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Delta variant to become dominant strain of COVID-19 in coming months: WHO

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The World Health Organization has said the Delta variant of COVID-19 is now present in nearly 100 countries as per conservative estimates, and warned that in the coming months the highly transmissible strain will become the dominant variant of the coronavirus globally. In its COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, the WHO said as of June 29, 2021, “96 countries have reported cases of the Delta variant, though this is likely an underestimate as sequencing capacities needed to identify variants are limited. A number of these countries are attributing surges in infections…

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WB Post-poll violence: SC seeks Centre’s response for imposing President Rule in state

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The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea seeking direction to the Centre to impose President’s Rule in West Bengal in view of deteriorating law and order situation due to the post-poll violence which started on May 2, the day of assembly election results. The plea also sought direction to the Centre to deploy armed/paramilitary forces in the aid of the administrative authorities to bring normalcy in the state and to save it from internal disturbances. Besides, the PIL has sought setting up of a Special Investigation Team…

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It’s time that rest and rotation policy is put behind us: England Test skipper Root

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England Test skipper Joe Root says it’s time that they set aside the much-debated rotation policy to field the strongest possible teams against India and later in the Ashes so that they can compete for the WTC title instead of watching the marquee contest on TV. England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) rotation policy became a hot topic in world cricket when they did not travel to India with their full strength squad earlier this year and lost the series 1-2 to got out of the WTC final race. The…

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Heart of ‘Toofaan’ lies in its relationships: Farhan Akhtar

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“Toofaan” promises a cinematic storm with its high on adrenaline boxing sequences, but actor Farhan Akhtar says the personal relationships of the characters is the core of the sports drama. Akhtar underwent intense training to prep for the role of Aziz Ali aka Ajju Bhai, a goon who goes on to become a national level boxer, for his second film with director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, following another sports-based movie, “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag” in 2013. The physical aspect of learning a new discipline like boxing was “very challenging”, the preparation for…

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Only Parliament can frame law for timely disposal of disqualification petitions by Speaker: SC

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The Supreme Court Thursday said it is for the legislature to frame law for timely disposal of disqualification petitions by the Speaker or Chairman of the House under the tenth schedule of the Constitution. A bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices A S Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy said, How can we frame law? It’s all a matter of Parliament. The top court was hearing a plea filed by West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee member Ranajit Mukherjee who has sought directions to the Centre for framing of guidelines…

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Data, demographic dividend present huge opportunity; this decade to be India’s techade’: PM

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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the combination of nation’s demographic dividend and data, with proven tech prowess presents immense opportunities as he exuded confidence the decade will be ‘India’s techade’. Speaking at a virtual event to mark the completion of six years of Digital India, Modi said India is fully conscious of its responsibilities as a data powerhouse and noted that work was underway on all aspects of data protection. Data and demographic dividend present a massive opportunity for India… together, we will be successful in making this…

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Court Upholds “Constitutional Validity” Of TRAI’s Tariff Order Barring One Condition

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On January 1, 2020, the TRAI issued new tariff rules by which the Network Capacity Fee (NCF) price was lowered, benefitting consumers. Previously, a sum of ₹ 130 was applicable for all free-to-air channels and consumers needed to pay more in order to watch additional channels. The Bombay High Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of a tariff order passed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) last year, but struck down one condition which said the price of a single channel cannot be more than one-third of the highest…

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To “Fantastic Human Being” Raj Kaushal, Tributes From Manoj Bajpayee, Madhavan And Others

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“It will definitely take time to come to terms with this loss,” tweeted Manoj Bajpayee Members of the Indian film industry poured their hearts out on social media after the death of filmmaker Raj Kaushal  on Wednesday morning. He died at the age of 49. Manoj Bajpaye, in his eulogy for Raj Kaushal, wrote: “No news can be more shocking and tragic for us personally than losing our dear friend and a fantastic human being Raj Kaushal. It will definitely take time to come to terms with this loss! Rest in peace…

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Karnataka Leadership Change Issue A Closed Chapter: BS Yediyurapp’s Son

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BY Vijayendra was responding to a query whether the issue of leadership change in the state is a closed chapter. Karnataka BJP vice president, BY Vijayendra on Wednesday said the campaign by a section of party leaders seeking replacement of his father and Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa from his post is now a closed chapter. Addressing reporters here, he said, “Absolutely. No one is talking about it anymore.” Mr Vijayendra was responding to a query whether the issue of leadership change in the state is a closed chapter. He said…

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Bengal Launches Student Credit Card For Loans Upto ₹ 10 Lakh

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Mamata Banerjee said with this credit card, a student who has lived in Bengal for 10 years, will be eligible to take an educational loan for higher studies in India or abroad. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the launch of a credit card for students with a limit of ₹ 10 lakh today, meeting one of her key pre-election promises. A student — aged upto 40 — who has lived in Bengal for 10 years will be eligible for the card, which can be used to get a loan for higher…

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