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Why Abhishek Missed Aishwarya's Birthday

When Aishwarya celebrated her birthday in Dubai on November 1, the speculation regarding the Abhishek-Aishwarya marital rift ran even higher.




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Four days before he passed away, Bibek Debroy wrote his obituary: ‘There is a world outside that exists. What if I am not there? What indeed?’




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As an Indian student in America, I witnessed Trump 1.0. I’m glad I left before Trump 2.0




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J&K Assembly resolution calling for dialogue on special provisions must be beginning of a conversation




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SC orders liquidation of Jet Airways' assets

The Supreme Court on Thursday exercised its extraordinary constitutional powers and ordered the liquidation of grounded air carrier Jet Airways' assets. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra set aside the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) decision upholding the resolution plan of Jet Airways and approved the transfer of its ownership to Jalan Kalrock Consortium (JKC).




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Losses in blue-chip stocks drag markets down

Stock markets closed lower for the second straight day on Friday amid relentless foreign fund outflows and losses in blue-chip stocks Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and State Bank of India. Benchmark BSE Sensex declined by 55.47 points or 0.07 per cent to settle at 79,486.32. During the day, it tanked 424.42 points or 0.53 per cent to 79,117.37.




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Why Chess Olympiad 2022 gives hope to small businesses in Mamallapuram

Mamallapuram’s small businesses are hopeful that the 44th Chess Olympiad will put their hometown in the global map




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Diving Champ Manjari Bhargava Passes Into The Ages

At just 12 and a half years old, Manjari won gold in diving at the 1968 national championship in Kanpur, competing against older athletes.








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Owen Smith may not beat Jeremy Corbyn, but he passed the Today test | Michael White

As he tussled with John Humphrys on Radio 4, the Labour leadership challenger sounded confident, articulate and human

Listening to the radio this morning I had an experience I realised I’d almost forgotten. It was the sound of a Labour politician being combatively quizzed on Radio 4 by Today’s John Humphrys in the key 8.10 spot and giving confident, articulate answers in return. When did I last hear that, I wondered?

What follows here isn’t a party political broadcast for Owen Smith. For the first time since Labour’s glittering leadership contest to succeed Harold Wilson in 1976 – Callaghan versus Healey, Foot, Crosland, Jenkins and Benn – he’s a leadership contender whom OAP Mike doesn’t really know.

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At Least Three Indian-Americans Win State Assembly Elections

At least three Indian-Americans have won from their respective states in the Assembly elections that were held along with the general elections this week.




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Essential Skills for a Fast-Changing Job Market

As job market improves substantially along with technological advancements, it becomes essential to keep up the pace with ever-changing economy.




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Dubai businesses voice fears about slow recovery

City state yet to benefit from rebound in global oil market




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It’s not just Richard Branson’s businesses that are hurt by lockdown

Crisis has exposed the dissonance between the tycoon’s public image and reality




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Argentina’s economic turmoil hits small businesses

Jump in interest rates leaves companies with restricted access to credit in vulnerable state




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Brussels says Britain must engage in full scope of post-Brexit talks

UK will be pushed to take part in detailed discussion on fishing waters and other EU priorities




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EastEnders star Jessie Wallace, 48, carries out essential shopping in a face mask

The 48-year-old cut a casual figure in a grey tassel dress as she visited the newsagents near her home in Hampstead, north London.




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How small luxury retail businesses throughout the world are handling the pandemic — and their hopes for what comes next




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SBI Cards Sees 66% Drop In Q4 Profit; Asset Quality Improves

On Friday, SBI Cards and Payment Services posted a 66.41 percent fall in net profit at Rs 83.54 crore for the March-ended quarter from Rs 248.74 crore a year ago. The decline mainly points to a 138 percent jump in impairment




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ICICI Bank Post Q4FY20 Profit Of Rs. 1221 Crore; Asset Quality Improves YoY

The country's second largest private sector bank ICICI Bank in its fourth quarterly results reported a standalone profit of Rs. 1221 crore. In the year ago period, profit at the bank came in at Rs. 969.06 crore. Net interest income for




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Govt Prepared To Restart Passenger Airlines; Domestic Flights May Resume By 15 May

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri was interviewed by some media channels this week wherein he spoke of the preparedness from the ministry's side on restarting operations for passengers, however, there will be changes to the way people travel




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ICICI Bank Post Q4FY20 Profit Of Rs. 1221 Crore; Asset Quality Improves YoY

The country's second largest private sector bank ICICI Bank in its fourth quarterly results reported a standalone profit of Rs. 1221 crore. In the year ago period, profit at the bank came in at Rs. 969.06 crore. Net interest income for




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Govt Prepared To Restart Passenger Airlines; Domestic Flights May Resume By 15 May

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri was interviewed by some media channels this week wherein he spoke of the preparedness from the ministry's side on restarting operations for passengers, however, there will be changes to the way people travel




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TikTok Star Nagma Mirajkar Slays It In Her Fashionable Outfits And We’re Impressed!

TikTok star Nagma Mirajkar has been doing rounds on the internet by coming up with many superb videos each day. From comedy to serious, the pretty lady has not an area left, where she can't entertain people with her talent




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Beta-thalassemia: Causes, Symptoms, Risk Factors, Treatment and Prevention

Thalassemia is a group of inherited blood disorders that has a similar characteristic: defective and reduced production of haemoglobin, the iron-containing protein in red blood cells that helps in carrying oxygen throughout the body. Beta-thalassemia (BT) is one of




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On Sonam Kapoor’s Wedding Anniversary, The Actresses Including Her Who Wore Traditional Red Outfits

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja went for traditional red on her wedding. The diva celebrates her second wedding anniversary today and we can't stop admiring the lehenga that she wore on her wedding. It was a gorgeous lehenga but her red-hued traditional




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Coronavirus pandemic | Nationwide tally crosses 60,000; fresh outbreaks abroad raise concerns over lockdown easing

The Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said the testing capacity for COVID-19 has been ramped up to around 95,000 tests per day and a total of over 15 lakh tests have been conducted so far across hundreds of government and private labs.




