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PNB fraud: Centre opposes plea for SIT probe

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The Centre today opposed in the Supreme Court a PIL seeking an independent probe and deportation of billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi in the over Rs 11,000 crore PNB fraud case, saying an FIR has been lodged and a probe was on. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said it would not say anything on the matter now and listed the PIL filed by lawyer Vineet Dhanda for further hearing on March 16. Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the…

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SC allows Centre to withdraw force from Darjeeling hills

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The Supreme Court today allowed the Centre to withdraw the remaining four companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) from West Bengal’s violence hit Darjeeling area after March 8. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra considered Attorney General K K Venugopal’s submission that the deployment of the central armed forces fell under the Central government’s administrative domain and allowed it to withdraw the remaining CAPF companies from Darjeeling area. The apex court also set aside the Calcutta High Court order that had restrained the Centre from withdrawing CAPF from…

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Badminton ace Lee was approached by match-fixer: report

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Lee Chong Wei has revealed he once rejected an offer by a match-fixer and said he was “ashamed” two fellow Malaysian badminton players were under investigation over alleged fixing, a report said today. World number two Lee said he was approached a few years ago, without giving further details. “Money is not everything to me,” he was cited as saying in Kuala Lumpur by Malaysia’s New Straits Times newspaper. “For me, national pride comes first and it is my responsibility to uphold it.” The 35-year-old’s revelation came after news emerged…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Bill Gates to guest star in ‘The Big Bang Theory’

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Microsoft founder Bill Gates is all set to cameo as himself in the popular sitcom “The Big Bang Theory”. The 62-year-old technocrat and philanthropist will guest star in an episode which will air next month, Entertainment Weekly reported. According to the plot, Penny (Kaley Cuoco) hosts Gates at work and her friendly neighbours would be seen trying everything to meet the billionaire entrepreneur. Gates joins a long line of A-lister guest stars to feature on “TBBT”as themselves, including Carrie Fisher, Bill Nye, Stephen Hawking, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Buzz Aldrin, LeVar…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Sensex rises 208 pts; Nifty tops 10,400-mark ahead of F&O exiry

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The benchmark BSE Sensex opened 208 points higher on Wednesday, snapping its three-day falling streak, as investors and domestic institutions widened their bets amid firm Asian cues. Short-covering by speculators ahead of February F&O expiry tomorrow added to the upward move. NSE Nifty also reclaimed the 10,400-mark rising 65.70 points, or 0.63 per cent, to 10,426.10. The BSE 30-share barometer gained 207.77 points, or 0.61 per cent, to 33,911.36. The gauge had lost 593.88 points in the previous three sessions. Sectoral indices led by IT, Teck, consumer durables and realty…

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US disappointed over extension of emergency in Maldives

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The US today expressed disappointment over the Maldivian government extending the state of emergency by another 30 days and asked President Abdulla Yameen to uphold the rule of law in the troubled Indian Ocean island nation. Yameen yesterday extended a draconian state of emergency by another month, bolstering his grip on power in the troubled Indian Ocean island nation. “The United States is disappointed by reports that Maldivian President Yameen has extended the state of emergency in that country for an additional 30 days,” State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said.…

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Text of revised Pacific trade deal released

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Details of a revamped cross-Pacific pact aimed at slashing trade barriers were released Wednesday amid a renewed push for the United States to rejoin the 11-nation deal. New Zealand unveiled the official text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP-11, which had to be redrawn after Donald Trump rejected it last year just days into his presidency. The nation’s Trade Minister David Parker said making it public would allow better scrutiny before it is formally signed in Santiago on March 8. “New Zealand has been working hard to see the text…

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CBI begins questioning of Rotomac owner Kothari

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The CBI today started questioning of Rotomac owner Vikram Kothari at its Headquarters here in connection with alleged loan default of Rs 3,695 crore towards a consortium of seven nationalised banks, officials said here. Earlier, Kothari was being questioned in Kanpur where his company and residence is located, they said. He was called here by the agency which started his questioning at its headquarters, they said, without giving any reasons behind the move. Kothari, his wife Sadhana, and son Rahul, all Directors in Rotomac Global pvt Ltd, have allegedly diverted…

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Haasan visits Kalam’s house before party launch

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Setting off on his political journey from a ‘simple man’s abode,’ veteran film star Kamal Haasan today paid a visit to the house of former President, the late APJ Abdul Kalam here, before he launches his party later today. Haasan visited House of Kalam in Rameswaram in this district and was received warmly by the ex-president’s family members. However, the actor’s visit could not go according to plans as the local administration denied him the permission to visit the APJ Kalam school, where the former president studied, saying the event…

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