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Oprah Winfrey’s talk show on systemic racism to premiere on Discovery platforms

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Talk show host and media mogul Oprah Winfrey’s two-hour special OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here? , in which she discusses systemic racism in the US, will broadcast in India on Saturday on Discovery platforms. The special was planned in the wake of African American man George Floyd’s death in police custody which has led to mass protests across the US against systemic racism and police brutality. It will feature Winfrey in conversation with Black thought leaders, activists and artists including politician Stacey Abrams, journalist Charles M Blow,…

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Tata Power to develop 100 MW solar project in Maharashtra

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Tata Power on Friday said its wholly-owned arm has bagged a contract to develop a 100 MW solar project in Maharashtra. “Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) has received a letter of award from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd. (MSEDCL) to develop a 100 MW solar project in Maharashtra,” the company said in a filing to BSE. The energy will be supplied to MSEDCL under a power purchase agreement, valid for a period of 25 years from scheduled commercial operation date. The project is required to be commissioned within…

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HC dismisses Katara case convict Vishal Yadav’s plea for parole

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The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed the plea for emergency parole of Vishal Yadav who is serving life term for killing business executive Nitish Katara in 2002. Justice V K Rao, via video conferencing, pronounced the order dismissing Yadav’s plea. Delhi government additional standing counsel Rajesh Mahajan confirmed that Yadav’s plea was rejected. The detailed order giving reasons for the same is awaited. Yadav had sought eight weeks emergency parole on the ground that he could get infected by COVID-19 or TB due to overcrowding and poor sanitation in…

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COVID-19: China reports 37 new cases; Beijing implements wartime measures

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China has reported 37 new coronavirus cases including 25 in Beijing where 183 patients are undergoing treatment, with the city implementing wartime measures to arrest the COVID-19 spread, health authorities said on Friday. The National Health Commission (NHC) said that 32 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in the country on Thursday of which 28 were domestically-transmitted and four were imported. Of the domestically-transmitted cases, 25 were reported in Beijing, two in Hebei province and one in Liaoning province, it said in its daily report. No deaths related to the…

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India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 3.80 lakh with highest single-day spike of 13,586 cases

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India on Friday saw another record spike of 13,586 new COVID-19 cases in a single-day, pushing the tally to 3,80,532, while the death toll rose to 12,573 with 336 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. In some positive news, the number of recoveries crossed the two lakh mark and stands at 2,04,710, while there are 1,63,248 total COVID-19 active cases, according to the updated official figure at 8 am. One patient had migrated. “Thus, around 53.79 per cent patients have recovered so far,” an official said. The…

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Kohli, Rohit, Bhutia pay tribute to Indian soldiers killed in Galwan clash

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India’s leading sportspersons, including cricket captain Virat Kohli and former football skipper Bhaichung Bhutia, have paid tributes to the 20 Army personnel killed during a clash with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh. The clash at the Galwan valley was the biggest Indo-China military confrontation in over five decades and escalated the volatile border standoff in the region. “Salute and deepest respect to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives to protect our country in the Galwan Valley. NO one is more selfless and brave than a soldier. Sincere condolences to the…

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Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar pay tribute to soldiers killed in clash with Chinese troops

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, actors Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma and others have expressed their deep pain and sadness over the killing of Indian Army personnel during a violent clash with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh. Twenty Indian Army personnel, including a colonel, were killed in the clash with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley on Monday night, the biggest military confrontation in over five decades that has significantly escalated the already volatile border standoff in the region. Taking to Twitter, Bachchan quoted the iconic lines from “Aye Mere Watan…

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COVID-19: SC says Centre should direct states to pay salaries to doctors

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to issue directions to states for payment of salaries and providing necessary quarantine facilities to doctors and healthcare workers engaged in treating COVID-19 patients. The government told the court it would issue the necessary directions. A bench of justices Ashok Bhushan, S K Kaul and M R Shah said that doctors and healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients should not be denied quarantine facilities. The top court asked the Centre to file a compliance report within four weeks on payment of salaries and…

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Petrol price hiked by 55 paise/litre, diesel by 60 paise; 11th straight day of increase

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Petrol price on Wednesday was hiked by 55 paise per litre and diesel by 60 paise a litre, marking the 11th consecutive day of increase in rates that now totals to Rs 6.02 for petrol and Rs 6.4 for diesel. Petrol price in Delhi was hiked to Rs 77.28 per litre from Rs 76.73, while diesel rates were increased to Rs 75.79 a litre from Rs 75.19, according to a price notification of state oil marketing companies. Rates have been increased across the country and vary from state to state…

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India set for comfortable victory in UN Security Council elections

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India is expected to register a comfortable victory in the Security Council elections on Wednesday that will bring the country to the UN high-table as a non-permanent member for the 2021-22 term. The 193-member UN General Assembly will hold elections for President of the 75th session of the Assembly, five non-permanent members of the Security Council and members of the Economic and Social Council under special voting arrangements put in place at the UN headquarters due to COVID-19 related restrictions. India is all set to join the powerful 15-nation Security…

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