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‘This institution is not hostage of government ‘, says SC

April 27, 2020 strong

This institution is not hostage of government, the Supreme Court said on Monday as it sought reply from the Centre on a plea seeking direction to authorities to allow migrant workers across the country to return home after conducting coronavirus tests. The top court’s remark came after advocate Prashant Bhushan told the court that the government’s view is being blindly considered without verifying it, while fundamental rights of people especially migrant workers are not being enforced. A bench of Justices N V Ramana, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and B R…

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Sensex rises 416 pts; financial stocks steal the show

April 27, 2020 strong

Equity benchmark Sensex settled 416 points higher on Monday, led by gains in financial stocks as RBI’s Rs 50,000-crore stimulus to mutual funds and positive cues from global markets buoyed investor sentiment. Though, after rallying over 700 points during the session, the BSE gauge pared some of its intra-day gains. The 30-share index finally settled 415.86 points or 1.33 per cent higher at 31,743.08. Similarly, the NSE Nifty closed 127.90 points, or 1.40 per cent, to 9,282.30. IndusInd Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying over…

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Trump’s focus on his base complicates path to reelection

April 27, 2020 strong

During times of war and strife, national leaders often aim to unite a broken country and, in the process, broaden their appeal beyond their most loyal supporters. Not President Donald Trump. Confronting a pandemic that has upended his presidency and threatened his reelection prospects, Trump has focused almost exclusively on tending to his base. While the coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 54,000 Americans, eliminated more than 20 million jobs and dashed the routines of daily life for nearly everyone, Trump has leveled attacks on Democrats. He’s…

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COVID-19 death toll rises to 872 in country; cases climb to 27,892: Health ministry

April 27, 2020 strong

The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 872 and the number of cases climbed to 27,892 in the country on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 20,835 while 6,184 people were cured and discharged, and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The total number of cases include 111 foreign nationals. A total of 46 deaths were reported since Sunday evening of which 19 fatalities were reported from Maharashtra, 18 from Gujarat, four from Madhya Pradesh, two from West…

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Sports in times of COVID-19: Top Indian stars foresee new normal once pandemic mayhem ends

April 26, 2020 strong

Will the fans rush back? Will training abroad be as hassle-free as it used to be? What about contact sports where social distancing can’t really be practised? In a nutshell, will sports and watching sports ever be the same again in a world scarred by the COVID-19 pandemic? Seeking answers to these questions, PTI sports team reached out to some of India’s biggest sportspersons — current and former — who gazed into the crystal ball and predicted the future of sports once the action resumes. The responses were a mix…

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Karan Johar apologises for showing ‘insensitivity’ through posts amid lockdown

April 26, 2020 strong

Filmmaker Karan Johar on Sunday said he is apologetic for his social media posts, many of which may have come off as “insensitive”, at a time when the world is fighting the coronavirus outbreak. Johar’s post came as a reaction to Australian comedian Greta Lee Jackson’s parody video of “normal” people — two round-the-clock working doctors, an unemployed person to a man who was rendered homeless after his landlord refused to decrease the rent — taking a jibe at celebrities posting videos from the comfort of their homes about…

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SC heard 593 matters, delivered verdicts in 215 cases during COVID-19 lockdown

April 26, 2020 strong

The Supreme Court heard 593 matters via video-conferencing and delivered judgement in 215 of them in a month during the unprecedented nationwide lockdown. As COVID-19 infections spread in the country, the Supreme Court shut its doors to litigants and lawyers on March 23, two days before the lockdown came into force, but opened up to a virtual new way of functioning, albeit with a reduced strength. In normal times, the apex court dispose of nearly 3,500 cases on an average a month. Two-three benches have been taking up “urgent”…

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Coronavirus cases cross 3000-mark in Singapore, foreign workers worst-affected

April 26, 2020 strong

Coronavirus cases in Singapore crossed the 13,000-mark on Sunday after 931 positive cases were confirmed with majority of them continued to be foreign workers, including Indian nationals, living in dormitories. The vast majority of the news cases are work permit holders residing in dormitories for foreign workers, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary release of figures. Foreign workers’ dormitories have been locked down as the government struggles to curb the second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak. Fifteen of the new cases confirmed on Sunday are Singaporeans or…

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Delhi lockdown won’t be relaxed beyond what Centre permits: Kejriwal

April 26, 2020 strong

The lockdown in Delhi will not be relaxed beyond what the Union home ministry has suggested in its guidelines, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday and added that his government’s focus is on bringing down COVID-19 infections in the city. Addressing an online media briefing, the chief minister said, “We are going through difficult times. We will have to continue our efforts to reduce the number of COVID-19 infections in Delhi.” He said his government was implementing the Centre’s guidelines on opening of neighbourhood and stand-alone shops during the…

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I was clueless on Test debut, thought had played my last game: Tendulkar

April 25, 2020 strong

Sachin Tendulkar says he was “clueless” on his Test debut and almost cried thinking it was all over for him. When he walked out for the last time 24 years later, Tendulkar would do so as a batting great with a record 200 Test appearances to his name. “I was clueless, I have to admit that. I played the first Test as if I was playing a school match,” Sachin told Nasser Hussain during the ‘Nasser meets Sachin’ episode on Skysports. In his first Test in 1989, Tendulkar was…