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Israeli lawmakers to vote for next figurehead president

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The Israeli parliament Wednesday is set to choose the country’s next president, a largely figurehead position that is meant to serve as the nation’s moral compass and promote unity. The election will be conducted at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, and the 120 lawmakers will cast their votes anonymously. Two candidates are running Isaac Herzog, a veteran politician and scion of a prominent Israeli family, and Miriam Peretz, an educator who is seen as a down-to-earth outsider. Herzog, 60, is a former head of Israel’s Labor Party and opposition leader who…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Sensex tanks over 300 pts in early trade; Nifty tests 15,500

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Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled over 300 points in early trade on Wednesday, tracking losses in index-heavyweights HDFC, Infosys and ICICI Bank amid a largely negative trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE index was trading 309.54 points or 0.60 per cent lower at 51,625.34 in initial deals, and the broader NSE Nifty fell 70.45 points or 0.45 per cent to 15,504.40. Tech Mahindra was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding over 3 per cent, followed by ITC, HDFC, HCL Tech, Kotak Bank, Infosys and ICICI Bank. On the…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

South America restarts World Cup qualifying amid COVID rise

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South American World Cup qualifiers resume on Thursday after a seven-month interruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, though that doesn’t mean the virus has waned in the region. Top-of-the-table Brazil and second-place Argentina could take decisive steps in the next two rounds to assure somewhat calm pathways to Qatar, while Peru, which made it to Russia three years ago but now has one point after four matches, is already fighting to survive. The latest rounds of South American World Cup qualifiers were in November. More games scheduled to be played…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Starz sets season 6 return for ‘Outlander’

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The sixth season of the fantasy period drama “Outlander” will air on Starz in early 2022, the premium cable network has announced. Starz also shared some first look images from the new and shortened season, which wraps production in Scotland this week. According to Entertainment Weekly, Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, and John Bell will all return to reprise their starring roles. Mark Lewis-Jones, Alexander Vlahos, and Jessica Reynolds are the new additions to the show. The new season will consist of eight episodes, including a 90-minute…

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Asian Boxing Championship: Sakshi loses final spot on bout review

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Indian boxer Sakshi Choudhary (54kg) has lost her final spot in the Asian Championships after her rival, top-seeded Kazakh Dina Zholaman, successfully challenged the narrow victory that the two-time youth world champion had clinched in the last-four stage. Sakshi had prevailed 3-2 in the regulation bout but the decision was challenged by the Kazakh team and eventually overturned. “Kazakhstan’s Dina Zholaman defeated India’s Sakshi Choudhary at the women’s bantamweight (54kg),” the Asian Boxing Confederation announced. Zholaman was the declared winner in the official result sheet that came out at the…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

‘The French Dispatch’ to premiere at Cannes Film Festival

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Wes Anderson’s much awaited 10th feature film “The French Dispatch” is expected to have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. According to Variety, the much-anticipated film will be a part of the festival’s prestigious Competition line-up. “The French Dispatch”, which comes from Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures, was originally scheduled to have its world premiere at Cannes 2020 but the festival was postponed and later cancelled in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The movie was also delayed from its release date of July 24, 2020. Disney is expected to…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

SC to hear on May 31 plea seeking cancellation of Class 12 exams amid pandemic

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The Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear on May 31 a plea seeking directions to cancel Class 12 examinations in the wake of the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country. The matter came up for hearing before a bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari. At the outset, the bench asked petitioner Mamta Sharma whether she has served the copy of the plea to the counsel representing the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). When the petitioner said she will serve the copy of the…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Sensex rallies over 300 pts in early trade; Nifty tops 15,400

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Equity benchmark Sensex rallied over 300 points in early trade on Friday tracking gains in index majors Reliance Industries, HDFC twins and ICICI Bank amid positive cues from global markets. The 30-share BSE index was trading 306.57 points or 0.60 per cent higher at 51,421.79, and the broader NSE Nifty surged 101.15 points or 0.66 per cent to 15,439. ONGC was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, jumping over 3 per cent, followed by Reliance Industries, SBI, IndusInd Bank, HDFC, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank. On the other hand,…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Victims of shooting recalled as loving, kind-hearted, heroic

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Jesus Hernandez, 35, could fix anything, loved his hobbies and lived life with zest, according to his family. The Dublin, California, resident was a substation maintainer who had been partnered with Samuel Cassidy, the man who authorities say gunned down Hernandez and eight others, said his father, Jesus Hernandez II, a retired Valley Transportation Authority employee. He said he was not aware of issues Cassidy may have had with his son or others. He was somebody who was so fair. A very, very fair person and always leaning to the…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Daily COVID-19 count in India lowest in 44 days

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The single day rise in coronavirus cases in India fell below the 2-lakh mark for the second time this month taking?the total tally of COVID-19 cases to?2,75,55,457 out of which 2,48,93,410 patients have recuperated, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday A total?of 1,86,364?new?coronavirus infections were reported in a day, the lowest in around 44 days,?while the death toll climbed to?3,18,895?with?3,660?daily deaths and the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 90.34 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed The daily COVID-19 count in India…

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