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Sikh community in US pledges to work for development of Punjab

July 13, 2020 strong

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

July 13, 2020 strong

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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Sensex rallies over 400 pts; Reliance hits fresh peak

July 13, 2020 strong

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

July 11, 2020 strong

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…

Disney World to reopen as coronavirus cases surge in Florida

July 11, 2020 strong

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

July 11, 2020 strong

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

July 11, 2020 strong

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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Singapore PM Lee returns to power with clear mandate’; Oppn gains

July 11, 2020 strong

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has secured a clear mandate with his ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) winning 83 of the 93 contested parliamentary seats in the general election held amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Opposition gaining ground by winning a record 10 seats. The ruling party, in power since independence in 1965, secured 61.24 per cent of the total votes cast in the election, down from 69.9 per cent in 2015. About 2.6 million Singaporeans voted on Friday. We have a clear mandate, but the percentage of…

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India’s COVID-19 tally reaches 8.2 lakh with 27,114 new cases, death toll climbs to 22,123

July 11, 2020 strong

With a record single-day increase of 27,114 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally zoomed past the eight-lakh mark on Saturday, just four days after crossing the seven-lakh post, according to health ministry data. This was the eighth consecutive day that COVID-19 cases in the country increased by more than 22,000 According to data updated at 8 am, the death toll climbed to 22,123 with 519 people succumbing to the disease in 24 hours While the total coronavirus caseload surged to 8,20,916 on Saturday, there were 2,83,407 active cases and 5,15,385 recoveries. The…

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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,…