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BBC to produce feature-length documentary Britain vs Coronavirus’

July 10, 2020 strong

BBC is set to produce feature length, state-of-the-nation documentary, telling the definitive story of the coronavirus pandemic in Britain . The broadcaster has commissioned its own BBC Studios Documentary Unit to deliver the documentary titled Britain vs Coronavirus. Interweaving archive and compelling master interviews with many of the key decision-makers in the crisis, the film will be a forensic retelling of the events of a seismic year in UK history when the coronavirus pandemic struck, BBC said in a press release posted on its website . According to the studio,…

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Holder says support towards BLM ‘meant world to him’, thanks Holding for powerful speech

July 10, 2020 strong

West Indies captain Jason Holder says both his team and England putting up a united front to show support for the ‘Black Lives Matter’ campaign before the start of the first Test meant the “world to him” and he felt Michael Holding’s powerful speech on racism “in his veins”. Both teams took the knee for 30 seconds in solidarity with the BLM movement before the start of play on Wednesday. “It meant the world to me. Just the support from everyone, everyone understanding the moment, everyone understanding the occasion. And…

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Hours before Vikas Dubey’s encounter, plea in SC claims possibility of his killing by cops

July 10, 2020 strong

Hours before gangster Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter near Kanpur on Friday, a petition was filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Uttar Pradesh government and the police to safeguard his life and ensure that he is not killed by the cops. The plea has also sought registration of an FIR and an apex court monitored probe by the CBI into the encounter of five co-accused, who were alleged to be associated with Dubey in the killing of eight policemen last week. Eight policemen, including…

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Sensex down over 173 pts in early trade; financial stocks drag

July 10, 2020 strong

Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 173 points in early trade on Friday, dragged by losses in financial stocks amid negative cues from global markets. After touching a low of 36,526.22 at open, the 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 173.77 points, or 0.47 per cent, lower at 36,563.92. The NSE Nifty was down 39.05 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 10,774.40. IndusInd Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 2 per cent, followed by Tech Mahindra, HDFC, Titan, Axis Bank, M&M, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank. On…

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136 congressmen, 30 senators seek reversal of Trump admin’s decision on international students

July 10, 2020 strong

A group of 136 US Democratic congressmen and 30 senators, including Indian-origin Kamala Harris, has urged the Trump administration to reverse its “cruel” order that bars international students from staying in the country if they do not have in-person classes to attend. The lawmakers, in separate letters to Acting Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf and Acting Secretary, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Matthew Albence on Thursday, expressed concern over the ICE’s recently announced modifications to the Student Exchange and Visitor Program (SEVP). The new guidelines have created panic…

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Gangster Vikas Dubey killed in encounter in UP: Police

July 10, 2020 strong

Gangster Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter on Friday after a police vehicle carrying him from Ujjain to Kanpur met with an accident and he tried to escape from the spot in Bhauti area, police said. Four policemen, including an inspector posted in Nawabganj, were injured in the accident, IG, Kanpur Range, Mohit Agarwal said. Senior Superintendent of Police (Kanpur) Dinesh Kumar P said that the accident took place in the morning when it was raining heavily and the police vehicle overturned near Kanpur. Agarwal said Dubey tried to…

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My family has launched more new talent than entire Bollywood: Pooja Bhatt on nepotism

July 9, 2020 strong

Actor Pooja Bhatt on Wednesday said her home banner Vishesh Films, under father Mahesh and uncle Mukesh Bhatt, has done far more than the combined efforts of Bollywood in launching new talent across the board in the film industry. The actor’s comments came as a response to the nepotism debate that has intensified after the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. Her family has been at the receiving end of the divided social media discourse, with both her filmmaker father and her half-sister, actor Alia Bhatt being criticised for riding on…

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MLS returns to action after poignant moment of silence

July 9, 2020 strong

Nearly 200 players took the field for an 8-minute, 46-second moment of silence to protest racial injustice before Major League Soccer’s return to action. Players wore black T-shirts, black gloves and black facemasks emblazoned with Black Lives Matter on Wednesday night. The shirts had varying slogans that included Black And Proud, Silence Is Violence and Black All The Time. The players walked toward midfield, raised their right arms one at a time and held the pose so long that some could be seen stretching fatigued muscles afterward. It was a…

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SC recalls its order allowing sale of BS-IV vehicles for 10 days after lifting of lockdown

July 9, 2020 strong

The Supreme Court Wednesday recalled its March 27 order by which it had allowed sale of BS-IV vehicles for 10 days across India, except in Delhi-NCR, after lifting of COVID-19 induced lockdown, a directive which will impact registration of many of these vehicles. Warning the automobile dealers of not taking advantage of the apex court by “playing fraud”, a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra observed that its earlier directives have been violated and BS-IV vehicles were sold during the lockdown in last week of March and after March 31…

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Facebook removes false accounts linked to Brazil’s Bolsonaro

July 9, 2020 strong

Social media giant Facebook said Wednesday that it has removed dozens of accounts linked to supporters or employees of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro as part of an investigation into the spread of false news online. Nathaniel Gleicher, the company’s head of cybersecurity policy, said in a statement that 73 Facebook and Instagram accounts, 14 pages and one group were removed. Brazilian courts have been investigating the spread of false news in connection with Bolsonaro. There was no immediate comment from the presidential office about Facebook’s action. Facebook’s executive said the…