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Delhi Congress leader Arvinder Lovely alleged on Friday that nearly 40-45 per cent unauthorised colonies in the national capital will not be regularised due to a notification issued by the BJP-ruled Centre.The Narendra Modi government got a bill passed in the Lok Sabha to regularise 1,731 unauthorised colonies, but 40-45 per cent of them cannot be regularised as they are near the Yamuna riverbed or historical monuments, Lovely claimed.Regularisation of these colonies was barred according to a notification issued by the Centre last month, he said at a press conference.”Around…

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SC releases new roster, PILs to be heard by CJI and 3 senior most judges

November 29, 2019 strong

The Supreme Court has released a new roster of work saying that PILs would now be heard by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde and three other senior most judges of the apex court.In the roster of allocation of work that took effect from November 26, CJI Bobde has kept Public Interest Litigations and letter petitions to himself along with Justices N V Ramana, Arun Mishra and R F Nariman. The new roster is slightly different from the last time when the outgoing CJI Ranjan Gogoi had kept PIL…

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Rupee rises 10 paise to 71.40 against USD in early trade

November 27, 2019 strong

The Indian rupee appreciated by 10 paise to 71.40 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday as positive opening in domestic equities and sustained foreign fund inflows strengthened investor sentiments. Forex traders said easing crude oil prices also supported the domestic unit. At the interbank foreign exchange the rupee opened at 71.43, then gathered momentum and touched 71.40 against the US dollar, registering a rise of 10 paise over its previous close. On Tuesday, rupee had settled for the day at 71.50 against the US dollar. The domestic…

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Sakshi in command at home, quips Dhoni in talk about marriage

November 27, 2019 strong

He is the quintessential ‘Captain Cool’ on the cricket field but at home, Mahendra Singh Shoni says it’s his wife Sakshi who calls the shots and he never comes in the way as “I know I can be happy only if she is happy”. Speaking at an event here, the 38-year-old former captain, who led India to two world titles and is currently on a sabbatical, joked about marriage and love. He married Sakshi in 2010. “All men are like lions until they get married,” he said much to the…

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Congressional Committee invites Trump to attend impeachment hearing

November 27, 2019 strong

A key Congressional Committee in the House of Representatives has invited US President Donald Trump to attend or send his officials to participate in the impeachment hearings against him. House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday announced to hold its first impeachment hearing against Trump next week. Titled, The Impeachment Inquiry into President Donald J Trump: Constitutional Grounds for Presidential Impeachment is the first in the third phase of the investigation, by the Democratic Party controlled House, into whether Trump abused his powers in pressing Ukrainian leaders to find dirt on his…

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Uddhav Thackeray, wife Rashmi meet governor

November 27, 2019 strong

Maharashtra CM-designate and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday. Thackeray, to be sworn-in as CM on Thursday, was accompanied by wife Rashmi, an official said. The Shiv Sena chief will be the first from the Thackeray family to be sworn in as the chief minister. The Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress on Tuesday named Thackeray as their chief ministerial face. The three parties have claimed support of 166 MLAs in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly. Devendra Fadnavis resigned as CM on…

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Stock indices retreat from record levels on profit booking

November 26, 2019November 27, 2019 strong

Market benchmark BSE Sensex retreated from its record high level to close down by around 68 points on Tuesday mainly due to profit booking in telecom, IT and auto stocks amid growth concerns and evolving political drama in Maharashtra. The 30-share index touched its all-time intra-day high of 41,120.28 before closing down by 67.93 points or 0.17 per cent at 40,821.30. The broader Nifty of the National Stock Exchange also soared to a new peak of 12,132.45 in day trade before giving up gains to end lower by 36.05 points…

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Direct police to produce tweets of Sunanda Pushkar, Tharoor urges court

November 26, 2019November 27, 2019 strong

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Tuesday urged a special court here to direct Delhi Police to bring on record various tweets made by his wife Sunanda Pushkar, who was found dead in mysterious circumstances in January 2014. Tharoor told the court that the Twitter account of the deceased was important to check the state of mind before her death. The Congress leader, who is made an accused by the police in the case, told Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar that it does not have the cause of death till date. “Till…

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New Zealand boosts Test security after Archer racially abused

November 26, 2019November 27, 2019 strong

New Zealand Cricket has ordered increased security at the second Test against England in Hamilton after a crowd member racially abused visiting paceman Jofra Archer during the opening match in Mount Maunganui. Black Caps captain Kane Williamson described the taunt as “horrific”, while NZC said the culprit would be reported to the police and barred from cricket grounds if he was identified from the venue’s CCTV footage. “We’re incredibly disappointed, it’s just not acceptable and we won’t tolerate it,” NZC chief executive David White told Newstalk ZB radio. Barbados-born Archer…

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Billie Eilish is Billboard’s 2019 Woman of the Year

November 26, 2019November 27, 2019 strong

Singer Billie Eilish will be honoured as Billboard’s 2019 Woman of the Year on December 12. According to The Hollywood Reporter, pop star Taylor Swift will also be honoured at Billboard’s event, receiving the inaugural Woman of the Decade award. “Billie has disrupted the entertainment industry through her music and social media platforms, leaving an indelible impact on the global cultural zeitgeist. “Her ability to speak to the Gen-Z population, making teens and young adults feel accepted in today’s society has quickly allowed Eilish to grow to the top of…