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Vodafone Idea shares zoom nearly 20 pc after reforms announcement

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Shares of Vodafone Idea continued to gain on Thursday and further jumped nearly 20 per cent after the Union Cabinet approved a big-bang relief package for the stressed telecom sector. The stock zoomed 17.58 per cent to Rs 10.50 on the BSE. At the NSE, it rallied 19.55 per cent to Rs 10.70. Vodafone Idea had gained 2.76 per cent in the previous trade also. “The Union Cabinet approved reforms in the telecom sector both near and medium-term which should improve the outlook for all the players in the sector.…

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Friction among Taliban pragmatists, hard-liners intensifies

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 Friction between pragmatists and ideologues in the Taliban leadership has intensified since the group formed a hard-line Cabinet last week that is more in line with their harsh rule in the 1990s than their recent promises of inclusiveness, said two Afghans familiar with the power struggle. The wrangling has taken place behind the scenes, but rumours quickly began circulating about a recent violent confrontation between the two camps at the presidential palace, including claims that the leader of the pragmatic faction, Abdul Ghani Baradar, was killed. The rumours reached such…

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Delhi reported maximum rape cases, murders among metros in 2020: NCRB data

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 Delhi accounted for nearly 40 per cent of all rape cases and almost 25 per cent murder cases among 19 metropolitan cities in India in 2020, according to latest government data Altogether, 1,849 murder cases and 2,533 rape cases were reported across the country in 2020, a year that witnessed COVID-19 outbreak and lockdowns, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data showed The NCRB, which functions under the Union home ministry, classified 19 cities with over 20 lakh population as metropolitans — Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Ghaziabad, Hyderabad, Indore,…

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Ryan Reynolds on ‘Free Guy’: Challenging to create something original

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As someone who is known for his superhero roles like Deadpool and Green Lantern, Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds says playing a “naive” background character in the film “Free Guy” was an interesting experience for him. Coming up with an original idea like ‘Free Guy’ was a taxing process in a world full of comic book-based movies, sequels and pre-existing IPs (intellectual property), said the actor, who reached out to director Shawn Levy soon after reading the script, penned by Matt Lieberman and Zak Penn. “We were talking about this world…

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Delhi riots: HC extends stay on Rs 25,000 costs imposed on Delhi Police for callous probe

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The Delhi High Court Monday extended the stay on Rs 25,000 costs imposed on the police by a trial court which had called the investigation in a case related to north-east Delhi riots “callous and farcical”. Justice Subramonium Prasad was informed by the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S V Raju, representing Delhi Police, that they have not received the reply of complainant Mohammad Nasir in the matter. As advocate Jatin Bhatt, appearing for Nasir, said he has filed the reply on Monday, the court said it was not on record…

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Sensex falls over 190 pts in early trade; Nifty slips below 17,350

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Equity benchmark Sensex declined over 190 points in early trade on Monday, tracking losses in index heavyweights Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and Infosys amid weak sentiment in Asian markets. The 30-share Sensex was trading 193.16 points or 0.33 per cent lower at 58,111.91. Similarly, Nifty fell 37.90 points or 0.22 per cent to 17,331.35 in initial deals. HCL Tech was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding 1.39 per cent, followed by Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, Infosys, Nestle India, Axis Bank, Titan and IndusInd Bank. On the other hand,…

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Biden to survey wildfire damage, make case for spending plan

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President Joe Biden will promote his administration’s use of the Defence Production Act to aid in wildfire preparedness during a western swing in which he’ll survey wildfire damage in Idaho and California. The administration activated the wartime provision in early August to boost the supply of fire hoses for the U.S. Forest Service, by helping to ease supply chain issues affecting the agency’s primary firehose supplier. It marks the second use of the wartime law, after the president used it to boost vaccine supplies, and the administration had not previously…

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Priyanka Gandhi wraps up her five-day UP tour ahead of assembly polls

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Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday left for Delhi after wrapping up her five-day tour of Uttar Pradesh during which she exhorted party workers to work round the clock for the 2022 UP Assembly polls. Ending her five-day tour, Priyanka Gandhi told party workers in Rae Bareli that the Congress was planning to declare candidates well in time for the upcoming elections. Faced with a stiff challenge to halt Congress’s slide in the state, she had begun her tour on Thursday, starting with state capital Lucknow. On Friday,…

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UP Jails No Longer Fun Centres For Criminals, Says Yogi Adityanath

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 122 developmental projects worth ₹ 245 crore in Sant Kabir Nagar district. Jails in Uttar Pradesh are no longer “fun” centres for criminals and they have turned into “reform homes” for them, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today. The Chief Minister said this while inaugurating and laying foundation stones for 122 developmental projects worth ₹ 245 crore in Sant Kabir Nagar district. The projects also included the district prison built at ₹ 126 crore. “We have converted state jails into reform homes where criminals are being…

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HC seeks CBI reply on bail plea of Deshmukh’s lawyer in corruption case

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The Delhi High Court Friday sought CBI’s reply on bail application of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh’s lawyer Anand Daga in connection with a corruption case. Justice Yogesh Khanna issued notice on the plea and listed it for further hearing on September 27. Daga was arrested for allegedly trying to subvert the Bombay High Court-directed preliminary enquiry against Deshmukh. Lawyer Tanveer Ahmed Mir appeared for Daga before the high court. On September 8, a Special CBI court here had rejected Daga’s bail application, saying that the investigation was still…

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