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Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh have recorded an “upsurge” in daily new cases of COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday In a statement, the ministry said in the last seven days, Chhattisgarh has also seen a rise in daily active new cases. In the last 24 hours, 259 daily new cases have been reported, it said Kerala continues to report a high number of daily new cases and in the past week, Maharashtra has exhibited a spike in the number of daily new cases, accounting for…

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Darling of IPL auction Maxwell fetches Rs 14.25 cr deal

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 strong

IPL’s perennial under-performer Glenn Maxwell once again fetched big money at the players auction with Royal Challengers Bangalore bidding a whopping Rs 14.25 crore to secure his services here on Friday. England all-rounder Moeen Ali also went for a high price of Rs 7 crore to Chennai Super Kings. Both Maxwell and Moeen had base prices of Rs 2 crore. In contrast, Australian Steve Smith, who was released by Rajasthan Royals, was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2.20 crore, only Rs 20 lakh more than his base price. KKR…

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People tend to cast actors in roles they’ve done before: Parineeti Chopra

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 strong

Bollywood star Parineeti Chopra says actors tend to get cast based on their previous work when all they want is to do roles where they can “change things up” and surprise viewers. The 32-year-old actor said she was not the obvious choice for her upcoming thriller “The Girl on The Train”, which is why it felt liberating to play Mira Kapoor, a complex woman struggling with grief and alcoholism, in the thriller. “It is rare to get roles that you might have not played before because people tend to cast…

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SC closes suo motu proceedings to probe larger conspiracy to frame ex-CJI Gogoi

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 strong

The Supreme Court on Thursday closed the proceedings initiated to probe a larger conspiracy to frame ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi in an alleged sexual harassment case and “fixing” of benches in the top court. A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said that nearly two years have passed and the possibility of retrieving electronic records is very less in the probe. The top court, while closing the suo motu proceeding in the case, said the in-house proceedings has already completed the probe into the sexual harassment allegations against then CJI…

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US Citizenship Act of 2021 to be introduced in Congress on Thursday

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 strong

Proposed by President Joe Biden, the US Citizenship Act 2021 – which among other things intends to eliminate the per-country cap for employment-based green cards would be introduced in Congress on Thursday, a move that would benefit hundreds and thousands of Indian IT professionals in America. In a major move, those waiting for a Green Card for more than 10 years, would get the legal permanent residency immediately as they would be exempted from the visa cap. Indian IT professionals, waiting for more than a decade now, and whose number…

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Rupee pares losses to end 9 paise higher at 72.65 on weak dollar, forex inflows

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 strong

The rupee pared its initial losses to settle higher by 9 paise at 72.65 against the US dollar on Thursday following consistent forex inflows and losses in the American currency in the global markets. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic unit opened lower at 72.76 tracking selloff in domestic equities. The rupee touched a low of 72.78 and a high of 72.65 during the day. The domestic unit finally ended 9 paise higher at 72.65 against the US dollar. On Wednesday, the rupee had settled at 72.74 against…

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Osaka advances to Australian Open semis by beating Hsieh

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 strong

Naomi Osaka advanced Tuesday to a potential semifinal showdown against Serena Williams at the Australian Open. Osaka earned her 19th victory in a row by overpowering Hsieh Su-wei 6-2, 6-2, and will next meet the winner of the quarterfinal match Tuesday night between Williams and No. 2-seeded Simona Halep. “Normally I never look at my draw, Osaka said. “But everyone has told me about my draw here, so I kind of had no choice but to know who my next opponent is. It’s definitely going to be really fun.” Seeded…

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Sensex surges over 300 pts in early trade; Nifty tops 15,400

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 strong

Equity benchmark Sensex rallied over 300 points to scale a new record peak in early trade on Tuesday driven by gains in index majors HDFC twins, Kotak Bank and Reliance Industries amid positive trend in global markets. After touching a lifetime high of 52,516.76 in the opening session, the 30-share BSE index was trading 322.33 points or 0.62 per cent higher at 52,476.46. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty was quoting 108.40 points or 0.71 per cent up at 15,423.10. It touched a record of 15,431.75 in early trade. ONGC was…

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Pelosi says independent commission will examine Capitol riot

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 strong

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday that Congress will establish an independent, Sept. 11-style commission to look into the deadly insurrection that took place at the U.S. Capitol. Pelosi said the commission will investigate and report on the facts and causes relating to the January 6, 2021, domestic terrorist attack upon the United States Capitol Complex and relating to the interference with the peaceful transfer of power.” In a letter to Democratic colleagues, Pelosi said the House will also put forth supplemental spending to boost security at the Capitol. After…

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COVID-19: New cases fall below 10,000 for fourth time in February

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 strong

The daily new infections fell below 10,000 for the fourth time this month taking India’s tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,09,25,710, while fresh fatalities remained below 100 for the tenth time this month, according to Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday A total of 9,121 new cases were reported in a day, while the death toll increased to 1,55,813 with 81 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,06,33, 025 which translates to a national…