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Manchester United and Manchester City scrap pre-season plans

Manchester United and Manchester City have been forced to shelve plans for pre-season tours with European competitions set to re-start in August.




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Facebook crack down on fake news campaign aimed at discrediting Manchester City

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Users were directed to bogus stories which reported persistent slurs against the Premier League champions.




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Transfer news RECAP: Barcelona 'have £85m bid rejected for Richarlison' as clubs scramble for deals

We are into the last three days of the transfer window and the pressure is ramping up on teams to avoid a last minute scramble to complete their January business. Follow our live transfer blog here.




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Rajagopal scripts history, BJP makes a debut in Kerala

He wrested Nemom from sitting MLA and vibrant CPI(M)-LDF leader V Sivankutty defeating him by 8,671 votes




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Sign up to a floral subscription for fresh flowers at home every week

Freddie Garland - who grew up with florist parents - arrived at the idea for his company, Freddie's Flowers, while working at Abel & Cole, the organic fruit and vegetable delivery company.




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TONY HETHERINGTON: It's your call... but I'd take offer to scrap £1,238 Vodafone debt

My son has experienced no end of problems since upgrading his contract. His phone has been cut off, debt collectors have demanded money, and now he's being threatened by bailiffs.




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ASK TONY: Scrapped New York trip to care for son but refused refund

My partner and I booked a short break in New York to celebrate my 50th birthday. At the beginning of August, my son was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin lymphoma blood cancer.




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Govt seeks auto industry's view on scrappage policy

Govt is ready to bring an incentive based scrappage policy for old vehicles




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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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Coronavirus Update: U.S. Weighs Oil Aid, Netflix Subscriptions Surge

As a $484 billion aid package for small businesses moves to the House, the administration weighs helping oil companies; Wisconsin’s Republicans sue over the stay-at-home order; Netflix posts breakneck subscriber growth. WSJ’s Jason Bellini has the latest on the pandemic. Photo: Mark Felix/AFP




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IRCTC IPO subscribed 81%

Receives bids for 1.63 crore shares




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Vishwaraj Sugar Industries IPO subscribed 39%

Receives bids for 39.24 lakh shares




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IRCTC IPO subscribed 3.25 times

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Vishwaraj Sugar Inds IPO subscribed 62%

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IRCTC IPO subscribed 111.84 times

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Vishwaraj Sugar Inds IPO subscribed 88%

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IRCTC IPO ends with bumper subscription

Receives bids for 225.69 crore shares




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Vishwaraj Sugar Inds IPO subscribed 1.12 times

Receives bids for 1.12 crore shares




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Vishwaraj Sugar Inds subscribed 1.12 times

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CSB Bank IPO fully subscribed on day 1

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CSB Bank IPO subscribed over 4 times

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CSB Bank IPO subscribed over 86 times

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CSB Bank IPO ends with robust subscription

Receives bids for 100.44 crore shares




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Ujjivan Small Finance Bank IPO fully subscribed on day 1

Receives bids for 20.14 crore shares




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Ujjivan Small Finance Bank IPO subscribed 4.67 times

Receives bids for 57.92 crore shares




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Ujjivan Small Finance Bank IPO subscribed 165.55 times

Receives bids for 2,052.12 crore shares




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Prince Pipes and Fittings IPO subscribed 28%

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Prince Pipes and Fittings IPO subscribed 74%

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Prince Pipes and Fittings IPO subscribed 2.21 times

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SBI Cards IPO subscribed 39%

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SBI Cards IPO subscribed 87%

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Antony Waste Handling Cell IPO subscribed 9%

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SBI Cards IPO subscribed over 15 times

Receives bids for 155.35 crore shares




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Antony Waste Handling Cell IPO subscribed 13%

Receives bids for 6.45 lakh shares




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SBI Cards IPO subscribed over 22 times

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SBI Cards IPO subscribed 22.45 times

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Antony Waste Handling Cell IPO subscribed 50%

Receives bids for 24.08 lakh shares




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Antony Waste Handling Cell IPO subscribed 50%

Gets bids for 24.09 lakh shares by 17:00 IST on 11 March 2020




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Serbia protests EU description of Tesla as famous Croat

Serbia has protested to the European Union after one of its publications described inventor and electricity pioneer Nikola Tesla as a Croat. Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Saturday he has sent the protest note to Brussels after the EU's Learning Corner site for children described Tesla as a famous Croatian who was one of the first people to discover X-ray imaging. An ethnic Serb born in 1856 in the Austrian Empire in present-day Croatia, Tesla spent most of his life abroad, working in Budapest and Paris before emigrating to the US in 1884 where he assumed American citizenship. He died in New York in 1943. History books quote him as saying that he was proud of his Serb origin and his Croat homeland. Tesla's ethnicity has long been just one of many disputes and points of contention between neighbouring Balkan rivals Serbia and Croatia, which once were both part of the Yugoslav federation that broke up in a civil war in the 1990s. Croatia is an EU member, while Serbia is seeking ...




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The scrapping of Riky


First, a ship with dubious credentials leaves the shores of Denmark. Then a month later, India allows it to beach at Alang, Gujarat's massive shipbreaking yard, for scrapping. In between, it gets a new name and rules are flouted to let it in. Gopal Krishna chronicles how Riky, unlike Clemenceau, sailed through the law.




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A hazardous smokescreen of words


Last year, the Ministry of Environment and Forests attempted to dilute the hazardous waste management regulations. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court intervened and the tacky attempt appears to have stalled. Gopal Krishna digs deeper.




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Lad-ders of indiscretion


Members of parliament find many uses for their constituency development funds, but a number of these are simply photo-ops for the incumbents.




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Caste discrimination persisting in U.P. schools


On Independence day, a District Magistrate in U.P. handed over three teachers of a primary school to the police, during a surprise school visit. School children are among the worst sufferers in the state; they continue to pay for a system they neither moulded nor understand. Puja Awasthi reports.




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Judges under scrutiny


Despite recent concessions to be subject to Right to Information Act, the Supreme Court's attitude to the sunshine law remains a matter of concern, writes Pradeep Baisakh.




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Himachal power project under scrutiny


Kanchi Kohli reports from the public meetings on a Hydro Electric Project that involves diverting a river tributary near Manali in Himachal Pradesh.




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On, off, viable, scrapped, ...


Power fluctuations of a different sort have hit the Tipaimukh dam and the Loktat downstream project even before construction! Himanshu Upadhyaya observes the continuing tussle between various vested parties - the Centre, Manipur, Bangladesh, and the people living in the affected areas.




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Tainted firm escapes scrutiny, but why?


With the World Bank 'banning' construction major Progressive Constructions Ltd on graft charges, R Uma Maheshwari urges a review of the contracts awarded to it in connection with the critical Polavaram Dam project.




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Less scrutiny of PSUs planned


Financial audits of public undertakings can be conducted as in other firms, but how about audits of their administration? Himanshu Upadhyaya observes that the government's move to limit the CAG's mandate confuses financial scrutiny with oversight of governance issues, and the public auditor's role in the latter function is still vital.




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A prescription that suits the doctor!


Does the World Bank advocate development, or is it simply a money-lender pushing its loan packages? For too long, the distinction has been blurred, allowing the Bank to make self-serving recommendations. Sudhirendar Sharma notes the latest instance of this as the Bank pushes into water sector reforms in India.




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Kerala crisis prescription: unconvincing, no rigour


It is nobody’s case that there is no crisis. But when remedies are prescribed, the diagnosis and the investigation have to be beyond dispute. P N Venugopal critiques a report from the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram.