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Sunday, 27 September 2020

US Judge Suspends Donald Trump's Ban On TikTok Downloads

A US federal judge late Sunday halted a politically charged ban ordered by the Trump administration on downloads of the popular video app TikTok, hours before it was to go into effect.

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Dems urge Barrett to recuse from election-related cases

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US Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration ban on new TikTok downloads from app stores

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"Totally Fake News": Donald Trump Dismisses Reports Of Tax Allegations

US President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed a New York Times report that he paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016, the year he won the election.

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US Judge Suspends Donald Trump's Ban On TikTok Downloads

Global Covid-19 count reaches 32,925,668

The global count of the coronavirus cases has reached 32,925,668, according to the latest situation update from the US-based Johns Hopkins University.The Covid-19 death toll is nearing to 1 million as the total number of positive cases includes 995,414 virus-related deaths.

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The woman who quit smoking and built a global hypnotherapy firm

Grace Smith used hypnosis to give up smoking, and it inspired her to take up the profession.

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Why India needs to worry about post-Covid care

Experts say India needs more post-Covid care centres as many patients are reporting lasting symptoms.

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UN Chief Calls For Immediate End To Armenia, Azerbaijan Clashes

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday said he was "extremely concerned over the fresh resumption of hostilities" between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Armenia-backed breakaway region of...

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Cargo Ferry Service To Strengthen Maldives-India Friendship: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Maldives-India Cargo Ferry Service would boost the economies and strengthen the friendship between the two countries.

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Centenarian man in Odisha teaches children free of cost

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J&K youth encouraged into fish production with Centre’s help

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Saturday, 26 September 2020

France racism: Paris to commemorate slave rebellion figure

A statue will honour Solitude, a black woman involved in a 1802 uprising in the French West Indies.

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Google Doodle Celebrates 22nd Birthday With Animated Illustration

Happy Birthday, Google! Today Google is celebrating its 22 years of launch with an animated doodle. Google being one of the most user friendly search engine is also the most popular search engine...

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"Not The NDA Envisioned By Vajpayee Ji, Badal Sahab": Harsimrat Badal

Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal last night attacked the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) after her party quit the alliance over controversial farm bills.

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Bhopal Railway Officials Allegedly Gangrape Woman At Station Premises

A 22-year-old woman hailing from Uttar Pradesh was on Saturday allegedly raped by two railway officers at the Bhopal main station, the police said.

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Why cybercrime has skyrocketed in Noida

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Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: Covid Cases Cross 59 Lakh Mark In India

Total number of coronavirus cases crossed 59 lakh-mark in India on Saturday, health ministry data said.

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"Not The NDA By Vajpayee, Badal Sahab": Harsimrat Badal

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Saturday attacked the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over farm bills.

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"Not The NDA By Vajpayee, Badal Sahab": Harsimrat Badal

"NDA Is One, Will Fight Bihar Election Together": Ravi Shankar Prasad

Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said the constituents of the NDA will contest the Bihar assembly election together, asserting that problems within the coalition will be resolved. Mr...

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Refrain From Surpassing Chief Minister: Mamata Banerjee To Governor

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and said he should remain within the mandate of the Constitution, expressing anguish over his letter to the...

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Bhopal Railway Officials Allegedly Gangrape Woman At Station Premises

A 22-year-old woman hailing from Uttar Pradesh was on Saturday allegedly raped by two railway officers at the Bhopal main station, the police said.

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Donald Trump Nominates Amy Coney Barrett To US Supreme Court

President Donald Trump on Saturday nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, picking a strong conservative to replace the late liberal justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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Brain-eating microbe: US city told not to use water amid contamination concerns

People in Lake Jackson, Texas, are urged not to use tap water because it might be contaminated.

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French Open to start with fan numbers slashed

The opening day of the French Open sees three Britons - Andy Murray, Johanna Konta and Dan Evans - playing at Roland Garros.

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Hindu group says community ‘feeling shunned’ by Dems

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US moves to limit stay of Chinese journos to 90 days

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Trump picks Conservative icon as RBG’s successor

President Trump is expected to announce the nomination of conservative Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court late on Saturday to fill the seat left open by the passing of the liberal icon, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG). The move is being seen as a transparent effort by Trump to seal a second term in the White House amid clamour from his support base to extend it to “12 more years”.

