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Better to buy comprehensive health cover than disease-specific cover: Insurance cos

However, if someone wants to buy a comprehensive health cover, it would cost them Rs 8,000-11,000 for Rs 10 lakh sum insured.




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Akshaya Tritiya: Apply online to buy sovereign gold bonds this season

The first tranche of Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) this financial year is on till April 24, and investors who apply and pay digitally get a Rs 50 per gram discount on the Rs 4639 per gm price of each bond




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Deccan Odyssey might fail to resume luxury journey this season.

For those looking forward to luxury journeys on board Deccan Odyssey India , the news of possible cancellation of the service will come as dismay. According to the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation, new proposal for short itinerary and lesser haulage charges have been sent to Indian...



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  • 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00

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Aarogya Setu privacy flaw can leak COVID-19 information, Indian government dismisses security researchers claim




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Coronavirus Vaccine News Today: WHO says infecting healthy volunteers with COVID-19 may speed up vaccine search

Such studies, which pose significant potential dangers to subjects, may be considered in dire situations and with certain disclosures and protections, a working group of the United Nations health agency said in a report posted Wednesday on its website.




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COVID-19 cure search: India starts clinical trials of Ayush Medicines like Ashwagandha, Guduchi

India has turned to its age-old medicinal practice of Ayurveda to check if it can work against novel Coronavirus.




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COVID-19 testing kit developed by researchers in West Bengal gets ICMR nod

The kit 'DiAGSure nCOV-19 Detection Assay' can meet the growing demand for testing equipment across the country to a certain extent.




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Robots can help reduce human contact, transmission of disease during COVID-19 pandemic: Expert

Konrad Karcz, Professor of Medicine and Head of Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Ludwig Maximilian University Clinic in Germany, spoke about the potential for chatbots to measure body temperature and other medical indicators in patients.





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How to customize Android security using SEAndroid

  Security Enhancements for Android (SEAndroid) Android has added some new features to the 4.4 version of the Android OS ("Kitkat"). The most important change among the new features is the...




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Changes to H-1B visas, helping the top skilled, and highly paid overseas workers

The Congress has mandated that the H1-B visa has an annual limit cap of 65,000 visas during each fiscal year. Moreover, the first 20,000 petitions filed by beneficiaries having a US master's degree get an exemption from the cap.A few major changes Presently,…




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Top Universities in USA oppose Presidential visa policy changes for overseas students

The study of National Association of Foreign Student Advisers has the opinion that global students made a contribution of $39 billion to the US economy in the academic year of 2017-2018.The studyMoreover, it found that the economic activity of overseas…




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The US Proposes Adding 30,000 Visas for Seasonal Workers in this Week

The US administration has a plan of allowing 30,000 overseas workmen temporarily. They will help to carry out seasonal work in the country at the end of September. This reflects that the booming economy has complicated Presidential efforts in restricting…




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Coronavirus lockdown: Centre orders effective sealing of district, state borders

The Union Home Ministry said that in an order under the Disaster Management Act, “Directions were issued that district and state borders should be effectively sealed. States were directed to ensure there is no movement of people across cities or on highways.”




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IIT-Madras research reveals rising threat of air-borne fungus attack on crops

While diseases and ecosystem damages, caused by aerosol-borne bacteria, and viruses are widely studied, the effect of aerosolised fungal spread on human and ecosystem health is less understood.




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James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 up for sale! Guns, tyre slashers, seat ejector and more

At RM Sotheby's auction, which is set to take place from 15-17th August, this James Bond spec Aston Martin DB5, which has the lot number '111', has a starting price tag of $4,000,000 to $7,000,000. This car restoration was completed back in 2012 alongside the refurbishment of all the 13 special effect modifications.




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Renault Triber in images: features, modular seating explained




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Learning from China: Creating institutions that foster research, innovation

While India has also witnessed an improvement in its research output over the past decade, we need to improve quality of output of original research as well as scientific innovations at university level. Barring the IITs, output of technological innovations by engineering or sciences students remains abysmally low.




