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Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon arrested, charged with fraud

August 20, 2020 strong

US President Donald Trump’s former top adviser Stephen Bannon was arrested on Thursday and charged for his role in defrauding thousands of donors in connection with an online crowdfunding campaign known as We Build the Wall’ that raised more than USD 25 million. Bannon, 66, was charged in an indictment along with Brian Kolfage, 38, an Air Force veteran from Florida, Andrew Badolato, 56, a financier also from Florida and Timothy Shea, 49, of Colorado, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss said on…

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Centre orders immediate withdrawal of 10,000 CAPF troops from J-K

August 19, 2020 strong

The Centre on Wednesday ordered “immediate” withdrawal of about 10,000 paramilitary personnel from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. This is the biggest de-induction of these forces after additional troops were rushed to the UT post the abrogation of the Article 370 of the Constitution that gave the erstwhile state a unique status. They said the decision was taken after the Ministry of Home Affairs reviewed the deployment of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) in the union territory (UT). The Home Ministry had last withdrawn 10…

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Democrats make it official, nominate Biden to take on Trump

August 19, 2020 strong

Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee Tuesday night, as party officials and activists from across the nation gave the former vice president their overwhelming support during his party’s all-virtual national convention. The moment marked a political high point for Biden, who had sought the presidency twice before and is now cemented as the embodiment of Democrats’ desperate desire to defeat President Donald Trump this fall. The roll call of convention delegates formalized what has been clear for months since Biden took the lead in the primary…

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Transfer of investigation to CBI cannot be a routine, says SC

August 19, 2020 strong

Transfer of investigation to the CBI cannot be a routine exercise and should be done only in exceptional circumstances, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. A bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy said one factor which is considered relevant for induction of the central agency like the CBI in an investigation is to retain public confidence in the impartial working of the State agencies . The court referred to its recent decision in a case related to journalist Arnab Goswami and said it not for the accused to choose the investigating…

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Sebi proposes to relax minimum public shareholding norms for firms under insolvency

August 19, 2020 strong

Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday proposed relaxation in norms pertaining to 25 per cent minimum public shareholding for companies which undergo corporate insolvency resolution and seek relisting following the process. Besides, it proposed enhanced disclosure for such companies. Sebi said it is possible that pursuant to implementation of the resolution plan, the public shareholding in such companies may drop to abysmally low levels. In fact, in one recent case it was observed that post corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP), the public holding decreased to 0.97 per cent, and it showed…

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Ponting says he will not allow Ashwin to use ‘Mankading’ during upcoming IPL

August 19, 2020 strong

Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting says he will not allow senior India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to employ the controversial “Mankading” dismissal during the upcoming IPL as “it’s not within the spirit of the game”. Last IPL, Rajasthan Royals batsman Jos Buttler was run out on 69 while backing up at the non-striker’s end, with Ashwin, then captaining Kings XI Punjab, whipping off the bails after the batsman stepped out of the crease before the ball was bowled. Ashwin will play for Delhi Capitals this year. The dismissal, named after…

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Glorification of mothers in cinema annoying, says Vidya Balan

August 19, 2020 strong

Indian cinema’s long history of eulogising mothers has always “annoyed” actor Vidya Balan as she believes it prevents them from being seen as people who can be flawed. In her recently released film “Shakuntala Devi”, Vidya played the titular math genius, who is not the perfect parent to her daughter Anupama Banerjee. “People are realising that mothers are human beings. A friend of mine wrote to me saying she realised she never looked at her mother as a person but just a mother. “I’m getting long messages of appreciation, about…

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SSR’s family says thanks to Honble CM Shri. Nitish Kumar and wellwishers after SC nod for CBI probe.

August 19, 2020August 20, 2020 strong

A Report By kunal Tuli Editor DIN NEWS : Sushant’s family ,thanks their friends well wishers , media and millions of fans worldwide for their love for Sushant and support for us. They are particularly thankful to Shri Nitish Kumar Honble CM , Bihar for setting the wheel of justice in motion . Now that the country’s prime investigating agency has taken over, we believe all those involved in the dastardly crime will be brought to justice. They believe that public trust in institution is important today,s development has reaffirmed…

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Kohli static at 2nd spot, Bumrah slips to 9th in ICC Test player rankings

August 18, 2020 strong

Skipper Virat Kohli remained at the second position in the batting chart which has two more Indians in the top 10, but pacer Jasprit Bumrah slipped to the ninth spot among bowlers in the latest ICC Test player rankings issued on Tuesday. Kohli held on to second spot with 886 points, while Cheteshwar Pujara (766) and Ajinkya Rahane (726) continued to remain static at the eighth and 10th positions respectively in the batting list, which is being headed by Australia’s Steve Smith. Bumrah slipped one place to the ninth…

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Camila Cabello-starrer ‘Cinderella’ heading back to production in UK

August 18, 2020 strong

Sony’s upcoming retelling of “Cinderella”, starring pop star Camila Cabello, is restarting its production in the UK. According to Deadline, the film had started shooting in mid-February, but halted a month later due to the coronavirus outbreak. The project, directed by Kay Cannon of “Blockers” fame, is now resuming filming outside of London, with some low-level shooting commencing this week. The production will go ahead when the team feels safe and organised enough to move forward. Robust safety precautions, such as widespread and extensive testing (before production and during),…