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In-form Djokovic wins a fourth Laureus, Woods too among big winners

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Tennis star Novak Djokovic, record-breaking gymnast Simone Biles, golfing legend Tiger Woods and the World Cup champion French football team bagged the top honours at the 2019 Laureus World Sports Awards here. Djokovic fought off tough competition from the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Eliud Kipchoge and LeBron James to win the Laureus ‘World Sportsman of the Year Award’ on Monday night. Djokovic, who won the last three Grand Slams including the Australian Open last month, after returning from elbow surgery, equalled the great Usain Bolt by winning the top Laureus…

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Paris Hilton to release new music

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Socialite and reality TV star Paris Hilton has revealed that she is working on new music and it will be out soon. The track will mark her first in 12 years. In 2006 the hotel heiress released her debut album “Paris” . The album peaked at Number. 6 on the Billboard 200, and the debut single, “Stars are Blind,” reached 18 on the Hot 100. “Back in the studio. New music coming soon ” Hilton posted on Twitter. In 2008, Hilton announced that she had finished a second album, but…

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SC grants protection from arrest in all cases to ex-IPS officer Bharati Ghosh

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The Supreme Court Tuesday granted protection from arrest in all cases registered against former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh, who had recently joined the BJP. A bench headed by Justice A K Sikri said no coercive action should be taken against her and posted the matter for further hearing after three weeks. Ghosh had moved the apex court seeking protection from arrest, saying the West Bengal government has registered 10 FIRs against her. She had said that apex court had already granted protection from arrest in seven cases but the state…

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Sensex rebounds over 100 pts; Nifty nears 10,700

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The BSE benchmark Sensex recovered over 100 points Tuesday, led by strong buying by domestic institutional investors amid positive global cues. The 30-share index was trading 124.21 points, or 0.35 per cent, at 35,622.65. Similarly, the 50-share NSE Nifty rose 38.90 points, or 0.37 per cent, to 10,679.85. Top gainers in the Sensex pack include Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, M&M, PowerGrid, ICICI Bank, ONGC, L&T, Bajaj Auto, Vedanta, Tata Steel, Axis Bank and Yes Bank, rising up to 1.45 per cent. On the other hand, HUL, Tata Motors, Infosys, HDFC,…

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N Korean envoy en route to Hanoi ahead of Trump-Kim summit: Yonhap

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The North Korean special representative for the US arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, apparently en route to Vietnam to meet his Washington counterpart ahead of a second scheduled summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said. Kim Hyok Chol arrived in the Chinese capital at around 10 am (0200 GMT) and was expected to board a plane bound for Hanoi later in the day. Kim’s trip comes three days after Kim Jong Un’s de-facto chief of staff, Kim Chang Son, landed in Hanoi to…

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Pulwama attack masterminded by Jaish, ISI: corps commander

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The Pulwama suicide bombing was masterminded by Jaish-e-Mohammed and Pakistan’s ISI, a senior Army officer said on Tuesday, five days after 40 CRPF personnel were killed in one of the deadliest terror attacks in the Valley. Corps Commander Lt Gen K J S Dhillon of the Chinar Corps said this in a joint press conference by IG Kashmir S P Pani and IG CRPF Zulfiqar Hasan. He also said he requested mothers of Kashmiri militants to persuade their sons to surrender.’ “Anyone who picks up the gun will be eliminated,”…

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Paes, Bhupathi, Saina need to work together for growth of Indian tennis: Becker

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Legendary Boris Becker feels the three icons of Indian tennis, Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Saina Mirza need to bury their differences and work together for the betterment of the sport in the country. Talking about Indian tennis, which has not been able to produce world-class singles players in the last three decades, Becker said the trio (all doubles specialists) need to unite to take the game forward in their country. “India has a long success history in tennis. You have to have large pool of players, so that some…

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Ranveer is extremely perceptive and nuanced, says Zoya Akhtar

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Murad in Zoya Akhtar’s “Gully Boy” could not be more different from the flamboyant persona of Ranveer Singh but director Zoya Akhtar says it was not difficult for the actor to play the sensitive rapper character of the film. Zoya, who first worked with Ranveer in “Dil Dhadakane Do”, says his flamboyant side often hides his depth and gravitas. “Of course, we only see the flamboyant side but Ranveer is also very sensitive, extremely perceptive and nuanced. He is nuanced as a person and as an actor. I have a…

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HC extends stay on Vadra’s arrest, asks him to cooperate with ED

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The Rajasthan High Court on Monday extended the stay on arrest of Robert Vadra and directed him to cooperate in the inquiry by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into a complaint of alleged money laundering against a firm linked to him. Justice P S Bhati posted the hearing for March 15 after Vadra’s lawyer gave an assurance in the court that he will cooperate with the inquiry. Vadra has appeared before the ED on February 12 in pursuance of the direction of the court and has been cooperating in the inquiry…

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Sensex drops over 150 pts ahead of RBI board meet

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The BSE benchmark Sensex Monday fell over 150 points, led by weakness in auto, IT and financial stocks amid heavy selling by foreign institutional investors, as investors turned cautious ahead of RBI’s board meet. The 30-share index, after rising over 100 points, fell 158.94 points, or 0.44 per cent, to 35,650.01. Similarly, the 50-share NSE Nifty fell 44.45 points, or 0.41 per cent, to 10,679.95. According to traders, investors were cautious ahead of RBI’s board meeting. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is scheduled to address the customary post-budget meeting of the…

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