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Monday, 19 July 2021

Zoom to buy cloud software provider Five9 in $15 billion deal

Zoom Video Communications Inc has agreed to buy cloud software provider Five9 Inc in an all-stock deal worth about $14.7 billion to target more business clients looking to boost customer engagement, it said on Sunday.

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Rain fury kills 33 in Mumbai, cripples air, rail, road traffic

Torrential rains wreaked havoc in the city on Sunday leaving 32 dead and six others injured in five separate incidents of landslides, electrocutions and a house collapse. The downpour began in the early hours of Sunday and continued through the day. A landslide in Mahul’s Bharat Nagar claimed the most lives with 19 people reported dead till evening; rescue operations were on at time of going to press

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Pak is on FATF grey list due to PM Modi govt: EAM



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1st ODI: Kishan dazzles on debut as India cruise to 7-wicket win



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Live: 2nd wave cases cross 2cr nearly 2/3rd of total infections

India reported nearly 2.7 lakh new cases in the week ending on Sunday, a 6.5% drop from the count in the previous week. The rate of decline was only slightly better than the 5.5% drop recorded last week. Stay with TOI for the latest developments:

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Amid Covid battle, drug cos get green breather from govt



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Mamata seeks to be heard beyond Bengal



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Strive to fulfil public aspirations: PM Modi at NDA meet



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India needs to study vax mix & match: WHO expert



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Danish Siddiqui's body arrives; burial at Jamia Millia



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Amid Covid battle, drug cos get green breather from government



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Fuel prices set to slide soon as OPEC+ agrees to boost supply

The grouping, which includes Russia, decided to raise production by 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) from August till December to restore 2 million bpd of production, or about 44% of India’s daily requirement. It also agreed on a higher production quota for United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Kuwait – all India’s major suppliers.

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Sonia Gandhi rejigs House panels, brings in G23 members

After stressing the importance of close coordination with opposition parties in a party strategy meeting last week, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi again on Sunday emphasised its urgency as she along with Lok Sabha MPs finalised fuel price hike and farmers agitation as the key subjects to corner Modi government in monsoon session.

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Anil Deshmukh underground, ED searches his ‘hideouts’



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Mayawati shuffles caste cards, plans mega Brahmin outreach



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Fuel prices set to slide soon as OPEC+ agrees to boost supply

The grouping, which includes Russia, decided to raise production by 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) from August till December to restore 2 million bpd of production, or about 44% of India’s daily requirement. It also agreed on a higher production quota for United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Kuwait – all India’s major suppliers.

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Congress snubs objections by Amarinder Singh & netas, appoints Navjot Sidhu PCC chief

Navjot Singh Sidhu’s appointment attests to the niche that the cricketer-turned-politician has carved for himself since he left BJP and joined Congress in 2017 assembly elections and the way he positioned himself as the anti-Amarinder Singh voice in the Punjab Congress apparatus as well as an anti-Badal campaigner. It also indicated a decisive say of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in party affairs.

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Rain fury kills 33 in Mumbai, cripples air, rail, road traffic

Torrential rains wreaked havoc in the city on Sunday leaving 32 dead and six others injured in five separate incidents of landslides, electrocutions and a house collapse. The downpour began in the early hours of Sunday and continued through the day. A landslide in Mahul’s Bharat Nagar claimed the most lives with 19 people reported dead till evening; rescue operations were on at time of going to press

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Spyware used to snoop on ministers, opposition, journalists: Report

Spyware Pegasus, which is sold by the NSO Group of Israel, may have been used to conduct surveillance on about 300 Indians, including two serving Cabinet ministers at the Centre, three opposition leaders, a Constitutional authority, government officials, scientists and about 40 journalists, according to French media nonprofit, Forbidden Stories, and Amnesty International.

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Govt ready for a ‘constructive’ debate in Parliament on all issues: PM

PM Narendra Modi on Sunday assured political parties ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament that the government is ready to discuss all issues even as the opposition objected to a proposal that the PM would address all MPs on the Covid pandemic at the Parliament Annexe on Tuesday, insisting that he should speak in the two Houses or the Central Hall.

