Day: August 6, 2019

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‘Dangerous’ dockless bikes blocking streets, say disability activists

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Disability activists say bikes are “littering” pavements and creating trip hazards. Credits: BBC Further reading: https://ift.tt/2Ypmfqe * * * * * BBC that covers top stories, world news, UK news, business, politics, health, education and family, science and environment, technology, and entertainment and arts. Check https://www.bbc.com

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Titan posts 11% rise in profit, faces headwinds from consumption slowdown

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Total consolidated income of the firm rose 16% year-on-year to Rs 5,208.17 crore in Q1FY20 Brought to you by Times of India. Further reading: https://ift.tt/2OIfWJN * * * * * Business Standard, India’s leading business site for Live Markets, Live BSE & NSE quotes, latest news, breaking news, political news, analysis and opinion on […]

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Ayodhya case in SC: Nirmohi Aakhara seeks control of entire 2.77 acre disputed land

https://ift.tt/2KsTe38 Nirmohi Aakhara on Tuesday strongly pitched in the Supreme Court for control and management of the entire disputed 2.77 acre land in the politically and religiously sensitive case of Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute at Ayodhya. Brought to you by Times of India. Further reading: https://ift.tt/2ORITDs * * * * * Times of India […]

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Democracy now truly established in Jammu and Kashmir: J P Nadda

https://ift.tt/2M0XnOQ BJP leaders on Tuesday cheered Parliament’s nod to the Union government’s measures on Jammu and Kashmir, with its working president J P Nadda, asserting that democracy has now been established in a true sense there and terrorism will make way for development. Brought to you by Times of India. Further reading: https://ift.tt/2yDl1bF * * […]

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Titan posts 11% rise in profit, faces headwinds from consumption slowdown

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Tear gas fired in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong after student’s arrest amid long-running political unrest

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Police fired tear gas at more than 300 people besieging Sham Shui Po Police Station on Tuesday night after a student leader was arrested in the district.The force said the arrested man had been found carrying 10 laser pointers.Officers from the station fired several rounds of gas at about 11.20pm to disperse the crowds […]

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Markets recover before RBI policy; yuan, hopes of rate cut buoy sentiment

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Stability returned to the global financial markets after China took steps to limit weakness in the yuan Brought to you by Times of India. Further reading: https://ift.tt/2yJ2Gd3 * * * * * Business Standard, India’s leading business site for Live Markets, Live BSE & NSE quotes, latest news, breaking news, political news, analysis and […]

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Titan posts 11% rise in profit, faces headwinds from consumption slowdown

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Total consolidated income of the firm rose 16% year-on-year to Rs 5,208.17 crore in Q1FY20 Brought to you by Times of India. Further reading: https://ift.tt/2OIfWJN * * * * * Business Standard, India’s leading business site for Live Markets, Live BSE & NSE quotes, latest news, breaking news, political news, analysis and opinion on […]

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Defend your home against radical protesters, Beijing urges Hongkongers amid extradition bill unrest

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J China’s top government agency overseeing Hong Kong affairs has made clear it will be up to the city itself to restore law and order upended by two months of anti-government protests, and appealed to citizens to stand up against radical protesters to defend their home or face the consequences of endless violence and chaos.In […]

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Mumbai: Minor milk shortage owing to heavy rain

https://ift.tt/2yFUfiH The city will undergo a marginal shortfall of milk supply over Wednesday-Thursday owing to heavy rain and flooding in Kolhapur and Sangli. Big and small dairies like Gokul and Warana are located here, and are facing hurdles in milk collection and distribution. Brought to you by Times of India. Further reading: https://ift.tt/2M3PdVY * * […]

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Brazil prisoner who dressed up as daughter to escape found dead

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Clauvino da Silva was found dead in his cell in Rio three days after his elaborate escape bid was foiled. Credits: BBC Further reading: https://ift.tt/2GS4ghc * * * * * BBC that covers top stories, world news, UK news, business, politics, health, education and family, science and environment, technology, and entertainment and arts. Check […]

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Fixed deposits promise steady returns for two-three year investment horizon

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J If you are not-so-comfortable with SFBs, even some private and public banks are offering good rates on FDs Brought to you by Times of India. Further reading: https://ift.tt/2M4vhlY * * * * * Business Standard, India’s leading business site for Live Markets, Live BSE & NSE quotes, latest news, breaking news, political news, analysis […]

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JSW Energy announces 7% rise in net profit at Rs 244.38 cr in June quarter

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The company now plans to bid in solar energy bid rounds Brought to you by Times of India. Further reading: https://ift.tt/2KtBGUp * * * * * Business Standard, India’s leading business site for Live Markets, Live BSE & NSE quotes, latest news, breaking news, political news, analysis and opinion on markets, companies, industry, economy, […]

