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The Supreme Court Wednesday extended till tomorrow the interim protection from arrest granted to former finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). A bench of Justices R Banumathi and A S Bopanna heard arguments advanced by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who said that Chidambaram was trying to play the “victim card” and prevent ED from exercising its right to arrest him in the case. “This is not a witch hunt as alleged by them. We have material to show that…

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Rupee slips 29 paise against US dollar to 71.77

August 28, 2019August 29, 2019 strong

The rupee declined by 29 paise to close at 71.77 against the US dollar on Wednesday as fears of an impending global recession prompted investors to stick to safe-haven assets like the Japanese yen. Rising crude oil prices and weakness in the equity market put further pressure on the domestic currency, forex dealers said. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened on the back foot at 71.50 a dollar and went on to touch the day’s low of 71.87. It finally pared some losses to settle at 71.77,…

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Gibbs, who beat cancer this year, loses to Halep at US Open

August 28, 2019August 29, 2019 strong

Nicole Gibbs was all even with the Wimbledon champion, a set away from a triumphant return to Grand Slam tennis. She couldn’t pull it off. Nor could she be too upset. Beating cancer was already the most important victory Gibbs was going to get this year, no matter what happened against No. 4 seed Simona Halep on Tuesday inside Louis Armstrong Stadium. “I’m definitely bummed out,” Gibbs said after her 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 loss. “At the same time I think I do have a new perspective, that it’s not life…

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HRD Minister launches school education portal ‘Shagun’

August 28, 2019August 29, 2019 strong

Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Wednesday launched a web portal ‘Shagun’, which links over 15 lakh schools across the country, to provide all information on school education. The schools have been geo-tagged and all the data provided by them can be accessed through this portal. “The progress of the country is dependent on education and the foundation of education needs to be solid. Shagun is an important initiative and through this portal, more than 2.3 lakh educational websites can be integrated,” the minister said. According to…

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US Open: Nagal takes a set from Federer before exiting

August 27, 2019 strong

The fighting spirit shone through in Sumit Nagal’s dream Grand Slam debut as he took a set off the iconic Roger Federer before fizzling out at the US Open, here.In the much-anticipated clash, the 22-year old from Jhajjar lost 6-4 1-6 2-6 4-6 after giving a glimpse of his talent at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday night.Nagal became only the fourth Indian to win a set in the main draw of a Grand Slam in the last 20 years. What made it special was that it came against Federer,…

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China ban on some textbooks seen aimed at Uighur culture

August 27, 2019 strong

For 15 years, Yalqun Rozi skillfully navigated state bureaucracies to publish textbooks that taught classic poems and folk tales to millions of his fellow minority Uighurs in China’s far western region of Xinjiang.That all changed three years ago when the ruling Communist Party launched what it says is a campaign against ethnic separatism and religious extremism in Xinjiang. Suddenly even respected public figures like Rozi were being arrested, caught up in a crackdown that critics have said amounts to cultural genocide.An estimated 1 million Uighurs have since been detained in internment…

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Boman Irani to play Farokh Engineer in ’83’

August 27, 2019 strong

Boman Irani has joined the ensemble cast of filmmaker Kabir Khan’s next “83”, which features Ranveer Singh as Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev.The film will chronicle India’s win under Kapil’s captainship, when the team defeated West Indies in the final to clinch their first-ever World Cup trophy in 1983. Irani will essay the role of former opening batsman and wicket-keeper, Farokh Engineer, who was one of the commentators at the 1983 World Cup. “He was the only Indian commentator during the 1983 World Cup. His story, along with co-commentator Brian Johnston’s, runs…

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Sensex jumps over 150 pts; Infosys drops 2 pc

August 27, 2019 strong

Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex opened over 150 points higher on Tuesday led by gains in index heavyweights L&T, ICICI Bank, SBI and HDFC Bank amid positive domestic and global cues.The 30-share index was trading 123.95 points, or 0.33 per cent, up at 37,618.07 at 0930 hours, while the broader Nifty rose 43.45 points, or 0.39 per cent, to 11,101.30 in early trade.In the previous session, the BSE barometer closed 792.96 points, or 2.16 per cent, higher at 37,494.12; and the Nifty reclaimed the 11,000-level, advancing 228.50 points, or 2.11…

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Sikkim urges Centre to withdraw notification opening up peaks

August 27, 2019 strong

The Sikkim government has urged the Centre to withdraw its notification which opened up 24 peaks of the state to mountaineers, a top official said.The Centre has recently allowed mountaineering and trekking in 137 peaks across the country, including 24 peaks in Sikkim, in a bid to boost tourism.The state government has sent a letter to the Centre stating that the opening up of the peaks in Sikkim to mountaineers is a “matter of grave concern” for the state and sought immediate withdrawal of the notification, Chief Secretary Alok Kumar…

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HC agrees to hear a fresh plea on Uniform Civil Code

August 27, 2019 strong

The Delhi High Court Monday agreed to hear on Tuesday a PIL seeking direction to the Centre to constitute a judicial commission or a high level expert committee to draft a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for securing gender justice, equality and dignity of women.The plea was mentioned before a bench a Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar which tagged it for hearing along with a similar pending petition.The petition, filed by advocate Abhinav Beri, also said that a direction be given to the Law Commission to…