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In the national capital, no policy for Persons with Disabilities


The Comptroller and Auditor General performance audit of the social welfare schemes for Persons with Disabilities run by the Department of Social Welfare, Government of Delhi, covering the years from 2009 to 2014, which got tabled recently brought forth some shocking facts, writes Himanshu Upadhyaya.




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Chugging along in the name of sustainability


Kanchi Kohli raises questions on the Voluntary National Review report which shows India’s efforts to achieve seven of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals.




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Improving Accountability in Panchayati Raj


The Government of Karnataka's Working Group on Decentralization discusses institutions for upward accountability in Panchayati Raj. The second in a series of articles adapted from the Working Group's 2002 report.




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The pressure for accountability


Citizens and government are thinking differently about each other on access to information, notes Subramaniam Vincent. The Central law in the next challenge.




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Connecting for ability


Rasika Dhavse profiles the Disability Network




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Rehabilitation's short arm


Why does meaningful resettlement for Narmada dam oustees in Maharashtra remain slow despite a state cabinet show of willingness in January 2004? An India Together report.




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Mumbaikers mobilise for civic polls


Citizens' Roundtable, a civil society group in the city, is raising the participation of residents in the electoral process to a new plane. Its members, many of them professionals and former insiders to urban governance, are rating the candidates and also querying them on their plans for governance and expenditure. Darryl D'Monte reports.




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Mobile SIM एक्टिवेशन को लेकर सरकार लेगी ये बड़ा फैसला, कोरोना वायरस है वजह

डीओटी सुरक्षा से संबंधित मुद्दों की समीक्षा करने के बाद सिम के एक्टिवेशन पर फैसला करेगा, क्योंकि लॉकडाउन के दौरान सिम को लोगों के घर तक पहुंचान होगा...




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Sachin A Billion Dreams: Official Marathi Trailer

Sachin A Billion Dreams: Official Marathi Trailer





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As Flipkart raises a billion dollars, e-commerce is set to explode

Almost 15 years ago Jeff Bezos, founder of US online retail firm Amazon, said e-commerce was going to change the way the world shops.




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Mobile phone prices to go up as GST rate hiked to 18%

Mobile phone prices to go up as GST rate hiked to 18%





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9 महीने में आ सकती है COVID-19 की वैक्सीन: Bill Gates का दावा

अमेरिकी उद्यमी बिल गेट्स ने कहा है कि हमें 9 महीने में COVID-19 की वैक्सीन मिल सकती है. गौरतलब है कि बिल गेट्स का बिल और मिलिंडा फाउंडेशन कोरोना के खिलाफ लड़ाई में महत्वपूर्ण योगदान कर रहा है.




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Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to fight climate change

"Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet. I want to work alongside others, both to amplify known ways and to explore new ways of fighting the devastating impact of climate change,' said Bezos who is worth $130 billion.




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SA Aiyar: State should foot bill for maternity, paternity leave




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Scientists Have Found Traces of Nitrogen Compounds in 4 Billion-year-old Martian Meteorite

The meteorite contains nitrogen-bearing organic material in carbonate minerals. This is the first-ever evidence of the presence of organic compounds on the red planet.




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BP Announces $4.4 Billion Quarterly Loss as Oil Prices Crash Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

BP said it planned to reduce cash costs by $2.5 billion by the end of 2021 relative to 2019. "Some of these cost savings may have associated restructuring charges," the company added.




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Salary Cuts Imminent: Deloitte Says 27 of the Top 100 Firms on NSE Can't Sustain Wage Bill

A study by Deloitte found that 27 companies of the 100 listed on the NSE, won't be able to sustain current wage bill from cash profits, if their revenue dips by 30 per cent or more.




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Government Looking into Possibility of Building Smart Cities along Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: Nitin Gadkari

The Rs 1 lakh crore flagship Delhi-Mumbai Expressway project is scheduled to be completed within three years and and expected to cut down the travel time between Delhi and Mumbai to just 12 hours.




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Reliance to Hive off $75 Billion O2C Business into Separate Unit for Sale to Aramco

O2C undertaking of the company comprises entire oil-to-chemicals business of the company consisting of refining, petrochemicals, fuel retail and aviation fuel (majority interest only) and bulk wholesale marketing businesses together with its assets and liabilities.




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Covid-19: Fitch Downgrades Viability Ratings of SBI, BoB, ICICI and Axis Bank

The agency affirmed the long-term issuer default ratings (IDR) of SBI and BOB at 'BBB-' and those of ICICI Bank and Axis Bank at 'BB+'.




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Amazon Sees Possible Second-quarter Loss as it Forecasts $4 Billion in Covid-19-Related Costs

The coronavirus has infected workers at dozens of locations, igniting small protests and prompting labour organisers to demand site closures




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India Set to Cap Stimulus Package at $60 Billion to Protect Credit Rating: Report

On Tuesday, Fitch warned India's sovereign rating could come under pressure if its fiscal outlook deteriorates further as the government tries to steer the country through the coronavirus crisis.




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Elon Musk Wipes Nearly $15 Billion Off Tesla’s Valuation With His 'Price Too High' Tweet

The tweets recall Musk's controversial tweets in August 2018 when he said he had "funding secured" for a quickly-aborted campaign to take the electric car maker private.




