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PM Modi speaks with Maldivian Prez; development projects reviewed

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Wednesday reviewed the progress of India-supported development projects in the archipelagic nation and expressed satisfaction at the rapid pace of implementation despite the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic. Modi spoke over the phone with Solih and assured him of India’s commitment to supporting the Maldives in the fight against the pandemic. On his part, President Solih thanked Prime Minister Modi for India’s cooperation and support in the fight against the COVID-19, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a…

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President Biden nominates two prominent Indian-American doctors to key roles

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Washington, Jul 14 (PTI) US President Joe Biden has nominated a prominent Indian-American physician and a surgeon to serve in key roles in his administration. West Virginia’s former health commissioner Dr Rahul Gupta was nominated on Tuesday as the next director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Atul Gawande, a surgeon and popular author, was nominated for Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Global Health at the US Agency for International Development. A practising primary care physician of 25 years, Gupta previously served under two Governors as the Health…

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SC agrees to examine fresh plea challenging sedition law

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The Supreme Court Thursday agreed to examine a fresh plea by a former army officer challenging the Constitutional validity of the sedition law on the ground that it causes “chilling effect” on speech and is an unreasonable restriction on free expression, a fundamental right. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana, A S Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy directed the petitioner to serve a copy of the plea to the Attorney General K K Venugopal. The plea, filed by Major-General S G Vombatkere (Retd) submitted that Section 124-A of the…

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Maruti lines up Rs 18,000 cr investment for new manufacturing plant in Haryana

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 The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) is planning to invest around Rs 18,000 crore on a new manufacturing facility in Haryana, as per a top company official. The new plant would replace the company’s Gurugram-based facility and is expected to have an installed production capacity of 7.5-10 lakh units per annum. While confirming the Rs 18,000 crore investment plan, MSI Chairman RC Bhargava told PTI that the company had always planned to shift the Gurugram facility to a nearby location. He however declined to share details about the…

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My idea as a leader is to keep everyone together, happy: Dhawan

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Handed captaincy for the Sri Lanka tour, Shikhar Dhawan’s idea of leadership is all about keeping the flock together and in a good state of mind. The left-handed opener was given the reins of the team after Virat Kohli and other key players were sent to England for the WTC Final against New Zealand and the five-Test series against the hosts. Sri Lanka’s limited overs tour, comprising of three ODIs and as many T20s, will begin on July 18 in Colombo. “It is a big achievement for me that I…

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Refused major stuff in Hollywood as I wasn’t ready to shift base to LA: Shilpa Shetty

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 During her 14 year-long sabbatical from Hindi films, actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra says she was approached to star in a major Hollywood project, which she turned down because she was unwilling to change gears “so drastically”. Shilpa’s last full-fledged Bollywood film was in 2007, with filmmaker Anurag Basu’s “Life in a Metro” and the Dharmendra-starrer “Apne”. The same year, she also emerged as the winner of the British reality TV series “Celebrity Big Brother” season five, which made her a global figure. Though her Hindi film appearances became few and…

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Cars, buildings swept away in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in HP’s Dharamshala

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 Flash flood triggered by heavy rains swept away buildings and cars at tourist spots as bad weather also led to the closure of the airport here. The district administration also instructed tourists to postpone their visit to Dharamsala in view of the heavy rains. A drain near Bhagsu Nag in upper Dharamsala adjoining Mecleodganj changed its course owing to heavy rains, sweeping away four cars and several bikes, video clips showed. A government school building at Bhagsunag was also damaged and adjacent hotels there were inundated, it showed. “Due to…

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Nepal’s apex court orders appointment of Deuba as prime minister; reinstates dissolved lower house

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In a landmark verdict, Nepal’s Supreme Court on Monday directed President Bidya Devi Bhandari to appoint Nepali Congress chief Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister by Tuesday and reinstated the House of Representatives for a second time in five months. A five-member Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana issued the verdict stating that President Bhandari’s decision to dissolve the lower house upon a recommendation of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was an unconstitutional act, delivering a major blow to the veteran Communist…

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Recovery in textiles to take ‘mid-term time frame’: Raymond

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Terming the pandemic-impacted April-June 2020 quarter as “the darkest hour of the fiscal”, the country’s leading player in suiting and shirting Raymond said a recovery in the segment would take a “mid-term time frame” when life is back to normalcy, primarily driven by occasion- and celebration-led dressing along with ongoing vaccination. Demand for clothing, which is a non-essential item, with discretionary spending has been impacted, said Raymonds in its latest annual report while talking about branded textiles, its flagship business. It expects “modest growth” in the fabric business with increasing…

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SC to hear next week plea for probe into ‘Islamophobic posts’ on Twitter after Tablighi Jamaat congregation

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The Supreme Court Monday asked a petitioner to peruse new IT rules and said it may hear next week his plea seeking a probe either by CBI or NIA against Twitter and its users for allegedly posting Islamophobic posts after Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin last year which was purportedly dubbed as one of the reasons for spread of COVID-19. A bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and justice A S Bopanna, at the outset, asked lawyer Khaja Aijazuddin, who has filed the plea in his personal capacity, to…

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