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24th September 2020 /
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  • Nagaland: DDSC installs new team
    Dimapur, September 30 (MExN): The Dimapur District Sports Council (DDSC) has installed a new team of Dimapur Sports Council office Bearers with Deputy Commissioner Dimapur Rajesh Soundarajan IAS as President, Tsenthungo Nyamo as Vice president, DSO Dimapur Tepulezo
    Sports / 1st October 2020
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    Clinical KKR coast to 37-run win over RR
    Dubai, September 30 (IANS): A clinical Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Wednesday coasted to a 37-run win over Rajasthan Royals (RR) here. After scoring 174/6 wkts in 20 overs, KKR restricted RR to 137/9 in 20 overs, with top scorer Tom Curran (54 not out off 36 ball
    Sports / 30th September 2020
  • Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - September 30, 2020 Italy's Sara Errani in action during her second round match against Netherlands' Kiki Bertens REUTERS/Charles Platiau
    Errani accuses wheelchair-bound Bertens of exaggerating injury
    PARIS, September 30 (Reuters): Italian former runner-up Sara Errani accused opponent Kiki Bertens of exaggerating injury after losing a fierce three-hour second-round clash at the French Open on Wednesday. Dutch fifth seed Bertens left court in a wheelchair
    Sports / 30th September 2020
  • Sep 30, 2020; Paris, France; Simona Halep (ROU) in action during her match against Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) on day four at Stade Roland Garros. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports
    Top seed Halep beats Begu to extend winning run to 16
    PARIS, September 30 (Reuters): French Open top seed Simona Halep put in a disciplined performance to tame big-hitting compatriot Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3 6-4 in the second round on Wednesday, extending her winning run to 16 matches. Halep had won all the prev
    Sports / 30th September 2020
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    Rijiju launches SAI's new logo
    New Delhi, September 30 (IANS): Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday launched the Sports Authority of Indias (SAI) new logo at Delhis Major Dhyan Chand Stadium. The event was attended by Sports Secretary Ravi Mittal, Indian Olympic Association President Nar
    Sports / 30th September 2020
  • Fatima Sultani, 18 (C) a member of Hikeventures mountaineering team stands with her teammates during an excercise on mountain on outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan September 4, 2020. Picture taken September 4, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
    Young Afghan female mountaineer plans next summit to 'show the world what we can do'
    KABUL, Seeptember 30 (Reuters): Eighteen-year old Fatima Sultani gazes at the peak of a mountain near Afghanistan's capital Kabul after completing a morning climbing session, considering her next challenge. She and her team of nine young Afghan mountain
    Sports / 30th September 2020
  • Belarus' Victoria Azarenka in action during her first round match against Montenegro's Danka Kovinic. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
    Azarenka thrashed by Schmeidlova at French Open
    PARIS, September 30 (Reuters): Victoria Azarenka's unhappy French Open campaign ended on Wednesday as the former world number one was beaten 6-2 6-2 by Slovakia's Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in the second round. The Belarussian 10th seed, who was crit
    Sports / 30th September 2020
  • Spain's Rafael Nadal in action during his second round match against Mackenzie McDonald of the U.S. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
    Nadal breezes into French Open third round
    PARIS, September 30 (Reuters): Rafa Nadal continued his quest for a record-extending 13th French Open title with a 6-1 6-0 6-3 crushing of American Mackenzie McDonald to advance into the third round on Wednesday. The Spanish second seed, also looking to equ
    Sports / 30th September 2020
  • FILE PHOTO: Mikako Kotani, Chair of the Tokyo 2016 Athletes' Commission and Olympic medallist, presents the city of Tokyo's candidature for the 2016 Olympic Games to International Olympic Committee (IOC) members during the 121st IOC session in Copenhagen October 2, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (DENMARK)
    Mikako Kotani named Tokyo Olympics sports director
    (Reuters): Mikako Kotani, who won two bronze medals for Japan in the 1988 Olympics, has been named the sports director of the 2020 Tokyo Games and will take over from Oct. 1, the organising committee said on Wednesday. Kotani, 54, succeeds Koji Murofushi, w
    Sports / 30th September 2020
  • Ukraine's Elina Svitolina in action during her second round match against Mexico's Renata Zarazua REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
    Third seed Svitolina survives Mexican qualifier Zarazua
    PARIS, September 30 (Reuters): Third seed Elina Svitolina recovered from a mid-match meltdown to defeat fearless Mexican qualifier Renata Zarazua 6-3 0-6 6-2 and advance to the third round of the French Open on Wednesday. The 178th-ranked Zarazua, who becam
    Sports / 30th September 2020
  • FILE PHOTO: Serena Williams of the U.S. during her first round match against Kristie Ahn of the U.S. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo
    Serena pulls out of French Open with Achilles injury
    PARIS, September 30 (Reuters): Serena Williams' search for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title will extend into another year after an Achilles tendon injury forced her to withdraw from the French Open on Wednesday. The American, who turned 39 this
    Sports / 30th September 2020
  • FILE PHOTO: Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo
    Messi seeks to draw line under Barca departure saga
    BARCELONA, September 30 (Reuters): Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has said he wishes to move on from his recent bid to walk out of the club and his recent attacks on the board of directors, calling for everyone to pull together to help the team have a successf
    Sports / 30th September 2020
  • Ferencvaros' Marcel Heister celebrates after the match REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
    Ferencvaros, Dynamo and Olympiakos reach Champions League group stage
    BUDAPEST, September 30 (Reuters): Ferencvaros reached the Champions League group stage for the first time in 25 years after a 0-0 draw with Molde in their playoff round return leg on Tuesday sent the Hungarian side through on away goals following a 3-3 draw in
    Sports / 30th September 2020
  • Portugal's player Ruben Dias speaks during Portuguese national football team's news conference. (Reuters File Photo)
    Manchester City sign Portugal defender Dias from Benfica
    (Reuters): Manchester City have completed the signing of Portugal defender Ruben Dias on a six-year deal from Benfica, the Premier League club said on Tuesday as they moved to strengthen their defence two days after a 5-2 home defeat by Leicester City. Arge
    Sports / 30th September 2020
  • FILE PHOTO: Liverpool's Thiago reacts Pool via REUTERS/Matt Dunham/Files
    Liverpool's Thiago tests positive for COVID-19
    (Reuters): Liverpool's new midfield signing Thiago Alcantara has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating with minor symptoms, the Premier League champions said on Tuesday. The Spaniard, who joined from Bayern Munich earlier this month and mad
    Sports / 30th September 2020

