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Hong Kong’s Lee tunes out critics for cycling worlds

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Sarah Lee will attempt to defend women’s keirin and sprint gold at this week’s track cycling world championships in Berlin, although some argued she should have been banned from representing Hong Kong over accusations of supporting anti-government protests.Lee, who considering quitting cycling after her 2016 Rio Olympics flop, found herself in the middle of a social media storm last year over comments perceived as backing pro-democracy protests in the semi-autonomous city.While she received plenty of support for embracing freedom of speech and speaking out for Hong Kong, Lee’s remarks also…

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Head constable killed, DCP injured in fresh clashes over CAA in northeast Delhi

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A Delhi Police head constable was killed and a deputy commissioner of police injured as clashes over the amended citizenship law broke out again in northeast Delhi’s Jaffrabad and Maujpur on Monday, with protesters torching houses, shops and vehicles, and hurling stones at each other. Violence between groups supporting and opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) was also reported in the Chandbagh and Bhajanpura areas.This is the second day of clashes in the city where US President Donald Trump will arrive on Monday evening.Police fired tear gas shells and also…

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John Abraham to produce biopic on Revathi Roy

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John Abraham on Tuesday announced his next production, a biographical drama film based on the life of well-known social entrepreneur Revathi Roy.The actor-producer will back the project through his banner JA Entertainment, alongside Robbie Grewal’s Red Ice Films and Anil Bohra’s Vyka Entertainment.Robbie, who previously worked with John on 2019’s spy thriller RAW , will helm the movie which will chronicle the story of Roy, who started India’s only last-mile delivery company that employs only women as delivery agents.”I am very happy that we are producing this very upbeat story…

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Sensex, Nifty opens on volatile note amid global selloff

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Market benchmarks Sensex and Nifty opened on a volatile note on Monday tracking tepid cues from global markets amid concerns over the impact of coronavirus epidemic on world economy.After opening over 150 points higher, the 30-share index pared all gains, trading 34.62 points, or 0.09 per cent, lower at 40,328.61.Similarly, the NSE Nifty was trading down by 17.15 points, or 0.14 per cent, at 11,812.25. HCL Tech was the top loser in the Sensex pack, followed by Sun Pharma, Titan, Tech Mahindra and Bajaj Auto. On the other hand, NTPC,…

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Shaheen Bagh protests: Court-appointed interlocutors file report in sealed cover in SC

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Court-appointed interlocutors on Monday filed their report in a sealed cover in the Supreme Court on the ongoing protests at Shaheen Bagh here against the Citizenship Amendment Act.Advocate Sadhna Ramachandran, who was appointed an interlocutor along with senior advocate Sanjay Hegde, placed the report before a bench of justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph.The bench said it would peruse the report and the matter would be heard on February 26.It made it clear that the report of interlocutors will not be shared with the petitioners and counsels representing…

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Can’t help if people make big deal out of one loss: Kohli

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Captain Virat Kohli had no qualms in admitting that India were outplayed by New Zealand in the opening Test but said they “can’t help it” if a few want to make a “big deal” out of one loss. Hosts New Zealand thrashed India by 10 wickets at the Basin Reverse on Monday to go 1-0 ahead in the two-match series. “We know we haven’t played well, but if people want to make a big deal out of it, make a mountain out of it, we can’t help it as we…

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‘Sooryavanshi’ to release on March 24, to be screened 24×7 in Mumbai theatres

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Filmmaker Rohit Shetty has advanced the release of his film “Sooryavanshi”, featuring Akshay Kumar, by three days to March 24 following the Maharashtra government’s decision to allow theatres to operate round-the-clock in the city. The state government had last month cleared a proposal to allows shops, eateries and theatres in malls to remain open day and night. The film will now hit the theatres on March 24, instead of its earlier release date of March 27. “India’s First Cop Universe… A new release day – Not Friday…but Tuesday And A…

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Rupee slips 30 paise to 71.94 against US dollar in opening trade

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The Indian rupee declined by 30 paise to 71.94 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday amid muted opening in domestic equities and strengthening of the American currency overseas. Besides, as investor sentiments remained fragile amid coronavirus fears. China’s death toll from the new coronavirus rose to 2,592 on Monday. Forex traders, however, said easing crude oil prices supported the local unit and restricted the fall to some extent. The rupee opened weak at 71.94 at the interbank forex market, down 30 paise over its last close. The…

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Israel claims air strikes on Damascus airport area

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Israel said Sunday it struck bases of the Islamic Jihad militant group near Damascus, while Syria claimed that its air defences shot down “enemy missiles”. The Israeli army said in a statement that fighter jets “struck Islamic Jihad terror targets south of Damascus,” following rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. “In the Adeliyah region, outside of Damascus, an Islamic Jihad compound was struck, used as a hub of Islamic Jihad’s activity in Syria,” it added, while confirming a number of other strikes in Gaza. Islamic Jihad operates in both the…

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Namaste Trump: US president arrives in Ahmedabad

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US President Donald Trump arrived in Ahmedabad on Monday for the first leg of his India trip. The Air Force One plane carrying Trump and his wife Melania landed at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport here at 11.37 am, officials said. It was scheduled to land at 11.40 am. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who reached Ahmedabad over an hour before Trump did, was present at the airport to welcome the US president at the airport. In Ahmedabad, Trump will visit Mahatma Gandhi’s Sabarmati Ashram, take part in a roadshow…

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