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COVID crisis an opportunity, time for bold decisions and investments: Modi

June 11, 2020 strong

Insisting that the COVID-19 crisis should be turned into an opportunity to create an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said this is the time to make bold decisions and investments. Addressing the 95th annual plenary session of the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Kolkata through video conference, he said, steps have to be taken to ensure that products imported from abroad are manufactured in the country. “In the last five-six years, India’s goal of self- reliance has been paramount in the policy and practice of the country.…

AP sources: MLB players cut to 89 games, want prorated money

June 10, 2020 strong

Baseball players moved toward teams but remained far apart economically in their latest proposal for starting the pandemic-delayed season, adamant they receive full prorated salaries while offering to cut the regular season to 89 games. The proposal by the players’ association, given to Major League Baseball electronically Tuesday evening without a negotiating session, was detailed to The Associated Press by a pair of people familiar with the negotiations. They spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcements were authorized. MLB did not appear to view the proposal as productive…

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I am working for migrants purely out of love for them: Sonu Sood

June 10, 2020 strong

Catapulted to the national spotlight for his work in helping migrants reach their homes, actor Sonu Sood brushes off allegations that he is interested in politics and says he is doing what he is purely out of love . The actor, viewed as a messiah of sorts for migrants and also the unlikely centre of debates over his motivations and possible political leanings, has been arranging for transport for thousands of migrants desperate to return to their home states. I have nothing to do with politics. I am doing this…

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Booked in Lucknow, 6 Markaz attendee foreigners granted bail; nut not allowed to leave India

June 10, 2020 strong

The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to six foreign nationals who had arrived here after attending a religious congregation at the Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi and were booked under several sections of the law including the Epidemic Diseases Act and the Passport Act. The bail was granted by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on June 2. The court, however, set strict conditions including that they would not leave the country without permission of a court and be present before the trial court to face further…

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Indonesian capital’s reopening triggers concerns of 2nd wave

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 strong

Eva Rahmi Salama worries that authorities in Jakarta, Indonesia’s sprawling capital, are acting too soon to lift restrictions put in place two months ago to fight the spread of the coronavirus. Salama, who lives in Jakarta with her husband, has reason to be concerned. She saw firsthand the tremendous agony the virus can inflict when her mother and father both died from COVID-19 within two days of each other. As Indonesia’s overall virus caseload continues to rise, Jakarta has moved to restore normalcy by lifting some restrictions this week,…

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Facing electoral headwinds, Trump brings back 2016 team

June 10, 2020 strong

As anyone who has ever heard him speak knows, President Donald Trump loves to relive 2016. He recycles old attack lines once aimed at Hillary Clinton. He recounts the drama of election night, complete with impersonations of stunned news anchors putting state after state (Pennsylvania! Wisconsin!) in the Republican’s column. And at other times, in private calls from the White House residence, he reminisces about the camaraderie of those days, turning nostalgic as he remembers being surrounded by a rag-tag team of campaign staffers as his private plane flew…

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Defense: Harvard professor charged in China case is ‘victim’

June 10, 2020 strong

The number of recovered COVID-19 patients has exceeded the total active cases in India for the first time on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. India reported close to 10,000 new instances of the infection in the last 24 hours till Wednesday 8 am, pushing the country’s cumulative caseload to over 2.7 lakh. The country has recorded 279 new fatalities due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 7,745. The number of active cases in the country stands at 1,33,632, while 1,35,205…

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Wade may not engage in verbal duels with India during home Test series

June 9, 2020 strong

Australia wicket-keeper batsman Matthew Wade on Tuesday said he might stay away from sledging during this year’s home Test series against India as he feels Virat Kohli and Co thrive on verbal duels and use it to their advantage. Wade has used sharp words to get into the skin of his opponents in the past, especially in the 2017 India ODI series and also during last year’s Ashes. However, the 32-year-old said he would not want to engage in verbal confrontations with Indian players as it might only spur…

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Keanu Reeves on why he returned for ‘Matrix 4’: Beautiful script, wonderful story

June 9, 2020 strong

Hollywood star Keanu Reeves says it was director-writer Lana Wachowski’s “beautiful script” for “Matrix 4” that compelled him to come back to the world of cyberpunk. The actor, who will reprise his role as Neo in the upcoming fourth installment of the cult sci-fi franchise, said the new film has some “meaningful things” to convey and he didn’t want to let go of the opportunity. “Lana Wachowski wrote a beautiful script and a wonderful story that resonated with me. That’s the only reason to do it. “To work with…

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Plea in HC against AAP govt order on only Delhi residents to be treated in pvt, govt hospitals

June 9, 2020 strong

A plea was moved Monday in the Delhi High Court challenging the AAP government’s order directing all hospitals under it as also the private ones to admit only “bona fide” residents of the national capital for treatment. The application contended that the Delhi government’s June 7 order was unconstitutional and “against humanity”. The order stated: “It has been observed that there has been a huge surge in number of positive cases of COVID-19 in the last few days in Delhi, resulting in additional demand of hospital beds, consumables and…