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World Reacts to El Paso Shooting and the Hate That Fueled It

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J After an attack targeting Latinos, international reactions depicted America’s mass shooting epidemic as violence in a country at war with itself. Bring to you by The New York Times. More the full article: https://ift.tt/2YLSOK4 * * * * * The New York Times: find breaking news, multimedia, reviews & opinion on Washington, business, sports, […]

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‘Beloved,’ ‘The Bluest Eye,’ ‘Sula’: The Essential Toni Morrison Reader

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Nobel laureate, who has died at 88, left a rich, powerful literary legacy. These are some of her best — and most essential — books. Bring to you by The New York Times. More the full article: https://ift.tt/2MHc2yn * * * * * The New York Times: find breaking news, multimedia, reviews & […]

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Six killed, eight injured as boulders fall on bus in Uttarakhand

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Six people, most of them pilgrims returning from the Badrinath shrine in Garhwal, were killed and eight injured on Tuesday as boulders from a landslip Brought to you by Times of India. Further reading: https://ift.tt/2TkiaxX * * * * * Times of India brings you in-depth analysis of all the latest developments and current […]

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JSW Energy announces 7% rise in net profit at Rs 244.38 cr in June quarter

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The company now plans to bid in solar energy bid rounds Brought to you by Times of India. Further reading: https://ift.tt/2KtBGUp * * * * * Business Standard, India’s leading business site for Live Markets, Live BSE & NSE quotes, latest news, breaking news, political news, analysis and opinion on markets, companies, industry, economy, […]

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McDonald’s loses second ‘Mc’ trademark case against Supermac’s

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J An Irish fast food chain takes another bite out of its rival in a long-running EU trademark dispute. Brought to you by BBC. Read more: https://ift.tt/2KzqXYL * * * * * Breaking news, sport, TV, radio and a whole lot more. The BBC informs, educates and entertains – wherever you are, whatever your age. […]

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Fixed deposits promise steady returns for two-three year investment horizon

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J If you are not-so-comfortable with SFBs, even some private and public banks are offering good rates on FDs Brought to you by Times of India. Further reading: https://ift.tt/2M4vhlY * * * * * Business Standard, India’s leading business site for Live Markets, Live BSE & NSE quotes, latest news, breaking news, political news, analysis […]

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JSW Energy announces 7% rise in net profit at Rs 244.38 cr in June quarter

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The company now plans to bid in solar energy bid rounds Brought to you by Times of India. Further reading: https://ift.tt/2KtBGUp * * * * * Business Standard, India’s leading business site for Live Markets, Live BSE & NSE quotes, latest news, breaking news, political news, analysis and opinion on markets, companies, industry, economy, […]

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China calls India’s move to scrap Kashmir’s special status ‘not acceptable’ and not binding

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J China has called India’s move to abolish Kashmir’s special status “not acceptable” and said it was not binding, following condemnation from Pakistan.“Recently India has continued to hurt Chinese sovereignty by unilaterally changing domestic law,” Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Tuesday.She reiterated that India’s claim over Ladakh, as part of Kashmir, involved […]

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Scindia, other Congress leaders, go against party’s stand on Article 370 issue

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Janardan Dwivedi, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Deepender Hooda among those who have voiced support to the move Brought to you by Times of India. Further reading: https://ift.tt/2GOdkUA * * * * * Times of India brings you in-depth analysis of all the latest developments and current affairs with views from leading columnists, editorials from TOI […]

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Congress could have prevented Babri Masjid demolition: Digvijaya Singh

https://ift.tt/33iPVE7 Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has said the demolition of Babri Masjid could have been prevented, but it could not be done because of inaction of his party’s government. He said although he didn’t know the inside story, but he did later find out that the then prime minister P V Narasimha Rao was […]

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Passage of J&K bill momentous occasion, new dawn awaits: PM Modi

https://ift.tt/2TbZDU5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the passage of bills on Jammu and Kashmir in Parliament as a “momentous occasion” in parliamentary democracy and said a new dawn awaits the state which is now free from the “shackles” of vested interest groups. Brought to you by Times of India. Further reading: https://ift.tt/2TaxKvC * […]

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Russia protests: Opposition couple face losing custody of son

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Prosecutors seek to strip a couple who took their baby to an unsanctioned protest of parental rights. Brought to you by BBC. Read more: https://ift.tt/2YKDkWT * * * * * Breaking news, sport, TV, radio and a whole lot more. The BBC informs, educates and entertains – wherever you are, whatever your age. https://www.bbc.com/

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