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Clean all 200 waterbodies under DJB before monsoon, Jain directs officials

9:56 pm March 27, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Water Minister and Chairman of Delhi Jal Board, Satyendar Jain on Saturday directed the officials to clean up 200 waterbodies and all lakes under DJB before the monsoon, adding that the arrangement for treated water, however, should go on in parallel. The directions from Jain came during a meeting conducted to review […]

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US Democrats reintroduce legislation to prevent future Muslim bans

3:03 pm February 27, 2021

Washington: As many as 140 Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced legislation in the US Congress to prevent future Muslim bans and prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion. The Muslim travel ban, introduced by former US President Donald Trump, targeted several Muslim-majority nations and restricted the entry of people from Iran, North Korea, Syria, Libya, Yemen, […]

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‘Jallikattu’ is India’s official Oscar entry

4:23 pm November 25, 2020

New Delhi: Malayalam feature “Jallikattu”, directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, has been selected as India’s official entry for the International Feature Film category at the Oscars, the Film Federation of India (FFI) announced on Thursday. The film, which was unanimously chosen from 27 entries across Hindi, Odiya, Marathi and other languages, follows a bull that […]

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Australian watchdog considers its own Google antitrust case

12:52 pm October 21, 2020

Canberra: Australia’s competition watchdog will consider its own antitrust case against Google, the commission chairman said Wednesday after the U.S. Justice Department sued the company for abusing its dominance in online search and advertising. Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims described the U.S. case filed Tuesday as one of the world’s biggest antitrust cases […]

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Don't extend loan moratorium: HDFC Ltd Chairman Deepak Parekh urged RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

Don’t extend loan moratorium: HDFC Chairman to RBI guv

6:20 pm July 27, 2020

New Delhi: Noted banker and HDFC Ltd Chairman Deepak Parekh on Monday urged RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das not to extend moratorium on repayment of loans as many entities who are capable to repay are taking undue advantage of the scheme and this is hurting the financial sector, especially NBFCs. The six-month moratorium on repayment of […]

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