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COVID-19 lockdown: NORKA registrations in Kerala soar! Nearly 3 lakh expats stranded due to lockdown set to return

Now nearly 3 lakh expats spanning 150 countries are expected to return to Kerala, with registrations already taking place on the online registration facility called Norka Roots.




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COVID-19: Kerala’s NORKA registrations soar! Over 4 lakh non resident Keralites register; check details

Once the cases started increasing rapidly in the country, the Centre announced a lockdown on March 24, leaving lakhs of Indians stranded, with nowhere to go.




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Sky is so clear that villagers in Bihar can see Mount Everest! Image from Sitamarhi goes viral

Lockdown in India has brought some positive environmental news from clean rivers to clean air at many places. Pollution has declined drastically and as a result, people are able to see distant things.




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Microsoft’s Satya Nadella bets on new Windows OS for breachheads in mobiles

Microsoft set to unveil details about Windows 10 that can adapt PC applications to mobile devices




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Fed’s solid growth view for US faces test amid Greek change

The Federal Reserve’s upgraded view that growth in the world's biggest economy is “solid”...




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FIFA gives Africa, Asia a surprise soccer World Cup new year gift

Fifa adding more World Cup berths could mean better representation for Asia and Africa




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Google urged to scrub personal details from Toronto digital city

The proposed city been embroiled in controversy from the start over how data from smartphones, sensors and the like, will be used.




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SoftBank to raise $21 billion in Japan’s largest IPO yet

At that price, the IPO would surpass the offering of former national carrier Nippon Telegraph & Telephone in 1987.




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Ivanka Trump ‘used’ personal e-mail for official White House business

Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and a top White House adviser, sent hundreds of e-mails about government business from a personal e-mail account last year, The Washington Post reported on Monday.




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SoftBank sets $21-billion IPO, skipping price range

SoftBank has set an indicative price of 1,500 yen ($13.23) per share for its initial public offering (IPO), a regulatory filing showed on Friday, making the deal worth 2.4 trillion yen ($21.16 billion) in one of the world’s biggest-ever listings.




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India’s sovereign rating restricting upgrade on HDFC Bank’s ratings: S&P

It appreciated HDFC Bank's comfortable capitalisation, strong earnings, regular capital raising to fund above-average growth and the "best" asset quality in the system.




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HDFC Bank board finalises Aditya Puri’s successor, waits for RBI nod

Jagdishan and Bharucha are the internal candidates and have been serving the bank for many years each, while Garg is working with American bank Citi at present.




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We’re in conserve, consolidate mode; crisis a great time to go digital: Mahabaleshwara MS, CEO, Karnataka Bank

Loan waiver schemes for agricultural loans introduced by some of the state governments may also help reduce stress to some extent.




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Yes Bank creates stressed asset management vertical to resolve NPA accounts

This will lead to the share of retail and small business loans to grow to a level of 60 per cent in the next two years from the current 44 per cent, he said.




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Maharajas Express all set to run its first Indian Panorama journey of the season

Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation’s premier luxury train, the Maharajas Express, is all set to run its first Indian Panorama journey of the 2012-13 season tomorrow. The train will depart from the Safdarjung Railway Station tomorrow at 2200 hours. All guests have been...



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Americans Besotted With Maharajas’ Express, Turn Up in Big Numbers

Indian luxury train, The Maharaja’s Express, is making quite an impression in the US as owner and operator IRCTC is hosting multiple events promoting the Maharaja Express in Las Vegas, Los Angeles (November 26) and San Francisco (November 30). The train has been bestowed with several honors...



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Deccan Odyssey Announces New Departure Dates for the Season

One of the premier luxury trains in India, the Deccan Odyssey, has announced revised departure dates for the remaining of the season. This luxury train will run for 4 more times before completing its 2012-13 season in April 2013. Dubbed India’s Blue Train, the Deccan Odyssey offer weeklong...



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  • 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00

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NASA records highest resolution pictures of Mars! Check out 360-degree panorama captured by Curiosity rover

Curiosity's project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Ashwin Vasavada said that it is the first time that NASA has dedicated its operations to capture a 360-degree panorama.




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Scientists observe half billion-year-old ‘social network’ in early animals

Since rangeomorphs could not move and are preserved where they lived, it is possible to analyse whole populations from the fossil record.




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Coronavirus outbreak: MIT team working on an open-source, low-cost design of ventilators

COVID-19: The team, which consists of only volunteers, has been working without any funding and is working anonymously so that people do not call them with inquiries about the project.




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Good news! Expect normal monsoon this year; top points to know about IMD’s monsoon forecast

The department has also released the expected date when the monsoon will hit some important cities and areas of the country in terms of monsoon onset and withdrawal.




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Not just water and sky, dinosaurs also lived in water, a new study has found!

A dinosaur species, one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs known to man, had a giant fin tail as well as a centre of gravity which was highly suitable for swimming.




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NASA astronaut Sunita Williams to Indian students stuck in US: Stay home, reflect and be part of something bigger

During a virtual interaction, she compared the Indian students' experience to her being in space in a spacecraft “where you don't get to go, see your family and friends and give them a real hug.”




