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Sensex rallies over 300 pts in early trade; Nifty tops 15,400

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Equity benchmark Sensex rallied over 300 points in early trade on Friday tracking gains in index majors Reliance Industries, HDFC twins and ICICI Bank amid positive cues from global markets. The 30-share BSE index was trading 306.57 points or 0.60 per cent higher at 51,421.79, and the broader NSE Nifty surged 101.15 points or 0.66 per cent to 15,439. ONGC was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, jumping over 3 per cent, followed by Reliance Industries, SBI, IndusInd Bank, HDFC, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank. On the other hand,…

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Victims of shooting recalled as loving, kind-hearted, heroic

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Jesus Hernandez, 35, could fix anything, loved his hobbies and lived life with zest, according to his family. The Dublin, California, resident was a substation maintainer who had been partnered with Samuel Cassidy, the man who authorities say gunned down Hernandez and eight others, said his father, Jesus Hernandez II, a retired Valley Transportation Authority employee. He said he was not aware of issues Cassidy may have had with his son or others. He was somebody who was so fair. A very, very fair person and always leaning to the…

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Daily COVID-19 count in India lowest in 44 days

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The single day rise in coronavirus cases in India fell below the 2-lakh mark for the second time this month taking?the total tally of COVID-19 cases to?2,75,55,457 out of which 2,48,93,410 patients have recuperated, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday A total?of 1,86,364?new?coronavirus infections were reported in a day, the lowest in around 44 days,?while the death toll climbed to?3,18,895?with?3,660?daily deaths and the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 90.34 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed The daily COVID-19 count in India…

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No reason to believe Covid will disproportionately affect children in next wave: N K Arora

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There is no reason to believe that children will be disproportionately affected by the coronavirus in the coming weeks and months or in the next wave, the head of a government working group said, but stressed on the need for additional resource inputs to improve the paediatric Covid services. In an interview with PTI, Dr N K Arora, Chairman of India’s COVID-19 Working Group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), said Indian data does not show specific predilection of the currently circulating virus strains either for the…

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US security assistance to Pakistan remains suspended: Pentagon

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 US President Joe Biden has continued his predecessor Donald Trump’s policy on suspending security assistance to Pakistan and there is no clarity if the administration will change its stance in the future, the Pentagon has said. Former US president Trump suspended all security assistance to Pakistan in January 2018, arguing that he was not satisfied with Islamabad’s cooperation and role in the fight against terrorism. “At this time, the US security assistance to Pakistan is still suspended. I will not get into speculating one way or another about if or…

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Sensex jumps over 250 pts in early trade; Nifty above 15,250

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Equity benchmark Sensex surged over 250 points in opening trade on Tuesday, tracking gains in index heavyweights Infosys, Asian Paints and HDFC amid a positive trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE index was trading 265.07 points or 0.52 per cent higher at 50,916.97, and the broader NSE Nifty surged 86 points or 0.57 per cent to 15,283.70. Asian Paints was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, advancing nearly 3 per cent, followed by M&M, Titan, Bajaj Finserv, Nestle India, NTPC, HUL, ONGC and Infosys. On the other hand,…

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Sanjay Dutt remembers father and mentor Sunil Dutt on 16th death anniversary

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Actor Sanjay Dutt on Tuesday paid tributes to his father, celebrated actor-politician Sunil Dutt, on his 16th death anniversary and said he misses him. Sunil Dutt died of heart attack on May 25, 2005 at his Bandra residence at the age of 75. In a social media post, Sanjay Dutt, 61, said his father was also his mentor and friend. “A parent, an idol, a friend, a mentor – you were everything to me. Love you Dad, miss you,” he captioned the post on Instagram, alongside a throwback picture of…

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US warns against all travel to Japan as Olympics loom

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 US health officials and the State Department has warned Americans against travel to Japan because of a surge in coronavirus cases in the country, which is preparing to host the Olympics in just two months. The twin alerts don’t ban US citizens from visiting the country, but they could have an impact on insurance rates for travellers may factor into decisions by Olympic athletes and spectators on whether to compete in or attend the games, which are due to start in July. There was no immediate indication as to what…

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After league title, Simeone hopes to keep Atl tico growing

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 Nothing really came to Diego Simeone’s mind after his Atl tico Madrid side finally clinched the Spanish league title. So he just started laughing. “My first reaction was to start laughing,” he said. “It came out naturally. I don’t know why, but I laughed, I just laughed.” Atl tico had just rallied to defeat Valladolid 2-1 and win its first league title in seven years on Saturday. It was the team’s 11th league title, and third since 1996, when Simeone still played for the club. “It was a happy feeling…

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Sensex surges over 300 pts in early trade; Nifty tops 15,200

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 Equity benchmark Sensex rallied over 300 points in opening trade on Monday, tracking gains in index majors HDFC twins, SBI and ICICI Bank amid mixed cues from global markets. The 30-share BSE index was trading 310.72 points or 0.61 per cent higher at 50,851.20, and the broader NSE Nifty surged 71.90 points or 0.47 per cent to 15,247.20. PowerGrid was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, advancing over 2 per cent, followed by SBI, L&T, HDFC Bank, Maruti, Axis Bank and Dr Reddy’s. On the other hand, Titan, M&M,…

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