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Probe finds Rs 2,000 crore missing at Café Coffee Day after founder Siddhartha’s suicide

The probe examined financial transactions of Coffee Day and its dealings with dozens of private companies owned by V.G. Siddhartha.

Arunachal girl Niki Lego — from PR executive to US Army officer, and now a social media star

Lego joined the US Army in 2019 & is now posted in Georgia. She created a social media buzz after she put up her picture in uniform Thursday.

‘Liberals’ rise to Sitharaman defence for slamming SBI chief, invoke gender

In a viral audio clip shared over the weekend, FM Sitharaman is purportedly heard rebuking SBI chairman and calling the bank ‘heartless’ and ‘inefficient’.

Have asked parties to unite & bring back all detained outside J&K: Farooq Abdullah

The National Conference chief pressed for the 'humanitarian demand' as he called attention to the plight of the detainees' families.

20 Dubai-bound passengers detained at Kochi airport after UK national tests +ve for COVID-19

This takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kerala to 20 so far.

Civic polls put off in Andhra Pradesh amid COVID-19 scare; uncertainty looms large in Bengal

While elections to rural and urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh have been put off indefinitely, gram panchayat polls were suspended for six weeks.

Kerala prisoners churn out 6,000 masks in 2 days to fight shortage amid coronavirus panic

Kerala government has engaged prisoners to manufacture face masks amid shortage. They have been priced at Rs 15-20 apiece.

Uttarakhand govt shuts schools, colleges & cinema halls over coronavirus fear

The decision was taken at a meeting of the state council of ministers. Medical colleges will, however, remain open.

Four militants killed in encounter with security forces in J&K’s Anantnag

The encounter took place after militants fired upon the security forces during a search operation.

218 Indians stranded in coronavirus-hit Italy evacuated, to be quarantined in ITBP facility

A special Air India flight brought back the evacuees including 211 students.

On Camera

Instagram reels on stoicism are the new rage — they can battle burnout and bigotry

The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.