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Telangana Police arrests 11 for running fake vehicle insurance racket in Cyberabad

“On the complaint of Reliance General Insurance’s area manager, regarding the fake vehicle insurance policies, the special operation team, Shamshabad zone, busted fake vehicle insurance gang and apprehended 11 persons, who were involved in the preparation of fake vehicle insurance policies on the name of different insurance companies and selling them to people in need for a huge amount,” the police said.

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Govt confirms bird flu cases in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala

In an official statement, the ministry said in Rajasthan, bird flu is reported in crows in Baran, Kota and Jhalawar district, while Madhya Pradesh also reported the disease in crows in Mandsaur, Indore and Malwa districts. “In Himachal Pradesh, the bird flu is reported in migratory birds in Kangra, while in Kerala it is reported in poultry-duck in Kottayam and Allapuzha districts,” it said.

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India’s services sector loses more steam in December, job cuts resume

Job market conditions darkened, slipping back into contraction, although the pace of job shedding remained minimal.

“Given the damaging impact of the pandemic on the service economy, some companies are facing financial difficulties, which is preventing staff hiring. December saw the ninth round of job shedding in ten months,” said Pollyanna De Lima, economics associate director at IHS Markit

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WhatsApp updates terms of service, privacy policy for users

”Our updated Terms and Privacy Policy provide more information on how we process your data, and our commitment to privacy.For example, we’ve added more information about more recent product features (like catalogs/ add to cart feature, etc) and functionalities, how we process your data for safety, security and integrity, and added more direct links to user settings, Help Center articles and how you can manage your information,” the spokesperson said.

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India’s proposed changes to anti-smoking law face objections from tobacco industry

India released draft changes to its tobacco-control law over the weekend to ban smoking zones in hotels, restaurants and airports. The proposal also calls for increasing the minimum legal smoking age from 18 to 21.
The draft changes have also tightened existing provisions to ban advertising at kiosks and prohibit sale of loose cigarette sticks, which form the bulk of the sales, health activists said.
If implemented, the plan is seen hitting sales of companies such as ITC, Godfrey Phillips India and a unit of Philip Morris International which operate in the country’s $12 billion cigarette market, executives said.

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Health min warns people against fake Co-WIN apps, says govt-approved app will be launched soon

”Some apps named ‘Co-WIN’ apparently created by unscrupulous elements to sound similar to upcoming official platform of Government, are on Appstores. DO NOT download or share personal information on these. MoHFW Official platform will be adequately publicised on its launch,” the Union Health ministry tweeted.

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