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"NASA Rules": Elon Musk After SpaceX Wins $2.9 Billion Moon Lander Contract
“NASA Rules”: Elon Musk After SpaceX Wins $2.9 Billion Moon Lander Contract
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“NASA Rules!!” Musk wrote on Twitter after the announcement.
NASA awarded billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s space company SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to build a spacecraft to bring astronauts to the moon as early as 2024, the agency said on Friday, picking it over Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and defense contractor Dynetics Inc.
Bezos and Musk – the world’s first and third richest…
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RBI's Rejection Of 10-Year Bond Bids Fuels Late Rally
RBI’s Rejection Of 10-Year Bond Bids Fuels Late Rally
Benchmark yields rose 12 bps in a surprising development on Thursday
India’s benchmark 10-year bond yield eased on Friday due to a late short-covering rally triggered by the Reserve Bank of India’s decision to not sell any of the 10-year paper on offer at the weekly government bonds auction. The benchmark 10-year bond yield closed at 6.08 per cent, down 5 basis points on the day after earlier…
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Russia Bans Top Biden Officials As Tensions Soar
Russia Bans Top Biden Officials As Tensions Soar
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The ministry said the officials had “participated in the anti-Russian push” of US politics. (File)
Moscow, Russia:
Russia said on Friday it would ban a string of top officials from US President Joe Biden’s administration from entering the country.
Attorney General Merrick Garland, Biden’s chief domestic policy advisor Susan Rice and FBI chief Christopher Wray would be barred, the foreign…
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Gold Futures Rebound To Trade Above Rs 47,000 Mark: Should You Invest?
Gold Futures Rebound To Trade Above Rs 47,000 Mark: Should You Invest?
Gold Rates Today: Domestic spot gold opened at Rs 47,169 per 10 grams on Friday
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Gold futures traded above Rs 47,000 mark today
Gold prices may fall in the upcoming session, say experts
Gold scaled a seven-week peak today as US yields retreated
Gold Price In India: Domestic gold futures witnessed a volatile trading session on Friday, April 15. On Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) gold…
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China To Build More Bio Labs Amid Scrutiny Over Wuhan Facility On Covid
China To Build More Bio Labs Amid Scrutiny Over Wuhan Facility On Covid
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A team of WHO experts probed the origin of the coronavirus in Wuhan. (File)
Beijing:
China has operationalised its new biosecurity law to fortify the legal cover for the establishment and safe operation of more bio labs in the country amidst questions whether the COVID-19 originated from such a laboratory in Wuhan.
The coronavirus emerged in China’s central Wuhan city in December 2019…
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Japan Prime Minister Biden's First Guest With Push On 5G, Climate, China
Japan Prime Minister Biden’s First Guest With Push On 5G, Climate, China
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“This is a time like no other in which the Japan-US alliance needs to be strong,” Suga said. (File)
Washington:
Japan’s prime minister began the first summit of Joe Biden’s presidency Friday with the allies expected to signal progress on 5G technology and climate change amid a concerted US push to compete with China.
Opening his visit by meeting Vice President Kamala Harris, Prime…
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Indian Railways Adopts Form-Based Codes For Station Redevelopment Project
Indian Railways Adopts Form-Based Codes For Station Redevelopment Project
The New Delhi station revamp is expected to attract foreign investors From Dubai, Spain, etc
As part of Indian Railways’ project of redeveloping stations across the national transporter’s network in the country, the nodal agency has formulated a first-of-its-kind ‘form-based codes’ for the commercial development of railway land. The Indian Railways Station Development Corporation or IRSDC,…
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US Announces $1.7 Billion To Fight Covid Variants
US Announces $1.7 Billion To Fight Covid Variants
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New funding includes $1 billion to expand federal, state capacity to expand genomic surveillance. (File)
Washington:
The administration of President Joe Biden on Friday announced it would spend $1.7 billion to improve its ability to sequence the coronavirus for genetic changes, as new and potentially dangerous variants are poised to dominate the pandemic.
