2012 Delhi gang rape convict Vinay Sharma's mercy plea rejected by President Ko...

Vinay Sharma had filed his mercy petition before President on Wednesday urging him to listen to his side of the story “when nobody did”, his lawyer said.

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Budget 2020: FM Nirmala Sitharaman poses with 'bahi-khata' ahead of speech

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Bengal man found living with wife's decomposed body for three days

According to the police, the condition of the body seemed to suggest the woman had died a few days back due to indisposition.

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Budget 2020 Live: When and Where to Watch Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Speech on TV, Internet, and Mobile

Budget 2020 live stream can be watched on the NDTV Hindi and NDTV English channels, and on the website as well. Users can alternatively download the apps to enjoy the live stream in-app, or they could also watch it on YouTube.

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Coronavirus Outbreak: As Misinformation Spreads on Social Media, Facebook Removes Posts

Facebook said it will take down misinformation about China's fast-spreading coronavirus, in a rare departure from its usual approach to dubious health content that is presenting a fresh challenge for social media companies.

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Govt ready to talk to protesters at Shaheen Bagh, says minister. Adds a clause

The Delhi Police too have been requesting the protesters to clear the road, a 2.5km-long connection between Delhi and Noida, at Shaheen Bagh.

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If I Were FM: How Budget can cheer investors, make more women finance-savvy

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As government projects growth revival, 4 numbers that define the economy

Headline inflation numbers jumped to 7.35% in December 2019, mainly due to a spike in vegetable and pulse prices.

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Narcos: Mexico, Homeland, and More: February 2020 TV Guide to Netflix, Amazon, and Hotstar

Brooklyn Nine-Nine season 7, Narcos: Mexico season 2, Altered Carbon season 2, Homeland season 8, Al Pacino’s Hunters, Taj Mahal 1989, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver season 7, Locke & Key — here’s our February 2020 TV guide to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar, Apple TV+, and Comedy Central.

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Most capped Test player to become chief selector: Sourav Ganguly

In a significant clarification with regards to next chairman of selectors, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly told Hindustan Times that in a committee of five, the most capped Test cricketer, and not the earliest to have played for India, would be the chairman.

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Terrorists killed in Jammu planned major attack, were prepared for stand-off with...

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Budget 2020 | 'Expecting revival of economic growth', says SBI chairman

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Budget 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman's second budget may have tax cuts, sops to spur...

Budget 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman will be aiming to get growth back up with the economy staring at the worst pace of expansion recorded in a decade with her second budget as the second woman finance minister after Indira Gandhi.

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'They should be hanged immediately': Arvind Kejriwal on December 16 gang rape c...

The Delhi court stated that under the Delhi Prison Rules 2018, if an appeal and application is made by one convict, then the execution sentence of all co-convicts will be postponed as well.

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Coronavirus Outbreak: Google Launches New SOS Alert to Offer Accurate Information, Safety Tips

Google and WHO have collaborated to offer a new SOS alert that will offer information, news, and safety tips for all coronavirus related searches around the world.

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Special Air India plane brings back Indians from Wuhan amid coronavirus scare

The first of the two flights will evacuate Indian citizens stranded in the central China city that is in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak.

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GST collection crosses Rs 1.1 lakh crore in January: Report

The GST collection is in line with the target set by Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey after a high-level meeting with senior tax officials earlier this month.

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How the finance minister should respond to India's economic crisis | Opinion

Prepare for adverse contingencies, give critical support in tough times, facilitate organic recovery

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Call intercepts reveal Vijay Mallya's plan to influence ED, court told

The agency’s special public prosecutor Nitesh Rana made this stunning revelation before Special Central Bureau of Investigation judge Anurag Sain at Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Courts while opposing Kapoor’s anticipatory bail in a money laundering probe related to Talwar’s NGO Advantage India.

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Bhima-Koregaon inquiry panel tells state to wind it up for lack of funds

On January 1, 2018, riots broke out in various parts of Pune district on the occasion of the 200th commemoration day of the Bhima-Koregaon battle in which the East India Company defeated the Peshwas with the help of Dalit soldiers.

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SC to hear petition seeking 'victim-centric' guidelines

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde agreed to examine the plea, which, among other things, sought deadlines for death row convicts to avail the remedies of curative petitions and mercy petitions.

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Scientists across world race to create Coronavirus vaccine

China shared the genetic code of 2019-nCoV on January 10 and since then scientists worldwide have mapped dozens of genetic sequences from the virus’ strains to study how it’s changing genetically as the outbreak progresses.

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Jeff Bezos adds $13.2 billion to his fortune in just minutes

Bezos wasn’t the only tech titan with dramatic changes to their net worth this week following company earnings. Elon Musk’s fortune swelled by $2.3 billion in an hour on Wednesday.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Foldable Phone US FCC Listing Tips NFC Support, Compatible LTE Bands

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip unlocked variant has been listed on FCC with the model number SM-F700U, and the listing suggests that the phone will support NFC and Samsung Pay’s MST as well.

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BJP is getting its messaging wrong, writes Rajdeep Sardesai

A core voter may be enthused by the incendiary rhetoric but the less ideologically aligned may not

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How will BS-6 fuel impact your pocket? Here's what oil companies have to say

In the transition to BS-VI fuels, BS-V norms have been skipped in order to have a more stringent standard at the earliest to curb pollution levels.

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Apple Completes Rollout of Redesigned Maps App in the US, Europe Next

Apple on Thursday said it has finished rolling out an overhauled map app in the US in another attempt to challenge Google's popular smartphone navigation software.

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Wife of man who held 23 children hostage in UP dies as locals thrash her: Cops

Locals thrash wife of man who held 23 children hostage in UP, dies: Cops

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EU Lawmakers, With Eye on Apple, Call for Common Mobile Charger

EU lawmakers overwhelmingly called on Thursday for rules to establish a common charger for all mobile device makers across Europe, a drive that iPhone maker Apple has criticised.

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Amazon Soars to $1 Trillion Value as It Hits 150 Million Prime Members

Amazon.com on Thursday posted holiday quarter results well above expectations as the expansion of its one-day shipping program came under budget and membership in its Prime loyalty club notched a 50 percent rise in two years.

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Coronavirus contamination: Indian handset companies call up govt for clarity

The association has issued a limited advisory to its members based on one from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “There is real fear among workers that the highly contagious virus might spread through machinery, components and devices imported from China,” Mohindroo said.

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'Find of India, the best fast bowler of world': Shoaib Akhtar's highest praise for...

India vs New Zealand: Shoaib Akhtar reserved the highest praise for India fast bowler Mohammed Shami after his bowling stretched the 3rd India-New Zealand T20I into the Super Over.

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Indian-origin Arvind Krishna named IBM CEO, will succeed Virginia Rometty

Krishna, 57, is IBM Senior Vice President for Cloud and Cognitive Software, where he leads the IBM business unit that provides the cloud and data platform on which IBM’s clients build the future.

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India's first coronavirus patient responding well to treatment: Kerala minister

Some reports suggest the woman was first screened and found negative and allowed to go home but she was later rushed to the hospital after she complained breathlessness and throat pain.

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Long-awaited FDI protection provision expected in Budget

There have been several instances in recent years when foreign investors have made a significant investment, sometimes in a domain where the regulatory regime itself is evolving, only to see an adverse development on the policy front.

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IBM CEO Ginni Rometty to Step Down in April; Cloud Boss Arvind Krishna to Succeed

International Business Machines (IBM) Chief Executive Officer Ginni Rometty will hand over the reins to the head of the company's cloud business, as the pioneer tech company continues its efforts to rejuvenate itself.

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Wipro CEO Abidali Neemuchwala steps down

The company said its board has initiated a search to find its next leader.

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A film festival to hard sell government's internet coupons

According to a top official, CSCs have been given the mandate to offer last-mile internet connectivity through BharatNet to homes, through a system of pre-paid monthly coupons. These services can be either through WiFi or direct-to-home fibre. “Movies and entertainment seem to be a good proposition to get people to pay for the internet for the first time,” said a senior government official.

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Dr. S. Krishnaswamy honoured at Mumbai film fest

Documentary filmmaker bags the coveted Dr. V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award

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Terrorists open fire at toll plaza in Nagrota near Jammu, cop injured

This is the first terror attack in Jammu since Article 370, which granted special status to the former state of Jammu and Kashmir, was revoked on August 5 last year.

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Jamia student who was shot 'just happened to be there'

Shadab Farooq suffered a bullet injury in his left arm during the protest, a call for which was given to commemorate the the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

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WHO declares coronavirus a global crisis; death toll mounts to 213

The declaration was made as health officials in China said that the death toll from the outbreak has jumped to 213 across China with at least 42 new deaths reported from the most-affected central Chinese province of Hubei.

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Stormy session on cards after heated all-party meeting

Parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi announced that the government intends to bring 45 bills and two ordinances — on insolvency and coal mining — apart from seven financial bills in the Budget Session.

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Coronavirus outbreak is 'very well under control', says Donald Trump

Trump was speaking at an auto parts manufacturer in Warren, Michigan.

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UP teen who opened fire at Jamia protester is a Class 12 student, says family

The shooter, dressed in a black jacket, had fired a shot from a country-made pistol at the protesters in the presence of scores of security personnel.

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Man rapes and strangulates woman, 18, after he learns of her wedding date

The agitated family members, relatives and other villagers staged a road blockade on Thursday with the body near the village. Three police personnel sustained minor injuries when the agitated mob started pelting stones, the police said.

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Realme X2 Pro Starts Receiving Update With Wi-Fi Calling Support, January 2020 Security Patch

Realme X2 Pro has started receiving a new software update with Wi-Fi calling support. The update also includes the January 2020 Android security patch and various bug fixes.

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5 things to watch out for in the budget session of Parliament

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Supreme Court to hear Delhi gang rape convict Akshay Thakur's plea seeking to commute...

Akshay has questioned why the alternative of life imprisonment without parole until the end of natural life was foreclosed in his case.

