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Asian shares advance following rebound on Wall Street

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Shares advanced in Asia early Tuesday after Wall Street shook off a weak start and ended with modest gains thanks to another solid showing from big technology companies.   Shares rose in Hong Kong, Sydney and Singapore. Markets in Shanghai and Tokyo were closed for a holiday. Wall Street shook off a weak start and ended with modest gains Monday, thanks to another solid showing from big technology companies. A recovery in oil prices was helping drive gains in Asia on Tuesday as the U.S. benchmark added 1.50, or more…

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Senate to vet new intelligence chief amid shakeup, pandemic

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A Senate panel is considering Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe’s nomination for director of national intelligence, holding the in-person hearing amid President Donald Trump’s shakeup of the intelligence community and under drastic new distancing rules to protect Capitol Hill from the coronavirus.   Ratcliffe’s confirmation hearing in the Senate intelligence committee on Tuesday comes nine months after Trump first submitted and then abruptly withdrew the three-term lawmaker’s nomination. The August withdrawal came after bipartisan Senate criticism that Ratcliffe, one of the president’s most ardent defenders during the Russia investigations and Trump’s…

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COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,568 in India; cases climb to 46,433

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The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,568 and the number of cases climbed to 46,433 in the country on Tuesday, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of active cases stood at 32,138, while 12,726 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said. The total number of cases also includes 111 foreign nationals A total 179 deaths deaths have been reported since Monday evening, of which 98 were from West Bengal, 35 from Maharashtra, 29 from Gujarat, six from Rajasthan, five from Uttar Pradesh, two from…

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Players fixed before me, even after me, should’ve got a second chance: Asif

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Tainted former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif says he wasn’t the first nor would be the last to have indulged in spot-fixing and should have been treated better by his country’s Cricket Board, which gave “everyone a second chance” except for him.   Asif was banned for seven years for his role in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal during Pakistan’s tour of England, where he bowled deliberate no balls for money. He also served jail time in the UK after being found guilty along with Mohammad Amir and Salman Butt. Asif said…

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Multiplex Association urges actors, producers to hold films for theatrical release

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The Multiplex Association of India (MAI) has appealed to studio partners, producers, artistes and content creators to support the cinema exhibition sector by holding their films and releasing them in theatres once they’re opened again.   India is currently under the lockdown with around 1.3 billion people asked to stay home in view of the coronavirus outbreak. There were rumours that several films are looking at a direct-to-digital release amid the lockdown, including Akshay Kumar starrer “Laxmmi Bomb”. In a statement, MAI requested producers to “respect the exclusive theatrical window.”…

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SC dismisses plea of district judge against swearing-in of Karnataka HC judge

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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea by a district judge challenging the appointment of a ‘junior’ judicial officer as an additional judge of the Karnataka High Court and seeking a stay on his swearing-in contending that it breaches the seniority rule.   The top court dismissed the plea just half an hour before the swearing-in of judicial officer Padmaraj N Desai as an additional judge of the High Court. A bench of Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Aniruddha Bose took up the matter through video conferencing at 10…

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Sensex nosedives over 1,500 pts; Nifty tanks below 9,500

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Equity benchmark Sensex plummeted over 1,500 points in opening trade on Monday dragged by selloff in index-heavyweights HDFC twins, ICICI Bank, TCS and Infosys amid negative cues from global markets.   The 30-share index was trading 1,513.68 points or 4.49 per cent lower at 32,203.94, and the NSE Nifty plunged 425.70 points, or 4.32 per cent, to 9,434.20. ICICI Bank was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, sinking over 8 per cent, followed by IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finance, Tech Mahindra, HDFC and HDFC Bank. Shares of Reliance…

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Pak’s number of coronavirus cases surges past 20,000

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Pakistan’s tally of the coronavirus cases crossed the 20,000-mark on Monday after 1,083 new infections were diagnosed, the health ministry said. In the last 24 hours, 1,083 new cases were reported, taking the total to 20,186 patients. There were 22 deaths during this period, upping the fatalities to 462. A total of 5,590 patients have recovered in the country, the ministry said. The authorities have so far conducted 212,511 tests, including 9,522 during the period. The Ministry of National Health Services said that out of the total number of patients,…

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JK govt declares entire Kashmir valley, 2 district of Jammu in red zone

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The Jammu and Kashmir administration has declared the entire Kashmir valley and three district of Jammu region as “red zone” based on overall assessment of the coronavirus situation and expected movement of stranded persons to the union territory.   The classification of districts was given in an order issued by Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam on Sunday night. The Union Health Ministry had classified four districts of Jammu and Kashmir – Srinagar, Bandipora, Anantnag and Shopian — in red zone. The Centre has allowed the administration of States and Union Territories…

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Sweat and saliva aren’t big requirements in white-ball cricket, feels Jaydev Unadkat

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There is a raging debate on whether the use of sweat and saliva should be banned once cricket resumes after the COVID-19 pandemic but seamer Jaydev Unadkat feels that these components won’t make much of a difference with white ball.   Unadkat, who has played 7 ODIs and 10 T20 Internationals for India, is a sought-after name in the IPL and plies his trade for Rajasthan Royals. “I think white ball won’t be a problem as a whole. Even in ODIs, you will be using two new balls 25 overs…

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