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  • Hyderabad turns pink for breast cancer awareness
    India / 1st October 2020 /
    HYDERABAD, OCTOBER 1 (IANS): Historical monuments and prominent buildings in Hyderabad were illuminated in pink to mark the launch of month-long breast cancer awareness programme. The historic Charminar, the symbol of the city, the Buddha statue in Hussain Sagar lake and the KIMS Hospit
  • SC: Covid-led economic slowdown no ground to deny proper wages to workers
    India / 1st October 2020 /
    New Delhi, October 1 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Thursday said the burden of economic slowdown cannot be put on workers alone, who are the backbone of the economic activity, and quashed the Gujarat government notification exempting factories from paying overtime wages to the workers. A
  • NCW writes to UP DGP seeking explanation on hasty cremation of Hathras rape victim
    India / 1st October 2020 /
    New Delhi, October 1 (IANS): The National Commission for Women (NCW) has written afresh to the Director General of Police in Uttar Pradesh, seeking an explanation over the hasty cremation of the 19-year-old Hathras gangrape victim by the UP police. "The Commission has now written t
  • Rahul Gandhi pushed on ground, detained en route Hathras
    India / 1st October 2020 /
    Rahul, Priyanka arrested while marching towards Hathras to meet victim's family  Greater Noida, October 1 (IANS): High drama prevailed on Thursday After Uttar Pradesh Police personnel pushed former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on the ground near the Yamuna Expressway and arr
  • The faces of India's coronavirus pandemic as deaths hit 100,000
    India / 1st October 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, October 1 (Reuters): Eight months after the novel coronavirus arrived in India, the number of deaths from the disease is due to cross 100,000 imminently. Nearly 6.5 million people have been infected in total, second only to the number in the United States. Reuters m

