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Shouting slogans and raising banners, thousands of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students clashed with police on Monday as their protest over steep fee hike escalated, leaving HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ stranded for over six hours at the venue of the varsity’s convocation.The students of the varsity, which has seen several such agitations in the recent years, were protesting outside the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) premises, the venue for the varsity’s third convocation, which was addressed by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu.The protests started in the morning…

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It’s a mixed emotion: Anil Kapoor on playing historical character in ‘Takht’

November 11, 2019 strong

“Takht” is Anil Kapoor’s first period film and the actor says he is slowly getting into the headspace of his character in the Karan Johar-directed feature.Kapoor, who will reportedly play the role of Shahjahan in the film set in the Mughal era, said he is equal parts scared and confident about working on the historical drama.”I am slowly getting into it. I’ll be able tell you what my headspace would be close to the filming. But at the moment its a mixed emotion. Excited, worried, apprehensive, confident. It takes time…

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SC to deliver verdict on Nov 13 on pleas of disqualified Karnataka MLAs

November 11, 2019 strong

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on November 13 its verdict on the pleas of 17 disqualified Congress-JD (S) MLAs of Karnataka challenging the orders of the then Assembly speaker K R Ramesh Kumar to disqualify them. A three-judge bench of justices N V Ramana, Sanjiv Khanna and Krishna Murari had on October 25 reserved its verdict on the petitions filed by these disqualified MLAs. Kumar had disqualified these 17 MLAs of ruling the Congress-JD(S) coalition ahead of a trust vote in July. The then chief minister H D…

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Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ disrupts normal life in Bengal; 4 killed

November 10, 2019November 11, 2019 strong

Cyclone ‘Bulbul’, which made landfall between Bengal and Bangladesh coasts, brought in its wake heavy rain coupled with strong winds till early Sunday, affecting normal life in several parts of the city and the coastal districts of the state. At least four people were killed in rain-related incidents in Kolkata and North 24 Parganas since Saturday, according to official reports. An employee of a renowned club in the city was killed when a branch of a cedar tree fell on him, police said. In Basirhat, North 24 Parganas, three persons…

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Hong Kong police watchdog unequipped to probe protest response: Experts

November 10, 2019November 11, 2019 strong

Hong Kong’s police watchdog is currently unequipped to investigate the force’s handling of months of pro-democracy protests, a panel of international experts appointed by the city’s own government has found. The international finance hub has been upended by five months of huge and increasingly violent rallies, but Beijing has refused to give in to most of the movement’s demands. One of the core demands, alongside fully free elections, is an independent inquiry into the police, who have been left to battle protesters for 24 consecutive weeks and are now loathed…

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BSNL mulls biz continuity measures amid VRS plan rollout; talks on with DoT

November 10, 2019November 11, 2019 strong

With the current VRS plan expected to cut BSNL’s staff by almost half, the DoT has instructed the corporation to put in place measures to ensure business continuity and smooth transition, particularly for manning telephone exchanges in rural areas. At present, various options are being discussed for the transition period. A source in Department of Telecom (DoT) told PTI said the matter requires urgent focus, and meetings are on to find a solution to ensure there is no impact on day-to-day manning of exchanges and other operations, once the VRS…

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Shafali, Smriti secure India’s 84-run win over WI in first T20I

November 10, 2019November 11, 2019 strong

Opening duo of Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana hammered scintillating half-centuries as the Indian women’s team notched up a comfortable 84-run win over hosts West Indies in the first T20I here. The 15-year-old Shafali and Mandhana shared a record 143-run opening partnership as India posted 185 for 4 in their stipulated 20 overs at the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium here. The visitors then returned to restrict West Indies for 101 for 9 to complete the win on Saturday. Pacer Shikha Pandey (2/22), spin duo of Radha Yadav (2/10) and…

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Want to do films for family audience: John Abraham

November 10, 2019November 11, 2019 strong

Following a series of hardcore action dramas, John Abraham now plans to cater to family audiences with his upcoming comedy “Pagalpanti”. The actor, who has established himself as one of the most popular action stars of Bollywood with films like “Force”, “Rocky Handsome”, “Parmanu”, Satyameva Jayate” and “Batla House”, said he was dying to comedy for quiet sometime. “There is space for all kinds of film and I want to do all kinds of film. I have been dying to do a comedy. Films like ‘Housefull 4’, ‘Total Dhamaal’ has…

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Reliance cuts base price for new gas from KG-D6 after customer protests

November 9, 2019November 11, 2019 strong

Reliance Industries has cut by about 7 per cent the minimum price it is seeking for the natural gas it plans to produce from newer fields in the Bay of Bengal KG-D6 block after key customers such as fertiliser plants protested over the high base price, sources said. Reliance and its partner BP Plc of the UK is in the market seeking bids from potential users for the 5 million standard cubic metres per day of natural gas they plan to produce from the R-Cluster Field in KG-D6 block from…

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Zafaryab Jilani uhappy with SC verdict, welcomed by deity Ram Lalla’s lawyer

November 9, 2019November 11, 2019 strong

Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board’s Zafaryab Jilani on Saturday expressed dissatisfaction over the Supreme Court’s Ayodhya verdict, saying it has a lot of contradictions and they will seek a review of it. The apex court on Saturday cleared the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque. “The Ayodhya verdict holds no value for us. We are dissatisfied with the verdict. It has lot of…