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An actor has to be an activist: Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 strong

The role of Shiva in Ali Abbas Zafar’s political show has many parallels with his life as a student in Delhi University’s Kirori Mal College, said the actor, believing it is important for artistes to engage with their surroundings. Zafar was also his senior in college. “It’s quite close to what I am,” Ayyub told PTI when asked whether the role was tailor-made for him. Be it through his plays, his recital of late research scholar Rohith Vemula’s letter or his participation in the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests, the farmers’…

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All 3 members of poll panel for Supreme Court bar association’s election resign

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 strong

All the three members of the election committee, set up to conduct the polls for the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) this year, have resigned. The chairman of the Election Committee for the SCBA Elections 2020-2021 was senior advocate Jaideep Gupta and the other two members were Harin P Raval and Nakul Dewan. In a joint letter to SCBA Acting Secretary Rohit Pandey, the election committee members said they had decided to hold the election on a digital platform and entered into discussions with NSDL, a digital firm, to conduct…

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Gadkari pitches for more research to identify import substitute products

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 strong

Union MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari has pitched for more research to identify products that can be indigenously manufactured as cost-effective import substitutes. The industries and industrial associations should do more research to identify these substitutes to curb imports, he added. Instead of importing spare part, the industry should help their vendors to find an indigenous replacement, Gadkari said in a virtual meeting on Friday. He was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of Atmanirbhar Innovation Challenge organised by Marathwada Accelerator for Growth and Incubation Council (MAGIC). It is a branch of…

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North Korean parliament to convene to approve Kim’s agenda

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 strong

North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament was scheduled to convene Sunday to pass decisions made by a major ruling party meeting where leader Kim Jong Un vowed maximum efforts to expand his nuclear weapons program in face of what he described as US hostility. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said deputies led by senior official Choe Ryong Hae, president of the Supreme People’s Assembly’s presidium, laid flowers at the statues of Kim’s grandfather and father, the North’s previous rulers, at Pyongyang’s Mansu Hill on Saturday as they prepared for the…

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Delhi’s records minimum temperature of 5.7 degrees Celsius

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 strong

The minimum temperature in Delhi dropped to 5.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday but it is likely to rise over the next two days due to a change in the wind direction, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The national capital had recorded a low of 6.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded a minimum temperature of 5.7 degrees Celsius this morning. An IMD official said easterly winds are blowing in Delhi that are not as cold as northwesterly winds coming in…

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Biden announces USD 1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus plan to revive US economy

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 strong

President-elect Joe Biden has announced a USD 1.9 trillion stimulus package for the coronavirus-sapped US economy, including direct financial aid to average Americans, support to small businesses and a national vaccination plan. “During this pandemic, millions of Americans, through no fault of their own, have lost the dignity and respect that comes with a paycheck, Biden said in an address introducing the American Rescue Plan. The relief package, announced on Thursday, includes USD 415 billion focused on combating the COVID-19 pandemic, over USD 1 trillion in direct aid to individuals…

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Govt-farmer meeting ends; Next round on Jan 19

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 strong

Protesting farmer unions stuck to their demand for a complete repeal of three contentious farm laws at their ninth round of talks with three central ministers while the government asked them to be more flexible in their approach and expressed willingness for necessary amendments, as the two sides decided to meet again on January 19. Farmer leader Joginder Singh Ugrahan told reporters after the meeting that the unions urged the government to repeal the three laws, but the Centre was unwilling to do so. “We decided to meet again on…

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SC seeks reply from Centre, 61 firms on PIL alleging duty evasion in iron ore exports to China

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 strong

The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and 61 iron exporting firms including Essar Steel and Jindal Steel & Power on a PIL seeking a direction to the CBI to register an FIR and probe the alleged duty evasion by them in exporting iron ore to China since 2015. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde took note of the submissions of lawyer and PIL petitioner M L Sharma that the companies be prosecuted for alleged evasion of export duty by declaring wrong tariff code to…

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Rupee logs 1st Rupee logs 1st decline in four days, down 3 paise against USD in four days, down 3 paise against USD

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 strong

The rupee snapped its three-session winning streak and settled for the day 3 paise lower at 73.07 against the US dollar on Friday, with weaker Asian peers and heavy selloffs in domestic equities weighing on sentiment. At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened at 73.07 and hit an intra-day high of 72.99 and a low of 73.15. It finally finished at 73.07, lower by 3 paise to US dollar. On a weekly basis, the rupee has appreciated by 17 paise or 0.23 per cent. The dollar index, which gauges…

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News to me: Chris Evans reacts to rumours of him returning as Captain America

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 strong

Hollywood star Chris Evans has seemingly denied reports that he might be returning as fan-favourite superhero Captain America in a future Marvel Cinematic Universe project. There were reports earlier in the day that Evans, who bade adieu to the part with 2019 blockbuster “Avengers: Endgame”, was planning a comeback in a new movie. But his most recent post on Twitter has put an end to all speculation and also dashing hopes of many MCU fans. “News to me,” he wrote in a post, indicating that he has no plans to…