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At 25, Naga lad clears UPSC exam, secures 133rd rank
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Friends on selfless service towards humanity
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Questions over the logic of partial lockdown 
3rd August 2020 /
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COVID-19: The question mark over cause of death
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ENTERTAINMENT

SPORTS

  • Phased restart of training at SAI NCOEs from Oct 1, says Rijiju
    New Delhi, August 5 (IANS): Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said that the Sports Authority of India's (SAI) National Centres of Excellence (NCOE) across the country will be opened in a "phased manner" starting on October 1. In a review me
    Sports / 5th August 2020
  • FILE PHOTO: Australia's Steve Smith after the match. (Reuters File Photo)
    Cool we got them back but disappointed we didn't win: Smith on 2019 Ashes
    Sydney, August 5 (IANS): Australia batsman Steve Smith feels that his team have unfinished business in England from their last Ashes tour. Australia retained the Ashes for the first time since 2001 but the series itself was a draw with the visitors losing the last
    Sports / 5th August 2020
  • Nadal to skip US Open due to COVID-19 concerns, entries announced
    NEW YORK, August 5 (Reuters): World number two Rafa Nadal confirmed on Tuesday that he will not defend his U.S. Open crown this year at Flushing Meadows as organisers released the singles entry list for the Grand Slam. Spain's Nadal had said in Jun
    Sports / 5th August 2020
  • FILE PHOTO: The International Cricket Council (ICC) logo at the ICC headquarters in Dubai, October 31, 2010./File Photo
    Front foot no-ball technology to be used in Eng-Pak Tests
    Manchester, August 5 (IANS): The three-match Test series between England and Pakistan will see the usage of front-foot no ball technology, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Wednesday. "Front foot no-ball technology to be used in ICC World
    Sports / 5th August 2020
  • Organisers aiming for a 'simple but inspiring' Olympics, says Muto
    Tokyo, August 5 (IANS): Tokyo 2020 Chief Executive Toshiro Muto has said that the organisers are looking to hold a Games that will be "simple but inspiring". Muto admitted that holding the Olympics next year in the extravagant fashion that was earlier pla
    Sports / 5th August 2020
  • Bundesliga willing to help revive football in Delhi
    New Delhi, August 5 (IANS): Football Delhis endeavour to bring back the golden days of the game in the national capital got a boost when a top official from the German Bundesliga extended a helping hand to the officials who run the game here. Speaking recently a
    Sports / 5th August 2020
  • ISL has provided financial security to players, says Jeje
    Kolkata, August 5 (IANS): Indian footballers are being valued much more since the advent of the Indian Super League (ISL), says India striker Jeje Lalpekhlua who believes financial security as a result of playing in the league has helped strengthen his mental resol
    Sports / 5th August 2020
  • Dybala voted Serie A MVP ahead of Ronaldo
    Turin, August 5 (IANS): Juventus forward Paulo Dybala has been voted as Serie A's Most Valuable Player (MVP) following a strong campaign with the Italian giants. Dybala played an important role in helping Juventus secure their ninth successive Serie A title
    Sports / 5th August 2020
  • Goa league fiasco: AIFF & GFA not on same page over investigation
    Kolkata, August 5 (IANS): The All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Goa Football Association (GFA) are not on the same page regarding six matches in the Goa Professional League identified for 'suspicious betting patterns indicative of match manipulation'
    Sports / 5th August 2020
  • Cardiff's appeal against transfer ban delayed for second time
    Cardiff, August 5 (IANS): British football club Cardiff's appeal against a transfer ban with respect to the payment related to deceased Emiliano Sala has been delayed for the second time. According to a report in BBC Wales Sport, the Court of Arbitration for
    Sports / 5th August 2020
  • Sumit Nagal gets direct entry into US Open men's singles draw
    New York, August 5 (IANS): India tennis star Sumit Nagal has gained direct entry into this year's US Open men's singles draw after a string a top-ranked players pulled out of the competition citing coronavirus concerns. Nagal sneaked through as top 128 r
    Sports / 5th August 2020
  • Valencia's Ferran Torres in action with Atalanta's Jose Luis Palomino REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo
    Man City sign Valencia winger Torres on five-year deal
    (Reuters): Manchester City have signed Spanish winger Ferran Torres from Valencia with the 20-year-old putting pen to paper on a five-year deal, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. Financial details were not disclosed but British media reported th
    Sports / 5th August 2020
  • England's Eoin Morgan celebrates his century, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Adrian Dennis/Pool via REUTERS
    Cricket: England skipper lauds 'dangerous' Stirling after Ireland upset
    SOUTHAMPTON, August 5 (Reuters): England skipper Eoin Morgan said Paul Stirling is as dangerous an opener as there is in cricket after the Irishman smashed 142 off 128 balls to help his team to a remarkable upset of the world champions in the third one-dayer o
    Sports / 5th August 2020
  • Fulham's Tom Cairney lifts the trophy as he celebrates promotion to the premier league with teammates after winning the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of COVID-19. (Reuters Photo)
    Fulham back in Premier League after Bryan's extra-time playoff double
    LONDON, August 5 (Reuters): Fulham made an immediate return to the Premier League as two extra-time goals from full-back Joe Bryan gave them a 2-1 win over Brentford in the Championship playoff final at an empty Wembley Stadium on Tuesday. Bryan opened
    Sports / 5th August 2020
  • Paulinho scores in Guangzhou Evergrande's win over Shenzhen FC
    Dalian (China), August 4 (IANS): Former Barcelona midfielder Paulinho scored as reigning champions Guangzhou Evergrande beat Shenzhen FC 3-1 in the third round of the 2020 Chinese Super League here on Tuesday. Guangzhou went ahead in the 27th minute when winger
    Sports / 4th August 2020

