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Messi shows his worth, leads Barcelona to win over Athletic

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 strong

Lionel Messi showed his worth yet again, scoring on a beautiful free kick to lead Barcelona to a 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league. The 650th goal in his Barcelona career came amid the noise prompted by Spanish newspaper El Mundo’s report that his contract is worth 555 million euros ( 673 million). The Catalan club, mired in debt and political turmoil, had to quickly deny its involvement in the leak. Antoine Griezmann also scored for Barcelona, which won its fifth in a row in the league…

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There are times when balls faced matter a lot more than runs scored: Pujara

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 strong

There are times when balls faced matter a lot more than runs scored and the recent tour of Australia was all about that for India’s Test batting mainstay Cheteshwar Pujara, who finds the “strike-rate talk” overrated. Pujara had collected a lot more runs (521 at 41.41 strike rate and three hundreds) in his player of the series performance to ensure a historic triumph in Australia two seasons ago but considering the “extraordinary circumstances” of the recent showdown that just went by, he rates his effort (271 at 29.20 and three…

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Semiconductor shortage: Automakers actively engaging with supply partners to mitigate impact

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 strong

As the shortage of semiconductors expected to linger on in the next fiscal as well, leading automakers like Tata Motors, Honda and Kia Motors are actively engaging with their supplier partners in order to carry on with stable production activities at their manufacturing plants in the country. Semiconductors are silicon chips that cater to control and memory functions in products ranging from automobiles, computers and cellphones to various other electronic items. The usage of semiconductors in the auto industry has gone up globally in recent times with new models coming…

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Vacancy, inadequate infrastructure in consumer fora deprive citizens of grievance redressal: SC

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 strong

Consumer rights are “important rights” and non-manning of posts and inadequate infrastructure in district and state consumer commissions across the country would deprive the citizens of redressal of their grievances, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court said this while hearing a plea that has raised the issue of alleged inaction by governments in appointing the president, members and staff in the district and state consumer disputes redressal commissions and the lack of adequate infrastructure to run these fora. A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy…

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Russia arrests 3,000 during wide protests backing Navalny

January 31, 2021 strong

Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, thousands of people took to the streets Sunday across Russia’s vast expanse to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up the nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin. More than 3,000 people were detained by police, according to a monitoring group. Russian authorities mounted a massive effort to stem the tide of demonstrations after tens of thousands rallied across the country last weekend in the largest, most widespread show of discontent that Russia has seen in years. Yet despite threats…

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Journalist arrest: Cong slams BJP, Rahul says those who fear truth, arrest honest scribes

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 strong

The Congress on Sunday slammed the BJP-led Centre over the arrest of a freelance journalist from the Singhu border with party leader Rahul Gandhi saying those who fear truth arrest honest scribes. Mandeep Punia was arrested from the Singhu border on Sunday for allegedly misbehaving with the police personnel on duty at the farmers’ protest site there, officials said. A case was registered against him and he has been arrested now, a senior police officer said, a day after the scribe was detained. Reacting to the development, former Congress chief…

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Big week of Australian Open, tune-up tournaments set to start

January 30, 2021January 30, 2021 strong

The last group of quarantined players in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open and a week of tune-up tournaments was set to leave their hotels at midnight Saturday night, ending a mammoth two-week effort to reduce the chance of any international arrivals bringing the coronavirus Down Under. More than 1,000 players and officials went into a two-week quarantine from January 14 when the first of 17 flights chartered by Tennis Australia landed in Melbourne and Adelaide. Three of those charters contained players or entourages with COVID-19, meaning that 72 players…

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Vacancy, inadequate infrastructure in consumer fora deprive citizens of grievance redressal: SC

January 30, 2021January 30, 2021 strong

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India pre-eminent partner of US in Indo-Pacific region: Blinken tells Jaishankar

January 30, 2021January 30, 2021 strong

Secretary of State Tony Blinken has underscored India’s role as a pre-eminent US partner in the Indo-Pacific during his maiden telephonic conversation with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and discussed ways to better seize the new opportunities and combat shared challenges in the region and beyond. It was Blinken’s first telephonic conversation with Jaishankar after he assumed the charge as America’s top diplomat early this week. They discussed issues of mutual concern, including COVID-19 vaccination efforts, regional developments and next steps in expanding bilateral ties, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price…

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BKU digs its heels in at Ghazipur border, more supporters pouring in

January 30, 2021January 30, 2021 strong

Support for the farmers’ protest swelled on Saturday, as more villagers poured in at a key protest site on the Delhi- Meerut highway in Ghazipur on the border with Uttar Pradesh. The Bharatiya Kisan Union-led protest against the Centre’s new farm laws here looked like it was going slim on Thursday but more protestors have joined the stir, following a mahapanchayat of farmers on Saturday in Muzaffarnagar, while supporters also joined in from Haryana and Rajasthan districts. “The movement was and is strong,” BKU’s Meerut Zone president Pawan Khatana told…