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Jaishankar calls on Seychelles Prez Ramkalawan, reiterates India's resolve to enhance ties

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Lawyers send sipper, straws for Swamy

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Yogi: TOI Water Positive drive a bid to conserve biodiversity

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Indian-led research team brings quantum internet closer to reality

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PM-Kisan data shows northeast & Kerala lead in bridging gender gap, Punjab has just 61 women beneficiaries

Government data on the Centre’s flagship scheme PM-Kisan, as per a RTI reply, shows that almost one-fourth of beneficiaries among landholder farmers in the country are women with northeastern states and Kerala taking lead in bridging the gap of gender disparities. In the dominant agricultural state Punjab, women beneficiaries account for the lowest percentage at 0.003%. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KMSfyB

View: Muslims don’t need all India party for more representation

The solution lies in integration and not separation. It should be understood that the current political marginalisation and a prevalent sense of insecurity among the Muslims are a result of the urge for separateness and not because of a Muslim’s feeling of togetherness with the majority community. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/39jbhqB

Says Too Much

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Foreign direct investment rises 140% in Q2, Mauritius top source

The commerce and industry ministry last month said that India, in April-August 2020, received the highest ever total FDI for the first five months of a financial year stating that these trends are an endorsement of India’s status as a preferred investment destination amongst global investors. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/3mfazyb

Los Angeles County, where the virus is surging, urges residents to stay home.

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Gunmen Assassinate Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist in Ambush, Provoking New Crisis

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25% of PM-Kisan beneficiaries are women: Govt data

Nearly one-fourth of beneficiaries under the PM Kisan scheme, launched last year and which was utilised during the lockdown to offer relief to agriculturists, are women, a surprising revelation that indicates that they are also land-holders as is required to receive benefits of the direct transfers from the central government. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/36b0MU9

Karnataka puts Lingayat OBC plan on hold

The Karnataka cabinet on Friday deferred a decision on recommending the inclusion of Veerashaiva-Lingayat community in the Centre’s list of Other Backward Classes (OBC) after BJP’s not-so-subtle message that the issue should be discussed in the party fora first to study its feasibility. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3q6LS9t

Govt overlooking tribunals’ orders is disturbing: SC

Expressing concern over “a disturbing trend” of the government not implementing directions of tribunals and thus undermining their independence, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the setting up of an independent National Tribunals Commission to supervise appointments and functioning of tribunals. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/33lD7P0

7 days more on parole for Rajiv case convict

The Supreme Court on Friday extended parole of AG Perarivalan, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, by one more week to enable him to undergo medical treatment and asked Tamil Nadu government to provide police escort to him. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2V7cDfP

For the World Economy, a Grim Slog Tempered by New Hopes

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Los Angeles County urges residents to stay home and bars gatherings of mixed households.

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Escaping the Virus, Almost

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Wildfire Smoke Is Poisoning California’s Kids. Some Pay a Higher Price.

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Classic British Rock Group

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Lamar Jackson, Ravens Quarterback, Is Said to Test Positive for Coronavirus

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Your Friday Briefing

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U.N. Panel: Technology in Policing Can Reinforce Racial Bias

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What's really driving the big auto ride

So, what's behind this new-found love for country roads? The second consecutive good monsoons have boosted rural incomes. And the automakers are doing their bit - an expanding service network that's underpinned by an attractive financing infrastructure. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/39gDw9i

Buoyed by bulls, Singapore's GIC plans to float a $3 billion India-focused public market fund

Already one of the largest overseas investors in India, GIC has hired Aditya Agarwal to head its new fund as managing director and is looking to a mid-2021 launch. While the final size hasn't been finalised, it's keen to allocate $2-3 billion for the purpose, said the people cited above. Agarwal was principal at public market fund Westbridge Capital. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2JlxAAL

Judge in Venezuela Convicts 6 U.S. Oil Executives of Corruption

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El adiós a Maradona nos revela a la Argentina

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Trump, Still Claiming Victory, Says He Will Leave if Electors Choose Biden

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Argentina, and Latin America, Mourn Maradona as a Man of the People

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In Argentina, Thousands Wait in Line for Maradona’s Wake

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Key crossover hints at more gains for ONGC

