In focus, 19th Sep 2020, News & Stories from India

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19 Sep 2020

In focus, 19 Sep 2020

CSK player Faf du Plessis plays a shot during the first cricket match of IPL 2020 against Mumbai Indians, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Saturday. (PTI)

Rayadu, du Plessis star as CSK demolishes Mumbai Indians by five wickets

The former India player, who won the man of the match award, scored 71 off just 48 balls, which included six fours and three towering sixes.

19 Sep 2020 11:57 PM

Parliamentarians participate in a debate in the Lok Sabha today. (PTI)

PM Cares Fund lacks transparency and accountability, alleges Opposition in Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha was discussing tax benefits for donations to PM CARES Fund, among other things

19 Sep 2020 11:18 PM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha. (PTI)

As corona continues to haunt India, Rajya Sabha passes amendments to insolvency law

the government decided to suspend the provisions starting from March 25 for six months by promulgating an ordinance in June

19 Sep 2020 10:44 PM

Saurabh Tiwari was the top scorer for MI

Mumbai Indians set CSK a target of 163 to win first match of IPL 2020

Mumbai Indians ended their innings at 162 runs for the loss of nine wickets.

19 Sep 2020 9:45 PM

Centre may allow companies with over 300 workers to fire staff without its nod

The proposal, which was the bone of contention between the ministry and trade unions, is part of the Industrial Relation Code Bill 2020.

19 Sep 2020 8:55 PM

This file photo taken on August 4, 2020 shows Prince, a member of the hacking group Red Hacker Alliance, who refused to give his real name, using a website that monitors global cyberattacks on his computer at their office in Dongguan, China's southern Guangdong province. Beijing on September 11, 2020 denied trying to meddle in US presidential election after American tech giant Microsoft said it had parried cyberattacks from overseas groups — including from China — against both the Republican and Democratic campaigns. (Photo | AFP)

US government not upfront about hackers targeting elections, so Congress relies on tech firms for alerts

With the Trump administration blocking what Congress learns about election threats, private companies are called upon to fill the breach.

19 Sep 2020 8:37 PM

Piyush Chawla takes his first wicket in Yellow.

IPL update MI v CSK | After 6 overs, Mumbai is 51 runs for loss of 2 wickets

Earlier in the day, CSK captain MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to field first

19 Sep 2020 8:25 PM

ARM has a significant market share in network infrastructure, mobile computing processors, vehicles, and energy-efficient servers. (Photo | Flickr - Socram8888)

Tech This Week | With ARM in kitty, Nvidia most impressive firm you never heard of

This deal is going to serve as an important development in the chip war being waged between the US and China.

19 Sep 2020 8:01 PM

Both the captains at the toss. (IPL/Twitter)

IPL 2020: Dhoni wins the toss, elects to bowl first versus Mumbai Indians

The CSK will be without the services of Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh this year

19 Sep 2020 8:00 PM

Many are switching to alternate platform Triller. Even TikTok’s gold standard, Charli D’Amelio—who, with 87.5 million followers at just 16 years old, is the platform’s most popular creator—announced Tuesday a non-exclusive partnership with Triller, a similar platform, where she already has 1.1 million subscribers.(Photo | AFP)

Ahead of ban starting Sunday, US TikTok users switch to other platforms, fans follow

Although young users, who make up TikTok’sprimary base, don’t seem to have paid attention to the upcoming ban, the above-20s have reacted.

19 Sep 2020 7:32 PM

New Delhi: MPs leave after attending proceedings of the Rajya Sabha during ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. Seating arrangements for Members have been made in both the Houses to help them maintaing physical distancing in the view of COVID-19 pandemic. (RSTV/PTI Photo)

Amid rising COVID-19 cases, Parliament Session likely to be curtailed

Most political parties favour curtailment of the session

19 Sep 2020 7:23 PM

QAnon centres on the baseless belief that President Donald Trump is waging a secret campaign against enemies in the “deep state” and a child sex trafficking ring run by satanic paedophiles and cannibals. The corporate support for a QAnon-promoting politician is another example of how the conspiracy theory has penetrated mainstream politics, spreading beyond its origins on internet message boards popular with right-wing extremists. (Photo | AP)

Amazon, Walmart fund US lawmaker supporting QAnon conspiracy theorists

Walmart did not respond to repeated requests for comment made by email and through its website. An Amazon spokeswoman declined to comment.

19 Sep 2020 6:57 PM

TIFF Diary | Meet Greta, a real ‘pain the a*se’ of world leaders

'I Am Greta' challenges the rightwing’s concerted attempts to dehumanise this incredible school kid

19 Sep 2020 6:21 PM

The Central Vista project design (Image: HCP Designs)

Shobhaa De | A monument to a monumental ego

Heritage and history need to be respected, even by those determined to rewrite both

19 Sep 2020 5:32 PM

Journalist Rajeev Sharma held for allegedly passing sensitive info to Chinese intelligence

The police said that Sharma was produced before the court on September 15, which sent him to six-day police custody.

19 Sep 2020 5:06 PM

Jonty Rhodes impressed by S.P. Finance Academy founder Sachin Bamgude's new venture

Sachin Bamgude’s selfless social work has been recognized by many celebrities

19 Sep 2020 4:56 PM

An announcement by China’s Ministry of Commerce that came after US's decision to ban WeChat and TikTok did not mention any specific foreign entities that could be targeted. But it said the new system would consider sanctions on entities whose activities “harm China’s national sovereignty, security, and development interests” or violate “internationally accepted economic and trade rules”. (Photo | AFP)

China retaliates for US' TikTok, WeChat ban with new provision to sanction foreign companies

Punitive measures may include fines against the foreign entity, banning it from conducting trade and investment in China.

19 Sep 2020 4:50 PM

Protesters throw a statue of slave trader Edward Colston into Bristol harbour, during a Black Lives Matter protest rally, in Bristol, England. (AP)

Farrukh Dhondy | The politics of erasing Gunga Din

The Black Lives Matter upheaval has resulted in this reappraisal of history

19 Sep 2020 4:41 PM

A man and woman, estimated to be in their late teens or early 20s, were killed. (Image: Twitter/@hunter_jonathan)

Mass shooting in Rochester leaves 2 dead, 14 wounded

As many as 100 people were at the gathering when the shooting started just before 12:30 a.m.,police said

19 Sep 2020 4:07 PM

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Pakistan's ex-PM Sharif mulling political comeback after year-long gap

Sharif has been living in London since last November after the Lahore HC granted him permission to go abroad for four weeks for treatment

19 Sep 2020 2:55 PM

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