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INDIA

  • Despite efforts to eradicate Ram's existence, he lives in our hearts: Modi
    India / 6th August 2020 /
    Ayodhya/New Delhi, August 5 (IANS): Ram Lalla and 'Vikas' were brought together in a fine interpretation of Lord Ram in the speech by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday after the 'Bhumi Pujan' ceremony in Ayodhya. "Ram is for everyone, Ram is within everyone
  • Despite efforts to eradicate Ram's existence, he lives in our hearts: Modi
    India / 6th August 2020 /
    Ayodhya/New Delhi, August 5 (IANS): Ram Lalla and 'Vikas' were brought together in a fine interpretation of Lord Ram in the speech by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday after the 'Bhumi Pujan' ceremony in Ayodhya. "Ram is for everyone, Ram is within everyone
  • J&K Lt Gov Murmu appointed new CAG
    India / 6th August 2020 /
    New Delhi, August 6 (IANS): Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu has been appointed as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. The decision came exactly a year after the Central government reorganised Jammu and Kashmir, bifurcating it into two Union Te
  • India keeps tight lid on Kashmir on anniversary of revoking semi-autonomy
    India / 6th August 2020 /
    SRINAGAR, August 5 (Reuters): With a heavy deployment of troops and curbs on public movement, Indian authorities kept a tight lid on potential protests in the disputed region of Kashmir on Wednesday, the first anniversary of the revocation of its semi-autonomy. Local politicians we
  • Wait of centuries is over, Modi says, as Ayodhya temple construction begins
    India / 6th August 2020 /
    AYODHYA, August 5 (Reuters): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the construction of a Hindu temple on a site that has been contested by Muslims for decades in a dispute that has sparked some of India's bloodiest communal violence. The Supreme Court ruled last ye

