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Kolkata Police arrests one more for ‘goli maro…’ slogan

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A fourth person, alleged to be a BJP supporter, has been arrested for raising provocative slogan — “desh ke gaddaro ko, goli maro …” (shoot the traitors) — while heading for Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s rally in the city, police said on Tuesday. Sujit Barua (51), a resident of Ghola of Sodepur in North 24 Parganas district, was picked up by police on Monday night after he was identified from a video footage, a senior Kolkata Police official said. Like the three other arrested “BJP supporters”, Barua has been…

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Lock, Stock and Barrel: NZ thrash India inside three days, win series 2-0

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A star-studded Indian team was given a reality check by a disciplined New Zealand side that completed a memorable series sweep with a seven-wicket win inside three days in the second Test here on Monday. New Zealand chased down a modest victory target of 132 in just 36 overs after India’s second innings folded for 124 in less than an hour on the third day. Tom Latham (52 off 74 balls) and Tom Blundell (55 off 113 balls) had a good batting session as Mohammed Shami didn’t bowl post lunch…

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It was a bit of letdown: Jennifer Lopez opens up on Oscar snub

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Finally addressing her Oscar snub for “Hustlers”, singer-actor Jennifer Lopez says she was “sad” when she didn’t bag a nomination for the crime drama despite major buzz ahead of the awards season. She starred as Ramona, the ringleader to the group of strippers who take revenge on their wealthy Wall Street clients. The actor also produced the film. “Hustlers”, directed by Lorene Scafaria, was both a critical and commercial hit, and was touted worthy of a best supporting actress Academy Award nod for Lopez, an overall first for the actor.…

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No reasons to refer Article 370 matter to larger seven-judge bench: SC

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The Supreme Court on Monday said there are no reasons to refer a batch of pleas, challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 on August 5 last year, to a larger seven-judge bench. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice N V Ramana pronounced the order. The apex court had on January 23 reserved its order on the issue of whether the batch of pleas would be referred to a larger seven-judge bench.

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Sensex rebounds over 750 pts; Nifty tops 11,300

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Market benchmark Sensex rebounded over 750 points in opening session on Monday led by strong gains in index-heavyweights Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and HDFC as global investors began bottom-fishing after last week’s selloff. After rallying over 785 points, the 30-share index pared some gains to trade 449.56 points, or 1.17 per cent, higher at 38,746.85. Likewise, the NSE Nifty recovered 120.05 points, or 1.07 per cent, to 11,321.80. Top gainers in the Sensex pack included ICICI Bank, HCL Tech, Reliance Industries, TCS, ONGC, Titan and Infosys, rising up to 3…

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Trump aides defend US coronavirus response

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Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday defended the US administration’s handling of the coronavirus epidemic after the first confirmed death on American soil and rising criticism of the state of US preparedness. Pence and Health Secretary Alex Azar made the rounds of Sunday talk shows with the message that risks from the disease remain low for most Americans, while promising to make up for testing shortfalls. “We could have more sad news, but the American people should know the risk to the average American remains low,” Pence said on CNN’s…

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Govt allows airlines to provide in-flight Wi-Fi services

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The central government on Monday permitted airlines operating in India to provide in-flight Wi-Fi services to passengers, according to an official notification. “The Pilot-in-Command may permit the access of Internet services by passengers on board an aircraft in flight, through Wi-Fi on board, when laptop, smartphone, tablet, smartwatch, e-reader or a point of sale device is used in flight mode or airplane mode,” the notification stated. While taking the delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 aircraft at Everett on last Friday, Vistara CEO Leslie Thng had told reporters that it…

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India show intent for fight, reach 194 for 5 at tea

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Prithvi Shaw’s attacking half-century was complemented by seasoned Cheteshwar Pujara and gutsy Hanuma Vihari’s contrasting knocks as India reached 194 for five at tea on the opening day of the second Test.While Shaw counter-attacked for a quickfire 54 off 64 balls, Pujara showed his customary patience (53 batting off 135 balls) in company of a calm Hanuma Vihari (55 off 70 balls) with India displaying both intent and guts to fight it out on a seamer-friendly wicket.Pujara and Vihari added 83 runs for the fifth wicket after India were in…

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Death toll of coronavirus in China climbs to 2,835 with 47 more fatalities

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Forty seven more people have died of the deadly coronavirus, rasing the death toll in the country to 2,835 while the number of confirmed cases climbed to 79,251, Chinese health officials said on Saturday.China’s National Health Commission (NHC) in its daily report on Saturday said it received reports of 427 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection and 47 deaths on Friday. Among the deaths reported, 45 were from the epicentre of the virus Hubei Province, one in Beijing and Henan respectively, it said.The overall confirmed cases on the…

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Virus hammers China’s February economic activity: data

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China’s manufacturing activity fell to its lowest level on record in February as official data on Saturday confirmed the massive damage the deadly coronavirus epidemic has caused to the world’s second-largest economy.The announcement comes as the epidemic has rapidly spread to a growing number of countries, pushing stock markets to their lowest levels since the 2008 global financial crisis over fears that the coronavirus could wreak havoc on the world economy.Analysts have warned that China’s economic growth will likely take a major hit in the first quarter, and Saturday’s data…

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