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Congress snubs objections by Captain & netas, appoints Navjot Sidhu PCC chief

Navjot Singh Sidhu’s appointment attests to the niche that the cricketer-turned-politician has carved for himself since he left BJP and joined Congress in 2017 assembly elections and the way he positioned himself as the anti-Amarinder Singh voice in the Punjab Congress apparatus as well as an anti-Badal campaigner. It also indicated a decisive say of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in party affairs.

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'Pegasus used to hack phones of journalists, politicians in India'



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Government plans slew of bills in Monsoon session



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Sunday, 18 July 2021

2 athletes positive for Covid-19 in Olympic Village: Officials

Two athletes have become the first to test positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village, officials said on Sunday, as concerns remain high just days before the Games open.

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Captain Amarinder Singh accepts Sidhu as PCC chief, with caveat

Even as Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh reiterated his “acceptance” of Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s decision on his leading critic Navjot Singh Sidhu being made state Congress chief, he underlined that he remains miffed at how the issue was handled and said Sidhu should issue a public apology for derogatory tweets against him

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Blog: Why Zomato IPO is reason for cheer



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UP kanwar bodies call off yatra after state govt appeal

Kanwar associations in Uttar Pradesh decided to call off this year’s kanwar yatra on Saturday in view of the Covid pandemic and experts’ warning about a third wave in the coming months. The move came after talks with state government representatives, sources said. Additional chief secretary (information) Navneet Sehgal confirmed that the yatra was called off for the second consecutive year after an appeal by the UP government.

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Britney says won't perform till father controls career

Britney Spears on Saturday said she would not perform again while her father retains control over her career, and said the conservatorship she has been under for 13 years had "killed my dreams."

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Amid talk of his quitting, BSY may call MLAs’ meet

Speculation on Karnataka CM ’s continuance in office continued with suggestions that he might consider calling a meeting of party MLAs towards the end of the month. The objective of the meeting might be to announce his stepping down though several BJP sources said he had not been asked to do so. It is understood that the veteran leader may have suggested such a course of action to the party leadership.

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Live: Wall collapses in Mumbai's Chembur; 11 feared dead

At least 11 people were feared dead after a wall collapsed on some shanties in the Chembur area of Mumbai. Rescue operations are under way. According to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the wall collapsed due to a landslide. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:

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Changing gears: India’s love for SUVs going strong

Head-to-head, UVs outsell sedans, hatchbacks in Q1FY22

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HDFC Bank net profit rises 16% to Rs 7,729 crore



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ED expands Ajit Pawar sugar co probe to more mills



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Gujarat HC starts live streaming, CJI says SC will start soon



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Screen Covid patients for TB & vice versa: Centre to states



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Make mediation first step to settle disputes: CJI N V Ramana



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Campuses in India? Eight foreign universities willing



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Anti-drone technologies soon, says Amit Shah

Amid 61 drone activities detected by the Border Security Force (BSF) on the western border in the past one year, home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said anti-drone solutions were being actively worked upon by agencies like DRDO and that these would be deployed “very soon” to step up border surveillance.

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Afghan envoy’s daughter abducted, beaten before being freed in Pak



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Final-year exams must be held by August 31, says UGC



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Amid talk of his quitting, BSY may call MLAs’ meet

Speculation on Karnataka CM ’s continuance in office continued with suggestions that he might consider calling a meeting of party MLAs towards the end of the month. The objective of the meeting might be to announce his stepping down though several BJP sources said he had not been asked to do so. It is understood that the veteran leader may have suggested such a course of action to the party leadership.

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Sharad Pawar- PM Modi meet triggers buzz

A meeting between Sharad Pawar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an hour on Saturday on the veteran Maratha’s reservations about the amendments to the Banking Amendments Act set off speculation leading the NCP to claim that they can never align with BJP.

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Newsclick used by China to polish image: ED

The Enforcement Directorate’s investigation into a money laundering case against media portal Newsclick and its promoters has turned the spotlight on their financial dealings with Neville Roy Singham, a businessman of Sri Lankan-Cuban descent whom the investigators have identified as the key source of Rs 38 crore that PPK Newsclick Studio Pvt Ltd received between 2018 and 2021 from abroad.

