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Novelis seeks bridge loan extension, refinancing

The original bridge loan was priced after adding about 90 basis points over LIBOR.

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Sony Pictures Networks India ropes in 8 sponsors for England-West Indies test series

The broadcaster has signed three co-presenting sponsors — Play Games 24x7 (My Inner Circle), Skoda Auto and ITC Deodorant (Engage). The five associate sponsors include Byju’s, Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki, Mobile Premier League and Dafa News.

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Supreme Court seeks clarity from Centre on status of foreign Tablighis

The government had blacklisted 900 of them, a move which would not allow them to travel to India for 10 years. These foreign nationals later challenged the en masse blacklisting order against them in the top court. A bench led by Justice AM Khanwilkar allowed the government more time to respond to the petition

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Citing UK, US models, opposition seeks monsoon session of Parliament

“The government does not need to consider seating all the MPs. We can follow House of Commons with only the prime minister, concerned ministers, leaders of political parties and chief whips being present and remaining MPs attending the House virtually through secure NIC portals,” deputy leader of Congress in Rajya Sabha, Anand Sharma, told ET.

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Presence of 14 Chinese vehicles and 16 tents to be raised at WMCC meet

ET has learnt that PLA has increased military activity along LAC in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley, including soldiers, military vehicles, earth-moving machinery and structures, according to reports. Satellite images indicate consolidation of Chinese positions in the area. The heightened Chinese presence in this sector will figure at the WMCC.

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Virtual campaign discriminatory and violative of equality norms: Opposition to EC

RJD, Congress, the Left parties and others have argued that the concept “is socially and economically discriminatory” and, thus, against the “principle of equality” and “violative of a level-playing field in the democratic exercise” as virtual campaigns could exclude a large section of the rural people and the poor who have no access to digital connectivity.

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Nepalese PM KP Sharma Oli faces heat from party colleagues

Gautam, vice chair of Nepal Communist Party, was promised the PM’s chair, when last April Oli assured Gautam that he would step down and make way for him in future, ET has learnt from political sources in Kathmandu. To corner Oli, Gautam has now raised the issue of “compromises” made by Nepal to conclude the Mahakali Treaty with India in 1996.

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China’s untenable demand to resolve Pangong standoff

China, sources said, is making unacceptable demands while the Indian position has been consistent that status quo ante has to be restored as the PLA has been the aggressor by moving its troops forward and setting up infrastructure across the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

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Govt blocks 59 Chinese Apps, cites risk to sovereignty

The government on Monday “blocked” as many as 59 Chinese Apps, including TikTok, UC Browser, WeChat, Shareit and CamScanner, for “engaging in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order”. The move against the “malicious Apps" came after several complaints of stealing of user data.

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KK Venugopal re-appointed as Attorney General

KK Venugopal has been re-appointed as Attorney General of India for a period of one year. ​​"KK Venugopal, Senior Advocate as Attorney General for India for a period of one year with effect from July 1," read the notification. It further read that Tushar Mehta has been re-appointed as the Solicitor General for a period of 3 years or until further orders.

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RIL close to buying Future’s retail business

Several other players like US-based retail giant Amazon had evinced interest in Future Group.

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Stocks in the news: Vodafone Idea, Axis Bank, ONGC, Tata Steel and Aditya Birla Fashion

Deepak Fertilisers, Goa Carbon and Ircon International, are among the companies scheduled to announce their results on Tuesday.

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Mutual fund investors give middlemen the slip

Direct schemes do not entail distributor’s fee, which crimps the NAV of a unit.

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Buy Ipca Laboratories, target price Rs 1,774: Dharmesh Shah

The analyst suggested a stoploss at Rs 1625.

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The curious case of stock rallies after investor meets

Companies are required to disclose meetings with investors to stock exchanges.

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Buy Tata Consultancy Services, target price Rs 2,210: Dharmesh Shah

The analyst suggested a stoploss at Rs 2040.

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SBI MF, Damani take stakes in Andhra Paper

Andhra Paper reported earnings per share of Rs 53 for the year ended March 2020

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Dow ends up 2.3% as US stocks bounce from Friday rout

The broad-based S&P 500 gained 1.5 percent to 3,053.24, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 1.2 percent to 9,874.15. Major indices lost more than two percent on Friday as coronavirus case spikes in numerous southern and western states exacerbated worries the US economic recovery would be derailed.

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Vizag: 2 dead, 4 fall sick after gas leak at plant

Two workers died and four others were hospitalised following benzimidazole gas leakage from the Sainor Life Sciences pharma company at Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City (JNPC), Parawada in Visakhapatnam in the wee hours of Tuesday.

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Govt may license import of ACs, TVs to check shipments

The government is looking to license the import of 10-12 items, including air conditioners and several of its components, and parts of television sets as it discourages the entry of foreign goods into the country, especially those from China. ​​While work on licensing of products had started a few months ago, with agarbatti and tyres being among the initial set of items along with palm oil, the list has expanded in recent weeks as tension on the Ladakh border escalated, government sources said.

