NEW DELHI : The government has sought product-wise details of cheap imports, comparison with domestic prices and tax disadvantage, if any, from industry to curb low quality inbound shipments especially from China and boost domestic manufacturing, sources said.They said a high level meeting to discuss ways to promote Atma Nirbhar Bharat (Self-reliant India), including cut in import dependence from China, also took place recently in the Prime Minister's office.Industry was asked to send comments and suggestions on certain number of goods and raw materials imported from China, which include wrist watches, wall clocks, ampoules, glass rods and tubes, hair cream, hair shampoos, face powder, eye and lip make up preparations, printing ink, paints.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo Shares How Dinners With His Daughters Helped Him Cope With COVID-19 Crisis

Andrew Cuomo is grateful for his family during these unprecedented times. The 62-year-old politician and father of three is currently quarantined with his daughters, 25-year-old twins Mariah and Cara, and 22-year-old Michaela, at the governor's mansion in Albany, New York.“If there’s a silver lining to any of this, that’s one," he tells of having time with his family.Cuomo faced plenty of challenges over the last three months while serving as governor in a state that was previously one of the epicenters for the coronavirus pandemic. “You’re wondering, when will it stop? People keep dying,” he says.

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Philadelphia City Council aims to review law enforcement's response to protests

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia City Council will look to review law enforcement's response to citywide protests against racism and police brutality following instances of perceived excessive force from officers.The resolution, introduced by councilmembers Helen Gym and Curtis Jones Jr., will also aim to provide residents with a forum to share their experiences and make recommendations for safer and non-discriminatory policing. In a release, councilmembers highlighted two events that accelerated the need for the resolution.

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Officers give final pat to Missouri Highway Patrol K-9 diagnosed with terminal illness

Springfield, Mo. - Law enforcement officers bid a Missouri State Highway Patrol K-9 officer farewell on June 22 after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.Law enforcement officers from across Missouri joined state troopers to pat K-9 officer Cuba’s head one final time before Cuba’s partner took him on his final walk before being put down at the Animal Care Clinic in Branson.Cuba was diagnosed with terminal cancer while on a visit to the University of Missouri for a hernia repair.“Cuba spent his lifetime in service to Missouri, and he will be missed,” Missouri State Highway Patrol said.

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Industry, govt need to woo migrant workers with benefits: Ajit Isaac, Quess Corp

NEW DELHI : Keeping migrant workers away from economic nerve centres would only delay economic recovery, argues Ajit Isaac, chairman & MD at Quess Corp Limited, one of India's largest staffing and business services companies. Excerpts from an interview with Mint.How sustainable would be an economic recovery with many migrant workers back in their villages?There are 120 million migrant workers and one out of four have gone back, which is 30 million.

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Screen Media's David Fannon on Why the Indie Film Sector Will Survive: "People Want Quality Content"

Screen Media Ventures President David Fannon will be attending this year’s Cannes markets by way of Connecticut. He is, like so many of the now homebound buyers and sellers that plan on making the most of the Virtual Cannes Market, working from home offices, basements and kitchen tables.

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Once-good school is now inadequate...inspectors said 'deficiencies in the quality of education run deep'

hereExpectations at the school are ‘not high enough’ according to the education watchdog’s report.It adds that published data shows that when pupils’ leave for secondary school their progress has been significantly below other pupils nationally.This has also been the case in reading and writing over the last three years and in mathematics for the last two years.Pupils - particularly those who are disadvantaged or with SEND - do not recognise common words well enough to read fluently, while older pupils have similar gaps in their reading abilities.There are also problems in mathematics, with the report finding the curriculum is not well matched for youngsters to their needs, hindering the learning of key mathematical skills.And while there

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Coronil for treating COVID-19? Decision on Patanjali's coronavirus medicine soon, says govt

What states are saying about Coronil: Maharashtra government said that legal action will be initiated against Patanjali if they try to advertise or sell their drugs before getting final nod from the Ayush Ministry. Rajasthan government also clarified today that Patanjal's 'Coronil and Swasari' drug can not be not used as a medicine in the state without the permission of the Ayush ministry.

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Coronavirus causes trade confidence in Canadian exporters to reach historic low: survey

coronavirus pandemic and worried about increased protectionism, Canada’s export credit agency said on Thursday.In its bi-annual survey of 823 Canadian exporters conducted online in May, Export Development Canada (EDC) said the confidence figure was the lowest recorded in the history of the survey, which began in 1999. Trudeau urges people to ‘buy Canadian’ food, produce amid COVID-19 Officials shut most non-essential businesses starting in mid-March and urged people to stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but in recent weeks regions have begun to reopen.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“It’s basically two shocks in one.

