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King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden arrive in New Delhi[ph]Photo Courtesy: Hemant Joshi[/ph]




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External Affairs Minister delivers his Valedictory Address at Delhi Dialogue XI in New Delhi [ph]Photo Courtesy: Chandan Kumar Shah[/ph]





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Minister of State for External Affairs at the unveiling of statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Canary Islands during his visit to Spain





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22nd Meeting of the Special Representatives for Settlement of India-China Boundary Question takes place at Hyderabad House, New Delhi





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Prime Minister attends the inaugural ceremony of Raisina Dialogue 2020 in New Delhi [ph]Photo Courtesy: Chandan Kumar Shah[/ph]





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External Affairs Minister delivers his Vote of Thanks at the Raisina Dialogue 2020 in New Delhi [ph]Photo Courtesy: Chandan Kumar Shah [/ph]





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Prime Minister meets Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran during Raisina Dialogue 2020 [ph]Photo Courtesy: Lalit Kumar[/ph]





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External Affairs Minister meets Urmas Reinsalu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia during Raisina Dialogue 2020 [ph] Photo Courtesy:Hemant Joshi [/ph]





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External Affairs Minister meets Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia during Raisina Dialogue 2020[ph]Photo Courtesy:Hemant Joshi [/ph]





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External Affairs Minister in conversation at Raisina Dialogue 2020[ph]Photo Courtesy:Hemant Joshi [/ph]





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External Affairs Minister meets Jeppe S Kofod, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark during Raisina Dialogue 2020 [ph] Photo Courtesy: Chandan Kumar Shah[/ph]





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External Affairs Minister meets Marise Payne, Foreign Minister of Australia during Raisina Dialogue 2020[ph]Photo Courtesy:Hemant Joshi [/ph]





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External Affairs Minister meets Peter Szijjarto, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary during Raisina Dialogue 2020 [ph]Photo Courtesy: Hemant Joshi [/ph]





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External Affairs Minister meets Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran during Raisina Dialogue 2020 [ph]Photo Courtesy:Hemant Joshi [/ph]





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External Affairs Minister meets Dr. GNM Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa during Raisina Dialogue 2020[ph]Photo Courtesy:Hemant Joshi [/ph]





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External Affairs Minister meets Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission during Raisina Dialogue 2020[ph]Photo Courtesy:Hemant Joshi [/ph]





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External Affairs Minister meets Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Minister of Defence of Germany in Berlin





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TONY HETHERINGTON: Sorry, Barclays, but I find your requests offensive

S.C. writes: I am sending you a request for information I received from Barclays Smart Investor and I wonder whether you find it as offensive as I do.




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Chennai floods won't impact our revenues: Cognizant

Reaffirms full-year revenue guidance of $12.41 bn.




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Congress questions the 'achievements' of two years of Modi govt

The political party asks, 'kiska saath, kiska vikaas?'




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Answering 20 tough questions in 5 minutes can help you meet PM Modi

Centre launches online quiz on government's achievements, the prize for which is a certificate and a chance to meet the PM




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D-Street turns positive on PI Industries, UPL, Coromandel as revenues rise

PI Industries, UPL are better placed, given pick-up in global demand after a two-year downturn




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Bounce raises fresh funding to fuel electric vehicle integration, expansion

This marks InnoVen Capital's third investment in Bounce, in a span of 18 months




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Travel start-ups hit a bumpy road amid restrictions due to coronavirus

They were riding on the promise of steady double-digit growth, but with travel restrictions and cancellations, their problems are mounting




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Renault Kwid: Holy Trinity of a True Success Story Uncovered!

With over 85,000 units already booked, Renault Kwid became a phenomenon that laid foundation for ingenuity and epitome of automotive excellence, which automaker’s world over strive to achieve. The excitement for the entry-level hatchback grew to ...




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Don't worry about BS-VI fuel, focus on R&D: Nitin Gadkari to auto cos

Automobile manufacturers have expressed doubts on whether BS-VI compatible fuel would be available in time




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The Promoter's role: A question of trust

A long-term investment in a company is a vote of faith in the promoter




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Akhilesh questions PM Modi's claim on screening of travellers at airports

"The country would be truly benefitted, if and only if the meaningful work is done," the SP chief said




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Adityanath's father dies, UP CM says can't attend funeral due to lockdown

Bisht's last rites will take place in Haridwar in Uttarakhand on April 21, Media Advisor to the chief minister Mrityunjay Kumar said




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Amid Delhi election result, silent protest continues at Shaheen Bagh

The women protesters have been staging silent protest since the morning, and no person was seen delivering any speech during the demonstration




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Delhi Election: Mandate explains true meaning of nationalism, says Sisodia

Sisodia, who retained his seat for the third time, said the BJP indulged in "politics of hate", but people refused to be divided.




