19

HCL Tech's revenue grew 16.3 per cent to Rs 18,587 crore in the March 2020 quarter, from Rs 15,990 crore in the year-ago period.




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Samsung is bringing over 20,000 offline retailers online to make Galaxy phones available for buying during COVID-19 crisis

After Vivo and Xiaomi, Samsung is also kicking off an online to offline sales strategy.




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ONGC, OIL earnings to decline, credit metrics weaken due to lower oil prices: Moody’s

Oil prices in the international markets last month slumped to a two-decade low of USD 18 per barrel before rebounding by some measure.




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Air India divestment process looks very uncertain amid COVID-19 crisis, says Crisil

In another attempt to sell loss-making Air India, the government, in January this year, sought Expression of Interest (EoI) and the deadline for submission of EoI has now been extended till June 30.




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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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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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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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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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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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GAIL says DoT’s Rs 1.83 lakh crore demand notice not material event

The DoT sent a notice to GAIL soon after the February 14 hearing in the Supreme Court on dues owned by telecom companies such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea.




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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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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 Home Secretary Says Post-Brexit Minimum Salary Threshold will be 36k Pounds

The UK Home Secretary will be asked to raise the recommended £30,000 minimum salary threshold for all latest international workers to defend lower-paid British workers.At the moment, the limitation only appeals to non-EU migrants, but it's assumed…




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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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Your Money: Covid-19: Why health insurance is critical now

Group health insurance plus personal health insurance: Higher the number of family members, higher the insurance cover.




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After SBI and HDFC Bank, Bank of Baroda also cuts MCLR across tenors by 15 bps

BoB’s overnight and one-month MCLR has been revised to 7.40%, while the three-month MCLR was revised to 7.55%. Six-month MCLR has been revised to 7.85%, the bank said.




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Provident Fund withdrawal for COVID-19: EPFO remits Rs 280 crore to subscribers under special window

Anticipating a huge surge in demand, it came out with a new software for online receipt and settlement of claims and deployed the software on March 29.




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Non-life insurers receive Rs 3-crore claims for Covid-19

According to the ministry of health and family welfare as on April 9, 2020, there are 5,218 active cases of novel coronavirus in India and there has been 169 deaths due to this pandemic.




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Mutual Funds see net outflows of Rs 2.12 Lakh crore in March, highest since September 2018

While debt funds saw sharp outflows, equity funds surprised the industry as it saw net inflows of Rs 11,722.74 crore in March — the highest in the current financial year.




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Smart investing: Asset allocation in the time of Coronavirus crisis

Multi-asset funds of mutual funds can be a good option for asset allocation mix even as gold is a good diversifIer. Also, do keep emergency funds in debt funds & fixed deposits




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Coronavirus effect: EPFO extends due date for filing ECR for March

The EPFO’s decision to extend the due date for filing is expected to benefit about six lakh establishments, including four lakh establishments eligible under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) package.




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Corona crisis: Time to re-jig your investment portfolio

Equity investors can tilt portfolio allocation towards large-cap and multi-cap mutual funds.




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EPFO: Rs 3,600 crore withdrawn in two weeks

Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, launched on March 26, a provision exists for withdrawal from one’s provident fund accumulation to fight the pandemic.




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Coronavirus fallout: Rs 25,800 crore investments at risk as Franklin Templeton shutters six schemes

Debt schemes of mutual funds for long have been seen as low risk, but shuttering six schemes and leaving investors in a lurch will impact investor sentiment.




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RBI’s credit window for mutual funds calms markets

Experts said the debacle at Franklin could lead to redemptions from other debt schemes. Investors could lose a big chunk of the Rs 25, 800 crore worth of assets held in the six debt schemes that Franklin has wound down.