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Federer, Nadal object to Djokovic proposal for player union

August 30, 2020 strong

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and other members of the ATP Player Council spoke out against a plan put forth by top-ranked Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil to start a men’s-only union of sorts for tennis — bringing the sport’s politics into the spotlight just before the U.S. Open. Also against the proposal: the ATP men’s tour and the sport’s other governing bodies, including the WTA women’s tour and the four Grand Slam tournaments. They issued a joint statement Saturday saying: “It is a time for even greater collaboration, not…

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Amy Adams boards cast of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’

August 30, 2020 strong

Universal’s feature film adaptation of hit Broadway musical “Dear Evan Hansen” has added Hollywood star Amy Adams. Ben Platt, who played the title part in the stage musical, will reprise the role on screen with “Unbelievable” star Kaitlyn Dever playing Zoe, the love interest of the protagonist. “Dear Evan Hansen” opened on Broadway in 2016. The story revolves around Hansen, a high school student with social anxiety. He unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide mistakes one of his letters…

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Annual and development fees cannot be charged till schools reopen: HC

August 30, 2020 strong

The Delhi High Court has held that annual and development charges cannot be taken from the parents of students “during the pendency of the present lockdown”, when schools are yet to reopen. The prima facie opinion was expressed by Justice Jayant Nath in his order of August 25 while hearing a plea moved by the parents’ association of a private school, which started taking the annual and development charges along with the tuition fees from July. The court restrained the school from taking the annual and development charges from…

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Overdue replacement cycle to drive recovery in commercial vehicles: VECV

August 30, 2020 strong

Overdue replacement cycle of commercial vehicles will drive recovery in the market, while demand for trucks is expected to start coming back from October-November onwards, according to a top official of VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV). Despite the challenging market situation currently, the company, a joint venture between the Volvo Group and Eicher Motors Ltd, expects that truck makers may find it difficult to supply when demand starts coming back, especially when large fleet operators opt for efficiency and productivity to drive down operating costs. “Even though the current market…

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Health experts decry Trump’s shunning of virus rules

August 30, 2020 strong

Public health experts expressed concern Friday about President Donald Trump’s largely mask-free, socially un-distanced Republican convention event on the White House lawn, saying some of his 1,500 guests may have inadvertently brought and spread the coronavirus to others. There almost certainly were individuals there who were infected with COVID-19 but don’t know it, said Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and public health professor at George Washington University.. I worry about these individuals infecting one another and most certainly going back to their home, said Wen, who previously served…

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Assam will send GoM report to Centre for granting ST status to 6 ethnic communities: CM

August 30, 2020 strong

The Assam government would send to the Centre soon the report of the Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted for preparation of modalities for granting of ST status to the six ethnic communities of the state, said Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. He also said that the proposed Autonomous Council for the Moran community would start functioning shortly. The chief minister said this in a meeting with a delegation of various organisations of the Moran Community in Guwahati on Saturday. The six communities are Koch Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, Chutia,…

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Govt permits meals on flights; airlines can put flyers on no-fly list for refusing to wear mask

August 28, 2020 strong

The government has permitted the airlines to serve pre-packed snacks, meals and beverages on domestic flights and hot meals on international flights, according to an official order. Moreover, any passenger who refuses to wear a face mask in a flight can be put on the no-fly list by the airline, said a senior official of the aviation regulator DGCA. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, in-flight meal service was not permitted on domestic flights since their resumption on May 25. On international flights, only pre-packed cold meals and snacks were being…

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Biden will be destroyer of American greatness: Trump

August 28, 2020 strong

Seeking another four years in the White House, US President Donald Trump has slammed Democratic rival Joe Biden’s record as a “shameful roll call of the most catastrophic betrayals” and said his victory will endanger the nation and destroy the American greatness. Speaking from the South Lawn of the White House, Trump, 74, said that no one will be safe under a Biden administration. Launching a blistering attack on his November challenger, Trump said: Joe Biden is not the saviour of America’s soul.” He is the destroyer of America’s jobs,…

After Barcelona, Messi’s Argentine hometown dreams of return

August 28, 2020 strong

A mural of a young Lionel Messi in a Newell’s Old Boys jersey, tiny and barefoot with a soccer ball in front of him, inspires hundreds of young people at the Argentine club’s youth school to dream of succeeding like their hometown hero. Messi’s surprise decision to leave European club Barcelona earlier this week has sparked unlikely dreams in residents of Rosario, the city 300 kilometers (186 miles) north of Buenos Aires where he was born, that he would return to play with the local team, Newell’s Old Boys. Hundreds…

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Miss having live audience on The Kapil Sharma Show’, says Kapil Sharma

August 28, 2020 strong

Comedian Kapil Sharma is back with The Kapil Sharma Show post the lockdown but the host says he misses recording the episodes of the show without the live audience. The production on the show, a comedy chat show with celebrity guests, had come to a halt due to the coronavirus-led lockdown in March with the producers making do by airing old episodes. The team, including Sharma, Bharti Singh, Krushna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda and Sumona Chakravarti, resumed shooting amid strict safety guidelines from July 18 and the show went on air…