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France coronavirus update: New Covid-19 injections top 20,000

French health authorities on Friday reported 20,339 new coronavirus infections in one day, a fresh record since the outbreak of the epidemic

KPCL to set up waste to energy plant at Rs 260 crore in Bengaluru

The Karnataka Power Corporations Limited (KPCL) will set up an 11.5 MW waste to energy (WTE) plant at the cost of Rs 260 crore in Bidadi in the next two years

Gujarat coronavirus update: State sees 1,243 more Covid case, 9 new deaths

Gujarat reported 1,243 new coronavirus cases, taking its tally to 149,194, while nine more people died, taking the death toll to 3,550

EC doubles broadcast time for parties in Bihar elections amid Covid-19

As the Covid-19 pandemic has caused roadblocks for the political parties to launch mass connect initiatives, the Election Commission has come to their aid by doubling the broadcast time on DD and AIR

Congress announces candidates for Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand bypolls

The Congress announced six candidates for Assembly bypolls in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand next month

Opening schools last thing on govt's mind: Karnataka Education Minister

S Suresh Kumar said on Friday stating that opening schools is the last thing on his mind as he considers himself more of a guardian of children who are studying in schools across the state

Delhi to get Rs 20 crore smog tower in Connaught Place to curb pollution

The Delhi cabinet sanctioned Rs 20 crore for the installation of a first-of-its-kind smog tower at Connaught Place in the national capital to curb air pollution

IBM spin off will have new leadership team in India: Arvind Krishna

As IBM spins out a new company to help focus in two lucrative markets, the company's CEO Arvind Krishna said that the yet to be named new company will have a separate leadership team in India

CARE downgrades rating for Lakshmi Vilas Bank's issued, proposed securities

The 93-year old private sector Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) on Friday said credit rating agency CARE Ratings has downgraded its rating of already issued and proposed securities

Nature walk, safaris, meena bazaar, shows: Agra tourism needs helping hand

The Fatehebad road and Taj ganj area that was till February wearing festive colours and reverberating with sounds of tourists flocking to the 17th century Mughal mausoleum, now looks like a ghost city

Farmers' protests continue, push Punjab towards major power crisis

Punjab is heading for a major power crisis as farmers continue their protests by blocking rail and road networks in the state against the contentious new farm laws, officials said on Friday.

US elections: Biden campaign raises over $12 mn after Harris-Pence debate

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign announced that it has raised more than $12 million after the debate between the party's candidate Kamala Harris and US Vice President Mike Pence

Instagram most preferred social media platform among Indian youth: Report

Instagram has emerged as the most preferred social media platform among the Indian youth while YouTube garnered most attention amid pandemic, with 98% of those surveyed installing it in their phones

Ram Vilas Paswan was efficient administrator, mass leader: Manmohan Singh

Former PM Manmohan Singh condoled the death of Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan saying he was an efficient administrator who worked closely with him and was a mass leader with a wide popularity

China joins WHO-led COVAX for equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines

China said on Friday that it has joined the WHO-led COVAX international initiative which aims to ensure equitable global access to vaccines against the novel coronavirus

Gold smuggling case: CM Pinarayi Vijayan's ex-secy appears before Customs

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's former Principal Secretary Sivasankar arrived at the Customs office on Friday for questioning in the gold smuggling case

Microsoft partners chip maker Arm to boost AI innovation for IoT devices

SoftBank-owned UK chip maker Arm has partnered with Microsoft to create Azure-based tools to enable developers transfer data from Arm-based Internet of Things (IoT) devices to Azure Cloud

Google Assistant to now help users open, search Android apps

Google has extended Assistant voice commands to Android apps and the users can now open and search their favourite apps with 'Hey Google wake word and make everyday tasks within an app much easier

Govt committed to create world-class sports ecosystem for athletes: Rijiju

Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has stated that the government is committed to provide a sports ecosystem of global standards for athletes

India coronavirus update: With 70,000 new Covid cases, tally over 6.9 mn

With a spike of 70,496 coronavirus cases and 964 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally on Friday mounted to 69,06,151 cases