khaskhabar: February 2021

Sunday, 28 February 2021

A woman could win best director for the first time since 1984.

By BY BROOKS BARNES from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/37Ywd4J

There was no traditional red carpet, but the stars did much better than Zoom shirts and loungewear.

By BY VANESSA FRIEDMAN from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3b2O5xi

Voter Suppression Is Grand Larceny

By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3b7hOFr

Forget ‘Succession.’ You Can Watch ‘90 Day Fiancé’ for 100 Hours Straight.

By BY BEN SMITH from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3bLMScS

Full Text of Cuomo’s Statement in Response to Harassment Accusations

By Unknown Author from NYT New York https://ift.tt/37Yu4pH

Black artists may fare poorly, prompting new backlash.

By BY BROOKS BARNES from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3bLO14a

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which puts on the Golden Globes, is under scrutiny this year.

By BY MATT STEVENS AND CARA BUCKLEY from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3022L9z

What will win tonight? Here are our predictions.

By Unknown Author from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/37VynlI

How to watch the Golden Globes on TV and Online.

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Explained: ‘Lateral entry’ into bureaucracy: reason, process, and controversy

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Agri-tech: Slowly but steadily making gains

Transactions on the platform have increased five-fold post Covid. This company will soon help fund farmers who purchase agri inputs on the online marketplace.

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Independent Directors: Three-fourths central public sector undertakings flout norm

The non-official independent directors are appointed on the Boards of CPSEs by the administrative ministries concerned.

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Localisation Clause: Will laptop PLI run into trouble in WTO?

The government expects the scheme to reduce India's import dependence for IT hardware in a major way — currently, 80% of the country's laptop and tablet demand is met through imports.

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Highway construction on record breaking spree! Work reaches scorching pace

Adjusting for the first 20 days of April 2020 wherein no construction activity was allowed, the execution per day saw a growth of 21% to 30.5 km/day in the first nine months of the current fiscal from 25.2 km/day in the same period last fiscal.

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China Appears to Warn India: Push Too Hard and the Lights Could Go Out

By BY DAVID E. SANGER AND EMILY SCHMALL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3b0jyQE

Yankees Feel Butterflies Before Playing in Front of a Crowd

By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2NE4zTH

‘Ted Lasso’ could be the new comedy darling.

By Unknown Author from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/2PgQcoB

Leon Rose’s Quiet Effect: Knicks’ Good Vibes Come Ahead of Schedule

By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3ky15hs

‘And You?’

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There’s no red carpet, but the awards season grinds on.

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For the first time, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon could win the most coveted film Globes.

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will return to host a more muted Golden Globes than in years past.

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What’s Going On in This Picture? | March 01, 2021

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Saturday, 27 February 2021

From K-dramas to kimchi

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Have you heard the sound of Spring?

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TN Spl DGP accused of assault: Officer fled car; 150 cops tried to stop her

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Why ‘Cups of Nun Chai’, by Alana Hunt, needs to be read in urgency to understand the narrative of jingoism

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Vaccine wastage? The supply far outstripped actual vaccinations

If the procedure for inducting private players for the vaccine drive is not worked out smoothly and speedily, a large number of vaccine dosages could end up being wasted.

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Govt announces ‘One District One Focus Produce’ programme

It took almost nine months to design after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his interaction with officials in May last year on ways to boost the agriculture sector, underlined the importance of developing Brand India for which agri-clusters can be promoted.

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Three Wichita Police Officers Injured in ‘Possible Explosion,’ Officials Say

By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/37QgyUU

A Day Before He Speaks, Conservative Gathering Is Mostly About Trump

By BY JONATHAN MARTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MADwYS

Prasad says govt for Judicial Service, with reservation for SC/ST, OBCs

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‘Women have to be real, not likeable’: Cathy Yan

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To cut subsidy bill, Niti paper says lower coverage of food security law

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‘Global growth to be hit if IP norms not waived to deal with Covid’

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Non-food credit grows 5.7% in Jan, agri steps on pedal

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Piyush Goyal bats for Airbus production in India

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To block or not to block: The to and fro meetings between IT Minister, Twitter

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Can’t report truth, alleges journalist, quits on farmer rally stage

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Platforms with over 50 lakh users to be ‘significant social media intermediaries’

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WhatsApp can tell on you without snooping

The government has asked companies to disclose the first originator of what is deemed as mischievous messages by the government.

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We must continue to trade with China, says Rajiv Bajaj

Bajaj Auto is already working through partners to enter the three or four ASEAN markets where the company is not present as these are strongholds for Japanese companies.