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Bhopal Railway Officials Allegedly Gangrape Woman At Station Premises

A 22-year-old woman hailing from Uttar Pradesh was on Saturday allegedly raped by two railway officers at the Bhopal main station, the police said.

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Cop Shot During Breonna Taylor Protests In US

A police officer has been shot in Louisville, Kentucky during protests in that city over a grand jury's decision in the Breonna Taylor case, the FBI said on Wednesday.

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Amy Coney Barrett: Who is Trump's Supreme Court pick?

A favourite of social conservatives, Judge Barrett would swing the highest US court further right.

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Photography award winners show the fragility and beauty of mangrove forests

The Mangrove Photography Award winners show the beauty and fragility of the unique ecosystems.

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Denmark confronts sexual harassment at work in #MeToo moment

It started with a comedy awards show and a bombshell revelation that left the audience stunned.

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Italian family fosters Gambian migrant: 'The son we never had'

When Gambian orphan Muhammed Sanneh arrived in Sicily aged 16, his life took an unexpected turn.

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Friday, 25 September 2020

India to Pak: Terrorism your 'only crowning glory'

The "only crowning glory" that Pakistan has to show to the world for the last seven decades is terrorism, ethnic cleansing, majoritarian fundamentalism and clandestine nuclear trade, India said in a scathing response on Friday, slamming Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's "incessant rant" and "venom" in the UN General Assembly.

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3 Dead After Huge Fire At Huawei's Factory In China

Three people have been found dead after a huge fire broke out at an unfinished research facility belonging to tech giant Huawei in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan, according to local...

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Barnstorming US, Donald Trump Mocks Joe Biden For "Staying In Again"

With just 39 days until the US election, President Donald Trump ramped up his campaigning with back-to-back events Friday in battleground states -- a frenetic pace in contrast with the more sedate...

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Live Updates: India's COVID-19 Case Count Crosses 58-Lakh Mark

India's COVID-19 case count crossed the 58-lakh mark with a spike of 86,052 new cases. A total of 1,141 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.

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Barnstorming US, Donald Trump Mocks Joe Biden For "Staying In Again"

"Terrorism Is Pakistan's Only Glory In 70 Years," India Hits Out At UN

Hours after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan raised the Kashmir issue in the 75th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday, India promptly responded to Khan's comments and requested the...

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Row Over Assam Dropping Chapters On Nehru Policies From Class 12 Syllabus

The Congress in Assam has lodged strong protests against dropping of chapters on Jawaharlal Nehru's policies, Ayodhya dispute and the Gujarat riots from the Class 12 syllabus of the state board.

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Grants For Girls, Shelters For Seniors: Nitish Kumar Unveils 7-Point Plan

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has rolled up his sleeves for the electoral battle that starts next month. Addressing the media after the announcement of poll dates, Nitish Kumar unveiled what he...

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"Terrorism Is Pakistan's Only Glory In 70 Years," India Hits Out At UN

Grants For Girls, Shelters For Seniors: Nitish Kumar Unveils 7-Point Plan

Two Million Covid Deaths "Likely" Without Collective Action, Warns WHO

Two million Covid-19 fatalities are "very likely" without relentless global action to combat the disease, the World Health Organization said Friday.

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22 Dead In Ukraine Military Plane Crash

At least 22 people including military cadets were killed and two others seriously injured Friday when a Ukranian air force plane crashed near Kharkiv in the east of the country, the interior ministry...

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Nearly 31% prefer Nitish as CM, says poll survey

The three-phase Bihar assembly polls will be the first large-scale election in the country amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and as per the IANS C-Voter Bihar opinion poll survey, 30.9% of the people are still backing Nitish Kumar as the most preferable candidate to be the chief minister again.

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Philippines Troll Patrol: The woman taking on trolls on their own turf

Pro-government trolling has become rampant online in the Philippines, but some people have had enough.

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Week in pictures: 19 - 25 September 2020

A selection of remarkable images taken around the world this week.

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Rimbaud and Verlaine: France agonises over digging up gay poets

There is mounting pressure to have two of France's best-loved poets reinterred in the Paris Pantheon.

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Singapore in world first for facial verification

The technology is being rolled out countrywide as part of Singapore's national identity scheme.

