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PCB need to communicate better with senior players: Hafeez

January 29, 2020 strong

Former Pakistan skipper Muhammad Hafeez on Tuesday said the senior players are not interested in just hanging around but the PCB should effectively communicate to them if they fit into team’s future plans.Hafeez, who made a comeback to the national side, said the PCB needs to fill the communication gap with senior players.”I think senior players after the years they have played for Pakistan should be informed properly if they are in the plans of the national team management so that they can take better decisions on their future,”said Hafeez…

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Netanyahu withdraws immunity from prosecution request

January 29, 2020 strong

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday announced that he was withdrawing his request for parliamentary immunity in the three graft cases against him to stop the “dirty game” over the issue, paving the way for legal proceedings against him to go forward.The Israeli leader made his decision public through a Facebook Post from Washington, where he is on a visit to meet US President Donald Trump before the latter announces his plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, was indicted on counts of…

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Rupee rises 6 paise to 71.37 against US dollar in early trade

January 29, 2020 strong

The Indian rupee appreciated by 6 paise to 71.37 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday tracking gains in domestic equity market and easing crude oil prices. Forex traders said rupee is trading in a narrow range amid fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak in China stoking fears about more trouble for the global economy.The Centre on Monday decided to take steps for possible evacuation of over 250 Indians from Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, and announced a raft of precautionary measures to deal with suspected…

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Restrict political parties from fielding candidates with criminal antecedents, says a plea in SC

January 29, 2020 strong

A PIL in the Supreme Court has sought directions for restricting political parties from fielding candidates against whom charges have been framed in serious offences, saying that allowing criminals to contest and become legislators is extremely serious for democracy.It has sought directions for every political party to put up complete details of the contesting candidates on the home page of its website, and publish criminal antecedents in three most watched news channels between 9 am to 9 pm and three most circulated newspapers two days before the day of polling.The…

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Netanyahu withdraws immunity from prosecution request

January 28, 2020 strong

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday announced that he was withdrawing his request for parliamentary immunity in the three graft cases against him to stop the “dirty game” over the issue, paving the way for legal proceedings against him to go forward.The Israeli leader made his decision public through a Facebook Post from Washington, where he is on a visit to meet US President Donald Trump before the latter announces his plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, was indicted on counts of fraud,…

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Modi govt destroyed India’s image, deterred investors: Rahul

January 28, 2020 strong

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of destroying India’s image as a country of peace and harmony and urged the youth not to let their voice be suppressed.Addressing a youth rally here, the former Congress president blamed the BJP-led government at the Centre of creating an image for the country that deterred investors.He claimed that one crore people lost their jobs in the past year while the Modi government had promised the creation of two crore new ones. Gandhi said the growth rate of 9…

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Stocks slump as coronavirus scare casts shadow on global economy

January 28, 2020 strong

Market gauges Sensex and Nifty tumbled further on Tuesday as investors continued to engage in sell-offs for a second day in a row fearing economic fallout of deadly coronavirus. Besides, other domestic factors like weak quarterly earnings by corporates, reports suggesting shortfall in tax collections and a general caution ahead of Union Budget weighed on investor sentiments.At the closing bell, the 30-share BSE Sensex was down 188.26 points, or 0.46 per cent, at 40,966.86 — its weakest level in over six weeks. During the day, the index swung over 463…

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Federer saves seven match points in ‘miracle’ escape

January 28, 2020 strong

Swiss great Roger Federer said that “I believe in miracles” after he saved seven match points in a five-set nail-biter against 100th-ranked Tennys Sandgren to labour into the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday.The six-time champion, struggling physically, saved three match points at 4-5 in the fourth set and four more in the tie-breaker to win 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 7-6 (10/8), 6-3 and set up a clash against either title-holder Novak Djokovic or Milos Raonic.Federer received a rare warning for an audible obscenity before going off-court for treatment on a groin…

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We don’t live in perfect world: Stephen King on controversy over Oscars diversity tweet

January 28, 2020 strong

It is not a “perfect world” as the Academy Awards are still “rigged” in the favour of white folks, says horror master Stephen King in his response to the criticism he faced over his tweet about not considering diversity when nominating films and writers for Oscars.The bestselling author recently courted controversy over his tweet that, “For me, the diversity issue as it applies to individual actors and directors, anyway did not come up. That said I would never consider diversity in matters of art. Only quality. It seems to me…

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Amazon, Flipkart need to establish system for collecting plastic waste: CPCB to NGT

January 28, 2020 strong

E-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart need to fulfil their extended producer responsibility under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 and need to establish a system for collecting back the plastic waste generated due to the packaging of their products, the Central Pollution Control Board told the NGT on Tuesday.The apex pollution monitoring body told the National Green Tribunal that as per provisions 9(2) of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, “Primary responsibility for collection of used multi-layered plastic sachet or pouches or packaging is of Producers, Importers and Brand Owners…