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A court in Maharashtra’s Thane has acquitted two shopkeepers in Navi Mumbai, who were accused of assaulting local civic officials in 2016 and deterring them from discharging duty. District judge P M Gupta, in the order passed last week that was made available on Friday, said the prosecution has failed to prove the charges against the accused duo – Bhagwan Pandurang Dhakne and Balchandra Sopan Nalawade – who run shops in Haware Centurion Mall in Nerul. The accused were booked under IPC sections 353 (assault or criminal force to deter…

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India sends 150 tonnes of oxygen to Sri Lanka to help it tackle coronavirus surge

September 4, 2021September 4, 2021 strong

India has sent about 150 tonnes more oxygen to Sri Lanka to help the island nation combat the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sri Lanka on Friday extended its nationwide lockdown till September 13 amidst a surge in the number of COVID-19 deaths and mounting pressure on the healthcare system. Lifeline from India to Sri Lanka close to 150 tonnes of oxygen from Vizag and Chennai reached the shores of Colombo,” the Indian High Commission in Colombo tweeted on Saturday. India since mid last month has been sending urgent…

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India records 42,618 Covid cases, 330 deaths in a day; weekly positivity rate 2.63 pc

September 4, 2021September 4, 2021 strong

India’s COVID-19 infection tally rose by 42,618 in a day to reach 3,29,45,907 while the number of active cases touched 4,05,681 following an increase for the fourth consecutive day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll climbed to 4,40,225 with 330 more people succumbing to the viral disease, showed the data updated at 8 am. In a span of 24 hours, the active caseload rose by 5,903. The number of active cases now comprise 1.23 per cent of the total infections, while the national…

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Legend at 19: Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win 2 Paralympic medals

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 strong

Trailblazing shooter Avani Lekhara on Friday became the first Indian woman to win two Paralympic medals by claiming the 50m Rifle 3 Position SH1 bronze to add to an unprecedented gold she had won earlier in the ongoing Games here. The 19-year-old Lekhara, competing in her debut Games, qualified second for the event with a score of 1176, including 51 inner 10s. In the fiercely contested finals, Lekhara totalled 445.9 to finish ahead of Ukraine’s Iryna Shchetnik, who let slip her grip on the medal spot with a poor third…

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How much time is needed for completing probe into siphoning of RFL funds, SC asks police

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 strong

The Supreme Court Friday asked Delhi Police how much time it needed to complete the probe in a case in which former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh is accused of allegedly misappropriating about Rs 2,400 crore from Religare Finvest Ltd fund. How much time does it take to complete the probe in a criminal case? The accused cannot be kept in jail without trial, a bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana observed, asking the police to respond. The bench, which also comprised Justices Surya Kant and Aniruddha…

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Sensex jumps 250 pts to cross 58K in early trade; Nifty tops 17,300

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 strong

Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 250 points in early trade to scale the 58,000-level for the first time on Friday, led by gains in index majors Reliance Industries, Kotak Bank and ICICI Bank amid a positive trend in global markets and sustained foreign fund inflows. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty too crossed the 17,300-mark in the opening session. The 30-share Sensex was trading 250.75 points or 0.43 per cent up at its lifetime high of 58,103.29, and Nifty advanced 67.65 points or 0.39 per cent to record 17,301.80 in initial…

Biden says Ida, wildfires show ‘climate crisis’ has struck

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 strong

President Joe Biden on Thursday pledged robust federal help for the Northeastern and Gulf states battered by Hurricane Ida and for Western states beset by wildfires with the catastrophes serving as deadly reminders that the climate crisis has arrived. These extreme storms, and the climate crisis, are here, Biden said in a White House speech. We must be better prepared. We need to act. The president said he will further press Congress to pass his nearly 1 trillion infrastructure bill to improve roads, bridges, the electric grid and sewer systems.…

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Arunachal logs 54 new COVID-19 cases, one more fatality

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 strong

At least 54 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, taking the tally in the northeastern state to 53,156, an official said on Friday. The death toll in the state rose to 261 as a 56-year-old man from the Capital Complex Region succumbed to the infection on Wednesday at a dedicated COVID hospital here, State Surveillance Officer Dr Lobsang Jampa said. “The patient died due to acute respiratory distress syndrome with COVID Pneumonia and was also suffering from hypertension,” the SSO said. Fifty fresh cases were detected through…

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Digital Media Rules: Supreme Court To Consider Taking Over All Cases

September 2, 2021September 2, 2021 strong

The plea came from the Centre, which filed a transfer petition days after the Bombay High Court put on hold a part of new rules that seeks to regulate content on digital news websites. The Supreme Court will consider transferring to itself all cases linked to the new Information and Technology rules for digital media and giving it a combined hearing. The plea came from the centre, which filed a transfer petition days after the Bombay High Court put on hold a part of new rules that seeks to regulate…

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3 Doctors For Actor Sidharth Shukla’s Autopsy, Report Tomorrow

September 2, 2021September 2, 2021 strong

Sidharth Shukla, a popular television and film actor who became a household name with his role in the long-running TV show ‘Balika Vadhu’, died on Thursday at 40. A team of three doctors has been formed to conduct a post-mortem following the death of actor Sidharth Shukla, which will be recorded on video, and a report is due on Friday, officials said. According to hospital sources, Siddharth Shukla was brought to Cooper Hospital around 10:30 am by his family. An examination revealed that he had had already died. The cause…