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LJP to contest Bihar elections with development an issue: Chirag Pawan

He said that if the manifesto is released before the Assembly elections, caste will not be an issue, but the focus will be on development of the state




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Twitter is in trouble: How can it be rescued

Everything is about incentives, and Twitter simply doesn't have enough of them to attract new users. Perhaps, the highly followed band of Twitterati can help save the day




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I Repeat (Tuesday Crossword, May 5)

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Spain's COVID-19 toll crosses 18,000 but daily deaths continue to drop

Spain's number of total deaths due to the coronavirus crossed 18,000 with 547 new deaths on Tuesday, which is a slight increase in the number of daily deaths reported as per the Spanish Health Ministry.On Monday, Spain had reported 517 deaths, which was one of the lowest daily increase reported in the last three weeks. As per the data from Johns Hopkins University, the current toll in Spain stands at 18,056.The Spanish authorities have also recorded a fall in the number of active cases for the first time since the outbreak. The authorities on Tuesday observed that the active cases had come down by 299 in the last 24 hours. Spain has now 86,981 active cases.Spain's overall tally of cases including the dead and recovered stands at 172,541. It has reported the third-highest fatalities in the world just behind the United States (23,649) and Italy (20,465)With 172,541 total cases, Spain is only behind the United States in the number of overall cases. The United States as of Tuesday has ...




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Global financial conditions tightened abruptly due to COVID-19: IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its Global Financial Stability Overview released on Tuesday has noted that early in 2020, global financial markets remained afloat as there was a sense of optimism on the back of supportive monetary policy, reduced trade tension and tentative signs of stabilisation in the global economy. However, the spread of COVID-19 has posed a risk that has seen the prices of risk assets and commodities fall at unprecedented speed.The document released by the IMF says that the equity markets experienced the fastest drop in history with the S and P 500 falling 20 per cent from its peak in just 16 trading sessions.The asset price declines reached about half the magnitude seen in 2008-09 at the worst point of the sell-off, and implied volatility spiked across asset classes, in some cases to levels last seen during the global financial crisis.Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF, Tobias Adrian while releasing the




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Airline passenger revenue to plunge by USD 314 billion in 2020: IATA

Airline passenger revenue is set to plunge by USD 314 billion in 2020, which is a decline of 55 per cent from 2019 due to coronavirus as per the updated analysis released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).On March 24, the IATA had predicted an estimated loss of USD 252 billion in revenues, which is 44 per cent decline in passenger for airline industry due to severe travel restrictions lasting more than three months as governments across the world try to contain the disease.As per a release by IATA, the world is heading for a recession. The economic shock of the COVID-19 crisis is expected to be at its most severe in Q2 when the GDP is expected to shrink by 6 per cent (by comparison, GDP shrank by 2 per cent at the height of the global financial crisis). Passenger demand closely follows GDP progression. The impact of reduced economic activity in Q2 alone would result in an 8 per cent fall in passenger demand in the third quarter."The release added: "Travel ...




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Pak clerics flout virus lockdown rules, say restrictions not applicable to mosques, congregational prayers

Defying all orders from the state to refrain from religious congregations to curb the spread of COVID-19, prominent ulemas and religious scholars from across Pakistan on Tuesday stated that the five daily prayers and the Friday prayers would be held in mosques. They, however, mentioned that all precautionary measures advised by the government will be implemented.The statement from the ulemas, cited by Dawn, comes as the government announced it would continue the lockdown imposed in light of the coronavirus outbreak, easing restrictions for some industries which it said were 'low-risk'.Authorities in all provinces had officially restricted congregations in mosques, including for Friday prayers, to five people or less for the past two weeks. However, several instances of violation of government orders, and confrontation with police trying to enforce these orders, have been reported since then.Speaking at a press conference after the meeting between representatives from the ...




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Japan Stocks end mostly lower amid continued coronavirus concern

Total 21 issues of 33 industry category of Topix index were in negative territory, with Air Transportation, Insurance, Land Transportation, Iron & Steel, Nonferrous Metals, and Oil & Coal Products issues being notable losers, while Other Products, Electric Appliances, Metal Products, Construction, and Pharmaceutical issues were notable gainers.