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Prices of three key vegetables unlikely to go down for now

According to the data, production of major horticulture crops touched a record 310.74 million tonnes during 2018-19, but the output of the three key vegetables – onion, potato and tomato – was lower than the previous high in 2017-18.

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Realme C3 Design, Specifications Teased on Flipkart Ahead of Launch

Realme C3 is teased via dedicated page on Flipkart, confirming its availability on the e-commerce site. The phone is listed to come in two configurations – 3GB + 32GB and 4GB + 64GB.

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Apple, Broadcom Ordered to Pay $1.1 Billion to Caltech for Patent Infringement

A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday ordered Apple and Broadcom to pay $1.1 billion to a university in California for infringing on four Wi-Fi technology patents.

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Samsung Galaxy A51 vs Samsung Galaxy A71 vs Samsung Galaxy A50s: Price in India, Specifications Compared

We pit the Samsung Galaxy A51 alongside the Galaxy A71 and the Galaxy A50s to see how the new entrant in the Indian market fares against the competition, on paper.

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Hackers Infiltrated UN Servers Last Year in a 'Sophisticated' Attack

Sophisticated hackers infiltrated U.N. networks in Geneva and Vienna last year in an apparent espionage operation that top officials at the world body kept largely quiet.

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Meme makers laughing all the way to the bank

Memes have emerged as a lucrative profession for its creators. Last week, when Zomato acquired UberEats, competitors took no time to engage with users through this newage content-marketing tool, which had become an instant hit when it began life on social media a few years ago.

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Delhi Assembly Election 2020: Parvesh Verma calls Kejriwal terrorist; 'very sad',...

In a video clip, Verma was heard saying, “If Kejriwal comes to power again, Madipur’s streets will become Shaheen Bagh. There are many Natwarlals (cheats) like Kejriwal and aatankwadis (terrorists) like Kejriwal hiding in Delhi. We have to throw them out.”

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Realme Fitness Band Leak Gives Us First Credible Look at the Smart Band

Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth had confirmed in his latest #AskMadhav episode that the first Realme fitness band will be launched in India next month.

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Samsung Hit by Weak Demand in Key Products as It Prepares to Launch New Galaxy Flagship Phones

The world's biggest smartphone maker, Samsung Electronics, reported a slump in fourth-quarter net profits on Thursday, blaming weakening demand in key products and falling chip prices.

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Facebook Climbs to 2.5 Billion Monthly Active Users in Q4, Warns Revenue Growth Slowing

Facebook said on Wednesday that growth would continue to slow as its business matured and it reported a surge in quarterly expenses, disappointing Wall Street expectations that the costs of improving privacy would level off.

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'They have two very big players': Inzamam-ul-Haq gives three reasons why India is...

India vs New Zealand: Highlighting the never say die attitude of the current Indian team uner Virat Kohli, former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq gave three reasons why India is ‘zabardast’ is side.

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In 'Finally Free', Asia Bibi recounts arrest, prison days, relief of release

Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi described the horrendous conditions in squalid jails in Pakistan where she was kept chained and jeered at by other detainees.

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Kobe Bryant's helicopter not equipped with vital warning system: Officials

The warning system is not mandatory on helicopters under Federal Aviation Administration regulations, despite the NTSB recommending that it be made so on all helicopters with six or more passenger seats, following a 2004 crash.

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Coronavirus death toll surges to 170, more than 7700 now infected in China

China’s national health commission (NHC) said Thursday that at least 1370 are critically ill with the infection and there are 12167 suspected to have been infected with the previously unknown virus.

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Why Bapu remains relevant | HT Editorial

Gandhi, in life and death, left lessons contemporary India should heed

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A tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, writes President Kovind

In his final sacrifice, he left a constant reminder for us; unconditional love, especially for the Other

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Top Khalistani leader's body may not reach parents in India

The KLF terrorist, a close aide of Lakhbir Singh Rode of the International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF), was gunned down by a local gang at the Dera Chahal gurdwara in Lahore on Monday.

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Government to roll out database for real-time info on terror soon

The NATGRID, an official said, will service only those agencies cleared by the Union Cabinet. State police forces will not be able to access the database initially, the official added.

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Hizbul man held with Davinder to be probed over Pulwama attack

The officials cited above said the NIA has been unable to fully connect the dots in the case due to the killings of key conspirators involved in the Pulwama attack.

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India gears to evacuate around 300 from Coronavirus-hit China, isolation wards in...

India is expected to evacuate around 300 citizens, 200 of whom are medical students. However, only those with no symptoms will be allowed to leave China.

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EU Will Not Ban Huawei, but Impose 'Strict' 5G Rules

The EU will not ban Chinese telecom giant Huawei or any other company in Europe, a top official said on Tuesday, despite intense pressure from Washington to shun the firm over spying fears.

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'Running out of food and water': Indian students' desperate appeal to govt from...

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Why nurses at Pakistan hospital looked like 'hoors' to Imran Khan

The Prime Minister said he felt so better after the injection that he even made a speech on TV which he couldn’t remember later.

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Realme 5 Pro Price in India Cut, Now Starts at Rs. 12,999

Realme 5 Pro has received a price cut in India. The Chinese smartphone maker has dropped the price of each storage variant of the Realme 5 Pro by Rs. 1,000.

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How Facebook Thinks Its Independent Oversight Board Should Work

Facebook recommended rules on Tuesday for how its independent oversight board will work and said a former human rights group director will lead the board's administrative staff.

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Coronavirus: Apple Supplier Foxconn Says Plans in Place to Meet Production Obligations After Outbreak

Apple supplier Foxconn said it could continue to meet all manufacturing obligations in the wake of a coronavirus outbreak in China even as the iPhone maker flagged uncertainty created by the disease.

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iPhone Sales Rise for the First Time in a Year as Apple Braces for Coronavirus Impact

Apple on Tuesday reported sales and profits for the holiday shopping quarter above Wall Street expectations, thanks to rising iPhone sales for the first time in a year and soaring demand for add-ons like AirPods wireless headphones.

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Infosys sets up team to scale platform unit

The platforms could be proprietary software used to host educational content or process mortgages. IT companies are betting on a platform play to help offset margin contraction caused by the increasing commoditisation of their core business. Software companies need to make one-off investments in building the platform, but the returns could be exponential if a slew of customers adopt it.

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Buyers stand to lose if phone companies go for price parity: Experts

Mobile phones often cost Rs 2,000-3,000 less on e-commerce channels than in physical stores owing to exclusive deals with handset brands. Currently, e-commerce channels account for nearly 40% of overall sales of smartphones while bricks-and-mortar stores sell the bulk of handsets, according to data from TechArc Research.

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'Country can't be divided on the basis of religion': BJP lawmaker Narayan Tripathi...

BJP MLA Narayan Tripathi said though the CAA was not beneficial to the country, the controversial measure would consolidate the saffron party’s vote-bank.

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China's coronavirus claims over 130 lives, nearly 6000 infected

Chinese President Xi Jinping called coronavirus a “demon” during talks with the head of the World Health Organisation in Beijing on Tuesday, and pledged a “timely” release of updates about the crisis.

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Samsung Galaxy A51 to Launch in India Today: Expected Price, Specifications, and Everything Else

Samsung Galaxy A51 is all set to launch in India today, the latest model in the company's Galaxy A-series that was launched alongside the Galaxy A71 last month.

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Apple postpones launch of online store in India

Co needs more time to finish back-end work and wants the roll out to coincide with launch of new iPhones, say industry executives

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SC verdict today on Dec 16 gang rape convict plea, another files curative petit...

Senior counsel Anjana Prakash, who represented Mukesh Kumar Singh on Tuesday before a three-judge SC bench led by Justice R Banumathi, challenged the rejection of his request for a presidential pardon.

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'Samvidhaan' is Oxford Hindi word of 2019

It said the word was chosen as 2019 saw the values of democracy, secularism, justice, liberty, equality and fraternity being tested on the touchstone of the Constitution or ‘Samvidhaan’.

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CIA man 'Dark Prince' behind Soleimani attack killed in crash?

Colonel sonny Leggett, a spokesperson for US forces in Afghanistan, has confirmed the crashed plane was American, a Bombardier E-11A, but said the cause of the crash was being investigated and they were no indications yet it was caused by enemy fire.

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52-year-old man rapes teen, assaults her with iron rod: Cops

Investigating officer Sunil Chavan said the incident took place when the woman was alone at home and the accused attempted to rape her.

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During budget session, MHA likely to face questions over CAA, nationwide NRC

Union home minister Amit Shah may also make a statement on the issues during the session that will begin on Friday.

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Govt may announce Ram temple trust in a week

The announcement of the trust’s constitution, as well as the offer of a five-acre plot for the mosque, will be made soon after the Union Cabinet’s approval.

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Republic at 70: The unique goals and challenges of Indian secularism

Virtually all commentators agree that India is secular — which seems unarguable given the word’s inclusion in the Preamble. The truth, of course, is that secularism did not appear in the version of the Constitution whose anniversary we are now celebrating.

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Budget 2020: Three areas budget must focus on to revive economic growth

Slowdown is widespread across sectors: The current slowdown in the Indian economy is spread across sectors. All three key sectors, agriculture, industry and services are expected to grow at a slower pace in 2019-20 than 2018-19.

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Trade, tourism and tech key: PM Modi tells envoys

In a meeting with his ministers and bureaucrats earlier this month, the Prime Minister also spoke about how diplomats posted in foreign countries can try to boost inflow of tourists and technology from foreign shores to the country.

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India needs 7-10 days to defeat Pakistan in war: PM Modi

Speaking at the NCC rally, PM Modi said that today the country is moving forward with ‘yuva soch’ and so, it carries out surgical strikes and airstrikes to teach terrorists a lesson in their own backyard.

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Jio Largest Telco in Terms of Revenue, Customer Base: India Ratings

Reliance Jio has become the largest telecom player by revenue and subscriber base, India Ratings said on Monday.

