khaskhabar: October 2020

Saturday, 31 October 2020

India-China Ties Under "Severe Stress": S Jaishankar

India-China Ties Under "Severe Stress": S Jaishankar https://ift.tt/2GkI4PY

Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister Dies At 72, Weeks After He Tested Covid+

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‘They’re coming after our state,’ McSally warns Arizona Republicans.

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The Battlegrounds Within Battlegrounds

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Celebrities lend Biden a hand in turning out the vote in Philadelphia.

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The retelling of a classic tale: It’s (not) the same old story

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Turning the corner: Despite cancellations and empty galleries, pro golf is staging a recovery in the pandemic

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Cop Inflicts Burns On Toddler, Thrashes Her Mother, Arrested: Police

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Fifth column: A reality check in Kashmir

Instead of demanding the restoration of Article 370 they should demand that statehood be restored immediately.

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Q2 performance: ICICI Bank profit up 549% y-o-y on higher income

Provisions rose 19.5% y-o-y to Rs 2,995 crore. This includes provisions of Rs 497 crore made on a prudent basis on loans aggregating Rs 1,410 crore that were not classified as non-performing pursuant to a Supreme Court order.

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India-China Ties Under "Severe Stress": S Jaishankar

The ties between India and China have come under "severe stress" and the agreements inked by both sides over the last few years must be respected to restore normalcy in relations, External Affairs...

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Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister Dies At 72, Weeks After He Tested Covid+

Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R Doraikkannu, who had tested positive for coronavirus, died last night at a private hospital in Chennai. He was 72.

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‘They’re coming after our state,’ McSally warns Arizona Republicans.

By BY JENNIFER MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34IEQ1S

The Battlegrounds Within Battlegrounds

By BY KEITH COLLINS, TRIP GABRIEL AND STEPHANIE SAUL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2TJBvJP

Celebrities lend Biden a hand in turning out the vote in Philadelphia.

By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jPB3US

The retelling of a classic tale: It’s (not) the same old story

From a genderless fairy godmother to a Sita who makes her own life choices, childhoods are up for an inclusive revolution, one classic at a time

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Turning the corner: Despite cancellations and empty galleries, pro golf is staging a recovery in the pandemic

In the shadow of the unimpeded march of the Coronavirus, the show rolls on, albeit sans spectators, and often with less than full-strength fields.

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Cop Inflicts Burns On Toddler, Thrashes Her Mother, Arrested: Police

A policeman was arrested on Saturday for allegedly inflicting burns on a one-and-a-half-year-old girl with a cigarette butt and thrashing her mother in Chhattisgarh's Balod district, police said.

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Polls Not For Power But Honour For Gwalior-Chambal: Jyotiraditya Scindia

The battle in bye-elections for Madhya Pradesh assembly is not about power but respect for the Gwalior-Chambal region, BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Saturday.

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Stanford Study Seeks to Quantify Infections Stemming From Trump Rallies

By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/35Pg9QV

Senator Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, facing opponents from both parties, embraces Trumpism.

By BY RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jH3O61

Police in North Carolina use a chemical spray to disperse a get-out-the-vote rally.

By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/323ZGY2

George Shultz Speaks Out for Renewing U.S. Leadership Overseas

By BY PETER BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ecdy7r

Friday, 30 October 2020

UP: Shahjahanpur teen arrested for raping 7-year-old, say police

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UP: Shahjahanpur teen held for raping minor girl, say police

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Conversion just for marriage unacceptable: Allahabad HC

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Rajasthan rape charges: Victims’ family claims bid to cover up case; two accused minors detained

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UP: Covid toll crosses 7,000 mark with 21 deaths in last 24 hours

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UP: Women from minority communities to get Rs 20,000 marriage aid

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DTE Karnataka 2020: BTELINX Diploma result website starts working; check at bteresults.net

The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) Karnataka had declared the even semester April-May 2020 exam results for BTELINX 2020 Diploma courses on Thursday, October 29. The website to check the result had been down since then but has started working now.

All the students who had appeared for either the 2nd, 4th, or the 6th-semester exams can check the result on the official website, bteresults.net.

Here is the direct link to check the BTELINX Karnataka April-May 2020 result

It was reported on Thursday that the result will be released at 3.00 pm on Thursday; however, the official website was out of reach since then.

Students can now check the result by entering their roll number and other details on the official website.

How to check the BTELINX 2020 result:

Visit the DTEK Karnataka official website.
Enter the required details on the home page itself and click on ‘Get Results’.
The result can be accessed.

