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PM should talk to experts, pol parties to tide over economic crisis: Mamata

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Opposing the Centre’s decision to hive off and disinvest shares in several PSUs, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should talk to experts and all political parties to tide over the economic crisis.She asserted that shoring up funds by selling off government stake in central public sector firms (CPSUs) could only provide temporary respite.”The Centre should look for a permanent solution instead of advocating stopgap measures. Unless there is economic stability, such measures cannot be the solution,” Banerjee told newspersons here.While an elected…

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Deduction in prisoners wages for victim fund not wrong if allowed under law: HC

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The Delhi High Court on Thursday said there is nothing wrong with deducting wages of prisoners for victim welfare fund provided it is permitted under the statute, but it can’t be done through executive action.A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said that while such deductions cannot be done by way of an executive order, in Delhi it was being done under the statute — the Delhi Prison Rules of 2018 — which was permissible.It asked the Delhi government, represented by its standing counsel…

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Pakistan consider debut for 16-year-old whose mother just died

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He is only 16 and reeling from his mother’s death last week, but Pakistan believe express bowling sensation Naseem Shah can be a match-winner in the opening Test against Australia.The exciting teenager is on the cusp of selection for the game at the Gabba in Brisbane starting Thursday after impressing with a fiery eight-over spell against Australia A in Perth.If he makes the grade, Naseem will join a handful of others to debut at 16, including Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar.The youngest-ever Test player listed by Cricinfo was Pakistan’s Hasan Raza…

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Sensex starts over 170 pts higher; Nifty tests 11,900

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Equity benchmark BSE Sensex opened over 170 points higher on Tuesday tracking gains in index-heavyweights RIL, Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and Infosys.After hitting a high of 40,455.36 in early session, the 30-share index pared some gains to trade 58.59 points, or 0.15 per cent, higher at 40,342.78, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 14 points, or 0.12 per cent, to 11,898.50.Top gainers in the Sensex pack included Bharti Airtel, Tech Mahindra, RIL, Axis Bank, PowerGrid, Infosys, Yes Bank and HDFC Bank, rising up to 5 per cent.On the…

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The Vishwa Hindu Parishad is set to launch a Citizenship (Amendment) Bill campaign to win the support of parliamentarians, especially TMC MPs, who are vehemently against the proposed legislation.The VHP leadership has decided to kickstart the ‘Sangsad Sampark Abhihyan’ in New Delhi from November 25 to Dec 13, when MPs of both the Houses will be in attendance for the winter session of Parliament, VHP national assistant secretary Sachindranath Singha told DIN.VHP functionaries from various parts of the country have already reached New Delhi for the campaign, he said.The aim of the ‘Reach out to MPs’ programme is to interact with the lawmakers and try to “convince” them to support the bill, said Singha, who is also the co-convenor of the campaign.”The aim is to reach out to MPs cutting across party lines, especially the opposition lawmakers, to raise awareness about the need for CAB, highlight the plight of refugees and try to convince them to back the bill, whenever it is tabled in Parliament,” he said.The programme will also seek to raise awareness about building the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya, following the recent Supreme Court verdict, the VHP leader said.Singha said, “special stress” will be on the TMC MPs who have been voicing their displeasure against the bill “just to appease” the minority vote bank.”We would try to give special stress to those TMC MPs having their origins in Bangladesh, just like the lakhs of Bengalis who had moved to West Bengal during the Partition and Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.”Therefore, we expect that TMC lawmakers whose forefathers had come to India as refugees, will understand the plight of displaced people,” Singha said.Reacting to the VHP move, a senior TMC MP said it can meet lawmakers, but the ruling party in West Bengal is unlikely to change its stand on the contentious issue. In the session that began on Monday, the government is set to push for the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, a key BJP plank which is aimed at granting nationality to non-Muslim immigrants from neighbouring countries. The legislation seeks to grant Indian citizenship to Hindus, Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan if they have fled their respective country due to religious persecution.West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee had on Monday reiterated her opposition to the bill, terming it as a “trap” to exclude Hindus and Bengalis as legal citizens of the country.

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The Vishwa Hindu Parishad is set to launch a Citizenship (Amendment) Bill campaign to win the support of parliamentarians, especially TMC MPs, who are vehemently against the proposed legislation.The VHP leadership has decided to kickstart the ‘Sangsad Sampark Abhihyan’ in New Delhi from November 25 to Dec 13, when MPs of both the Houses will be in attendance for the winter session of Parliament, VHP national assistant secretary Sachindranath Singha told DIN.VHP functionaries from various parts of the country have already reached New Delhi for the campaign, he said.The aim…

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Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif leaves for London for medical treatment

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Pakistan’s ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday left for London in an air ambulance for medical treatment for multiple diseases, days after the Lahore High Court allowed him to travel abroad for four weeks and rejected the Imran Khan government’s condition of furnishing an indemnity bond.Sharif, 69, is accompanied by his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif, his personal physician Adnan Khan and other personnel.The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N) supremo left for London via Qatar after arriving at Lahore airport, where the air ambulance equipped with an intensive care…

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Today’s superhero films ‘too noisy’ and overshot, says Willem Dafoe

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Actor Willem Dafoe believes the process of making superhero films changed dramatically from the time he portrayed Green Goblin in Sam Raimi’s “Spiderman” to his most recent outing in “Aquaman”.During a panel discussion at 92Y in New York, the actor said working on Raimi’s 2000 blockbuster felt like making an “independent film” at the time.”‘Spider-Man’ was great fun because Sam Raimi made that like it was a little independent film. And also that was before a lot of the technology was in place, and comic book movies were fairly new,…

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Murray will do ‘great job’ at Davis Cup, says British captain

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Andy Murray will do a “great job” when he continues his comeback from injury at next week’s inaugural Davis Cup Finals in Madrid, British captain Leon Smith said.The former world number one claimed his first ATP title since 2017 last month in Antwerp to raise hopes that he could return to the top of the game despite needing career-saving hip surgery earlier this year.Murray, who inspired Britain to the 2015 Davis Cup title, will line up alongside his older brother Jamie, Dan Evans, Kyle Edmund and Neal Skupski at the…

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Sri Lanka will be friendly with all nations, but neutral in matters among int’l powers: Gotabaya

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Sri Lanka’s newly-elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa delivered a measured speech on Monday at his swearing-in ceremony, saying his country will maintain friendly ties with all nations and remain neutral in matters involving international powers so as to stay out of conflicts.The 70-year-old controversial wartime defence secretary’s statement is of importance as Sri Lanka has historically been an important commercial hub along the maritime routes due to its strategic position in the Indian Ocean, where China is increasingly making its inroads, raising concerns in India. Rajapaksa stormed to victory on Sunday,…

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TJ Miller does not want Disney to make ‘Deadpool 3’

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Actor TJ Miller has said he would like Disney-Marvel to not make the third part in Ryan Reynolds-fronted “Deadpool” series.The future of the beloved franchise is in doldrums after Disney acquired 20th Century Fox, which produced the first two parts, both of which were R-rated.A certain section of fans fear under Marvel, owned by Disney, the content of the threequel might be sanitised so as to suit the PG-13 audience of the Mouse House.Miller, who portrays Deadpool’s confidante Weasel, recently appeared on “The Adam Carolla Show”, where he gave an…

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