Bihar Assembly Election Live Updates: Poll temperature set to rise as PM Modi, Rahul hit campaign trail today

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The political temperature in Bihar is set to go up substantially as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi take a direct plunge in electioneering on Friday. The two leaders will address a series of rallies for their respective alliances in Bihar. Prime Minister Modi will address three rallies at Dehri-on Sone (Rohtas … Read more

India tour of Australia set to begin in Sydney with ODIs as CA gets green light from NSW for quarantine

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India tour of Australia 2020-21: Virat Kohli’s men are all set to spend their first two weeks Down Under in quarantine in Sydney before playing 6 limited-overs games — 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is in Sydney and Canberra. The ODI series is likely to start from November 27. India all set to begin Australia tour … Read more

Set ablaze for resisting rape, 13-year-old tribal girl succumbs to burn injuries in Telangana

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The accused had poured petrol on the 13-year-old tribal girl and set her ablaze in Telangana’s Khammam after she resisted his rape attempt on September 18 of this year. [REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE] Set ablaze by her employer for resisting a rape attempt, a 13-year-old tribal girl succumbed to severe burn injuries in Telangana on Thursday night. … Read more

India’s CBSE, Intel set Guinness World Records

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CBSE and Intel have created the Guinness World Records in maximum users to take online AI lessons in 24 hours. CBSE received Guinness World Records title in ‘The most users to take an online artificial intelligence lesson in 24 hours’ on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has shared the … Read more

India set to be overtaken by Bangladesh in per capita GDP growth: IMF

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Bangladesh is set to overtake India in terms of per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020-21, according to the latest projection shared by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, India’s per capita GDP is likely to slump 10.5 per cent to $1,877 — the lowest in … Read more

Rajasthan priest burnt alive: Accused’s family says victim set himself on fire, ‘tried to save him’

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Days after a temple priest in Rajasthan’s Karauli died after allegedly being burned alive over a land dispute, the family of the main accused, Kailash Meena who was arrested on Friday, has claimed that it was the priest who had set himself ablaze with fuel and a lighter. The daughters of Kailash Meena told India … Read more

Republic TV TRP fraud busted, Mumbai Police set to quiz Arnab Goswami

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In a press conference held on Thursday, Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh told reporters that the city police are probing a scam involving manipulation of TRPs. He identified three channels, namely Fakt Marathi, Box Cinema, and Republic-TV which are reportedly involved in distorting the apparatus used by BARC to rate television channels. The TRP … Read more

French Open: Novak Djokovic battles past Pablo Carreno Busta to set up semi-final vs Stefanos Tsitsipas

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World number one Novak Djokovic on Thursday suffered a massive scare but battled back from a set down to beat Pablo Carreno Busta in the quarterfinals of the French Open 2020 at Roland Garros. Djokovic prevailed in a 4-set thriller against 15th-ranked Spaniard 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4 at centre court to set up a semi-final … Read more

Specialist ‘long Covid’ clinics to be set up

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Image copyright Getty Images People with “long Covid” symptoms will be offered specialist help at clinics across England, the head of NHS England has announced. Sir Simon Stevens said there were “tens of thousands, probably hundreds of thousands” of patients affected. People with relatively mild coronavirus infections as well as those who have been treated … Read more