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The Supreme Court Tuesday granted one more month to the Centre to implement its verdict directing that permanent commission be given to all serving SSC women officers in the Army. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra said the Centre will have to comply with all the directions in the verdict. The Centre told the bench that decision making on the issue is at a final stage and only formal orders remain to be issued. It said the court’s verdict will be complied with in letter and…

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Sensex opens over 100 pts higher on firm global cues

July 7, 2020 strong

Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 100 points in early trade on Tuesday tracking positive cues from global indices, easing border tension with China and foreign fund inflows. However, profit-booking at higher levels capped the gains on key indices, traders said. After touching a high of 36,660.35 in opening session, the 30-share index turned range-bound to trade 64.56 points, or 0.18 per cent, higher at 36,551.84. The NSE Nifty was up 8.50 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 10,772.15. Infosys was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, advancing around 3…

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Three security personnel injured in Pulwama encounter

July 7, 2020 strong

Three security force personnel were injured in an encounter with militants in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. A police official said that a militant was believed to have been killed during the encounter as he was shot at when he tried to jump from a house. However, the body of the militant is yet to be retrieved. On a tip off about presence of militants in Goosu village of Pulwama, security forces launched a cordon and search operation, the official said. He said the search…

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Trump donors among early recipients of coronavirus loans

July 7, 2020 strong

As much as USD 273 million in federal coronavirus aid was awarded to more than 100 companies that are owned or operated by major donors to President Donald Trump’s election efforts, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal data. Many were among the first to be approved for a loan in early April, when the administration was struggling to launch the lending programme. And only eight businesses had to wait until early May before securing the aid, according to the AP’s review of data released Monday. The Trump-connected companies…

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Test captaincy just too much for me to handle, don’t need all that stress: De Kock

July 6, 2020 strong

South Africa’s limited over skipper Quinton de Kock didn’t want Test captaincy as “extra pressure” of leading the team in traditional format would have been “too much stress”. The 27-year-old had replaced Faf du Plessis as ODI skipper in January this year with South Africa’s director of cricket Graeme Smith announcing in April that De Kock would not be elevated to Test captaincy. De Kock said he had a discussion regarding this with coach Mark Boucher. “Me and Bouch had a very informal chat and I told him, look, I…

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Sensex rallies over 300 pts in early trade, Nifty tops 10,700

July 6, 2020 strong

Equity benchmark Sensex rallied over 300 points in early trade on Monday tracking massive buying momentum in Asian peers and foreign fund inflows. After touching a high of 36,389.01, the 30-share index was trading 310.29 points, or 0.86 per cent, higher at 36,331.71, while the NSE Nifty rose 99.70 points, or 0.94 per cent, to 10,707.05. IndusInd Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, advancing around 4 per cent, followed by HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, Tech Mahindra, SBI, Axis Bank, ITC and Tech Mahindra. On the other hand,…

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Nepal’s ruling communist party meet to decide PM Oli’s future deferred again

July 6, 2020 strong

Nepal’s ruling communist party’s crucial Standing Committee meeting to decide Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli’s future has been postponed until Wednesday, according to an official announcement. Prime Minister’s press advisor Surya Thapa said that the meeting was deferred for Wednesday. The reason for the postponement was not immediately known. On Saturday as well, the meeting was postponed for Monday as the top leaders of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) required more time to forge an understanding on the outstanding issues. The crucial meeting of the NCP’s 45-member Standing Committee,…

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COVID-19 tests in India cross one-crore mark

July 6, 2020 strong

The total number of tests for detection of COVID-19 crossed the one-crore mark in India on Monday, an ICMR official said. A single-day jump of 24,248 COVID-19 cases took India’s tally close to the 7-lakh mark on Monday, while the death toll due to the disease climbed to 19,693 with 425 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry. “A cumulative total of 1,00,04,101 samples have been tested till 11 am on Monday with 1,80,596 samples being tested on July 5,” Scientist and media coordinator at the Indian Council of…

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Former West Indies cricketer Everton Weekes dies aged 95

July 2, 2020 strong

Everton Weekes, who formed one of the famous three “Ws” of West Indian cricket as part of a formidable batting lineup for more than a decade, has died. He was 95. West Indies Cricket said the Barbados-born Weekes died Wednesday. He played alongside Frank Worrell and Clyde Walcott, with all three players making their Test debuts in 1948. He was also a highly respected coach, analyst, team manager, match referee for the International Cricket Council, and a member of the ICC Hall of Fame. Weekes made his Test debut at…

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Vaani Kapoor to star opposite Akshay Kumar in ‘Bellbottom’

July 2, 2020 strong

Actor Vaani Kapoor will play the female lead opposite Akshay Kumar in the high-end espionage thriller “Bellbottom”, producer Jackky Bhagnani announced on Thursday. The project marks Vaani’s first onscreen pairing with Akshay. Bhagnani said the “War” star has a “meaty” role in the much-anticipated movie. “Vaani is an intelligent and an effective actor and I have loved all her performances. The female lead in ‘Bellbottom’ has to be in sync with Akshay Sir’s screen persona. “The role is meaty and I am confident that Vaani will ace this one,” Bhagnani…