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ISRO PSLV-C51 Launch on February 28 With Brazil’s Amazonia-1 Satellite on Board

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Countdown for the launch of PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 mission commenced on Saturday from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. “Countdown for the launch of #PSLVC51/Amazonia-1 mission commenced today at 08:54 am from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. The launch is scheduled tomorrow at 10:24 am,” Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.  Primary satellite Amazonia-1 of Brazil and 18 co-passenger satellites onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C51) are scheduled to be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) Sriharikota Range (SHAR) on February 28, the Indian Space…

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Reliance Partners With Google, Facebook For Digital Payment Network Bid: Report

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Digital payments in India could rise to $135.2 billion in 2023, according to an Assocham-PWC India study in 2019. Conglomerate Reliance Industries has partnered with Facebook Inc, Google and fintech player Infibeam to set up a national digital payment network, Economic Times newspaper reported on Saturday, citing unnamed sources. Last year, central bank invited companies to forge new umbrella entities (NUEs) to create a payments network that would rival the system operated by the National Payments Council of India (NPCI), as it seeks to reduce concentration risks in the space. …

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“Talk About The Surface Is Getting Out Of Hand,” Says Ravichandran Ashwin

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India vs England: Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday said that talks regarding the pitch is getting out of hand and enquired if there was any instance when the pitch had gained this much attention during India’s overseas tour. India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday said that talks regarding the pitch is getting out of hand and he once again reiterated that one should be talking about the quality of play rather than the 22 yards. India defeated England by 10 wickets within two days in the pink-ball Test. The match saw…

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Probe Agency Attaches Assets Worth ₹ 84 Crore Of Kanva Group PromotersProbe Agency Attaches Assets Worth ₹ 84 Crore Of Kanva Group Promoters

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The properties, provisionally attached under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), include agricultural and non-agricultural land, buildings, residential flats and factories. The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth over ₹ 84 crore in a money laundering probe linked to an alleged funds embezzlement case against a Karnataka-based cooperative society and its promoters, the central agency said Saturday. The properties, provisionally attached under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), include agricultural and non-agricultural land, buildings, residential flats and factories.  These assets are in the names…

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Nikki Haley, Top Republicans Call For US Boycott Of China Winter Olympics

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Accusing China of “horrific” human rights abuses, some top Republican leaders, including Indian-American politician Nikki Haley, have demanded that the US boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and called on the International Olympic Committee to select a new site for the event. Beijing is scheduled to host the Winter Olympics from February 4 to 20, 2022. The White House, however, said that no decision has been taken yet on the demands of the leaders. It is no secret that China wants to use the Winter Olympics as part of…

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Budget 2021 Marks Directional Change For Economy: Finance Minister

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The Finance Minister lauded the reform of faceless assessment for direct and indirect taxes, saying that tax terrorism will be a thing of the past, but warned that technology terrorism will gain ground. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said this year’s budget has negated the notion that welfare state is a socialist prerogative, and added that it has given a directional change to the economy, wherein the government trusts wealth creators and citizens. She lauded the reform of faceless assessment for direct and indirect taxes, saying that tax…

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India vs England: Ravichandran Ashwin Becomes Fastest Indian To 400 Test Wickets

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India vs England: Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday became the fastest Indian bowler to pick 400 Test wickets in terms of matches. Ashwin reached the milestone in his 77th Test. India off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin became the fastest Indian bowler to 400 Test wickets on Thursday. Ashwin, playing his 77th Test, was on 397 wickets at the end of England’s first innings of the ongoing third Test and dismissed England batsmen Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope and Jofra Archer in the second innings to get to the milestone. Ashwin is only behind…

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TikTok Transparency Report Says US, India Made Most Legal Requests for User Information in Second Half of 2020

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Globally, over 89,132,938 videos were removed globally in H2 2020 for violating TikTok guidelinesTikTok received over 100 legal requests for information from Indian law enforcement in the second half of 2020, despite being banned in India since June 30, 2020. In fact, it was the second highest number of requests TikTok got from any country, after only the US, despite not being accessible in the country during this time. This was one of the details that we learned from TikTok’s latest Global Transparency Report for the second half of 2020.…

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PM Modi “Assures” Centre’s Support For Puducherry’s Development

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PM Modi said farmers across the country were innovating and that it was the duty of his government to ensure their produce got good market. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated a slew of completed projects in Puducherry and laid the foundation stone for others, including in the ports and highways sectors. Insisting that the Centre has made many efforts to improve rural and coastal connectivity, he said farmers across the country were innovating and that it was the duty of his government to ensure their produce got good…

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Pfizer-Biontech Testing Booster Of Their COVID-19 Vaccine In New Trial

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“The rate of mutations in the current virus is higher than expected,” Pfizer Chief Scientific Officer Mikael Dolsten said in an interview. Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Thursday they are testing a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine to better understand the immune response against new variants of the virus. They are also in talks with regulatory authorities about testing a vaccine modified to protect specifically against the highly transmissible new variant found in South Africa and elsewhere, known as B.1.351, as a second arm of the same…

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