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India will not be as effective as Wagner in bowling bouncers: Wade

July 31, 2020 strong

India’s formidable pace attack will not be as effective as New Zealand speedster Neil Wagner in bowling bouncers during their upcoming tour of Australia, feels wicketkeeper Matthew Wade. Wagner bowling a barrage of bouncers and dismissing Australia’s three leading batsmen Steve Smith, David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne a combined 10 times was one of the rare positives for New Zealand in an otherwise one-sided Test series last season. India are now preparing for a four-Test tour of Australia this summer. “Teams may try it but I don’t think it will…

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Gael Garcia Bernal to topline wrestling drama ‘Cassandro’

July 31, 2020 strong

“Mozart in the Jungle” alum Gael Garcia Bernal will be playing the lead role in indie feature “Cassandro”. According to Deadline, the wresting drama will mark the feature directorial debut of Roger Ross Williams, best known for his Oscar-winning short “Music by Prudence”. The movie tells the true story of Sail Armendariz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso who rises to international stardom after he creates the “exotico” character Cassandro, the “Liberace of Lucha Libre”, and in the process upends not just the macho wrestling world but also his…

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Sensex declines over 100 pts in early trade; Nifty slips below 11,100

July 31, 2020 strong

Domestic equity benchmark Sensex declined over 100 points in opening session on Friday tracking losses in index-heavyweights HDFC twins and Reliance Industries amid negative cues from global equities. The BSE Sensex was trading 116.84 points or 0.31 per cent lower at 37,619.23; while the NSE Nifty was down 27.70 points or 0.25 per cent at 11,074.45. HDFC was the top loser in the Sensex pack, falling around 2 per cent, followed by Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, Tata Steel and Nestle India. On the other hand, HCL Tech, TCS,…

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Vikas Dubey encounter: Fresh plea in SC seeks removal of members of inquiry commission

July 31, 2020 strong

A fresh plea was Thursday filed in the Supreme Court seeking re-constitution of the inquiry commission set up to probe into the killing of gangster Vikas Dubey in police encounter by removing former apex court judge Justice B S Chauhan as the Chairman along with two other members. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde had on July 28 dismissed an earlier application seeking removal of two other members of the inquiry commission and had said that it would not allow the petitioner to cast aspersions. In the…

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Telangana urges Water Resources Ministry to postpone Apex Council meeting

July 31, 2020 strong

Dubbing the exercise being undertaken by the Union Water Resources Ministry to sort out the differences between it and Andhra Pradesh as “funny,” Telangana has decided to ask the Centre to postpone the Apex Council meeting scheduled on August 5, beyond August 20, an official release has said. The Central Water Resources Ministry has decided August 5 as the date for the Apex Council meeting to resolve water disputes between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. A high-level meeting which was held by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday decided…

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Fauci back on Capitol Hill as virus surge drives new fears

July 31, 2020 strong

Dr Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill on Friday to testify before a special House panel investigating the coronavirus pandemic. His testimony comes at a time when early progress on combating the virus seems to have been lost and uncertainty clouds the nation’s path forward. The government’s top infectious disease expert is testifying alongside Dr. Robert Redfield, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Admiral Brett Giroir, a Health and Human Services official and physician serving as the testing czar. The panel, the House Select Subcommittee on…

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Anand loses to Ivanchuk, ends disastrous Legends campaign after 8 defeats

July 30, 2020 strong

Indian chess ace Viswanathan Anand’s signed off second from bottom after his disappointing campaign at the Legends of Chess online tournament ended with a loss to long-time rival Vasyl Ivanchuk in the ninth and final round. It was Anand’s eighth loss in the USD 150,000 tournament. The 50-year-old ended in ninth position behind GM Peter Leko who finished last. After all the four games ended in draws, the Anand-Ivanchuk contest went into the Armageddon (a tie-breaker), which also ended in a stalemate. The Ukrainian emerged victorious as he played black…

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Primetime Emmy Awards going online for 2020 edition

July 30, 2020 strong

The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards will be held virtually this year due to coronavirus pandemic. The development comes a day after the nominations for the annual award ceremony was announced. The ceremony, which was originally to be held at Microsoft Theater here, will now be shot from the actors’ homes across the US. It will take place on September 20. According to Variety, Emmy executive producers, including host Jimmy Kimmel, have sent a letter to all the acting nominees, asking them to be prepare to participate in the ceremony from…

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HC allows student to withdraw plea against UGC exam guidelines as case pending in SC

July 30, 2020 strong

The Delhi High Court Thursday allowed a student to withdraw the plea challenging UGC guidelines making it mandatory for colleges to conduct final year exams by September-end as the issue is pending before the Supreme Court. Justice Jayant Nath, who conducted the hearing through video conferencing, also granted liberty to the student to approach the Supreme Court with his plea. Granting leave and liberty as sought, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn, the court said. The plea filed by final year Delhi University student Kabir Sachdeva challenged the guidelines of…

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Rupee slips 7 paise to 74.87 against US dollar in early trade

July 30, 2020 strong

The rupee fell 7 paise to 74.87 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve reiterated its dovish stance and held interest rates steady. At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened at 74.84, then lost further ground and touched 74.87 against the US dollar, down 7 paise over its last close of 74.80. “Fed policy statement was along expected lines. It acknowledged recent improvement in economic activity and financial conditions but said considerable risks to economic outlook remain over the medium term,” IFA…