#Maharashtra Relief & Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar has said he is in favour of lifting the liquor ban in Chandrapur district once the #COVID19crisis ends. The previous BJP-led state government banned sale &consumption of liquor in Chandrapur in April 2015. #LiquorBan

The private sector will now be allowed to carry out space activities like building of rockets, satellites and providing launch services, #ISRO chief K Sivan said today. He said the private sector can also be part of the inter-planetary missions of the ISRO.

British Prime Minister #BorisJohnson has called on #India and #China to engage in dialogue to sort out their border issues as he described the escalation in #EasternLadakh as "a very serious and worrying situation" which the UK is closely monitoring.

#HindustanUnilever said it would stop using the word "Fair" in the brand, adding that the new name for the cream was awaiting regulatory approvals. #FairAndLovely

The Indian arm of global consumer giant #HindustaniUnilever said on Thursday it would rebrand its skin-lightening cream "Fair and Lovely", which has been criticized for promoting negative stereotypes related to darker skin tones.

An influential US Senator has moved a legislation seeking to charge an additional fee between USD 16 and USD 25 from foreign nationals visiting the country's national parks, arguing India does the same for monuments like the #TajMahal.

The temporary suspension of #H1B and other non-immigrant visas by President #DonaldTrump along with other restrictive policies on immigration is detrimental to the United States and its economy, president of a top American business advocacy group has said.

Scientists have figured out how the subsurface ocean on #Jupiter's moon #Europa may have formed and determined that this vast expanse of water may have been able to support microbial life in the past.

Europa, with an ocean hidden beneath a thick shell of ice, long has been viewed as a potential habitat for extraterrestrial life in our solar system, alongside other candidates such as Mars and Saturn's moon #Enceladus.

The pair is being represented by the New York-based Harry Walker Agency, whose roster of speakers includes Michelle and #BarackObama, Hillary and Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey, the person said on Wednesday.

#PrinceHarry and wife #MeghanMarkle are ready to hit the speakers' circuit after signing with an agency that works with former US President #Obama and other high-profile clients, according to a person familiar with their plans.

3/4 of the #USCitizenshipandImmigrationServices workforce - more than 13,000 employees - could be told as soon as Wednesday that they face extended furloughs starting August 3 that would cut off their salaries &severely curtail the agency's work.

The chief of police in Tucson, #Arizona on Wednesday offered to resign after he released a video showing the death of a Latino man who said "he could not breathe" as police handcuffed him and placed him face down on his stomach.

The video showed Ingram-Lopez repeatedly asking for water, crying out, moaning and breathing heavily until he eventually falls silent. Three police officers resigned over the incident, Magnus said.

A Sikh-American liquor store owner in #Colorado was brutally attacked by a white man who told him "go back to your country", prompting Sikh civil-rights organisation to call for formal hate crime charges against the assailant.

A supermarket in #Dubai is delivering Mangoes at the doorsteps of its customers in a green #Lamborghini, a Gulf news report has said. "The king should travel like a king," says Mohammad Jehanzeb, the managing director of the store at Dubai's Pakistan Supermarket.

In order to avail the offer rolled out on the Facebook page of the famous supermarket, customers are required to make a minimum order of Dh100, the Gulf News report said. #Lamborghini #Dubai

With the number of new #COVID19 cases from Dharavi slum sprawl in Mumbai trickling down to a single digit, the Shiv Sena on Wednesday hailed the "defeat" of the #coronavirus as a befitting reply of the party-led government to its critics, an oblique reference to the BJP.

Authorities have planned to use #AarogyaSetuApp coupled with an IT-driven tool to boost surveillance and contact tracing in COVID-affected areas in Delhi. This is part of the new #COVID19 response plan prepared by Delhi govt, as recommended by the Union Health Ministry.

Delhi CM #ArvindKejriwal has requested the centre to withdraw an order directing all #COVID19 patients in the national capital to visit a govt-run quarantine centre for evaluation. Mr Kejriwal, said the order was "not correct" and likened it to "15-day detention".