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US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden clashed over the issue of race in America in the first presidential debate wherein the Republican leader hesitated to condemn white supremacists. During the debate in Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday, moderator Chris Wallace asked Trump, “Are you willing, tonight, to condemn white supremacists and militia groups and to say that they need to stand down?” “I would say almost everything I see is from the left wing, not the right wing,” Trump replied. I’m willing to do anything. I want…

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All 32 accused in Babri demolition case acquitted; court clears Advani, Joshi of conspiracy charge

September 30, 2020October 1, 2020 strong

Twenty-eight years after the Babri Masjid was razed, a court here acquitted all 32 people including BJP veterans L K Advani, M M Joshi and Uma Bharti accused of being involved in the demolition of the mosque they believed occupied the spot where Lord Ram was born. In a judgment that ran to 2,300 pages with enclosures, the special CBI court on Wednesday said there was no conclusive evidence against the 32 accused of being involved in any conspiracy to bring down the disputed structure in Ayodhya. Delivering the verdict…

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Ryan Gosling collaborating with David Leitch on untitled stuntman drama

September 25, 2020September 26, 2020 strong

Hollywood star Ryan Gosling is teaming up with “Hobbs & Shaw” director David Leitch for a stuntman action drama. The yet-to-be-titled project has been acquired by Universal Pictures after a round of heated bidding, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Drew Pearce, who wrote Leitch’s hit “Fast and Furious” spinoff “Hobbs & Shaw”, will be penning the script. The plot details of the project are not yet known. Gosling, who will be playing the lead in the movie, will also produce along with Guymon Casady. Leitch will produce with partner Kelly…

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RCB skipper Kohli fined Rs 12 lakh for slow over-rate

September 25, 2020September 26, 2020 strong

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli has been fined Rs 12 lakh after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their Indian Premier League match against Kings XI Punjab here. RCB were thrashed by 97 runs in the match on Thursday night. “As it was his team’s first offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Mr. Kohli was fined Rs 12 lakh,” the IPL said in a release. The Indian batting mainstay had a forgettable outing at the Dubai International Stadium. While…

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Decide in 2 weeks complaint against media house on Palghar lynching show: HC to Centre

September 25, 2020September 26, 2020 strong

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to take a decision within two weeks on the complaint against a media house for broadcasting shows related to the ‘Palghar mob lynching’ in Maharashtra on April 16. Justice Navin Chawla directed the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to consider the petitioner’s complaint of May 5 and take a decision on it within two weeks. With the direction, the court disposed of the plea by a lawyer — Amrish Ranjan Pandey — who alleged that the shows aired on the incident…

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Sensex climbs nearly 400 points in early trade; Nifty above 10,900

September 25, 2020September 26, 2020 strong

Equity benchmark Sensex opened on a strong note and surged nearly 400 points in early trade on Friday as investor sentiments improved amid positive leads from Asian markets and overnight gains on the Wall Street. The 30-share index was trading 395.08 points or 1.08 per cent higher at 36,948.68, and the NSE Nifty climbed 121.50 points or 1.12 per cent to 10,927.05. All Sensex components were trading higher with IndusInd Bank, M&M, TCS, Bajaj Finance, Bharti Airtel, Sun Pharma, Maruti, Tata Steel and Axis Bank gaining up to 3.22 per…

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Despite Trump attacks, both parties vow orderly election

September 25, 2020September 26, 2020 strong

President Donald Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses drew swift blowback Thursday from both parties in Congress, and lawmakers turned to unprecedented steps to ensure he can’t ignore the vote of the people. Amid the uproar, Trump said anew he’s not sure the election will be honest.” Congressional leaders, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, rejected Trump’s assertion that he’ll see what happens before agreeing to any election outcome. Many other lawmakers — including from Trump’s own Republican…

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Bihar polls in 3 phases from Oct 28; counting of votes on Nov 10: EC

September 25, 2020September 26, 2020 strong

Voting for Bihar assembly elections will be held in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November 7 in one of the biggest elections globally during the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by counting of votes on November 10, the Election Commission announced on Friday. Announcing the poll schedule for the 243-member Bihar assembly, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said voting will begin as usual at 7 am but the period will be extended by one hour until 6 pm, except in the Left Wing Extremism-affected areas, so that COVID-19 patients…

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Carey Mulligan joins Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic

September 23, 2020 strong

British actor Carey Mulligan will be starring opposite Bradley Cooper in his next directorial “Maestro”. The Netflix film, which will be produced by veteran filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese, is based on the life of legendary composer Leonard Bernstein. Cooper will be directing, starring in and producing the movie. He has also penned the film’s script in collaboration with Josh Singer, the Academy Award-winning scribe of “Spotlight”. According to Deadline, Mulligan has been cast as Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein, the wife of the legendary composer/conductor. “Maestro” will chronicle 30…

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I worked on fitness and power-hitting skills during break: Samson

September 23, 2020 strong

Convinced that possessing an array of shots is a must to go with power-hitting, wicket-keeper batsman Sanju Samson says he worked on these aspects during the coronavirus enforced break. The work done by Samson was there to be seen when he pulverised the Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday night, setting up a Rajasthan Royal’s win with his blistering 32-ball 74-run knock, studded with nine sixes and a boundary. That he is an impact player is a known fact but his clean and elegant hitting earned praise from one and all.…