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Sensex drops over 150 pts; Nifty slips below 12,100

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Market benchmark Sensex dropped over 150 points in opening session on Thursday dragged by losses in Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and Infosys ahead of January derivatives’ expiry. After opening 181 points higher, the 30-share BSE index turned volatile and surrendered all gains to trade 168.61 points or 0.41 per cent lower at 41,030.05. Similarly, the broader NSE was trading 41.65 points, or 0.34 per cent, down at 12,087.85. In the previous session, Sensex settled 231.80 points, or 0.57 per cent, higher at 41,198.66, and Nifty closed 73.70 points, or 0.61…

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UK economy seeks to balance Brexit with global strains

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Britain’s economy, lifted by the country’s post-election political stability, risks fresh turbulence as Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeks tricky Brexit trade deals amid global threats that include the coronavirus. Recent positive British economic data offset weaker figures at the end of 2019, but this is not expected to have a lasting impact despite government promises of major infrastructure spending. On the eve of Brexit, there is a strong possibility that the Bank of England will later Thursday announce its first interest rate cut in more than three years, as economic…

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Jamia student injured as man fires at anti-CAA protesters

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A man fired a pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters in the city’s Jamia Millia Islamia University on Thursday, injuring a student, before calmly walking away while waving the firearm above his head and shouting Yeh lo aazadi amid heavy police presence in the area, witnesses said. The man was subsequently overpowered by police and taken into custody. The entire drama, which triggered panic in the area, was captured by television cameras that showed the man in light coloured pants and a dark jacket, walking away on an empty…

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CM Hemant Soren expands ministry, inducts 7 ministers

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Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday expanded his one-month-old ministry, inducting seven ministers in the Council of Ministers.Governor Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly inducted ministers in a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan here.Five of the new ministers are from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and two belong to the Congress.The JMM-Congress-RJD coalition government assumed power in the state on December 29 last year, ousting the BJP- led regime.Soren inducted Champai Soren, Haji Hussain Ansari, Jagarnath Mahato, Joba Manjhi, Mithilesh Kumar Thakur (all from…

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I don’t like when people say ‘woh zamaana achha tha’: Pandit Jasraj

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Quite like music, legendary Classical music vocalist Pandit Jasraj is in sync with time.The Padma Vibhushan recipient, who turned 90 on Tuesday, is not the one to look back on the years gone-by and even uses the Internet to impart his extensive knowledge on music to the young generation.”I teach through Skype. I suggest everyone to do it. I am walking with time and that’s what one should do. I don’t like when people say ‘Woh zamaana achha tha’ (Those were the good times).”I believe the current phase is good.…

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PCB need to communicate better with senior players: Hafeez

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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