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HRD ministry wants Rs 2,300cr more for edu sector

In the backdrop of Covid-19, the HRD ministry projected a requirement of Rs 2,306.4 crore for the development of online courses/ programmes over five years. The ministry also presented a requirement of Rs 55,840 crore for providing ICT facilities to 3.10 lakh government schools. The government also proposed providing digital devices to 40% of the students in higher education.

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Almost two-thirds of college grads can't find a job: Survey

Covid hits placement prospects of Class 2020 across 82% colleges, according to a survey. Most students have switched to online job portals, but 17% are taking the referral route and connecting with their college alumni, it said, adding that some students are also considering freelancing as a viable future career option.

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Maha, Tamil Nadu extend lockdown till July 31

Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu governments on Monday extended the lockdown till July 31 to stop the surge of Covid-19 cases — with stricter norms in the Mumbai and Chennai regions. The Karnataka government has also indicated that it will bring back from July 7 harsher measures such as banning the entry and exit of people from high-risk districts

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ITC remains a dividend play with FMCG bounce and Rs 20,000 crore cash

ITC posted a 6 per cent decline in sales with all segments posting a drop in revenues.

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Stocks in the news: Axis Bank, ITC, Bajaj Finance, IDBI Bank, HDFC AMC, Piramal Enterprises and Sobha

S&P Global Ratings said it has lowered its ratings on Bajaj Finance to junk.

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Dependence on H-1B has fallen significantly: Infosys CEO

The AGM was held virtually for the first time and 1,771 shareholders participated.

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Agencies keen to withdraw ratings of over 10,000 companies not sharing info

Officials are understood to have broached the subject at a recent meeting with regulators.

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Five stocks with high interest on F&O traders’ radar for July

Technology shares rose on Friday after better-than-expected earnings from Accenture.

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States may oppose more power for RBI over co-op banks

Balasaheb Patil told ET that some stray incidents could not be a basis for regulatory changes.

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Boycott China: Checks on imports to hit drug, devices supply

Medical equipment such as infrared thermometers and pulse oximeters needed in the fight against Covid-19, among others, are stuck at the ports and may result in shortages soon, according to the Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council (Pharmexcil).

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NIA to seek UAPA against Davinder Singh; MHA nod likely

The advocate arrested with Singh –– Irfan Shafi Mir –– is said to be the real conduit who was in touch with several agencies, officials at the Pakistan high commission and Hizbul militants, the NIA probe has revealed. Irfan’s father Mohd Shafi Mir was a constable with J&K police.

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Nadda-led BJP trying to turn LAC clash to its advantage in MP bypolls, Bihar assembly polls

BJP chief JP Nadda has been lashing out at Congress and the Nehru-Gandhi family, dubbing them pro-China, even as the Congress has been demanding that the BJP government come clean on the situation on the border and the hand-to-hand combat with the Chinese army on the night of June 15 that left 20 Indian soldiers, including a colonel, dead.

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Bihar assembly polls: Challenges before state's main opposition party

Sources said RJD was likely to contest no less than 160-175 seats of the total 243 seats in the assembly. Unlike the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, RJD apparently wants to assert its position as the state’s main opposition party and ensure its high share of seats within the grand alliance.

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India's protectionism conflicts with aim to be the next China

It doesn’t look like India sees itself as the world’s next factory, which requires openness.

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Amid India-China standoff, Indo-Japan navies conduct joint training exercise

Coinciding with the Indo-Japan defence exercise, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) put out a statement that the South China Sea dispute should be resolved in line with international law, stressing on “the importance of non-militarisation and self-restraint”.

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India may step up scrutiny of imports from Chinese cos in Asean countries

The government has also sounded out industry and importers to identify such shipments that abuse the FTA as it contemplates actions such as enhanced checks on country of origin certificates by customs authorities. The FTA with Asean allows lower tariffs on most manufactured goods. India is seeking to lower its dependence on imports & looking for ways in which it can reduce trade and business ties with China.

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Phrase in UN 75th anniversary draft declaration changed after objection by India, five others

According to United Nations Association–UK (UNA-UK), a charitable company focusing on UK action at the UN, Britain's acting ambassador Jonathan Allen broke the silence procedure on June 24 "on behalf of the members of the 'five eyes' intelligence community - the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and India.

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Agriculture ministry eyes drones for night duty in locust fight

The broad specification comes a little over one month after India’s civil aviation regulator granted the agriculture ministry conditional exemption to use drones in anti-locust operations, making India the first country to do so.

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India-China dispute: Foreign Ministry level meet this week?

The likely meeting is expected to review new developments amid reports of PLA buildup along the LAC, ET has learnt. There are suggestions that the meeting could be held every week till the crisis is resolve

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Ladakh standoff: India's allies pitching in with weapons, ammunition

Additional Rafale jets, Israeli air defence system, US ammunition and Russian equipment worth $1 billion.

