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Honoured to play doctor on screen for first time: Ayushmann Khurrana on ‘Doctor G’

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Actor Ayushmann Khurrana says he is excited to start the filming for his upcoming movie “Doctor G” as the campus comedy-drama will make him relive memories of his hostel life. Directed by Anubhuti Kashyap, the film also stars Rakul Preet Singh and Shefali Shah, both playing doctors. Khurrana, who plays Dr Uday Gupta in the film, said the story of “Doctor G” is extremely close to his heart. He is currently in Bhopal to shoot for the Junglee Pictures-backed project. “The subject of ‘Doctor G’ is very close to me.…

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Rupee tumbles 20 paise to 74.77 against US dollar in early trade

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The Indian rupee depreciated 20 paise to 74.77 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday as firm American currency and weak domestic equities weighed on investor sentiment. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 74.73 against the dollar, then fell further to 74.77, registering a fall of 20 paise over its previous close. On Friday, the rupee had settled at 74.57 against the US dollar. The Indian Rupee started on a weaker note this Monday against the greenback tracking the strength of the dollar, Reliance Securities…

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Probe: Journalists, activists among firm’s spyware targets

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An investigation by a global media consortium based on leaked targeting data provides further evidence that military-grade malware from Israel-based NSO Group, the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire outfit, is being used to spy on journalists, human rights activists and political dissidents. From a list of more than 50,000 cellphone numbers obtained by the Paris-based journalism nonprofit Forbidden Stories and the human rights group Amnesty International and shared with 16 news organisations, journalists were able to identify more than 1,000 individuals in 50 countries who were allegedly selected by NSO clients…

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SC asks Kerala to respond to plea against 3-day relaxation in COVID restrictions

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The Supreme Court Monday asked the Kerala government to file its response during the day on an application against the three-day relaxation in COVID-19 restrictions in the state in view of the upcoming Bakrid festival. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced the concessions at a press conference on July 17 and said that in view of Bakrid (Eid-ul-Azha) being celebrated on July 21, textiles, footwear shops, jewellery, fancy stores, shops selling home appliances and electronic items, all types of repairing shops and shops selling essential items shall be allowed to…

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COVID-19: Puducherry reports less than 50 new cases after more than four months

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The union territory of Puducherry logged 42 fresh coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours, the first time in four months it came down below the fifty mark. The 42 new infections took the overall tally to 1,19,745, Director of the Department of Health S Mohan Kumar said on Monday. He said this was the first time after more than four months that Puducherry recorded less than 50 new cases. The Puducherry region reported 36 of the fresh cases, followed by Karaikal (three), Yanam (two) and Mahe (one). They were…

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No-Castling Chess: Anand held to draw by Kramnik, all to play for in decider

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 Former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by a fighting Vladimir Kramnik in the third game of their four-game No-Castling match for the Sparkassen Chess Trophy here. The Indian maestro led 2-1 after the 61-move draw and has the advantage going into the final game. In an English Defence game, Anand, playing white, got into an advantageous position and piled on the pressure on the Russian in game three late on Saturday. Kramnik, however, held firm to earn a hard-fought draw. The duo will meet later…

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One should be able to use their success to take more risks, not less: M Night Shyamalan

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 Indian-American filmmaker M Night Shyamalan, famed for his twist endings in Hollywood, says the initial success he achieved after “The Sixth Sense” started to feel like a trap as it blinded him with a desire to get accepted. The filmmaker followed the 1999 movie’s success with blockbusters — “Unbreakable”, “Signs” and “The Village” but his career saw a dip in the mid-2000s with critically panned “Lady in the Water”, “The Last Airbender” and “After Earth”. Shyamalan, who is back with his latest thriller “Old” about a family’s beach vacation gone…

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SC asks Uttar Pradesh to reconsider its stand to hold even symbolic Kanwar Yatra

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The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to apprise it by July 19 on whether it would reconsider its decision to hold a symbolic Kanwar Yatra in the state, saying the right to life is paramount. A bench of Justices RF Nariman and B R Gavai said that it is of the prima face view that all kinds of sentiments are subservient to Article 21 of the Constitution. It said the Uttar Pradesh government cannot be allowed to hold Kanwar Yatra in view of Covid . The…

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Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba set to seek vote of confidence

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Nepal’s new Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is set to face a vote of confidence in the reinstated lower House of parliament on Sunday, according to media reports. Deuba, 75, the president of Nepali Congress, took the oath of office and secrecy on July 13, a day after a five-member Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana reinstated the dissolved House of Representatives for the second time in five months. The first meeting of the restored House will be held at 4 pm local…

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Discoms’ outstanding dues to gencos fall 15.25 pc to Rs 82,305 cr in May

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Total outstanding dues owed by electricity distribution utilities or discoms to power producers fell 15.25 per cent to Rs 82,305 crore in May 2021 from a year ago. Distribution companies (discoms) owed a total Rs 97,111 crore to power generation firms in May 2020, according to portal PRAAPTI (Payment Ratification And Analysis in Power procurement for bringing Transparency in Invoicing of generators). The outstanding dues of discoms towards electricity producers have been increasing year-on-year as well as month-on-month for years showing perennial stress in the power sector till February this…

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