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The Supreme Court has said it is an irony that despite its repeated observations deprecating the practice of government authorities filing appeals before it belatedly to complete a mere formality , no action has ever been taken against officers who sit on file and do nothing. The apex court, which dismissed the plea filed by Deputy Conservator of Forests against the Bombay High Court’s February last year order on grounds of delay and imposed a cost of Rs 15,000 on the petitioner for wastage of judicial time , observed that…

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Markets regain footing on firm European cues; IT stocks hog limelight

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 strong0 comment

The Sensex made an emphatic comeback on Tuesday following the previous session’s massive selloff, as European markets reversed losses amid expectations that the COVID-19 vaccines will be effective against a new virus strain in the UK. IT stocks led the recovery on Dalal Street, with pharma and select banking stocks also witnessing robust demand. After gyrating 968 points in a volatile session, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 452.73 points or 0.99 per cent higher at 46,006.69. On similar lines, the broader NSE Nifty climbed 137.90 points or 1.03 per cent…

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Nepal’s ruling party appears headed for split; Oli forms new general convention committee

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 strong0 comment

The ruling Nepal Communist Party on Tuesday appeared to be headed for a split after the warring factions held separate Central Committee meetings, with Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli announcing a new 1,199-member committee to organise the party’s general convention in an effort to strengthen his hold on it. Oli, who is also one of the two chairmen of the ruling party, announced the new committee during a meeting of the party’s Central Committee members close to him at Baluwatar, the prime minister’s official residence, the Kathmandu Post reported.…

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Scientists say UK strain unlikely to affect efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, warn against more mutations

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 strong0 comment

The faster spreading coronavirus strain first detected in the UK is unlikely to make vaccines less effective as of now but the preventives may need to be appropriately altered if more mutations occur over time, say scientists. More than 40 countries, including India, have banned travel to and from the UK, a move several scientists said was necessary in view of the rapid spread of the new viral strain, VUI-202012/0, that was detected on September 21. According to Jeremy Farrar, director of the London-based research charity Wellcome Trust UK, there…

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Let it go and move on: Smith’s advice to deflated India after Adelaide debacle

December 22, 2020 strong0 comment

Australian batting star Steve Smith has no time to think about how India might plot revenge in the second Test here this weekend but he does have a word of advice for the visitors jolted by the first game’s battering — “Let it go and move on”. The Australian troika of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood produced one of the finest fast bowling performances in recent times to dismiss India for their lowest Test score of 36 in the opening day-night Test here. Australia won by eight wickets…

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Katy Perry says she used to pretend to be Zooey Deschanel to get into clubs

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 strong0 comment

Pop star Katy Perry has revealed that during her initial days in the entertainment industry she used to claim to be actor Zooey Deschanel to get into the nightclubs. The singer made the revelation during a Instagram Live session with Deschanel hours after the release of the music video of her new song “Not the End of the World”, featuring the 40-year-old actor. “When I moved to LA maybe 18 years ago… I was pretty much a nobody, and you were like just getting so huge at that time, it…

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Sister Abhaya case: CBI court finds catholic priest, nun guilty

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 strong0 comment

A CBI court here on Tuesday found a catholic priest and a nun guilty in connection with the murder of 21-year-old Sister Abhaya, whose body was found in the well of a convent in Kottayam in 1992. The verdict in this regard was pronounced by CBI special court judge J Sanal Kumar. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on Wednesday. The court said the murder charges against Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy will stand. Both are in judicial custody. Another accused in the case, Fr Poothrakayal was discharged…

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Sensex tumbles over 300 points in early trade; Nifty slips below 13,250

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 strong0 comment

Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 300 points in early trade on Tuesday, tracking losses in index majors Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finance and ITC amid weak cues from global markets as concerns over the new coronavirus strain continued to spook investors. The 30-share BSE index rallied over 384 points in the opening session, but soon pared the gains to trade 307.60 points or 0.68 per cent lower at 45,246.36. After similar movement, the broader NSE Nifty slipped 99.90 points or 0.75 per cent to 13,228.50. M&M was the top laggard in…

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First batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrives in Singapore

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 strong0 comment

Singapore has received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines, making it the first country in Asia to take the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech as it plans to inoculate its 5.7 million people by the third quarter of 2021. The first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine landed in Singapore on Monday, The Straits Times reported. Singapore is one of the first few countries to approve and get COVID-19 vaccines. Others that have approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are Britain, the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Bahrain and Qatar. Britain, the…

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COVID-19: India records lowest daily new cases after gap of nearly six months

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 strong0 comment

The number of daily new coronavirus infections reported in the country was recorded below 20,000 after nearly six months while the COVID-19 active caseload fell below 3 lakh,?according?to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,00,75,116 with?19,556 new infections being reported in a day. The?death toll increased to 1,46,111 with 301 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed The?number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 96,36,487 pushing the national recovery rate to?95.65 per cent,?while the?COVID-19?case?fatality rate?stands at 1.45…