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The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed the pleas seeking removal of former high court judge, Justice (retd) Shashi Kant Agarwal and retired Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) K L Gupta, from the three-member inquiry commission set up to probe into the encounter killing of gangster Vikas Dubey. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said it would not allow the petitioners to cast aspersion on the members of the inquiry commission, which would probe into the killing of eight policemen and the subsequent encounters of Dubey…

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Microsoft India most attractive employer brand: Survey

July 28, 2020 strong

Technology giant Microsoft India has emerged as the country’s most attractive employer brand, followed by Samsung India and Amazon India in the second and third place, respectively, says a survey. According to Randstad Employer Brand Research (REBR) 2020, Microsoft India scored high on financial health, strong reputation and utilisation of the latest technologies. The REBR revealed that in 2020, work-life balance emerged as the top Employee Value Proposition (EVP) driver for the Indian workforce while choosing an employer as it was cited by 43 per cent respondents, followed by…

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N Korea’s Kim boasts of his nukes amid stalled talks with US

July 28, 2020 strong

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s hard-won nuclear weapons were a solid security guarantee and a reliable, effective deterrent that could prevent a second Korean War, state media reported Tuesday. Kim’s comments before war veterans marking the 67th anniversary of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War again show he has no intention of abandoning his weapons as prospects dim for resuming diplomacy with the United States. North Korea has previously ratcheted up fiery rhetoric or conducted weapons tests to wrest outside concessions. But some experts…

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Indian, Chinese troops complete disengagement at most locations of border, says China

July 28, 2020 strong

The frontline troops of China and India have “completed” disengagement at most locations of their border, a senior Chinese official said on Tuesday, adding the situation on the ground is easing Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin made this statement at a briefing here when he was asked whether the border troops from India and China have completed the disengagement from Galwan, Gogra and Hot Spring areas in eastern Ladakh. The reference to Pangong Tso, a major friction point, was conspicuously absent in the question asked by a reporter from…

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Pakistani film, labelled ‘blasphemous’ by religious outfit, cleared for release

July 15, 2020 strong

A Pakistani film that could not be released in January after a religious outfit called it “blasphemous” has been cleared for release in cinema halls by the Committee for Human Rights of the country’s Senate. Pakistan Peoples Party Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, who chairs the panel, said in a tweet that they “found nothing wrong” with the film, adding that the censor board “has our go ahead to release it post-Covid”. He said all objections against the film were dismissed. The film, “Zindagi Tamasha”, which was premiered at the Busan…

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Pakistan opener Masood says England still a strong side despite defeat to West Indies

July 15, 2020 strong

Pakistan opener Shan Masood does not want to read too much into England’s four-wicket defeat against the West Indies in the first Test, saying losing just a match does not make them a weak side. England lost the opening Test by four wickets on Sunday at an empty Rose Bowl in Southampton, the first international cricket match after the coronavirus outbreak. “This is the first competitive match for both teams after nearly three months and I think the rustiness was evident in the home side. But I think they (England)…

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Vikas Dubey encounter: UP to file status report, SC to hear pleas on July 20

July 15, 2020 strong

The Uttar Pradesh government told the Supreme Court Tuesday it would file a status report detailing the steps taken by the authorities on encounter killings of gangster Vikas Dubey and his associates. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said it may consider appointing a committee headed by a former judge to probe the encounters of Dubey and his aides as also the killing of eight Uttar Pradesh policemen by the gangster. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Uttar Pradesh, told the bench that he would file the…

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Rupee surges 14 paise to 75.28 against US dollar in early trade

July 15, 2020 strong

The rupee appreciated 14 paise to 75.28 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday tracking weakness in the greenback and gains in the domestic equity market. Forex traders said, investor sentiment strengthened after the human clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccine were initiated in India. The rupee opened at 75.35 against the US dollar, then gained further ground and touched 75.28 against the US dollar, up 14 paise over its previous close. It had settled at 75.42 against the greenback on Tuesday. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)…

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Rajasthan political crisis: Sachin Pilot says not joining BJP

July 15, 2020 strong

“I am not joining the BJP,” Congress leader Sachin Pilot said on Wednesday, asserting that the speculation about his switching sides was being fuelled by certain leaders in Rajasthan to tarnish his image Pilot’s remarks come a day after the Congress sacked him as Rajasthan’s deputy chief minister and the party’s state unit president. Two loyalists of Pilot were also dropped from the state Cabinet. “I have worked very hard to bring the Congress party back in the government and defeat the BJP,” he told PTI In an apparent reference…

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Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students policy

July 15, 2020 strong

In a surprise U-turn, the Trump administration has dropped its controversial plan to deport hundreds and thousands of international students, including Indians, if their universities switch to online-only classes in this fall semester due to the coronavirus pandemic. On July 6, the US immigration authority announced that foreign students will have to leave the country or risk deportation if their universities switch to online-only classes during the September to December semester. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said that for the fall 2020 semester students attending schools operating entirely online…