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Vaccine candidate shows promise in human trials: CNBG

The experimental shot, developed by a Beijing-based unit of CNBG, has induced high-level antibodies in all the inoculated participants in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial involving 1,120 healthy people, according to preliminary data of the trial, CNBG said in a posting on the social media platform WeChat

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Donald Trump tweets, deletes video showing ‘White Power’ chant

“Thank you to the great people of The Villages,” Trump tweeted. Moments into the video clip he shared, a man driving a golf cart displaying pro-Trump signs and flags shouts ‘white power’. The video also shows anti-Trump protesters shouting “Nazi”, “racist”, and profanities at the Trump backers.

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Germany to sever ties with accounting watchdog

Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported earlier on Sunday that the Justice and Finance Ministries would on Monday cut ties with the FREP, a quasi-private entity that supervises the financial statements of listed firms. “We have reached an agreement with the Finance Ministry to terminate the contract,” said the Justice Ministry official.

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Amazon India to hire 20,000 seasonal staff

E-commerce major Amazon India on Sunday said it is offering close to 20,000 'seasonal' or temporary employment opportunities in its customer service (CS) organisation to help customers in India and globally with a seamless online shopping experience.

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Nifty likely to see selling pressure, gap- down opening

FIIs were net short index futures cumulatively by 17,725 contracts Friday.

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Adversities are stepping stones to success: PM



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Missing old data makes online tax payment tough

Citizen groups, residents welfare associations and experts have raised questions about the old property tax data, which was gathered over the last 12 years, not being utilised in the new portal made by National Informatics Centre.

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View: Rescue solvent companies but kill off zombies

The rescues mounted by the government and RBI will, rightly, save fundamentally productive firms, but also, wrongly, create many zombies. The government’s Rs 2 trillion rescue package is far from excessive.

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Kohli can change his game as required: Rathour

"He (Virat Kohli ) is not a one dimensional player, he can change his game as and when required. He plays every format differently and that has been one of his greatest strengths," Indian team's batting coach Vikram Rathour said.

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New launch pad in TN to help Isro save fuel

The geographic location of the country’s second spaceport to be set up at Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nadu has a strategic advantage over launch pads in Sriharikota — small satellite launch vehicles (SSLV) can fly straight to the south pole without burning fuel to swerve around Sri Lanka on the way.

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'India needs mind & muscle power to counter China'



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Woman sets self ablaze as hubby did not buy biriyani

A 28-year-old woman committed suicide at her house near Mamallapuram after her husband refused to buy chicken biriyani for her.

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Youth dies after custodial torture in Tamil Nadu



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CG Power and Industrial Solutions Q4 results: Net loss widens to Rs 288 crore

Its net loss stood at Rs 189.23 crore in the same period last year.

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Inox Wind Q4 results: Loss widens to Rs 192 crore

The company had reported Rs 53.56 crore loss in the same period preceding fiscal.

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Custodial deaths spark national ire, no FIR yet

Condemnation of police for the deaths of P Jayaraj and his son J Beniks in judicial custody dominated social media and more complaints of police brutality against Covid curfew violators surfaced on Friday, but the state govt is yet to act against those responsible for the assault. No FIR has been registered against police, govt doctor, magistrate and jail personnel.

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PM Modi to share thoughts in Mann ki Baat today



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Priyanka Chopra honors frontline woman



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South China Sea disputes should be resolved in line with international law: Mike Pompeo

After the 36th ASEAN summit on Friday, a joint statement was issued by the members of the bloc expressing concerns over the current situation in the South China Sea.

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Fire breaks out at chemical factory in Gujarat's Anand district

No casualties have been reported yet. Due to the blaze, the administration has evacuated the surrounding areas.

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Trump, Pence not briefed on Russia's bounties to kill US troops: White House

The New York Times (NYT) published an article on Friday, in which it cited unnamed government sources as saying that Trump was presented with an intelligence report that claimed that Moscow could have paid a bounty to Taliban in Afghanistan to kill US soldiers. The outlet said that Trump failed to act on the report.

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CBIC extends validity of e-way bills in new set of relaxations

In notifications issued on Saturday, the Board further extended the time limit, till August 31, for authorities to issue orders or notices in case of rejection of full or partial refund claims.

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Why you should try a gratitude journal in crisis



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India has worst case fatality ratio in new Covid epicentre of South Asia

Among the countries that are in the global top 20 lists by cases and deaths, India has the second highest daily growth rate of deaths (4.2%) and of cases (3.6%) over the last 15 days. Deaths are growing faster only in Chile at 4.4% a day while cases are increasing more rapidly in South Africa at 5.2% a day.

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India's COVID-19 fight people-driven: PM Modi

In an address during the virtual meeting of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) on Saturday, Modi said COVID-19 had been used as an opportunity to work towards making the country self-reliant.

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IAF watching Chinese bases, sure of matching air power

There has been “no major or fresh infusion of assets” by the People’s Liberation Army-Air Force at Hotan and Kashgar in Xinjiang as well as Gargunsa, Lhasa-Gonggar and Shigatse airbases said defence sources. But the Indian Army and IAF moved forward surface-to-air missiles and other such systems to tackle aerial threats.

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