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NASA Seeks Mission Leader for Mars Sample Return Programme

NASA is planning to bring samples from Mars to Earth and the US space agency is seeking a person to lead the mission which is called Mars Sample Return (MSR) programme.

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Coronavirus death toll jumps to 106 in China, 24 deaths in Hubei province overn...

While 100 deaths have been reported in Hubei, more than 450 patients of the previously unknown virus are said to be critical in the province.

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5 key men working behind the scenes to help FM Sitharaman prepare Union Budget

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is being helped by five key officials in preparing the Union Budget for 2020-21.

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Top Khalistani leader 'Happy PhD' killed near Lahore: Officials

Harmeet Singh, who was also allegedly involved in the murders of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leaders in Punjab in 2016-2017, was killed at the Dera Chahal gurdwara near Lahore on Monday afternoon.

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Twitter Says Several NFL Teams' Accounts Hacked

Twitter said on Monday accounts of several NFL teams, including the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, were hacked, ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 Series Tipped to Go on Sale March 6, Galaxy Z Flip Price Rumoured to Be $1,400

Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra will likely go on sale March 6, tipster Max Weinbach revealed on Monday. The tipster also shared the expected prices of the Galaxy S20 Ultra and Galaxy Z Flip.

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India vs New Zealand: Virat Kohli 25 runs away from surpassing MS Dhoni in elite...

Virat Kohli is currently in the fourth spot behind MS Dhoni (1,112), New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson (1148), and South Africa captain Faf du Plessis (1,273).

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Republic at 70 | From Kesavananda Bharti to Babri Masjid, here are the top Supreme...

In the last 70 years, the Supreme Court has delivered several important judgments. Here’s a subjective listing of a few:

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Avast Collected and Sold Users' Web Browsing Data to Google, Microsoft, and More: Reports

An investigation on Monday claimed that the popular Avast antivirus -- installed on nearly 435 million Windows, Mac and mobile devices globally -- harvested users' data via browser plugins and then sold it to third parties.

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UK Faces Crucial Choice on Huawei With Global Implications

Britain faces a crucial choice on Tuesday over whether to allow China's Huawei Technologies to build its next-generation wireless networks. The decision has implications for the country's diplomatic relations with the United States, which is pushing allies to shun the Chinese company over cybersecurity concerns.

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Jailed Portuguese Hacker Is 'Whistleblower' Behind Luanda Leaks, Lawyers Say

A Portuguese hacker has taken responsibility for disclosing hundreds of thousands of files revealing how billionaire Isabel dos Santos, daughter of Angola's former president, built her vast business empire, his lawyers said on Monday.

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A fix for online child porn problem

A Rajya Sabha panel headed by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, wants firms to follow uniform benchmark practice in regulating, taking down content. The report comes at a time when the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is in final stages of notifying amendments to the intermediary guidelines of the IT Act intended to curb misinformation.

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MeitY gets a blockchain plan

Government is tweaking tech policies to keep up with emerging challenges. NISG says regulations should be based on the functions performed by tech, not on the tech itself. It made the recommendation in the draft national strategy on blockchain policy that had sought comments and suggestions from stakeholders.

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India’s taking its digital success stories abroad

India’s success in using technology for social good in the form of Aadhaar, Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is inspiring many countries across the world. India built an e-office platform for Sri Lanka last year, and work has started on a soil health card project in Cambodia.

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Indian-origin student found dead in college campus lake in US

Jerry, who has relatives in Kerala, topped her class at Blaine High School. She was majoring in science and business.

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WhatsApp Dark Mode Arrives, Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite Launched in India, and More Tech News This Week

Also this week, Qualcomm used India as the setting for the launch of its new budget and mid-range smartphone processors, while Xiaomi and HMD Global cut prices of popular smartphones in their lineup, namely the Mi A3, Redmi K20 Pro, Redmi Go, Nokia 7.2, and Nokia 6.2.

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Rickshaw driver attacks wife with hammer, hangs himself from tree at park in Delhi's...

Police said the man was the woman’s second husband. The woman’s three children, from her first marriage, were living with them. Her second husband allegedly disliked her children and did not want to accept them.

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GST collections for January may hit record Rs 1.15 lakh crore

The highest GST collection in a single month so far was Rs 1.13 lakh crore in April 2019. Last month, the collection was Rs 1.03 lakh crore.

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Donald Trump may visit India from Feb 21 to 24, trade in focus

The visit comes at a time when Pakistan is intensifying its efforts to attack India at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva from February 24 to March 30.

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Union budget 2020 will fear and wish for inflation at same time

Number Theory: Any strategy which seeks to counter food inflation aggressively may backfire for overall growth prospects.

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The quest to sell Air India | HT Editorial

The government makes the right move. Will buyers bite?

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In revised push, government announces plans to sell entire stake in Air India

A document inviting expressions of interest in Air India, released on Monday, said India would sell a 100% stake in the carrier, which operates both domestic and international routes.

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Mindtree may have to fight harder for deals: Experts

Management commentary that it would strive to win more managed services contracts has made some analysts concerned, who said it would have to compete against larger rivals with the shift. According to Aniket Pande of Prabhudas Lilladher, Mindtree has “historically excelled in discretionary spending, (and a) shift in managed services contracts is not their strength”.

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Surveillance tech firms cash in as govt agencies have a look in

Central and state governments across the country have started using surveillance recognition technology to identify criminals, missing persons and dead bodies. Some states are even using software tools to mine data on social media to check for potential threats to law and order.

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'Grave situation': China races to contain Coronavirus as death toll shoots up to...

President Xi Jinping has called the “accelerating spread” of the virus a “grave situation”. The government is attempting to spread out the 3 billion trips – by road, air, railways and boats -- expected in connection with the LNY holidays to prevent human-to-human transmission of the highly contagious virus.

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Obama remembers Kobe Bryant, calls him 'a legend on the court'

“Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act,” Obama tweeted after it was confirmed Bryant was among five people killed in a helicopter crash outside Los Angeles.

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Safeguarding free speech from threats is important |Opinion

REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS: The enumeration of specific subjects in Article 19(2), on which the freedom of speech could be restricted, kept a check on excessive inroads into the right.

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BSNL Revises Rs. 1,188 Prepaid Plan With Reduced Validity of 300 Days

BSNL Rs. 1,188 Marutham prepaid recharge plan has been revised with a reduced validity of 300 days, lesser from 365 days. The plan is available under a promotional offer until March 31.

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Motorola Phone With Stylus Pen Leaked, Could Be Moto G Stylus

Motorola Moto G Stylus might have just been leaked online. A render has shown the phone with a stylus pen.

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Twitter Commemorates Republic Day With an India Gate Emoji

Twitter India on Friday launched a specially designed emoji of the India Gate lit up in the tricolour to celebrate India's 71st Republic Day.

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Facebook, YouTube Content Moderators Being Asked to Sign PTSD Forms: Reports

Content moderators at Facebook and YouTube in Europe and in the US have been asked to sign forms detailing that the job may cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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Google Says Will Test More Desktop Search Designs After Recent Backlash

After facing backlash from its users, Google announced on Twitter that it will test more variations and changes to the desktop search results.

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Android's Nearby Sharing Feature Showcased in Video, Similar to Apple’s AirDrop

Android appears to receive a feature called “Nearby Sharing” to get Apple’s AirDrop-like file sharing experience.

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OnePlus 6T, OnePlus 6 Start Receiving OxygenOS 10.3.1 With Bug Fixes, December Security Patch

OnePlus 6T and OnePlus 6 have started receiving OxygenOS 10.3.1 update based on Android 10 that fixes various known bugs. The update also includes the December 2019 Android security patch.

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Samsung Galaxy M21 Specifications Tipped Through Geekbench Listing

Samsung Galaxy M21 has apparently reached Geekbench with key specifications. The benchmark listing suggests Android 10 and Exynos 9611 SoC on the Samsung phone.

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Samsung Galaxy S20+, Galaxy S20 Ultra Pre-Order Customers Rumoured to Get Galaxy Buds+, More Renders Surface

Samsung Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy S20 Ultra customers making pre-orders are rumoured to get free Galaxy Buds+ earbuds. Separately, some renders and dummies of the Galaxy S20 series has been leaked online.

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Apple Captured 2 Percent of India Smartphone Market in Q4 2019, Growing 41 Percent YoY: Counterpoint

Riding on the strong demand for iPhone XR and iPhone 11, Apple became one of the fastest-growing brands in India in the fourth quarter of 2019, capturing 2 per cent market share with a year-on-year growth of 41 percent, Counterpoint Research said on Friday.

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Kashmir Internet Shutdown: 2G Mobile Internet Services Restored in Region

2G mobile internet services on postpaid as well as prepaid phones will be restored in the Kashmir Valley from Saturday but can only be used to access 301 websites approved by the Jammu and Kashmir administration, an official order said.

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Government Likely to Raise Import Duties on Electronics Next Week

India plans to increase import duties on more than 50 items including electronics, electrical goods, chemicals and handicrafts, targeting about $56 billion worth of imports from China and elsewhere, officials and industry sources said.

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TikTok Hires Microsoft IP Chief Erich Andersen as General Counsel

Popular mobile video app TikTok said on Friday it has hired attorney Erich Andersen from Microsoft to serve as the company's global general counsel, reporting to president Alex Zhu.

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Jeff Bezos Allegations Put Phone Hacking Tech in the Spotlight

Allegations that Amazon.com boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos had his phone hacked by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have put a spotlight on the security of smartphones and the secretive tools used to hack them.

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Vivo Passes Samsung to Become Second Largest Smartphone Maker in India in Q4: Counterpoint

Vivo created history by grabbing the second spot in the Indian smartphone market for the first time in the fourth quarter of the calendar year 2019, as per Counterpoint Research.

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India Passes US to Become Second Largest Smartphone Market in 2019: Counterpoint

The India smartphone market surpassed the US for the first time on an annual level, becoming the second-largest smartphone market after China globally -- reaching 158 million shipments in the calendar year 2019 with 7 per cent (YoY) growth, a report from Counterpoint Research said on Friday.

