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Paris: Builders back at Notre-Dame cathedral after coronavirus shutdown

French President Emmanuel Macron promised to rebuild within five years but work so far has been slow. Delays were caused by toxic lead released by the fire, winter storms and then by the COVID-19 epidemic which closed the site in March.




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COVID-19 scanning under consideration for international air travellers: Donald Trump

Trump told reporters that this could be done in coordination with either the airlines or government. ''We're working with the airlines. Maybe it's a combination of both,'' he said.




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Disneyland in Shanghai will reopen May 11 after COVID-19 shutdown under enhanced health, safety measures

Social distancing will be maintained in lines for amenities, in restaurants, on rides and other facilities and sanitization and disinfection will be boosted, the company said in a news release.




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Diwali dhamaka! Amazon offers free shipping on all orders for the holidays

Amazon.com said on Monday it would offer free shipping with no purchase minimum for the first time this holiday season, heating up the competition with Walmart and other rivals vying for customers’ Christmas shopping sprees.




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North Korea tests new ultramodern tactical weapon

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the successful test of an unspecified “newly developed ultramodern tactical weapon,” state media reported Friday, in an apparent bid to apply pressure on the United States and South Korea.




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Federal Reserve may get less bang for the buck if it repeats 2016 rate pause

For the Federal Reserve, 2019 has started out looking a lot like 2016: The last time uncertainty over global growth roiled financial markets for months on end.




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Boeing’s 737 Max problem puts company in turbulence; $600 billion in orders at risk

Indonesia’s Lion Air firms up moves to drop a $22 billion order for the 737 in favour of the Airbus jet, according to a person with knowledge of the plan.




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Mueller Report: Pelosi under pressure as progressive demand impeachment of Donald Trump

Mueller report identified at least 10 instances of potential obstruction of justice by Donald Trump.




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Hong Kong leader suspends extradition bill after protests

The extradition bill, which would cover Hong Kong’s 7 million residents as well as foreign and Chinese nationals in the city, was seen by many as a threat to the rule of law in the former British colony.




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RBI measures for NBFCs unlikely to boost credit flow to broader economy: Moody’s

The RBI announced the liquidity facility under the TLTRO 2.0 window for NBFCs and MFIs after these institutions failed to get funding under the earlier TLTRO scheme announced late in March.




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Kotak Mahindra Bank board to consider fundraising proposal this week

In a recent report, global ratings agency Standard & Poor's had said Kotak Mahnidra Bank can weather the challenges that will be posed by the infections and affirmed its rating on the lender.




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Covid-19 impact: Asset quality could come under stress, says IndusInd Bank CEO

The lender’s gross NPAs stood at 2.45% of gross advances as on March 31, 2020, up from 2.18% on December 31, 2019, while the net NPA ratio stood at 0.91% of net advances as on March 31, 2020, down from 1.05% on December 31, 2019.




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RBI extends regulatory benefits under SLF-MF scheme to all banks

Earlier in the week, the Reserve Bank had announced Rs 50,000-crore SLF-MF scheme to bailout the mutual funds facing redemption pressure.




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Bank of Baroda disburses Rs 2,300 crore to MSMEs under emergency credit line facility

The state-owned bank launched an emergency credit line to provide funds to its existing MSME and corporate borrowers in the last week of March, soon after the lockdown was announced.




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Yes Bank case: ED files charge sheet against bank co-founder Rana Kapoor

Kapoor, former MD and CEO of Yes Bank, was arrested by the ED on March 8 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). He is accused of sanctioning loans to certain firms against kickbacks.




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Stressed assets: Lenders may create bad bank, says SBI chief

In an interview with CNBC TV18, Kumar said the time is right to set up a structure, along the lines of a bad bank, given there are adequate provisions for existing non-performing assets (NPAs).




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By ignoring climate emergency, world leaders are forcing children to act: Greta Thunberg

Thunberg has become a leading voice for action on climate change, inspiring millions of students to join protests around the world.




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Coronavirus Lockdown: After improvement in air quality, scientists record drop in seismic vibrations under Earth surface

The report claims that the development could help seismologists detect earthquakes of even very small magnitude, signals of which were earlier drowned in the cacophony produced by various activities.




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Coronavirus impact: As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner

Nitrogen dioxide pollution in the northeastern United States is down 30 per cent. Rome air pollution levels from




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Tds under dtaa between uae and india on property sale by nri

AN NRI WANTS TO SELL HIS PROPERTY IN INDIA. UNDER I. TAX PROVISIONS THE BUYER IS SUPPOSED TO DEDUCT TDS @ 20% . WHETHER A LOWER RATE IS THERE UNDER THE data BETWEEN UAE AND INDIA?




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Tds rate under dtaa between uae and on property sale by nri

IN MY PREVIOUS QUERY THE WORD SHOULD BE DTAA AND NOT DATA.. THANKS.




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Taliban free 3 Indians in exchange for 11 leaders

Three Indian engineers held by the Taliban in Afghanistan since May 2018 have been freed by the militant group in exchange for 11 of its top members from Afghan jails, according to an Afghan media report on Monday.




