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Tight security for R-Day celebrations in TN

January 26, 2018 strong

Security has been stepped up across Tamil Nadu, particularly at vital installations, in view of the Republic Day celebrations tomorrow, the police said today. A multi-layer security ring has been put in place here around Kamarajar Salai where Governor Banwarilal Purohit will review the Republic Day parade and take the salute. Chief Minister K Palaniswami, state ministers and dignitaries are scheduled to participate in the celebrations on the arterial road facing the Marina Beach. “Commissioners of police in the cities and superintendents in the districts have been tasked with directly…

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NRI fugitive gets bail as US fails to respond in drugs case

January 26, 2018 strong

An NRI fugitive, wanted in the USA to face trial in a drugs case, has been granted bail by a special extradition court here as the US authorities failed to respond to Indian requests seeking clarification over the quantity of contraband seized from him. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gurmohina Kaur, who presides over the sole Special Extradition Court of India, granted the relief to Sekhon till the time “any response/ clarification” is received from the US authorities, noting that repeated reminders to them had not borne fruit. Terming “liberty and…

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McDonald’s joint venture company opposes its plea in HC

January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 strong

Connaught Plaza Restaurants Pvt Ltd (CPRPL), a McDonald’s franchisee, today told the Delhi High Court that the US fast-food giant’s plea to stop it from using the brand name was an abuse of the process of law. McDonald’s has sought that CPRPL, a 50:50 joint venture of the US company and its estranged Indian partner Vikram Bakshi, be restrained from using its name as the franchise agreement with the Indian entity has been terminated. CPRPL, on the other hand, told the high court that it has challenged the termination in…

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Bopanna-Babos enter semis of Australian Open mixed doubles

January 25, 2018 strong

India’s Rohan Bopanna and Timea Babos of Hungary entered the mixed doubles semifinals at the Australian Open with a straight-set win over Colombian Juan Sebastian Cabal and Abigail Spears of USA, here on Wednesday. The fifth seeded Indo-Hungarian pair took one hour and 15 minutes to get the better of Cabal-Spears duo 6-4 7-6 (5) in the quarterfinal duel. It was a hard-fought encounter as Bopanna and Babos had to dig deep to squeeze out the win. In fact, Cabal and Spears had the better break point conversion rate, utilising…

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Padmaavat row:Over 50 held, multiplexes not to screen the film

January 25, 2018 strong

Theatre owners in Gujarat today said ‘Padmaavat’ will not be screened in any of the multiplexes or single screens in the state till the row over the film is resolved, even as police arrested 50 people in connection with the violence outside malls here last night. The Gujarat Multiplex Owners Association said the decision has been taken for the safety of customers as well as to save their property. Hitting out at the government, Patidar leader Hardik Patel said the government failed to control the violence. He sought to know…

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JNU violence: SC rejects plea for SIT probe, contempt action

January 25, 2018 strong

The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking an SIT probe into the February 2016 violence inside a trial court here during which former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and others were assaulted, saying it would not “flog a dead horse back to life”. A bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi did not accept the contentions advocating contempt action against the police officials and others for the incident which was described as “ghastly action” by the petitioner. “What ghastly action,” the bench asked advocate Prashant Bhushan, who appeared for…

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BSE tweaks circuit limit of 8 firms

January 25, 2018 strong

Leading exchange BSE has revised the circuit limit for the shares of eight companies to curb excessive volatility in their prices. The firms are Orient Paper & Industries, Shah Foods, Aishwarya Telecom, Amba Enterprises, Lancer Container Lines, Meera Industries, Master Trust and Uniroyal Marine Exports. The new limits, effective tomorrow, will ensure stock prices do not fluctuate beyond a prescribed level during a session. In a notice, BSE said trading members of the exchange are hereby informed that the price band has been changed from their existing levels in the…

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‘Name and shame’ has helped improve states’ biz rankings: Kant

January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 strong

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant today said some states have improved in terms of ease of doing business after they were ranked very low on an index, as he credited the change to “name and shame”. Speaking at a session here at the World Economic Forum (WEF), Kant said he is a great believer in “name and shame” and that seemed to do the trick for poorly ranked states. Talking about the government’s focus on improving ease of doing business across the country, Kant said, “When we started ranking states…

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Pak Army man posted in Austria missing with sensitive papers

January 25, 2018 strong

A Pakistan Army official, appointed as a clerk at the country’s embassy in Austria some five months ago, disappeared this month along with some sensitive documents, a media report has said. A case of his disappearance and missing documents was registered at the Tarnol police station in Islamabad on a complaint of a defence ministry official, Dawn reported. “It is suspected that he might have become a tool in the hands of enemy of the country,” according to the FIR. The missing official was enrolled in the Pakistan Army as…

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India a responsible nuclear state, believes in ‘no first use’: Akbar

January 25, 2018 strong

Union minister M J Akbar today asserted that India is a responsible nuclear state and believes in ‘no first use’ of such weapons, even as he questioned why no action is being taken at the global level against proliferation. Speaking at a session on nuclear threats to international security here at the World Economic Forum (WEF), he said many countries see nuclear weapons as the ultimate deterrence and see “missiles as a message”. The minister of state for external affairs said just a few days ago India joined the Australia…