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Expect Tokyo Olympics to go ahead as scheduled despite coronavirus concerns: Rijiju

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Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said he expects this year’s Tokyo Olympics to go ahead smoothly despite fears being expressed over the fate of the Games amid the novel coronavirus threat. The Olympic Games are scheduled to be held in July-August this year but a senior IOC member Dick Pound has said that the event might have to be cancelled if the deadly coronavirus outbreak is not brought under control by May. “Virus China mein hai, Tokyo mein Nahi (the virus is in China not Tokyo),” Rijiju said in…

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Way forward for any country is by educating itself more: Shah Rukh

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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Wednesday said it’s with constant education that a country, a family can move forward as there is never an end to learning. In December last year, when the actor visited the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, the La Trobe University announced the ‘Shah Rukh Khan La Trobe University PhD Scholarship’. At the event to announce the recipient of the scholarship here on Wednesday, Shah Rukh said it was his honour to lend his name or be attached to the scholarship. “I am a big…

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Judge hearing Delhi violence case transferred to Punjab & Haryana HC

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Delhi HC Judge S Muralidhar was transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High Court, days after the Supreme Court collegium made the recommendation. The judge was hearing the Delhi violence case and the late evening notification came on the day when a bench headed by him expressed “anguish” over the Delhi Police’s failure to register FIRs against alleged hate speeches by three BJP leaders. A notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice states that the president took the decision after consulting the Chief Justice of India. The notification,…

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Sensex drops over 200 pts; Nifty near 11,600

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Market benchmark Sensex dropped over 200 points in opening session on Thursday as incessant foreign fund outflow and coronavirus overhang weighed on global investor sentiment. The 30-share index dropped 202.44 points, or 0.51 per cent, to 39,686.52, while the NSE Nifty fell 62.75 points, or 0.54 per cent, to 11,615.75. Top losers in the Sensex pack included HCL Tech, HDFC Bank, TCS, M&M, IndusInd Bank, Sun Pharma, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries. On the other hand, Titan, NTPC, Nestle India and Kotak Bank were trading with gains. In the previous…

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Trump faces credibility test as he plays down virus threat

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President Donald Trump faces a critical personal challenge in grappling with the new coronavirus outbreak: Asking Americans to believe him after he and some of his top advisers have contradicted federal scientists in playing down the threat. Keenly aware of the stakes not just for public health but also his credibility, Trump conducted a lengthy press conference Wednesday evening aimed at reassuring everyone that he has the crisis well in hand. Trump surrounded himself with his administration’s top health experts. And he encouraged Americans to be prepared for the virus’…

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Priyanka attacks govt over transfer of Delhi HC judge Muralidhar

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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday attacked the government over the transfer of Delhi High Court Judge S Muralidhar, saying the Centre’s attempts to “muzzle” justice and “break people’s faith in an upright judiciary are deplorable” Delhi HC Judge S Muralidhar was transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High Court, days after the Supreme Court collegium made the recommendation The judge was hearing the Delhi violence case and the late evening notification came on the day when a bench headed by him expressed “anguish” over the Delhi Police’s failure…

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Democrat Bernie Sanders slams Trump for selling weapons to India

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Democratic presidential front-runner Senator Bernie Sanders on Monday slammed President Donald Trump for selling weapons to India, saying that the US should instead partner with New Delhi to fight climate change to save the planet.Sanders, who has won the Nevada and New Hampshire primaries and tied in Iowa, made the comments after Trump, who is on a two-day visit to India, on Monday announced that the US will sign defence trade deals worth USD 3 billion with India.In an address at a massive “Namaste Trump” rally at Motera stadium in…

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Hong Kong’s Lee tunes out critics for cycling worlds

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Sarah Lee will attempt to defend women’s keirin and sprint gold at this week’s track cycling world championships in Berlin, although some argued she should have been banned from representing Hong Kong over accusations of supporting anti-government protests.Lee, who considering quitting cycling after her 2016 Rio Olympics flop, found herself in the middle of a social media storm last year over comments perceived as backing pro-democracy protests in the semi-autonomous city.While she received plenty of support for embracing freedom of speech and speaking out for Hong Kong, Lee’s remarks also…

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Head constable killed, DCP injured in fresh clashes over CAA in northeast Delhi

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A Delhi Police head constable was killed and a deputy commissioner of police injured as clashes over the amended citizenship law broke out again in northeast Delhi’s Jaffrabad and Maujpur on Monday, with protesters torching houses, shops and vehicles, and hurling stones at each other. Violence between groups supporting and opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) was also reported in the Chandbagh and Bhajanpura areas.This is the second day of clashes in the city where US President Donald Trump will arrive on Monday evening.Police fired tear gas shells and also…

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John Abraham to produce biopic on Revathi Roy

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John Abraham on Tuesday announced his next production, a biographical drama film based on the life of well-known social entrepreneur Revathi Roy.The actor-producer will back the project through his banner JA Entertainment, alongside Robbie Grewal’s Red Ice Films and Anil Bohra’s Vyka Entertainment.Robbie, who previously worked with John on 2019’s spy thriller RAW , will helm the movie which will chronicle the story of Roy, who started India’s only last-mile delivery company that employs only women as delivery agents.”I am very happy that we are producing this very upbeat story…

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