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India strongly protests against the recent order of Pakistan Supreme Court to allow elections in Gilgit Baltistan

Pakistan Supreme Court has passed an Order on 30th April to make amendments in the Gilgit Baltistan Order of 2018 to conduct the general assembly elections in that area.India has lodged a strong protest with Islamabad against these directions of the




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SC reserving its order in the matter of 4G restoration in JandK

SC RESERVES ORDER TO DETERMINE BALANCE OF CONCERNS IN PLEA TO RESTORE 4G IN J&K The Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justices NV Ramana, SK Kaul and BR Gavai reserved its judgment on Monday, after hearing both sides ofthe PILs filed by Foundatio




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SC Dismisses Plea For Restraining Landlords From Demanding Rent From Students/ Labour Class Tenants As Per MHA Order

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea seeking direction to the Centre to ensure compliance with the MHA order directing landlords to neither ask students and labourers to vacate the premises nor to seek rent for a month during the




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Railways Orders Comprehensive Probe Into Today's Aurangabad Accident

The Railways has ordered a comprehensive probe into the Aurangabad accident in which 16 migrants workers who were sleeping on the tracks were run over by a goods train early on Friday morning. They...




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Delhi Issues Orders For Functioning Of Permitted Economic Activities

The Delhi government on Friday issued orders directing all the district magistrates and deputy commissioners of police to ensure smooth running of all economic activities permitted during the...




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Online platform spotlights underground Arab music

Cube Sessions offers performances and interviews with prominent underground artists, all staged from within a cube-shaped, neon-lit metal scaffold. Artists include soloists Zeid Hamdan and Lynn Adib as well as bands Adonis and Tanjaret Daghet




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Hyderabad biotech firm working on intranasal vaccine against Covid-19 with US company, varsity

The institute has a high-level bio-safety facility designated Biosafety Level 3 Agriculture with the ability to safely handle and study pathogens like highly pathogenic influenza viruses and the novel coronavirus.




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Colonial hangover: The fragmented history of Myanmar is narrated under a veil of fiction

Lawrence's fictitious Indian National Army captain Immanuel Stanley David is faced with a wave of events, mostly untoward circumstances, after his landing in Burma during World War II.




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Power play: Role gender plays in society, especially politics

With rumours that Kim Yo-jong might take over the leadership of North Korea after Kim Jong-un, we take a look at the role gender plays in society, especially politics.




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Let’s hear a story: Children’s books have undergone a huge transformation

Children’s books have undergone a huge transformation. The latest rage are audiobooks, ensuring there’s a grandma for every kid yearning for a bedtime story.




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Covid outbreak: Kerala elderly to go on reverse quarantine as over 4 lakh NRIs return

Kerala has decided to send people aged above 65 years on reverse quarantine during lockdown 3.0 as the magnitude of reverse migration to the state seems larger than what was anticipated.




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IndiGo to implement wider pay cuts, send some staff on leave without pay

While senior-vice presidents and above would have 20% of their pay slashed, vice-presidents and cockpit crew would take a 15% cut.




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GST relief 2.0: Govt can provide relaxations with respect to certain measures under GST

Current relaxations, prospective exemptions, and time taken to restore normalcy may depress tax collections. An increase in the tax rate of certain goods can compensate for losses.




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Tamil Nadu moves SC against high court order for closure of Tasmac liquor outlets

The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday moved the Supreme Court challenging a Madras High Court order for closure of state-run liquor outlets on grounds of violations of COVID-19 guidelines, arguing that it would lead to "grave losses" in revenue and complete halt in commercial activities.




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Maharajas Express bags Conde Nast Traveller Readers' Travel Award

Maharajas Express added another feather in its cap as it bagged the first runner up award in the Specialist Train Operators Category awarded by the Conde Nast Traveller Readers' Travel Award. The first prize was grabbed by the Hiram Bingham Express, a luxury train by Orient Express Group....



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Maharajas Express Derails

Maharajas’ Express, launched amid much fanfare in 2010 and touted to be the India’s answer to the Orient Express of the West may not continue its service in the coming year. The train was a joint venture between IRCTC and Cox and Kings India. Whereas the IRCTC owned the train, Cox and...



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BJP's Social Media "Beta" Tajinder Bagga Makes His Election Debut

Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, who debuts as a BJP candidate for the February Delhi election, is one of the ruling party's most prominent faces on social media. On the flip-side, he has been accused by his...




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Know Your Delhi Leader: Alka Lamba 

Alka Lamba left the Congress in 2013 and joined the new party formed by Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party. Two years later, she went on to win the election to the Delhi assembly from Chandni Chowk...




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Know Your Delhi Candidate: Arvinder Singh Lovely

Arvinder Singh Lovely is a Congress leader who had walked out of his party in 2017 to join the BJP. He returned to the Congress in February 2018. Mr Lovely, who has been the Delhi Education Minister...




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Did 'The Simpsons' Predict Coronavirus, Murder Hornets? Twitter Thinks So

Some social media users are convinced that an early episode of The Simpsons also came close to predicting the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the invasion of "murder hornets".




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Founders of Infosys sell their stake for $1.1 billion

Founders of Infosys sell their stake in the company for $1.1 billion




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Zoetis to Expand BioDevice Solutions for Poultry Industry with Acquisition of Hatchery Automation Technology Leader KL Products, Inc.




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Zoetis Completes Acquisition of Poultry Hatchery Automation Technology Leader KL Products, Inc.




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Connecting Modern Agriculture and Innovation

Clint Lewis, Executive Vice President and President, International Operations at Zoetis, shares his insights on the critical role that animal health plays in creating a safe and abundant food supply for a growing global population.




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Zoetis to Acquire PHARMAQ, the Global Leader in Vaccines and Innovation for Health Products in Aquaculture




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Zoetis Completes Purchase of PHARMAQ, the Global Leader in Vaccines and Innovation for Health Products in Aquaculture