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Pak reports 582 new cases of coronavirus: Health Ministry

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Pakistan has reported 582 new cases of coronavirus, taking the total number of infections in the country to 306,886, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The Ministry of National Health Services said Pakistan also reported the death of four more patients due to which the coronavirus death toll stands at 6,424. “The current infection cases stands at 306,886 while the death toll has surged to 6,424,” the health ministry said in a statement. The ministry said that 293,159 people have fully recovered from the disease. Sindh reported 134,243 cases, Punjab…

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Opposition to boycott Rajya Sabha till suspension of 8 members revoked:Azad

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Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday said the opposition will boycott the proceedings of the House till the suspension of eight members is revoked. Speaking after the Zero Hour, Azad also demanded that the government brings a bill which should ensure private players don’t procure food grains below the minimum support price (MSP) fixed by the government. He also asked the government that the MSP should be fixed from time to time as the C2 Swaminathan formula. As many as eight members of the Rajya…

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Centre approved anti-viral medicines to treat COVID-19 patients, says SC

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday said there was an approval by the Central government on use of Remdesivir and Fabiparivir as medicines to treat COVID-19. The top court was hearing a plea seeking registration of an FIR by the CBI against ten Indian pharmaceutical firms for manufacturing and selling these two medicines for treating COVID-19 patients allegedly without valid licences. Remdesivir and Favipiravir are antiviral drugs and their efficacy in treating COVID-19 patients have been a matter of debate among medical experts. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde…

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Sensex rises nearly 200 pts in early trade; Nifty tops 11,550

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Domestic equity benchmark Sensex jumped nearly 200 points in early trade on Friday tracking gains in index majors TCS, Reliance Industries and Sun Pharma amid positive cues from Asian peers. The 30-share BSE index was trading 186.37 points or 0.48 per cent higher at 39,166.22; while the NSE Nifty rose 62.70 points or 0.54 per cent to 11,578.80. Sun Pharma was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 3 per cent, followed by Tech Mahindra, Tata Steel, TCS, Titan, PowerGrid, NTPC, Reliance Industries and Asian Paints. On the…

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After US Open run, Shapovalov piling up more wins in Rome

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From singles to doubles, hard courts to clay courts, North America to Europe, Denis Shapovalov just keeps playing and, for the most part, winning. After spending more than 22 hours on court over the previous two weeks at the U.S. Open, where he reached the quarterfinals in both singles and doubles, Shapovalov is still going strong after crossing the Atlantic. The Canadian recovered from an early break in the second set to beat Spanish qualifier Pedro Martinez 6-4, 6-4 Thursday and reach the third round of the Italian Open. A…

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Selena Gomez to return as Mavis in Hotel Transylvania 4′, will serve as EP

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Actor-singer Selena Gomez is set to reprise her role of Mavis in the fourth installment of animated franchise Hotel Transylvania . According to Variety, the former Disney star is also attached as an executive producer on the project. Actor-comedian Adam Sandler voices Mavis’ father, Dracula, the proprietor of a spooky hotel that serves as a haven for monsters who cannot live among humans. Hotel Transylvania 4 will be directed by Jennifer Kluska and Derek Drymon. Series creator Genndy Tartakovsky, who directed the first three films, is on board as screenwriter…

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President Trump not to attend UNGA session in-person: WH chief of staff

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US President Donald Trump will not attend in-person the landmark 75th annual UN General Assembly session next week, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has said. The annual session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) commenced on September 15 amid the devastating coronavirus pandemic, with world leaders set to meet virtually for the first time as they confront some of the most serious threats facing humanity, including severe socio-economic consequences of COVID-19 and a raging climate crisis. “President Trump will not be in New York City for the annual…

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Shopian encounter: Army finds ‘prima facie’ evidence against its men, initiates proceedings under Army Act

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The Army has found “prima facie” evidence its troops “exceeded” powers under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act during an encounter in Kashmir’s Shopian district in which three men were killed in July this year and has initiated disciplinary proceedings, officials said on Friday. On July 18, the Army claimed three militants were killed in Amshipura village in the higher reaches of south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Committed to ethical conduct during anti-militancy operations, the Army initiated an inquiry after social media reports indicated the three men were from Rajouri district…

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Maxwell, Carey star as Australia beats England in ODI series

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Glenn Maxwell and Alex Carey struck centuries in a 212-run stand to help Australia reach a record target of 303 at Old Trafford with two balls remaining and secure a one-day international series win over England. Mitchell Starc started the third and deciding ODI on Wednesday by taking wickets from the first two balls of the match, and ended it by sweeping a four for the winning runs under lights as the Australians consigned England to its first loss in a bilateral ODI series at home since 2015. It was…

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Mira Nair wins TIFF Tribute award, says important to tell our own stories

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Mira Nair, two episodes of whose six-part television series “A Suitable Boy” will close the 45th Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, received the Jeff Skoll Award for Impact Media on Monday evening at a remotely conducted TIFF Tribute Awards ceremony. The presentation of the award to Nair was initiated by Tabu, star of “A Suitable Boy” as well as the director’s critically acclaimed 2006 drama “The Namesake”. The actor said: When Mira Nair was a kid, she asked herself, can art change the world? She has proven it can.…

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