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HC seeks Centre, Delhi reply on covid testing of mentally ill homeless people

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Cement industry sees demand recovery, but prices remain on weak footing

₹369/bag in June 2020 with easing supply-side constraints after a sharp 10% month-on-month increase in May 2020," added the KIE report. One cement bag weighs 50 kilograms.

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Andhra govt announces new measures to tackle covid-19 as cases cross 10,000 mark

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Premiership chief sends fans warning as grounds prepare to open again

Leeann Dempster has revealed she believes fans will return to football grounds this year as the country emerges from coronavirus lockdown - but away supporters will have to stay home. The SFA and SPFL joint response group issued a statement on Wednesday, confirming they had received the green light from the Scottish Government over supporters attending live games from a provisional date of July 23.

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Australia’s Government Unveils $250M Package to Restart Music and Arts Industries

was resubmitted, and not accepted.In recent days and weeks, industry figures were quietly fearing the worst, that those talks would come to nothing.With today’s announcement, the worst-case scenario has been buried.As the music and arts industries digest the details of the JobMaker package, figures from the creatives sector welcomed the development.The package, explains APRA AMCOS CEO Dean Ormston, “will provide a necessary and critical lifeline to many music businesses and organizations to ensure they can get through the next 12 months.”In particular, the PRO and others applaud the $90 million pledged in concessional show starter loans, and the creation of $75 million seed investment to reactivate productions and tours, with funding slices

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Kejriwal govt responsible for rising Covid-19 cases in the national capital: Delhi BJP chief

Amit Shah personally looked into testing and mapping. Delhi government needs to be proactive.

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Andhra Pradesh govt lists measures to combat coronavirus

Andhra Pradesh has adopted various innovative strategies such as screening every household, conducting a door-to-door survey through volunteers, etc.

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Piers Morgan takes cheap shot at BBC's Dan Walker over breakfast TV ratings

Piers Morgan took a swing at Dan Walker as he announced that BBC Breakfast is the most watched breakfast show on telly.

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Small businesses, corporates biggest beneficiaries of loan moratorium: Canara Bank chief

MUMBAI : Public sector lender Canara Bank has 17% of its loan book under repayment moratorium, with small businesses and corporates being the biggest beneficiary of this scheme, LV Prabhakar, chief executive officer, Canara Bank told Mint in an interview.“About 19% of the borrowers (by number) have utilised the repayment deferment of interest and instalment," said Prabhakar.While 38% of the bank’s small business borrowers have opted for the moratorium, about 34% of corporate borrowers have utilised it. Besides, 5% retail borrowers and 3% of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) have taken the deferment benefit.

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Nicole Maines Is Ecstatic Over Supreme Court Ruling To Protect LGBTQ Workers: ‘We’re Making Huge Progress’

Nicole Maines, 22, is known by many fans as ‘Dreamer’, on The CW’s Supergirl. But the 22-year-old 2020 GLAAD Award nominee is also an avid transgender rights activist who has achieved much more than the coveted title of TV’s first transgender superhero. HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with Nicole to get her reaction to the Superior Court ruling on June 15 which protects LGBTQ employees from being discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. “I mean, finally some good news,” Nicole exclaimed.

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Pa. State Police release dashcam footage of protest on I-676

PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania State Police released dashcam video from a police vehicle that was on the Vine Street Expressway during protests back on June 1, which led to the use of tear gas in an effort to get crowds to disperse from the highway.In the video, hundreds of protestors appear to be peacefully walking down the interstate holding signs and chanting.

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Govt must support fintechs: Ficci-PWC report

Bengaluru/New Delhi: The government should liaise with financial technology firms for distribution of financial benefits and relief measures amid the covid crisis, said a new report by industry body the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) and multinational professional services firm PwC.“The need for digital awareness and presence is prominently recognized by individuals, businesses, and governments alike. Fintechs can act as enablers for the banking and financial sector, playing a crucial role in ubiquity and adoption of digital financial services.

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Alberta First Nations Chief Allan Adam speaks about charges being dropped

Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation speaks about charges against him being dropped and how more reconciliation is needed.

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‘I can make more money on CERB’: More concerns benefit may be a disincentive for workers

CERB) instead.“We got quite a few positive responses; we’re gonna bring in about 10 people for interviews,” Walsh said.“There was a bit of backlash arguing, ‘You know what, I can make more money on CERB.’ That just came as a bit of a surprise to us.”Muriel Protzer, senior policy analyst with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, says the CERB system needs to be more like employment insurance (EI) benefits.“This will ensure that those who are collecting the benefit are people who desperately and genuinely need this,” she said. CERB may discourage people from returning to work, B.C.

