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In the Covid-19 pandemic, mass promotion for SSC students saw nearly 100 students being granted an unprecedented 198 grace marks! The class X board results was declared on Tuesday night. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3dy1vC9 via IFTTT

K V Sampath Kumar, editor of India’s only Sanskrit daily Sudharma for the past 31 years, passed away on Wednesday morning following a heart attack. He was from Times of India https://ift.tt/3Ah4mcs via IFTTT

India on Thursday reported 48,786 new Covid-19 cases and 1,005 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health and family welfare ministry. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2UQifOp via IFTTT

It is the biggest US stock market listing by a Chinese company since Alibaba's debut in 2014. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3hrWso3 via IFTTT

They were initially incensed, seeing their flirty, romancing-the-rain photo on a laid-back Thiruvananthapuram street that appeared in TOI long ago as an intrusion into their then anonymous selves. Eventually, Chandni Chandran, a IAS officer and Arun Sudarsan, a researcher, happily married now, came to view that May 2016 chilling-out photo as presciently symbolic of how their lives would soon acquire such a fairytale cast. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2Uh0xDG via IFTTT

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An expert panel of the country's central drug authority on Wednesday recommended against granting permission to the Serum Institute of India (SII) to conduct the phase 2/3 trial of Covid-19 vaccine Covovax on children aged two to 17 years, sources said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3yefZ1M via IFTTT

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Equity indices started Thursday's trade on a subdued note amid weak global cues. The benchmark BSE sensex and broader NSE Nifty recently touched fresh record highs before tracking losses in the last three sessions. Stay with TOI for all the stock market updates. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3hjS4r1 via IFTTT

A senior official in Brazil's health ministry has resigned after a newspaper published fresh allegations of corruption in the country's vaccine program, adding to pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3hn22bb via IFTTT

Twitter services were affected on Thursday with multiple users reporting issues while posting, searching and sharing content via the micro-blogging site. "Something went wrong. Try reloading," a search on the social networking site showed. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3jvdjZG via IFTTT

China will not allow itself to be bullied and anyone who tries will face "broken heads and bloodshed in front of the iron Great Wall of the 1.4 billion Chinese people," President Xi Jinping said at a mass gathering Thursday to mark the centenary of the ruling Communist Party. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3AbTnRH via IFTTT

Team India’s young Test opener Shubman Gill is in danger of missing out on the England Test series with an injury. The 21-year-old has sustained an injury to either his calf or hamstring during the World Test Championship final against New Zealand recently, TOI has learnt. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3hm1geG via IFTTT

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ETimes Live Blog will keep you updated with all the latest news, movie announcements and interesting deets about Bollywood actors and lots more. Catch all the live Bollywood updates right here! from Times of India https://ift.tt/3yaSc34 via IFTTT

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Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat was on Wednesday urgently summoned to Delhi to meet the BJP’s central leadership, fuelling speculation in political circles that the state could be headed for early assembly elections. However, this could not be confirmed. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3qGNTtQ via IFTTT

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With north-western part of the country reeling under heat wave conditions due to break in Monsoon, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said further advance of southwest Monsoon into remaining parts of Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab is not likely till July 7. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3jxxnuC via IFTTT

Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat was on Wednesday urgently summoned to Delhi to meet the BJP’s central leadership, fuelling speculation in political circles that the state could be headed for early assembly elections. However, this could not be confirmed. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2Tn2rT2 via IFTTT

For years, tech giants around the world have marked December 1 on their calendars for a visit to the IITs to pick up fresh graduates. But this year, the class of 2021 has received fewer international offers: less than 200 IITians across the country have landed an overseas job. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3yoBU6T via IFTTT

For the sixth consecutive day, cases have remained below 50,000 while deaths too have not breached the 1,000 mark for seven days in a row. Wednesday saw 45,951 cases and 734 deaths as the second wave continued to go on a downward slope. Stay here for all live updates from Times of India https://ift.tt/3Ae8aLB via IFTTT

Indian swimmer Srihari Natraj officially booked himself a Tokyo Olympics berth on Wednesday after the sport's world governing body FINA approved his 'A' standard qualification time in the men's 100m backstroke time trial at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3h3aI7K via IFTTT

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In a farmhouse in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district, police on Tuesday watched over a dig that they hoped would end a twomonth-old mystery. One by one, five nude, decaying bodies were pulled from the grave. Three of them were children. They had all been hacked and stabbed to death. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3h1wV61 via IFTTT

