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Leaders mourn death of Raju Srivastava, say he left indelible mark on world of comedy

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other leaders on Wednesday condoled the death of popular comedian Raju Srivastava, remembering him as an adept performer who brightened lives with laughter and positivity. Srivastava, who made a mark as a stand-up comic and later entered politics, died after more than 40 days in a Delhi hospital. He was 58. He had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2014. The prime minister tweeted, “Raju Srivastava brightened our lives with laughter, humour and positivity. He leaves us too soon but he will continue to…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

SC deprecates tendency of making allegations against judicial officer when adverse order passed

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The Supreme Court has deprecated the tendency of making allegations against judicial officers when adverse orders are passed against a litigant and said if this continues it will ultimately demoralise the judges. The apex court dismissed the pleas seeking transfer of proceedings pending before a court in Rajasthan’s Dhaulpur to a court in Noida in Uttar Pradesh. A bench of Justice M R Shah and Justice Krishna Murari noted that one of the grounds on which the proceedings are sought to be transferred is that the petitioners believe they are…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

‘Brahmastra Part One: Shiva’ earns Rs 75 crore in worldwide collection on day one

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“Brahmastra Part One: Shiva” has raised Rs 75 crore in gross box office collection worldwide on its opening day, the makers said on Saturday. Billed as a trilogy, the first installment of the big-budget fantasy adventure epic starring Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Amitabh Bachchan was released on Friday. “‘Brahmastra Part One: Shiva’ has delivered a massive opening day of Rs. 75 crore (GBOC), igniting celebrations across the country, the film industry, theatre owners and audiences, with the weekend total expected to be huge!” according to a note shared by…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Politics in air as Biden visits future Intel plant in Ohio

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US President Joe Biden steered clear of partisan politics at Friday’s groundbreaking celebration for a huge new computer chip facility in Ohio as a tough Senate contest in that state and a Democratic candidate seeking to distance himself from Biden reflected the challenge of translating White House policy wins into political gains. Biden, a major force behind the legislation that helped lure Intel, went to suburban Columbus to take a victory lap just as voters in the state are starting to tune in to the Senate race between Democratic Rep.…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

What the UN is doing in Pakistan is a in the ocean of what is needed: Guterres

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UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday exhorted the international community to step up efforts to help flood-ravaged Pakistan rebuild resilient communities and infrastructure to resist future disasters, while conceding “what the UN is doing in Pakistan is a drop in the ocean of what is needed.” Secretary General Guterres made these remarks in Sukkur in Pakistan’s Sindh province, where he was visiting flood-hit areas. Taking an aerial view of the flood-affected regions along with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the UN chief termed the flood devastation ‘unimaginable’. Countries vulnerable to climate…

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PM Modi calls for concerted efforts to make India global centre of research and innovation

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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for concerted efforts to make India a global centre of research and innovation, and urged state governments to frame modern policies in the fields of science and technology. Addressing via video link the inaugural session of the Centre-State Science Conclave organised here, Modi said India is going ahead with the mantra of ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan and Jai Anusandhan’. “We have to work together on various fronts to make India a global centre of research and innovation in this ‘amrit kaal’.…

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SC to hear on Sep 27 plea of Uddhav group to restrain ECI from deciding on ‘real’ Shiv Sena claim

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 A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear on September 27, an application of Uddhav Thackeray-led faction seeking to restrain the Election Commission from deciding on the claim of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led group over the “original” Shiv Sena party. The bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud said it will pass directions indicating the timeline for hearing all other issues emanating from a batch of petitions filed by both the sides related to power of speaker/deputy speaker and governor in relation to the…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Markets extend previous day gain in early trade

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 Benchmark indices started the trade on a positive note on Tuesday, extending their previous day gain in line with the strength in majority of Asian markets and buying in index major Reliance Industries. The BSE Sensex climbed 320.69 points to 59,566.67 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went higher by 98.85 points to 17,764.65. From the Sensex pack, Power Grid, NTPC, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries, Titan, Maruti, HDFC Bank, Hindustan Unilever and Bajaj Finance were among major gainers in initial trade. In contrast, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Nestle, Tech Mahindra, Wipro,…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

SC to begin hearing pleas on 10 pc quota to EWS candidates from Sep 13

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would begin hearing from September 13 a batch of pleas on the constitutional validity of the Centre’s decision to grant 10 per cent reservation to EWS in admissions and jobs. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit said this after it was told that the lawyers for the parties would need 18 hours in all to argue. The bench assured all the counsel that they would be provided adequate opportunity for advancing arguments and said it would assemble again…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Putin attends joint military drills with China, others

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday attended sweeping war games in his country’s far east involving troops from China and other nations, in a show of military muscle amid the tensions with the West over Moscow’s action in Ukraine. The weeklong exercise that began Thursday is intended to showcase growing defense ties between Russia and China and also demonstrate that Moscow has enough troops and equipment to conduct the massive drills even while its forces are engaged in fighting in Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the Vostok 2022…

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