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PM leaves for US, says visit occasion to strengthen strategic ties

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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his visit to the United States would be an occasion to strengthen the Indo-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership and consolidate ties with Japan and Australia. In a statement just before leaving for the US, Modi said he will conclude his visit with an address at the United Nations General Assembly focusing on the pressing global challenges including the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to combat terrorism, climate change and other important issues. Modi emplaned for the United States this morning with his office tweeting…

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Iyer’s aggressive knock signifies the aggressive brand of cricket KKR want to play: Morgan

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 Lavishing praise on debutant Venkatesh Iyer, skipper Eoin Morgan said the Madhya Pradesh batsman’s unbeaten knock against Royal Challengers Bangalore signified the “aggressive” brand of cricket Kolkata Knight Riders aspire to play. After bowling out RCB for a paltry 92, openers Iyer (41 not out) and Shubhman Gill (48) helped KKR cruise to a nine-wicket win with 10 overs to spare. I think Venky, the way he came in and played, was outstanding. Certainly, the brand of cricket we want to play. We have a lot of talent within our…

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SC collegium recommends names to Centre, 13 HCs to get new Chief Justices

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Thirteen high courts in the country will get new Chief Justices (CJs) as the Supreme Court collegium headed by CJI N V Ramana has recommended to the Centre eight names, including acting Calcutta High Court CJ, Justice Rajesh Bindal, for elevation and transfer of five sitting CJs to other high courts. The collegium’s decisions, reported earlier by PTI, were uploaded on the apex court’s website on Tuesday. Besides Justice Bindal, who would now become the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court if the Centre assents to the recommendation, there…

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Chinese cos haven’t invested in India’s highway projs in recent times: Gadkari

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Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said that Chinese companies have not made investments in highway projects in India in recent times. Amid the border standoff with China, Gadkari, in July 2020, had said that India will not allow Chinese companies to participate in highway projects, including those through joint ventures. To a query by PTI on whether Chinese companies have invested in India’s highway projects in the recent times, Gadkari replied in the negative. However, he did not elaborate on the issue. In a recent interview with PTI, Union Road…

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Trudeau’s Liberals win Canada election, but miss majority

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Canadians gave Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party a victory in Monday’s parliamentary elections, but his gamble to win a majority of seats failed and nearly mirrored the result of two years ago. The Liberals won the most seats of any party. The 49-year-old Trudeau channeled the star power of his father, the Liberal icon and late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, when he first won election in 2015 and has led his party to the top finish in two elections since. Trudeau’s Liberals were leading or elected in 156 seats…

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COVID-19: Active cases lowest in 184 days

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India added 26,115 new cases of coronavirus? infection in a single day taking the?total?tally to?3,35,04,534, while the active cases declined to 3,09,575, the lowest in 184 days,?according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday The?death toll climbed to?4,45,385 with 252?fresh fatalities,?according to the data updated at 8 am The active cases?comprise 0.92 per cent of the total infections,?the lowest since March 2020, the ministry said, adding the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.75 per cent A reduction of 8,606?cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19…

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Sony Pictures Films India announces slate of over 17 Indian and Hollywood releases

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Sony Pictures Films India is set to have around 17 releases over the next one year, including Bollywood and Hollywood biggies like the Taapsee Pannu starrer “Looop Lapeta”, Mahesh Babu’s “Major”, superhero film “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and ” ‘Venom 2- Let There Be Carnage”, the studio announced on Monday. The studio, which recently released writer-director Rensil D’Silva’s “Dial 100” and Satramm Ramani’s comedy “Helmet”, will launch four new directors this year, it said in a statement. They will release Balwinder Singh Janjua’s (writer of ‘Saand Ki Aankh’ and ‘Mubarakan’)…

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HC to hold virtual hearing in Tarun Tejpal case on Oct 27

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The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday said it will hear virtually on October 27 the Goa government’s appeal against journalist Tarun Tejpal’s acquittal in a 2013 rape case. A bench of Justices M S Sonak and M S Jawalkar adjourned the matter till October 27 after Goa’s Advocate General Devidas Pangam and a lawyer representing Tejpal asked for a next date of hearing. Justice Sonak said the court will set up the facility for virtual hearing into the matter by the next date. The hearing into…

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Sensex tumbles over 350 pts in early trade; Nifty drops below 17,500

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Equity benchmark Sensex slumped over 350 points in early trade on Monday, tracking losses in index majors Tata Steel, HDFC twins and ICICI Bank amid thin trade in global markets. The 30-share Sensex was trading 355.27 points or 0.60 per cent lower at 58,660.62. Similarly, Nifty fell 108.50 points or 0.62 per cent to 17,476.65 in initial deals. Tata Steel was the top loser in the Sensex pack, sinking nearly 6 per cent, followed by Bajaj Auto, M&M, HDFC, PowerGrid and Maruti. On the other hand, Tech Mahindra, HUL, HCL…

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Volcano erupts on Atlantic island; lava destroys some homes

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 A volcano on Spain’s Atlantic Ocean island of La Palma has erupted after a week-long buildup of seismic activity, prompting authorities to step up plans for evacuating thousands as lava flows destroyed isolated houses and threatened to reach the coast. The Canary Islands Volcanology Institute reported the initial eruption near the southern end of the island, which saw its last eruption in 1971. Huge red plumes topped with black-and-white smoke shot out along the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge, which scientists had been closely watching following the accumulation of molten lava…

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