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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Posts Nearly $50 Billion Loss as Coronavirus Hits Hard

A year earlier, the conglomerate reported profits of $15.5 billion.




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US Trade Deficit Widens to $44.4 Billion in March on Falling Exports

Imports also fell, but only by 6.2 percent, as transportation and shipping began to close down worldwide.




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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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CAIT Flags Traders' Inability to Pay Full Salary for April, Seeks Goyal's Intervention

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has written to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal seeking his intervention in the matter.




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Disney Takes $1.4 Billion Coronavirus Hit; Shanghai Disney Park To Open By May 11

Bob Chapek, Disney’s chief executive, said Disney would reopen the Shanghai park with a reduced number of visitors. Reopening of Disney’s other parks in Asia, the United States, and France hasn't been announced yet.




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PUBG Mobile: Win an iPhone 11 Pro With The Latest ‘Lucky Money Tree’ Event

A new PUBG Mobile in-game event gives players a chance to win an iPhone 11 Pro and also a pair of Apple AirPods.




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Paytm Mall Receives 3.5 Lakh Requests to Deliver Mobile, Laptops Amid Covid-19 lockdown

The company said it has also received over two lakh e-mails from customers for delivering the non-essential items with demand for mobile phones rising 200 percent.




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Google Launches Coronavirus Task Force, Removes 2.7 Billion 'Bad Advertisements'

Google also blocked and removed coronavirus-related marketing pitches in recent months for policy violations including price-gouging and misleading claims.




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Call of Duty Mobile Season 6 Goes Live on Android and iOS: New Maps, Game Modes and More

The Call of Duty Season 6 is updated with version 1.0.12 is available on both Google Play Store and Apple App Store.




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Reliance Jio Deployed Multiple Measures to Help Mobile & JioFiber Users During COVID Lockdown

The virtualization and network automation technologies ensured that the networks continued to work smoothly even though there was a significant increase in traffic due to everyone working from home.




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Jio & Facebook Getting JioMart on WhatsApp Pushes a Big Digital Shift For 1.3 Billion Indians

Reliance Jio says this investment would enable new opportunities for businesses of all sizes. There is special focus on small businesses across India, and there is expectation that the new digital ecosystems will reach out to as many as 1.3 billion Indians, including via WhatsApp.




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PUBG Mobile ‘Mad Miramar’: Golden Mirado, Canted Sight, Scoped Winchester 94 and More

PUBG Mobile has officially confirmed some of the new changes that we can expect in the upcoming update that is arriving on May 7.




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Mobile Phone Manufacturing Resumes as Economy Slowly Reopens, ICEA Lauds Govt for Move

The government, on Friday, issued a directive to ease restrictions on manufacturing and sale of handsets across the country as the lockdown was extended for two more weeks.




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PUBG Mobile 0.18.0 Update to Arrive on May 7: Here's Everything We Know So Far

PUBG Mobile update 0.18.0 is going to drop this week and here is a lowdown of everything that you can expect from the popular mobile game.




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Hackers Break Into Android Substitute LineageOS Via Unpatched Vulnerability

LineageOS Signing Keys, Builds, and Source Code were unaffected despite the attack, the company said.




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Intel to Acquire Urban Transit Startup App Moovit for $1 Billion

Following the acquisition, Moovit could become part of Intel's Israeli automotive hub, which is anchored by the autonomous driving company Mobileye.




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PUBG Mobile 0.18.0 Update: Here Are All The Official Patch Notes

The new update drops tomorrow, but here is an early look at the massive patch notes released by PUBG Mobile.




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Mi 10 5G Launched in India at Rs 49,999: Specifications, Variants, Availability and More

The Mi 10 5G is now the most expensive smartphone offering from Xiaomi in India and goes on the compete with the new OnePlus 8 Series.




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Microsoft, Amazon Continue Trading Fresh Barbs Over $10 Billion JEDI Contract Appeal

The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract is the US Department of Defense' cloud computing contract which has been reported as being worth $10 billion.




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PUBG Mobile Mad Miramar Sandstorm Mode to Arrive on May 12

Gear up as Mad Miramar is going to even more exciting with the new sandstorm mode.




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Captaincy Came as Surprise but Ready to Shoulder Responsibility: Harmanpreet Singh

Harmanpreet Singh was named the captain of the Indian men's hockey team that will take part in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Test event




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Pakistan Hockey Federation's Secretary General Says Reviving Bilateral Ties with India Top Priority

Asif Bajwa, who was appointed the Pakistan Hockey Federation's Secretary-General, said that reviving bilateral engagements with India will be on top of his to-do list.




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Possibility to be Discussed: FIFA Vice-president Ponders Calendar Year Season in Europe

FIFA vice-president Victor Montagliani said moving the entire European football season to a calendar year as a reaction to the coronavirus.




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Spanish Cup Rivals Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao Want Fans At The Final

The Spanish Cup final between Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao was originally scheduled for April 18 in Seville at the Olympic Stadium, known as La Cartuja.




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Coronavirus Could Wipe 10 Billion Euros Off Football Player Values, Says Report

Transfer spending is expected to fall dramatically, with clubs across the continent facing huge losses as a result of football's shutdown.