The funding comes from a $1.9…
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Covid May Hit Centre's Renewable Energy Installed Capacity Target
Covid May Hit Centre’s Renewable Energy Installed Capacity Target
Renewable Energy: Covid may impact installed capacity target
Covid-19 related disruptions are likely to affect the Government’s plan of achieving its renewable energy installed capacity target of 175 Gega Watt (GW) by the year 2022, as till January 31, 2021 only 92.5 GW of capacity has been installed across the country.
Top officials of the New and Renewable Energy Ministry have clearly…
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Myanmar's Ousted MPs Form New Shadow Government
Myanmar’s Ousted MPs Form New Shadow Government
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This screengrab from a video released by the Committee for Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH).
Yangon:
A “parliament” working in hiding to oust Myanmar’s junta from power announced a new shadow government Friday, with deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi at its helm alongside ethnic minority politicians.
The country has been in turmoil since the military detained Suu Kyi and seized power,…
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Chinese Carrier Drills Into Taiwan's Air Defence Zone In Message To US
Chinese Carrier Drills Into Taiwan’s Air Defence Zone In Message To US
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Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sails through the Miyako Strait near Okinawa.
TAIPEI:
Chinese carrier drills and stepped-up incursions into Taiwan’s air defence zone in recent weeks are meant to send a message to Washington to stand down and back off, security sources in Taipei say.
The increased activity – which China, unusually, described as “combat drills” on Wednesday – has raised…
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Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Jailed For A Year Over Democracy Rally
Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Jailed For A Year Over Democracy Rally
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai receives jail term for activism. (File)
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was jailed for 12 months on Friday along with four other veteran democracy activists for helping to lead one of the city’s biggest-ever protests.
Organisers say 1.7 million people — almost one quarter of Hong Kong’s population — turned out for a huge rally that formed the backbone of…
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Ashoka Buildcon Rallies 11% On Winning Railway Gauge Conversion Contract
Ashoka Buildcon Rallies 11% On Winning Railway Gauge Conversion Contract
The accepted cost of project is Rs 333.625 crore, Ashoka Buildcon said.
Shares of the Mumbai-based construction company – Ashoka Buildcon – rose as much as 10.73 per cent to hit an intraday high of Rs 98.50 after the company post market hours on Thursday informed exchanges that it secured a contract from Gujarat Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation for gauge conversion and…
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Mass Shooting At FedEx Unit In Indianapolis, US, Gunman Dead: Police
Mass Shooting At FedEx Unit In Indianapolis, US, Gunman Dead: Police
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Reports said police were working a “mass casualty situation”. (Representational)
Washington, United States:
Multiple people were shot in an incident Thursday in the US city of Indianapolis, according to police, although the severity of the victims’ injuries was not immediately clear.
Police spokeswoman Genae Cook told reporters officers found an “active shooter incident” at a Fedex…
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Indian-Americans Welcome New Rules On Overseas Citizens of India Cards
Indian-Americans Welcome New Rules On Overseas Citizens of India Cards
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The OCI card is highly popular among overseas Indians. (Representational)
Washington:
Indian-Americans have welcomed the Indian government’s decision to simplify the process of maintaining Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cards, saying more overseas citizens will now opt for this form of residency.
The OCI cardholders will now be required to get their document re-issued only once at the…
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Sensex Jumps Over 150 Points In Early Trade; Nifty Tops 14,650
Sensex Jumps Over 150 Points In Early Trade; Nifty Tops 14,650
Equity benchmark Sensex advanced over 150 points in early trade on Friday, tracking gains in index majors HDFC twins, Asian Paints and HCL Tech amid largely positive cues from global markets.
The 30-share BSE index was trading 160.43 points or 0.33 per cent higher at 48,964.11.
Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty rose 63.35 points or 0.43 per cent to 14,644.80.
UltraTech Cement was the top gainer in…
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US Cop Charged With George Floyd's Murder Decides Not To Testify At Trial
US Cop Charged With George Floyd’s Murder Decides Not To Testify At Trial
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Derek Chauvin was recorded kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for more than nine minutes.
Minneapolis, United States:
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin said Thursday that he would not testify at his murder trial for the death of George Floyd, as a policewoman facing charges for the killing of another Black American made her first court appearance.
Kim Potter, 48, charged…
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