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Chinese New Year 2020: Best E-Commerce Sites to Buy Products From China to Get Delivery in India

Chinese New Year 2020 celebrations will begin starting Saturday, January 25. But there are many e-commerce sites that have already started offering discounts and deals. Here are the best e-commerce sites that let you buy products from China and get their delivery in India.

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Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+ Branding Surfaces on Thai Regulator’s Website: Report

Samsung Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20+ names have been a part of the rumour mill for some time, however the company is yet to reveal them officially. The names have now appeared in a Thai regulator’s database, giving them some credibility.

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Nokia 6.2, Nokia 7.2 Price in India Cut, Now Starts at Rs. 12,499

Nokia 6.2 price in India has been dropped by Rs. 3,500, while Nokia 7.2 price has been declined by as low as Rs. 3,100.

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DoT Orders No Coercive Action on Airtel, Vodafone Idea on Defaulting AGR Dues

On Thursday when the Supreme Court-mandated deadline for Airtel and Vodafone Idea to pay Rs. 88,624 crores in past dues ended, the DoT decided not to take coercive action against defaulters during pendency of their appeals seeking relaxation in the apex court's order.

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China to Launch Its Mars Probe in July Aboard Long March-5 Y4 Rocket

China announced that it will launch its first Mars mission probe in July this year, China Youth Daily reported on Thursday.

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Samsung Galaxy A11 Spotted on US FCC With 4,000mAh Battery, Triple Rear Cameras

The Samsung Galaxy A11 with model number SM-A115F was spotted on FCC. This list mentions that the upcoming phone will sport a 4,000mAh battery, similar to that of the predecessor of the Galaxy A10.

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Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Oppo F15: Which is the Best Choice Under Rs. 20,000?

Can the new Oppo F15 displace the popular Redmi Note 8 Pro?

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Elon Musk Called a Genius by US President Donald Trump

Elon Musk has earned praise from US President Donald Trump who has called the SpaceX and Tesla CEO one of the world's "great geniuses."

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India's military might, cultural heritage to be on display at Rajpath today

Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro will be the chief guest at the 90-minute celebrations marking the anniversary of the day when India was declared a republic in 1950.

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Republic at 70: How the framers gave India a strong Centre, by Syama Prasad Moo...

UNITY: In spite of a federal Constitution and the guarantee of provincial autonomy, the Centre was more powerful vis-a-vis the states, a fact made clear by the pattern of power distribution.

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Republic at 70: 'Policy of controls takes away creative genius of people', by G...

Under the regime of a thousand “don’ts,” the man who is interested in producing more, feels a bit bewildered at all this talk of hard work when he finds himself bound hand and foot and yet asked to run.

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Corona toll shoots up; India, France, US and Russia rush to evacuate citizens

The evacuation plans come as Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Saturday that situation had become “grave” given the “accelerating spread” of the virus across the country.

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Redmi Note 8, Redmi 7, More: Which Are the Best Phones Under Rs. 10000?

Redmi Note 8 price in India makes it one of the best phones under 10000. Nokia 5.1 Plus, Realme 5s, Realme 5i, Redmi 7, Redmi 8A, and more phones are also on this list.

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Indian Women Lawmakers Face Abuse as Global Online Violence Rises: Amnesty International

Digital rights experts said gender-based online violence was increasing which was intimidating women and deterring them from putting themselves forward for public office.

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Microsoft Data Breach: 250 Million Customer Service Records Exposed Online

Microsoft has admitted it exposed nearly 250 million customer service records owing to "misconfiguration of an internal customer support database" used for tracking support cases that included logs of conversations between Microsoft support agents and customers from all over the world.

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Spotify Testing New Tool to Let Influencers Post Stories to Introduce Their Playlists

Spotify is working on a new feature that lets influencers share Stories alongside their public playlists. The new version will let select users share video clips that contain snippets of songs and album art.

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Mi 10 Launch Set for First Quarter of 2020, Xiaomi's Lei Jun Reveals: Report

Mi 10 launch in China is set for the first quarter of this year, Xiaomi Co-Founder and Chairman Lei Jun reportedly revealed. The company announced Mi 10 as its next flagship at the Qualcomm Tech Summit last month.

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France Uses Davos to Pursue Global 'Digital Tax' Goal

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire is optimistic of reaching a deal on a global tax on digital companies, despite an initial failure to agree one with the United States.

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Airtel Said to Tell DoT It Won't Pay AGR Dues Until Supreme Court Verdict

Airtel on Thursday told the Department of Telecom that it will not clear any AGR arrears until the Supreme Court hearing next week, as per sources quoted by IANS.

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Jays x-Five Wireless Review

The Jays x-Five Wireless is an affordable new on-ear Bluetooth headset priced at Rs. 3,999, which focuses on what matters the most - sound quality.

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Realme Snapdragon 865 SoC Phone Leaked in AnTuTu Screenshot, Single Hole-Punch Display Tipped

A Realme phone with model number RMX2071 seems to have been put through a benchmarking test on AnTuTu, and it has managed to achieve a score of 574,985 points.

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PhonePe ATM Feature Launched, Lets You 'Withdraw Cash'

PhonePe on Thursday launched a unique feature called 'PhonePe ATM' on its platform that will help users in need of cash can get instant money from merchants offering this facility.

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Jeff Bezos Phone Hack: What We Know, and Don't

UN human rights experts are asking Washington to investigate a suspected Saudi hack that may have siphoned data from the personal smartphone of Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and owner of The Washington Post. But the forensic evidence they cite comes from an incomplete study of Bezos's phone, raising multiple questions.

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WhatsApp Android Beta Tips Tweaks to Upcoming Animated Stickers, Delete Messages, Account Transfer Features

The latest WhatsApp beta version 2.20.14 for Android brings to light a host of new tweaks. WABetaInfo uncovers that WhatsApp has added a small play icon next to the packs that are animated to enable the user to differentiate between non-animated and animated packs.

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TikTok Hires Microsoft IP Chief Erich Andersen as General Counsel

Popular mobile video app TikTok said on Friday it has hired attorney Erich Andersen from Microsoft to serve as the company's global general counsel, reporting to president Alex Zhu.

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TikTok Hires Microsoft IP Chief Erich Andersen as General Counsel

Popular mobile video app TikTok said on Friday it has hired attorney Erich Andersen from Microsoft to serve as the company's global general counsel, reporting to president Alex Zhu.

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Jeff Bezos Allegations Put Phone Hacking Tech in the Spotlight

Allegations that Amazon.com boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos had his phone hacked by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have put a spotlight on the security of smartphones and the secretive tools used to hack them.

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Vivo Passes Samsung to Become Second Largest Smartphone Maker in India in Q4: Counterpoint

Vivo created history by grabbing the second spot in the Indian smartphone market for the first time in the fourth quarter of the calendar year 2019, as per Counterpoint Research.

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Caste-based politics won't work: Arvind Kejriwal ahead of Delhi polls

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Gurugram woman cop booked for forging senior's sign, illegally spying on husband

The husband, becoming suspicious after she allegedly started discussing issues he had privately talked about with his friends, filed a right to information (RTI) query and learned that his mobile phone was on surveillance. He then approached the police and court.

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Samsung gives former mobile man for India Ken Kang a second stint, as MD

Rejig of top deck in the country comes at a time of intense competition in its product segments

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India Passes US to Become Second Largest Smartphone Market in 2019: Counterpoint

The India smartphone market surpassed the US for the first time on an annual level, becoming the second-largest smartphone market after China globally -- reaching 158 million shipments in the calendar year 2019 with 7 per cent (YoY) growth, a report from Counterpoint Research said on Friday.

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Australian Open Day 6 Live score: Nadal wins first set, Pliskova out, Halep adv...

Australian Open Day 6 Live score: Follow the live action, score and updates of Australian Open Day 5.

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Facial recognition system, drones, CCTV cameras: Security stepped up ahead of Republic...

Officials said sharpshooters and snipers will be deployed on top of high-rise buildings to keep a watch on the 8-km-long parade route from Rajpath to the Red Fort on January 26.

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Zensar trims retail portfolio, to focus better on core

The IT company decides to focus on three core areas-- high-tech manufacturing, infrastructure and financial services. Zensar reported a 32.6% drop in net profit for the December quarter, citing softness in the retail segment — with a revenue impact of about $5 million — as a key reason for the profit decline.

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Turnaround year for apple: Analysts

Counterpoint Research estimates iPhone shipments to have grown 6% in 2019, though on a smaller base after a 43% decline the year before. For the October-December quarter, it is estimating the growth to be 41%, more than double the pace of the premium smartphone market where it said the expansion was slower than the full year average of 20%.

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Chinese New Year 2020: Best E-Commerce Sites to Buy Products From China to Get Delivery in India

Chinese New Year 2020 celebrations will begin starting Saturday, January 25. But there are many e-commerce sites that have already started offering discounts and deals. Here are the best e-commerce sites that let you buy products from China and get their delivery in India.

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'CM can't be on street protesting against law': Bengal governor

Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankar said, “I am not at loggerheads with Mamata ji. The government is at loggerheads with me.”

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Direct tax numbers to put GDP in focus

If the direct tax collections fall short of the 2018-19 figures — and it could, given the sharp fall in the government’s own growth estimates for 2019-2020 — this will only be the second instance of a contraction in direct collections since 1980-81, the earliest period for which data is available with the Reserve Bank of India.

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December 16 gang rape convicts in Tihar Jail on suicide watch

Prison officials said on condition of anonymity that Mukesh Singh (32), Pawan Kumar Gupta (25), Akshay Thakur (31) and Vinay Sharma (26), who were moved on January 16 to Tihar’s Jail No 3, where the death sentence will be carried out, are on “suicide watch” the likes of which Tihar has never seen before.

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21-yr-old bites off snatcher's finger in east Delhi, leaves him requiring surge...

