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IRDAI Sets up Panel to Draft Standard Professional Indemnity Policy for Insurance Intermediaries

Professional indemnity policy offers protection to professionals against potential claims for injury or loss resulting from their advice action for failure to fulfil their duties.




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Homeward Bound: Villages Are The New Go-to Destinations, But Jobs Will Return to Cities Faster

It could well be economically rewarding if the workers managed to get back to work in the cities and towns where they were engaged in before the lockdown, only if appropriate welfare measures reach them.




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Parliament Has Competence to Make Laws Regarding Recovery of Loans for Cooperative Banks: SC

The SC said cooperative banks cannot carry on any activity without compliance of the provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and any other legislation applicable to such banks relatable to 'Banking'.




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Govt to Gain Over Rs 1.5 Lakh Cr this Fiscal From Record Excise Duty Hike on Petrol & Diesel

The government hiked excise duty on petrol by Rs 10 per litre and that on diesel by Rs 13 a litre to mop up gains arising from international oil prices falling to a two-decade low.




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Asia Gasoil Margins Drop to Record Low Amid Signs of Indian Export Surge

India's April gasoil exports closed at a four-month high of 2.73 million tonnes, compared with 2.53 million tonnes in March, according to Refinitiv oil research assessments.




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Petrol, Diesel to Cost More in Rajasthan with Third Hike in VAT Rates amid Covid-19 Lockdown

The state government on Thursday increased the VAT on petrol to 38 per cent from 36 per cent earlier while on diesel to 28 per cent from 27 per cent earlier.




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Record Excise Duty Hike Unlikely to Help Bridge Fiscal Gap: Report

Despite crude prices trading at a two decades low, the government had earlier this week hiked excise duty on petrol by Rs 10 a litre and on diesel by Rs 13 a litre to mop up nearly Rs 1.6 lakh crore in additional revenue this fiscal.




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Making Effort to Ensure Orderly, Equitable Exit to Investors: Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund also issued an apology to Sebi and said that comments of its top executive Jenny Johnson were wrongly interpreted, diluting her responses about the reason for winding up of schemes.




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Armand Duplantis, Renaud Lavillenie Split Gold in Backyard Pole-vaulting

Armand Duplantis and Renaud Lavillenie shared the honours in the Ultimate Garden Clash.




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Sports Ministry Invites Nominations for National Sports Awards Through E-mail

The nomination inviting process usually begins in April but was pushed back due to Covid-19 lockdown and now, the final date of submission has been fixed at June 3.




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WWE Money in the Bank 2020 Date and Time: When and Where to Watch in India, Match Card

WWE Money in the Bank 2020 will see the corporate ladder match at the rooftop of the Titan Towers, WWE Headquarters.




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UFC Return to Go Ahead as Planned Despite Undercard Fighter Ronaldo Souza Testing Positive for Covid-19

UFC fighter Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza and his two cornermen were found positive for Covid-19 but asymptomatic and will self-isolate off host hotel.




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Trains for migrants cancelled after Odisha high court order




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Rare albino squirrel spotted in Surat’s Bardoli




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Dulquer Salmaan Pens Poetry to Wish ‘Baby Girl’ Maryam on 3rd Birthday

On daughter Maryam's 3rd birthday, actor Dulquer Salmaan took to Instagram to pen a poem for the 'big girl' and asked her to 'slow down' and not grow up too fast.




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Anupam Kher Grows a Beard After 37 Years, See Pic

Amid the lockdown, veteran actor Anupam Kher has decided not to shave and let his beard grow.




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Kriti Kharbanda Shares Snippet from Housefull 4 Doing Her Own Stunts with Sword

Bollywood actress Kriti Kharbanda does her own fight sequences in this BTS video from her 2019 movie 'Housefull 4'.




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Sambhavna Seth Shares Her Ordeal Of Being Hospitalised Amid Covid-19: I Thought I Was Going To Die

Sambhavna Seth, who shot to fame after her participation in Bigg Boss 2 in 2008, was "rushed to the hospital" on Monday.




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Kareena Kapoor Khan Shares Throwback Pic of RD Burman with Her Family

Kareena Kapoor has posted a throwback picture of RD Burman with the Kapoor family.




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Ariana Grande Teases Single with Justin Bieber with Stylish Photo from Recording Session

Ariana Grande shared a stylishly lit photo of herself in the studio, which also revealed her newest tattoo.




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Johnny Depp Plays Guitar to Thank Fans for Support During Legal Battle with Amber Heard

In his latest Instagram post, Johnny Depp thanked his fans for staying by his side and supporting him during his legal battle with his ex-wife Amber Heard.




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Kareena Kapoor's Saturday Mood Photo is a Stylish Throwback with Saif Ali Khan

On Saturday afternoon, Kareena Kapoor shared a picture with hubby Saif Ali Khan from their shoot of the movie Agent Vinod.




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Second gaur moving towards its natural habitat: Forest department officials

The second gaur, that had taken refuge in a puddle on the banks of Phalguni river near Kulur bridge last evening, moved from there in the early hours on Thursday.




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MIT student sets Guinness record with smallest working drill




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You Can Finally Pre-Order The OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro in India: Here Are The Details

Amazon India has begun pre-orders for the new OnePlus 8 series which means that consumers will soon be able to purchase the new smartphone in the coming days.




