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COVID-19 caseload in India breaches 95-lakh mark

 India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 95 lakh, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 89.73 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 94.11 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 95,34,964 with 35,551 new infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,38,648 with 526 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 89,73,373 pushing…

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Warner’s injury is opportunity for others to claim opening slot in Tests: Langer

A groin injury has ruled David Warner out of at least the first Test against India and Australia coach Justin Langer says the temporarily vacant opening slot will go to the one who performs well for Australia A in the upcoming tour games against the visitors. The Australian cricket fraternity has been debating about Warner’s opening partner in the Test series with a few backing the struggling Joe Burns to keep his place while others want the young William Pucovski to open. However, the injury to Warner has changed the…

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Peter Dinklage to star in ‘Toxic Avenger’ reboot

“Game of Thrones” alum Peter Dinklage has found his next project in Legendary’s new “Toxic Avenger” film. The reboot will be a modern-day take on Troma Entertainment’s 1984 low-budget action comedy hit, “The Toxic Avenger”, reported Deadline. Macon Blair, who is on board to helm the project, is best known for his directorial debut “I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore”, a Netflix film. “Toxic Avenger” will cover environmental themes and subvert the superhero genre in the vein of Deadpool. When a struggling everyman is pushed into a…

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Sensex rises over 120 point in early trade; Nifty tops 13,000

Equity benchmark Sensex climbed over 120 points in opening trade on Tuesday, as better than expected GDP data strengthened market sentiment amid unabated foreign capital inflows. The 30-share BSE index was trading 126.62 points or 0.29 per cent higher at 44,276.34. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty rose 32.45 points or 0.25 per cent to 13,001.40. UltraTech Cement was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising about 2.5 per cent, followed by Infosys, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Auto PowerGrid, ICICI Bank and IndusInd Bank. On the other hand, ONGC, M&M, Nestle…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Top secret: Biden gets access to President’s Daily Brief

Joe Biden on Monday got his first look as president-elect at the President’s Daily Brief, a top secret summary of US intelligence and world events a document former first lady Michelle Obama has called The Death, Destruction, and Horrible Things Book.” Biden has already had eyes on different iterations of the so-called PDB, which is tailored to the way each president likes to absorb information. More than a decade ago, Biden read President George W Bush’s PDB during Biden’s transition into the vice presidency. After that, he read President Barack…

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India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 94.62 lakh; Nov saw over 30 pc decline in cases

India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 94.62 lakh with November registering over 30 per cent decline in both new deaths and cases as compared to October, while total recoveries surged to 88,89,585, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data updated on Tuesday The total coronavirus cases mounted to 94,62,809 with 31,118 new infections, while the death toll climbed to 1,37,621?after 482 more fatalities were reported, the data updated at 8 am showed New infections due to COVID-19 started to decline steadily since the first week of October A total 12,78,727 cases…

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Farmers’ protest enters fifth day, traffic disrupted in city

 The ongoing protests by thousands of farmers against the Centre’s new farm laws entered the fifth day on Monday, with the protestors threatening to block all five entry points to the national capital Rejecting the Centre’s offer to hold talks once they move to the Burari ground, the farmers said they will not accept any conditional dialogue and have called a meeting to discuss their next course of action later in the day. Farmers, who had reached Nirankarai Samagam Ground in Burari on Saturday, continued their protest there. Traffic continued…

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Mexico charges ex-security chief who faces trial in US

Mexican officials said Sunday they want to prosecute former security chief Genaro Gar Luna in his own country, despite the fact he faces trial in the US for allegedly protecting a drug gang. The action follows a US decision to drop charges against another former top Mexican official accused of drug links, ex-Defense Secretary Salvador Cienfuegos, and leave any prosecution up to Mexico. A federal official told The Associated Press on Sunday that the Attorney General’s Office had issued an arrest warrant on Friday for former Public Security Secretary Garc…

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RBI likely to maintain status quo for 3rd straight time on inflation concerns

The Reserve Bank is likely to keep the benchmark interest rates unchanged in its next monetary policy review in view of heightened retail inflation which has persistently remained above its comfort level, feel experts. However, with the economic growth continuing to remain in the negative territory for the second consecutive quarter ending September, the central bank is likely to continue with the accommodative monetary stance keeping the hope alive for a rate cut as and when needed. The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) headed by RBI Governor is scheduled to…

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Injured Warner ruled out, Cummins rested for rest of limited-overs series against India

In-form Australian opener David Warner has been ruled out of the remainder of the limited-overs series against India due to a groin injury that he suffered during the second ODI here, while top pacer Pat Cummins has been rested as part of his workload management. Warner, who scored 69 and 83 in the first two ODIs, hurt himself on Sunday while fielding at the SCG in the second one-dayer which Australia won by 51 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. The dashing opener has returned home…

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