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UP: In late minister’s seat, supporters unhappy with candidate, Oppn sees opening

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UP: BSP MP Ansari’s wife booked for ‘encroaching on evacuee land’

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UP Cabinet clears development of Vindhavasini temple

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Two years on, high power bills, no broadband for Chhattisgarh panchayats

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UP: In Amethi village, pradhan’s husband dies of burns; kin say abducted, killed

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Future builds Rs 1,000-cr war chest in arbitration battle with Amazon

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Private equity, public good: Of Valeriepieris circle and the new El Dorado

Having directed domestic investors and early-stage funds, govts are now looking to PE to fund their next leap. This is palpable at forums like Davos, and in some welcoming policies at the state and central govt levels

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India needs more online dispute resolution

ODR can raise equity and access in the dispute resolution ecosystem in India, through low-cost resolution facilitated in a remote manner by technology

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Pricey affair: Why Indian farmers are ‘caught in a maize’

Despite the government’s best efforts, below MSP procurement has ensured that area sown under maize remains low

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US Passes 9 Million Reported Coronavirus Cases: Johns Hopkins

The United States passed nine million reported coronavirus cases on Friday, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University, as infections spike days before the nation chooses its next president.

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Voters suing Minnesota over a mask mandate are asking the Supreme Court to intervene.

By BY JACEY FORTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2JeAC9Y

Time Running Short, Trump and Biden Return to Northern Battlegrounds

By BY THOMAS KAPLAN AND ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3eeng93

Woman Who Mailed Threat to Susan Collins Gets 30 Months in Prison

By BY JOHN ISMAY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31XgW0Z

¿Quién ganará Florida, Biden o Trump? Esto dicen las encuestas

By BY GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2JnWsbi

Political Satire Isn’t Dead. It’s Been Turned Into Horror Stories.

By BY ANNALEE NEWITZ from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jGKgP9

Glimmers of Hope for a Winter With Tropical Travel

By BY CATHERINE PORTER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2HN23qM

Thursday, 29 October 2020

SC stays ‘drastic’ HC order for CBI probe against Uttarakhand CM

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NIA raids in J&K ‘funds diversion’ case on for 2nd day; 9 places searched

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Kerala CPM secy’s son held in drugs PMLA case

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UPSIDA to monitor 117 MoUs signed during 2018 investors’ summit

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SC slams cops for summons to Delhi resident over FB post on lockdown

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Month after Hathras woman’s death: ‘This time last year, she was making rangoli, decorating puja room for Diwali’

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Stop using the law to harass critics

WB Police summons Delhi resident to Kolkata over a FB post; SC says summons can’t be used to browbeat dissent

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The Right Support: Creating the 100 million jobs India needs

This will need serious investment in building physical and human infrastructure, And this, in turn, calls for urgent factor market—chiefly, Land and Capital—reforms

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When must politicians listen to scientists?

The purpose of scientific research in public health is to provide evidence-informed, context-relevant, resource optimising, culturally compatible and equity promoting recommendations

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Gujarat’s golden corridor faces obstacle from NGT

As per the guidelines of MoEF, if the final CEPI score is 70 or above, the region is critically polluted and if the score is between 70-60, the area is considered to be a severely polluted region.

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Other States Have Laws To Protect Their Land, Why Not J&K: Omar Abdullah

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said many states especially in the northeast have special laws relating to land ownership whereby people from other parts of the country cannot buy...

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US Approves Soldier's Extradition To Japan Over Carlos Ghosn Escape

The United States has given the green light to extradite a former special forces soldier and his son to Japan for assisting auto executive Carlos Ghosn's daring escape, although a judge Thursday put...

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"Reference To Yedyurappa, Sons": Siddaramaiah On PM's Dynasty Remarks

Congress leader K Siddaramaiah on Thursday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks about dynastic corruption during Bihar election campaign and said it seemed a clear reference to...

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Sharad Pawar Runs State, No Use Meeting Uddhav Thackeray: State BJP Chief

It is NCP president Sharad Pawar who is running the Maharashtra government, state BJP chief Chandrakant Patil said on Thursday.

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Trump and Biden Converge in Florida, an Elusive Prize Still Up for Grabs

By BY KATIE GLUECK AND PATRICIA MAZZEI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jOnh57

A Californian is battling both influenza and Covid-19 in an early case of ‘co-infection.’

By BY JOHN ISMAY from NYT World https://ift.tt/3e7alFW

Appeals court rules Minnesota cannot count ballots received after 8 p.m. on Election Day.

