Mumbai gets sensor-based monitors as low cost air monitoring feasibility study ...

The sensors will monitor particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5), ozone, oxides of nitrogen (NOx), and sulphur oxides (SOx).

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610 more local train services to run in Mumbai from today: All you need to know

The railways operated 3,141 suburban services — 1,774 CR and 1,367 WR before the nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus disease (Covid-19) was imposed.

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India's daily Covid-19 count falls further, active cases remain below 6 lakh

The country has been witnessing a fall in daily Covid-19 numbers in the month of October. Its case fatality rate fell below 1.5 per cent on Saturday, the Union health ministry said. Deaths per million population in the country stand at a very low level of 88, it said.

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ICAI CA November Exam admit card 2020 to be released today at 11 PM

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NEET AP, Telangana rank lists 2020 released; cutoff 113, download lists here

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UK Extends 80% Wage Subsidies As England Goes Back Into Lockdown

Britain's government will extend by a month its costly coronavirus wage subsidies to ensure workers who are temporarily laid off receive 80% of their pay, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday as he announced a new Englandwide lockdown.

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Captured in Waynad, tigress escapes from cage in Kerala's Neyyar Safari Park

Park officials said the 9-year-old tigress broke the grille using its teeth and although they located the animal later, they were not able to capture it

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News updates from Hindustan Times: Centre plans to brief diplomatic corps on efforts...

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times

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Sedition case filed against Jharkhand BJP chief for trying to 'destabilise' state...

Jharkhand BJP chief and Rajya Sabha MP Deepak Prakash had on Friday said in a press conference that the saffron party will form the government in the state in the next two-three months.

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Police to provide security cover to voters in bypolls in MP's Chambal region

The hamlets recognised as vulnerable in Chambal region account for 57% of the total hamlets identified during the bypolls

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SMS becomes mode of teaching for students of Sangam Vihar

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Bihar assembly elections 2020: A hat-trick for JDU on Vaishali assembly seat?

JDU has been consistently winning the Vaishali seat since the year 2005. In fact, the 2015 runner up Brishin Patel who is now in HAM was in Nitish Kumar’s JDU earlier. He had won the constituency in February, October 2005, and in 2010.

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From Dudhwa Tiger Reserve to Goa casinos: What all are opening from November 1 in...

From November 1, Delhi buses will ply with full capacity and Western Railways will run additional local trains in Mumbai. Interstate bus services to and from Delhi are also likely to open from today.

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Bihar assembly election 2020: LJP's Raj Kumar Shah eyes second term in Lalganj

Bihar assembly election 2020: While Congress’s Rakesh Kumar and BJP’s Sanjay Kumar Singh are set to give a tough fight to LJP’s Raj Kumar Shah, as many as 22 other candidates are also in the poll fray.

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West Bengal govt writes to railways for resuming suburban train services

Bengal home department shared a letter written by state home secretary HK Dwivedi to the ER general manager in this regard.

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'If every petty crime's punishment is beheading...': Kangana Ranaut on Canadian...

Speaking on the issue of beheading of a teacher in France, Justin Trudeau defended free speech, but added that it was “not without limits”. In response, Kangana Ranaut tweeted saying “we don’t live in an ideal world”.

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Bengaluru-Mysuru rail journey passes Piyush Goyal's 'glass full of water test'

The Minister, in a tweet on Friday night, shared a video showing a water filled glass kept on a table in a compartment and not a drop spilling out during the recent trip.

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Jagan Reddy's SOS to PM Modi after finance ministry throws a spanner in Polavaram...

Andhra Pradesh chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to prevail upon the Union ministries of finance and Jal Sakthi to accord investment clearances to the revised project cost as per 2017-18 estimates.

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Dudhwa Tiger Reserve to reopen from today: Know all guidelines here

Due to nationwide lockdown following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve had to be closed mid-session on March 22 during the last tourist season.

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Assam schools reopen from Monday after 7 months: All you need to know

The state government said that students of Class 6 and above will go to school from November 2, but only after consent from their parents.

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Tamil Nadu minister R Doraikannu passes away at 72, had tested positive for Cov...

The 72 year-old Minister breathed his last late on Saturday night, Kauvery Hospital Executive Director Dr Aravdindan Selvaraj said in a medical bulletin.

