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Activist Varavara Rao taken to J J Hospital in Mumbai

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Poet and activist Varavara Rao, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, has been taken to the state-run J J Hospital here after he complained of dizziness, his lawyer said on Tuesday. Rao, 80, has been behind bars for almost two years and lodged at the Taloja jail in neighbouring Navi Mumbai. The activist and his family members have claimed he is unwell since sometime, and sought the jail authorities to provide him immediate medical care. “Rao was taken to the J J Hospital on Monday night after he felt…

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Holder says team’s effort on day four by far the best in his tenure

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West Indies captain Jason Holder eulogised his team’s gritty fightback on day four of the first Test against England, saying it was “by far the best effort” he has seen from the side under his leadership. The West Indies took five wickets for just 30 runs to leave England at 284 for eight at stumps on day four. The effort from the pacers, late in the day, proved decisive in their four-wicket win on Sunday with Jermaine Blackwood making a match-winning 95. “Yesterday’s effort was by far the best effort…

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John Travolta’s wife, actor Kelly Preston, dies at 57

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Actor Kelly Preston, best known for her work in films Mischief, Twins and Jerry Maguire, has died following a two-year battle with breast cancer. She was 57. John Travolta, her husband of 29 years, shared the news of her demise on his Instagram account. It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer. She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many, Travolta said. My family and I will forever be…

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Sikh community in US pledges to work for development of Punjab

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The Sikh community in the US has vowed to work for the development of Punjab, particularly in areas of education and environment, as they hailed the outreach efforts of the Indian Embassy here in resolving their issues. The Sikhs in America are willing to invest in the development of Punjab, eminent Sikh American businessman Gary Grewal told PTI after the first-ever virtual meeting of the community with India’s Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu last week. About 100 eminent Sikh leaders from across the country participated in the virtual…

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Record spike of 28,701 COVID-19 cases takes India’s tally to 8,78,254

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India saw yet another record single-day jump of 28,701 COVID-19 cases, pushing its tally to 8,78,254 on Monday, while the death toll climbed to 23,174 with 500 people succumbing to the infection, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of recoveries stands at 5,53,470, while there are 3,01,609 active cases of coronavirus infection presently in the country and one person has migrated, the updated data at 8 am showed. “Thus, around 63.01 per cent of patients have recovered so far,” an official said. The total number of confirmed…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Sensex rallies over 400 pts; Reliance hits fresh peak

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Equity benchmark Sensex rallied over 400 points in early trade on Monday, tracking gains in index-heavyweight Reliance Industries and strong signals from global markets. Reclaiming the 37,000 level in opening session, the 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 413.03 points, or 1.13 per cent, higher at 37,007.36. In similar movement, the NSE Nifty surged 123.35 points, or 1.15 per cent, to 10,891.40. Reliance Industries was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, jumping over 2 per cent to hit its record high of Rs 1,938.80 per share, after the company said…

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Madrid beats Alav s 2-0 for 8th straight win in title march

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Karim Benzema helped Real Madrid move one step closer to dethroning Lionel Messi’s Barcelona. Benzema scored one goal and set up another to lead Madrid to beating Alav s 2-0 on Friday and restoring a four-point lead over Barcelona in the Spanish league with only three rounds left. Benzema scored a penalty kick in the 11th minute and assisted Marco Asensio in the 50th to ensure an eighth straight victory since La Liga resumed play after stopping for three months due to the pandemic. Benzema has four goals during the…

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Disney World to reopen as coronavirus cases surge in Florida

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The Most Magical Place on Earth is reopening after nearly four months with new rules in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom are reopening Saturday, while Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios will follow four days later. The reopening comes as a huge surge of Floridians have tested positive for the new coronavirus in recent weeks. Many cities and counties around the state have recently reinstated restrictions that had been lifted in May, when cases seemed to drop. All of Disney’s…

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Reliance closes deal with 4 investors, gets Rs 30,062 cr

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After Facebook Inc, Reliance Industries has closed deals to sell a minority stake in its digital arm to four other investors, receiving a total of over Rs 30,062 crore. In a regulatory filing, Reliance said it has closed sale of 6.13 per cent stake in Jio Platforms with L Catterton, The Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and General Atlantic. Reliance had sold a total of 25.09 per cent stake in the subsidiary which houses India’s youngest but largest telecom firm, Jio, to 11 investors for Rs 1,17,588.45 crore. It had…

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Vikas Dubey’s killing raises handcuffing issue vis-a-vis SC guidelines on “inhuman” practice

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The alleged encounter killing of dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey on Friday has kicked up dust over his not being apparently handcuffed by the police, against the backdrop of the Supreme Court’s disapproving the practice in various orders, calling it inhuman, unreasonable, over harsh and arbitrary . The apex court has from time to time issued a slew of directives on the procedure to be followed while handcuffing an undertrial, maintaining that the insurance against escape does not compulsorily require handcuffing. The police however has all along been supporting handcuffing at…

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