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Haasan pays tributes to Kathak icon Birju Maharaj

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Top actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan on Monday condoled the death of legendary Kathak exponent Birju Maharaj and said he had learnt a lot from the matchless guru. In a tweet, Haasan paid glowing tributes to the Kathak icon. The actor hailed Pandit Birju Maharaj as a peerless Kathak maestro. Haasan said for many years he had learnt a lot from Maharaj by observing him ‘from far away’ like ‘Ekalavya.’ Also, the actor said he had learnt many things from the Kathak guru by being close to…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

50 more in wings to be unicorns; over 100 startups with over $1 bn valuations by 2022-end: Report

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India has 50 startups with the potential to achieve the coveted unicorn’ status in 2022 and by the end of the year, the list of the new-age companies valued at over USD 1 billion will be at least 100, a report by a consultancy firm said on Monday. In 2021, which witnessed a huge spike in company valuations in the listed and unlisted space driven by ample liquidity, according to some watchers, India added 43 startups to the list and the number of unicorns shot up to 68 by the…

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Yogi Adityanath 2nd UP CM to contest from Gorakhpur district

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Yogi Adityanath, who has been declared BJP candidate from Gorakhpur will be the second leader to contest from the district as a Chief Minister after Tribhuvan Narayan Singh, who lost in 1971. Singh had contested from Maniram assembly seat of the Gorakhpur district while being a Chief Minister. There was a mixed reaction from political parties after Yogi Adityanath was made the BJP candidate from Gorakhpur Sadar seat on Saturday. Main opposition Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday took a jibe at the BJP’s decision to field Yogi Adityanath…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

No person can be forced to get vaccinated against their wishes: Centre to SC

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COVID-19 inoculation guidelines issued by the Union Health Ministry do not envisage forcible vaccination without obtaining the consent of an individual, the Centre has told the Supreme Court. The Health Ministry in an affidavit filed before the top court submitted that India’s vaccination programme is the largest in the world and as on January 11, 2022, a total of 1,52,95,43,602 doses have been administered. It said that 90.84 per cent of the eligible adult population has received their first dose of the vaccine and 61 per cent has received their…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Trade association head’s murder: SC directs Bihar court to conclude trial in 3 months

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The Supreme Court has directed a Patna local court to complete the trial within three months in the case of gunning down of the head of a traders’ association in Bihar’s Bihta in 2017. A bench of justices L Nageswara Rao and Hrishikesh Roy, which had earlier cancelled the bail granted by the Patna High Court to an accused in the murder case, was perturbed over the slow pace of the trial. The top court took note of the submission of lawyer Smarhar Singh, appearing for Ajay Kumar, brother of…

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Lata Mangeshkar continues to be in ICU: doctor

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Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar continues to be under treatment in the ICU of a city hospital here, the doctor treating her said on Sunday. The 92-year-old singer tested positive for coronavirus with mild symptoms and was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Breach Candy Hospital in south Mumbai last week. Associate professor Dr Pratit Samdani from the Breach Candy Hospital told PTI, “She continues to be in the ICU and is under treatment”. Mangeshkar’s niece Rachana Shah had on Thursday said the singer is doing well and…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

PV exports from India rise 46 pc in April-Dec; Maruti Suzuki leads segment

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 Passenger vehicle exports from India increased 46 per cent in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, with Maruti Suzuki India leading the segment with dispatches of around 1.68 lakh units, as per the latest data by SIAM. The total passenger vehicle (PV) exports stood at 4,24,037 units in April-December 2021-22 as compared with 2,91,170 units in the same period a year ago. Passenger car shipments saw 45 per cent growth at 2,75,728 units while utility vehicle exports rose 47 per cent at 1,46,688 units during the period…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Beijing reports first local omicron case ahead of Olympics

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Beijing has reported its first local omicron infection, according to state media, weeks before the Winter Olympic Games are due to start. The infected person lives and works in the city’s northwestern district of Haidian and had no travel history outside of Beijing for the past two weeks. The individual experienced symptoms on Thursday and was tested on Friday for COVID-19, officials said in a news conference Saturday during which they confirmed the infection. The infection comes less than three weeks before the Winter Olympic Games’ opening ceremony on Feb…

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Govt will consider demand for reopening of schools in next 15 days: Maha health minister

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The demand for reopening of schools in Maharashtra will be considered after the next 10-15 days as there is a low incidence of coronavirus infection in children and students are suffering education loss, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said here on Sunday. He said the final decision will be taken by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Schools have been shut in Maharashtra till February 15 due to the rise in COVID-19 cases across the state. “Demands are rising from certain quarters for reopening of schools as children are suffering the…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

It’s really immature, you can’t be a role in this manner: Gambhir slams Kohli

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Virat Kohli’s outburst against a controversial DRS decision during the third Test against South Africa was “immature” and with such “exaggerated” reaction, the India skipper will never be a role model to youngsters, feels former opener Gautam Gambhir. Kohli, his deputy KL Rahul and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made some unsavoury comments about umpiring and technology in stump mic after rival skipper Dean Elgar got a massive reprieve due to a contentious DRS decision in the last hour on day 3. “This is really bad. What Kohli did, going near the…

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