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Mahatma Gandhi will now be on British Currency notes | Details

Reports confirmed that efforts are on from the Royal Mint advisory to mint a coin to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi.

Aug 5, 2020

Beirut evacuation ordered; dangerous toxic chemicals in air suspected

The authorities have confirmed that the blast was caused by around 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored at the city's cargo port.

Aug 5, 2020

Uber starts hiring again, to recruit 140 engineers in India

The engineers will build products in areas such as rider and driver growth, delivery, marketplace, customer service, digital payments, risk and compliance, safety, and finance technology, Uber said in a statement.

Aug 5, 2020

Who is Cori Bush, slayer of dynastic rule in Missouri

Cori Bush didn't back down every time she was botched down, be it during BLM protests or during elections. Here's a look at her inspiring journey.

Aug 5, 2020

How Beirut bride's happiest day turned disaster; blast amid wedding photoshoot

Lebanese rescue workers dug through rubble looking for survivors of a powerful warehouse explosion that shook the capital Beirut, killing 100 people and injuring nearly 4,000 in a toll that officials expected to rise.

Aug 5, 2020

Who is Shashidhar Jagdishan, HDFC Bank's next CEO

Having a working experience of 29 years, Sashidhar has played a crucial role in supporting the growth trajectory of the Bank.

Aug 4, 2020

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Draft Defence Production policy makes defence sector 'Atnmanirbhar' [Full Text]

The policy aims to provide impetus to self-reliance in defence manufacturing under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Scheme.

Aug 3, 2020

Amid inflation pressure will RBI Gov Shaktikanta Das risk slashing repo rates

Amid rising inflation concerns in times of the pandemic, economists predict RBI could ease monetary policy now. This, by cutting the repo and reverse repo rates by at least 25 bps to 3.75% and 3.10% respectively.

Aug 3, 2020

Microsoft confirms talks to buy TikTok in US by September 15

The Satya Nadella-led company in a blog post revealed that Microsoft has discussed the security concerns with Trump and it plans to seal the deal with TikTok's parent company Bytedance by September 15, 2020.

Aug 3, 2020

Dairy companies' immunity-boosting products

Milking COVID: Haldi ice cream to immunity-boosting products by Amul, KMF

Recently, everything has been about health and immunity, and it has everything to do with the ongoing pandemic. Dairy companies are now drawing on home remedies to make pandemic-themed milk products that will help 'boost immunity'. Amul launched its Haldi ice cream to uncertain reactions from netizens and Karnataka Milk Federation only just announced it's range of immunity-boosting flavoured milk products. Would you give them a try?

Aug 2, 2020