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Japanese PM Suga says world should see safe Olympics staged

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 The world needs to see that Japan can stage a safe Olympics, the country’s prime minister told sports officials Tuesday ahead of the Tokyo Games. Tens of thousands of athletes, officials, games staff and media are arriving in Japan amid a local state of emergency and widespread opposition from the general public. Events start Wednesday in softball and women’s soccer two days ahead of the formal opening ceremony of an Olympics already postponed a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. “The world is faced with great difficulties,” Japanese Prime Minister…

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PM asks BJP MPs to effectively counter Oppn’s charges on COVID response, vaccines; says Cong in ‘coma’

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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked BJP MPs to proactively counter the opposition’s misleading charges on the management of the COVID-19 pandemic and hit out at the Congress, saying it is in a coma and is unable to digest the BJP coming to power. Addressing a meeting of BJP parliamentary party, the prime minister said that the government was willing to hold discussions in both Houses of Parliament, but the opposition was showing the most irresponsible behaviour. Facing flak from the opposition on his government’s response to the pandemic,…

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Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra arrested for allegedly making porn films

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The case against Raj Kundra was registered in February this year, and he has been arrested as he appeared to be a “key conspirator”, a statement issued by the Mumbai Police Commissioner said. Raj Kundra, the husband of noted Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, was arrested late on July 19 in a case related to the production of pornographic films. A statement issued by the Mumbai Police noted that evidence was gathered against Kundra which suggested his involvement in production of porn films and publishing them on mobile applications. The case…

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India will aim to stamp authority over Sri Lanka in second ODI

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 India’s young guns will get another opportunity to flaunt their exceptional talent and secure a series win against a hapless Sri Lankan outfit in the second ODI here on Tuesday. Skipper Shikhar Dhawan was left in complete awe at the other end as the likes of Prithvi Shaw, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav made batting look ridiculously easy in the first ODI on Sunday night. In the long run, India want to play more aggressively in the shorter formats and the performance of the trio served as a perfect template…

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Honoured to play doctor on screen for first time: Ayushmann Khurrana on ‘Doctor G’

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Actor Ayushmann Khurrana says he is excited to start the filming for his upcoming movie “Doctor G” as the campus comedy-drama will make him relive memories of his hostel life. Directed by Anubhuti Kashyap, the film also stars Rakul Preet Singh and Shefali Shah, both playing doctors. Khurrana, who plays Dr Uday Gupta in the film, said the story of “Doctor G” is extremely close to his heart. He is currently in Bhopal to shoot for the Junglee Pictures-backed project. “The subject of ‘Doctor G’ is very close to me.…

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Rupee tumbles 20 paise to 74.77 against US dollar in early trade

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The Indian rupee depreciated 20 paise to 74.77 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday as firm American currency and weak domestic equities weighed on investor sentiment. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 74.73 against the dollar, then fell further to 74.77, registering a fall of 20 paise over its previous close. On Friday, the rupee had settled at 74.57 against the US dollar. The Indian Rupee started on a weaker note this Monday against the greenback tracking the strength of the dollar, Reliance Securities…

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Probe: Journalists, activists among firm’s spyware targets

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An investigation by a global media consortium based on leaked targeting data provides further evidence that military-grade malware from Israel-based NSO Group, the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire outfit, is being used to spy on journalists, human rights activists and political dissidents. From a list of more than 50,000 cellphone numbers obtained by the Paris-based journalism nonprofit Forbidden Stories and the human rights group Amnesty International and shared with 16 news organisations, journalists were able to identify more than 1,000 individuals in 50 countries who were allegedly selected by NSO clients…

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SC asks Kerala to respond to plea against 3-day relaxation in COVID restrictions

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The Supreme Court Monday asked the Kerala government to file its response during the day on an application against the three-day relaxation in COVID-19 restrictions in the state in view of the upcoming Bakrid festival. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced the concessions at a press conference on July 17 and said that in view of Bakrid (Eid-ul-Azha) being celebrated on July 21, textiles, footwear shops, jewellery, fancy stores, shops selling home appliances and electronic items, all types of repairing shops and shops selling essential items shall be allowed to…

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COVID-19: Puducherry reports less than 50 new cases after more than four months

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The union territory of Puducherry logged 42 fresh coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours, the first time in four months it came down below the fifty mark. The 42 new infections took the overall tally to 1,19,745, Director of the Department of Health S Mohan Kumar said on Monday. He said this was the first time after more than four months that Puducherry recorded less than 50 new cases. The Puducherry region reported 36 of the fresh cases, followed by Karaikal (three), Yanam (two) and Mahe (one). They were…

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No-Castling Chess: Anand held to draw by Kramnik, all to play for in decider

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 Former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by a fighting Vladimir Kramnik in the third game of their four-game No-Castling match for the Sparkassen Chess Trophy here. The Indian maestro led 2-1 after the 61-move draw and has the advantage going into the final game. In an English Defence game, Anand, playing white, got into an advantageous position and piled on the pressure on the Russian in game three late on Saturday. Kramnik, however, held firm to earn a hard-fought draw. The duo will meet later…

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