BUSINESS

  • Businesses not ready with GST e-invoicing get 30-day grace period
    Business / 1st October 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, OCTOBER1 (IANS): The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has announced a 30 day grace period for those businesses which are not yet ready for GST e-invoicing which comes into effect from Thursday, October 1. In a notification on Wednesday evening, CBIC noted th
  • SC approves DGCA's proposal on air tickets refund booked during lockdown
    Business / 1st October 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 1 (IANS): In a big relief to thousands of air passengers, the Supreme Court on Thursday approved the Directorate General of Civil Aviation's (DGCA) proposal on air tickets refund and credit shell on flights booked prior and during lockdown. A bench headed by Justi
  • IDFC First Bank MD gifts Rs 30-lakh shares to schoolteacher
    Business / 30th September 2020 /
    MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 30 (IANS): As a token of gratitude to his former schoolteacher, IDFC First Bank MD and CEO V Vaidyanathan has transferred one lakh equity shares worth around Rs 30 lakh without any consideration to Gurdial Saroop Saini. The transfer of shares was done in appreciation o
  • India's June-end 2020 external debt falls to $554.5 bn
    Business / 30th September 2020 /
    MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 30 (IANS): India's external debt for the quarter ended June 2020 declined on a sequential and year-on-year basis, official data showed on Wednesday. The external debt during the period under review declined to $554.5 billion from $558.4 billion reported for the qua
  • Honda to enter mid-size 350-500 cc motorcycle segment, unviels H'ness-CB350
    Business / 30th September 2020 /
    NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 30 (IANS): Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) will enter the mid-size 350-500 cc motorcycle segment in India. Accordingly, the company unveiled 'H'ness - CB350', which will be launched later in October. The new offering will be the third BS-V

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HEALTH

  • Moderna COVID-19 vaccine appears safe, shows signs of working in older adults - study
    Health / 30th September 2020 /
    CHICAGO, September 30 (Reuters) - Results from an early safety study of Moderna Inc's coronavirus vaccine candidate in older adults showed that it produced virus-neutralizing antibodies at levels similar to those seen in younger adults, with side effects roughly on par with high-dose f
  • Covid-19 is challenge to mental health: Sri Sri
    Health / 30th September 2020 /
    Agra, Septenber 30 (IANS): The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global crisis with far-reaching social and economic repercussions and one of the biggest challenges this crisis has brought is of mental health, said Art of Living founder and spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Sri
  • Eating dairy products may cut bowel cancer risk: Study
    Health / 29th September 2020 /
    Toronto, September 29 (IANS): Eating dairy products may reduce bowel cancer risk, but there's no evidence that garlic or onions, fish, tea or coffee protect against the disease, say researchers. For the findings, published in the journal Gut, the research team McGill University in C
  • Serum Institute to manufacture 200mn doses of Covid-19 vaccine
    Health / 29th September 2020 /
    New Delhi, September 29 (IANS) A further collaboration among the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, Gavi and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will accelerate the manufacture and delivery of up to 100 million doses of safe and e
  • Are men at a greater risk of heart disease than women?
    Health / 29th September 2020 /
    New Delhi, September 29 (IANSlife): Over the years, multiple researches have concluded that heart disease impacts men and women differently. It has been noted that in the younger age groups, men are at a far higher risk of heart disease than women; on an average, while the disease strikes

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LIFE AND STYLE

  • As Dhonis produce mythological sci-fi web series, Sakshi shares inside info
    Life & Style / 1st October 2020 /
    New Delhi, October 1 (IANS) Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his wife Sakshi plan to score in a very different game than cricket. They are foraying into OTT space with a web series. Sakshi and MSD launched their banner Dhoni Entertainment in 2019 with the documentary "
  • Payal Ghosh meets Maharashtra governor seeking Y category security
    Life & Style / 29th September 2020 /
    Mumbai, September 29 (IANS): Actress Payal Ghosh, who has accused filmmaker Anurag Kashyap of sexual harassment, met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Tuesday seeking Y-category security. The meeting took place at Raj Bhavan in the city. Payal was accompanied by Union Minist
  • Sona Mohapatra: The men in film land only stick to milk and biscuits?
    Life & Style / 28th September 2020 /
    Mumbai, September 28 (IANS): Singer Sona Mohapatra finds it strange that only actresses are being singled out as alleged drug users in Bollywood, while none of their male counterparts have come under the radar of suspicion. On Monday, in a verified Facebook post, Sona also spoke about t
  • Changing footwear trends in India
    Life & Style / 27th September 2020 /
    New Delhi, September 27 (IANSlife): Covid-19 has changed consumer buying patterns across segments, ranging from FMCG, personal care, apparel to footwear. The change has also led manufacturers to take innovative strategies and widen certain product portfolio ranges to attract consumers and
  • Campaign creates buzz about perils of early marriage and pregnancies in Rajasthan
    Life & Style / 26th September 2020 /
    Jaipur, September 26 (IANS) : The Zero Teenage Pregnancy (ZTP) campaign, launched at the start of this year, aiming at highlighting the issue in Rajasthan, has created a buzz around the sensitive and important issue of early marriages and pregnancies. In all these months, the campaign h