March, 2020 | DIN NEWS

It was a bit of letdown: Jennifer Lopez opens up on Oscar snub

March 2, 2020 strong

Finally addressing her Oscar snub for “Hustlers”, singer-actor Jennifer Lopez says she was “sad” when she didn’t bag a nomination for the crime drama despite major buzz ahead of the awards season. She starred as Ramona, the ringleader to the group of strippers who take revenge on their wealthy Wall Street clients. The actor also produced the film. “Hustlers”, directed by Lorene Scafaria, was both a critical and commercial hit, and was touted worthy of a best supporting actress Academy Award nod for Lopez, an overall first for the actor.…

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No reasons to refer Article 370 matter to larger seven-judge bench: SC

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The Supreme Court on Monday said there are no reasons to refer a batch of pleas, challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 on August 5 last year, to a larger seven-judge bench. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice N V Ramana pronounced the order. The apex court had on January 23 reserved its order on the issue of whether the batch of pleas would be referred to a larger seven-judge bench.

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Sensex rebounds over 750 pts; Nifty tops 11,300

March 2, 2020 strong

Market benchmark Sensex rebounded over 750 points in opening session on Monday led by strong gains in index-heavyweights Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and HDFC as global investors began bottom-fishing after last week’s selloff. After rallying over 785 points, the 30-share index pared some gains to trade 449.56 points, or 1.17 per cent, higher at 38,746.85. Likewise, the NSE Nifty recovered 120.05 points, or 1.07 per cent, to 11,321.80. Top gainers in the Sensex pack included ICICI Bank, HCL Tech, Reliance Industries, TCS, ONGC, Titan and Infosys, rising up to 3…

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Trump aides defend US coronavirus response

March 2, 2020 strong

Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday defended the US administration’s handling of the coronavirus epidemic after the first confirmed death on American soil and rising criticism of the state of US preparedness. Pence and Health Secretary Alex Azar made the rounds of Sunday talk shows with the message that risks from the disease remain low for most Americans, while promising to make up for testing shortfalls. “We could have more sad news, but the American people should know the risk to the average American remains low,” Pence said on CNN’s…

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Govt allows airlines to provide in-flight Wi-Fi services

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The central government on Monday permitted airlines operating in India to provide in-flight Wi-Fi services to passengers, according to an official notification. “The Pilot-in-Command may permit the access of Internet services by passengers on board an aircraft in flight, through Wi-Fi on board, when laptop, smartphone, tablet, smartwatch, e-reader or a point of sale device is used in flight mode or airplane mode,” the notification stated. While taking the delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 aircraft at Everett on last Friday, Vistara CEO Leslie Thng had told reporters that it…