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Asserting that the new National Education Policy (NEP) encourages the use of local languages, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said work needs to be done on a mission mode to overcome linguistic barriers in the education system so that the talent of those from rural areas and the poor is allowed to flourish. Addressing a webinar on the effective implementation of the provisions in the Union Budget for the education sector, Modi said it is the responsibility of the academics and experts of every language to make available the…

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London Mayor sets tough emissions fines for large polluting vehicles

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 strong

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has tightened the city-wide Low Emission Zone (LEZ) rules, which means that heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), buses and coaches that fail to meet emissions standards will be hit with a daily charge of up to 300 pounds. The new standards, Euro VI (NOx and PM), apply to heavy vehicles across most of Greater London and match the emission standards of the central London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). The LEZ, which operates 24 hours a day and every day of the year from this…

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Taken away for alleged cruelty, court hand over dogs to their owner

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 strong

Taken away for alleged cruelty meted out to them, a Delhi court has handed back the custody of two Golden Retriever dogs to their owner saying it would be unjustified to deprive him of the companionship and custody of his pets . Both the dogs – Luv and Kush – were taken away from a businessman, their legal owner, by an NGO – People for Animals, founded by Maneka Gandhi – along with the Delhi police. Additional Sessions Judge Anil Antil passed the order after taking note of a police…

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Sensex, Nifty spurt over 2 pc on global rally, positive macro data

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 strong

Continuing their winning run for the third session in a row, the BSE Sensex surged nearly 1,148 points to breach the 51,000-level and the NSE Nifty recaptured the 15,200-mark on Wednesday, propped up by intense buying in financial and energy stocks. At the closing bell, the 30-share Sensex was up 1,147.76 points or 2.28 per cent at 51,444.65 – the biggest single-day rise since February 2. Intra-day, the index swung 1,243 points. Likewise, the NSE Nifty climbed 326.50 points or 2.19 per cent to end at 15,245.60 with 43 of…

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Too much noise about spin-friendly tracks: Kohli

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 strong

Stop the noise, tighten up that defence and get on with the game — a combative Indian skipper Virat Kohli said on Wednesday ahead of the fourth and final Test against England as he navigated persistent queries on the spin-friendly tracks in the country. India annihilated England inside two days in the Pink-ball Test at Motera, days after the visitors crumbled on another spin-assisting pitch in Chennai in the second Test. England managed 112 and 81 in the Ahmedabad Test after scoring 134 and 164 in Chennai as Ravichandran Ashwin…

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Love story is dead in Hindi cinema: Karan Johar

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 strong

Filmmaker Karan Johar, the man behind popular love story “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai”, says the romance genre, which dominated the 1990s, has completely vanished from Bollywood today as the audience is not invested in watching such stories on the big screen. Johar was among the key filmmakers in the 90s along with Yash Chopra and Aditya Chopra who shaped the contemporary, larger than life romance that is associated with Bollywood. Right from his 1998 debut “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai”, multi-starrer “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham” (2001) to “Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna”…

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PM says USD 82 billion being invested in ports

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 strong

India will invest USD 82 billion in port projects by 2035, raise share of clean renewable energy source in maritime sector, develop waterways and boost tourism around lighthouses as part of port-led development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday Speaking at the Maritime India Summit, he invited global investors to invest in Indian ports, shipyards and waterways More than 574 projects costing USD 82 billion or Rs 6 lakh crore have been identified for implementation between 2015 and 2035 under the Sagarmala Project, he said The government, he said,…

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COVID-19 pandemic fuels attacks on health workers globally

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 strong

Two Nigerian nurses were attacked by the family of a deceased COVID-19 patient. One nurse had her hair ripped out and suffered a fracture. The second was beaten into a coma. Following the assaults, nurses at Federal Medical Centre in the Southwestern city of Owo stopped treating patients, demanding the hospital improve security. Almost two weeks passed before they returned to work with armed guards posted around the clock. We don’t give life. It is God that gives life. We only care or we manage, said Francis Ajibola, a local…

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Sebi to auction Arise Bhoomi Developers’ properties on Apr 1

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 strong

Capital markets regulator Sebi will auction properties of Arise Bhoomi Developers and its directors on April 1 for a reserve price of Rs 4.8 crore. The move is a part of Sebi’s effort to recover investors’ money. Arise Bhoomi Developers had mobilised over Rs 8 crore during 2013-14 from the public in the name of ‘purchase of agricultural land’ through its various investment schemes, promising them an expected sum at the end of the contract. The schemes, as per Sebi, qualified to be a CIS which requires compulsory registration from…

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Plea in SC raises issue of discrimination against transgenders

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 strong

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre and others to establish a transgender welfare board to address their social welfare issues and also appoint a committee to promptly probe reports of their alleged gross abuse by the police. The petition filed by a Mumbai-based organisation said that transgenders should be treated with the same dignity and respect as others, claiming they have suffered discrimination for ages and are deprived of social and cultural participation. The plea has said that according to the 2011…