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Murray given wild card into French Open

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Andy Murray received a wild card into the French Open. The former No. 1 was the only non-Frenchman of eight players to be given a free pass into the main draw of the clay grand slam which starts in 13 days. Murray was also awarded a wild card into the U.S. Open, after his struggles with pelvic and shin injuries dropped his ranking to 129th. He went two rounds in New York, and improved to 110th, but still too low for the French Open when it published its main draw…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Kangana Ranaut leaves Mumbai for home state, calls her analogy about POK bang on’

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Actor Kangana Ranaut on Monday left Mumbai for her home state Himachal Pradesh, saying she has been terrorised with “constant attacks and abuses” and declaring that her analogy comparing the city with Pakistan occupied Kashmir was “bang on”. The actor, whose comments triggered a spat with Maharashtra’s ruling Shiv Sena, arrived in the city from her home in Manali last week for a short visit. On the same day her office here faced action for “illegal” alterations by Shiv Sena-led Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), following which she moved the Bombay…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Same sex marriages not recognised by our laws, society and our values: Centre to HC

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The Centre on Monday told the Delhi High Court that marriage between same sex couples was “not permissible” as it is not recognised by “our laws, legal system, society and our values”. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan by Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta during hearing of a PIL seeking a declaration that same sex marriages be recognised under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) and Special Marriage Act. Mehta opposed the relief sought in the petition saying “our laws,…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Sensex jumps over 200 points in early trade; Nifty tests 11,500

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Domestic equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points in early trade on Tuesday tracking gains in index majors HDFC twins, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries amid positive global cues and sustained foreign fund inflow. The 30-share BSE index was trading 212.87 points or 0.55 per cent higher at 38,969.50; while the NSE Nifty rose 60.30 points or 0.53 per cent to 11,500.35. Titan was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 2 per cent, followed by Sun Pharma, HDFC, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, NTPC, HDFC Bank and M&M.…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

83,809 new COVID cases, 1,054 deaths in India

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India’s novel coronavirus tally crossed 49 lakh on Tuesday with 83,809 new cases, while 38.59 lakh people have recuperated so far, taking the recovery rate to 78.28 per cent, the Health Ministry said. The death toll rose to 80,776 with 1,054 more people succumbing to the infection. The case fatality rate stands at 1.64 per cent, according to the ministry data. There are 9,90,061 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), comprising 20.08 per cent of the total 49,30,236 cases, it said. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research,…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Trump looks west, eyeing new paths to White House

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Pushing for new roads to reelection, President Donald Trump is going on the offense this weekend in Nevada, which hasn’t supported a Republican presidential candidate since 2004. Trump is defying local authorities by holding public events Saturday and Sunday after officials blocked his initial plans for rallies in Reno and Las Vegas because they would have violated coronavirus health guidelines. It’s the kind of fight that Trump’s team relishes and underscores the growing importance of Nevada in Trump’s quest for 270 electoral votes as the race against Democrat Joe Biden…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Naomi Watts to headline in Phillip Noyce’s thriller ‘Lakewood’

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Actor Naomi Watts has teamed up with filmmaker Phillip Noyce for thriller “Lakewood”. Chris Sparling has penned the script for the movie, which is about a mother who desperately races against time to save her child as authorities place her small town on lockdown. Noyce is best known for movies such as “Newsfront”, The Saint”, “The Bone Collector” and “Salt”, reported Variety. Boies/Schiller’s Zack Schiller and David Boies, Limelight’s Dylan Sellers and Chris Parker, Untapped’s Andrew Corkin, star Watts for Jam Tart Films and Stratagem’s Alex Lalonde will produce the…

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Naomi Osaka comes back, beats Azarenka for 2nd US Open title

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After one errant forehand in the first set of the US Open final, Naomi Osaka looked at her coach in the mostly empty Arthur Ashe Stadium stands with palms up, as if to say, “What the heck is happening?” In response to another wayward forehand against Victoria Azarenka seconds later, Osaka chucked her racket. It spun a bit and rattled against the court. Surprisingly off-kilter in the early going Saturday, Osaka kept missing shots and digging herself a deficit. Until, suddenly, she lifted her game, and Azarenka couldn’t sustain her…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

UK PM seeks party backing for his controversial Brexit bill

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on his Conservative Party MPs to back a controversial parliamentary bill that would override parts of the Withdrawal Agreement struck with the European Union, or the so-called Brexit divorce pact. In a Zoom call with party members on Friday, he reportedly urged the members of parliament (MPs) not to return to the “miserable squabbling” over Europe and support his Internal Market Bill, which is intended to ensure no hiccups in Northern Ireland, the UK territory which shares a border with the EU member-state…

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Conspiracy to malign Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray

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Facing flak from detractors on both political and coronavirus front, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said a conspiracy is afoot to malign Maharashtra. “Whatever political storms come, I will face… I will fight coronavirus too,” Thackeray said in a televised public address. A day after COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra crossed the 10-lakh mark, Thackeray said his government has done effective work to tackle the pandemic. Speaking in the backdrop of political criticism over demolition of actress Kangana Ranaut’s bungalow in Mumbai and the way his government handled the Sushant…

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