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Mrunal Thakur to turn showstopper for LFW season-fluid edition finale

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 strong

Actor Mrunal Thakur is set to bring down the curtain at the Lakme Fashion Week’s (LFW) upcoming first season-fluid edition, the fashion gala organisers announced on Tuesday. According to a press release, Rimzim Dadu, and duo Saaksha Bhat and Kinnari Kamat have been named the grand finale designers for this season. To be telecast on October 25 at LFW’s first ever digital edition, the gala draws inspiration from the beauty brand’s theme ‘Spotlight’. Thakur, known for TV soap opera “Kumkum Bhagya”, and films like “Super 30” and “Love Sonia”, said…

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SC to pass orders on plea against interim bail to ex-UP minister in gang rape case

October 13, 2020 strong

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it would pass orders on October 15 on a plea of Uttar Pradesh government challenging the interim bail of two months granted to gang rape accused and former state minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati on medical grounds by the Allahabad High Court. The verdict was reserved by a bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah which heard the arguments of Additional Solicitor General ASV Raju on behalf of the Uttar Pradesh government and senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, who represented…

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Markets eke out gains, close higher for 9th day; IT stocks shine

October 13, 2020 strong

Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended marginally higher after choppy trade on Tuesday, propped up by RIL and IT stocks amid lacklustre cues from the global markets. Rising for the ninth session in a row, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 31.71 points or 0.08 per cent higher at 40,625.51. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty inched up 3.55 points or 0.03 per cent to 11,934.50. HCL Tech was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, climbing 3.94 per cent, followed by Kotak Bank, Infosys, Reliance Industries, UltraTech Cement and Tech Mahindra.…

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UK unveils 3-level lockdown plan; Liverpool at highest risk

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 strong

The British government carved England into three tiers of coronavirus risk on Monday in a bid to slow a resurgent outbreak, putting the northern city of Liverpool into the highest-risk category and shutting its pubs, gyms and betting shops. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the three-level national system was designed to simplify and standardize a confusing patchwork of local rules, as the country enters a crucial phase. Johnson said hospitals are now filling up with more COVID-19 patients than in March, when he ordered a national lockdown. These figures are…

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Don’t need your certificate on Hindutva: Thackeray to Governor

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 strong

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has informed Governor B S Koshyari that a decision on reopening places of religious worship will be taken after careful consideration of the COVID-19 situation in the state. Responding to a letter by Koshyari a day earlier, Thackeray on Tuesday wrote to the Governor, saying the state government will consider his request to reopen these places. In his letter, Koshyari had mentioned that he has received three representations from delegations demanding that places of religious worship be reopened. In response, Thackeray pointed out the ‘coincidence’…

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Ladakh standoff: India, China hold 7th round of high-level military talks

October 12, 2020 strong

India and China on Monday held the seventh round of high-level military talks with a sole agenda of finalising a roadmap for disengagement of troops from all the friction points in eastern Ladakh. As the border standoff entered the sixth month, an early resolution to the row appears dim. The talks at the Corps commander level began at around 12 noon in Chushul on the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, official sources said. The Indian delegation is led by Lt Gen Harinder Singh,…

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Trump’s task: Resetting campaign that GOP fears is slipping

October 12, 2020 strong

President Donald Trump is running out of time to recover from a series of self-inflicted setbacks that have rattled his base of support and triggered alarm among Republicans who fear the White House is on the verge of being lost to Democrat Joe Biden. The one-two punch of Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis and his widely panned debate performance also has Republicans worried they could lose control of the Senate. With just over three weeks until Election Day, Senate races in some reliably red states, including South Carolina and Kansas, are competitive,…

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Akshay Kumar starts filming YRF’s Prithviraj’

October 12, 2020 strong

Superstar Akshay Kumar has started shooting for Yash Raj Film’s (YRF) biopic on Samrat Prithiviraj Chauhan. Titled “Prithviraj”, the movie will be directed by critically-acclaimed writer-director Chandraparaksh Dwivedi. YRF is producing the project. Dwivedi is best known for directing and starring in television epic “Chanakya” (1991). He also directed movie adaptation of Amrita Pritam’s Partition-set novel “Pinjar” (2003). The director said the team is excited to return to the sets after over six months long production shutdown due to coronavirus pandemic. Yes, we have resumed Prithviraj’ shoot at YRF studios…

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MI bowled really well as a unit, says Krunal

October 12, 2020 strong

Mumbai Indians’ all-rounder Krunal Pandya credited the team’s bowling unit for the five-wicket IPL win over Delhi Capitals, saying that taking wickets in the powerplay and not conceding too many runs at the death overs proved crucial. Defending champions Mumbai Indians dished out a clinical performance as they first restricted Delhi Capitals to 162 for four and then returned to overhaul the target, scoring 166 for 5, in 19.4 overs on Sunday night. “We bowled really well as a unit, especially in the powerplay, we got the early breakthrough,” Krunal,…

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Govt to give cash vouchers to staff in lieu of LTC this year: FM

October 12, 2020 strong

In a bid to stimulate demand in the economy, the government on Monday announced giving out cash vouchers to central government employees this year in lieu of leave travel concession (LTC) fare which could be spent only on buying non-food GST-rated items. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the employees could buy items that attract 12 per cent or more goods and services tax (GST). These purchases will have to be made in digital mode from GST-registered outlets. Every four years, central government employees get LTC to any destination to their…