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Goa casinos to reopen from today: Know Covid-19 guidelines here

There are six offshore casinos in Goa, boats anchored in the Mandovi river that flows by the capital city. Other casinos are located inside five star hotels. It’s a 19-year-old industry of the state.

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Kirorimal College Survey finds 60% men unaware that they can get breast cancer

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SEBI Imposes Rs 2 Lakh Fine on Titan Company Employee for Violating Insider Trading Norms

The investigation by the capital markets regulator found that the designated employee of the company and his spouse had traded in the scrip of Titan when the trading window was closed, in violation of SEBI (PIT) Regulations, 2015.

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Lifted By U.S., Mexico Economy Rebounds 12% In Third Quarter From Coronavirus

Mexico's economy grew 12.0% during the third quarter, largely as expected, making up for much of the record contraction over the previous three months at the height of the coronavirus lockdown, preliminary data showed on Friday.

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Meatpacker JBS To Seek Damages From Founders After Brazil Shareholder Vote

Shareholders in JBS SA on Friday cleared the way for the Brazilian food processor to sue its own controlling stakeholders and certain former managers, a rare victory for shareholder activism in Latin America's largest economy.

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U.S. CDC Issues Framework For Resumption Of Cruise Ship Operations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday issued a framework for a phased resumption of cruise ship operations after a nosail order issued in March in response to the coronavirus pandemic expires on Saturday.

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Qualcomm, FedEx, Auto Executives To Propose Transport Policies For World In Transition

A group of business leaders and public policy experts is launching a new body to grapple with thorny questions surrounding the future of transportation including selfdriving and electric vehicles.

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Argentina Oilseed Strike Cut Short After Government Steps In; New Talks Planned

Argentina's main oilseed crushers union cut short a 24hour strike late on Friday after government intervention ordering workers and companies back to the negotiating table to reach a deal over coronavirus pandemic bonus payments.

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Nestle Buys U.S. Meal Delivery Group Freshly

Food group Nestle on Friday said it had bought U.S. meal delivery company Freshly in a deal valuing it at $950 million, with further potential payments or "earnouts" of up to $550 million.

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Railway station masters to protest sealing in night duty allowance, work on empty...

The railway ministry has said that as per Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) instructions in July 2020, all officials who have the basic pay of above Rs 43,600 are not to be paid the night duty allowance.

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Congress reiterates demand for Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat's resignati...

Earlier on October 29, SC stayed an order of the Uttarakhand High Court directing the CBI to register an FIR against CM Trivendra Singh Rawat on the basis of allegations levelled against him.

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10 booked for registering fake trust in PM's name, 4 taken into custody

Ajay Pandey, a resident of Kabir Nagar area in Varanasi, registered the ‘Adarsh Narendra Damodar Das Modi Jankalyankari Trust’, Varanasi, on July 14.

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Arby's And Buffalo Wild Wings Owner Buying Dunkin' Brands

Dunkin doughnuts and coffee is being combined with Buffalo Wild Wings and Arby's sandwiches.

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Big Tech Stocks May Face Tougher Slog Due to US Presidential Polls, No Matter Who Wins

Betting against big technology has been a risky proposition over the last decade, as stocks like Amazon, Google and Netflix have shot higher at the expense of so-called value and cyclical stocks such as banks and energy companies.

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Hurriyat Conference to protest against new land laws in J-K today; calls for complete...

On October 28, the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress party joined the other mainstream parties in opposing the new land laws notified by the Centre for the Union territory.

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Terror attacks in France not result of 'lone wolf initiatives': Harsh Shringla

During his interaction with a cross-section of leading members of the academia, media and think-tanks, Shringla said India stands by France following the attacks of the past week in Paris and Nice.

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26 newly-elected councillors of 6th Leh council to be administered oath of offi...

Since the formation of the hill council in 1995, the Congress had swept the polls thrice, while the Ladakh Union Territorial Front had won the elections in 2005.

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Railway Police Force launches 'Meri Saheli' for security of women in trains

The platform duty RPF personnel at the stopping stations en-route will keep watch over the concerned coaches and berths and if the need arises, they will interact with the lady passengers.

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PM Modi to inaugurate Seaplane service from Sabarmati Riverfront to Statue of U...

A parade, named the Ekta Diwas Parade, by the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and the Gujarat Police, will be organised in the PM’s presence.

