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Injured Warner out of first Test against India, targeting return in Melbourne

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 Australia opener David Warner has been ruled out of the opening Test against India in Adelaide due to a groin injury that he suffered during the limited-overs series. The opening Test of the series, to begin on December 17, will be a day-night affair and Warner said he wants to be cent percent ready for the rigours of traditional format and was targeting a return in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. “The injury feels a lot better, but I need to be able to satisfy in my own mind…

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Carol Burnett biopic taps Tara Miele as director

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Writer-director Tara Miele, known for her work on superhero shows like “Batwoman” and “Arrow”, will helm a film about the life of comedy icon Carol Burnett. The movie was in development at Focus Features in 2019 and according to insiders, it is now in negotiations to jump to Apple, where it will be released as an original. According to Variety, Miele will also adapt Burnett’s bestselling memoir, “Carrie and Me: A Mother-Daughter Love Story”, which will serve as the source material for the feature. The book and subsequent film will…

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CBI files supplementary charge sheets in 2 Vyapam scam cases

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The CBI has filed supplementary charge sheets in two separate cases related to pre-medical test-2009 and transport constable recruitment test-2012 conducted by Vyapam in Madhya Pradesh, officials said Tuesday. In the supplementary charge sheet filed before a Gwalior special court in the PMT-2009 case, the CBI has listed 126 accused candidates, impersonators, parents of candidates and middlemen who allegedly facilitated use of proxy candidates to get selected in medical colleges of the state, they said. “During CBI investigation, it was found that 36 candidates had allegedly arranged impersonators to appear…

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Rupee surges 11 paise to 73.49 against US dollar in early trade

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The rupee strengthened by 11 paise to 73.49 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday, supported by foreign portfolio flows and strong opening in domestic equities. Traders said weakening of the American currency in the overseas market also supported the local unit. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 73.58 against the US dollar, then gained further ground and touched 73.49, registering a rise of 11 paise over its previous close. On Tuesday, the rupee surged by 30 paise to settle at a one-and-a-half month…

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India’s weapons procurement from the US jumps to USD 3.4 billion in 2020

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 India’s weapons procurement from the United States jumped from a meagre USD 6.2 million to a whopping USD 3.4 billion in the final year of the Donald Trump’s administration, according to official data. As per the data released by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the jump in the sale of American weapons to India comes at a time when sale of weapons from the US to other countries has dipped to USD 50.8 billion in 2020 from USD 55.7 billion in 2019. In 2019, the sale of US weapons…

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India’s COVID-19 caseload rises to 97.35 lakh; recoveries cross 92 lakh

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India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 97.35 lakh on Wednesday, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 92 lakh, pushing the national recovery rate to 94.66 per cent, according to the Union health ministry. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 97,35,850 with 32,080 new infections being reported in a day, while the death toll rose to 1,41,360 with 402 new fatalities, data updated by the ministry at 8 am showed. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 92,15,581, pushing the national…

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West Indies 114-5 at lunch on Day 3, 1st test vs New Zealand

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The dark clouds that gathered over Seddon Park on Saturday on the third day of the first cricket test between New Zealand and West Indies were good omens for New Zealand fast bowlers Tim Southee and Trent Boult. Boult and Southee play for Northern Districts province which counts Seddon Park at Hamilton among its home grounds. They have an intimate knowledge of local conditions and are especially aware than when low cloud settles over the ground the ball will swing. The West Indies resumed at 49-0 Saturday after openers John…

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HC seeks report on shifting of Lalu to hosp director’s bungalow from ward and back

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The Jharkhand High Court on Friday sought a report from the state government on who ordered the transfer of jailed RJD president Lalu Prasad to the director’s bungalow of a Ranchi hospital from its paying ward in August and shifting him back there recently. The court directed the state government to file the report by December 18. Prasad, who was convicted in fodder scam cases, was undergoing treatment in the Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) for multiple ailments. The former Bihar chief minister was transferred from the paying ward…

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UK-EU trade talks ‘paused’ with deal still elusive

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A week of intense trade talks between Britain and the European Union ended in stalemate Friday, with negotiators stepping back while politicians decide whether major differences can be bridged to avoid a messy, economically disruptive rupture in less than a month. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier and his British counterpart, David Frost, said they had agreed to pause negotiations while they brief the two sides’ political leaders. They said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will discuss the state of play on Saturday.…

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Biden says his administration will be most diverse ever

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 US President-elect Joe Biden has said that his administration would be the most diverse than it has ever been both in the Cabinet and inside the White House. Biden, 78, is due to take over as the 46th US President on January 20. African-American groups have been asking Biden, a Democrat, to nominate one of them among the big four: Secretary of State, Treasury Secretary, Defence Secretary and Attorney General. It will be the most diverse Cabinet and the main spots in both White House as well as in cabinet…

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