The victim Dev Raj, who repairs sofas for a living, was sitting on a bench in a DDA park in east Delhi’s Jyoti Nagar when he was attacked him and tried to snatch his phone.

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France to evaluate Pak on terror funding objectively

During a meeting of the Asia-Pacific Group, an associate of the FATF, which ended in Beijing on Thursday, Pakistan had defended its compliance with a 27-point action plan and made efforts to be removed from the grey list, in which it was included in June 2018.

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Coronavirus claims 41 lives in China, 1,287 cases confirmed

The virus originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei late last year.

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George Soros dubs rise of nationalism in India a 'setback'

Soros also said he would commit $1 billion to start a global university to fight authoritarian governments and the climate crisis, calling them twin challenges that threaten the survival of civilisation.

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Delhi Assembly Election 2020: Amit Shah, Arvind Kejriwal slug it out on schools,...

Delhi Assembly Election 2020: Delhi will hold elections to its 70-member assembly on February 8 in a high-stakes electoral contest that has pitched the AAP’s campaign to retain power by showcasing its performance against the BJP’s efforts to claw back into the national capital, where it has been out of power for two decades.

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Machines that printed Constitution sold as scrap

As for the lithographic plates, they were also “auctioned to scrap dealers long ago”, Survey of India (SoI) officials said.

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Bhima-Koregaon case goes to NIA; Maha government unhappy

The move is likely to spark a tussle between the Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP) government at the Centre and the Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-Congress government in Maharashtra over the issue of the Centre not consulting the state, which was reviewing the case investigations this week.

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Tinder Unveils 'Panic Button' for Emergency Response in the US

Tinder announced Thursday that US users would soon have a "panic button" to alert authorities to potentially dangerous situations as part of a stepped up safety initiative by the popular dating app.

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GoDaddy plans India data centre to tap local customers

The company’s data centers are currently located in Singapore. “We don’t have a stated plan yet but we may look at opening an Indian data centre to be closer to customers in India. Some customers prefer local presence,” said Nikhil Arora, managing director, GoDaddy India.

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Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, Galaxy S20 Ultra Official-Looking Renders and Prices Surface Online

Samsung Galaxy S20 price is reported to start at EUR 899 (roughly Rs. 70,900), whereas the Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G variant price is said to start at EUR 1,099 (roughly Rs. 86,600), and the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra is expected to be priced starting at EUR 1,349 (roughly Rs. 1,06,000).

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Scientists Recreate Voice of a 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy

Researchers say they've mimicked the voice of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy by recreating much of its vocal tract using medical scanners, 3D printing and an electronic larynx.

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Creating a personal connect with AI: Pranav Mistry, CEO, Samsung’s STAR Labs

The President and CEO of Samsung’s STAR Labs told ET in an exclusive interview that he created Neon because human beings are unable to connect with artificial intelligence (AI) assistants such as Apple’s Siri.

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By rolling the dice, Ludo hits a six but squares up the law

Ludo King, arguably the most popular online game in India that has been downloaded 300 million times since it was launched on Google Play three years ago. There are 6 million daily active users while 75 million in a month are playing it. But as this board game of 4 tokens explode online, is it just an innocuous game from our childhood in its digital version or the starter kit for a gambling addition?

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Indian Embassy closely monitoring China virus situation, launches 2 hotlines

Meanwhile, the WHO has said it considers it is still too early to declare coronavirus as a public health emergency of international concern given its restrictive and binary nature.

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Election Commission seeks report on Kapil Mishra's 'mini Pakistan in Delhi' twe...

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The Forgotten Army review: Kabir Khan's big-budget Amazon series is a forgettable...

The Forgotten Army review: While the politics (or lack thereof) of Kabir Khan’s big-budget Amazon series, starring Sunny Kaushal and Sharvari, may be above reproach, the filmmaking certainly isn’t.

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Indian women leaders trolled more than those in US, UK, says report

Amnesty revealed that of the 95 women politicians, 44 were from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), 28 were from the Indian National Congress (INC), and 23 were from other parties such as Aam Aadmi Party, Apna Dal, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, All India Trinamool Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) among others.

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Army hero plans to carry back onions to Leh

Onion prices have more than doubled from their usual rates in many cities since August. During times of normal supply, consumer prices usually range between Rs 20 and Rs 30 a kg.

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Apple Says EU Push for Common Charger Could Hamper Innovation

iPhone maker Apple on Thursday pushed back against EU lawmakers' call for a common charger, warning the move could hamper innovation, create a mountain of electronic waste and irk consumers.

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US Extradition Battle Over Huawei CFO Meng Ends First Phase

The first phase of battle over whether Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou should be extradited to the United States wrapped up on Thursday after four days.

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UN Officials Barred From Using WhatsApp Since June 2019 Over Security Concerns

United Nations officials do not use WhatsApp to communicate because "it's not supported as a secure mechanism," a UN spokesman said on Thursday.

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Minister Naqvi dons writer's hat with aim to promote harmony

The story revolves around the fortunes Ghazala and Shalini, both daughters of religious leaders belonging to different communities.

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Coronavirus toll up at 25, WHO declares health emergency in China, not world

it was a “bit too early” to consider the outbreak a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern,” WHO Emergency Committee panel chair Didier Houssin said after the body met in Geneva. Such a designation would have required countries to step up the international response.

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E-literacy programme halted in West Bengal due to panic over NRC

Another NGO that ran the programme in four other districts faced similar problems. “Our programme in four districts was completed in December.

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Abide With Me to feature at Beating Retreat ceremony

Reports, including in this newspaper suggested that the government was considering dropping the melancholic Christian hymn, a favourite of Mahatma Gandhi. The army did not comment on these reports at the time.

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No mention of Tanaji’s ‘birthplace’ draws ire

Residents of Godoli village to take up issue with makers of Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior

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The shifting dynamics of Centre-state relationship

Evolution of federalism in India is best understood as a continuous yet changing process in the entire realm of the political economy rather than just one event.

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Western disturbance may bring more rain, snow: IMD

Strong surface winds (20-25 kmph) are likely over the northern plains, causing mainly dry weather over northern India, till Sunday, except over Jammu and Kashmir, where scattered rain is also likely.

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Shaheen Bagh living up to its name, says its founder

Shariq Ansarullah, 61, said he had never expected that a small colony named by him will gain such popularity after 36 years. “I am glad it’s living up to its name. The courage of the people of Shaheen Bagh is matching with that of the falcons.”

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CBI to try Indian charged with murder in UAE

The central agency registered an FIR on Wednesday against the accused, Indrejeet Singh, under section 302 (murder) of the IPC so that he can be tried here.

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ISRO Starts Work on Chandrayaan-3 Mission Ahead of 2021 Launch

India began working on its third lunar mission -- Chandrayaan-3 -- which is scheduled for launch in early 2021, a top space official said on Wednesday.

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Poco X2 May Just Have Been Teased by the Company Ahead of Launch

Poco X2 appears to be teased by Poco India just days after its key specifications have been suggested through a Geekbench listing.

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LG L555DL, LG L455DL Phones Leaked with Waterdrop-Style Notch, Dedicated Google Assistant Button

Two new LG phones have surfaced in leaked renders. The phones are said to come with model numbers L555DL and L455DL, and they are tipped to be made available via US prepaid carrier Tracfone.

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Amazon Music Crosses 55 Million Subscribers Globally

Amazon on Wednesday said that its streaming music service has won more than 55 million subscribers, closing in on Apple Music. Amazon Music, however, still has a long way to go to catch up to Spotify, which boasts 248 million users.

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University campuses should be used for academic purpose, keep politics out of i...

Replying to a question on the ongoing agitations on the university campuses, Patwardhan said the premises should be protected and used only for academic purposes.

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Delhi AQI improves, but still in 'very poor' category

The national capital remained engulfed in dense fog on Wednesday morning when visibility remained zero till 8 am.

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Jeff Bezos tweets picture of Jamal Khashoggi memorial after Saudi hacking report

Khashoggi, a Saudi dissident who was living in self-imposed exile in the US, was murdered in Istanbul in October 2018 by agents of the Saudi government. He had written pieces critical of the Saudi government for The Washington Post, which Bezos owns.

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India vs New Zealand: Where Virat Kohli and team travel, Indian sponsors follow

This is the first time that all the major sponsors for an Indian cricket tour are from India; it has come as a much-needed boost for smaller cricket playing nations like New Zealand.

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Experts write to government on cyber fixes

Last year, the government said it planned to release a new Cybersecurity Strategy to keep up with the changing nature of technologies, platforms and threats. Technology policy think tanks and digital freedom advocates have written to the National Security Council Secretariat urging stronger encryption requirements.

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IT rejigs its bills as deals dry up

Financial engineering component could range from one-time discounts or deferred payment plans to upfront cheques for expected savings. The financial aspects of deals are particularly important in the legacy area, which still accounts for a significant chunk of IT services revenue despite the rise of newer technologies.

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Wuhan, city at core of China's coronavirus outbreak, under lockdown

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has extended its emergency talks on whether the novel coronavirus outbreak in China constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) to January 23 .

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ISRO to Send Humanoid Vyommitra in Space Ahead of Human Spaceflight

Vyommitra - the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) half humanoid to go as a trial to space before 'Gaganyaan' goes with astronauts.

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Oppo PCLM50 5G Phone Surfaces on TENAA, Tipped to Pack Quad Rear Cameras: Report

A new Oppo phone with the model number PCLM50 has reportedly been spotted on TENAA certification site in China. The listing tips full specifications of this upcoming phone.

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Huawei CFO Extradition Case: Canada Prosecutors Say Meng Committed Fraud

Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returned to a Vancouver courtroom on Wednesday where Canadian prosecutors defended a US extradition request, saying Meng's alleged bank fraud is the heart of the case that has strained relations between Ottawa and Beijing.

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Jeff Bezos Hack: UN Experts Demand Probe Into Alleged Saudi Involvement

UN experts have demanded an immediate investigation by US and other authorities into allegations that Saudi Arabia's crown prince was involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos.

