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AAP headed for second term in Delhi, BJP distant second

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The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday appeared to be heading back to power for a second term in Delhi with the party leading in 52 seats of the 70 and the BJP ahead in 18 as votes for last week’s assembly elections were counted, according to Election Commission figuresThe contest for political power over the national capital was a bipolar one with the Congress nowhere in the reckoning, according to initial trends.AAP supremo and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was leading in the New Delhi seat by 4,300 seats, while his…

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Pitt says he writes his speeches, credits ‘funny friends’ like Fincher for help

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Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt has said that he wrote all of his acceptance speeches this award season but took some help from few of his “funny friends”.Pitt’s witty and self-deprecating speeches had led to speculation that the actor had hired a professional speechwriter.But that’s not true, Pitt, who won the best supporting actor Oscar for his role in “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood”, said.”Historically, I’ve always been really tentative about speeches, like they make me nervous. This round, I figured if I’m going to do this, let’s put some…

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HC advices Twitter not to data of senior advocate’s suspended account

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The Delhi High Court Tuesday advised Twitter to not delete from its servers the data pertaining to a senior advocate’s account, which was permanently suspended by the social media giant.Justice Navin Chawla said the court was not passing any formal order in this regard while advising the US-based firm not to delete senior advocate Sanjay Hegde’s data, in case it hasn’t done so already.The court was hearing Hegde’s plea challenging permanent suspension of his account by Twitter on November 5, 2019, for allegedly re-tweeting two posts.As an interim relief, Hegde,…

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Sensex snaps 2-day slide as global markets regain footing despite coronavirus overhang

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Markets snapped their two-session slide to close with smart gains on Tuesday, mirroring optimism in the global markets as investors wagered on limited economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.Led by gains in index heavyweights RIL, ICICI Bank and HDFC, the 30-share BSE Sensex settled 236.52 points, or 0.58 per cent, higher at 41,216.14.Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty rose 76.40 points, or 0.64 per cent, to 12,107.90.NTPC, Maruti Suzuki, SBI, PowerGrid, Bajaj Auto, UltraTech Cement and Axis Bank rose up to 2.95 per cent.On the other hand, Bharti Airtel, Mahindra and…

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Pakistan crush Bangladesh by innings in first Test

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Pakistan completed a crushing innings-and-44-run victory over Bangladesh on the fourth morning on Monday, taking a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series. Bangladesh were bowled out for 168 in their second innings after resuming the day on 126-6 as Pakistan’s pace and spin attack was too hot to handle despite a flat Rawalpindi stadium pitch. Fast bowler Naseem Shah, who at 16 years and 359 days became the youngest bowler to take a Test hat-trick on Sunday, finished with 4-26 and was declared man of the match. Despite Naseem being…

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‘Joker’ earns Joaquin Phoenix his maiden Oscar

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Hollywood star Joaquin Phoenix finally ended his dry run at the Oscars as he picked up the best actor trophy for his performance in and as “Joker” at the 92nd Academy Awards. The 45-year-old actor had earlier bagged a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his turn as a failed, unhinged stand-up comedian who descends into chaos. In a lengthy and rambling speech, Phoenix touched upon racism, climate change and gender inequality. He also remembered his brother River Phoenix, who died of a drug overdose…

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Market falls for second day as coronavirus worries persist

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Indian equities fell for the second straight session on Monday in line with global markets that continued to reel under mounting death toll and economic damage from the deadly coronavirus. At close, the BSE Sensex was down 162.23 points, or 0.39 per cent, at 40,979.62. The index swung about 373 points during the day. Likewise, the NSE gauge Nifty ended lower by 66.85 points, or 0.55 per cent, to 12,031.50. Indices were mainly dragged lower by heavy losses in auto and metal stocks. On the Sensex chart, Mahindra and Mahindra…

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SC slaps fine of Rs 5 lakh on states for failing to file reply on PIL for community kitchen

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Irked over repeated failures of the states to file their replies, the Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily and imposed cost of Rs five lakh on them for not complying with its directions to file their affidavits on a PIL seeking setting up of community kitchens across the country. A bench of Justice N V Ramana, Ajay Rastogi and V Ramasubramanian, during hearing in the morning, said if the Union of India and the states file their affidavit in the next 24 hours then they will have to pay…

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Delhi polls: Tight security in place ahead of counting on Tuesday

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Tight security arrangements have been put in place at various centres across the national capital where the counting of votes polled in the high-stakes February 8 Delhi Assembly elections will take place on Tuesday. The curiosity among people to know the outcome of the elections to the 70-member Delhi Assembly has heightened post-exit polls, that has forecast a big win for the ruling AAP, and the delay in announcement of the final voter turnout by authorities. The election, largely seen as a battle between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party and…

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Indian women’s team eye batting improvement in Tri-series match against England

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The Indian women’s cricket team will have to address its batting woes when it takes on England Women in a crucial league match of the T20 tri-series here on Friday. A mid innings slump led to India’s four-wicket defeat in their previous match against hosts Australia. This was after beating England by five wickets in the tournament-opener last week. Except for opener Smriti Mandhana (35) and captain Harmanpreet Kaur (28), Indian batters showed complete lack of application on a pitch offering extra bounce at Canberra. India lost their last six…

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