ONGC is one of the cheapest stocks on the Nifty with a high dividend yield of 7 per cent. The shift in investor interest to value stocks has helped the stock shrug off its recent lethargy, with the share gaining 14 per cent in the past three trading sessions on higher volumes. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/39h9a6s

NBFCs weigh benefits of being banks

A Reserve Bank of India working group, set up for reviewing private bank ownership, said that well run large NBFCs with minimum asset size of Rs 50,000 crore, including those which are owned by a corporate house, may be considered for conversion into banks. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/3m8LepE

Active Covid cases rise for 2nd day in a row; day’s toll 500+

India’s active Covid-19 cases rose for the second straight day on Wednesday - signalling a post-Diwali spurt in the pandemic with fresh infections outnumbering the recoveries — even as Delhi showed some improvement in the situation by slipping to the third spot in the state-wise tally after remaining on the top of the chart in daily cases for nine consecutive days. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2J7qoZ3

Naidu: Several verdicts raise concerns of judicial overreach

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said the Supreme Court and high courts had delivered several far-reaching verdicts in furtherance of socio-economic objectives besides making correctional interventions but concerns were raised whether orders on Diwali fireworks, monitoring of investigations and making judicial appointments their preserve meant an intrusion into the domains of the legislature and the executive. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2V45EnG

Sewage testing may offer early signs of coronavirus outbreaks.

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Sewage may offer early signs of coronavirus outbreaks.

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Biden’s Cabinet: Who He’s Picked So Far

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James D. Wolfensohn, Who Led the World Bank for 10 Years, Dies at 86

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A Turkey Recipe for 2020

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This Wrongly Convicted Man Spent 25 Thanksgivings in Prison

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In “This Is Your Time,” Ruby Bridges Urges a New Generation to Keep Fighting

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Edward P. Lazear, Economist and Presidential Adviser, Dies at 72

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Elks Lodges and other clubs face challenges surviving the pandemic.

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Confused by the College Football Playoff Rankings? We Can Help

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PM Virus tab fader update

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Supreme Court notice on plea to cap costs of RT-PCR test

The petition has been filed by advocate Ajay Agrawal. A three-judge bench led by CJI S.A. Bobde issued the notices today to the Union, through the Cabinet Secretary, and the Health Secretary. The notices are returnable in 2 weeks. The petition accused vested interests of profiteering off the misery of the people . from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2V1qrIu

Poll booth-like facilities to vaccinate 30 crore on a priority

Niti Aayog member VK Paul, while making a presentation to the chief ministers on Tuesday, said poll booth-like teams will be constituted for vaccine centres and a block-level strategy has been prepared. Paul said government and private doctors will have special responsibility and efforts are being made for public participation and training too. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/3q1GPqC

Markets Throw a Welcome Party of Sorts for Biden

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‘95% of ICUs are manned by Ayush docs, IMA’s opposition is hypocrisy’

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Lalu calling up NDA MLAs and trying to poach them: Sushil

Former Bihar deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday accused RJD chief Lalu Prasad of trying to lure NDA legislators through phone calls from Ranchi, where he is serving his jail terms in the fodder scam cases. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/375PcsL

SIT: No conspiracy or foreign funding, found only fraud, forced conversions

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted in September to probe alleged cases of forced conversions in Kanpur has ruled out conspiracy and foreign funding. It, however, submitted a chargesheet in eight of 14 cases, where 11 youths were accused of luring girls by using fake identities and fraudulent documents, forced conversion and rape. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/37limEz

Former Delhi minister questions Azad’s ‘five star culture’ remarks, says they could demoralise workers

Former Delhi minister and senior Congress leader Haroon Yusuf on Monday questioned party veteran and leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad's "five star culture" remarks about the party, saying that such comments only demoralise the party workers. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/33fT895

Centre readies portal for transgender persons to get identity certificate online, protect their privacy

On the portal, to be launched by the ministry of social justice and empowerment (MSJE) on Wednesday, transgender persons will be able to upload affidavit declaring their “self-perceived” gender identity, which will be the basis for the identity certificate to be issued by the district magistrate. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/375mN5Z

More Than 30 Charged in Scheme to Fix Coast Guard Test Scores

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Transition Gets Underway in Earnest as Biden Team Fans Out Across Capital

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A competition emerges among Democrats for the top slot on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Fox News Reaches Settlement With Parents of Seth Rich

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