National BJP president J P Nadda has devised a roadmap for the party’s Bengal unit in the run-up to the civic and panchayat elections, with special focus on the economically weaker sections, the SC/ST community, farmers, MSME entrepreneurs and women. He urged BJP leaders to oversee delivery of the PM’s relief to the poor and the universal vaccination programme, besides taking up complaints of violence against party workers. from Times of India https://ift.tt/362u6vq via IFTTT

The small entourage carrying balloons, bouquets, box of chocolates and swinging to loud drum beats could easily be mistaken for a marriage procession in the narrow bylanes of this remote Gadchiroli village. But this procession in Koyanguda village, in Naxalite-affected Bhamragarh taluka, stopped outside six-year-old Harish Vasudeo Habka's house to celebrate his 'first day of school'. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3qyNqK9 via IFTTT

Madhya Pradesh school education minister Inder Singh Parmar courted controversy after allegedly making an insensitive remark “marna hai to maro…” (die, if you want to) with a delegation of parents’ association that went to meet him seeking action against private schools charging fees other than tuition fee on Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/360sL82 via IFTTT

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In yet another booster shot of endorsement for India’s first indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, the United States’ National Institutes of Health has said that the vaccine is able to effectively neutralise the Alpha and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3yaxYpQ via IFTTT

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Mandira Bedi’s husband Raj Kaushal passed away on Wednesday morning after he suffered a cardiac arrest. A close friend of the family, when contacted, confirmed, “It is true, he suffered a cardiac arrest early in the morning.” from Times of India https://ift.tt/3AfwlZQ via IFTTT

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Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Katrina Kaif: Actresses who set the monsoon on fire with their wet saree looks from Times of India https://ift.tt/3hpXkcW via IFTTT

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American internet giant Facebook has thrown its weight behind India’s new IT Rules, and has said that they “make sense” while empowering users and limiting their abuse on social media, India MD Ajit Mohan has told TOI. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3jsW1fY via IFTTT

In an attempt to give more power to non-promoting shareholders in a company, markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday said that two-thirds of the members of the nomination & remuneration committee (NRC) and the audit committee (AC) of the board of a listed company should be independent directors. Currently, rules say that a majority of the members of these two important committees of the board should be independent directors. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3x698Hz via IFTTT

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The vehicle runs on regular fuel and can travel up to 1,000km while airborne, its creator says. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3qz3HP7 via IFTTT

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India on Tuesday cleared the decks for the import of Moderna's Covid vaccine, adding another option to its list of anti-Covid shots. Moderna's vaccine, developed in the United States, will be the fourth Covid-19 jab to be available in India after Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3qzIpB5 via IFTTT

The parliamentary standing committee on information technology on Tuesday asked Twitter to explain within two days on blocking of accounts of Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and senior congress leader Shashi Tharoor, news agency PTI reported quoting sources. from Times of India https://ift.tt/35ZnA8v via IFTTT

England can avenge decades of hurt at the hands of Germany when they face their old rivals in a blockbuster Euro 2020 last-16 clash on Tuesday after the tournament was rocked by France's stunning exit. Gareth Southgate's side hosts Germany at Wembley in what is England's biggest match on home turf for 25 years. Check all the live updates of team news, lineup, head to head stats of UEFA EURO 2020 seventh pre-quarterfinal between England and Germany on Times of India. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3yj72Vl via IFTTT

Aditi Ashok on Tuesday became the first female Indian golfer to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3h4bamg via IFTTT

India reported 37,566 new Covid-19 cases and 907 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the union health ministry on Monday. The total caseload rose to 3,03,16,897 with active cases below at around 5.5 lakh. Stay with TOI for the latest developments from Times of India https://ift.tt/3h02xJl via IFTTT

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Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba is likely to be the mastermind of the unprecedented drone attack at the IAF station in Jammu airport, J&K police DGP Dilbag Singh said on Tuesday.Two IAF officers suffered minor injuries when drones carrying explosives attacked the IAF station early Sunday morning. The twin attacks took place within a span of six minutes. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3joXaF6 via IFTTT

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Facebook India officials Tuesday deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on the issue of misuse of social media platforms. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3AjQdvh via IFTTT

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Skill development centres and universities have also been allowed to open conditional to the staff and students having taken at least one dose of vaccine. IELTS coaching institutes were already allowed to be opened, subject to students and staff having taken at least one dose of vaccine. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3jrxqYz via IFTTT

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Production of the robot is suspended and will only be restarted if there is a need for it. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3qwKH3T via IFTTT

A small percentage of devices' cost should go into a fund for UK creators and performers, a group says. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3A8HbRG via IFTTT

A boom in cheaper trading is tempting some inexperienced investors to take big risks, warn experts. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3haLtiC via IFTTT

