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Voting for 59 assembly constituencies spread across 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh will take place on Sunday in the third phase of the polls. Campaigning for the third phase of the state elections ended on Friday, with senior leaders of the parties making a final effort to woo voters. As many as 627 candidates are in the fray in this phase, in which over 2.15 crore people are eligible to vote. Districts where polling will be held are Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, Kasganj, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur…

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Djokovic gets warm welcome in Dubai before tennis tournament

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 strong

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic received a warm welcome in Dubai, where he visited the world’s fair following the global drama around his decision to remain unvaccinated. After being twice detained and deported from Australia ahead of the year’s first Grand Slam Tournament last month, Djokovic was in the United Arab Emirates for the Duty Free Tennis Championships. I’m excited to go out on the tennis court next Monday, he said when asked by The Associated Press how he feels after the recent twists and turns of the legal dispute…

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MP Vyapam scam: CBI files charge-sheet against 160 more accused

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 strong

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge-sheet against 160 more accused, including the chairmen of three medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh, for allegedly rigging the 2013 Pre-Medical Test (PMT) in the multi-crore Vyapam examination and recruitment scam. This took the number of accused who have been charge-sheeted in the case to 650 so far. “The charge-sheet was filed on Thursday in the special CBI court of Nitiraj Singh Sisodia hearing Vyapam-related cases, against 160 new accused, including Pankaj Trivedi, former controller of Madhya Pradesh Vyavasayik Pariksha Mandal…

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Sensex, Nifty cautious in early trade tracking Asian markets

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 strong

Domestic equity gauges Sensex and Nifty were marginally down in opening deals on Friday, as participants remained cautious tracking other Asian markets amid renewed fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. The BSE Sensex was trading 70.40 points or 0.12 per cent lower at 57,821.61 and the NSE Nifty was down 15.95 points or 0.09 per cent at 17,288.65. The Sensex was dragged lower by mainly IT shares with Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Infosys and HCL Tech dropping as much as 1.23 per cent. On the index, 22 shares were trading…

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Biden: Russian threat to invade Ukraine still ‘very high’

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 strong

Fears of a new war in Europe resurged Thursday as U.S. President Joe Biden warned that Russia could invade Ukraine within days, and violence spiked in a long-running standoff in eastern Ukraine that some worried could provide the spark for wider conflict. World dignitaries raced for solutions, but suspicions between East and West only seemed to grow, as NATO allies rejected Russian assertions it was pulling back troops from exercises that had fueled fears of an attack. Russia is believed to have built up some 150,000 military forces around Ukraine’s…

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Active COVID-19 cases in country settle below three lakh

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 strong

With 25,920 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,27,80,235, while the active cases dipped below three lakh after 43 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,10,905 with 492 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily COVID-19 cases have remained less than one lakh for 12 consecutive days. The active cases further declined to 2,92,092 comprising 0.68 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19…

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It was important for me to stay till the end: Surya

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 strong

Enjoying a brilliant run of form, India batter Suryakumar Yadav says he is relishing the role of a finisher whose unbeaten knocks can steer the team home consistently. In the opening T20 against the West Indies here on Wednesday, India suffered a few hiccups after a flying start given by skipper Rohit Sharma (40) but Yadav revived their 158-run chase with an unbeaten 18-ball 34. The side eventually won comfortably by six wickets. “I think it was very important for me to stay till the end and win the game…

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Amitabh Bachchan on Bappi Lahiri: His songs for my films shall remain eternal

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 strong

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday mourned the death of Bappi Lahiri and said the songs the singer-composer gave for his films are remembered with joy even after decades. The 69-year-old musician, who passed away at a city hospital on Tuesday night, had composed several chartbusters for Bachchan for films like “Namak Halaal” (1982) and “Sharaabi” (1984). Their hit film tracks include “Pag Ghungroo Bandh”, “Thodi Si Jo Pee Li Hai”, “Aaj Rapat Jaye To”, “Jahan Chaar Yaar”, “De De Pyar De”, “Inteha Ho Gayi Intezar Ki” and “Raat Baaki, Baat…

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SC to consider submission for urgent hearing of plea on Bengaluru civic body polls

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 strong

The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would look into submissions for urgent hearing of the plea related to conducting polls for the ‘Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’ (BBMP), whose term ended on September 10, 2020. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana was told by senior advocate Meenakshi Arora, appearing for some of the candidates for the civic body polls, that elections have not taken place despite the fact that the tenure of the civic body ended in September 2020. The senior lawyer said the poll process has…

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UP RERA slaps Rs 1.40 cr penalty on nine promoters

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 strong

The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has slapped a penalty of over Rs 1.40 crore on more than half a dozen project promoters over non-compliance of its orders, officials said. The action was taken against nine promoters during the 84th meeting of UP RERA under the chairmanship of Rajive Kumar on February 11, according to the officials. The penalised promoters are AIMS Promoters, Wave Mega City Centre, Ansal Housing and Ansal Properties and Infrastructure, Antriksh Realtech, AVP Realty, ATS Realty, Krishna Estate Developers, Ratan Buildtech and Redicon Infrastructure…