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Creator of one of world's first global computer viruses has regrets after infecting 45 million

The creator of one of the world's first global computer viruses says he regrets his creation. Called the Love Bug, or ILOVEYOU, the virus initially spread through email in May 2000.




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Schalke star Rabbi Matondo admits his struggles in lockdown Germany

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY MATT BARLOW: Rabbi Matondo was among the wave of fearless young British footballers who set out to forge their futures in Germany.




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Best of BS Opinion: Coronavirus outbreak, RBI moratorium, and more

Uddalok Bhattacharya sums up the views




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External Affairs Minister meets Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary General of ASEAN in Bangkok, Thailand





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External Affairs Minister meets Senator Roberta Pinotti, President of India–Italy Parliamentary Friendship Group in Italy





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Uber sells its India food delivery business to Zomato in all-stock deal

The deal is applicable only in India and Uber Eats will continue to operate in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka




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These techies are 3D printing ventilator splitters for Covid-19 patients

Their solution addresses the problem ventilator shortage in the country by splitting oxygen supply so that the machine can be used on two patients simultaneously




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This Y Combinator-backed start-up is playing Farmville in real life

Hyderabad-based agri-tech firm UrbanKisaan uses hydroponics to grow veggies; see 7-fold rise in demand during lockdown




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Network performance determines operator profitability

A network with superior performance is a strategic asset that operators must create, proactively monitor and sustain to attract new users and, perhaps more importantly, keep existing users happy




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Retirement Calculators, Assumptions and Statistical Methods

Retirement calculators employ different assumptions to help users predict whether their rate of savings will support their current lifestyle after they quit work.




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Reserve Bank Extends Regulatory Benefits Under Special Liquidity Facility For Mutual Funds

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EC allows SBI to take currency vans holding Rs 570 crore back to Coimbatore

State Bank of India was transferring the money from Coimbatore to Vishakhapatnam to tide over a cash shortage in Andhra Pradesh when the vans were seized by the Election Commission




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Democratic senators introduce bill to give another monthly payment to Americans hit by COVID-19

Arguing that a one-time payment of USD 1,200 to most of the Americans during the coronavirus outbreak is not enough, three top Democratic senators introduced a legislation on Friday to provide a recurring USD-2,000 monthly check to those struggling to make ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Monthly Economic Crisis Support Act, introduced by former presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders, Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris and Senator Ed Markey, proposes to provide a monthly USD-2,000 check to every individual with an income below USD 120,000 throughout and for three months following the coronavirus pandemic. According to the proposal, married couples who file jointly would receive USD 4,000; USD 2,000 per child up to three children and it would be implemented retroactively from March. The coronavirus pandemic has caused millions to struggle to pay the bills or feed their families, Harris said. The previous CARES Act, she argued, gave Americans an important one-time ...




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White House: US planning to ship 8,000 ventilators abroad

President Donald Trump, who's taken to calling the US the king of ventilators, is making plans to ship 8,000 of the breathing machines to foreign countries by the end of July to help in their fight against the coronavirus. That's a long way from the early days of the virus when US medical workers were wondering if a shortage of ventilators would force them to make painful decisions about which patients would get them. Now, the US has a surplus and the president is sharing them with other countries a goodwill gesture that also helps him offset criticism about his own early response to the pandemic. The White House did not respond to a request for specifics about how many ventilators have been sent so far, or the criteria for determining which countries will get them. But an administration official familiar with the effort provided the 8,000 figure as part of a list of actions aimed at supporting health systems abroad. The official was not authorized to discuss the projection publicly .




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5-year-old boy dies from rare inflammatory illness linked to COVID-19 in US

In a worrying development, a five-year old boy has died in New York from a rare inflammatory illness linked to the coronavirus, while the death of another seven-year-old boy is being investigated for possible links to the mysterious pediatric syndrome. The New York State Department of Health is investigating several cases of the severe illness in children and child deaths that may be linked to the serious inflammatory disease called "Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome Associated with COVID-19." There have been 73 reported cases in New York where children are experiencing symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease and toxic shock-like syndrome possibly due to COVID-19. On Thursday, a 5-year-old boy died in the New York City from these COVID-related complications, Cuomo said. Officials in Westchester County in upstate New York say that a 7-year-old boy died late last week at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital in Valhalla. Michael Gewitz, Physician-in-Chief of Maria Fareri Children's ..




