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Former union minister M J Akbar on Saturday reiterated before a Delhi court that the allegations of sexual misconduct made by journalist Priya Ramani against him were “fabricated and false”. Akbar made the submission before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar through senior advocate Geeta Luthra during the final hearing in a criminal complaint filed by him against Ramani for allegedly defaming him by accusing him of sexual misconduct decades ago. Ramani had made the allegation of sexual misconduct against Akbar in 2018 during the #MeToo movement. Luthra said that…

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Customary ‘Halwa Ceremony’ kickstarts process of compilation Budget documents

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 strong

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur and senior officials of the finance ministry on Saturday participated in the symbolic ‘Halwa Ceremony’ that marks the beginning of compilation of budget documents. Unlike the past, the voluminous budget documents will not be printed this year following the COVID-19 protocol and will instead be distributed electronically to the Members of Parliament (MPs). Previously, the ceremony marked the launch of printing exercise for the budget. This will be the first time since the presentation of independent India’s first budget…

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At 78 and the oldest president, Biden sees a world changed

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 strong

When Joe Biden took the oath of office as the 46th president, he became not only the oldest newly inaugurated US chief executive in history but also the oldest sitting president ever. Biden was born November 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was 78 years, two months and one day old when he was sworn in on Wednesday. That’s 78 days older than President Ronald Reagan was when he left office in 1989. A look at how the country Biden now leads has changed over his lifetime and how his…

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Strong India following Netaji’s footsteps, from LOC to LAC: PM

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 strong

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose would have been proud to see that the country has become strong and is following his footsteps from the Line of Control (LoC) to the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The LoC divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan, while the LAC separates India and China. Bose would have also been proud that the government he dreamt of is fighting a pandemic with vaccines developed by it, and gave a befitting reply whenever its sovereignty was challenged,…

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Bhajan singer Narendra Chanchal passes away at Delhi hospital

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 strong

Popular ‘bhajan’ singer Narendra Chanchal, best known for his songs ‘Chalo bulawa aaya hai’ and ‘Tune mujhe bulaya sherawaliye’, died at a private hospital here on Friday following health complications, sources said. He was 76. Chanchal breathed his last at 12:15 pm at Apollo Hospital here, the sources said. He was admitted to the south Delhi hospital on November 27 and died after suffering from brain complications, they said. Born to a Punjabi family in Namak Mandi, Amritsar in 1940, Chanchal grew up in a religious atmosphere that inspired him…

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Rupee pares losses to settle marginally higher at 72.97 against USD

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 strong

The rupee clawed back lost ground towards the fag-end of the session and settled with a marginal 2 paise gain at 72.97 against the US dollar on Friday, supported by easing crude oil prices. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic unit opened lower and traded in the negative territory most part of the session, tracking a massive selloff in domestic equities. The rupee touched a low of 73.09 and a high of 72.96 during the day. The domestic unit finally ended 2 paise higher at 72.97 against the…

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HC directs SPCA to take custody of hippo confined with Asiad Circus management

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 strong

The Delhi High Court Friday directed the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animal (SPCA) to immediately take the 9-year-old hippopotamus who has been illegally kept by the Asiad Circus management and place it in the zoo. The high court also issued non-bailable warrants against the proprietor of Asiad Circus, whose licence had been revoked by the authorities in 2017, to ensure his presence at the next hearing on April 15. Justice Prathiba M Singh noted that despite repeated directions, the proprietor of the circus Riazuddin Khan has failed to…

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Fauci unleashed: Doc takes ‘liberating’ turn at centre stage

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 strong

Dr Anthony Fauci is back. In truth, the nation’s leading infectious-diseases expert never really went away. But after enduring nearly a year of darts and undermining comments from former President Donald Trump, Fauci now speaks with the authority of the White House again. He called it liberating Thursday to be backed by a science-friendly administration that has embraced his recommendations to battle COVID-19. One of the new things in this administration is, if you don’t know the answer, don’t guess, Fauci said in one pointed observation during a White House…

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Govt-farmers talks hit roadblock; Unions threaten to intensify agitation

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 strong

The government’s negotiations with protesting farm unions hit a roadblock on Friday as the farmer leaders stuck to their demands for a complete repeal of three farm laws they find pro-corporate and a legal guarantee for MSP, even as the Centre asked them to reconsider its proposal for putting the Acts on hold for 12-18 months Unlike the last 10 rounds of talks, the 11th round could not even reach a decision on the next date for the meeting as the government also hardened its position saying it is ready…

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Siraj is find of Australia Test series: Shastri

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 strong

India head coach Ravi Shastri on Friday described rookie pacer Mohammed Siraj as the find of the Australia tour, hailing him for playing a key role in the historic Test series win despite personal loss and racial abuse from spectators Down Under. Siraj could not return to India after his father, who was an auto driver, died barely a week after he landed in Australia with the Indian team in November last year. He also faced racial abuse from a section of the crowd in Sydney during the third Test.…