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Ram Gopal Varma Makes Cheap Comment On Women’s Assets; Twitterati Slam Filmmaker

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who is known for posting controversial tweets, recently made yet another sexist comment on women. On Friday, RGV shared a photo, in which two women are sitting inside a car. The one sitting on the front seat




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Andhra government switches to online classes using video-conferencing

The state has been conducting virtual classes using video conferencing platforms such as Skype, Cisco, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams to conduct online classes.




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Tripeptide-dopamine fluorescent hybrids: a coassembly-inspired antioxidative strategy

Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01882A, Communication
Jun Guo, Fan Zheng, Bo Song, Feng Zhang
Coassembling peptides with dopamine molecules can construct hybrid nanostructures with a large Stokes shift green fluorescence, which is an effective antioxidative strategy for biomolecules.
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Promote all school students next year or use internal assessment mechanism: Kapil Sibal

With uncertainty looming over the 2020-2021 academic session of schools in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, former Human Resource Development Mini




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Tamil Nadu reports 669 new Covid-19 cases, total tally crosses 7,000-mark

Tamil Nadu witnessed another spike in Covid-19 positive cases today with 669 to go past the 7,000-mark at 7,204.Chennai alone had recorded 509 new ca




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From May 12, Indian Railways to resume select passenger train services

Railways will start online reservation for special trains with effect from 4 pm on May 11




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Railways to open online booking for passengers in special trains from Monday

The Railways will start online reservation for special trains with effect from 4 pm on May 11 and tickets will be available only on the IRCTC website,






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Glowstick Glasses

Noooo, that's not how you fix your lenses with a glowstick! All you have to do is squeeze the liquid directly into your eyes. Bam. X-ray vision.

~NSHA




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In crowd wisdom, the 'surprisingly popular' answer can trump ignorance of the masses

Crowd wisdom tends to favor the most popular information, not necessarily the most correct — mass ignorance can cancel out a knowledgeable minority, resulting in the wrong answer becoming the most accepted. To improve wisdom-of-crowds surveys, Princeton University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed what they call the "surprisingly popular" algorithm, wherein the correct answer is that which is more popular than people predict.




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Lead dressed like gold: Laser-altered molecules cast alchemy in a different light

Since the Middle Ages, alchemists have sought to transmute elements, the most famous example being the long quest to turn lead into gold. Now, Princeton University theorists have proposed a different approach to this ancient ambition — just make one material behave like another. The researchers demonstrate that any two systems can be made to look alike, even if just for the smallest fraction of a second.




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Administrator Wheeler Discusses North American Environmental and Transboundry Water Issues with Canada, Mexico at CEC

(MEXICO CITY) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler wrapped up trilateral meetings with Canada and Mexico as part of the 25th Anniversary of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Council meetings in Mexico City.




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mb 3.0 TENNESSEE

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Region  TENNESSEE
Date time  2020-05-10 08:33:14.7 UTC
Location  35.14 N ; 85.89 W
Depth  8 km




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News24.com | Coronavirus: Hairdressers plan brush with the law to reopen salons during lockdown

Hairdressers have been forced to go underground as lockdown regulations stifle their livelihood and job security. For some, bootlegging has been 'life-saving'.




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Motorcyclist killed in crash, police looking for witnesses

A man is dead after a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in southeast Calgary.




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Sport24.co.za | Russell explains diffrence between real and sim racing

Williams driver George Russell is enjoying sim racing online while Formula 1 is suspended but admits he doesn't get the same sense of speed or fear.




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Learn cybersecurity essentials on your own time at home with these classes

Fear is ripe soil for the unscrupulous. With so much uncertainty and concern over our health and the broader world economy, cybercriminals have been playing on that fear to steal a few extra dollars out of the most scared and vulnerable. The U.S. Secret Service warned that phishing attacks were up significantly and scams over fake COVID-19 treatments have led to seizures and arrests.

From companies and organizations to individuals, it’s never been more important for everyone to have their cybersecurity measures on high alert. And whether you’re looking to protect your own assets or you’ve been tasked with safeguarding a company and all its workers, the vital work of white hat hackers is absolutely essential these days.

The training in The Ultimate 2020 White Hat Hacker Certification Bundle can put you in a position to understand all aspects of maintaining cybersecurity for a communication system of virtually any size, a lucrative career that can earn you a six-figure income.

The four-part Complete Cyber Security Course (taught by cybersecurity expert and noted consultant Nathan House) is a 360-degree starting point for any cybersecurity career. Starting at the beginning, each part of this multi-pronged introduction will help guide you through vital knowledge, from network hacking techniques and vulnerability scanning to all the defense methods that assure every laptop, desktop, smartphone and tablet in your network remain secure.

The hacker training continues with the rest of the courses in the collection, including building security analysis tools using Python and learning how to analyze web app security vulnerabilities and solutions using frameworks like Ruby on Rails and PHP. Read the rest




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'Of course, I'm worried': PM Trudeau expresses concern about Quebec's reopening plans

As Quebec begins to reopen schools and businesses, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s ‘worried’ about the province’s deconfinement plans, particularly in Montreal.




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101-year-old Oak Bay veteran surpasses $101K fundraising goal

John Hillman - the 101-year-old Second World War veteran who has been walking laps around the courtyard of his Oak Bay retirement home in hopes of raising $101,000 for charity - has surpassed his goal.