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Donald Trump to become first US president to attend March for Life anti-abortion...

Although the Supreme Court legalized abortion, opposition to it remains strong in parts of American society, particularly in the so-called Bible Belt states of the South and mid-section of the country.

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50 flights delayed after hoax fire alarm alert at Singapore airport

Flight operations at Changi Airport, which were disrupted just after midnight, were restored at 1.40 am after the control tower resumed operations, said Rosly Saad, director of air traffic services at CAAS.

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Probe suggests role of Saudi Crown Prince in Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's phone hack

A forensic analysis by technical experts retained by Bezos after a leak of his personal information in early 2019 suggested that the Bezos iPhone was compromised by “tools” procured by a close associate of the Saudi de facto ruler.

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Wife of Atlas Cycles' owner kills herself at Delhi residence, half-page suicide...

Deputy commissioner of police (New Delhi) Eish Singhal said Natasha Kapur was found hanging from a ceiling fan in the bathroom of her bedroom. A half-page “suicide note” was also found there.

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Held Hizbul man planned major attack ahead of Republic Day, says intel

According to an input, Babu was to deliver the explosives to his HM associates, who were likely to carry out attacks in Zadoora and also plant an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on the Niwa-Pakherpora road near Pulwama. The January 15 DIA input, a copy of which HT has accessed, calls Babu the “master terror recruiter” and an “IED

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Rahul Gandhi to begin yatra to highlight 'govt failures' on economic front

Rahul Gandhi’s yatra was planned following an assessment that as a political party the Congress faces a tough challenge of sustaining the protests over the CAA and the NRC and hence feels the need for bringing the narrative back on economic slowdown and other issues confronting the common people.

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The roots of the US-China rivalry | Opinion

The theatres of conflict include trade, geopolitics, technology, climate, and political values

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India must take note of the China-Pakistan nexus | Opinion

China has made its hostility clear. Hosting the SCO summit at this time can turn out to be counterproductive

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After Amit Shah's firm message on CAA, a challenge from Prashant Kishor

Kishor has led the opposition to the amended citizenship law and NRC within his own party, Janata Dal (United).

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Saudi dubs report of Kingdom hacking Jeff Bezos' phone 'absurd', calls for probe

A digital forensic analysis suggested the theft of data from the Amazon.com Inc. chief’s phone in 2018 started with an infected video file sent via WhatsApp from the personal account of Mohammed bin Salman, the Guardian newspaper reported.

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WhatsApp Dark Mode launch nears as feature added in new Android beta

WhatsApp users can download version 2.20.13 of the company’s Android beta app to use the dark theme on their smartphones.

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Constitution preamble reading made mandatory in Maharashtra schools from Jan 26

This is not the first time schools have been asked to start preamble reading. In February 2013, the then Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) government had issued the same order.

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Agencies may need court order to trace social media messages

Social media intermediaries — with more than 5 million registered users — have to trace the original sender of a message when asked by a government agency armed with an order from a judicial magistrate court or a higher court.

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Amazon Boss Jeff Bezos's Phone Said to Have Been Hacked by Saudi Crown Prince

Jeff Bezos’s mobile phone was hacked following an exchange between the Amazon.com Inc. chief executive officer and Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman on encrypted messaging service WhatsApp, according to two people familiar with an analysis of the breach.

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Apple Said to Be Eyeing March Launch for Low-Cost iPhone

Apple suppliers plan to begin assembling a new low-cost iPhone in February, people familiar with the plan said, as the company looks to address a wider swath of the global smartphone market ahead of its 5G handsets later this year.

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Redmi K30 Pro Surfaces on Geekbench With Snapdragon 865 SoC, 8GB RAM

Redmi K30 Pro is expected to launch in March this year, and in the run up to its debut, the phone has been spotted on Geekbench. The listing tips a few key specifications of the upcoming smartphone

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South African wedding venue refuses to marry lesbian couple

Beloftebos Wedding Venue owners in Cape Town, Africa find being forced to celebrate something that goes against their Christian beliefs and convictions unfair. Hence, Heekes and Watling are not the first couple to be turned away by the venue.

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Dense fog engulfs Delhi; 5 flights diverted, 22 trains running late

The weather department also predicted that a fresh western disturbance is likely to affect western Himalayan region from January 24.

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Sodomised boy hangs self in hostel, 18-page suicide note reveals details: Cops

Fourteen students from a hostel in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur have been charged with abetment to suicide, unnatural sexual offences under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the official said.

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Netflix Ramps Up Global Subscribers, but Sees Slower Growth Ahead

Netflix said Tuesday it added millions of new subscribers globally over the past quarter as it prepared up for a tougher competitive landscape, but scaled back its outlook for early 2020.

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GM's Cruise Unveils Driverless Vehicle for Ride-Sharing Service

General Motors’s self-driving car unit, Cruise, on Tuesday unveiled an electric vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals for use in its planned autonomous ride-sharing service, but did not say when it would go into production.

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Apple Said to Have Dropped Plan for Encrypting iPhone Backups After FBI Complained

Apple dropped plans to let iPhone users fully encrypt backups of their devices in the company's iCloud service after the FBI complained that the move would harm investigations, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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Indian SaaS firms eye Japan, Latam to pip global giants

Indian firms are aiming to diversify focus on the Rest-of-the-World markets. The market expansion coincides with a push towards a platform play, creating a common design and engineering base from which products can be developed to meet a quicker time-tomarket paradigm.

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Six stab 29-year-old man 30 times outside Ulhasnagar bar; cops say no clarity on...

Four people have been detained in the case. CCTV camera captured the murder; police say no clarity on motive yet; search on for 2 others

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Finance Ministry may raise divestment goal to Rs 1.5 lakh cr for FY21

The strategic disinvestments that are now expected to be completed in the next fiscal include Air India, Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL), Container Corporation of India Ltd (Concor) and Shipping Corporation of India Ltd (SCI).

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Eight Indians found dead in Nepal hotel

The eight Kerala residents — two couples and their children — slept in one room at a hotel in Daman, a popular tourist spot about 55km from capital Kathmandu.

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Odisha doctor's team carries pregnant woman on stretcher for 30 km to hospital

Districts like Koraput, Kalahandi, Kandhamal and Malkangiri suffer from bad connectivity that makes accessing hospitals a very difficult proposition for villagers.

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India vs New Zealand: Sanju Samson replaces injured Shikhar Dhawan in T20I squad,...

India vs New Zealand: Shikhar Dhawan, who had suffered an injury during the 3rd ODI against Australia last week, was ruled out of the ODI, T20I series against New Zealand.

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India's alcohol imports aren't causing a trade hangover

In 2018-19, India imported $384 million worth of alcoholic beverages. This is less than 1% of India’s total imports in that year. In fact, unlike many other things, India does relatively well in exporting alcohol as well.

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Republic at 70: Greatest strength of India's Constitution

The framers of our Constitution displayed remarkable foresight while drafting its amendment provisions.

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US detects first case of Coronavirus in Seattle, WHO to debate on 'global health...

China has confirmed the coronavirus strain is contagious between humans, tightening control on people exiting and entering Wuhan, the central Chinese city at the core of the outbreak, amid anxiety ahead the country’s biggest festival, the Lunar New Year (LNY).

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Get your single screen fix at these renovated theatres in Bengaluru

They have undergone a complete overhaul last year, from seating to screen and sound

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On The Record | Haryana Deputy CM: Why he chose BJP over Congress

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Pricier, shorter Parliament canteen menu soon; non-veg food to remain

From boiled vegetables to kesari bath, the canteen now serves a total of 48 food items for lunch and evening snacks. But items such as poha, mutton cutlet or bonda are not available regularly.

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Netflix’s Jamtara Sparks Row Over Use of Casteist Slur

Netflix’s most recent original series from India — Jamtara — has been called out for use of a casteist slur aimed at the Dalit community, sparking debate over the use of pejorative terms in the realm of fiction entertainment.

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Fiio M5 High-Resolution Audio Player Review

Fiio’s new M5 high-resolution audio player is an inexpensive and compact device that promises to bring out the best in your budget and mid-range headphones. Here’s our review.

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'All they want is to defeat me': Arvind Kejriwal challenges opponents

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'Prepare for attack': Chidambaram warns after IMF, Gita Gopinath give India growth...

The senior Congress leader pointed out to Gita Gopinath’s previous lowdown of the Centre’s demonetisation move as he launched his latest critique of the government.

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Deepika Padukone receives Crystal Award at Davos, talks about depression: 'As I...

Actor Deepika Padukone spoke about her personal struggles with depression, and what her experiences have taught her, while accepting the Crystal Award at Davos.

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Facebook Says It Is Getting Better at Protecting Elections

Facebook will do a better job of preventing bad actors from abusing its platform to manipulate this year's US presidential election than it did four years ago, its public affairs chief Nick Clegg said on Monday.

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Republic@70: People who steered India's founding document

India is going to celebrate its 70th Republic Day on January 26 this year.

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'Look at these cowards': Congress' Mani Shankar Aiyar takes a jab at Centre's J&K...

A team of 36 Union ministers are in Jammu and Kashmir from January 18 to attend government functions in different parts of the Union territory. Of these, five ministers will visit the three districts of Kashmir.

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Day after missing deadline, Kejriwal to file nomination for Delhi polls today

The AAP chief said he would start the paperwork early on Tuesday.

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'Giving birth to children like animals harmful for country': UP Shia Waqf Board...

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Ganguly, Kohli and their Rahuls: Can keeper-batsman be the missing piece of jigsaw...

India vs Australia: A part time wicket-keeper for Karnataka in first-class cricket and a regular in the IPL for Kings XI Punjab over the past two seasons, Rahul it seems could be Kohli’s missing piece as he looks to complete the ICC puzzle in Australia later this year.

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OnePlus 8 Pro Alleged Hands-on Photo Shows 120Hz Refresh Rate Option in Settings

OnePlus 8 Pro has been in the rumour mill for a while now, and is reported to come with a quad rear camera setup, Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC, and hole-punch display.

