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Rahul gets bail in another defamation case; accuses Modi govt of hounding dissenters

July 6, 2019 strong

Rahul Gandhi was granted bail on Saturday after he appeared before a court here in a defamation case filed by BJP leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, days after a Mumbai court held that the Congress leader would face trial for alleged slander against the RSS.Gandhi alleged that he was being targeted for raising his voice against the Narendra Modi government and the BJP-RSS combine, and vowed to continue his fight.The Congress leader, who recently resigned as party president, surrendered before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Kumar Gunjan,…

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Pataudi was last among of old-fashioned amateurs: Jeffrey Archer

July 5, 2019 strong

From young Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi’s steely determination after his terrible car accident to Anil Kumble’s dignity and Virat Kohli’s level headed approach, Jeffrey Archer’s pristine love for Indian cricket remains intact.The best selling English author is keenly following the World Cup. For him, current Indian skipper Kohli is level-headed and intelligent and Kumble’s dignified stance during the ‘Monkeygate scandal’ is a lesson for one and all.Archer, the creator of the famous ‘Kane and Abel’ series, had also written a short story ‘Century’, whose main protagonist many believed, was based on…

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Hong Kong students reject closed-door talks with city leader

July 5, 2019 strong

Student unions from two Hong Kong universities said Friday that they have turned down invitations from city leader Carrie Lam for talks about recent unrest over her proposal to allow the extradition of suspects to mainland China.The invitations followed a pledge by Lam to do a better job of listening to the voices of young people.Student leaders said at a news conference that they do not think Lam is being sincere. Her office invited them to closed-door meetings, but the students said any meeting should be public and include a…

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Idris Elba refutes claims of plagiarism by writer duo

July 5, 2019 strong

Actor Idris Elba has denied allegations that he plagiarised the work of two women writers on his new play “Tree”. In a post on Medium, Sarah Henley and Tori Allen-Martin claimed that they were removed from the theatre production and were threatened with legal action if they spoke out. They also said that they conceived the idea for the show, which is billed as a creative collaboration between Elba and the director Kwame Kwei-Armah. The show opened at the Manchester international festival on Thursday.Responding to their allegations, Elba posted a…

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Petrol price to rise by Rs 2.5, diesel by Rs 2.3 after FM raises tax

July 5, 2019 strong

Petrol price will be hiked by over Rs 2.5 per litre and diesel by more than Rs 2.3 after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday raised taxes on the fuels to part-fund her Budget for 2019-20.Sitharaman raised excise duty and road and infrastructure cess on the auto fuels by Rs 2 per litre each to raise over Rs 28,000 crore.Post considering local sales tax or value added tax (VAT), which is charged after adding central excise duty on base price, the increase in petrol price would be over Rs 2.5 per…

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Petrol, diesel to be costlier; tax on super-rich, gold imports

July 5, 2019 strong

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday hiked tax on petrol and diesel, raised import duty on gold, levied additional surcharge on super rich and brought a tax on high value cash withdrawals as she sought to spur growth with reduction in corporate tax and sops to housing sector, startups and electric vehicles.Presenting the maiden budget of Modi 2.0 government in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman, the first full-time woman Finance Minister, proposed measures to ease liquidity crisis facing shadow banking sector (NBFCs) and providing Rs 70,000 crore capital to public sector banks while…

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HC dismisses plea seeking SIT probe into attack on temple in walled city

July 5, 2019 strong

The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed a PIL seeking SIT probe into the attack on a temple in the walled city here, saying that the police was already taking action and nothing can be done overnight.A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said the petitioner in the instant matter expected the culprits behind the June 30 incident to be arrested overnight and observed that the expectation was “too high”.The court said that three FIRs were already registered in connection with the incident and investigation…

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Economic Survey pegs economic growth at 7 pc for FY20

July 4, 2019 strong

The government Thursday pegged the growth rate for the current fiscal at 7 per cent, marginally up from the five-year low of 6.8 per cent recorded in the previous fiscal. According to the Economic Survey for 2018-19, tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rajya Sabha, “real GDP growth for the year 2019-20 is projected at 7 per cent reflecting a recovery in the economy after a deceleration in the growth momentum throughout 2018-19.” The fiscal deficit estimate for 2018-19 has been retained at 3.4 per cent of the…

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Pakistan eye freak result against Bangladesh for improbable semifinal spot

July 4, 2019 strong

Their semifinal chances reduced to just a mathematical possibility, former champions Pakistan will need an improbable win over Bangladesh to have a shot at making the semifinals of the World Cup when the two sides clash here on Friday. Pakistan’s resurgence in the World Cup looked eerily close to the 1992 Cup-winning edition before India’s loss to England dented their hopes of a semifinal spot and when New Zealand went down to the hosts last night, it was almost over for them. The road to the knockout stage for Sarfaraz…

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मानव पूंजी में निवेश, समावेशी विकास से सतत विकास के पथ पर अग्रसर हो सकता है देशः आर्थिक समीक्षा

July 4, 2019 strong

भारत के विकास का पथ सामाजिक बुनियादी ढांचे में निवेश से जुड़ा है और मानव पूंजी में निवेश और समावेशी विकास के जरिए सतत विकास लक्ष्य (एसडीजी) की तरफ देश को बढ़ाया जा सकता है। वित्त वर्ष 2018-19 की आर्थिक समीक्षा में यह कहा गया है। वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण द्वारा बृहस्पतिवार को पेश समीक्षा में कहा गया है कि भारत अपने सतत विकास के लक्ष्यों को हासिल करने को लेकर प्रतिबद्ध है। उसमें कहा गया है कि जनसांख्यिकीय विभाजन का लाभ उठाने के लिए केंद्र शिक्षा, कौशल विकास क्षेत्र…