By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/35KvzFX

Jimmy Orr, a Favorite Target of the Colts’ Unitas, Dies at 85

By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3kTRvoF

Dems Mess With Texas

By BY LISA LERER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37TXZQo

Biden campaign pushes drop boxes in new ads with the slogan ‘Silence him.’

By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/35EQbze

Choua Yang, Hmong Refugee and Educator, Dies at 53

By BY STEPHEN KURCZY from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/2TyAmoe

The morning

By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/35KrTnD

The Voting Suppression Tipping Point

By BY SPENCER BOKAT-LINDELL from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/34Fh9rl

Wednesday, 28 October 2020

ASER survey: In Covid year, more kids in govt schools, many not enrolled

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Punjab govt shielding Mukhtar, UP BJP MLA writes to Priyanka Gandhi

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Rank Akanksha Singh NEET topper, UP CM to write to entrance test Board

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Bareilly girl decides to stay with parents, kidnapping case against youth dropped

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US Elections: All eyes on this prize: Red & Blue collide in purple Pennsylvania

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Lockdown on top of flood woes threatens to drown JD(U) in Muzaffarpur

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Going beyond prejudice of ethnicity and pride of caste is the way ahead

Each of us needs to acknowledge our own prejudices, which are ultimately nothing but ignorance and fear

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How artificial intelligence can become game-changer in world of diagnostics

IBM and Pfizer’s AI tool can help manage the progression of Alzheimer’s better, with high-accuracy early detection

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Spectrum of change: Unleashing V Band potential

To realise the promise of the 60 GHz band and Short Range Devices, India should delicense the band and avoid mandates on specific channelisation

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Capping a bad idea: Bombay HC does well to strike down caps on non-Covid charges

In such a scenario, forcing hospitals to shoulder the subsidisation of healthcare could destabilise healthcare supply itself.

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Clean air is not ‘green’ air

PM, ozone pollution may be a bigger threat for India than the US, but the US’s greenhouse gas emissions threaten the world at large

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Take This Trump Election Day Quiz Before It’s Too Late

By BY GAIL COLLINS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2JggOmN

Two conservative operatives charged with election fraud for a Midwest robocall scam are ordered to call 85,000 people back.

By BY KATHLEEN GRAY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jGcedU

Who Is Miles Taylor?

By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3e62Uih

Court Rejects Appeal of Guantánamo Convict Who Rejoined Al Qaeda

By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3edB7wE

The Morning

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Voting in a pandemic tests the boundaries of mask orders.

By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Tv5mWi

Into the Unknown

By BY LISA LERER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/328ImBh

At his second Arizona rally, Trump boasts of his re-election prospects and seeks to discredit Miles Taylor.

By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2HMbt6j

Ahead of Dubbak bypoll, Congressmen work on the ground

Shanmugha Subbiah's appointment to AIIMS committee turns controversial

Wary of China, security forces not to scale down anti-terror ops in northeast

NIA conducts raids at multiple locations, including offices of 'Greater Kashmir'

Tuesday, 27 October 2020

Sisodia lauds school as 5 students crack IIT, 22 qualify NEET

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Poor can now easily get loans from banks: PM

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Salary delay: 5,000 doctors go on strike to support protests in Delhi

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UP: 16-yr-old girl jumps to death ‘over sexual harassment’, one held

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UP: 5 held for murder of Amity student during carjacking

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The Female Gaze

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Waste-to-power plant launched at Ghazipur market

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Bridging the gap in farm and fork prices

The new farm reforms will reduce the wholesale-retail price gap for farm produce, giving the farmer remunerative prices and the consumer lower costs

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Coronavirus vaccines, World Trade Organisation and the global divide

As access to vaccines becomes a global public requirement, how such vaccines can be effectively traded across borders to reach people needs to be discussed. The problem will assume huge proportions if the flexibilities in the current WTO IP rules do not allow producers, particularly from developing countries, to bypass IP restrictions

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Salvaging act: States curbed spending in FY20 to rein in deficit at budgeted 2.6%

The salvaging of the states' fiscal position was from a serious, trend-reversing slippage of 80 basis points to 3.2% of GDP on year, as reflected in the revised estimates in the Budgets presented in February-March.

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"Donald Is A Fighter": Melania Trump Hits Campaign Trail For Her Husband

First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday hit the campaign trail for her president husband for the first time on her own this year, praising him as a "fighter" and offering support to pandemic victims.

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Trump Turned White House Into "Hot Zone", Says Obama

President Donald Trump has turned jealous of COVID-19 media coverage, said former US president Barack Obama in his matter-of-factly speaking style Tuesday, accusing his successor of converting the...

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