Thursday, April 1, 2021

Nilam Sawhney assumes office of Andhra SEC

She is the first woman State Election Commissioner of Andhra Pradesh.
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Chennai to get direct airlink with Paris from April 2

Chennai will finally get its direct air link with Paris from April 2. To be operated as a once-a-week service under the air bubble/Vande Bharat Missi
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Rajinikanth to be bestowed with Dada Saheb Phalke award

The honour is considered India’s highest award in cinema.
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Indian IT professionals to benefit as Biden lets Trump era H-1B visa bans expire

U.S. President Joe Biden did not issue a fresh proclamation for the ban on H-1B visas to continue after March 31.
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Cong. targets Finance Minister for flip-flop over interest rates on small saving schemes

Nothing ‘inadvertent’ in cut, says former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram; decision to put it on hold ‘election-driven’ move, says party general secretary Priyanka Vadra.
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Coronavirus live updates | More than 6.43 crore vaccines administered till now: Health Ministry

India on Wednesday reported 457 deaths in the last 24 hours — the highest since December 17 when 355 COVID-19 fatalities were reported in a single day.
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UDF hopes to stop Left in its tracks in Koyilandy

However, LDF candidate is confident of retaining the seat
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Dal Lake among several others in J&K to be declared protected wetlands

The other lakes which are to be declared protected wetlands include Purmandal lake, also called Chotta Kashi, located in Samba district.
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Government withdraws order on rate cut on small savings schemes

This is the first time that the Centre has scrapped the notified interest rates on small savings schemes after switching to a quarterly interest rate setting system in April 2016.
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Area in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg named as biodiversity heritage site

A new freshwater fish species — Schistura Hiranyakeshi — was discovered near Amboli in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district.
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Morning Digest: Second phase of polling begins in Bengal and Assam; output of core sectors contracts by 4.6% in February, and more

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Schools complain about demand for ‘full’ property tax

They say BBMP is treating them as commercial units
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Maharashtra govt. to reinstate 5% stamp duty on property registrations

The State government had slashed the stamp duty charges last year to boost the real estate market, which was facing a slowdown due to COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown.
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Appoint IIMB to cross-check details of Namma Metro project: HC

The institute will verify compliance of terms imposed at the time of sanction
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France to close schools, ban domestic travel as coronavirus surges

The move is a departure from the government’s policy in recent months, which has focused on regionalised restrictions.
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Vigilance officials raid Durga temple

Sleuths of the Vigilance and Enforcement (V&E) conducted searches at the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devastanam on Wednesday.The teams checked
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Saudi Arabia to unveil $3.2 tn investment drive

Private sector roped in to boost economy.
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Suspect held over attack on Asian woman

Police in New York arrested on Wednesday a suspect in a brutal, videotaped assault of a 65-year-old Asian-American woman, the latest incident of anti-
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Italy expels Russians after Navy officer ‘caught’ selling secret files

Captain had access to documents concerning defence, NATO.
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Brazil military chiefs quit after Bolsonaro fires Defence Minister

President is facing criticism as virus toll has crossed 3-lakh mark
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No hike in power tariff, says APERC Chairman

Relief to consumers as minimum charges have been removed
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Prepare for more stringent restrictions: Minister

Rajesh Tope denies reports of bed shortages in Maharashtra hospitals
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Biden sets out 'once-in-a-generation' $2 trillion infrastructure plan

The U.S. President compared his 'transformational' plan to the ambitious U.S. space program of the 1960s
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