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Will Mittal Steel be a raw deal for Orissa?


With Mittal Steel moving into India, it becomes even more important to look at the firm's poor environmental and social track record around the world in its rise to become the world's largest steel maker. There are crucial lessons for the governments of Orissa and Jharkhand, but are they listening, asks Sunita Dubey.




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Limited nuclear war, limitless anxiety


As 'limited war' doctrine evolves to 'limited nuclear war', the strategic necessities as well as their implications for the polity must be repeatedly examined, says Firdaus Ahmed.




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The CAG memoirs: A committed crusader’s log


Reading former CAG Vinod Rai’s autobiography Not Just an Accountant, Himanshu Upadhyaya feels that it is less about the individual and more about a constitutionally-mandated authority’s sustained efforts to uphold transparency in the face of concerted attempts by the powerful to thwart the same.




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In Maharashtra, the government loves calamities


A audit of the Maharashtra government's post-flood disaster relief expenditure of the last two years has thrown up plenty of instances of misuse of funds. The audit has also gone into the causes of floods turning out to be disasters. Himanshu Upadhyaya has more.




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EPL: Giggs fires United back to summit

EPL: Giggs fires United back to summit





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Covid-19: Ghaziabad society bans entry of doctors, AIIMS RDA seeks intervention by Amit Shah

Covid-19: Ghaziabad society bans entry of doctors, AIIMS RDA seeks intervention by Amit Shah





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Amit Shah holds review meeting with DGs, expresses concern over rising Covid-19 cases in CAPF

Amit Shah holds review meeting with DGs, expresses concern over rising Covid-19 cases in CAPF





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I am not suffering from any disease: Amit Shah

I am not suffering from any disease: Amit Shah





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Global Business Summit 2020: Day 1, Full video

Global Business Summit 2020: Day 1, Full video





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It's humanity against the virus, British PM tells coronavirus global summit

PM Boris Johnson opened a virtual global conference on Covid-19 on Monday where he said, "It's humanity against the virus - we are in this together, and together we will prevail." He said that fighting the pandemic together is the "most urgent shared endeavour of our lifetimes". He confirmed the UK's pledge of 388 million pounds aid funding for Covid-19 research.




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Lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya's favourite songs of 2019

Lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya's favourite songs of 2019





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Haryana: 13-year-old commits suicide in Yamunanagar




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China admits coronavirus exposed 'shortcomings' in healthcare system

The coronavirus outbreak exposed "shortcomings" in China's public healthcare system, a top health official admitted Saturday, saying that reforms are underway to improve the country's disease prevention and control mechanisms.




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WATCH: Delhi Cop's Soulful Rendition of 'Teri Mitti' for Corona Warriors Will Give You Goosebumps

Rajat Rathod, who has dedicated his performance to those who are working on the front line in dealing with COVID-19 pandemic, has sung the track titled 'Teri Mitti'.




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Watch: 'Lady Arnab' is Winning Fans Online For Her Imitation of TV Anchor

Since then, the video has gone viral drawing hilarious reactions, while netizens claimed that 'Lady Arnab' in question must be also awarded a 'Dadasaheb Phalke award'.




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Steve Smith is Giving Batting Tutorials from Home and Cricket Fans Couldn't Have Asked for More

In the video, the former Australian skipper spoke about the importance of pointing the front foot in the direction where a batsman wants to hit the ball.




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London Court Dismisses ArcelorMittal Appeal against Essar

The high court order of March 30 came as steelmaker ArcelorMittal looked to enforce a $1.5 billion arbitral award stemming from a soured supply agreement.




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Britain's GlaxoSmithKline to Sell Entire Stake in Hindustan Unilever for Rs 254.8 Billion

GSK has agreed to sell its entire stake in Unilever's Indian business for about 254.8 billion rupees ($3.35 billion) on the open market, cashing in late from the sale of the Horlicks brand.




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Steel Giant ArcelorMittal Reports Net Loss of $1.1 Billion in First Quarter Amid Coronavirus

The company also had to reduce production due to reduced demand.




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ArcelorMittal Reports $1.1 Billion Net Loss in Jan-Mar Quarter

The world's largest steelmaker had posted a net income of USD 0.4 billion in the year-ago quarter.




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Covid-19 Impact: Govt Hikes Market Borrowing Limit To Rs 12 Lakh Crore For Financial Year 20-21

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget for 2020-21 had pegged gross borrowing in the new financial year at Rs 7.8 lakh crore, higher than Rs 7.1 lakh crore estimated for 2019-20.




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Ex-RBI Governor Rangarajan Heads Committee to Look at Tamil Nadu's Post-virus Fiscal Challenges

According to the Tamil Nadu government, the committee comprises economists, industrialists, vice chancellors, bankers, government officials and others.




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Tokyo Olympics Postponement Doesn't Bother Saurabh Chaudhary, Always Training to be at His Best: Amit Sheoran

Saurabh Chaudhary's coach Amit Sheoran said for his ward it doesn't matter if the Tokyo Olympics are held tomorrow, after a year or even after 10 years




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Australian Open Organisers Admit Cancellation of Grand Slam in January Possible Due to Covid-19

Tennis Australia spoke about the uncertainty around restrictions around coronavirus and said they will have to plan for all possible scenarios.




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'Indian hero': Moldovan Tennis Player Dmitrii Baskov Feeds Poor in Ahmedabad Amid Covid-19 Lockdown

Dmitrii Baskov had come to India in January to visit a tennis academy and got stuck due to Covid-19 lockdown but is helping feel Ahmedabad's poor.