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Disney World To Lay Off 11,000 Amid Pandemic

Orlando (US) (AP) Walt Disney World says it plans to lay off more than 11,000 unionized workers because of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of pandemic-related job casualties at the Florida resort to almost 18,000 positions. Disney World said in a letter to state and local leaders Thursday that the 11,350 union workers mostly part-timers will be laid off at the end of the year. Company officials previously had said that another 6,400 nonunion Disney employees in Florida would lose their jobs..

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Covid-19: What you need to know today

Data from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center shows that things are already getting worse (the seven-day average of infections is trending upward) in nine of the 10 most-affected countries.

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U.S. Seizes Iranian Missiles, Slaps Iran-related Sanctions On 11 Entities

The United States revealed on Thursday it had seized Iranian missiles shipped to Yemen and sold 1.1 million barrels of previously seized Iranian oil that was bound for Venezuela, in the Trump administration's latest move to increase pressure on Tehran less than a week before Nov. 3 election.

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'Significant Uncertainty': Facebook Warns of Tougher 2021 Despite Boost in Ad Revenue Amid Covid-19

Facbook said in its outlook that it faced “a significant amount of uncertainty,” citing impending privacy changes by Apple and a possible reversal in the shift to online commerce that was prompted by the pandemic.

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Decision to re-open Kartarpur Corridor will be as per Covid-19 protocol: MEA

Speaking at the weekly virtual briefing, Anurag Srivastava, MEA Spokesperson, said that the Kartarpur Corridor was closed due to Covid-19 protocol and it will re-opened only after consultation with all the concerned authorities.

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6 killed as van overturns in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district

Those injured have been shifted to a hospital, news agency ANI reported. The van was returning from a wedding and was carrying 15 people.

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China tries to negotiate sweet deal to step back in Ladakh. India won't bite

Army finds PLA’s condition that India should only patrol till Finger 3 of Pangong Tso unacceptable as it means that Finger 4 will become part of occupied Aksai Chin

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Swiggy expects food orders to return to pre-pandemic levels by year-end

Swiggy's food delivery has recovered to around 80-85% of pre-Covid-19 levels in terms of order value.

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Asian Shares Look For Rebound Following Tech Earnings

Asian markets looked to continue an upward swing on Friday, after a rebound in U.S. equities and strong corporate earnings set the stage.

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US OKs Extradition Of 2 Nabbed In Ex-Nissan Boss' Escape

Boston (AP) The US State Department has agreed to turn over to Japan two American men accused of smuggling former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of the country while he was awaiting trial, the men's lawyers said in court documents Thursday. A federal judge intervened to block the immediate removal of Michael Taylor, a US Army Special Forces veteran, and his son Peter Taylor, letting them stay in Massachusetts while she reviews an emergency petition filed by their lawyers..

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Zomato names Akshant Goyal as new Chief Financial Officer

Goyal is the third company executive to hold the finance portfolio in the last two years.

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Desi Americans Trump Biden in Meme War

Social media sees a flood of memes with handles like 'Hindus for Trump', 'Chump for Trump'.

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Apple Temporarily Closes 17 Out Of 20 French Stores Amid Fresh Lockdown

Apple Inc will temporarily close 17 of its 20 stores in France from Oct. 30, as the country goes into a fresh onemonth lockdown due to a resurgence of coronavirus cases, the company's website showed.

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Amazon Sees Pandemic Boosting Holiday Sales And Investment In Delivery

Amazon.com Inc on Thursday forecast a jump in holiday sales and costs related to COVID19 as consumers continued to shop more online during the pandemic.

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Supreme Court stays order directing surrender of 2,300 undertrials

The high court had directed 2318 under-trials involved in heinous offences to surrender in a phased manner latest by November 13.

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PM Modi on 2-day Gujarat trip from today to inaugurate various projects

After speaking at the parade ground near the statue, PM Modi would interact with civil service probationers through video conferencing, the official said.

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Wall Street Rebounds Ahead Of Tech Earnings, Upbeat U.S. Data Helps

U.S. stocks advanced on Thursday as investors piled into technology heavyweights ahead of their earnings reports, while upbeat domestic economic data calmed widespread concerns about surging coronavirus cases.

