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Consumer rights are “important rights” and non-manning of posts and inadequate infrastructure in district and state consumer commissions across the country would deprive the citizens of redressal of their grievances, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court said this while hearing a plea that has raised the issue of alleged inaction by governments in appointing the president, members and staff in the district and state consumer disputes redressal commissions and the lack of adequate infrastructure to run these fora. A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy…

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India pre-eminent partner of US in Indo-Pacific region: Blinken tells Jaishankar

January 30, 2021January 30, 2021 strong

Secretary of State Tony Blinken has underscored India’s role as a pre-eminent US partner in the Indo-Pacific during his maiden telephonic conversation with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and discussed ways to better seize the new opportunities and combat shared challenges in the region and beyond. It was Blinken’s first telephonic conversation with Jaishankar after he assumed the charge as America’s top diplomat early this week. They discussed issues of mutual concern, including COVID-19 vaccination efforts, regional developments and next steps in expanding bilateral ties, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price…

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BKU digs its heels in at Ghazipur border, more supporters pouring in

January 30, 2021January 30, 2021 strong

Support for the farmers’ protest swelled on Saturday, as more villagers poured in at a key protest site on the Delhi- Meerut highway in Ghazipur on the border with Uttar Pradesh. The Bharatiya Kisan Union-led protest against the Centre’s new farm laws here looked like it was going slim on Thursday but more protestors have joined the stir, following a mahapanchayat of farmers on Saturday in Muzaffarnagar, while supporters also joined in from Haryana and Rajasthan districts. “The movement was and is strong,” BKU’s Meerut Zone president Pawan Khatana told…

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World Tour Finals: Sindhu ends with win, Srikanth exits with defeat

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 strong

Already out of contention for the knockouts, World champion P V Sindhu ended her campaign with a consolation win at the BWF World Tour Finals but Kidambi Srikanth had a disappointing finish after yet another close defeat, here on Friday. Sindhu, the Olympic silver medallist, notched up a 21-18 21-15 win over world number 13 Pornpawee Chochuwong in her third and final match after suffering defeats in the first two days. “Well I think it was a good finish. Actually until yesterday I still had a chance. Unfortunately the match…

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Netflix’s ‘Lupin’ will return with second part in summer 2021

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 strong

Netflix’s new breakout show “Lupin” will return with its second part in summer 2021, the streamer has announced. The French-language mystery thriller, starring “The Intouchables” actor Omar Sy, became a breakout hit when it premiered on January 8 on the platform. Developed by George Kay and Francois Uzan, the show is based Maurice Leblanc’s famous character Arsene Lupin. It centres on Assane Diop, whose childhood was turned upside down when his father died after being accused of a crime he didn’t commit. Twenty-five years later, Assane (Sy) uses “Arsene Lupin,…

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Contempt case against comic artist: SC says criticism growing, everybody doing it now

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 strong

The Supreme Court Friday observed that criticism of courts is growing and everybody is now doing it now, while giving three weeks to cartoonist Rachit Taneja to file her reply on the plea seeking contempt action for her alleged scandalous tweets against the judiciary. The top court also adjourned hearing for two weeks on separate pleas seeking contempt action against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, after the petitioners said that they have received reply of the artist. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R S Reddy and M R Shah was…

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Exports may dip 5.8%, imports by 11.3% in second half of 2020-21: Survey

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 strong

The country’s exports are expected to contract by 5.8 per cent and imports by 11.3 per cent during the second half of the current financial year, though implementation of several measures by the government would help support exports going forward, according to the Economic Survey 2021. With gradual recovery of economic activities, the survey said that imports and exports have picked up. During the first half of 2020-21 (April-September), exports dipped by 21.31 per cent to USD 125.25 billion while imports declined by 40 per cent to USD 148.69 billion.…

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Worried about power of social media companies: UN chief

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 strong

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he is “worried about the power of social media companies and called for creating a global mechanism to regulate them. Guterres, addressing a press conference on Thursday following his informal briefing to the UN member states on Priorities for 2021′, said he does not think we can live in a world where too much power is given to a reduced number of companies” Well, I think that the question is not the right question, if I may. The right question should be a company,…

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Kovind defends new farm laws; says govt “vigilant” amid standoff with China

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 strong

President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday strongly defended the three new agri laws saying their benefits have begun reaching 10 crore small farmers instantly and condemned as “‘very unfortunate” the Republic Day violence and “dishonour” to the tricolour during the tractor parade by the protesting farm unions here In his customary address to the joint sitting of Parliament that marks the start of the Budget session, Kovind, without naming China, also slammed that country for its efforts to disrupt peace at the Line of Actual Control(LAC) in “utter disregard” of…

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IPL auction confirmed for February 18 in Chennai

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 strong

The IPL players’ auction ahead of the 2021 edition will be held in Chennai on February 18, the league organisers announced on Wednesday. The announcement was made via IPL’s Twitter handle exactly a week after PTI reported the date. “IPL 2021 Player Auction on 18th February,” read part of the post. The “mini auction” will take place following the first two Tests between India and England in Chennai. The series begins on February 5 while the second Test will be played from February 13 to 17. The BCCI is also…