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Lok Sabha proceedings disrupted for third day

March 7, 2018 strong

The proceedings of the Lok Sabha were today disrupted for the third consecutive day amid protests by various parties, including NDA allies TDP and Shiv Sena over various issues. As soon as the House met for the day, members from various parties, including TDP, Shiv Sena, TRS, YSR Congress, AIADMK and TMC started raising slogans over various issues, following which Speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourned the proceedings for an hour this morning Most of the protesting members were in the Well before the Speaker took her chair to conduct the proceedings.…

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Deal strictly with those vandalising statues, Rajnath tells parties

March 7, 2018 strong

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today asked all political parties to ensure that those found desecrating statues are dealt with strictly and said such incidents of vandalism can never be justified. The minister’s comments came hours after the Home Ministry said it had sent an advisory to all states and Union territories to take strong action against anyone involved in the destruction of statues. “I appeal to everyone, all parties, that anyone indulging in such acts should be dealt with strictly. These incidents can never be justified,” Singh told reporters…

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पेशेवर प्रबंधक तैयार करने के लिये एनटीपीसी-आईआईएम-अहमदाबाद के बीच गठजोड़

March 7, 2018 strong

देश में ऊर्जा क्षेत्र में पेशेवर प्रबंधकों की भारी कमी को देखते हुए सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र की एनटीपीसी ने शीर्ष प्रबंधन संस्थान आईआईएम-अहमदाबाद के साथ गठजोड़ किया है। कंपनी के अधिकारियों ने एक अनुमान के आधार पर बताया कि ऊर्जा क्षेत्र में लगभग 20,000 पेशेवर प्रबंधकों की जरूरत है जबकि आपूर्ति ‘‘केवल कुछ सौ’’ तक सीमित है। देश की सबसे बड़ी बिजली उत्पादक कंपनी एनटीपीसी और भारतीय प्रबंधन संस्थान-अहमदाबाद के साथ पांच साल के लिये समझौता हुआ है। इस समझौते के तहत आईआईएम-अहमदाबाद, देश की सबसे बड़ी बिजली कंपनी के शैक्षणिक…

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Australia’s ex-dragflicker Ciriello joins Indian hockey team as analytical coach

March 6, 2018 strong

With an eye on the upcoming Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games, Hockey India has roped in former Australia dragflick specialist Chris Ciriello as the analytical coach of the men’s side. Even though his appointment is yet to be officially confirmed by the Sports Authority of India (SAI), the 32-year-old Ciriello, the youngest to join the Indian team management, started working with the Indian national side from the New Zealand tour in January. However, a top Hockey India official has confirmed that Ciriello is already on board and it’s a…

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Rick Ross recovering at home after hospitalisation

March 6, 2018 strong

Music mogul Rick Ross is reportedly recovering at his Miami home after a health scare landed him in a Florida hospital. According to TMZ, the 42-year-old hip hop mogul was discharged early Monday morning following a four-day hospitalisation. Ross was found “unresponsive” in his Miami mansion. According to a Davie Police Department report obtained by the People magazine and first published by The Blast, someone at the Miami mansion belonging to Ross, called 911 at 3:34 a.m. for emergency medical support saying a person matching Ross’ description was “breathing heavy”…

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Man suspected of stealing Frances McDormand’s Oscar arrested

March 6, 2018 strong

Hours after winning her second Best Actress Oscar, Frances McDormand almost lost her gold statue, when the trophy went missing at the annual Governors Ball party. The actor went to attend the party after the award ceremony with her filmmaker husband, Joel Coen. The security was soon able to recover the trophy and returned it to her. “I can confirm that after a brief time apart, Frances and her Oscar were happily reunited last night. They celebrated their reunion with a double cheeseburger from In-N-Out,” McDormand’s representative told People magazine.…

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Eminent jurist in panel for selecting Lokpal to be appointed soon: Centre to SC

March 6, 2018 strong

The Centre today told the Supreme Court that the selection committee for appointing a Lokpal met on March 1 and decided to first fill up the vacancy of an eminent jurist in the panel. Attorney General K K Venugopal told a bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi that the vacancy of an eminent jurist in the committee, which also includes the prime minister, would be done at the earliest. Senior advocate P P Rao was appointed as an eminent jurist in the panel but the post became vacant…

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Karti produced in court, CBI seeks 9 day custodial interrogation

March 6, 2018 strong

The CBI today produced Karti Chidambaram, arrested in the INX Media corruption case, before a Delhi court and sought his custody for nine more days. Special Judge Sunil Rana said the court will hear the matter at 2 pm today as Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Tushar Mehta, who had appeared before it on the last hearing, was not available for arguments on behalf of the CBI. The probe agency today submitted before the court certain documents in a sealed cover related to the probe in the case over the last…

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Sensex rallies 300 pts, metal stocks rebound

March 6, 2018 strong

Snapping its four-day losing streak, the benchmark Sensex recovered over 300 points in early trade on Tuesday after metal stocks witnessed a rebound as concerns over a potential trade war faded, boosting global investor sentiment. Metal stocks surged up to 3.48 per cent, led by gains in Jindal Steel, Vedanta, JSW Steel, Tata Steel, NMDC, Nalco, SAIL, Hindalco and Hindustan Zinc. The 30-share index rose 313.35 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 34,060.13. The gauge had lost 698.97 points in the previous four sessions. All the sectoral indices were trading…

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PNB fraud: Gitanjali Group’s vice president detained by CBI

March 6, 2018 strong

The CBI on Tuesday detained Vipul Chitalia, the vice president of Gitanjali Group of Companies, as a part of its probe into the multi-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, an official said. Chitalia was apprehended at Mumbai airport and brought to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office at the Bandra-Kurla Complex here for questioning, he said, but did not divulge any other details about Chitalia’s alleged role in the PNB fraud. The INR 12,636-crore fraud was allegedly perpetrated by billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi, the…