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Court directs lodging of FIR in case of caste-based question asked in DSSSB exam

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A Delhi court has directed the concerned authority to register an FIR under the provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, in a case of caste-based question being allegedly asked in the primary teachers’ recruitment exam by the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) . Additional Sessions Judge Ravinder Bedi said prima facie the alleged words in questions papers of 2018 and 2019 disclosed commission of various cognizable offences committed by the DSSSB. The court directed the officer empowered under the Act to conduct an…

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We plan to sell 1,100 cars in 2021, says Spinny’s founder

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Online used car retailing platform provider Spinny is eyeing to sell 1,100 vehicles in 2021, the company said here on Thursday. Spinny has set up its first-ever used car hub in the city as part of strengthening its presence in the country. The sales outlet in the city is Spinny’s 14th one. “By deploying an organised approach in the region’s pre-owned car industry, Spinny aims to sell 1,100 cars from its hub in Chennai in 2021,” the company said in a press statement. With a pan-India inventory of over 2,000…

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Extreme weather testing Biden’s disaster management skills

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Add Mother Nature to the pile of crises on President Joe Biden’s plate. A month into the job and focused on the coronavirus, Biden is seeing his disaster management skills tested after winter storms plunged Texas, Oklahoma and neighboring states into an unusual deep freeze that left millions shivering in homes that lost heat and power, and in many homes, water. At least 59 deaths across the US have been blamed on the blast of unseasonable weather. Biden came into office Jan 20 promising to tackle a series of brewing…

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Upsurge in daily new COVID-19 cases in Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and MP: Govt

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Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh have recorded an “upsurge” in daily new cases of COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday In a statement, the ministry said in the last seven days, Chhattisgarh has also seen a rise in daily active new cases. In the last 24 hours, 259 daily new cases have been reported, it said Kerala continues to report a high number of daily new cases and in the past week, Maharashtra has exhibited a spike in the number of daily new cases, accounting for…

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Darling of IPL auction Maxwell fetches Rs 14.25 cr deal

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 IPL’s perennial under-performer Glenn Maxwell once again fetched big money at the players auction with Royal Challengers Bangalore bidding a whopping Rs 14.25 crore to secure his services here on Friday. England all-rounder Moeen Ali also went for a high price of Rs 7 crore to Chennai Super Kings. Both Maxwell and Moeen had base prices of Rs 2 crore. In contrast, Australian Steve Smith, who was released by Rajasthan Royals, was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2.20 crore, only Rs 20 lakh more than his base price. KKR…

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People tend to cast actors in roles they’ve done before: Parineeti Chopra

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 Bollywood star Parineeti Chopra says actors tend to get cast based on their previous work when all they want is to do roles where they can “change things up” and surprise viewers. The 32-year-old actor said she was not the obvious choice for her upcoming thriller “The Girl on The Train”, which is why it felt liberating to play Mira Kapoor, a complex woman struggling with grief and alcoholism, in the thriller. “It is rare to get roles that you might have not played before because people tend to cast…

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SC closes suo motu proceedings to probe larger conspiracy to frame ex-CJI Gogoi

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The Supreme Court on Thursday closed the proceedings initiated to probe a larger conspiracy to frame ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi in an alleged sexual harassment case and “fixing” of benches in the top court. A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said that nearly two years have passed and the possibility of retrieving electronic records is very less in the probe. The top court, while closing the suo motu proceeding in the case, said the in-house proceedings has already completed the probe into the sexual harassment allegations against then CJI…

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US Citizenship Act of 2021 to be introduced in Congress on Thursday

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Proposed by President Joe Biden, the US Citizenship Act 2021 – which among other things intends to eliminate the per-country cap for employment-based green cards would be introduced in Congress on Thursday, a move that would benefit hundreds and thousands of Indian IT professionals in America. In a major move, those waiting for a Green Card for more than 10 years, would get the legal permanent residency immediately as they would be exempted from the visa cap. Indian IT professionals, waiting for more than a decade now, and whose number…

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Rupee pares losses to end 9 paise higher at 72.65 on weak dollar, forex inflows

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The rupee pared its initial losses to settle higher by 9 paise at 72.65 against the US dollar on Thursday following consistent forex inflows and losses in the American currency in the global markets. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic unit opened lower at 72.76 tracking selloff in domestic equities. The rupee touched a low of 72.78 and a high of 72.65 during the day. The domestic unit finally ended 9 paise higher at 72.65 against the US dollar. On Wednesday, the rupee had settled at 72.74 against…

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Osaka advances to Australian Open semis by beating Hsieh

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Naomi Osaka advanced Tuesday to a potential semifinal showdown against Serena Williams at the Australian Open. Osaka earned her 19th victory in a row by overpowering Hsieh Su-wei 6-2, 6-2, and will next meet the winner of the quarterfinal match Tuesday night between Williams and No. 2-seeded Simona Halep. “Normally I never look at my draw, Osaka said. “But everyone has told me about my draw here, so I kind of had no choice but to know who my next opponent is. It’s definitely going to be really fun.” Seeded…

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