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Amitabh Bachchan Gets Defensive About Shooting KBC Amid Lockdown

Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan defended himself for shooting for Kaun Banega Crorepati 12 from his home saying that the shoot happened with necessary precautions and without flouting lockdown rules.




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Amitabh Bachchan Wishes Happy Birthday to All, Here's Why

Amitabh Bachchan has shared an interesting and funny trivia on social media about the year 2020. Check it out.




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Amitabh Bachchan Introduces Abhishek, Shweta On Stage In Major Throwback Video From 1981; Watch

In the video, Big B can be seen introducing his kids Shweta and Abhishek to the audience, both of whom say "hello" into the mic.




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Amitabh Bachchan Remembers Sridevi And Irrfan In One Frame; See Pic

Amitabh Bachchan paid heartfelt tributes to his late co-stars Sridevi and Irrfan Khan by commemorating 25 years of Khuda Gawah and five years of Piku, respectively.




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MIT student sets Guinness record with smallest working drill




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Amazon Pay Later Launched in India: Where to Use, Max Limit, Auto Debit Rule Explained

Short credit services such as LazyPay or Simpl do not mandate auto repayment to their users, unlike Amazon — that too via a third party company.




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Ian Smith Honoured with Bert Sutcliffe Medal by NZC

Former New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman and commentator Ian Smith has been presented with the Bert Sutcliffe medal by New Zealand Cricket for "outstanding services to cricket".




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Playing Without Spectators Will be Deja Vu, Admits India's Ajinkya Rahane

Playing behind closed doors has been suggested as one way to resume professional cricket, which has been suspended over the




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Teams Don't Take us Lightly Anymore: Mithali Raj

India ODI skipper Mithali Raj wants to add that elusive World Cup trophy to her cabinet before calling time on her illustrious career.




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England Must 'Make Do' with Limited T20 Chances Ahead of World Cup: Eoin Morgan

Cricket authorities said late last month they were still planning for the World Cup in October, although Cricket Australia has conceded the entire international schedule is up in the air due to the virus.




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Indian Cricket Team of 1985 Could Trouble Virat Kohli's Side in Limited Overs: Ravi Shastri

Shastri said that winning Test series in Australia in 2018-19 for the first time in 71 years was special but when it came to white ball cricket, 85 was special.




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Gemini Man Movie Review: Will Smith and Ang Lee fail to Get Each Other’s Drift

At no point in the film, the audience gets a grip of the story or why it’s told one more time. Directed by Ang Lee, Gemini Man stars Will Smith in the lead role.




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Little Things 3 Review: Dhruv Sehgal-Mithila Palkar's Show Slows Down in the New Season

Dhruv Sehgal and Mithila Palkar's Dhruv-Kavya moments in Little Things season 3 surely gives us the oh-so-me moments but such situations worked more as small videos.




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Nanjangud report submitted in haste: Minister

District minister ST Somashekar on Thursday said that IAS officer Harsh Gupta submitted his report on the Nanjangud cluster case in a hurry and indicated that it should have been probed thoroughly.




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India Announce FIH Hockey Pro League Squad, Chinglensana Singh Kangujam and Sumit Return

Chinglensana Singh Kangujam and Sumit returned to the Indian Men's Hockey Team as Hockey India announced the 20-member squad for the FIH Hockey Pro League 2020.




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Namita Toppo Says Tokyo Games Delay Gives Indian Women's Hockey Team a Year More to Prepare for Olympics

Namita Toppo said the Games delay gives them a chance to get one more year of experience to realise their dream of an Olympic medal.




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Getting Back to Rhythm After Coronavirus-Forced Break Will Take Time: Indian Hockey Team Player Sumit

Sumit said the Indian men's hockey team was still eyeing a top 3 finish at the Olympics despite the coronavirus lockdown slowing things down.




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Book Excerpt: Amitav Ghosh Tackles Climate Change And Migration In 'Gun Island'

Weaving old folklores with modern-day adventures, Ghosh again tries to draw readers attention towards climate change.




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Amitav Ghosh on New Book Gun Island, Our Changing World and the Uncanniness of It All

Amitav Ghosh says he feels fortunate and privileged to be able to make a living from writing, which according to him, is the only thing he knows how to do.




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When Amitav Ghosh Found Climate Change to be Stranger Than Fiction

Ghosh's novel leaps from the United States, to the Sundarbans mangrove forest between India and Bangladesh, to Italy, places where rising temperatures and water levels have uprooted human and animal lives and upended political systems.




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Amitabh Bachchan Pens Foreword for Roopkumar Rathod's Photo Book

Roopkumar, who is best known for his songs "Maula mere maula" and "tujh mein rab dikhta hai", launched his book on Saturday in Mumbai.




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Amitabha Bagchi’s Novel 'Half The Night Is Gone' Wins DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019

Amitabha Bagchi won the award from a shortlist of six South-Asian novels.




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Manchester City's Kyle Walker Says He is Being 'Harassed' after Admitting Lockdown Breaches

Kyle Walker was forced to issue an apology last month after media reports that he had hosted a party at his home.




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Player Performance May Suffer Behind Closed Doors, Says Dimitar Berbatov

A number of football leagues around the globe will resume after the Covid-19 stoppage in the coming weeks but the matches will be played without fans.




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AIFF Technical Committee Recommends Foreign Players Cap in ISL, I-League

All India Football Federation recommended the implementation of the 3+1 foreigners' rule in Indian Super League and I-League starting XIs.