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Lawyers: Investigators recommend whistleblower is reinstated

Federal investigators have found reasonable grounds that a government whistleblower was punished for speaking out against widespread use of an unproven drug that President Donald Trump touted as a remedy for COVID-19, his lawyers said. Dr Rick Bright headed the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, a unit of Department of Health and Human Services that focuses on countermeasures to infectious diseases and bioterrorism. He had received a job performance review of outstanding before he was summarily transferred last month, with his agency email cut off without warning. Investigators with the Office of Special Counsel made a threshold determination that HHS violated the Whistleblower Protection Act by removing Dr Bright from his position because he made protected disclosures in the best interest of the American public," his lawyers Debra Katz and Lisa Banks said in a statement Friday. The OSC is an agency that investigates allegations of egregious personnel practices in




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Thane BJP corporators refuse to contribute to COVID-19 fund

BJP corporators in the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) have refused to contribute to the COVID-19 relief fund, citing lack of transparency in the affairs of the civic body in Maharashtra's Thane city. Corporators from other parties have contributed Rs 5 lakh to the fund, following an appeal from Mayor Naresh Mhaske. In a letter to the Mayor, BJP leader Sanjay Waghule alleged that there was no transparency in the civic body's COVID-19 relief activities, which is why party corporators would not make any contribution to the TMC's COVID-19 fund. He further claimed that BJP corporators were not invited to the meeting called by Guardian Minister Eknath Shinde to discuss a 1,000-bed COVID-19 treatment facility. Meanwhile, the Mayor in a written communication pointed out that the BJP had welcomed the idea of a relief fund for COVID-19 and now it was backing away from it. There are 23 BJP corporators in the house of 131 corporators in the TMC.




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14 days institutional quarantine mandatory for returnees in Arunachal Pradesh

The Arunachal Pradesh government has made institutional quarantine for a period of 14 days mandatory for people returning to Arunachal Pradesh from across the country, a senior minister said on Saturday. Among the returnees, students will also have to go into institutional quarantine for the same duration, he said. Earlier a group of six students, lodged in a quarantine centre, was allowed to go home after five days when their swab samples had tested negative. People are coming back after the Centre allowed those stranded across the country in view of the lockdown to return to their respective states. The state cabinet headed by Chief Minister Pema Khandu at a meeting also decided to make RT-PCR test for detection of COVID-19 compulsory for the returnees, including the asymptomatic ones, state Home minister Bamang Felix told reporters here on Saturday. "We have decided to segregate returnees on the basis of green, orange and red zones and make arrangements ...




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Movies and Theme Parks: 'Baby Shark' Creators Look to Expand Empire

The South Korean company behind the hit video "Baby Shark" is hoping to expand its empire with films and merchandise while pursuing the next viral sensation. Its strategy aims to beat competitors in an increasingly crowded space for children’s attention. Image: Pinkfong




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Rewarding violators with room for expansion


Unmindful of evidence that Nalwa Sponge Iron Limited had started civil works for its expansion without environmental clearance, officials rush through a public hearing to review the new project. An operation that is already violating regulations is given the merit of due process for its expansion under the same law, notes Kanchi Kohli.




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A crevasse in the regulatory environment


With the formation of the Green Tribunal, its predecessor, the NEAA has ceased to exist. But the NGT is not fully ready to hear cases, and this has put the regulatory environment off-course. Kanchi Kohli reports.




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Old approvals from a new regulator?


The SC orders the government to constitute an independent environmental regulatory authority. While the flaws in the current arrangement are plain, it is not clear if independence of the regulator alone can address these, writes Kanchi Kohli.




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Crying out for strong environmental regulator


Himanshu Upadhyaya takes a close look at the Critically Polluted Areas mentioned in a recent CAG audit report on the environmental clearances and post clearance monitoring process of Ministry of Environment.




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The GM potato hoax


The global effort to shift the focus of agricultural research from addressing immediate hunger to 'hidden hunger' is in reality an effort to postpone the real problems confronting the society, says Devinder Sharma.




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From Pomato to Protato


Technology-only approaches to addressing the problems of 'hidden hunger' are missing the point completely, says Devinder Sharma.




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Knowing our legislators


The Maharashtra elections are just around the corner and analyses are beginning to emerge on candidate background disclosures. But not long ago, 541 MPs were elected to the Lok Sabha. Samuel Paul and M Vivekananda of the Public Affairs Centre report findings from an analysis on our MPs' backgrounds.




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In the Elevator With the CEO Shaking Up the Bra Industry

WSJ's Joanna Stern "bumps into" Heidi Zak, the co-founder and co-CEO of bra brand ThirdLove. The two discuss proper bra care, the company’s algorithm that determines bra sizing and how ThirdLove is challenging Victoria’s Secret. Photo: Andria Chamberlin for The Wall Street Journal




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In the Elevator With GM CEO Mary Barra

WSJ's Joanna Stern "bumps" into General Motors CEO Mary Barra in the WSJ elevator and asks about self-driving cars, NAFTA and how GM is diversifying its workforce. Photo: Jeff Bush/The Wall Street Journal




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Our atom state


The atomic energy programme is an economic failure as well as an environmental disaster. Moreover, by its very functioning, the AEC has undermined the democratic ideals of the nation, writes Ramachandra Guha.




