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A local worker in God’s harvest

A local man shares his testimony, endures persecution and encourages others in the Near East to stand firm.




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Lockdown recipes: Chef Paul Tamburrini brings you his family feasts

HE has created elegant fine-dining dishes in some of the most reputable restaurants in Scotland, but chef Paul Tamburrini he is now facing his harshest critics – his family.




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Coronavirus in Scotland: How a travel blogger is bringing the beauty of Scotland to a lockdown audience

Travel and tourism have become casualties of coronavirus lockdown, but one travel writer has found a new way to highlight Scotland's beauty, writes Deborah Anderson




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Coronavirus in Scotland: Top Ten places to visit after lockdown according to The Chaotic Scot travel blogger

The Chaotic Scots Traveller Kay Gillespie delivers her Top 10 places She's dreaming about in Scotland




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Don't bet on Premiership clubs learning to live together during lockdown

ESTABLISHING a consensus to maintain the peace has never been trickier. Being stuck at home for 23 hours a day has taken the already onerous challenge of preserving civil relations and lifted to it a new level altogether.




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Visitors flock to Smoky Mountains park on reopening day

Scores of nature lovers from dozens of states crowded trails, blocked-off areas.




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Coronavirus Lockdown: फंसे हुए मजदूरों के मुद्दे पर घिरी मोदी सरकार, ये है छवि बदलने का प्लान

सूत्रों से मिली जानकारी के अनुसार, इस महीने 'मोदी सरकार 2.0' का एक साल पूरा होने...




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Amid Lockdown, Madhya Pradesh Government Reshuffles 50 IAS Officers

In a major administrative reshuffle amid the lockdown, the Madhya Pradesh government has transferred 50 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, including some additional chief secretaries,...




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Elon Musk Threatens Removing Tesla From California Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

Tesla chief Elon Musk on Saturday threatened to pull his electric car headquarters and plant out of California after local authorities kept him from resuming production due to the coronavirus...




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Consider Week 1 As Trial: Government On Industry Restart Post Lockdown

Lockdown: Government issues guidelines for restarting industries after lockdown, says "consider first week as trial or test run period"




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Coronavirus Pandemic: MapmyIndia Introduces New Tools To Alert About Coronavirus Impacted Localities

The app will generate real-time location-based alerts helping all employees and consumer base in being aware of the relevant localised corona safety information.




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Watch Royal Enfield Bullets dance! This video will make your day during Covid-19 lockdown

Ever seen a Royal Enfield Bullet doing something unusual? Here is an amusing video showcasing the dancing capabilities of an Enfield.




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No distance too far for a Mother: 1,400 km on Honda Grazia to bring stranded son during lockdown!

Razia approached the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Bodhan V Jaipal Reddy a couple of time to seeks advice, The Police asked her to wait till lockdown lifts.




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Six must-do things to prep your bike/scooter to ride again after coronavirus lockdown lifts

It has been well over three weeks our motorcycles have been parked and there are now nearly three more weeks to go before the coronavirus lockdown hopefully lifts. When you do finally get back on the road, remember to check these six things.




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6 evergreen scooter, bike ads from the 90s: A trip down the memory lane amid Covid-19 lockdown!

Want to feel a bit nostalgic amid this Covid-19 lockdown? Let us make you revisit the 90s era with these immensely popular bike and scooter advertisements.




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Check if your Kwacker is covered during lockdown: Kawasaki extends warranty period till 30th June!

Kawasaki India has announced a warranty period extension of two months. See if your bike is covered.




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BS6 Yamaha FZ 25, FZS 25 official accessories revealed with prices: 250cc bikes to be launched after lockdown!

Both, the BS6 compliant Yamaha FZ 25 and the FZS 25 will be launched in India post lockdown. Ahead of the official launch, the company has revealed the official accessories for the two bikes along with their prices.




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Piaggio extends warranty for Vespa and Aprilia: Free service valid for 30 days after lockdown

Vespa and Aprilia customers whose original equipment warranty or free service schedule end during the lockdown period will be able to avail the same benefits within 30 days after the lockdown is lifted.




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Covid-19 effect: Hero expects higher electric vehicles sales post lockdown

The low-speed electric two-wheelers are the ones the company hopes will sell the highest.




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This bike taxi service lets you exchange supplies with your friends & family during lockdown, here’s how!

In order to get this service, the customers need to update their Rapido Android app. All details here.




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Now buy a second-hand bike, scooter and get it delivered to your doorstep amid lockdown, here’s how!

Once the two-wheeler arrives at the doorstep of the customer, the customer can take a test ride, verify its documents and can also make the final payment through a contactless medium.




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Covid-19 lockdown: Jawa dealerships reopen with these directives, doorstep deliveries & more on offer

Classic Legends currently offers three motorcycles in India under the Jawa brand name. These include the Jawa, Forty-Two and the Perak.




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Getting Candid About Ad Blockers

We discuss some of our own ad blocking experiences during a Facebook Live stream.




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Capital, debt market service providers to remain operational during lockdown: Sebi

The government on Friday announced that a "limited" lockdown, including suspension of inter-state travel, air and train services, will continue to remain in force for another two weeks throughout the country from May 4, but some activities would be allowed after classifying areas into red, orange and green zones.




