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Month: February 2018

BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Sensex recovers 260 points, Nifty above 10,500-mark

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Stocks staged a strong comeback in early trade with the BSE Sensex gaining over 260 points and the Nifty recaputuring the 10,500-level on continued buying by domestic funds ahead of inflation data to be released after market hours on Monday. Asian markets were also trading in the green after a late-day rally on Wall Street on Friday. The 30-share Sensex recovered by 260.12 points, or 0.76 per cent, to 34,265.88 in opening trade. The index had lost 407.40 points or 1.18 per cent to settle at one month low of…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

France FM visits Iraq to discuss reconstruction

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France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visited Iraq today to discuss the war-torn country’s reconstruction with Iraqi officials after Baghdad declared victory against the Islamic State jihadist group. “I have come to tell you of France’s support and to accompany you. We will always be there. We were there to participate in the coalition. We will also be there in the reconstruction phase,” Le Drian said. France has been a key member of the US-led military coalition fighting IS after the jihadist group seized large swathes of Iraq and neighbouring…

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Trump to unveil $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan

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President Donald Trump today will unveil his long-awaited infrastructure plan, a 1.5 trillion proposal that fulfills a number of campaign goals, but relies heavily on state and local governments to produce much of the funding. The administration’s plan is centered on using 200 billion in federal money to leverage local and state tax dollars to fix America’s infrastructure, such as roads, highways, ports and airports. “Every federal dollar should be leveraged by partnering with state and local governments and where appropriate tapping into private sector investment to permanently fix the…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

RSS chief’s speech an insult to every Indian: Rahul

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Congress president Rahul Gandhi today accused RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat of “disrespecting” the Army and those who have laid down their lives for the country. Gandhi slammed Bhagwat over his remarks that the RSS could “prepare” military personnel faster than the Army. The RSS chief’s speech was an “insult” to every Indian, the Congress president said and demanded an apology from the RSS.”The RSS Chief’s speech is an insult to every Indian, because it disrespects those who have died for our nation. It is an insult to our flag because…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Mayawati attacks BJP over killing of youth in Allahabad

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Attacking the BJP, BSP chief Mayawati alleged today that the killing of a Dalit student in Allahabad was the result of narrow and casteist politics of hatred being pursued by the state’s ruling party. “The barbaric murder of a Dalit student in Allahabad is not an isolated case as such incidents are occurring on a regular basis. And no one else but the BJP’s narrow, casteist politics of hatred is responsible for it,” she said in a press release here. Mayawati said that such incidents had vitiated the atmosphere in…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

J-K Assembly passes bill to hike salaries of HC judges

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The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today passed the 37th Constitutional Amendment Bill 2018 to hike the salaries of the chief justice and judges of the high court in the state. The salary of the chief justice has been raised from Rs 90,000 to Rs 2.50 lakh and that of the judges from Rs 80,000 to Rs 2.25 lakh. Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice, Abdul Haq Khan, who moved the bill in the House, said Parliament has amended High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and…

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Indore school bus accident: DPS principal arrested

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The principal of Delhi Public School (DPS) here was today arrested for alleged violation of rules, following the death of four students of the institute in a bus accident on January 5, the police said. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Harinarayanchari Mishra said Sudarshan Sonar, the principal of DPS, was arrested for alleged violation of rules and regulations related to transport and maintenance of school buses. Sonar was produced in a court here, which rejected his bail plea and remanded him in judicial custody till February 22. On January 5, a…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

Desperate Mohun Bagan look to go all out vs Gokulam

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Former champions Mohun Bagan will be keen to revive their diminishing title aspiration when they face laggards Gokulam Kerala FC in their last I-League home fixture here tomorrow. There may be five matches left but a strange scheduling mean Mohun Bagan will face the Kerala outfit twice in less than a month as the Shankarlal Chakraborty-coached side will want to go for the kill against the debutants. With three wins from 12 matches, Gokulam (10 points) lie at the bottom of the table, while Mohun Bagan are placed fourth with…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

India opt to bat in fourth ODI, de Villiers returns for SA

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India won the toss and opted to bat against South Africa in the fourth ODI here today. India made one change, bringing in Shreyas Iyer for the injured Kedar Jadhav. South Africa included a fit-again AB de Villiers in the playing eleven while Morne Morkel replaced Imran Tahir. South Africa: Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram (captain), Jean-Paul Duminy, AB de Villiers, Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Lungisani Ngidi, Morne Morkel. India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, MS Dhoni(w), Hardik Pandya,…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Padman’ banned in Pakistan

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Akshay Kumar’s “Padman”, which deals the issue of menstrual hygiene, has been banned in Pakistan. The country’s Federal Censor Board has refused to give its nod for the release of the R Balki-directed film, which also stars Radhika Apte and Sonam Kapoor in pivotal roles. “We can’t allow our film distributors to import films which are against our traditions and culture,” FCB member Ishaq Ahmed said. The members of Punjab Film Censor Board also refused to watch the film saying it is based on a “taboo subject” and outrightly rejected…

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