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Number of active internet users in India likely to reach 900 mn by 2025, rural may lead: IAMAI

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The number of active internet users in the country is likely to grow nearly 45 per cent to 900 million by 2025 compared to 622 million as of last year, an IAMAI-Kantar Cube report released on Thursday said. According to the report, rural India may have a higher number of internet users compared to urban centres by 2025 which indicates the need to strengthen the digital ecosystem in the country. By 2025, there would be a greater number of internet users in rural India than in urban India. Given this,…

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SC says every journalist is entitled to protection, quashes sedition case against Vinod Dua

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The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed a sedition case against veteran scribe Vinod Dua for his alleged comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his YouTube show last year, saying a 1962 verdict entitles every journalist to protection. A bench comprising Justices U U Lalit and Vineet Saran, however, declined the prayer of Dua that no FIR should be registered against any media personnel with 10 years’ experience unless cleared by a committee, saying it would amount to an encroachment into the domain of the executive. On the issue of…

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WI name young pacer Jayden Seales in provisional squad for SA series

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Young Trinidad and Tobago pacer Jayden Seales has been named in the West Indies’ 17-member provisional squad for the two-match Test series against South Africa, starting here on Thursday. The squad is expected to be cut down to an official 13-member contingent on Monday. The Selection Panel also announced that pacer Chemar Holder was unavailable for selection due to injury. “Fast bowler Chemar Holder was unavailable due to injury while 19-year-old fast bowler Jayden Seales is a first-time inclusion in the West Indies provisional squad for a Test Series,” a…

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I’m waiting for great scripts: Ricky Martin on his acting career

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Pop star Ricky Martin is raring to act in films and series but he says there have been very few offers coming his way. The 49-year-old Puerto Rican singer is regarded as the King of Latin Pop, courtesy hit tracks such as “Maria”, “Livin’ La Vida Loca”, “Nobody Wants to Be Lonely ” and “Jaleo”. As an actor, he is best known for featuring in prominent parts in Ryan Murphy’s “Glee” and “American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace”. During an interview with People magazine, Martin said he is…

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Kerala retains top rank in Niti Aayog’s SDG India Index 2020-21, Bihar worst performer

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Kerala has retained the top rank in Niti Aayog’s SDG India Index 2020-21, while Bihar has been adjudged as the worst performer, according to a report released on Thursday The Index for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) evaluates progress of states and union territories on social, economic and environmental parameters Kerala retained its rank as the top state with a score of 75. Both Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu took the second spot with a score of 74 Bihar, Jharkhand and Assam were the worst performing states in this year’s India…

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Trump permanently shuts down his social media site after a month; may join another

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Donald Trump has permanently closed his blog, a webpage where the former US president shared his fiery speeches and statements after being banned by social media giants, including Facebook and Twitter. The page titled From the Desk of Donald J. Trump has been removed from Trump’s website after going live less than a month earlier, his spokesperson Jason Miller told CNBC news on Wednesday. It was just auxiliary to the broader efforts we have and are working on, Miller said, adding that the webpage will not be returning . Hoping…

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Sensex jumps over 350 pts in early trade; Nifty tops 15,650

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Equity benchmark Sensex surged over 350 points in early trade on Thursday, tracking gains in index-heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC and Infosys amid a largely positive trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE index was trading 361.24 points or 0.70 per cent higher at 52,210.72 in initial deals, and the broader NSE Nifty jumped 100.25 points or 0.64 per cent to 15,676.45. Titan was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 4 per cent, followed by Reliance Industries, PowerGrid, Kotak Bank, HDFC, ONGC and Infosys. On the other hand,…

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NGT directs Punjab govt to look into plea for restitution of public park in Ludhiana

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Observing that parks are the lungs of the society, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Punjab government to look into a plea against concretisation of green area of a public park situated at Kidwai Nagar in Ludhiana. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said that as per its February, 2014 order the tiling or concretisation of pavements should not exceed more than five percent and the foot-path and tracks constructed only with the permeable and semipermeable, perforated blocks. “There is no doubt that the parks…

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Neeti Mohan, Nihaar Pandya welcome first child

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Singer Neeti Mohan and her husband, actor Nihaar Pandya, have become parents to their first child, a baby boy. The couple welcomed the baby on Wednesday. “Our family, @nihaarpandya and me are ecstatic to have welcomed our baby boy yesterday. To hold this little one in my arms is the most surreal feeling ever! Still sinking in,” Mohan shared on Instagram on Thursday. “We are overjoyed and thank every one for the love and wishes (sic),” the 41-year-old singer wrote alongside a photo with Pandya. Mohan, best known for songs…

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I am working to acquire new technique, skills for Olympics: Sindhu

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 India’s top badminton star P V Sindhu says she is working to acquire new skills and techniques to surprise her rivals, who are at the same level with distinct playing styles, at the Tokyo Olympics. The Rio Olympics silver medallist and world champion feels the coronavirus pandemic-induced break has given her the much-needed time to rectify mistakes in her game and add something new to her repertoire. Her nemesis and reigning champion, Carolina Marin, will not be there due to a knee injury, but Sindhu knows the field still remains…

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