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CSK "Lack Bit Of Steam In Batting": MS Dhoni After Loss To Delhi Capitals

IPL 2020, CSK vs DC: MS Dhoni said that at the moment they are playing with one extra batsman but Ambati Rayudu's availability for the next game will give them some "room to experiment".

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India Offers $100 Million Line of Credit To Sri Lanka For Solar Projects

India has offered a Line of Credit worth $ 100 million to Sri Lanka for three solar projects in the country, according to an official statement.

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Indian Envoy Walks Out As Imran Khan Begins Speech At UN

The Indian delegate at the United Nations General Assembly session walked out when Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan began his speech in which he made comments on India's internal affairs.

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'Vacate areas of J&K under illegal occupation'

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PM Modi to deliver virtual speech at UNGA on Sat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to deliver a virtual address at the annual UN General Assembly on Saturday, official sources said. The UN General Assembly this year is largely being held online due to the coronavirus pandemic. Majority of world leaders are delivering pre-recorded speeches at the summit in New York.

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Karan Johar co's exec detained, actor questioned

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday detained filmmaker Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions’ executive producer Kshitij Prasad as part of its probe into the drug angle connected with Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. He was picked up for questioning along with another employee, Anubhav Chopra, at 11am. Chopra was allowed to return home in the night.

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Thursday, 24 September 2020

Rule To Limit Stay Of Foreign Students Proposed In US

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday announced a proposed rule to fix the period of stay for international students, exchange visitors and foreign journalists to "encourage program...

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"If We Can Help, Would Love To Help": Trump On India-China Border Row

US President Donald Trump hoped on Thursday that India and China would be able to resolve their current border disputes as he reiterated his offer to help the two Asian giants in this regard.

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Tatas, Jubilant eye CCD vending biz

Tata Group, India’s biggest conglomerate, and Jubilant Food-Works (which owns the franchise for Domino’s and Dunkin’ Donuts in India), are weighing a bid for Coffee Day Group’s hot beverage vending machine business, said people with knowledge of the matter. The beleaguered Coffee Day Group is seeking Rs 2,000 crore for the business, which has piqued the interest of marquee global private equity funds too.

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'Pandemic makes 90% Indians careful with expenses'

Even as Indians increase their spending with the easing of lockdowns, over 90% of respondents in a survey said that the pandemic has made them more careful with expenditure as against 75% of global respondents. Indians are being increasingly careful with money despite many of them (56%) reporting a spike in spending in July compared to global peers (46%)

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Redmi 9 Prime, Redmi Note 9 to Go on Sale in India Today

Redmi 9 Prime and Redmi Note 9 will go on sale today from 12pm (noon) onwards via Amazon and Mi.com. Redmi 9 Prime is available in two configurations, while the Redmi Note 9 comes in three storage...

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Rule To Limit Stay Of Foreign Students Proposed In US

IPL 2020: MS Dhoni Faces Questions As CSK Seek Redemption vs DC

IPL 2020, Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals: MS Dhoni coming in at No. 7 has not gone down well with several former cricketers, who have questioned his efficacy there.

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Trump signs US healthcare executive orders that may have little impact

US President Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders on healthcare for Americans that lawyers said will carry little weight, as the president seeks to boost his flagging credibility with voters on the hot-button issue ahead of the Nov 3 presidential election. Trump signed the twin orders implementing his "America First Healthcare Plan" in an airport hangar in Charlotte.

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Suspend Issuance Of New Pilot Licenses: UN Aviation Body To Pakistan

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has advised Pakistan to undertake "immediate corrective actions" and suspend the issuance of any new pilot licenses in the wake of a scandal over...

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Ahead Of Farmers' Protest, Nitish Kumar Supports Farm Bills

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has extended vocal support to the contentious farm bills of ally BJP that has created huge turbulence among farmers and drawn opposition criticism. Breaking his...

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Kerala Wins UN Award For Control Of Non-Communicable Diseases

Kerala has won a United Nations award on Thursday for its "outstanding contribution" towards the non-communicable diseases-related sustainable development goals.

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Dharma Productions' Official Summoned By Anti-Drugs Agency: Report

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Thursday asked Dharma Productions' executive producer Kshitiz Ravi to appear before it in the drugs probe linked to Sushant Singh Rajput's death, an official...