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Case for a moratorium on GM crops


India's upcoming National Biotech Policy will aim at food security, health-safety, farmer well-being, protection of the environment and security of trade in farm commodities. But favouring GM crops over alternatives runs real risks of jeopardizing this agenda, argues Kasturi Das.




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Reasons for the Bt Brinjal moratorium


Barely three days after the conclusion of the last of six public hearings, Minister of Environment Jairam Ramesh slapped a moratorium on the release of Bt Brinjal. Anupama Rao summarises key points from the Minister's note.




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When companies flout norms and regulators look away


A recent report from environmental research group Toxics Link exposes how multinationals are flagrantly violating the MoEF-notified rules on e-waste, even as the authorities empowered to enforce implementation remain passive. Richa Malhotra details the key findings.




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Idle generators in the midst of power deficit


The Southern region of India is expected to face high energy deficit this year while the Western and Eastern regions will have a surplus of energy generation. Kannan Kasturi explains why this regional skew in energy generation and energy consumption exists and what it will take to resolve it.




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Anatomy of a health disaster


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Elections : Disclosures now Mandatory


Jayprakash Narayan on the recent SC judgement that reinstated mandatory discloures from election candidates.




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CAG report on Odisha: Will legislators take note please?


As Parliament debates the amended land acquisition and mining laws, Himanshu Upadhyaya draws attention to the report of an audit of Odisha’s resettlement and rehabilitation policy that clearly highlights the threats to displaced communities.




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Keep up the pressure, says former IB operator


Maloy Krishna Dhar is the author of Open Secrets, a book about the Intelligence Bureau and his 30-year career in it. He spoke with Susheela Menon on terrorism, changes needed in the IB, and the power of the people in bringing about changes.




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CAG: Compensatory afforestation a hoax in M.P.


The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) carried out a comprehensive performance audit on the diversion of forestland for non-forest purposes in Madhya Pradesh. The result: exposure of significant cases of violations and the virtual non-execution of compensatory afforestation measures. Himanshu Upadhyaya has more.




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Is your blood sample flowing down the laboratory sink?


Unnecessary tests, forced hospitalisations to meet the targets set for employed physicians, and the infamous but real ‘sink test’: the shocking realities in the private healthcare sector are many, as Pavan Kulkarni finds out at a panel discussion on the issue. Is more regulation the need of the hour?




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Terminator Dark Fate Review: ऐसे मरियल सीक्वल की ज़रूरत ही क्या थी?

टर्मिनेटर डार्क फेट (Terminator Dark Fate) के एक्शन में ना तो कुछ नयापन है और ना ही फलसफा कुछ ख़ास. हमने इस तरह की थीम्स पर ट्रांसफार्मर्स, एक्स मकीना और ब्लेडरनर 2049 जैसी कितनी ही फिल्में देख रखी हैं.




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Zomato ने किया हैकर्स के साथ समझौता, बेचने की बजाए डिलीट करेंगे यूजर डाटा

जोमैटो के अनुसार हैकर ने चुराए गए डाटा की सभी कॉपियां डिलीट करने पर सहमति जताई है.




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Assam: Doctors to visit villages to test for respiratory illnesses

The Assam health department on Thursday launched a drive in every village to check if people were suffering from viral infections like Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) and Influenza-Like Illness (ILI). Health teams moved from house to house to conduct tests on villagers.




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Mizo legislators to donate for fighting Covid-19




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Ranchi cops' tough stand on lockdown violators

Police have decided to take stringent measures against the violation of lockdown norms in the capital city




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Nagpur: 'Release corporators' fund to help stranded migrants, poor people’




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Mandatory quarantine for Air India evacuation crew in Noida

Mandatory quarantine for Air India evacuation crew in Noida





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शराब की होम डिलीवरी की तैयारी में Zomato, जानिए क्या है कंपनी का प्लान

देशभर में एल्कोहल की मांग को देखते हुए अब फूड डिलीवरी से ग्रोसरी डिलीवरी करने वाला Zomato शराब की होम डिलीवरी की तैयारी में है. हालांकि, कंपनी ने इस बारे में अपनी तरफ से कोई जानकारी साझा नहीं की है.




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Three accidents reported in Coimbatore

Three accidents were reported in urban and rural areas of Coimbatore district on Thursday.




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Coimbatore: No new Covid-19 case for 4th day

There was no new Covid-19 case in the district for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday even as the state recorded another high volume of fresh cases.




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The Creator of Instagram's Popular 'Guess the Gibberish' Filter Shares Story Behind It

While there are many filters available online, not all of them are as popular as Guess the Gibberish.