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Redeveloped Chandni Chowk market likely to be inaugurated by Kejriwal on Sunday

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to inaugurate the redeveloped Chandni Chowk market on September 12, officials said on Tuesday. Earlier the project was to be inaugurated on April 17 this year but was cancelled due to the second wave of COVID-19. According to officials of the Public Works Department (PWD), which is one of the agencies involved in the redevelopment work, the department has been asked to start preparations for inauguration and complete all the misses and fixes . The redeveloped Chandni Chowk is likely to be formally…

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Pegasus snooping row: SC grants more time to Centre, to hear pleas seeking probe on Sep 13

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 The Supreme Court Tuesday granted more time to the Centre to decide on filing a further response to a batch of pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged snooping of certain people in India through the use of Israeli spyware Pegasus and slated the matter for further hearing on September 13. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana had issued a notice to the Centre on the pleas on August 17, while making it clear that it did not want the government to disclose anything which…

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Sensex jumps 250 pts to cross 58K in early trade; Nifty tops 17,300

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 Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 250 points in early trade to scale the 58,000-level for the first time on Friday, led by gains in index majors Reliance Industries, Kotak Bank and ICICI Bank amid a positive trend in global markets and sustained foreign fund inflows. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty too crossed the 17,300-mark in the opening session. The 30-share Sensex was trading 250.75 points or 0.43 per cent up at its lifetime high of 58,103.29, and Nifty advanced 67.65 points or 0.39 per cent to record 17,301.80 in initial…

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Maha: Court acquits two shopkeepers accused of assaulting Navi Mumbai civic officials

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A court in Maharashtra’s Thane has acquitted two shopkeepers in Navi Mumbai, who were accused of assaulting local civic officials in 2016 and deterring them from discharging duty. District judge P M Gupta, in the order passed last week that was made available on Friday, said the prosecution has failed to prove the charges against the accused duo – Bhagwan Pandurang Dhakne and Balchandra Sopan Nalawade – who run shops in Haware Centurion Mall in Nerul. The accused were booked under IPC sections 353 (assault or criminal force to deter…

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India sends 150 tonnes of oxygen to Sri Lanka to help it tackle coronavirus surge

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India has sent about 150 tonnes more oxygen to Sri Lanka to help the island nation combat the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sri Lanka on Friday extended its nationwide lockdown till September 13 amidst a surge in the number of COVID-19 deaths and mounting pressure on the healthcare system. Lifeline from India to Sri Lanka close to 150 tonnes of oxygen from Vizag and Chennai reached the shores of Colombo,” the Indian High Commission in Colombo tweeted on Saturday. India since mid last month has been sending urgent…

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India records 42,618 Covid cases, 330 deaths in a day; weekly positivity rate 2.63 pc

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 India’s COVID-19 infection tally rose by 42,618 in a day to reach 3,29,45,907 while the number of active cases touched 4,05,681 following an increase for the fourth consecutive day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll climbed to 4,40,225 with 330 more people succumbing to the viral disease, showed the data updated at 8 am. In a span of 24 hours, the active caseload rose by 5,903. The number of active cases now comprise 1.23 per cent of the total infections, while the national…

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Legend at 19: Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win 2 Paralympic medals

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Trailblazing shooter Avani Lekhara on Friday became the first Indian woman to win two Paralympic medals by claiming the 50m Rifle 3 Position SH1 bronze to add to an unprecedented gold she had won earlier in the ongoing Games here. The 19-year-old Lekhara, competing in her debut Games, qualified second for the event with a score of 1176, including 51 inner 10s. In the fiercely contested finals, Lekhara totalled 445.9 to finish ahead of Ukraine’s Iryna Shchetnik, who let slip her grip on the medal spot with a poor third…

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How much time is needed for completing probe into siphoning of RFL funds, SC asks police

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 The Supreme Court Friday asked Delhi Police how much time it needed to complete the probe in a case in which former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh is accused of allegedly misappropriating about Rs 2,400 crore from Religare Finvest Ltd fund. How much time does it take to complete the probe in a criminal case? The accused cannot be kept in jail without trial, a bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana observed, asking the police to respond. The bench, which also comprised Justices Surya Kant and Aniruddha…

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Sensex jumps 250 pts to cross 58K in early trade; Nifty tops 17,300

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Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 250 points in early trade to scale the 58,000-level for the first time on Friday, led by gains in index majors Reliance Industries, Kotak Bank and ICICI Bank amid a positive trend in global markets and sustained foreign fund inflows. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty too crossed the 17,300-mark in the opening session. The 30-share Sensex was trading 250.75 points or 0.43 per cent up at its lifetime high of 58,103.29, and Nifty advanced 67.65 points or 0.39 per cent to record 17,301.80 in initial…

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Biden says Ida, wildfires show ‘climate crisis’ has struck

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 President Joe Biden on Thursday pledged robust federal help for the Northeastern and Gulf states battered by Hurricane Ida and for Western states beset by wildfires with the catastrophes serving as deadly reminders that the climate crisis has arrived. These extreme storms, and the climate crisis, are here, Biden said in a White House speech. We must be better prepared. We need to act. The president said he will further press Congress to pass his nearly 1 trillion infrastructure bill to improve roads, bridges, the electric grid and sewer systems.…

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