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E-cigarette Maker Juul Cuts Valuation To $10 Billion - Memo

Juul Labs Inc has cut its valuation to about $10 billion from $12 billion at the end of last year, according to a company memo seen by Reuters on Thursday, as the once redhot ecigarette maker fizzles in a tumultuous period for the industry.

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Oil Falls On Lockdown Angst, Stocks Rise To Pare Weekly Loss

Crude oil fell again on Thursday as lockdowns in Europe and rising cases elsewhere clouded the demand outlook, while stocks rose as Wall Street rallied.

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Alphabet Sales Growth Back As Google Key For Advertisers

Google parent Alphabet Inc returned to sales growth in the third quarter as businesses initially hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic resumed advertising with the internet's biggest supplier of ads, the tech giant said on Thursday.

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Twitter Beats Revenue Expectations But Misses On User Growth

Twitter Inc on Thursday widely beat analyst expectations for quarterly revenue as ad sales rose with the return of sports and other events, but it added fewer users than Wall Street had expected.

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Starbucks Sees Hotter-than-expected Earnings For 2021

Starbucks Corp forecast 2021 earnings largely above estimates on Thursday, helped by strong online orders and a recovery in demand following the initial hit from the COVID19 pandemic.

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Twitter Warns U.S. Election Could Affect Ad Sales, Shares Drop 16%

Twitter Inc on Thursday added fewer users than Wall Street had expected and said a rise in expenses would accelerate in the fourth quarter, sending its shares tumbling 16%.

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Covid-19: What you need to know today

The second wave of Covid-19 infections in Europe has been gathering momentum for weeks now.

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Candidate who got 99.8 pc marks in JEE held for using proxy in exam

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Calcutta University, RBU results announced

The results of postgraduate final semester exams of all the 68 departments at Calcutta University was published on Wednesday. Around 7,500 candidates took the exams. “The results reflect a trend similar to that in 2019.

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CBSE schools complete first term with online tests

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EU Arms Itself Against U.S. And Others In Trade Disputes

The European Union will arm itself with potential punitive tariffs against the United States and other rivals if they take advantage of World Trade Organization paralysis and refuse to settle trade disputes.

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Business Partner Of Ex-Giuliani Associate Expected To Enter Guilty Plea

A business partner of Lev Parnas, the former associate of U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, is expected to enter a guilty plea on Thursday after being charged with defrauding investors in an insurance startup they founded.

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Canada Border Officer Had Concerns About Interviewing Huawei CFO Ahead Of Arrest

A Canadian border officer told a court on Wednesday he had concerns about intercepting and interviewing Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou before police arrested her on a warrant from the United States almost two years ago.

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Exclusive: Biden, If Elected, Would Consult Allies On Future Of U.S. Tariffs On China - Advisers

Democrat Joe Biden would immediately consult with America’s main allies before deciding on the future of U.S. tariffs on China, seeking “collective leverage” to strengthen his hand against Beijing if he is elected president, Biden top advisers said on Wednesday.

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Teachers in rural areas need more online training, reveals ASER survey

The findings of the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2020 (Rural) Wave 1 – the first-ever phone-based survey – come amid the Covid-19 outbreak, which led to a spike in digital learning

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What Mike Pompeo's attack on China tells us about India's new approach

One step at a time, a person familiar with India’s gradual approach later explained, underlining that a shift in New Delhi’s approach was likely to get more pronounced with passing time if China did not show any intent of resolving the stand-off along the Line of Actual Control.

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Father of Kannada singer Ananya Bhat held for murder of ex-school principal in ...

The accused allegedly hire two killers to eliminate the victim which they claimed was harassing them.

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Bihar assembly election 2020: PM Modi takes on Tejashwi Yadav in Bihar, invokes...

PM calls young RJD leader prince of ‘jungle raj’; polling goes off smoothly in first of three phases

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Teachmint gets $3.5 million in seed funding led by Lightspeed India

The startup said it will utilise funds to build out its product suite, introduce new offerings and increase its geographic reach.

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NPCI looking to port UPI success to the rest of Asia

NPCI's recently set-up subsidiary NPCI International (NIPL) and Kansas-based fintech company Euronet have jointly submitted a bid to the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM).

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General Electric, First Solar Rise; Callaway, Carnival Fall

Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Wednesday:

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US Pitches Cheaper Solar Technology to India Amid High Dependence on China

India has an ambitious plan to increase its renewable energy capacity to 175 gigawatts (GW) by 2022, nearly three-fifths of which will be solar power.