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Tesla Rebuffs US Safety Recall Petition, Says No Unintended Acceleration in Vehicles

Tesla said on Monday there was no unintended acceleration in its vehicles, as it responded to a petition to a US safety regulator to investigate and recall around 500,000 of the company's electric cars over the alleged defect.

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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Backs Temporary Ban on Facial-Recognition, Microsoft Disagrees

The EU's proposal for a temporary ban on facial-recognition technology won backing from Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on Monday but got a cool response from Microsoft President Brad Smith.

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Delhi assembly polls 2020: It's BJP's Sunil Yadav against Arvind Kejriwal

Sunil Yadav, the president of the Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the BJP’s youth wing, has been pitted against Kejriwal in the high-stakes polls.

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Zomato Buys Uber's Food Delivery Business in India in an All-Stock Deal

Zomato on Tuesday announced it has acquired Uber's Food Delivery Business in India in an all-stock deal and Uber will have 9.99 percent stake in Deepinder Goyal-led food delivery platform.

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India's growth slowdown is a drag on the world, says IMF chief economist Gita G...

IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath said growth in India slowed sharply “owing to stress in the non-bank financial sector and weak rural income growth”.

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China's mystery coronavirus claims 4th life in Wuhan, over 225 infected

Confirming the fear of the virus being contagious and highly infectious, 15 medical staff have also been reported to be infected with one critical.

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Human transmission confirmed, arrivals from China under lens

In India, health ministry officials reached out to the embassy in China and to immigration officials for details of inbound travellers from the affected regions, including foreigners as well as Indian citizens.

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Three rockets hit near US embassy in Baghdad: security sources

Sirens could be heard across the zone immediately after the rockets made impact.

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India needs to stand guard as US leaves Afghanistan

The rise of jihad in the Valley was also due to the weak regimes of VP Singh and Chandrashekhar with fractured politics in Delhi ensuring that the Centre became a bystander in the Valley.

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Flipkart's The Republic Day Sale 2020 Kicks Off for Plus Members: Deals, Offers, and Other Details

Flipkart sale started today for Plus members with a host of offers in tow on smartphones from Realme, Asus, and Huawei to name a few.

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Apple Fixes Location Privacy Issue With iPhone 11 Chip in iOS Beta Update

The second beta version of Apple's iOS 13.3.1, released recently, now includes a toggle for disabling the Ultra-Wideband (UWB) chip in the device.

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WhatsApp Beta for Android Update Hints at Upcoming Support for Animated Stickers

WhatsApp's latest beta update for its Android app has arrived and it indicates that the service might be bringing support for animated sticker packs soon.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX to Simulate Rocket Failure in Final Astronaut Capsule Test

Elon Musk's SpaceX is gearing up to destroy one of its own rockets on Sunday to test a crucial emergency abort system on an unmanned astronaut capsule, the company's final milestone test before flying NASA astronauts from US soil.

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Realme 3 Pro Starts Receiving Android 10 Update With Realme UI in India: All You Need to Know

Realme has begun the rollout of Android 10 update for the Realme 3 Pro in India that brings the Realme UI with a tonne of aesthetic and functional changes.

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Apple Patent Talks About Touchscreen Laptops: MacBook With Touch Support Incoming?

A new patent has surfaced online that hints Apple touchscreen MacBook could be in the making. The patent is filed under the US Patent No 20200019367 titled "Cross-Device Interactions."

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$150 5G Phones May Arrive by the End of 2020, Huawei Executive Says

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei's President for 5G product line, Yang Chaobin believes that 5G smartphones priced around $150 are expected to be launched by the end of 2020 or in early 2021.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 Series Specifications Leaked: 120Hz Display, 10x Optical Zoom, Exynos 990, and More

Alleged specifications of the Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra phones have surfaced online, revealing a 120Hz display, 10x optical zoom support, and more.

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Amazon Great Indian Sale 2020 Now Live for Prime Members: Top Offers on Mobile Phones Previewed

Amazon Great Indian Sale 2020 is live Prime members and the sale for non-Prime members will begin at midnight. The sale will offer up to 40 percent off on smartphones and up to 60 percent off on laptops.

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Kidnapped US Teen Rescued by Police Thanks to Snapchat

A California teen who had been drugged and kidnapped was rescued by police this week after using Snapchat to alert her friends to her abduction.

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NASA Building Homes Made of Fungi for Moon, Mars

Instead of habitats made of metal and glass, NASA is exploring technologies that could grow structures out of fungi to become our future homes in the stars, and perhaps lead to more sustainable ways of living on Earth as well.

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HONOR MagicWatch 2: The Ideal Smartwatch for Indian Millennials

Honor MagicWatch 2 offers an exciting set of features at a price that's more on the affordable side.

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Oppo F15 Review

The Oppo F15 boasts of quad rear cameras, an in-display fingerprint sensor, and fast charging. Will that be enough to compete with the Realme X2 and Redmi K20? Read our review to find out.

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TomTom Closes Deal With Huawei for Use of Maps and Service

TomTom on Friday said it has closed a deal with China's Huawei Technologies for the use of its maps and services in smartphone apps.

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US Agency Examining Sudden Acceleration Complaints Involving 500,000 Tesla Vehicles

The US government's auto safety agency is looking into allegations that all three of Tesla's electric vehicle models can suddenly accelerate on their own.

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Boeing Addresses New Software Issue on the 737 Max That Could Keep Plane Grounded Longer

Boeing is working to fix a newly discovered problem with software powering up on the 737 Max, adding to the list of tasks the aircraft maker faces to get the grounded plane back in the air.

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Amazon Great Indian Sale 2020 Offers on iPhone XR, Galaxy M30, OnePlus 7T Pro, Redmi Note 8, More

Amazon Great Indian Sale 2020 top mobile phone offers have been revealed ahead of the sale, which kicks off this weekend. The sale will offer discounts on a large selection of popular mobile phones.

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Opinion| Why France is a reliable strategic partner for India

From geopolitics to space cooperation, Paris has always been supportive of New Delhi’s decisions

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India successfully tests its 3,500km-range K-4 missile

The three-metre-tall missile carries a nuclear warhead of over one tonne with a circular error probability (CEP) far lower than that of Chinese ballistic missiles.

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BJP banks on tested faces for role of state presidents

To pick a new party president at the national level, the BJP began the process of elections in over 50% of the states, as is required by its constitution.

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Govt seeks to bring states on board for piped gas project

IGL, which is a private entity, is promoted by state-run energy majors — Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Gail India Ltd with equal shareholding of 22.5% each.

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India has received 120% of January rainfall already: IMD

Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab have received over 300% of the normal precipitation in January. In the northeast, Tripura has received 670% of the normal rainfall and Mizoram 295%.

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Flipkart Republic Day Sale 2020 Live for Everyone: Check Discounts on Realme, Samsung, and Asus Phones

Flipkart Republic Day Sale is now open to everyone with a tonne of offers and discounts on a wide range of products.

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Amazon Great Indian Sale 2020 Live for All: Offers, Deals, and Everything Else You Need to Know

Amazon Great Indian Sale 2020 is now live for all users, and it brings a host of discounts and offers on a wide range of products.

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5G iPad Pro May Launch Later This Year, Report Claims

Cupertino-based tech giant Apple is reportedly planning to launch its first-ever 5G iPad this year, apart from the rumoured 5G-capable iPhone 12.

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Apple to Release The Banker in Theatres This March, Following Delay Over Controversy

Apple is reportedly planning to release one of its first-ever original films 'The Banker' in theatres this March.

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Samsung 'The Frame QLED TV' Will Go on Sale Again in India During Flipkart Republic Day Sale

Samsung on Friday announced the sale of 'The Frame QLED TV' in 55-inch and 65-inch sizes, during the Flipkart Republic Day Sale from January 19 to January 22.

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Huawei Mate Xs Foldable Smartphone Will Be Cheaper Than the Mate X: Report

Huawei is expected to unveil the successor to its foldable smartphone Mate X -- the Mate Xs -- at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020 and now a new report has claimed that the device will be cheaper than the Mate X.

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NSO Group Israeli Surveillance Software Lawsuit Goes Behind Closed Doors

An Israeli court on Thursday ordered closed-door hearings in Amnesty International's legal bid to stop NSO Group exporting surveillance software, which rights groups say is used to spy on journalists and dissidents worldwide.

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US Video Game Spending Fell in 2019, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Bestselling Game of Q4 2019, Says NPD Group

Americans spent less on video games last year as new consoles were readied for launch and Google took to streaming titles from the cloud, reports NPD Group.

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Jeff Bezos-Owned Washington Post Slammed by Government Over Editorial Policies

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party on Friday slammed editorial policies of billionaire Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post, even as his e-commerce firm Amazon announced plans to create a million jobs in the country by 2025.

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Who are the sons and daughters of India? | Opinion

Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of our Nation, opposed partition on the grounds all Indians, including Muslims, were one people

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When death warrants don't mean death

A death warrant sets a date for the hanging of a death row convict and is one of the final steps in the execution of a convict. It is usually issued after a convict has exhausted all legal remedies.

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Local police ignored alerts on Jamia protests

Over 100 people were injured and over 100 vehicles damaged in the protests. In the aftermath, Delhi Police entered the Jamia university campus, and has been accused by the administration of using excessive force against students.

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New Parliament complex may seat 1,350 members

The new Parliament complex, which has an earlier deadline, 2022, will be among the first plans to be finalised and tendered out, perhaps in the first half of this year itself.

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Chief of Defence Staff to oversee border disputes, deployments

Supply of arms and ammunition to friendly neighbouring countries such as Sri Lanka, Nepal and the Maldives will also come under the purview of the DMA, said the order published on Friday.

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OnePlus Foldable Phone Isn't Coming Anytime Soon, Because Its CEO Doesn’t Believe the Tech Is Ready Yet

Pete Lau shared his thoughts about foldable phones with the Verge, on the sidelines of CES 2020.

