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Sunny Leone begins shooting for her next with Vikram Bhatt

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 Actor Sunny Leone on Monday announced she has started work on her latest project, “Anamika”. Vikram Bhatt is attached to direct the thriller, which marks the first collaboration between the filmmaker and actor. It is, however, unclear yet if “Anamika” is a film or webseries. Leone, 39, took to Instagram and shared pictures of herself, holding a clapboard on the sets of the project in the city. “Satnam… The start of something new and the end of my lockdown. A new journey starting with the ever so nice @vikrampbhatt,” the…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

PIL in SC to establish Special Anti-Corruption Courts in every district

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A PIL seeking to establish special anti-corruption courts in every district to decide cases related to various economic offences like money laundering and tax evasion within one year has been filed in the Supreme Court. The PIL filed by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has also sought directions to high courts to take appropriate steps to decide cases related economic offences. The petition has made the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Law and Justice, and various states and Union territories parties in the case. The PIL,…

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Sensex drops over 200 pts in early trade; Nifty slips below 13,700

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Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 200 points on Monday, tracking weak cues from global markets amid concerns over a new strain of the virus leading to fresh restrictions in European countries. The 30-share BSE index pared the gains to trade 202.44 points or 0.43 per cent lower at 46,758.25. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty slipped 66.75 points or 0.49 per cent to 13,693.80. M&M was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, shedding around 2 per cent, followed by ICICI Bank, PowerGrid, Axis Bank, SBI, ONGC and IndusInd Bank. On…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Biden to receive COVID vaccine as Trump remains on sidelines

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The leader of the Trump administration’s vaccination program says people who have been infected with the coronavirus a group that includes President Donald Trump should receive the vaccine. Moncef Slaoui, the chief adviser of Operation Warp Speed, told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that the vaccine is safe for those who have recovered and offers stronger and potentially longer protection than does the virus itself. “We know that infection doesn’t induce a very strong immune response and it wanes over time. So I think, as a clear precaution,…

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Discussions on global growth cannot happen among few, table must be bigger: PM

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Asserting that growth patterns must follow a human-centric approach, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said discussions on global growth cannot happen only among a few as the “table must be bigger” and the agenda broader. Addressing the 6th Indo-Japan Samwad Conference via video conferencing, Modi said in the past, humanity often took the path of confrontation instead of collaboration “From Imperialism to the world wars. From the arms race to the space race. We had dialogues but they were aimed at pulling others down. Now, let us rise together,”…

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Pakistan wins toss, bats in 1st T20 vs New Zealand

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Pakistan captain Shadab Khan won the toss and elected to bat Friday in the first of three Twenty20 cricket internationals against New Zealand at Eden Park. Shadhab is leading Pakistan for the first time in the absence of Babar Azam, who has been forced out of the tour after sustaining a broken thumb in training. New Zealand is being led for the first time by Mitchell Santner. The allrounder was due to captain the team in the third T20 international against the West Indies on Nov. 30 but the match…

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Dhanush joins cast of Russo brothers’ ‘The Gray Man’

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 Dhanush, known for movies such as “Aadukalam” and “Raanjhanaa”, is set to make his debut in Hollywood as the actor has joined the cast of Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans-starrer “The Gray Man”. The movie, set up at Netflix by filmmaker duo Anthony and Joe Russo, is based on Mark Greaney’s 2009 novel of the same name and revolves around freelance assassin and former CIA operative Court Gentry (Gosling). It follows Gentry as he is hunted across the world by Lloyd Hansen (Evans), a former member of Gentry’s CIA team.…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS & PRESS RELEASE 

SC issues show-cause notices to Kamra, Taneja in contempt cases

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The Supreme Court issued show-cause notices to comedian Kunal Kamra and comic artist Rachita Taneja on Friday for their alleged scandalous tweets against the apex court. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R S Reddy and M R Shah sought response from the two in six weeks on the notices issued in two separate cases. It, however, exempted them from personal appearances in the cases. The top court had reserved its order on Thursday on a batch of pleas seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against Kamra and Taneja. Attorney General…

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Sensex opens at record high, turns choppy in early trade

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Equity benchmark Sensex opened on a choppy note on Friday as profit-booking emerged at fresh highs in early trade amid persistent foreign fund inflows. After opening at its lifetime intra-day high of 47,026.02, the 30-share BSE index pared the gains to trade 141.30 points or 0.30 per cent lower at 46,749.04. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty slipped 44.90 points or 0.33 per cent to 13,695.80. It hit a high of 13,713.55 in early trade. It touched an intra-day high of 13,771.45. ONGC was the top laggard in the Sensex pack,…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Biden names key members of his climate team

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US President-elect Joe Biden has announced his climate and energy team, which the transition said is ready on day one to advance his agenda and lead the world to confront the undeniable, accelerating and punishing reality of climate change. The nominees are Congresswoman Deb Haaland as Secretary of Interior, Jennifer Granholm as Energy Secretary, Michael Regan as administrator for Environmental Protection Agency and Brenda Mallory as Chair of the Council of the Council on Environmental Quality. Biden on Thursday also announced the appointment of Gina McCarthy as his National Climate…

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