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Why B-schools must rethink research

Have to encourage both academic research and practice-oriented research.



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India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI: Kiwis beat India by 22 runs to seal series 2-0

Earlier, India made two changes, bringing in Navdeep Saini and Yuzvendra Chahal in place of Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav.




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Coronavirus threat over IPL 2020: Overseas players to be unavailable till April 15 due to fresh visa restrictions

IPL is scheduled to begin on March 29 between the Chennai Super Kings and the defending champions Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.




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Former Chelsea, England goalkeeper Peter Bonetti dies at 78

Nicknamed 'The Cat' because of his agility, Bonetti was a mainstay of the west London side for close on 20 years through the 1960s and 1970s.




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COVID-19: Travelling by flight in India? The seat next to you should be vacant; check new guidelines

Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak in India: Travelling by flight in the country? Take note of these new guidelines! Airlines and airports have been asked to follow social distancing protocol!




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Aviation wrap: Air India to bring back 14,800 Indians stranded overseas

While currently the flights are operated by state-owned carriers, Puri said private airlines may also join in during subsequent evacuation efforts.




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Deep sea secrets: Countries claim obscure and difficult-to-reach tracts of the deep-sea world

The ocean has deep secrets. It is a world as vibrant as the one outside. There is a unique ecology that defies common knowledge and often perplexes scientists. This barely-explored territory is also believed to hold vast quantities of precious metals and minerals that can sustain the modern world for centuries. So it is not […]




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Banking system provides services seamlessly during COVID-19 crisis

Earlier, the Business Correspondent Federation of India (BCFI) had said that while the BCs were offering services of cash withdrawal, very few are depositing money in the wake of the current lockdown.




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Indian Overseas Bank, Bank of Maharashtra cut lending rates

State-owned Indian Overseas Bank and Bank of Maharashtra on Wednesday announced a reduction in their marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR). "Our Bank has revised the MCLR w.e.f 10.05.2020 until further review," Indian Overseas Bank said in a regulatory filing. The Chennai-headquartered lender said the MCLR for the benchmark one-year tenor loan has […]




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Maharajas Express all set to run its first Indian Panorama journey of the season

Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation’s premier luxury train, the Maharajas Express, is all set to run its first Indian Panorama journey of the 2012-13 season tomorrow. The train will depart from the Safdarjung Railway Station tomorrow at 2200 hours. All guests have been...



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Deccan Odyssey Announces New Departure Dates for the Season

One of the premier luxury trains in India, the Deccan Odyssey, has announced revised departure dates for the remaining of the season. This luxury train will run for 4 more times before completing its 2012-13 season in April 2013. Dubbed India’s Blue Train, the Deccan Odyssey offer weeklong...



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Coronavirus: China lockdown may have blocked 700,000 virus cases, say researchers

The Wuhan shutdown delayed the arrival of the virus in other cities, their model showed, giving them time to prepare by banning public gatherings and closing entertainment venues, among other measures.




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ICAR scientists brave COVID-19 risks to control banana wilt disease

Fusarium wilt with tropical race 4 (TR4) strain is a soil-borne fungal disease that affects mainly cavendish varieties of banana.




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Bundesliga season resumes on May 16 with empty stadiums

The Bundesliga season will restart on May 16 after a suspension of more than two months, the German Football League (DFL) said Thursday, becoming the first European league to resume amid the coronavirus epidemic




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As European leagues plan for restart, will France regret stopping football season?

With the German Bundesliga resuming next week and other leagues around Europe making preparations to restart after the coronavirus-induced suspension, could France end up regretting the decision to call an early end to its football season?




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Indian Museum Kolkata Sealed After Security Personnel Dies Of COVID-19

The Indian Museum in Kolkata was sealed on Friday after a CISF officer posted there died of COVID-19, an official said.