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Asian stocks, oil higher as economies emerge from coronavirus lockdown

In reduced trade, with China, Japan and South Korea on holiday, Australia's ASX 200 rose 1.26% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.66%.




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Gold prices rise today, snap three-day losing streak despite ease in lockdown restrictions in India

On MCX, gold June futures rose Rs 37 to Rs 45,788 per 10 grams. Similarly, silver July futures were trading Rs 403 or 0.96 per cent higher at Rs 42,299 per kg




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New kids on the block: These mobiles will hit the stores soon

The lockdown has stalled the rollout of the latest handsets. On the brighter side, popular brands will witness pent-up demand once the lockdown is lifted. Here are some of the smartphones slated to hit the market soon.




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Lockdown relaxation: Tirupur garment cluster to resume ops; units start getting queries from abroad

The Tamil Nadu government has announced relaxations allowing industries, particularly export units, to resume operations with standard operating procedure as suggested by the Union government.




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Covid-19 effect: No wages for Gujarat diamond workers during lockdown

Despite the Gujarat government’s order to pay salaries to workers during lockdown period, lakhs of diamond artisans in Surat have not been paid their wages by their employers, said Diamond Workers Union – Gujarat.




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Lockdown relaxation: E-commerce firms see demand for non-essentials rise manifold

Consumer demand for non-essential products with e-commerce firms has increased manifold after the government last Friday lifted the ban on sale of such products by e-tailers.




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Resumption blues post COVID-19 lockdown: Factories grapple with shortage of workers, supply chain hurdles

Hobbled by a shortage of workers, companies are finding it hard to resume operations at an optimal scale and with migrants moving back home, it could be a while before factories hum with activity.




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Indian cotton prices under pressure due to lockdown and fears of drop in consumption: CAI

Indian cotton prices have come down by 12-15% due to the ongoing lockdown and fears that the country’s cotton consumption will reduce, resulting in more carry-forward stocks by September 2020, officials of the Cotton Association of India (CAI) said on Tuesday.




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Edible oil imports down 34% in April due to logistics issues during lockdown

The edible oils import declined by 34% to 7,90,377 tonne during April, mainly due to logistics related issues during the lockdown, industry body Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA) said on Wednesday.




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Power, coal, renewable energy exempted from lockdown

The daily power demand in the country has fallen by a sharp 21% since March 16 with electricity requirement on March 25 being only 2,777 million units (MU), as most parts of the country is under shutdown.




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Delivery roadblocks: E-commerce players grapple with increased demand and more

Retail experts estimate that the current situation might wipe off 10% of e-commerce companies’ annual GMV in the country.




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A longer lockdown? Here is what researchers have to say

A study by two India-origin researchers at the University of Cambridge, is based on the SIR approach, but takes into account age and social contact structure to assess the impact of the lockdown and social distancing measures adopted before it.




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COVID-19 lockdown: How national highways construction will take a hit

After a fiscal that saw the pace of work slowing down, a first for the NDA govt, FY21 is likely to be impacted by Covid-19 and its aftermath.




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Netflix sees ‘big growth’ in India as subscribers binge on local content

According to data released by market research firm Kalagato, user engagement on Netflix shot up to as much as 80 minutes a day as of March 28 from a little under 50 minutes on February 5.




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Covid-19 lockdown: Trai to conduct discussions via video conferencing from May 6

The official also said as the social distancing norms will remain in effect in near future, it has to start conducting its discussions and other work online.




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New kids on the block: These mobiles will hit the stores soon

The Nokia 5310 remixes classic design with a slick new feel and battery that’s built to last, keeping you connected day after day.




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Asset allocation: Looking to book profits in equity now? Here’s why you should shift to short term bond funds

It has been proven that portfolio allocation leads to long-term optimum results on investments. Awareness among investors is gradually increasing on the imperative of allocation.




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Don’t force industry to pay wages during COVID-19 lockdown

Growth was already slowing before the corona outbreak; forcing industry to pay full wages imperils MSMEs’ survival




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Why it is time to end Covid-19 lockdown

The lockdown has achieved its purpose. Extending it may not be worth the cost.




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Fighting Corona: Look at local data, not a national curve

An RT-PCR test takes several hours for the result to be available. We cannot make a patient who comes with a non-Covid-19 problem wait till that result is available.




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Coronavirus crisis: India simply can’t afford another lockdown extension

Even supporting the poor—whose numbers will double—can cost Rs 65,000-130,000 crore per month




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Why extending lockdown could be catastrophic

Extending the lockdown well beyond mid-May would shave 8-9% off the real GDP. but, the damage being done doesn’t seem to be filtering up to those in charge




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COVID-19 lockdown: Urgent need to decongest megacities

Before tertiary infections take root, it could perhaps be a good to plan to decongest the slums by arranging travel of migrants to their home in orderly manner without losing time




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COVID-19 lockdown: Stricter action required against violators of social distancing norms

Liquor-store crowds show the masses still don’t understand the importance of social distancing in fighting Covid-19




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Fruit for thought! Lockdown has forced farmers into shock sales — and debt

Everyone in the banana supply chain seems to be gaining from the lockdown, except growers.




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Covid lockdown: When you can’t litigate and arbitrate

Given the many advantages it has over traditional litigation during the corona crisis, arbitration should no longer be just an alternative dispute resolution mechanism, but the primary choice for adjudicating disputes.