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Domestic markets returned to winning ways on Friday after two days of declines as strong buying in IT stocks ahead of TCS’ results propelled benchmarks to fresh lifetime highs amid a bullish trend overseas. A recovering rupee and foreign fund inflows further buoyed sentiment, traders said. The 30-share BSE Sensex sprinted 689.19 points or 1.43 per cent to close at a record 48,782.51. It touched an all-time peak of 48,854.34 during the session. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty rallied 209.90 points or 1.48 per cent to close at its new…

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Beant Singh assassination case: SC asks Centre to decide by Jan 26 Rajoana’s plea to commute death penalty

January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 strong0 comment

The Supreme Court Friday asked the Centre to take a decision before January 26 on Balwant S Rajoana’s plea seeking commutation of death penalty in former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh’s assassination case. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said that the decision be taken before the Republic Day which is a “good date”. “We will give two-three weeks. You should complete the process before January 26. January 26 is a good day. It will be appropriate if you take a decision before that,” the bench said.…

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Ian McKellan is ‘happy’ Elliot Page came out as transgender

January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 strong0 comment

Veteran actor Ian McKellan has praised his “X-Men” series co-star Elliot Page for coming out as a transgender, saying that he is happy for him. Page, the Oscar-nominated star of films such as “Juno” and “Inception”, had in December 2020 came out as a transgender in a statement posted on Twitter. Reflecting on his own experience as a gay man in Hollywood, McKellan told Attitude Magazine that Page’s decision to come out will be a huge personal boost for the actor. “Everything gets better when you come out because you…

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Being faster on feet, putting concerted pressure on Ashwin worked: Smith

January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 strong0 comment

Faster footwork along with the tactic of attacking Ravichandran Ashwin straightaway worked wonders for him during his first century on home soil in three years, Australian batsman Steve Smith said on Friday. Having just managed to score only 10 runs in the first Two Tests, Smith roared back to form as his 131, single-handedly steered Australia to 338, their first innings total, despite a middle-order failure. “I decided to be a bit more positive. I think early on, I hit him over his head, just put a bit of pressure…

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Ind-Aus Test series: K L Rahul out with sprained left wrist

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 strong0 comment

India batsman K L Rahul was on Tuesday ruled out of the remaining two Tests against Australia after sustaining a wrist injury during training in Melbourne, the BCCI said. Rahul had not played any match of the ongoing series in which the third Test starts on Thursday here. “KL Rahul sprained his left wrist while batting in the nets at the MCG during Team India’s practice session on Saturday,” the BCCI said in a statement. “The wicketkeeper-batsman will not be available for the remaining two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy…

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas announces sequel of ‘We Can Be Heroes’

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Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Tuesday announced the sequel of her recently released superhero film “We Can Be Heroes”. Written and directed by Robert Rodriguez, the film is a spin-off of his “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D” and the “Spy Kids” franchise. It released on Netflix on Christmas Day 2020 in the US. The streamer said 44 million households viewed “We Can be Heroes” in the movie’s first 28 days on the service. Chopra Jonas said a follow-up to the movie is in development at Netflix, with…

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SC upholds environmental clearance, government notification on Central Vista project

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 strong0 comment

In a majority verdict, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the environmental clearance and notification for change in land use for the Central Vista Project. The Central Vista revamp, announced in September, 2019 envisages a new triangular Parliament building, with seating capacity for 900 to 1,200 MPs, that is to be constructed by August, 2022 when the country will be celebrating its 75th Independence Day. A three-judge bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar, by 2:1 majority, held that the grant of the environmental clearance and the notification for change in…

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Sensex drops over 100 pts; Nifty slips below 14,100

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 strong0 comment

Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 100 points in opening trade on Tuesday, tracking losses in index majors Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and Kotak Bank amid weak trend in global equities. The 30-share BSE index was trading 112.74 points or 0.23 per cent lower at 48,064.06, and the broader NSE Nifty fell 38.25 points or 0.27 per cent to 14,094.65. ONGC was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, shedding around 2 per cent, followed by M&M, NTPC, Bajaj Auto, Kotak Bank, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries. On the other hand,…

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Biden blasts Trump for ‘whining and complaining’ about election result

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 strong0 comment

US President-elect Joe Biden has blasted Donald Trump for seeking to overturn the November 3 election result, saying the outgoing president spends most of his time “whining and complaining” rather than doing “the work” of his office. Trump, a Republican, is yet to concede the elections and has filed several lawsuits challenging the presidential poll result that gave Biden, a Democrat the required Electoral College votes to be the 46th US President. Trump alleges that there was a massive voter fraud. Election officials and the media have said that there…

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COVID-19: India records lowest daily cases in over six months

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 strong0 comment

India recorded 16,375 new cases of coronavirus, the lowest in over six months,?taking the country’s COVID-19 caseload to?1,03,56,844, according?to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday The death toll increased to?1,49,850?with 201?new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed?? The?number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 99,75,958??pushing the national recovery rate to?96.32 per?cent,?while the?COVID-19?case?fatality rate?stands at 1.45 per cent The COVID-19 active caseload remained below 3 lakh for the 15th?consecutive day There are 2,31,036?active coronavirus infections in the country which?comprises?2.23?per cent of the total…