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Gold regains on jewellers’ buying; silver remains weak

January 31, 2018 strong

Gold gained Rs 120 at Rs 31,240 per 10 grams at the bullion market today, snapping a two-day losing streak on fresh buying by local jewellers to meet the ongoing wedding season demand. Silver however remained under selling pressure and eased further by Rs 400 to Rs 40,050 per kg. Traders said pick up in buying by local jewellers to meet wedding season demand at domestic spot market, mainly led to the recovery in gold prices but a weak trend overseas capped the gains. In Singapore, gold fell 0.34 per…

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Pak court rejects Sharif’s objections to supplementary case in Panama Papers scandal

January 31, 2018 strong

An accountability court in Pakistan today rejected ousted premier Nawaz Sharif’s objections to the supplementary case filed against him and his family by the country’s anti-graft body over properties in London. The court holding trial in graft cases against Sharif and his family decided that the supplementary case would be made part of the record in the Avenfield flats case. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on January 22 filed a supplementary case with the accountability court’s registrar in Islamabad which is already trying Sharif and his family — two sons…

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Cong will win all three seats in Rajasthan bypolls: Gehlot

January 31, 2018 strong

Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has claimed that Congress will emerge as winner in bypolls conducted in Ajmer and Alwar Lok Sabha constituencies and Mandalgarh Assembly seat in the state yesterday. Congress will win bypolls conducted on all the three seats, Gehlot said talking to reporters in Kota today. State election department has made arrangements for counting scheduled on February 1 for all the three seats. Information of all rounds of counting will be available on department’s website, a spokesperson said. Bypolls were necessitated in these three seats due…

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Perpetrators of violence won’t be spared: UP CM

January 31, 2018January 31, 2018 strong

Breaking his silence on the communal clashes in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today warned of strict action against the perpetrators of violence and said those indulging in anarchy will not be spared. His remarks came after days of violence in Kasganj where clashes broke out on last Friday in which one person was killed and two others were injured. “Our government is committed to provide security to each and every citizen. Those indulging in anarchy will not be spared,” he told mediapersons here. The chief minister warned…

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HC seeks Centre’s reply on Sasan’s plea for more coal

January 31, 2018 strong

The Delhi High Court today sought the Centre’s response on a plea by Sasan Power Ltd, a Reliance Power subsidiary, for permission to mine coal from its two coal blocks in excess of the 17 MTPA cap to enable it to run its 3,960 megawatt power project in Madhya Pradesh. The company has contended that if it was not allowed to mine another 2 MTPA, that is up to 19 MTPA, in this financial year, it will not be able to meet the requirements of its Sasan Ultra Mega Power…

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Paes back in top-50 after Newport Beach title win

January 30, 2018 strong

Veteran star Leander Paes today regained his place in the top-50, courtesy Challenger title win at the Newport Beach event, as he jumped 14 places to 47 in the latest rankings, issued today. Paes had partnered American James Cerretani for the Newport Beach tournament, which fetched him 125 ranking points. This week he is playing at the USD 125,000 Dallas event, for which he has partnered Briton Joe Salisbury. Rohan Bopanna is India’s top-ranked doubles player at number 20 after losing a place and is followed by left-hander Divij Sharan,…

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Not being fit is limiting for an actor: Parineeti Chopra

January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 strong

Actor Parineeti Chopra says she is happy that the variety of roles being offered to her has increased since she underwent weight loss two years ago. Taking a break from films in 2016, Chopra spent most of her time working on her physical fitness, and the actor said it paid off as she got Rohit Shetty’s “Golmaal Again” only because she “looked fitter” than before. Asked if filmmakers began viewing her differently after her weight loss, she said, “I think yes. It is not necessarily the typical way that ‘Now,…

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SC questions maintainability of Swamy’s plea in Sunanda case

January 30, 2018 strong

The Supreme Court today asked BJP leader Subramanian Swamy to satisfy it on the aspect of maintainability of his plea seeking an SIT probe into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar in 2014. Pushkar was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a suite of a five-star hotel in Delhi on the night of January 17, 2014. Swamy has moved the apex court after the Delhi High Court had in October last year dismissed his plea seeking a probe by a court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) into…

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Child, maternal malnutrition remain major health risk factors

January 30, 2018 strong

Child and maternal malnutrition continues to be the most challenging risk factor for health loss in India, the Economic Survey said on Monday. It listed air pollution, dietary risks, high blood pressure and diabetes as other key health risk factors facing the country. The Survey noted however that there has been significant improvement in the health status of the individual as life expectancy at birth has increased by approximately 10 years from 1990 to 2015. Limited affordability and access to quality medical services are however among the major challenges contributing…

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Eco survey turns pink; asks Indians to confront son preference

January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 strong

The pink coloured Economic Survey document tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Parliament today recommended that India must confront the societal metapreference for a son, observing that the adverse sex ratio of females to males has led to 63 million “missing” women. The colour of this year’s survey cover was chosen as a symbol of support for the growing movement to end violence against women, which spans continents. Laying special emphasis on gender development, the Survey cautioned that on several indicators, notably employment, use of reversible contraception, and son…