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India falls to fourth spot in seven-day Covid count

Besides several countries in Europe, the virus was spreading rapidly closer home in southeast Asia. Apart from the 43% spike in Indonesia, Malaysia logged a 45% rise in the last seven days, Thailand 38%, Myanmar 48% and Vietnam 130%. In India, fresh cases on Saturday crossed 40,000 for the second time this week as infections surged in Kerala and Manipur, in particular. India logged 41,246 new cases, up from 38,019 on Friday.

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UP kanwar bodies call off yatra after state government appeal

Kanwar associations in Uttar Pradesh decided to call off this year’s kanwar yatra on Saturday in view of the Covid-19 pandemic and experts’ warning about a third wave in the coming months. The move came after talks with state government representatives, sources said. Additional chief secretary (information) Navneet Sehgal confirmed that the yatra was called off for the second consecutive year after an appeal by the UP government.

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Captain Amarinder Singh accepts Sidhu as PCC chief, with caveat

Even as Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh reiterated his “acceptance” of Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s decision on his leading critic Navjot Singh Sidhu being made state Congress chief, he underlined that he remains miffed at how the issue was handled and said Sidhu should issue a public apology for derogatory tweets against him

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Saturday, 17 July 2021

Next 100-125 days critical for averting 3rd wave, says govt



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Two shots helped cut deaths by 95% in 2nd wave: ICMR



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Reliance Retail buys Just Dial for Rs 5,710 crore



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Paytm eyes largest Indian IPO to raise Rs 16,600 crore



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Changes mooted in NCERT textbooks biased: IHC



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Delhi cabinet rejects list of police lawyers for farm stir



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Coronavirus live: Second wave death rate lower than first

Despite the high number of Covid-19 fatalities in recent months, the death rate in the second Covid wave in India remains lower than the first. However, the second-wave death rate is still climbing with states continuing to report a relatively high number of casualties and a few adding previous unacknowledged fatalities to the toll. Stay with TOI for all the updates:

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Covid discussion, 14 new bills likely this session



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PM to CMs: Rise in cases in states cause of grave concern



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'Can’t allow kanwar yatra when next wave is looming'



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Paytm eyes largest Indian IPO to raise Rs 16,600 crore



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Miffed over Sidhu elevation buzz, Captain writes to Sonia

Amid continued infighting in Punjab Congress, former minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday met party chief Sonia Gandhi at her residence here and in a bid to bring about a truce formula over the state unit revamp. AICC general secretary in-charge for Punjab affairs of the party Harish Rawat, who was present at the meeting along with Rahul Gandhi, will be meeting chief minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday in Chandigarh to bring him on board over the peace formula.

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Still looking for pigeons to deliver bail orders: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday said insistence of jail authorities for certified copies of bail orders through snail-paced postal services in the age of internet resulted in agonising delays in the release of inmates and set the ball rolling for a secure electronic mode, christened FASTER (Fast and Secure Transmission of Electronic Records), for quick transmission of bail orders.

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Ram temple to open to public in 2023, work to finish in 2024



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E-classes leading to learning gaps in higher education: Survey



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Connectivity an act of trust, India reminds China and Pakistan

Jaishankar reminded Pakistan that connectivity cannot be a one-way street. As Pakistan PM Imran Khan claimed that the “unsettled dispute” over J&K was blocking connectivity initiatives, Jaishankar said the real issues were of mindsets, not of disputes. Jaishankar was speaking at a south and central Asia connectivity summit in Uzbekistan that was attended also by Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, Pakistan PM Imran Khan and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi.

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Government buying Covishield at Rs 215, Covaxin at Rs 225

The fresh vaccine orders placed by the Centre are at a revised price of Rs 215 for Covishield and Rs 225 for a dose of Covaxin, according to an official source. “We are on path to achieving the target of 50 crore doses by July 31, this is crucial towards meeting our target coverage by end of this year,” the senior official said. Nearly 40 crore doses were administered across the country till 10pm Friday.

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BSY meets PM, laughs off buzz about change of CM in K'taka

Yediyurappa, who has faced frequent speculation about his time in office, laughed off the talk of a leadership change. “I don’t know of any rumour about leadership change. You tell me,” he told reporters after the meeting with Modi. According to some BJP insiders, Yediyurappa wants to rejig his cabinet by dropping a few senior ministers and bringing in fresh blood, like Modi did recently. He went to Delhi to get the go-ahead.

