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RS proceedings adjourned till Tuesday amid opposition protest over price rise

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Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Monday amid protests by opposition parties seeking a discussion on issues related to the fuel price rise. Several opposition members had given notice to discuss the price rise situation, but Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu did not accept the demand. As soon as the House reassembled at 2 PM after two adjournments, opposition members were again up on their feet demanding discussion on the issue of price rise of petrol, diesel, LPG (cooking gas). Meanwhile, TMC leader Derek O’Brien wanted the House…

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Nortje is 4-5 spells away from being match ready, says Ponting

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Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting feels South African pacer Anrich Nortje is just a couple of spells away from being match ready and expressed optimism over his availability for their next IPL game against Lucknow Super Giants on April 7. Nortje has been out of competitive cricket since last November’s T20 World Cup due to a back and hip injury. “Nortje bowled 100% this morning (Saturday) in the warm-ups. He has to get through another maybe four or five-over spell at 100% capacity and then I think if he…

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Rashmika Mandanna boards Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Animal’

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Actor Rashmika Mandanna has joined Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Animal , the makers announced on Saturday. The Hindi-language crime drama is directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga of Kabir Singh fame and backed by T-Series. T-series announced Mandanna’s casting on its official Twitter account. On the auspicious occasion of Ugadi & Gudi Padwa, we welcome @iamRashmika to the team of #Animal! Shooting begins this summer, the tweet read. Mandanna, who works primarily in Kannada and Telugu films, is best known for her performances in movies such as Geetha Govindam , Devadas , Yajamana…

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Ukrainian forces retake areas near Kyiv amid fear of traps

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Ukrainian troops moved cautiously to retake territory north of the country’s capital on Saturday, using cables to pull the bodies of civilians off the streets in one town out of fear that Russian forces might have booby-trapped them before leaving. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned in his nightly video address hours earlier that departing Russian troops were creating a catastrophic” situation for civilians by leaving mines around homes, abandoned equipment and even the bodies of those killed.” Associated Press journalists in Bucha, a suburb northwest of Kyiv, watched Saturday as…

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Conduct site suitability analysis before undertaking plantation: FRI to Delhi govt

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The Dehradun-based Forest Research Institute (FRI) has told the Delhi government to conduct site suitability analysis before taking up plantation exercises to improve survival rate of saplings, officials have said. The FRI has also asked the Delhi forest department to map the degraded land affected by various degradation drivers such as salinity, erosion, alkalinity, and water logging in the national capital using geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing techniques. Such degraded land can be reclaimed and rehabilitated through appropriate plantation activities, it has said in a report submitted to…

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India on cusp of major economic recovery; talks of stagflation ‘overhyped’: Niti Aayog VC

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India is on the cusp of a major economic recovery and talks of possible stagflation are “overhyped” as a strong economic foundation is being laid with the reforms carried out by the government over the last seven years, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Sunday. Notwithstanding economic uncertainties triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war that is also impacting global supply chains, Kumar asserted that it was quite clear from all accounts that India will remain the fastest growing economy in the world. “Given all the reforms that we have…

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Randhir Kapoor in early stage of dementia, asked where is Rishi Kapoor: Ranbir Kapoor

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Veteran actor Randhir Kapoor is in the early stage of dementia, his nephew actor Ranbir Kapoor has revealed. According to Ranbir, the 75-year-old actor recently saw “Sharmaji Namkeen”, which marks the last screen appearance of his younger brother, actor Rishi Kapoor. Rishi passed away at the age of 67 in April 2020 after a two-year long battle with leukemia. In an interview with NDTV, Ranbir said when Randhir saw the film, his instant reaction was to call Rishi. “I remember when my entire family saw it, my father’s elder brother,…

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Mumbai: NCB gets 60 more days to file charge sheet in drugs case involving Aryan Khan

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A special court here on Thursday granted 60 days extension to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to file a charge sheet in the drugs-on-cruise case, in which Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, is an accused. The probe agency had on Monday filed an application before special judge V V Patil, seeking a 90-day extension to file a charge sheet in the case since the investigation in the high-profile case was still on. However, the judge, after hearing arguments of both the prosecution and defence lawyers, gave…

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Sensex, Nifty decline due to profit taking, close FY22 with over 18 pc gains

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Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty pared their early gains to settle lower in choppy trade on the last day of the 2021-22 fiscal on Thursday mainly due to profit-taking in Reliance Industries, Infosys and HDFC Bank after a three-day rally. Ending its three-day winning run, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 115.48 points or 0.20 per cent to settle at 58,568.51 amid the expiry of monthly derivatives contracts. During the day, it touched a high of 58,890.92 and a low of 58,485.79. The broader NSE Nifty declined by 33.50…

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Pak PM Imran Khan summons NSC meeting ahead of no confidence vote

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 Pakistan’s embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday summoned a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC), the highest forum for discussion on security issues, a day after he effectively lost majority in Parliament after a key partner of the ruling coalition joined the ranks of the Opposition which had tabled a no-confidence motion against his government. The NSC meeting will be held at the Prime Minister’s House, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry tweeted. The NSC is chaired by the Prime Minister and attended by services chiefs, key ministers, national security…

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