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Oil Plunges Over 5% As Pandemic Surges, U.S. Crude Stockpiles, Output Soar

Oil prices fell more than 5%, sending Brent to a fourmonth low on Wednesday as surging coronavirus infections in the United States and Europe lead to renewed lockdowns and expectations that unsteady economic demand will worsen.

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FBIwarns Ransomware Assault Threatens US Healthcare System

The FBI and two federal agencies say cybercriminals are unleashing a major ransomware assault against the U.S. healthcare system. Independent security experts say it has already hobbled at least four U.S. hospitals this month, and could potentially impact hundreds more. In a joint alert, the FBI and two federal agencies say they have credible information of an imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers. They say malicious groups are targeting the sector with ransomware that could lead to data theft and disruption of healthcare services. The attacks do not appear to have any connection to the U.S. presidential election.

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No anti-incumbency in Bihar, says BJP chief JP Nadda

On the first day of polling in the three-phase elections for the state assembly (results will be out on November 10), Nadda expressed confidence that people would repose faith in Nitish Kumar, whom he described as “Sushasan (good governance) Babu”.

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100 years of Jamia Millia Islamia: Institute with roots in national struggle

On October 29, 2020, JMI turns 100, and from temporary quarters in an ashram to operating out of a set of tents for four years, the educational institution today has five schools with nine distinct faculties, 39 departments and 30 centres that educate over 21,000 students of various religious, caste, and class affiliations.

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Bihar assembly election 2020: Phase 1 ends with 54.26% polling

Polling began at 7 am and ended at 6 pm. The poll timing was increased by an hour to allow those running high temperature and those tested positive for coronavirus cast their vote in the last hour.

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In Madhya Pradesh manifesto, BJP pledges free vaccine

The BJP has released separate manifestos, titled ‘Sankalp Patra’ (resolution document), for each of the 28 poll-bound constituencies.

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Bihar assembly election 2020: Millions cast votes in Bihar under the shadow of ...

Bihar assembly election 2020: Roughly 11.5 million voted even as some complained of mask shortage and Covid norms’ violations

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Covid-19: What you need to know today

India’s 79,141 per million number is built on the back of rapid antigen tests. UP and Bihar rely on them; even Delhi uses far more of them than it should be doing.

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Moin Qureshi case: Delhi court summons CBI joint director, investigating officer...

The judge had asked CBI why it was dragging its feet in a case involving the roles of two of its ex-directors

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Air quality improves marginally in NW India, shifts to 'poor' category

On Wednesday morning, Delhi, Baghpat, Ambala, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Karnal, Kurukshetra, etc; which had recorded ‘very poor’ air on Tuesday, showed a marginal improvement and graduated to ‘poor’ category, despite raging stubble burning in Punjab

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Kerala: KSHEC lays out post-Covid education plan

Kerala state higher education council (KSHEC) on Tuesday submitted to the government ‘The post Covid-19 higher education policy document’, which the council prepared after extensive discussions with the stakeholders.

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IIM CAT exam admit card 2020 to be released at 5 pm today

CAT exam 2020 will be held on November 29, 2020, in three sessions. CAT will be conducted at various centres spread across around 156 test cities.

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Eight Roads Ventures names two new venture partners

The investment firm, which already counts Icertis, Whatfix, MoEngage, FarEye, and LeadIQ among its SaaS portfolio in India, has been looking to ramp up its presence across both domains in recent times.

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Asian Shares, U.S. Stock Futures Sag On Coronavirus, U.S. Election Worries

Global shares slipped on Wednesday as coronavirus infections grew at an alarming pace in the United States and Europe, while uncertainty over next week's U.S. elections added to a "risk off" tone.

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Oil Rises 2% On U.S. Gulf Shutdowns, Outlook Weak

Crude settled higher on Tuesday as companies shut down some U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil production ahead of an approaching storm, although surging coronavirus infections and rising Libyan supply limited gains.

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Consumer Confidence Falls In U.S. Swing States Ahead Of Presidential Election

Consumer confidence dropped sharply in October in three U.S. states considered crucial for Republican President Donald Trump's reelection as fears about the economy's outlook mounted, according to a survey on Tuesday.

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