Showing posts with label TimesofIndia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TimesofIndia. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Live: India’s tally of fresh cases lowest in 90 days

In the last 30 days since Covid-19 cases peaked in India, the growth rate of infections has more than halved — from 92% in the month prior to September 18 to 42% since then, a drop of 50 percentage points. Stay with TOI for the latest developments

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CAA rules in the making, Nadda says in Bengal



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Near vision loss cases in India surge to 138 million



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Odisha techie’s AI tool helps Nobel winner WFP



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Tuesday, October 6, 2020

GST compensation cess to stay beyond June 2022 to help states

While the Centre had assured to compensate states in case GST collections did not grow 14% annually, the compensation requirement has shot up to an estimated Rs 3 lakh crore this year due to Covid-19. With a projected deficit of Rs 2.3 lakh crore, the Centre has come up with two options, involving market borrowings, to bridge the gap with repayment funded through the compensation cess.

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Trump leaves hospital, flies back to White House



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Non-BJP states mull options to fight farm laws



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SC query on Vijay Mallya ‘secret proceedings’

The Supreme Court on Monday asked Vijay Mallya's counsel to reveal the nature of 'secret proceedings' in UK which is holding up his court-cleared extradition to India and also to inform as to when the fugitive liquor baron would appear before it to get sentenced in a contempt of court case, in which he was found guilty in May 2017. Mallya's lawyer Ankur Sehgal attempted to evade by resorting to "I am not aware" statements.

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DCW demands action against Hathras DM



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Jagan set to meet Modi; buzz of YSRC joining NDA

BJP, sources said, wants YSRC to join the NDA as the exits of Shiv Sena earlier this year and the Shiromani Akali Dal last month have brought down the NDA's strength in the Rajya Sabha to 113. Sources added that with 28 MPs - 22 in Lok Sabha and six in Rajya Sabha - YSRC could make BJP's life easier in Parliament. The party had voted for farm bills in the just-concluded session.

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Crimes against elderly rising, pendency in 2019 88%



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You could soon order street food online

The urban affairs ministry and a major online food ordering and delivery platform have signed an MoU to enable street food vendors to tap a bigger market using the company's e-commerce platform for more business. To begin with, a pilot will be carried out involving 250 vendors across five cities - Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Indore and Varanasi - and this coverage will be expanded subsequently to other cities.

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Sunday, October 4, 2020

Trump says he feels 'much better' in new video

President Donald Trump said in a video from his hospital room on Saturday that he felt "much better" and hoped to be "back soon," after a day of contradictory messages from the White House about his condition following his Covid-19 diagnosis.

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India reiterates: no first-use nuclear policy



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Army chief to leave for Myanmar today

Foreign secretary Harsh Shringla and Army chief M M Naravane will travel together today to Myanmar, a strong pillar of India’s both Neighborhood First and Act East policies. Official sources said the joint visit by the Army chief and top diplomat is meant to facilitate a comprehensive review of security and defence ties and India’s development work in the strife-torn Rakhine state.

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No proof of murder in Sushant death case: AIIMS

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput was not murdered. He died by suicide. This has been confirmed by the medical board constituted by the forensic medicine department of AIIMS. "It is a case of hanging and death by suicide," Dr Sudhir Gupta, chairperson of the medical board constituted to find out the manner and cause of death of Rajput

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Bihar polls: BJP, JD(U) to list nominees today



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Grand-alliance seals deal, Tejashwi CM-face



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Kusal Perera ruled out of India series due to injury: Report

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