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Suspended Bharathiar University VC’s bail plea rejected

February 9, 2018 strong

A special court today dismissed a bail petition of suspended Bharathiar University Vice- Chancellor A Ganapathy, who was arrested days ago on bribery charges. When the petition came up before the court of Prevention of Corruption Act, special Judge John Mino rejected the bail petitions of Ganapthay and another accused, professor Dharmaraj. Ganapathy was arrested on February 3 for allegedly accepting Rs 30 lakh as bribe from an aspirant for the post of an assistant professor. He is lodged in the central jail along with Chemistry professor Dharmaraj who allegedly…

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Ayodhya: SC asks parties to file English translation of documents

February 9, 2018 strong

The Supreme Court today asked parties before the Allahabad High Court in the Babri Masjid- Ram Janmabhoomi dispute to file in two weeks English translation of documents exhibited by them. A special bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said that it would hear the appeals on March 14 and clarified that it never intended to hear the case on a “day-to-day basis”. The bench, also comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and S A Nazeer, said it will deal with the instant matter as a “pure land dispute” and indicated that…

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1.46 lakh people killed in road accidents in 2017: Gadkari

February 9, 2018February 9, 2018 strong

As many as 1.46 lakh people lost their lives in 4.60 lakh road accidents across the country in 2017, Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said today. Gadkari said in the Lok Sabha that a majority of the road accidents involved two-wheelers where the victims were not wearing helmets. There were 4.80 road accidents in the country in 2016 in which 1.50 lakh people lost their lives, and in 2015, there were 5.01 lakh road accidents in which 1.46 lakh people were killed, he said during Question Hour. The minister…

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Sensex zooms 482 pts, Nifty tops 10,600; rupee recovers 13p

February 9, 2018 strong

The benchmark BSE Sensex gained momentum in afternoon trade today, rallying over 482 points on continued buying by domestic funds and recovery in the rupee amid higher Asian markets. On the other hand, Brent crude futures tumbled to a six- week low of USD 65.16 per barrel. A fall in crude prices is seen as positive for Indian economy, which imports most of its oil requirements. The 30-share barometer stayed in the green through the the session on all-round buying. It was trading at 34,565.03 by surging 482.32 points, or…

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Clashes in B’desh ahead of verdict against ex-PM Zia

February 9, 2018February 9, 2018 strong

Clashes erupted today in Bangladesh between supporters of Khaleda Zia and police ahead of a corruption trial verdict against the ex-prime minister and main opposition BNP chief. A Dhaka court is set to deliver the judgement in the trial in which Zia, 72, and five others, including her expatriate elder son Tarique Rahman, accused of embezzling 21 million takas (USD 252,000) in foreign donations meant for the Zia Orphanage Trust. Hundreds of activists poured in on Dhaka roads as Zia headed to the court. Clashes broke out between police and…

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China ‘worried’ over US trade relations as surplus narrows

February 9, 2018 strong

China expressed concern today over the US ramping up trade investigations as official data showed its surplus with America narrowed in January after reaching record levels last year. This week China announced an investigation into imports of a US agricultural product after President Donald Trump’s administration launched a spate of new trade tariffs and probes into Chinese goods. The Trump administration has shown no signs of letting up, with major decisions looming on Chinese aluminium, steel and intellectual property practices. The tensions are raising the spectre of a tit-for-tat trade…

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Students protest metro fare hike, urge PM to intervene

February 9, 2018 strong

Various students’ bodies today took out a protest march urging the prime minister to rollback the metro fare hike and give concessional passes to all Delhi University students. However, the march that began from the Shastri Bhawan was stopped a short distance away by the Rapid Action Force and the Delhi Police. Some students tried to break the barricades. A delegation was later allowed to submit a memorandum to officials at the PMO. Speaking to reporters, Delhi University All India Students Association (AISA) president Kawalpreet Kaur said they were asked…

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Oppn uproar over demand for special status to AP in RS

February 9, 2018 strong

The issue of grant of special status to Andhra Pradesh today rocked the Rajya Sabha as the opposition created an uproar over the issue, forcing Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu to adjourn the House till afternoon. The issue came up after Minister of State for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Y S Chowdary rose to suggest that since the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act have not been implemented, the matter should be addressed by the Finance Minister when he replies to the debate on the general budget. Chowdary blamed…

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‘Once Upon A Time’ to end after season seven

February 8, 2018February 8, 2018 strong

Fantasy TV show “Once Upon A Time” is all set to bid farewell with its current seventh season. It is curtains for the ABC fairy tale mash-up after the end of the season six was given an intense reboot, but failed to catch the audiences’ fancy as it had all series regulars, except three who were released from their contracts, E! News reported. “Seven years ago, we set out to create a show about hope, where even in the darkest of times, a happy ending would always be possible. But…

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Tendulkar urges BCCI to recognise India’s blind cricket body

February 8, 2018 strong

Batting great Sachin Tendulkar has called on the BCCI to recognise the Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) and bring its players under the Board’s pension scheme. Tendulkar wrote to the Committee of Administrator’s (CoA) chairman Vinod Rai, requesting him to consider recognition for CABI, weeks after the team won the Blind World Cup 2018, beating Pakistan by two wickets in the final on January 20. “As we celebrate the fourth consecutive victory of the Indian team in the Blind World Cup, I urge you to consider recognition…