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PUBG v6.1 Update Adds New Karakin Map With Black Zone, Sticky Bombs, Motor Glider, and More

PUBG v6.1 update for PC and consoles is now live on the test server and it brings the new Karakin map, alongside Sticky Bombs and Motor Glider among other changes.

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World's First 'Living Robots' Created by Scientists, Using Stem Cells

A group of scientists have succeeded in using living cells from frog embryos into other new life-forms, which they are referring to as a 'living, programmable organisms'.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 Benchmark Listing Suggests at Least 12GB RAM Across All Models; Dummies Comparing Size Surface on Video

Samsung Galaxy S20 North American 5G variant has purportedly surfaced on benchmark site Geekbench along with 12GB of RAM. This suggests that the Galaxy S20 family would come with minimum 12GB RAM option. A video comparing the Galaxy S20 dummies has hinted the size differences of the three new flagships.

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Apple Buys Xnor.ai, Startup Focused on Low-Power Edge-Based AI Tools: Report

Apple has reportedly acquired Xnor.ai, a Seattle based startup specialised in low-power, edge-based artificial intelligence tools for around $200 million.

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Microsoft Math Solver App Launched, Uses AI to Help Solve Mathematical Problems Instantly

Microsoft Math Solver app is available for download on both Android and iOS devices. The app provides solutions for a wide range of concepts, ranging from elementary arithmetic and quadratic equations to calculus and statistics.

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PewDiePie Posts His 'Final Video', Takes a Break From YouTube

PewDiePie has posted his "last" video before his hiatus from YouTube. The Swedish YouTube star had last year said he'd be taking a break from the video streaming platform earlier this year, and that time has come, with PewDiePie posting his final video before his break on Wednesday.

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Acer Swift 7 SF714-52T Review

Acer has done all it could to make the Swift 7 as slim and light as possible. Is this the perfect laptop to travel with, or has the company gone too far?

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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea of Telcos Seeking Review of Verdict on Recovery of Past Dues

Supreme Court Thursday dismissed review petitions of top telecom firms including Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea seeking review of its earlier order asking them to pay Rs. 1,47,000 crores in past statutory dues by January 23.

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'How dare she?': Delhi gang rape victim's mother on Indira Jaising's pardon urge

Senior lawyer Indira Jaising had tweeted the request soon after the mother had said she felt “betrayed” after a court in Delhi deferred the date of the execution of the four convicts from January 22 to February 1.

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4 tech cos sue Facebook for anti-competitive behaviour

Facebook was sued by four potential competitors who accuse it of anticompetitive behaviour and who asked a judge to order chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg to give up control of the social media behemoth.

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Boeing Addresses New Software Issue on the 737 Max That Could Keep Plane Grounded Longer

Boeing is working to fix a newly discovered problem with software powering up on the 737 Max, adding to the list of tasks the aircraft maker faces to get the grounded plane back in the air.

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NIA takes over probe into J&K DSP Davinder Singh's terror links

Davinder Singh was intercepted when he was travelling on the national highway to Jammu along with two Hizbul Mujahideen commanders.

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Mumbaiites divided over move to keep shops, malls and restaurants open 24x7

While some have backed the move, others have expressed concerns over security of people around these establishments, pointing out that a “proper standard operating procedure” needs to be put in place.

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JEE Main 2020 result declared in record time, details here

JEE Main 2020 Result:National Testing Agency (NTA) has declared the JEE Main 2020 result in record time this year. The JEE main exam 2020 was conducted between January 7 and 9, 2020.

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In Pandit camps, anxiety over return to homeland

For the past 30 years, Oma and her family— which includes the families of her two sons—had to move from one cramped rented accommodation to another.

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JEE Mains 2020 Toppers : Nishant Agarwal of Delhi among 9 who score perfect 100

On Friday night, as the results were declared, Agarwal, who studies in New Sainik Public School in Dwarka, was busy preparing for the viva voice examination for Physical Science paper on Saturday.

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Honor 9X to Go on Sale for the First Time in India Tonight via Flipkart: Check Price, Offers, and Specifications

Honor’s latest offering – the Honor 9X – will go on sale in India for the first time at the stroke of midnight via Flipkart alongside a few offers for buyers.

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‘Big Brother’ movie review: Excruciatingly predictable superstar outing

Even diehard fans might not get excited by even a single sequence in Big Brother

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Amid CAA protests, IIT-Bombay asks staff to avoid remarks that could embarrass ties...

On January 9, IIT-B’s administration issued a circular asking staff and employees to refrain from making public statements that could “embarrass the relations” of the institute with the Central government.

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Historian Ramachandra Guha lauds 'self-made Modi' over '5th-gen dynast' Rahul G...

Guha, on the second day of the ongoing Kerala Literature Festival (KLF), spelt out other differences between the former Congress president and Prime Minister Modi.

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Imported onions not pungent enough, set to go on distress sale

The government’s original plan was to sell imported onions at an average of Rs 55 per kg on a no-profit-no-loss basis.

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Identify bots if you want to fix Twitter, advises Elon Musk

Twitter Chief executive Jack Dorsey had sought direct feedback from the Tesla CEO. “Give us some direct feedback,” said Dorsey, who spoke to Musk via a video call from a company meeting in Houston. Musk was projected onto a giant screen as thousands of Twitter employees watched the two executives chat.

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Amazon Great Indian Sale 2020 Begins Today for Prime Members: Top Offers on Mobile Phones Previewed

Amazon Great Indian Sale 2020 will begin at 12pm IST for Prime members and the sale for non-Prime members will begin at midnight. The sale will offer up to 40 percent off on smartphones and up to 60 percent off on laptops.

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PM Modi tells 36 ministers visiting Jammu Kashmir to spread message of developm...

At a meeting of the Council of Ministers here, the prime minister asked the ministers to spread the message of development during their interaction with the locals, the sources said.

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World's shortest man Khagendra Thapa Magar dies of pneumonia in Nepal at 27

Khagendra Thapa Magar, who measured 67.08 centimetres (2 feet 2.41 inches), died of pneumonia at a hospital in Pokhara, 200 kilometres from Kathmandu, where he lived with his parents.

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Porn site sued in 23-page complaint by hearing impaired man for lack of captions

In a filing Thursday in Brooklyn federal court, Yaroslav Suris sued Pornhub, Redtube and YouPorn and their Canadian parent company MindGeek, arguing they violated an anti-discrimination law called the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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'There's a misconception everybody's citizenship will go away': Dushyant Chauta...

Dushyant Chautala said there is a misconception that everybody’s citizenship will go away. Somebody who is a citizen of our nation will not be debarred from citizenship.

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Donald Trump warns Iran's supreme leader to be 'careful with his words'

According to Trump, Khamenei’s blistering speech, in which he attacked the “vicious” United States and described Britain, France and Germany as “America’s lackey’s,” was a mistake.

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Prez Kovind's rejection of Mukesh Singh's mercy petition in 4 days is a record

Mukesh Singh, who has been ordered to be hanged on January 22 along with three others, had sent across the mercy petition on Tuesday, hours after the Supreme Court dismissed his curative petition against the death sentence verdict.

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Ministers unhappy with 'interference' of NCP's Ajit Pawar

Pawar held meetings of social justice, school education, housing and home departments, among others, this week. Incidentally, chief minister Thackeray, too, held review meetings of these departments separately.

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'Howdy, Modi!'-style event in the works for Trump in Ahmedabad

The people cited in the first instance said the visit will be a stand-alone one, extend across three days, and will involve Trump visiting one Indian city apart from New Delhi.

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Microsoft Pledges to Erase Its Carbon Footprint, Past and Future, in Climate Push

Microsoft on Thursday set a new ambition among Fortune 500 companies in addressing climate change, pledging to remove as much carbon as it has emitted in its 45-year history.

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Jeff Bezos Says Amazon Is Doubling Down on Its Prime Video Investments in India

Amazon's global CEO Jeff Bezos says Amazon Prime Video is performing in India brilliantly, adding that they have decided to double down the investment for the streaming service in the country.

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Reject Delhi gang rape convict Mukesh Singh's mercy plea, Home Ministry recommends...

On Wednesday, the Delhi Government had recommended the Centre to reject the mercy petition filed by Mukesh Singh, one of the four men sentenced to death for the 2012 gangrape, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said.

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Mumbai Police bust 'high-profile' sex racket in Andheri hotel; 2 actresses, 1 minor...

While one of the rescued is a woman actor and singer, who has worked in ‘Savdhaan India’ TV crime show, he said, another one has worked in a Marathi movie and serials.

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India vs Australia: India Predicted XI for 2nd ODI - With series on the line, Virat...

India vs Australia 2nd ODI : With the series on the line, India captain Virat Kohli might make a few changes in the playing XI as well as the batting order in the 2nd ODI against Australia at Rajkot on Friday.

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ISRO GSAT-30 Communication Satellite Successfully Inserted Into Orbit

ISRO's GSAT-30 will provide high-quality television, telecommunication and broadcasting services ensuring continuity of service for INSAT 4A satellite.

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JNUSU requests students to boycott registration for semester exam

The classes for the next semester cannot happen unless the backlog of the previous semester is cleared, said the statement, adding that the JNUSU will coordinate with the JNUTA (JNU Teacher’s Association) to undertake parallel classes on various topics immediately.

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JNUSU to continue boycotting registration process, to request teachers for parallel...

Our unity at this juncture is very critical,” it said.  The classes of the next semester cannot happen unless the backlog of the previous semester is cleared, it said.

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LIC Assistant Mains Result 2019 declared, here's how to check merit list

LIC Assistant Main Result 2019 : Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has declared the assistant main exam results 2019. Candidates who had appeared for the LIC main exam 2019 can check their results online at licindia.in.

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In first mission of 2020, Isro's communication satellite GSAT-30 successfully placed...

GSAT-30 will enhance and take over the services of Isro’s ageing communication satellite INSAT 4A, whose official mission life ended in December 2017.

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