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Delhi unlock: Gymnasiums ready to reopen; yoga centres stay online amid Covid third wave fears

Delhi government on Saturday allowed weddings at banquet, marriage halls and hotels with 50 people in attendance, and reopening of gyms and yoga centres at 50 per cent capacity

3 min read27 Jun 2021
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Covid unlock in states leads to rebound in business resumption: Nomura

Nomura India Business Resumption Index rebounded to 76 for the week ended June 13, up from the preceding week's 67.9The pre-pandemic value of the index is set at 100

1 min read14 Jun 2021
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Delhi unlock: Metro services, buses to continue at 50% capacity. Details here

The restrictions have been lifted for only a week on trial basis, and be re-imposed if the government feels that number of Covid-19 cases are increasing in Delhi

1 min read13 Jun 2021
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Maharashtra unlock: Tourist spots reopen in Palghar district

The order to reopen tourist spots will remain in force till August 9Previous prohibitory order will remain in effect till one kilometre radius of tourist spots

1 min read13 Jun 2021
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Delhi Unlock 2.0: Ahead of reopening, police numbers shops on odd-even basis

Shopping malls and shops have been allowed to reopen on odd-even basis in Delhi from Monday between 10 AM and 8 PMEssential shops have exempt from these stipulations

1 min read6 Jun 2021
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Nod for film, TV shoots in Mumbai if daily Covid tally declines: Thackeray

In a virtual interaction with the representatives of the film and television industry, CM Thackeray appealed to them to cooperate with the government in the measures being taken to fight the pandemic

1 min read6 Jun 2021
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Delhi Unlock 2.0: What's open, what's not; check details

In the recent unlock guidelines for Delhi, shops and shopping malls will be allowed to reopen on odd-even basisDelhi Metro will also resume operations at 50 per cent capacity

2 min read5 Jun 2021
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'Regulatory thoughtlessness': Uday Shankar on OTT vs TV, TRP scandal #HTLS2020

At the 18th edition of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, Uday Shankar, President of The Walt Disney Company, Asia Pacific, and Chairman of Star and Disney India, commented on the recent scandal erupting over the alleged fixing of TRPs by some channels. He said that the government should focus on more important issues than settling viewership debates between channels. On a question regarding 'niche' TV channels losing out to streaming services, Shankar said that television content in India had become a victim of regulatory thoughtlessness. Watch the full video for more.

27 Nov 2020
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Govt to regulate online content: Uday Shankar, Ajay Bijli discuss #HTLS2020

On Day 4 of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2020, Uday Shankar, President of The Walt Disney Company, Asia Pacific, and Chairman of Star and Disney India, and Ajay Bijli, Chairman and Managing Director of PVR Ltd discussed the government's recent decision to regulate online content. Shankar said that given the global nature of online streaming services and the vast amount of content pouring in, it would be interesting to see how the government undertakes regulation. He also said that while there are some cases of gratuitous content being shown to grab eyeballs, Indian consumers are much more mature than regulators have traditionally considered. Bijli mirrored Shankar's sentiments, saying that censorship shouldn't affect the art. Watch the full video for more.

27 Nov 2020
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Covid 3rd wave, vaccine, pollution: CM Kejriwal on Delhi's battle #HTLS2020

Arvind Kejriwal recounted his government's battle against the Covid-19 pandemic so far, and shared his strategy for the future, on Day 2 of Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2020. In a conversation with Kunal Pradhan, executive editor, Hindustan Times, the Chief Minister of Delhi said that there are hints of the third wave of infections beginning to recede, but it was too soon to rejoice. He also announced new plans like virtual linking of government health infrastructure and storage of patient details on cloud. The CM also commented on the annual battle against pollution, and how it has assumed more sinister proportions this year due to the pandemic. Watch the video for the full session.

20 Nov 2020
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