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HCARD, a Robot Built by Indian Scientists, to Offer Contactless Treatment in Hospitals

Alongside the HCARD robot, CSIR's labs have been further contributing with contactless hospital waste management systems, sanitisation services and more.




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Global Smartphone Output to See Record 16.5% Slump in June: TrendForce

Both Apple and Samsung will retain their first and third spots respectively but they are also expected to lose market shares as well.




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Apple Services Business Hits All-Time Record to Soften The COVID Impact on The iPhone Sales

Services such as Apple Music, App Store, iCloud, Apple Arcade and Apple TV+ are raking in record revenues for the company. At the same time, products such as the AirPods, HomePod and accessories for the Apple Watch and the iPad Pro, to name a few, are also doing well.




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TikTok is Looking for Fact Checking Partners by Awarding a Rs 35 Lakh Research Grant

According to a Twitter blog post, the grant will help understand the "misinformation ecosystem" on the Indian social media space.




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Reliance Jio Platforms And the Plan Forward With Jio Meet And JioMart on WhatsApp

The money invested by Facebook and Silver Lake will help the company achieve what it calls a Digital India vision for 1.3 billion people and businesses across the country, including small businesses, micro-businesses and farmers.




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Artificial Intelligence to Soon Predict Glaucoma Progression Faster Than Standard Methods

The new test called DARC can detect glaucoma progression 18 months earlier than the current gold standard method.




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IFF, Other Parties Urge Indian Govt to Change Compulsory Aarogya Setu Order

The independent internet rights organisation has filed a petition to the Prime Minister’s Office, urging them to revise the compulsory Aarogya Setu order.




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Aarogya Setu Data Fully Anonymised, No Third Party Access Allowed: MyGov India

MyGov has assured that most of the generated data that may contain private identifiers is encrypted locally and fully anonymised to protect identity.




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Apple MacBook 13 Gets Magic Keyboard, Faster Performance, More Storage & it is Goodbye, Butterfly

It is interesting to note how Apple has swiftly phased out the butterfly keyboards from its MacBook lineup.




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Microsoft to Shell Out $100,000 Reward If You Can Hack This Linux Operating System

The bug bounty programme is part of a three-month research challenge that runs from June 1 until August 31




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Facebook's Independent Board Gets its First 20 Members: Here's How They Would Work

The oversight board will focus on a small slice of challenging content issues including hate speech and harassment and people’s safety.




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Sudhir Krishnaswamy: Key Things About the Only Indian on Facebook Oversight Board

The youngest ever vice-chancellor of NLSIU was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, and looks to establish a precedent-setting moderation model at Facebook.




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Fortnite Sets All-time Total Players Record With 350 Million Registered Users Worldwide

In April, players spent over 3.2 billion hours in-game which is also a record.




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Facebook Oversight Board Will Balance Free Speech, Says Sudhir Krishnaswamy

Sudhir Krishnaswamy also clarifies that he won't be representing cases related to India, but willl look at content moderation questions from around the world.




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Samsung Said to be Working on its Own Smart Debit Card to Compete Against the Apple Card

Samsung's physical and virtual smart debit card could become a part of the company's existing Samsung Pay platform.




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Top Indian Umpires Honing Third Umpiring Skills Through Simulation Activities Amid Lockdown

The advent of technology, in recent years, has helped the game of cricket but has increased the challenge as well.




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Haven't Heard Anything From MS Dhoni Since World Cup: Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma feels the best way forward is to directly ask Dhoni.




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Coffee Proved Too Costly for Me, I Drink Green Tea: Hardik Pandya

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has joked that a cup of coffee proved too costly for him and he now drinks green tea instead in an Instagram live chat with wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik. Pandya was referring to the controversy he landed in due to his comments on the television show Koffee With Karan in early 2019.




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Ashwin Remembers IPL 2010's Harsh Reality Check, Says It Was Like a 'Hard Slap'

Ashwin recalled the 2010 IPL when he was dropped from the CSK squad after two bad games, which was like a "hard slap", more so because he felt that coach Stephen Fleming "didn't talk to him" and he was not backed enough.




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Kane Williamson Named ODI Player of the Year at New Zealand Cricket's Awards

Williamson had a hugely successful year, both individually and with the New Zealand team, which he led to the World Cup final.




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Part of Umar Akmal's Three-year Ban Could be Suspended, According to PCB

Umar has the right to appeal against the panel decision 14 days after he gets a copy of the detailed judgement. His appeal will be heard by an independent adjudicator to be appointed by the board.




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Jamaica Tallawahs 'Weirdest' T20 Franchise I Have Ever Played With: Andre Russell

Earlier, Gayle had alleged that Sarwan created differences between him and the franchise and that is why he wasn't retained by the CPL side




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Ross Taylor Wins New Zealand Cricket's Player of the Year Award for Third Time

The presentation was made by Hadlee on Friday, on the final day of New Zealand Cricket’s virtual awards ceremony.




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Ultimate Goal is to Beat India in Their Backyard: Justin Langer After Australia Reclaim Top Rank

Langer also hoped that white ball team under Aaron Finch will win the World Cup.




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Was a Day of Mixed Emotions: Rohit Sharma on his 33rd Birthday

Indian football legend Subimal 'Chuni' Goswami, who led Bengal in Ranji Trophy cricket too, also died later in the evening on Thursday to add to the gloom amid already testing COVID-19 times.