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Rane calls Uddhav meet with CM over Ratnagiri refinery a farce

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Former Congress leader Narayan Rane today ridiculed Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray’s meeting with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to oppose the setting up of a refinery in Ratnagiri district and termed Thackeray’s move as a farce. Addressing a press conference, Rane said that the industry and environment ministries, both of which are connected to the setting up of the refinery at Nanar in Rajapur, were headed by Sena leaders. “Why have they given permission to the project? Why the farce of meeting the chief minister to oppose the project?” Rane…

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Stay away from elements indulging in terror activities: Rawat to J-K youth

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Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat today exhorted youths of Jammu and Kashmir to stay away from elements trying to indulge in terror activities in the militancy-infested state, and asked them to focus on building their lives through education. His comments came during an interaction with a group of students from Rajouri district of the state, who are in the city as part of the national integration tour from February 11-21. “You have to grow up to serve the country, the villages you come from. So, stay away from elements involved…

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Arnold Schwarzenegger joins Michael Fassbender in ‘Kung Fury’

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Scientists have confirmed nearly 100 new planets outside our solar system, bringing the total number of exoplanets found using NASA’s K2 mission to almost 300. “We started out analysing 275 candidates, of which 149 were validated as real exoplanets. In turn, 95 of these planets have proved to be new discoveries,” said Andrew Mayo, doctoral student at the Technical University of Denmark. “This research has been underway since the first K2 data release in 2014,” said Mayo, main author of the research published in the Astronomical Journal. Mayo and his…

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Woman gets Rs 7.87 L for husband’s death in accident

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A consumer court here has ordered an insurance company to pay Rs 7.87 lakh to a widow for the death of her husband in a road accident in 2009. Thane District Consumer Rederessal Forum president Sneha Mhatre and member Madhuri Vishwarupe said the insurance firm was deficient in services as it rejected the claim citing wrong reasons, due to which the claimant had to undergo mental torture. The claimant, Achala Marde, told the forum that her husband Rudranivas Marde used to work with a company at Boisar in the neighbouring…

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India women look to continue dominance over SA in 2nd T20

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A perfect start achieved, the Indian women’s cricket team would look to continue its supremacy over South Africa when the two sides clash in the second Twenty20 International, here tomorrow. After a 2-1 win in the ODI series, the Indian women started the T20 series on a confident note, drubbing the hosts by seven wickets here in the first game on Monday. And the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side would look to carry on the momentum in the remainder of the five-match series. The way the Indians came out all guns blazing…

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Re gains 14 P to trade at 2-week high in opening trade

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The rupee gained another 14 paise to trade at a two-week high of 63.95 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday on dollar selling by exporters and banks amid firm equities. The dollar’s weakness against other currencies overseas also supported the rupee sentiment, a currency dealer said. The moved between 63.98 per dollar and 63.93 per dollar at the interbank forex market in early trade. The dollar fell further against the yen to hit a 15-month low in Asian trade while the euro gained after a firm German…

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Court sends suspected IM terrorist to police custody

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A Delhi court has sent an alleged Indian Mujahideen terrorist, who had escaped during the 2008 Batla House encounter and was wanted in connection with several blasts, to 25 days police custody. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma gave Delhi Police 25 days to conduct Ariz Khan’s custodial interrogation. Khan, who was arrested on February 13, was produced before the court last evening. Seeking his remand, the special cell of the police told the court that he was required to be quizzed in relation to the Batla House case and in…

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Jewellery stocks take a hit after PNB fraud

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Shares of Gitanjali Gems today plunged up to 19 per cent in morning trade after the company came under scanner of various investigating agencies following the Punjab National Bank’s declaration of nearly Rs 11,400-crore fraud. The stock today opened on a bearish note at Rs 48, then lost further ground to touch a low of Rs 47.50, down 18.94 per cent over its previous closing price. Similar movement was seen on the NSE as well, where the stock tanked 18.73 per cent to a low of Rs 47.50. Meanwhile, some…

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South Africa’s Jacob Zuma resigns as president

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South African President Jacob Zuma resigned from the position today, ending an impasse with his ruling African National Congress (ANC), which was planning to side with opposition parties in Parliament to remove him via a motion of no confidence. Zuma’s resignation comes three days after the ANC’s national leadership decided at a marathon meeting in the early hours of Monday to ask him to resign, which he had defiantly refused. “I resign as President of the Republic (of South Africa) with immediate effect,” Zuma said in a nationally-televised broadcast, ending…

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Norway urges world to work together to protect oceans

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Norway is working to put sustainable use of oceans on the top of the international agenda, the country’s envoy here today said, exhorting the world to work together to check marine pollution. Ambassador of Norway to India Nils Ragnar Kamsvag made the remarks during his address at the opening of the three-day World Sustainable Development Summit, hosted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) at the India Habitat Centre. The envoy cited an incident from last year, when a whale was found on the west coast of Norway, with over…

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