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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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Google claims new IT rules not applicable to its search engine, HC seeks Centre’s stand

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 US-based Google LLC has contended that India’s new IT rules for digital media are not applicable to its search engine, and urged the Delhi High Court on Wednesday to set aside its single judge order which applied them on the company while dealing with an issue related to removal of offending content from the internet. The single judge’s decision had come while dealing with a matter in which a woman’s photographs were uploaded on a pornographic website by some miscreants and despite court orders the content could not be removed…

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Israeli lawmakers to vote for next figurehead president

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The Israeli parliament Wednesday is set to choose the country’s next president, a largely figurehead position that is meant to serve as the nation’s moral compass and promote unity. The election will be conducted at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, and the 120 lawmakers will cast their votes anonymously. Two candidates are running Isaac Herzog, a veteran politician and scion of a prominent Israeli family, and Miriam Peretz, an educator who is seen as a down-to-earth outsider. Herzog, 60, is a former head of Israel’s Labor Party and opposition leader who…

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Sensex tanks over 300 pts in early trade; Nifty tests 15,500

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Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled over 300 points in early trade on Wednesday, tracking losses in index-heavyweights HDFC, Infosys and ICICI Bank amid a largely negative trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE index was trading 309.54 points or 0.60 per cent lower at 51,625.34 in initial deals, and the broader NSE Nifty fell 70.45 points or 0.45 per cent to 15,504.40. Tech Mahindra was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding over 3 per cent, followed by ITC, HDFC, HCL Tech, Kotak Bank, Infosys and ICICI Bank. On the…

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South America restarts World Cup qualifying amid COVID rise

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South American World Cup qualifiers resume on Thursday after a seven-month interruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, though that doesn’t mean the virus has waned in the region. Top-of-the-table Brazil and second-place Argentina could take decisive steps in the next two rounds to assure somewhat calm pathways to Qatar, while Peru, which made it to Russia three years ago but now has one point after four matches, is already fighting to survive. The latest rounds of South American World Cup qualifiers were in November. More games scheduled to be played…

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