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Physical hearing may begin in some courts in SC from next week

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A committee of seven Supreme Court judges is learnt to have recommended holding physical hearings in at least two or three of the 15 benches in the apex court as early as next week with some additional safety measures. The apex court, since March 25, has been holding hearings through video conferencing due to a nationwide lockdown and even after the restrictions were relaxed, it has decided to continue with the practice. In the last week of July, the 7- judge panel headed by senior most judge Justice N V…

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Trump abruptly escorted from press briefing after shooting near White House

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US President Donald Trump was abruptly evacuated by a Secret Service agent from a live press briefing in the White House after shots were fired outside the highly-secured building. Trump returned to the briefing room minutes later, confirming a shooting near the White House and assured the reporters that things were under control. “White House seems to be very well under control. I would like to thank the Secret Service for doing their — always quick and very effective work…there was an actual shooting and somebody has been taken to…

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4G services on trial basis in one district each of J-K division: Centre to SC

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A special committee looking into the issue of restoring internet in Jammu and Kashmir has decided to provide 4G services on trial basis in limited areas of the Union Territory after August 15, the Centre informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana was informed by Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, that the committee has decided to hold trials for high speed internet access in one district each in Jammu and Kashmir division. The Committee has decided that access to…

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New Zealand to host West Indies, Pakistan, Australia and Bangladesh in summer season

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New Zealand Cricket CEO David White on Tuesday said Pakistan, Australia, Bangladesh and the West Indies have confirmed they will tour the country during the summer. White said New Zealand Cricket (NZC) is working to implement bio-secure bubble, similar to the one the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is using in their ongoing season, to resume international cricket in the country post the coronavirus-forced hiatus. “We are making tremendous progress. I was just on the phone to the West Indies, they’re confirmed, Pakistan is confirmed, Australia and Bangladesh… so…

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Priyanka Chopra finishes her memoir, says every word reflection into her life

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Actor Priyanka Chopra on Tuesday revealed that she has completed the final manuscript of her memoir, “Unfinished”, and the book is set to come out soon. “Unfinished” is a collection of personal essays, stories and observations of the 38-year-old actor, to be published by Penguin Random House India. Priyanka took to Twitter and said the book comes from an extremely personal, introspective space. “‘Unfinished’ is finished! Just about sent in the final manuscript! Wheee! Cannot wait to share it with you all. Every word in my memoir comes from a…

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Sensex jumps over 300 pts in early trade; Nifty tops 11,350

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Benchmark Sensex surged over 300 points in early trade on Tuesday tracking gains in index-heavyweights ICICI Bank, HDFC twins and Infosys amid sustained foreign fund inflow and firm cues from global markets. The BSE Sensex was trading 342.50 points or 0.90 per cent higher at 38,524.58; while the NSE Nifty was up 101.75 points or 0.90 per cent at 11,371.90. Axis Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising nearly 3 per cent, followed by Tata Steel, ICICI Bank, HDFC, PowerGrid, Tech Mahindra and SBI. On the other…

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SC asks DOT to apprise how it will recover AGR dues from Telecos facing insolvency

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The Supreme Court on Monday asked Department of Telecom (DoT) to apprise it as how it plans to recover Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) related dues from telecom companies facing insolvency proceedings and whether spectrum given to these companies can be sold. The DoT told the top court that their stand is that the spectrum cannot be sold by the telecom companies facing insolvency proceedings as it is not their property. A bench of Justices Arun Mishra, S Abdul Nazeer and M R Shah asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for…

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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law

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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was arrested on Monday on suspicion of collusion with foreign powers, his aide said, in the highest-profile use yet of the new national security law Beijing imposed on the city after protests last year. “Jimmy Lai is being arrested for collusion with foreign powers at this time,” Mark Simon wrote on Twitter. Hong Kong police said seven people had been arrested on suspicion of violating the national security law, but the statement did not reveal the names of those arrested. Lai, who owns popular…

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EIA draft must be withdrawn to stop ‘environmental destruction’: Rahul

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday stepped up his attack on the Centre over the draft environment impact assessment (EIA), saying it must be withdrawn to stop “environmental destruction”. Gandhi alleged that the aim of EIA 2020 draft was clear — “loot of the nation”. “This (EIA) is another dreadful example of what the BJP government has been doing for its select suit-boot ‘friends’ who loot the resources of the country,” Gandhi alleged. “EIA 2020 draft must be withdrawn to stop #LootOfTheNation and environmental destruction,” he tweeted. The draft EIA…

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Woods, and his back, have challenging schedule after PGA

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Tiger Woods doesn’t know how the strange, compressed schedule will affect him for the rest of the year. Then again, no one else does, either. “No one has ever experienced this, having a shutdown during the year,” Woods said as he looked ahead to the FedEx Cup playoffs that will be followed two weeks later by the U.S. Open. “It is very different. This is unlike any other year that we’ve ever experienced in golf.” Woods shot a 3-under 67 on Sunday in the final round of the PGA Championship…

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