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B.C. premier on reopening of film industry in Phase 3 and quarantine permissions for non-Canadians

As B.C. announces Phase 3 of its restart plan, which includes the opening of film and television production, Premier John Horgan is asked if special quarantine permissions will be offered to those from outside of Canada.

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Sisodia writes to Shah seeking a rollback of home quarantine rules

NEW DELHI : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government on Wednesday wrote to Union home minister Amit Shah demanding a rollback of the current home quarantine rules.This followed Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia writing to lieutenant governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday, urging him to adopt the original home quarantine rules, as the new guidelines were causing a lot of confusion among patients.The letter to Shah comes in the wake of Delhi recording 4,000 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day number, to reach a total of 70,000 on Wednesday, beating Mumbai, which has around 69,000.On Tuesday, Delhi, which had 66,000 covid-19 cases, had overtaken Tamil Nadu to become the state with the second highest number of

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Covid-19 cases in India: Only 4.16% patients required ventilator support, says govt official

COVID-19 patients (nearly 15.34 per cent) require an ICU setting and 28,301 patients (15.89 per cent) were on oxygen support to date.According to the Union Health Ministry, the total number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 4,56,183 and the death toll rose to 14,476 on Wednesday. The country reported 465 fatalities and a record single-day spike of new cases 15,968 in the last 24 hours."Cumulative number of cases till June 23, 6 pm -- ICU: 27,317 (15.34 per cent); ventilator: 7,423 (4.16 per cent) and oxygen: 28,301 (15.89 per cent)," said the official."In total active cases as on June 23, 2.57 per cent were in ICU as against 2.53 per cent as on June 22.

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Rupee set to crash past record low: Former Reliance FX head

economy from the coronavirus pandemic will trigger more weakness in the rupee, dragging it toward an unprecedented 80-per dollar level.That’s the view from Venkat Thiagarajan, who has traded currency markets for 26 years, and most recently served as the head of forex at Reliance Industries Ltd., which runs India’s largest corporate treasury.

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Emotional Molly-Mae Hague remembers late puppy with special pawprint gift and says she thinks of him ‘every day’

EMOTIONAL Molly-Mae Hague has revealed a very special present in memory of her late puppy Mr Chai. The 21-year-old was gifted a set of the pup's pawprints from her manager three weeks since his death.

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Comic-Con Releases Details About Upcoming Virtual Event Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

Comic-Con has some big plans ahead for their upcoming virtual event this year.

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Leeann Dempster rubbishes Hearts rumours as Hibs chief insists reiterates Easter Road commitment

Hearts as “daft”.And the Hibs chief  executive reckons Jambos counterpart Ann Budge would have been laughing at the very notion too.A newspaper report declared Hibs’ supremo is a contender for the same role at Tynecastle.But Dempster said: “I am sure they are as bemused as I am about where that came from.” understands Hearts are seeking to appoint a CEO but that Dempster isn’t a target.The hiring of a sporting director to work with new boss Robbie Neilson and a legal battle with the SPFL over relegation to the Championship are taking priority as far as the Jambos are concerned.Dempster has been in her post at Easter Road for just over six years now, having held the same position at Motherwell.And she has insisted crossing the capital divide

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‘Major win for survivors:’ New Florida law eliminates statute of limitations for sexual assaults on minors

ORLANDO, Fla. – Donna’s Law, a bill that does away with the statute of limitations for sexual assaults involving victims who are minors, was recently signed into Florida law by Gov. Ron DeSantis.Sen.

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As COVID-19 Cases Grow, Prevention More Important Than Ever

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Rock band Muse brought entire kitchen and personal chef to Glastonbury gig

Glastonbury-goers could be accused of packing everything, including the kitchen sink, for the five-day festival, but Muse went a step further when they headlined in 2016.

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NASA pushes Mars rover launch to July 22 from Cape Canaveral

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance will have to wait another two days next month before it starts the months-long journey to the red planet.The rover is at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center where it’s preparing to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in July on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. However, this week NASA said they ran into an issue when trying to put the rover into the rocket nose cone, which is the reason for the new launch date.The launch was scheduled for July 20 but NASA announced Wednesday it was pushed to July 22.