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Father bought property in minor son's nam

Hi My father bought property in the name of 3 minor sons . it was a agricultural land. my father paid for the land. We were 5 7 and 11 years old respectively. Now after 20 years my father wants to sell the property because of financial problem. all 3 children are now adult but elder brother is refusiing to sell his share in property. Younger 2 child has already signed for sale but elder brother is refusing to sign because of issues with father. What can be done in this case? does my father have right to sell the property and how




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Parental property transferred by sons with false means

Hi Team, I am from Delhi. The issue is as subjected. My brothers got the NOC signed just after the death of my father (in 1981) and, claimed to transfer property to Mother’s name. Now, when our Mother died recently (Feb’2020), I got to know that they have transferred the property in their names (2 person) already. But, they have not informed me. Please suggest if I can claim my share.




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Iraqis turn to sketches and songs to contain virus

Artists in Iraq’s southern port city of Basra have adapted the beloved characters of Bab al-Hara (The Neighborhood Gate) -- a 10-season period drama widely watched across the Arab world -- to convince their compatriots to take the pandemic seriously



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Farewell of Justice Deepak Gupta: A person for Young Lawyers to look up to

On the day of his birthday on 7th May, 2020 Justice Deepak Gupta had his virtual farewell which was graced by many esteemed members of the judiciary like JusticeD.Y Chandrachud, Justice Ravindra Bhat, Senior Lawyer Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, President of Sup




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Bundesliga season resumes on May 16 with empty stadiums

The Bundesliga season will restart on May 16 after a suspension of more than two months, the German Football League (DFL) said Thursday, becoming the first European league to resume amid the coronavirus epidemic




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As European leagues plan for restart, will France regret stopping football season?

With the German Bundesliga resuming next week and other leagues around Europe making preparations to restart after the coronavirus-induced suspension, could France end up regretting the decision to call an early end to its football season?




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Indian Museum Kolkata Sealed After Security Personnel Dies Of COVID-19

The Indian Museum in Kolkata was sealed on Friday after a CISF officer posted there died of COVID-19, an official said.




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72 State Security Force Personnel Test Virus Positive In Maharashtra

The number of COVID-19 cases in Aurangabad in Maharashtra rose by 90 on Friday, with 72 of them being State Reserve Police Force jawans who served in Nashik district's Malegaon area, a COVID-19...




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WETLAND MITIGATION AT PETERSON WILDLIFE REFUGE, PHASE II

WETLAND MITIGATION AT PETERSON WILDLIFE REFUGE, PHASE II




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CAPITAL CITY TRAIL, GATEWAY TO SOUTH STATE STREET

CAPITAL CITY TRAIL, GATEWAY TO SOUTH STATE STREET




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CONVERSION ROADS, SOUTH, 2019

CONVERSION ROADS, SOUTH, 2019




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BRANDYWINE SOUTH PEDESTRIAN AND TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS

BRANDYWINE SOUTH PEDESTRIAN AND TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS




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SLAUGHTER BEACH RD REHABILITATION, SOUTH, 2019

SLAUGHTER BEACH RD REHABILITATION, SOUTH, 2019




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A life less ordinary: Musings on Indian society and politics

Ananthamurthy was also fascinated by Ram Manohar Lohia’s creative interpretation of Indian myths and politics.




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Coronavirus lockdown: AI to solve definition problem as Indians consume more data

The start-ups have an ingenious solution to the problem, where the use of artificial intelligence can help companies achieve this.




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Distantly social

Everyone is coping with social distancing in different ways, and their position in life largely determines their response. From irreverent youngsters, insecure professionals, worried parents to the helpless aged, we gather different voices united by a common situation




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Lessons from the wildlife

Social distancing is not a novel concept in the natural world, as several species resort to such measures to avoid getting sick




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Online classes: Learning remotely with Microsoft Teams

Teams enables teachers and students to connect over video-enabled remote classrooms, offering a host of interactive and collabora-tive tools on one platform




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Survival hashtags: How some creative hashtags on social media have come to the rescue of netizens

Some creative hashtags on social media have come to the rescue of netizens, offering distraction as well as solace in these trying times.




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Tech and COVID-19: Smart Cities solutions to fight the pandemic

Although Artificial Intelligence is not being used now, Chowdhury says that rapid visualisation and data analysis is being done to provide better solutions.




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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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SBI Card Q4 profit slides 66% y-o-y as impairment losses soar

The total balance sheet size as on March 31, 2020 was Rs 25,303 crore, up 25.6% from Rs 20,146 crore on March 31, 2019.




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DHFL resolution: CoC to meet on May 12 to discuss COVID-19 impact

Lenders will get an update on the progress of transaction audit report by Grant Thornton on May 12, as per the agenda of the meeting.




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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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Sovereign rating: Moody’s warn of India downgrade, pegs FY21 growth at 0%

Separately, in a report released on Friday, S&P said it expected the banking systems of Indonesia and India to be among the worst hit in the Asia-Pacific region.




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IBM AI – Watson’s role must be expanded to data analysis and forecasting trends

ICMR, at present, is only using Watson for backend reporting, but it also needs to deploy it for data analysis and forecasting trends.




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Why Xiaomi didn’t talk about its software quirks during Mi 10 5G India launch

Why did Xiaomi not talk about one of Mi 10 5G’s biggest highlights at launch, or after? The reason is simple.