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Smoky Artwork by Judy Chicago at Desert Zoo Is Canceled

By BY JORI FINKEL from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3q1ThWv

Cuomo Is Accused of Sexual Harassment by a 2nd Former Aide

By BY JESSE MCKINLEY from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2O4zk42

F.D.A. Clears Johnson & Johnson’s Shot, the Third Vaccine for U.S.

By BY NOAH WEILAND AND SHARON LAFRANIERE from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3swb4qg

New Zealand’s largest city enters its second lockdown in February.

By BY NATASHA FROST from NYT World https://ift.tt/3r2rkz3

Friday, 26 February 2021

Simply Put: The Sri Lanka-Pakistan tango

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Explained: In a tense year, China trade stayed robust

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Core sector output in Jan grows 0.1%

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Hardik Patel Interview: ‘I believe people of Gujarat do not like BJP, but they do not vote for Congress because it is not aggressive’

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Rising yeilds hammer Sensex, Rupee

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Deep Sidhu claims tried to pacify crowd at Red Fort, court asks police to unearth ‘true picture’

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RBI for retaining inflation target band

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‘Video footage shows no gunshot, protesters didn’t let us help victim’

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Delhi Riots: One year later, the next of kin

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UN rights envoy talks about farm protests, India hits back

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Delhi confidential: Parting Shot

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Sexual harassment allegations cannot be brushed under carpet: SC

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8% drop in FY21: GDP back in positive territory, grows 0.4% in Q3

Recovery aided by pent-up demand, govt, realty; data inadequate; no proof yet of sustained revival

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4G tender delay: BSNL seeks concessions on domestic vendor clause

Sources said that apart from the department of telecommunications, the company has also communicated these points to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) recently.

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Critical sectors: PM asks lenders to boost credit flow

The Prime Minister said the public sector needs to further entrench their presence in banking and insurance to support the poor, even though the government is stepping up efforts to promote the private sector as well.

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Ethiopia’s War Leads to Ethnic Cleansing in Tigray Region, U.S. Report Says

By BY DECLAN WALSH from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ZUn2h9

House Democrats plan to vote soon on the sweeping pandemic aid package.

By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3dRyKl2

Raymond Cauchetier, Whose Camera Caught the New Wave, Dies at 101

By BY ROBERT D. MCFADDEN from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3aWH2Gc

F.D.A. Expert Panel Endorses Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine

By BY CARL ZIMMER AND NOAH WEILAND from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3aXBwTO

Thousands of Migrant Children Detained in Resumption of Trump-Era Policies

By BY MIRIAM JORDAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2NLI9Qn

President Biden Lets a Saudi Murderer Walk

By BY NICHOLAS KRISTOF from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2Pkkg2V

Meisha Porter, Longtime N.Y.C. Educator, to Take Over Country’s Largest School System

By BY KATE TAYLOR AND ELIZA SHAPIRO from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2ZU9GBt

Stimulus, Saudi Arabia, Golden Globes: Your Friday Evening Briefing

By BY REMY TUMIN AND JEREMIAH M. BOGERT, JR. from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3dRS15U

Thursday, 25 February 2021

Lawmakers Clash Over Call for Special Panel to Investigate Capitol Assault

By BY CARL HULSE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3aSzhRA

Some leaders think they are bigger than our farmers: Jayant Chaudhary

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Oppn uproar in Legislative Council over CM’s ‘dose deta hun’ remark

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17-yr-old dies, cops file rape case on father’s complaint

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Lucknow Encounter: Court directs police to lodge an FIR

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Without a political govt, people in J&K use ‘L-G Mulaqat’ window to raise issues, get solution

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Kashmir: Mainstream parties, Hurriyat welcome Indo-Pak ceasefire

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After MGR photo in BJP video, Kamaraj cutout at PM’s TN rally

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Actor Payel Sarkar joins BJP, calls it ‘privilege’

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Those who sit with Ajmal, can they stop infiltration: Shah

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Trapped in manhole, four workers die; 3 others rescued

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NRI flows need parity with foreign portfolio investment

The NRI and FPI routes have to be urgently merged to increase the amount of NRI investments in India. These investments will be more sustainable, since NRI investors are long-term investors compared with other foreign investors

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The proof of the privatisation pudding…

How efforts play out in FY22 will set the tone for what becomes of the agenda

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Common Test: It should inspire others to follow suit

DU considering a partial move towards a common entrance test should push other universities to adopt this, too

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