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Grand jury indicts 3 suspects in Ahmaud Arbery murder case

GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. - A grand jury has returned indictments of the three suspects in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.Cobb County District Attorney Joyette M. Holmes announced the charges at the Glynn County Courthouse at 3:30 p.m.

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Trump aluminum tariffs would hurt the U.S. more than Canada, industry warn

Donald Trump decides to impose a second round of aluminum tariffs on Canada in the coming weeks, as recent reports have suggested, some industry workers are warning the effect would likely hurt U.S. businesses more than those in Canada.Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that the U.S.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Help Out at Homeboy Industries' Gang Rehab Facility in L.A.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are giving back in Los Angeles! On Tuesday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited Homeboy Industries, a community social justice organization working to improve the lives of formerly incarcerated and previously gang-involved people in L.A.The organization provides counseling, education, legal assistance, addiction recovery support, tattoo removal, job training, and direct opportunities for employment through its 10 social enterprises. During their visit, Meghan and Harry got to experience two of those enterprises, Homeboy Bakery and Homegirl Café.While there, Meghan and Harry joined the Homies working in the café and bakery for a session of cooking and conversation.

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DA Krasner suggests Philadelphia police not applying law equally amid protests

PHILADELPHIA - The district attorney of Philadelphia announced assault and related charges against one man stemming from one of a number of protests of a now-covered Columbus statue in south Philadelphia while suggesting “unequal application of the law" by police during the demonstrations.District Attorney Larry Krasner alleged that 58-year-old John Mooney repeatedly told a Black man who is a professional photographer “Get out of here, boy," before punching him in the face Tuesday evening at Marconi Plaza.

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Latest WestJet layoffs affect 3,333 employees as COVID-19 cripples airline industry

WestJet backs away from labour code exemption that would facilitate mass layoffs The moves are being made to position the company for “a competitive future following the COVID-19 crisis,” the Calgary-based airline said in a post on its website.The pandemic has seen the airline park two-thirds of its fleet after border shutdowns prompted it to suspend most of its schedule — including all international trips — in late March. Coronavirus pandemic: WestJet suspending international travel “Throughout the COVID-19 crisis we have had to make many challenging decisions.

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Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Get Stuck In As They Visit Homeboy Industries In Los Angeles

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles recently, with the organization sharing numerous photos on social media.

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Disneyland Unions Plan Protest at Theme Park Over "Rapid Timetable" to Reopen

Unions representing Disneyland Resort employees have planned a protest caravan around the Anaheim theme park on Saturday to express their concern over health and safety as the destination plans to reopen next month. The Coalition of Resort Labor Unions sent an open letterdated June 17 to Gov.

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Charges expected to be dropped against Alberta First Nation Chief Allan Adam

of a violent arrest earlier this year.The case of Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is to be in front of a Fort McMurray provincial court judge on Wednesday morning and court records show charges of resisting arrest and assaulting a peace officer are to be withdrawn.

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Alberta Health releases more detailed guidance on cohorts, how to form them

has been released by the Alberta government when it comes to COVID-19 cohorts and how to create them.Cohorts are a “bubble” that allows members to not physically distance from one another. Members are encouraged to stay within their cohort rather than interact with others outside that circle.Now that the province has moved into Phase 2 of relaunch, the chief medical officer of health has said Albertans can expand their social circles a few different ways: Alberta investing $10M for targeted COVID-19 antibody testing Dr.

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WHO chief expects coronavirus cases to hit 10 mn next week

Geneva: World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom said on Wednesday he expected the number of novel coronavirus cases around the world, now at about 9.3 million, to reach 10 million next week.Tedros also told a news briefing he backed Saudi Arabia's decision to ban pilgrims from abroad from attending the annual Haj pilgrimage to help limit the spread of the virus.He said WHO was now supporting many countries in dealing with difficulties obtaining oxygen concentrators, devices that boost the flow of oxygen to support the breathing of COVID-19 sufferers.

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Hundreds of National Guard troops mobilized to protect DC monuments amid protests

WASHINGTON - Hundreds of troops with the Washington, D.C., National Guard have mobilized to protect monuments in the nation's capital, a senior U.S. defense official told Fox News on Wednesday.Interior Secretary David Bernhardt requested the action earlier this week, as protesters target statues and other historical markers during ongoing demonstrations in the wake of George Floyd's police custody death in Minneapolis at the end of May.RELATED: Tension overnight after protesters cleared from area near White HouseProtesters on Monday attempted to tear down a statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square by the White House, and defaced it with the phrase "killer scum," Reuters reported.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Govt seeks product-wise details from industry to curb cheap, low quality imports

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