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COVID-19:Less than 10 lakh active cases for 13th consecutive day in country

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For the 13th day in an “unbroken string”, India has maintained its steady trend of clocking less than 10 lakh active cases of COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday. It also said that an average of 11.5 lakh tests for detection of coronavirus infection were done on a daily basis during the past ten days. From merely one in January 2020, India’s total tests for detection of COVID-19 have crossed 7.89 crore so far. There has been a commensurate dip in the COVID-19 positivity rate, it said. “With…

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Hopefully early next year we will conduct some sporting competitions: Rijiju

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Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju is hopeful that the country will be able to conduct sporting competitions by early next year. Sporting action in India was halted in March, when camps were shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the past few months, the athletes have resumed training gradually. “Initially I thought in the month of October some sporting activity could have taken place but it couldn’t happen because COVID cases are rising,” Rijiju said during SportCom’s Annual General Meeting on Saturday. “Though we have no sporting competitions now…

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No Time to Die’ pushed to April 2021

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The release of Daniel Craig-starrer 25th James Bond movie No Time to Die has been delayed until April 2 next year, makers of the film have announced. The movie, which marks Craig’s fifth and final outing as the iconic British spy, was originally scheduled to bow out in April this year but the release was pushed to November due to the coronavirus pandemic. MGM Studios, Universal Pictures and Bond producers, Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, said the decision has been taken so that audience across the globe can enjoy…

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State of mind to commit crime must be visible to prove offence of abetment: SC

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State of mind to commit a particular crime “must be visible” to determine the culpability for offence of abetment, the Supreme Court has said while setting aside the conviction of a man who was accused of abetting his wife’s suicide in 1997. The apex court said that ingredient of “mens rea” (intention) cannot be assumed to be ostensibly present but has to be “visible and conspicuous”. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana said this while setting aside the March 2010 order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court…

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Reliance raises Rs 7,350 cr from GIC, TPG through retail unit stake sale

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Reliance Industries on Saturday announced Rs 7,350 crore investments by Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC and global private equity firm TPG Capital in its retail unit, taking the total fundraising in the last one month to Rs 32,197.50 crore. While GIC invested Rs 5,512.5 crore in Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL) for a 1.22 per cent stake, TPG took 0.41 per cent interest for Rs 1,837.5 crore, the company said in statements issued past midnight. These investments value Reliance Retail at a pre-money equity value of Rs 4.285 lakh crore,…

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Trump’s age, health woes raise his risk for COVID-19 illness

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President Donald Trump has several strikes against him age, obesity, elevated cholesterol and being male that could put him at greater risk of becoming seriously ill from the coronavirus infection he disclosed early Friday. Trump and first lady Melania Trump, who also tested positive, are both well at this time and plan to remain at the White House while recovering and being closely monitored, according to a statement from his physician, Dr. Sean Conley. A White House official said Friday that Trump was having mild symptoms. The odds are far…

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PM Modi inaugurates world’s longest highway tunnel in Rohtang

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the strategically important all-weather Atal Tunnel, which reduces the distance between Manali and Leh by 46 km and the travel time by four to five hours, at Rohtang in Himachal Pradesh. Atal Tunnel, built by the Border Roads Organisation, is the longest highway tunnel in the world. The 9.02-km tunnel connects Manali to Lahaul-Spiti valley throughout the year, the Prime Minister’s Office has said, noting that the valley was earlier cut off for about six months every year due to heavy snowfall. Modi…

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We know sky is the limit in last four overs: Pollard

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“We know sky is the limit in the last four overs,” said Mumbai Indians all-rounder Kieron Pollard after adding 67 runs in 23 balls with Hardik Pandya in their IPL game against Kings XI Punjab here. After skipper Rohit Sharma laid the foundation with a 45-ball 70, Pollard and Pandya smashed fours and sixes at will, lifting MI to 191 for four from 83 for three in the 14th over. In reply, Kings XI Punjab were stopped at 143 for eight. Pollard, who was adjudged the Man of the Match,…

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Hathras SP, four other cops suspended over Dalit woman’s gangrape-murder case

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday suspended Hathras SP Vikrant Vir and four other policemen over the gangrape-murder case of the Dalit woman, a senior official said. The official said the action has been taken on the basis of a preliminary inquiry report of the SIT. Besides Vikrant Vir, the other suspended policemen are Circle Officer Ramshabd, Inspector Dinesh Kumar Verma, Sub-Inspector Jagveer Singh and Head Constable Mahesh Pal, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi said. Shamli SP Vineet Jaiswal has been transferred to Hathras, he said. Another…

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President Trump and first lady test positive for COVID-19

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US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president tweeted on Friday, a development that is likely to bring to standstill his hectic election campaign. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER! 74-year-old Trump tweeted. In a statement, Trump’s physician Dr. Sean Conley said he received confirmation of the positive tests on Thursday evening. “The President and First Lady are both well at this time, and they…

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