The judge said lawsuits filed by the FTC and a group of states were vague or occurred too long ago. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3y2TmgV via IFTTT

Personal data can continue to be sent if UK maintains "adequate" data protection. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3y1onSf via IFTTT

Patients should use iPhone 12 and other listed devices at a safe distance. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3y06ovx via IFTTT

The comedian and travel writer tries some of the latest technology which could manage the condition. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Tgl2A1 via IFTTT

It follows a newspaper report that Matt Hancock used his personal email account for government business. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3dkR8S6 via IFTTT

Harper-Lee Fanthorpe died in Stoke-on-Trent in May after swallowing a battery from a remote control. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3jxvX3l via IFTTT

The financial watchdog has ruled that Binance cannot conduct any regulated activity in the UK. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3jk1R2R via IFTTT

A growing number of technology firms are aiming to help reduce the anxiety of new mums and dads. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/36aymsR via IFTTT

The social media platform is banned but Jack Dorsey remains a hugely popular figure in the country. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3xZ81tv via IFTTT

Fox News Breaking News Alert MIDEAST CHAOS: US launches airstrikes against Iran-backed militias under cover of darkness 06/27/21 4:40 PM

Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller takes an electric surfboard for a spin on the River Thames. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2UIEvda via IFTTT

Fox News Breaking News Alert WATCH LIVE: Authorities give new update in Miami condo collapse as death toll rises to 5 06/26/21 3:54 PM

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Investors accuse South African firm of absconding with Bitcoin valued at billions of dollars. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3gZYzza via IFTTT

BBC Click's Romana Kreider looks at the best technology news stories of the week. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3w6fwO5 via IFTTT

Fraudsters copy adverts from legitimate websites before taking deposits and fees from their victims. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3h5egFc via IFTTT

Google says it intends to phase out third-party cookies, which track web users' activities online. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3xVMth8 via IFTTT

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Petlog customers say a database upgrade is continuing to cause problems, three months on. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2StFxsM via IFTTT

Windows 11 will not have Skype installed by default - favouring Microsoft Teams instead. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3xStjZL via IFTTT

UK competition watchdog begins formal probe into whether the internet giants have broken consumer law. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3jbvNOI via IFTTT

Crackonosh malware, which mines for cryptocurrency, is being hidden in free versions of popular games. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3d8zu3J via IFTTT

Science is transforming espionage and many countries are taking advantage, says Prof Finkelstein. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3vVbGXJ via IFTTT

Why international criminal networks are behind a jump in the theft of catalytic converters. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3jbXuXC via IFTTT

Will Britons have to pay more to use their mobiles in Europe, now the UK has left the EU? from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2w1ec1N via IFTTT

The group from Leicester will perform in a virtual recreation of the O2 arena. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3qppXuL via IFTTT

The Windows start menu moves to the centre of the screen in Microsoft's newest operating system. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Sp6hKZ via IFTTT

Fox News Breaking News Alert Search and rescue underway in deadly apartment building collapse near Miami 06/24/21 5:05 AM

The mobile operator EE is to charge new customers to use their phones in Europe. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3xJu8Us via IFTTT

Anti-virus entrepreneur John McAfee has been found dead in Spain. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3zT25DX via IFTTT

The tech giant claims that allowing users to avoid the App Store would lead to widespread abuse. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2T1ycAT via IFTTT

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A global Covid recovery plan by the World Economic Forum has inspired false rumours about the creation of a tyrannical world government. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3vWcThw via IFTTT

The software mogul is found dead hours after a Spanish court allowed his extradition to the US on tax charges. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3xIO9e3 via IFTTT

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The canvas was trimmed in 1715 to fit between two doors in Amsterdam’s city hall. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3gRDWVC via IFTTT

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The company’s technology maps out the shape of proteins, an otherwise costly and time-consuming process. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2TQQWmJ via IFTTT

European Commission says recent ransomware attacks on US and Ireland have "focussed mind" from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3qiFZGG via IFTTT

A new campaign claims it outsources internet policing to Silicon Valley. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3j7G9Pt via IFTTT

The justice department says 36 websites linked to the Iranian government have been seized. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3d1owNp via IFTTT

Lara Lewington looks at some of the latest gadgets and asks if they can reduce parents' stress. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2TYiy9G via IFTTT

Appetite for reliable reporting has increased but trust still below pre-Brexit levels, report says. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2UvqOy8 via IFTTT

The government says there's an "inconsistent, ad-hoc and potentially harmful gap in regulation". from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3wToijt via IFTTT

Tam Kalinkse, one of the men responsible for gaming's most loveable hedgehog, speaks to Newsbeat. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3d7o6VQ via IFTTT