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Mumbai’s Wockhardt Hospital sealed after 29 health workers, doctors test Coronavirus positive

The hospital’s admissions and out patient department services were sealed on March 28 after two nurses tested positive that day.




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Indian exchanges aim to attract overseas rupee trading volumes onshore

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the rupee-dollar derivatives trading on the two exchanges on Friday.




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Covid-19: Armed Forces set up quarantine facilities for those returning from overseas

The Indian Navy has also set up a facility at Visakhapatnam, which too can take in 200 people with all the facilities available inside.




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Totally healthy: Amit Shah rubbishes rumours on his health, says he is not suffering from any disease

Home Minister Amit Shah has said he is totally healthy and not suffering from any disease.




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More than One Phish in the Sea

Phishing. It’s been around for nearly three decades, and it’s not going away anytime soon. And, as we move into the 2020’s, phishing has expanded to a variety of different techniques that utilize fraudulent URLs, malicious attachments, and more.




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Manitoba Provincial Draw Invites 221 Overseas Workers and Global Students

Manitoba PNP held a draw on December 6th and invited 221 candidates to apply for immigration on the provincial nomination leading to permanent residence in the country. These candidates were in• Skilled Worker Overseas• Skilled Worker in Canada,•…




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The Search for Passion

[UCT] #UCTLockDownLetters is a new feature on the University of Cape Town (UCT) news site. Staff, students, parents of students: we want to hear about your experiences of work and life in lockdown. Emails, audio and video clips, prose and poetry are also very welcome. This is your space.




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Coronavirus May Lurk in Semen, Researchers Report

It was not clear whether the scientists had found infectious virus or inert fragments, so sexual transmission of the virus still seems very unlikely.




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IndyCar to open delayed season at Texas in June

IndyCar, which had yet to open its season when the coronavirus pandemic began, will start its engines June 6 at Texas Motor Speedway. There will be no spectators in attendance for the night race.




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[Women's Basketball] Women's Basketball Begins Season on the Road!

Haskell Women's Basketball travels to Graceland University for a 5:00 pm game for their season opener!




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Pedro, Pujols and Trout: The 21 most iconic MLB seasons of the 21st century ... so far

We break down the groundbreaking performances of the 2000s, featuring stars from Big Papi and Joey Bats to JV, Kershaw and the Freak.




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GM: Warriors to be 'good partners' if season starts

Warriors president of basketball operations Bob Myers said his organization will be "good partners" if and when the NBA regular season resumes.




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World leaders pledge €7.4bn to research Covid-19 vaccine

EU-hosted talks tout cooperation but is not addressed by India, Russia or US

World leaders, with the notable exception of Donald Trump, stumped up nearly €7.4bn (£6.5bn) to research Covid-19 vaccines and therapies at a virtual event convened by the EU, pledging the money will also be used to distribute any vaccine to poor countries on time and equitably.

But in a sign of the fractured state of global health diplomacy, the event was not addressed by India, Russia or the US. After a weekend of persuasion, China was represented by its ambassador to the EU.

UK data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed that men are almost twice as likely to die from the disease as women. The trend was first seen in China, where one analysis found a fatality rate of 2.8% in men compared with 1.7% in women. Since then, the pattern has been mirrored in France, Germany, Iran, South Korea and Italy, where men have accounted for 71% of deaths.

UK data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed that men are almost twice as likely to die from the disease as women. The trend was first seen in China, where one analysis found a fatality rate of 2.8% in men compared with 1.7% in women. Since then, the pattern has been mirrored in France, Germany, Iran, South Korea and Italy, where men have accounted for 71% of deaths.

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College football offseason preview: The top half of the AAC

Can any team challenge Memphis and UCF for the top spot in the best conference outside of the Power 5?




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[Football] Indian Football Will Play the Last Game of the Season on Saturday

(LAWRENCE) The Haskell Football season will come to a close tomorrow, Saturday November 10th 2012, as the Indians take on Trinity Bible College. Kick-off will be at 1:00pm at Haskell Memorial Field.