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CERC issues regulations achieve clean energy target, sound grid operations

Advises Centre to ask states to execute energy accounting & implement availability based tariff




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Excise Duty Increased On Petrol And Fuel

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Downward Trend In Fuel Prices Could Negatively Affect Cost Benefit Of Electric Vehicles

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For Clues to Biden's VP Pick, Look to History

As speculation grows over Joe Biden’s selection of a running mate, WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib looks at past picks for clues into what factors the former vice president will consider, and why this year’s choice is more important than ever. Photo: Getty Images




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CA Harbor Investments to acquire a majority stake in SeQuent

Transaction expected to close in Q3 2020




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Carlyle Group to buy 74% stake in SeQuent Scientific

The US-based private equity investor will buy shares at Rs 86 each and the transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2020.




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Venezuela orders arrest of 3 in US for role in failed plot

Venezuela's chief prosecutor ordered the arrest Friday of a former Green Beret and two opposition figures living in the United States for their purported role in a botched operation aimed at removing Nicols Maduro from power. Tarek William Saab said Venezuela will seek the capture of Jordan Goudreau, a military veteran who has claimed responsibility for the attack, as well as Juan Jos Rendn and Sergio Vergara, two U.S.-based advisers to opposition leader Juan Guaid. They are living in impunity, Saab said. In tranquility over there. US law enforcement is investigating Goudreau, though it remains unclear if he will charged. President Donald Trump does not recognize Maduro's government, making it highly unlikely that his administration would accept any extradition request. The Trump administration has denied all responsibility in the armed raid, which resulted in the arrests of two Americans, Luke Denman and Airan Berry, who were purportedly hired by Goudreau's private firm to ...




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China continues to hide and obfuscate COVID 19 data from world Pompeo

China continues to hide and obfuscate COVID-19 data from the world, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday, asserting that he has seen a significant amount of evidence suggesting that a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan was underperforming and the virus could well have emanated from there. "I have seen a significant amount of evidence that suggests that the lab was underperforming, that there were security risks at the lab and that the virus could well have emanated from there," Pompeo told Ben Shapiro in an interview. "But I am happy to suspend the decision about that. What we need are answers. There are still people dying," he said. By Friday, more than 78,000 Americans had died and 13 lakh tested positive for the coronavirus. Globally, more than 273,000 people have died and 39 lakh tested positive for the disease. The American economy and those of the rest of the world have come to a standstill. "We have got an economy now that is really struggling and it is all a ..




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S Korea has 18 new virus cases fuelled by clubs

South Korea has reported 18 fresh cases of the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, including 12 in the capital of Seoul, as health workers scramble to trace contacts after detecting a slew of transmissions linked to clubgoers. Figures released by South Korea's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday brought national totals to 10,840 cases and 256 deaths. While the KCDC didn't immediately release specific details, most of the new cases were likely linked to the nightclubs in Seoul's Itaewon leisure district, which was brought to a sudden standstill Friday night following reports of the transmissions. Officials on Friday said they detected at least 15 infections linked to a 29-year-old man who visited three Itaewon clubs on Saturday before testing positive on Wednesday. The infections raised concern about a broader spread of the virus in the Seoul metropolitan area, where about half of South Korea's 51 million people live. South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun in a




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Temuera Morrison to play Boba Fett in 'The Mandalorian' S2

Temuera Morrison will be making a return to the "Star Wars" universe as the actor is set to play Boba Fett in the second season of Disney Plus series "The Mandalorian". Morrison, 59, had earlier played the role of Jango Fett, the father of Boba Fett, in George Lucas' 2002 movie"Star Wars: Attack of the Clones". Boba Fett is a famed bounty hunter who first appeared on the big screen in 1980's"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" and later in "Return of the Jedi". Jeremy Bulloch had essayed the role in the original films. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Morrison will have a small role as Boba Fett. The character also had a cameo appearance in the first season of "The Mandalorian". The show takes place after the events of "Return of the Jedi",in which fans saw Boba Fett die in sarlacc pit. "The Mandalorian" is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. The series depicts a lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority .




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Maradona autographs shirt to help Buenos Aires poor

Diego Maradona has lent a hand in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in his hometown by autographing an Argentina national team jersey for a raffle. The sale raised money for an underprivileged area on the outskirts of Buenos Aires affected by quarantine rules. "We're going to get through it," Maradona wrote on the jersey, a replica of the one he wore when he led his country to victory in the 1986 World Cup. The jersey was first offered at auction, but is being raffled to those who have given donations in an initiative that has collected hygiene products, masks and around 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of food for charity. "Diego can't even imagine what he has done for us, it's priceless. I'll be grateful to him until the day I die," said local resident Marta Gutierrez. In addition to the pandemic, Argentina is facing a serious economic crisis and is in laborious negotiations on debt restructuring with creditors.