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Covid-19 scare at G7 meeting after two Indian delegates test positive

Jaishankar also revealed that he had a useful virtual meeting with the Foreign Minister of Canada, Marc Garneau, on the sidelines of the G7 summit

Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed injured in explosion in Male

Maldives former President and parliament speaker Mohamed Nasheed was injured on Thursday in an explosion in capital Male, authorities said.

Delhi falls to 32nd in Knight Frank's global prime property index

New Delhi's rank declined to 32nd among global cities in terms of prime residential properties

Stalin to be sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM along with 33 ministers on May 7

A total of 34 DMK lawmakers will be sworn in as Ministers at Raj Bhavan morning including DMK President MK Stalin as the next Chief Minister

Delhi's IGI world's first airport to register 1,000 TaxiBot movements

In aviation parlance, a 'TaxiBot' is a semi-robotic towbarless aircraft movement equipment developed by the Israel Aerospace Industries

230 million Indians pushed into poverty amid Covid-19 pandemic: Report

As the pandemic and eventual lockdowns wreaked havoc on the economy and livelihoods, around 230 mn Indians have been pushed into poverty during the past year, showed a report by Azim Premji University

HC directs Bihar govt to submit detailed reports on Covid facilities

The Patna High Court has directed the Bihar government to submit detailed reports on the available Covid-related facilities in hospitals and quarantine centres

Olympics: Tokyo wants Covid-19 state of emergency extended as cases surge

Tokyo needs to extend the current state of emergency as the number of new coronavirus infections has continued to increase, says Governor Yuriko Koike

Difficult to say how IPL 2021 bio-bubble was breached: Sourav Ganguly

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said that it is difficult to say how the Indian Premier League's bio-bubble was breached and the report that the board got had shown that there was no breach

Aussies told to do homework before signing for overseas T20 leagues

Australian Cricketers' Association has asked its players to do homework and weigh the risks of travelling to overseas T20 leagues after the Aussie cricketers were stranded in India

I am paying a 'political price' for Facebook ban, says Donald Trump

After the independent Oversight Board upheld Facebook's decision to ban Donald Trump said that this is the "political price" he has to pay for not just by Facebook, but by Google and Twitter as well.

EC could do better than 'seek for fetters on media', says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the constitutional authorities can do better than to complain and ask for shackles on the media

Global TWS market to see 33% growth in 2021, Apple set to lead: Report

The global True Wireless Stereo Headset market is expected to grow 33% (year-over-year) in 2021, reaching 310 million units

Samsung develops chip packaging tech for high-performance applications

Samsung Electronics said it has developed an advanced chip packaging technology for high-performance applications as it eyes to expand its leadership in semiconductor solutions

China expresses 'concern, regret' as India bans its firms from 5G trials

Beijing has expressed deep concerns saying the move is not conducive to the innovation and development of related Indian industries

Twitter rolls out new prompts for users to curb bullying on its platform

Twitter has rolled out improved prompts that will encourage users to pause and reconsider a potentially harmful or offensive reply before tweeting it

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 154.7 mn; deaths surge to more than 3.23 mn

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 154.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.23 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

India will face many problems in ICC WTC final: Colin de Grandhomme

New Zealand all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme says India will have a problem of plenty when they play the World Test Championship (WTC) final against his country in June

Negative Covid test report must for those flying into Bengal from Friday

Hours after taking oath as CM again, Mamata Banerjee made a series of announcements to control the movement of people

PM Modi congratulates Mamata Banerjee after she takes oath as Bengal CM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on taking oath as West Bengal Chief Minister for the third consecutive time