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Govt Imposes Import Restrictions On Colour Television to Promoting Domestic Manufacturing
Putting an item under a restricted category of imports means the importer of that commodity will have to seek licence from the commerce ministry's DGFT for imports. China is the largest exporter of TV sets in India.
U.S. appeals court to rehear arguments over ex-Trump aide Flynn
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday agreed to rehear arguments over whether the judge assigned to the criminal case against Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, must grant a request to dismiss it.
Six Months After First Coronavirus Case, Kerala Gears Up to Wage 'Big War' Against Pandemic
Chief Minister Pinaryi Vijayan on Thursday said the government was using all its resources to fight the pandemic as state tally stood at 22,297 with 70 fatalities as of date.
Fearful Belarus opposition leader denies husband is linked to alleged Russian plot
Belarusian opposition candidate Svetlana Tikhanouskaya on Thursday denied allegations that she or her jailed husband had ties to an alleged plot by Russian mercenaries to destabilise Belarus ahead of a presidential election.
Brazil President Bolsonaro's wife, minister test positive for COVID-19
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's wife and one of his ministers have tested positive for COVID19, according to an official statement on Thursday, as the spread of the novel coronavirus showed no signs of slowing in the country with the world's secondwo...
Policymakers Deliberating to Identify Groups of People to First Receive Covid-19 Vaccine: Officials
Health Ministry official Rajesh Bhushan said prioritising who should get the vaccine first is a topic being discussed both within and outside the government.
Disha Patani Thinks Tiger Shroff’s Photo By the Beach is Too Hot to Handle
Tiger Shroff took to Instagram to share a throwback picture of himself, in which he can be seen posing in a tropical outfit by the beach.
COVID-19 pandemic derails Germany's push for migrant integration
Nigerian Iyke Anakua had been working for 14 months as a welder, a job he got through a recruitment agency in Berlin, when he received news in midMarch that he would be made redundant.
Exclusive: Exxon prepares spending, job cuts in last ditch move to save dividend
Exxon Mobil Corp is preparing deep spending and job cuts, according to people familiar with the matter, as it fights to preserve a 8% shareholder dividend with a multibilliondollar quarterly loss looming.
Maharashtra Registers Highest Daily Spike of 11,147 Coronavirus Cases, 266 Deaths
A total of 8,860 patients were discharged on Thursday, which took the count of recovered persons to 2,48,615, the department said.
Wall Street falls after historic GDP slump, Trump suggests election delay
Wall Street fell on Thursday following a historic contraction in secondquarter GDP and a tweet by President Donald Trump floating the possibility of delaying the U.S. November presidential elections.
New Policy Recommends Highly-regulated, Poorly-funded Education Model: Manish Sisodia
Referring to the policy as a 'progressive document', the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said it recognises the flaws in the current education system but was unable to break free of the pressures of old traditions.
UGC Justifies in SC Holding Final Year Exams in September 'to Protect Students' Future'
It said that in June this year, considering the evolving situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, it requested the expert committee to revisit the April 29 guidelines, by which it had asked the Universities and Institutions to hold final year examinations in J...
When Smriti Irani Featured on the Cover of Femina Magazine
Actress turned politician Smriti Irani took to social media to post a click of an old Femina magazine issue that featured her on the cover.
When the U.S. sneezes, the world catches a cold. What happens when it has severe COVID-19?
During a bluesky moment in 2018 near the end of a decadelong economic expansion, it was the United States that helped pull the world along as the extra cash from tax cuts and government spending flowed through domestic and global markets.
Pakistanis take livestock to 'cow wash' ahead of Eid
The days leading up to the Muslim feast of Eid alAdha are busy for Uzair Dawood, the owner of a motorcycle wash in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi not for fixing vehicles, but washing cattle.
