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Chopper scam: Court grants interim bail to middleman Rajeev Saxena

October 24, 2020 strong

A Delhi court on Friday granted interim bail to Dubai-based businessman and alleged middleman Rajiv Saxena in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case. The court granted interim bail to him on a personal bond of Rs two lakh and one surety of like amount till December 11, the next date of hearing. The CBI opposed his regular bail application and sought time to file a reply in this regard. Special Judge Arvind Kumar, meanwhile, granted regular bail to another alleged middleman Sandeep Tyagi and others on a personal…

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Sensex jumps over 200 pts in early trade; Nifty tops 11,950

October 24, 2020 strong

Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points in early trade on Friday, tracking gains in index majors HDFC twins, ICICI Bank and TCS amid positive cues from global markets. The 30-share BSE index was trading 228.56 points or 0.56 per cent higher at 40,787.05, and the broader NSE Nifty rose 70.70 points or 0.59 per cent to 11,967.15. Tata Steel was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, shedding around 2 per cent, followed by Maruti, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, HDFC twins and TCS. On the other hand,…

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Nov 3 poll choice between super recovery and Biden depression: Trump

October 24, 2020 strong

US President Donald Trump on Friday said this election for Americans is a choice between a “super recovery” by his administration and a “depression” by his Democratic challenger Joe Biden. Hitting the campaign trail from the battleground State of Florida, a day after the final presidential debate, Trump said “Biden proved last night that he’s not capable of being president of the United States”. “The country saw first-hand that this election is a choice between a Trump recovery — and I’ll call it because that’s what’s happening– it’s a Trump…

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Times now different from 1962: Arunachal CM

October 24, 2020 strong

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has said the times now are different from 1962 and the people of the state and the Indian Army will never fall back no matter how many times China tries to claim the territory as its own. Khandu was speaking at a programme on Friday at Bum La, a pass on the Indo-Tibet border in the northeastern state, to honour a soldier who died fighting in the 1962 India-China war. “This is not 1962, but 2020, and things are different now. Right from Jammu…

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Loss against RCB was morale-crushing, but destiny still in our hands: McCullum

October 22, 2020 strong

Disappointed with his team’s “timid approach” with the bat , Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Brendon McCullum has admitted that the crushing defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore would definitely affect the morale of the side, but their destiny is still in their hands. He believes KKR can go all the way to the final, despite just hanging on to the fourth spot in the eight-team competition with 10 points from as many games. “This (loss) is going to affect a little bit in terms of our confidence. We need to…

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Daisy Edgar-Jones to star in ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’

October 22, 2020 strong

“Normal People” breakout Daisy Edgar-Jones will headline the upcoming drama movie “Where the Crawdads Sing”. Based on author Delia Owens’ 2018 novel of the same name, the film hails from Reese Witherspoon’s production company Hello Sunshine. The story takes place in the mid-20th century South and centres on Kya, a young woman who is abandoned by her family and has to raise herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. However, when her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is thrust into the spotlight, instantly branded by…

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Sensex declines over 250 pts in early trade; Nifty tests 11,850

October 22, 2020 strong

Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 250 points in early trade on Thursday, tracking losses in index majors Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and Infosys amid weak cues from global markets. The 30-share BSE index was trading 279.13 points or 0.69 per cent lower at 40,428.18, and the broader NSE Nifty fell 80.05 points or 0.67 per cent to 11,857.60. ICICI Bank was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, shedding around 2 per cent, followed by Asian Paints, Reliance Industries, PowerGrid, Nestle India and SBI. On the other hand, Bajaj Finserv,…

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I will deliver optimism, opportunity; Biden will bring in pessimism, poverty: Trump

October 22, 2020 strong

Seeking his re-election, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday told Americans that he will deliver optimism, opportunity and hope while his Democratic rival Joe Biden will bring in “pessimism, poverty and decline”. With less than a fortnight left for the November 3 presidential elections, Trump described it as a vote on “47 years of Biden versus his 47 months as the US President”. “For the last 47 years, Joe Biden has been outsourcing your job, opening your borders,” he alleged. “I will deliver optimism, opportunity, and hope. Biden will deliver…

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COVID-19: India records 55,839 new infections, 702 deaths

October 22, 2020 strong

The number of coronavirus infections reported in a span of 24 hours remained below 60,000 for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday as India’s caseload went past 77 lakh, while recoveries have crossed 68 lakh, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry The COVID-19 caseload mounted to?77,06,946 with?55,839 new infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 1,16,616 with 702 more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed A total of 68,74,518?people have recuperated from the disease so far pushing the national recovery…

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One of our top four has to finish off games, we have to correct that: Rahul

October 21, 2020 strong

Kings XI Punjab skipper KL Rahul was relieved to see his team finally get over the line comfortably but said the top-four batsmen must consistently close out games in the remainder of their IPL campaign. KXIP have often struggled to finish games from comfortable positions in this IPL. For a change, it was a straightforward chase for KXIP against Delhi Capitals on Tuesday despite a rare failure from their opening pair of K L Rahul (15) and Mayank Agarwal (5). Nicholas Pooran (53 off 28) came up with another blinder…