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India condemns Danish Siddiqui’s killing

Expressing condolences to Siddiqui’s family, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said the journalist, who was employed by an international news agency, had been killed while covering the Taliban atrocities in Kandahar. Foreign secretary Harsh Shringla condemned the killing of the journalist while speaking at the UN Security Council on Friday.

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Petrol sales top pre-coronavirus level for first time since 2020 lockdown

India's petrol sales in the first fortnight of July shot past the pre-virus level for the first time since the lockdown in 2020 as the country got back to business after a second Covid wave and lifting of travel curbs prompted people to hit the highways in search of cooler climes.

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Reduction in NPAs for PSBs due to write-offs in FY21: RTI

Reduction in non-performing assets (NPAs) due to write-offs for public sector banks (PSBs) stood at Rs 1,31,894 crore during fiscal 2020-21, according to an RTI response.

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MF industry has potential to grow exponentially: Deepak Parekh

HDFC AMC chairman Deepak Parekh on Friday said India's mutual fund industry has the potential to grow exponentially as the country's MF penetration levels remain considerably low compared to large economies.

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Forex reserves rise by $1.88 billion to record high of $611.89 billion

The country's foreign exchange reserves increased by $1.883 billion to touch a record high of $611.895 billion in the week ended July 9, RBI data showed on Friday.

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Friday, 16 July 2021

Sharad Pawar is MVA govt’s remote control: Patole



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PM Modi praises Yogi’s ‘outstanding work’



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Law of ruler, not rule of law, says NHRC on Bengal violence



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In big push for drone use, government eases norms



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Jaishankar calls on Afghan prez, vows support amid Taliban violence



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Hints of Sidhu as next PCC chief spark row



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Use Rs 23k cr emergency fund to plug infra gaps, states told

In a review meeting with states and UTs to implement the scheme, the health ministry underlined the need for governments to scale-up bed strength including for paediatric care and makeshift hospitals in sub-district levels. States and UTs have also been asked to send their expenditure proposals at the earliest to enable expeditious approval and sanctioning of funds from the Centre.

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WhatsApp bans 20 lakh Indian users

Amid pressure to identify the original source of unlawful and inflammatory messaging, Facebook-owned instant messenger WhatsApp said on Thursday that it has banned over 20 lakh users in India during the month starting May 15, taking them down for “harmful behaviour”. The action in India is significant as it is nearly one-fourth of the global bans that WhatsApp carries out in a month related to harmful behaviour.

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Top court takes note of delay in release from jail after bail



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Government orders 66 crore vaccine doses worth Rs 14,505 crore

The government is placing its largest order yet of Covid vaccines at 66 crore doses worth Rs 14,505 crore to procure Covishield and Covaxin shots that will help it to substantially meet the vaccine availability projections it had made in the Supreme Court. The order is in line with the Centre’s estimate of 135 crore doses being available between August-December as stated in its affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court on June 26.

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Delta+ variant unlikely to be more transmissible, says study

The detection of 21 cases of the AY.1 sub-lineage, called ‘Delta-Plus’, in June had stoked fears of increased transmission or even an early onset of the third wave in Maharashtra. A month since the detections though, districts where the Delta-Plus cases were found have not seen any unusual surge in cases or deaths in those pockets.

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Border row must not be allowed to affect India ties, says China

India has repeatedly said that LAC disengagement, and de-escalation, is essential for improvement in ties, Beijing insists that the border dispute should not be allowed to come in the way of overall development of bilateral relations. With China apparently continuing to drag its feet on disengagement in remaining areas in eastern Ladakh, Jaishankar had conveyed to Wang that the border strife is “impacting” ties in a negative manner.

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SC: Why keep colonial sedition law used against Mahatma Gandhi, Tilak?

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre's views on whether the British-era sedition provision Section 124A in the Indian Penal Code, used to punish freedom fighters like Mahatma Gandhi and Bal Gangadhar Tilak to quell dissent and protest, should be retained even when there is continued evidence of its misuse by police without any accountability right till current times.

