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Biden looks to clinch nomination as 7 states, DC vote

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Joe Biden could seize the number of delegates needed to formally clinch the Democrats’ presidential nomination on Tuesday as seven states and the District of Columbia push through a pandemic and exploding racial tensions to host the largest slate of primary elections in almost three months. Voters will be asked to navigate curfews, health concerns and a sharp increase in mail balloting as elections take place from Maryland to Montana. Four states were originally scheduled to vote in April but delayed their contests because of the coronavirus outbreak. Pennsylvania offers…

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HC suspends life convict’s sentence in 1984 riots case by 12 weeks on medical ground

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The Delhi High Court Monday suspended for 12 weeks the life imprisonment sentence awarded to one of the convicts in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case as he was suffering from chronic kidney ailment and was highly vulnerable to a contagious disease like COVID-19. A bench of Justices Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula, noted, while conducted the hearing through video conferencing, that Naresh Sehrawat was admitted to the medicine ward of the Central Jail Hospital, Tihar. Since the petitioner (Sehrawat) is a chronic kidney disease, stage-IV patient and is admitted in the…

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Amit, Vikas nominated for Khel Ratna by BFI; 3 names for Arjuna

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World silver-medallist Amit Panghal and the seasoned Vikas Krishan were on Monday nominated for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the Boxing Federation of India, which picked only Olympic-bound names as its nominees for the annual honours. The BFI has nominated world bronze-winning trio of Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), Simranjit Kaur (64kg) and Manish Kaushik (63kg) for the Arjuna awards. Of these, Borgohain has won the world bronze twice, the most recent being last year. For the Dronacharya awards, the BFI has finalised the names of national women’s coach Mohammed…

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Wajid Khan of music composer duo Sajid-Wajid dies due to coronavirus

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Singer-composer Wajid Khan of music director duo Sajid-Wajid, popular for their work on superstar Salman Khan’s films such as Wanted , Dabangg and Ek Tha Tiger , died in wee hours on Monday in a city hospital due to coronavirus. The 42-year-old singer had underlying kidney issues. “He died of a cardiac arrest,” Wajid’s brother Sajid told PTI while confirming that the musician had tested positive for COVID-19. Music composer Salim Merchant, who first confirmed the news of Wajid’s death, said the composer was hospitalised recently at Surana Hospital, Chembur…

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Sensex, Nifty spurt over 2 pc as India begins to unlock economy

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Market benchmark index Sensex on Monday rallied 879 points on heavy buying in financial, FMCG and energy stocks as the government starting the process to unlock the economy boosted investor sentiment. Positive cues from the global markets also helped the key equity indices extend gains for the fourth session in a row. After skyrocketing 1,250 points during the day, the 30-share BSE Sensex settled 879.42 points or 2.57 per cent higher at 33,303.52. The NSE Nifty surged 245.85 points or 2.57 per cent to finish at 9,826.15. Bajaj Finance was…

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Hong Kong blocks Tiananmen vigil; rush on for UK passports

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Hong Kong police rejected an application Monday for an annual candlelight vigil marking the anniversary this week of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, as residents rushed to apply for passports that could allow them to move to the United Kingdom. Throngs of people lined up at DHL courier outlets across the city, many to send documents to the UK to apply for or renew what is known as a British National (Overseas) passport. My BNO passport expired in 2004, but at the time I didn’t renew it because I trusted…

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Cabinet decisions will bring positive changes in lives of farmers, labourers, workers: PM

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The decisions taken by the Union Cabinet on Monday will bring about positive changes in the lives of farmers, labourers and workers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said as his government enters second year in office. These decisions will bring tremendous benefits to the farmers, street vendors and micro, small and medium enterprises, he said. “To give impetus to the campaign for a self-reliant India, we have not only changed the definition of MSMEs, but have also approved several proposals to revive it. This will benefit the small and medium…

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At this phase of my career, I am enjoying my cricket: Ishant

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He has been phenomenal in the last few years and India pacer Ishant Sharma simply believes that it has to do with him “enjoying his cricket”. The 31-year-old, who is India’s senior-most cricketer in the current set-up with 97 Tests, said that he wouldn’t probably like to sledge Steve Smith during the next tour of Australia, unlike the 2017 home series game in Bengaluru where his facial expression became a meme. “I am in that phase of my career where I am enjoying my cricket and more I enjoy, better…

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COVID-19 crisis humanitarian, not political: Guj HC

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COVID-19 is a humanitarian crisis and not a political one, and merely criticising the government is not going to magically cure people or make the dead come back to life, the Gujarat High Court said in its latest order on a suo motu PIL related to the outbreak. It also called for “cooperation, understanding and constructive criticism” to help the state government fight the pandemic. The division bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice JB Pardiwala expressed anguish that its recent observations on the government’s dealing of the pandemic…

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We’re finishing the film: Christopher Nolan on ‘Tenet’

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Director Christopher Nolan has given an update to fans about his much-awaited film “Tenet”, saying the globetrotting espionage thriller will be ready for a release whenever the theatres reopen. “Tenet”, which is expected to be released worldwide on July 17, is into the post-production stage, the filmmaker added. Talking to Total Film magazine, although Nolan didn’t guarantee a release date, he said the team will have the completed film by the time theatres resume business, which is halted by the coronavirus-led lockdown. “We’re finishing the film, and the film will…

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