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Congress kicks off campaign against farm bills

Congress on Thursday kicked off its nation-wide campaign against the farm bills passed by Parliament earlier this week and referred to them as “anti-farmer, unconstitutional and in violation of the federal structure”. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi alleged the Modi government and the prime minister himself were “misleading” people on the provisions of the bill.

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Three-day ‘rail roko’ in Punjab disrupts services

Farmers in Punjab on Thursday began their three-day ‘rail roko’ protest against the recently-passed farm bills, forcing the Railways to suspend several trains to avoid confrontation with the agitators. The call for agitation was given by the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, which was later supported by several farmers outfits. Besides rail roko, 31 farm organisations have also called for ‘Punjab Bandh’ on Friday.

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UP to name & shame sex offenders

The UP government is planning ‘Operation Durachari’, to be launched soon for naming and shaming habitual offenders in the cases of crime against women. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has also instructed the police to strengthen ‘anti-Romeo squads’ across the state.

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NIA cracks B'luru riots case, arrests ‘key plotter’

Two days after it took over the probe into the mob violence that rocked Bengaluru on August 11, 2020, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at 30 different locations in the city and arrested a key conspirator, Sayed Saddiq Ali. NIA sources said the links of Saddiq , a recovery agent with a bank and allegedly a member of Congress, with hardline outfits.

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California wildfire trend 'driven by climate'

Global warming is behind the scale and impact of recent wildfires in the western US, scientists say.

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Magawa the mine-detecting rat wins PDSA Gold Medal

Magawa the African giant pouched rat has won a PDSA Gold Medal for his work detecting landmines.

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How worried should we be about deadly cyber-attacks?

Experts have been warning for years that it's not a matter of if, but when, hackers will kill somebody.

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Covid-19: China's dilemma over wild meat trade

Breeding snakes and types of rat for food or medicine is a source of income for some of China's poorest people.

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Polio campaigners battle misinformation and distrust

Pakistan and neighbouring Afghanistan are the only two countries in the world yet to eliminate wild polio.

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Wednesday, 23 September 2020

"Not A Fan" Of Meghan Markle, Says Trump, Wishes Prince Harry "Good Luck"

President Donald Trump, seemingly stung by Meghan Markle's recent comments about the upcoming US elections, slammed the actress on Wednesday, saying he was "not a fan" and wishing her husband Prince...

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Trump says he thinks 2020 election will end up at Supreme Court

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"Not A Fan" Of Meghan Markle, Says Trump, Wishes Prince Harry "Good Luck"

Live Updates: India Coronavirus Cases Cross 56 Lakh, Total Deaths 90,020

India reported 83,527 new Covid cases in the past 24 hours taking its coronavirus tally past the 56-lakh mark, shows the Health Ministry's COVID-19 data; the country reported 1,085 deaths in this...

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"Not A Fan" Of Meghan Markle, Says Trump, Wishes Prince Harry "Good Luck"

MoS Railways Suresh Angadi dies of Covid-19

Union minister of state for railways and Karnataka BJP MP Suresh Angadi, 65, passed away on Wednesday, days after he tested positive for Covid-19. Angadi is the first Central minister to die of coronavirus. Angadi passed away around 8 pm at the AIIMS trauma centre, which has been converted into a dedicated Covid-19 facility, sources at the hospital said.

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Live: Covid toll crosses 90k

With 86,825 new infections on Wednesday, India’s Covid-19 count in September reached 20,44,570, which is the highest recorded in a month by any country in the world. India’s Covid-19 fatalities crossed the 90,000mark on Wednesday, the last 15,000 deaths coming in just 13 days. Stay tuned for all latest updates

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‘Joint statements aimed at LAC standstill’

The recent understandings between India and China — by the foreign ministers in Moscow on September 10 and military commanders on Tuesday — are intended to begin the process of a limited disengagement and ensure a continued ‘standstill’ at the Line of Actual Control amid a deep trust deficit between the two sides.

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Chennai, Bengaluru had ‘cleanest air’ in lockdown

Chennai, Bengaluru and Mumbai turned out to be among the best three cities in terms of having clean air during the first 40 days of the coronavirus-triggered lockdown, shows an analysis of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), released on Wednesday.

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