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Puri resets Saudi ties in hope of 'affordable' oil prices



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Flights at Delhi airport's T2 to resume from July 22: IndiGo

Delhi Airport’s Terminal 2 (T2) could soon resume operations. While Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) did not give a date, India’s biggest airline IndiGo said T2 will resume operations from next Thursday (July 22).

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Exports up 48.34%; trade deficit at $9.37bn in June

Recording growth for the seventh month in a row, India's exports rose by 48.34 per cent to $32.5 billion in June on account of healthy growth in shipments of petroleum products, gems and jewellery, and chemicals, even as trade deficit stood at $9.37 billion, according to the official data.

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Govt plans 4,000 MW 'power bank' to push domestic industry

The government plans to set up a ‘power bank’ of 4,000 MW (mega watt) battery storage for grid operators and discoms, indicating an innovative approach towards promoting renewable energy and encouraging domestic manufacturing in the sunrise sector.

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Celebrating 10 years of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara



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Govt invites bids from bankers, advisors for LIC's IPO

Kick-starting the process for LIC disinvestment, the government has invited bids from merchant bankers and legal advisors for advising it on the proposed mega initial public offering.

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Tapering 2nd wave brightens economy prospects: RBI

The tapering of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic coupled with aggressive vaccination has brightened the near-term prospects of the Indian economy, though a solid increase in aggregate demand may take some time, said the Reserve Bank of India on the state of economy.

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RPower allots 59.5cr shares, 73cr warrants to RInfra



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Zomato IPO oversubscribed 4.8 times on day 2

Online food delivery platform Zomato's Rs 9,375 crore initial public offering was oversubscribed 4.8 times on the second day on Thursday as retail investors continued to pour in bids. Zomato got bids for 344.76 crore shares against 71.92 crore shares on offer, stock exchange data showed.

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Restaurants cook up own deliveries to reduce costs

Desperation led to rebooting of the delivery side of the food business, said Gauri Devidayal, co-founder of Food Matters Group, which runs ‘The Table’ in south Mumbai. An ignored part of the business until last year when Covid struck, restaurateurs had resigned deliveries to food tech aggregators.

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Thursday, 15 July 2021

Zomato IPO fully sold on Day 1 in retail rush

While the retail portion of the offer was subscribed 2.7 times, the institutional part was nearly subscribed fully, the high networth (non-institutional) part 13% and the part reserved for employees 18%, data on BSE showed. Overall the total IPO was subscribed 1.05 times.

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Manasi Tata joins Toyota Kirloskar Motor as director

Kirloskar Systems CMD Vikram Kirloskar has announced the appointment of his daughter, Manasi Tata, as a member of the board of directors at Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM).

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Live: UK reports highest Covid cases since Jan 15

India reported 38,792 Covid-19 cases, deaths up by 624 on Wednesday, said the Union health and family welfare ministry data on Wednesday. A decrease of 2,832 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. Stay with TOI for all the updates:

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'Unilateral status-quo change on LAC not acceptable'

On Wednesday, foreign minister S Jaishankar told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that troops should complete the disengagement at the LAC “at the earliest” and that the unsettled situation has cast a negative light on the entire bilateral relationship.

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Goyal replaces Gehlot as leader of House in RS

Goyal was the deputy leader when Gehlot, who has been appointed as governor of Karnataka, was the leader of the House. Prior to becoming a minister in 2014, Goyal was BJP treasurer, a post held by his father VP Goyal. He was also engaged in poll management activities.

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'NCP betrayed us, Cong will go solo in 2024'

A week ago, Sharad Pawar had declined to comment on Patole’s “going solo” remarks, saying he would respond “only to statements made by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.” Incidentally, Patole is scheduled to address a party workers’ rally at Baramati, Pawar’s hometown, on July 29.

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'Check blatant violation of Covid norms'

The home secretary has asked states to issue strict directions to the local authorities to regulate crowded places, take action against violators as per law and ensure that concerned authorities and officials are held accountable in case of any laxity in enforcement of Covid appropriate behaviour.

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Rajasthan health minister backs population control

“Our growing population is a matter of concern. It is high time the country thought of controlling population growth so that future generations get better education, healthcare and other facilities,” Sharma said. “I’ve been championing this cause on many platforms.”

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