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SVM Prana e-motorcycle launched in India at Rs. 2 lakh
Coimbatore-based Srivaru Motors has launched its Prana electric motorbike in India. It can be booked via the company's website by paying a token amount of Rs. 1,999 and deliveries should commence from March. As for the highlights, the two-wheeler has a sporty look and is offered with a choice of two battery packs. It can clock a top-speed of 123km/h. Here's our roundup.
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News18
In Multiple Messsages, Joe Biden Warns Beijing Over Expansionism
On Wednesday, Biden told Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga that his administration is committed to defending Japan, including the Senkaku Islands, which are claimed both by Japan and China, which calls them the Diaoyu Islands.
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'Tandav' row: Supreme Court says freedom of speech 'not absolute'
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that freedom of speech is not absolute while hearing petitions seeking a stay on cases filed against the makers of web series Tandav, which is streaming on Amazon Prime Video. A bench, headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan and also including R Subhash Reddy and MR Shah, suggested the petitioners approach High Courts. Here are more details.
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Yahoo News
LIVE: Farmers call off Feb 1 march to Parliament; 2 unions withdraw from protests
The fissures in the farmers’ unions are becoming stark now, with each one accusing the other of perpetrating the violence in Delhi.
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Navya Naveli and Agastya Nanda Love Amitabh Bachchan's 'New Acquisition', Watch Video
Amitabh Bachchan has showed off his new breathing mask on social media and his grandkids are loving it.
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OPINION | Was China Testing Waters for a Fresh Round of Crisis With its Failed Sikkim Misadventure?
For a country, which has for long, profoundly believed in Deng Xiaoping’s philosophy of ‘hide your strength, bide your time’, and one which proficiently analyses every plan before putting it to execution, it is highly unlikely that the Sikkim incident was an act of impulse.
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Covaxin Has Ability to Neutralise UK Strain of Coronavirus, Says Bharat Biotech
The UK variant of the virus is said to be 70 per cent more infectious than the Wuhan strain and is more lethal.
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News18
Royal Rumble 2021: Here's a List of Winners Through the Years
As the Royal Rumble event is just days away, we take a look at its winners through the years.
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The real reason behind the Republic Day violence in Delhi
It is evident that the Republic Day violence had nothing to do with farmers' protests: this was only an attempt to throw the country into political turmoil.
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Anyone from BJP Will Defeat Mamata by 50,000 Votes in Nandigram, Says TMC Turncoat Suvendu Adhikari
When the former TMC stalwart was asked if he is the BJP’s face for this year’s assembly elections in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari asserted that he joined the saffron party “as a true patriot”. “The decision to pick a Chief Ministerial face is not taken personally, but at a party level,” he said.
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Bernie Sanders Meme Craze is Still Going Strong and Now it'll Help Feed Senior Citizens in US
The photomontages of Bernie Sanders show no sign of slowing, and are even reaching the highest political spheres as the likes of Justin Trudeau jump onboard the craze.
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Pant, Ashwin nominated for ICC Player of the Month awards
Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant have been nominated for the newly-introduced Player of the Month awards by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Besides the duo, two other Indians, Mohammed Siraj, and T Natarajan are also in line for the same. These five players played a key role as India won the Border-Gavaskar series 2-1 Down Under. Here is more.
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Released from Prison After 4 Years, Can Sasikala be the Game-changer in TN Polls After Rajinikanth's Exit?
Sasikala is set to be freed from the Parappana Agrahara central jail after close to four years of imprisonment. She was convicted in a disproportionate assets case on February 14, 2017 and will be released after paying a Rs 10-crore fine, failing which her imprisonment would have been extended by 13 more months.
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Huge Relief for Spouses of H1B Workers as Biden Withdraws Trump-era Plan to Kill H4 Work Permits
The latest development brings to an end years of effort by the Donald Trump administration to rescind an Obama era regulation that allowed a certain subset of spouses of H1B visa holders to work in the US.
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Firstpost
Farmers' tractor rally: Violence in Delhi kills one as section of protesters storm Red Fort; 86 cops, over 1,000 agrarians injured
The Samkyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 41 farmer unions leading the protests, disassociated itself from those who indulged in violence during the tractor parade and alleged that some "anti-social elements" infiltrated their otherwise peaceful movement
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News18
More Coronavirus Vaccines to be Introduced in India, Says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
The minister said India launched the world's largest vaccination drive on January 16 with two vaccines made in India and more are in progress to be introduced soon.
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News18
Man United Stunned By Sheffield; Tuchel's Chelsea Draws 0-0
Just when Manchester United's players were starting to have the look of potential champions, they threw in their sloppiest performance this season to lose to the Premier League's worst team.
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PTI
FD Schemes of Shriram City Insulate Depositors Against Risk on Investment Along with Offering Best Interest Rate
<p>India’s leading deposit accepting NBFC, “Shriram City” offers best interest rate on Fixed Deposits with additional benefits for senior citizens New Delhi, Delhi, India (NewsVoir) In a tumultuous market scenario, Fixed Deposits (FDs) have emerged as the best products to grow one’s investment in a risk-free and secure way. While FDs are guaranteed investments, they also offer sure shot return on the invested funds. Hence, future of fixed deposits as an investment option is always promising, precisely in India where for generations, fixed deposit as go-to investment tool for the middle class has already borne fruit in different ways.</p>
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News18
GOP Signals Unwillingness To Part With Trump After Riot
Donald Trump has lost his social media megaphone, the power of government and the unequivocal support of his party's elected leaders. But a week after leaving the White House in disgrace, a largescale Republican defection that would ultimately purge him from the party appears unlikely.
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The Quint
MP HC to Deliver Judgment on Munawar Faruqui’s Bail Plea Today
The 29-year-old comedian Faruqui was arrested by Madhya Pradesh’s Indore Police on 2 January.
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