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Amitabh Bachchan to revive meet-and-greet with fans 2 years after suspending due to COVID

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Monday teased that he is planning to restart his routine Sunday meet-and-greet with his fans as COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted in Maharashtra. Bachchan, who used to meet-and-greet his fans every Sunday at his house Jalsa in Juhu, had called off the weekly activity in March 2020 due to the pandemic, putting an end to a 38-year-old tradition. Now that the Maharashtra government has lifted all pandemic-related restrictions, including the mandatory wearing of masks, the 79-year-old actor said the fan activity might resume. “Alright .. the…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

HC dismisses plea challenging appointment of Chief Secretary as Election Commissioner of MCDs

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The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed a petition by a former BJP MLA challenging the appointment of Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Dev as Election Commissioner of Municipal Corporations of Delhi from April 21. The high court said there was no merit in the petition as the date when Dev shall take over as Election Commissioner, he would cease to be a government servant as his request for voluntary retirement with effect from April 20 has been accepted by the Central government. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Sensex rallies over 1,300 pts; Nifty recaptures 18k mark

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 Equity benchmark Sensex surged over 1,300 points on Monday to reclaim the 60,000-level, boosted by intense buying in banking and financial stocks after the announcement of merger between HDFC and HDFC Bank. Strong global cues and receding crude oil prices also propped up the domestic equity markets, according to traders. Shares of HDFC and HDFC Bank rallied nearly 10 per cent as investors lapped up the merger deal. In the biggest merger in corporate history, India’s largest housing finance company HDFC Ltd will merge with the country’s largest private lender…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Imran to continue as Pak PM until caretaker premier’s appointment: Prez Alvi

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Imran Khan will continue to be the Prime Minister of Pakistan until the appointment of a caretaker premier, according to a notification issued by President Arif Alvi on Monday. The incumbent Prime Minister shall continue to hold office till appointment of the caretaker premier, the notification said. President Alvi has also written a letter to Prime Minister Khan and Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, asking them to propose names of suitable persons for appointment as the caretaker premier, the Dawn newspaper reported. The letter…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

RS proceedings adjourned till Tuesday amid opposition protest over price rise

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Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Monday amid protests by opposition parties seeking a discussion on issues related to the fuel price rise. Several opposition members had given notice to discuss the price rise situation, but Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu did not accept the demand. As soon as the House reassembled at 2 PM after two adjournments, opposition members were again up on their feet demanding discussion on the issue of price rise of petrol, diesel, LPG (cooking gas). Meanwhile, TMC leader Derek O’Brien wanted the House…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

Nortje is 4-5 spells away from being match ready, says Ponting

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Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting feels South African pacer Anrich Nortje is just a couple of spells away from being match ready and expressed optimism over his availability for their next IPL game against Lucknow Super Giants on April 7. Nortje has been out of competitive cricket since last November’s T20 World Cup due to a back and hip injury. “Nortje bowled 100% this morning (Saturday) in the warm-ups. He has to get through another maybe four or five-over spell at 100% capacity and then I think if he…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Rashmika Mandanna boards Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Animal’

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Actor Rashmika Mandanna has joined Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Animal , the makers announced on Saturday. The Hindi-language crime drama is directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga of Kabir Singh fame and backed by T-Series. T-series announced Mandanna’s casting on its official Twitter account. On the auspicious occasion of Ugadi & Gudi Padwa, we welcome @iamRashmika to the team of #Animal! Shooting begins this summer, the tweet read. Mandanna, who works primarily in Kannada and Telugu films, is best known for her performances in movies such as Geetha Govindam , Devadas , Yajamana…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Ukrainian forces retake areas near Kyiv amid fear of traps

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Ukrainian troops moved cautiously to retake territory north of the country’s capital on Saturday, using cables to pull the bodies of civilians off the streets in one town out of fear that Russian forces might have booby-trapped them before leaving. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned in his nightly video address hours earlier that departing Russian troops were creating a catastrophic” situation for civilians by leaving mines around homes, abandoned equipment and even the bodies of those killed.” Associated Press journalists in Bucha, a suburb northwest of Kyiv, watched Saturday as…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Conduct site suitability analysis before undertaking plantation: FRI to Delhi govt

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The Dehradun-based Forest Research Institute (FRI) has told the Delhi government to conduct site suitability analysis before taking up plantation exercises to improve survival rate of saplings, officials have said. The FRI has also asked the Delhi forest department to map the degraded land affected by various degradation drivers such as salinity, erosion, alkalinity, and water logging in the national capital using geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing techniques. Such degraded land can be reclaimed and rehabilitated through appropriate plantation activities, it has said in a report submitted to…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

India on cusp of major economic recovery; talks of stagflation ‘overhyped’: Niti Aayog VC

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India is on the cusp of a major economic recovery and talks of possible stagflation are “overhyped” as a strong economic foundation is being laid with the reforms carried out by the government over the last seven years, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Sunday. Notwithstanding economic uncertainties triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war that is also impacting global supply chains, Kumar asserted that it was quite clear from all accounts that India will remain the fastest growing economy in the world. “Given all the reforms that we have…

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