BUSINESS

  • Volatility hits equity indices ahead of monetary policy decision
    Business / 5th August 2020 /
    MUMBAI, AUGUST 5 (IANS): Volatility prevailed on Wednesday to hamper the upward movement of key Indian equity indices, a day ahead of monetary policy decision. Consequently, after making healthy gains, the stock markets ended on a flat- to-positive note. Prior to ceding their gains,
  • Maruti Suzuki launches new S-Cross Petrol
    Business / 5th August 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, AUGUST 5 (IANS): Automobile major Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday launched the all new S-Cross Petrol with a starting price of Rs 8.39 lakh. As per the company, the SUV has been engineered with a '1.5 Litre K series BS6' petrol engine. "The new refined engine
  • Lockdown measures subdue India's service sector output: PMI
    Business / 5th August 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, AUGUST 5 (IANS): Lockdown measures implemented to curb Covid-19 outbreak continued to subdue the Indian service sector's growth in July. Accordingly, the latest PMI survey data showed that growth remained severely restricted by lockdown measures implemented to curb the co
  • Airtel ties up with AWS for cloud services
    Business / 5th August 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, AUGUST 5 (IANS): Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver cloud solutions to large enterprise and small and medium enterprise (SME) customers in India. Airtel serves over 2,500 large en
  • IRDAI allows life insurers to send policy in electronic format
    Business / 5th August 2020 /
    CHENNAI, AUGUST 5 (IANS): The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has allowed life insurers to issue policy bonds in electronic format during FY2020-21 owing to Covid-19 pandemic. With life insurers expressing difficulty in printing and dispatching policy doc

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HEALTH

  • Russia bats for safety of its Covid-19 vaccine
    Health / 4th August 2020 /
    Moscow, August 4 (IANS) The Russian Ministry of Defence has said that a Covid-19 vaccine that it developed in partnership with the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology appears to be safe. On August 3, a "final medical examination" of particip
  • Sun Pharma launches Favipiravir as FluGuard at Rs 35 per tablet
    Health / 4th August 2020 /
    New Delhi, August 4 (IANS) Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd on Tuesday announced the launch of Favipiravir, under brand name FluGuard, at Rs 35 per tablet for the treatment of mild to moderate cases of Covid-19 in India. Favipiravir is an oral anti-viral treatment approved in India for
  • Wockhardt wins UK govt deal on Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing
    Health / 3rd August 2020 /
    Mumbai, Augùst 3 (IANS) Mumbai-headquartered pharmaceutical company Wockhardt on Monday announced that it has entered into an agreement with the UK government to fill-finish millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccines. As per the terms of the agreement, the company has reserved manufa
  • Centre issues guidelines for reopening of gyms from Aug 5
    Health / 3rd August 2020 /
    New Delhi, August 3 (IANS) From maintaining a distance of six feet, using visor rather than mask, following respiratory etiquette, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday issued guidelines for re-opening of gyms and yoga centres as a part of the third phase of easing of lockdow
  • Serum gets nod for phase 2, 3 trials of vaccine
    Health / 3rd August 2020 /
    New Delhi, August 3 (PTI): The Drugs Controller General of India has given nod to the Serum Institute of India for conducting phase 2 and 3 human clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, developed by the University of Oxford, in the country.        Government

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LIFE AND STYLE

  • Big B gets a special Amul ad tribute on beating Covid
    Life & Style / 4th August 2020 /
    Mumbai, Augùst 4 (IANS) Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan has received a special tribute ad from Amul Butter after testing Covid negative and being discharged from hospital. Keeping with their tradition of creating iconic advertisements about incidents of national and global val
  • A fruitful monsoon diet!
    Life & Style / 3rd August 2020 /
    New Delhi, August 3 (IANSlife) Monsoon demands some extra effort to stay fit and healthy. Since our immunity takes a dip during monsoons, making us susceptible to all kinds of infections. Especially amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, it's imperative we maintain our immunity through the s
  • Vinay Tiwari: Bihar's 'Singham' in Mumbai to probe Sushant case
    Life & Style / 2nd August 2020 /
    New Delhi/Patna, August 2 (IANS) With almost 50 days passing since Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his Mumbai flat, and the Mumbai Police yet to make any major breakthrough, the Bihar Police on Sunday deputed one of its senior officers -- Vinay Tiwari, to assist its
  • Aditi Rao Hydari: It is not the film industry but the film that matters to me
    Life & Style / 2nd August 2020 /
    Mumbai, August 2 (IANS) Aditi Rao Hydari has appeared in several South Indian films over the past couple of years but her release count in Bollywood has been rather low. The actress insists says it is not the language or film industry, but the film that matters most to her. "More t
  • Healthcare workers more likely to test positive for COVID-19
    Life & Style / 1st August 2020 /
    London, Aug 1 (IANS) Frontline healthcare workers with adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) have a three-fold increased risk of a positive SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) test, compared to the general population, said researchers. Those with inadequate PPE had a further increase in risk,