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Neal McDonough joins ‘American Horror Story season 10

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Yellowstone” star is set to join the cast of the tenth season of the acclaimed anthology series “American Horror Story” (AHS). Sources told Deadline, the actor will play the series regular role of Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower in “American Horror Story: Double Feature”. The name of McDonough’s character is same as the 34th U S President, but he is not playing the the late leader. “Double Feature” also stars series regulars Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, Leslie Grossman, Billie Lourd, Adina Porter, Lily Rabe, Angelica Ross, and Finn Wittrock as…

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Delhi Police moves SC against HC order granting bail to 3 student activists in riots cases

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Delhi Police on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging three separate judgements of the Delhi High Court granting bail to three student activists in last year’s north-east Delhi riots cases. The high court on Tuesday had granted bail to two JNU students Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita and a Jamia Millia Islamia student Asif Iqbal Tanha saying in its anxiety to suppress dissent, the State has blurred the line between right to protest and terrorist activity and if such a mindset gains traction, it would be a “sad day for…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

India’s fuel demand rebounds in June

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India’s fuel demand rebounded in the first half of June as easing of coronavirus lockdowns helped sales but the consumption was still lower compared to last year. While petrol sales rose by 13 per cent during June 1-15 over the same period of last month, diesel consumption was up 12 per cent, according to data compiled by state fuel retailers. This is the first monthly increase since March. Fuel demand had recovered to near-normal levels in March before the onset of the second wave of Covid-19 infections led to the…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

UK expands COVID-19 vaccination drive to cover all over-21s

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Around 1 million people in the UK aged 21 and 22 will begin to be called forward on Wednesday to book their coronavirus vaccine, as the National Health Service (NHS) led COVID-19 vaccination programme expanded the age-based rollout to cover further younger categories. The latest expansion leaves only 18 to 20 year olds yet to be contacted for their first doses, even as the second doses for all those aged 40 and over and being encouraged to be brought forward as part of efforts to control the spread of the…

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Most drugs for treating adult Covid patients not recommended for kids: Govt guidelines

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Drugs such as ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, favipiravir and antibiotics like doxycycline and azithromycin prescribed for adult COVID-19 patients have not been recommended for treating children, according to a government guideline issued on Wednesday. In anticipation of likely intermittent surges in the number of COVID-19 cases, the government has come out with guidelines for operationalising Covid-care services for children. The recommendations include augmenting existing Covid care facilities to provide care to children with acute coronavirus infection. According to it, once vaccines are approved for children, those with comorbid conditions having more severe…

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LJP MPs join hands against Chirag Paswan

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Five of the six Lok Janshakti Party MPs in the Lok Sabha have joined hands against their leader Chirag Paswan and elected his paternal uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras in his place, causing a big churn in Bihar politics. Paras on Monday lauded Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as a good leader and “vikas purush” (development-oriented man), highlighting the deep fault lines within the party as his nephew Chirag Paswan has been a strong critic of the JD(U) president. ” I have not broken the party but saved it,” Paras, MP…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Israel’s new government will work to advance strategic relations with India: FM Lapid

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Israel’s new government will work to “advance strategic relations” with India, Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Monday, a day after Naftali Bennett became the new premier ending Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year hold on power. “I look forward to working together to advance the strategic relations between our countries and hope to welcome you to Israel soon,” Lapid tweeted in response to a congratulatory message from External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Jaishankar earlier in a tweet congratulated his new Israeli counterpart. “Congratulate APM & FM @yairlapid of…

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Sensex drops over 185 pts in early trade

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 Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 185 points in early trade on Monday, tracking losses in index-heavyweights HDFC twins, ICICI Bank, SBI and Bajaj Finance. The 30-share BSE index was trading 188.89 points or 0.36 per cent lower at 52,285.87 in initial deals. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty fell 80.65 points or 0.51 per cent to 15,718.70. Bajaj Finance was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 1.65 per cent, followed by NTPC, SBI, Kotak Bank, Bharti Airtel, Dr Reddy’s and HDFC twins. On the other hand, Infosys, Reliance,…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Delhi HC sets aside bail granted by trial court to Shivinder Singh in EOW case

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The Delhi High Court on Monday set aside an order granting bail to former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh in a case of allegedly misappropriating funds of Religare Finvest Ltd, saying his detention was necessary to unearth the “conspiracy hatched by him” and trace the siphoned off money. The decision by Justice Suresh Kumar Kait came on the plea of RFL challenging the March 3 order of the trial court granting bail to Shivinder in the case registered against him by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) for cheating, criminal…

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Gone too soon: Friends and colleagues remember Sushant Singh Rajput

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On the first death anniversary of Sushant Singh Rajput, Bollywood personalities Bhumi Pednekar, Rajkummar Rao, and directors Abhishek Kapoor and Mukesh Chhabra paid tributes to their “curious” and “inspirational” colleague. Rajput, 34, was found dead at his Bandra residence on June 14, 2020. A popular face on the Indian television courtesy the hit soap opera “Pavitra Rishta”, Rajput made his feature debut in 2013 with “Kai Po Che!”, directed by Kapoor. The duo went on to become friends, later re-teaming for 2018’s “Kedarnath”. The director said he is yet to…

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