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Fire at California oil facility prompts health worries

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A fire at a fuel storage facility in the San Francisco Bay Area prompted a hazardous materials emergency Tuesday afternoon that led authorities to order about 12,000 people in two communities to stay inside with all windows and doors closed. Emergency sirens blared and thick plumes of black smoke and flames filled the skyline around the NuStar Energy LP facility in Crockett, California, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) northeast of downtown San Francisco. Video footage of the fire showed flames leading up to an explosion so strong it blew the…

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Will not vacate office following eviction notice from admin: JNUSU

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The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) on Wednesday said it will not vacate its office following an eviction notice by the university administration. Dean of Students (DoS), Professor Umesh Kadam, had sent a notice to the students’ union on Tuesday asking them to vacate it. The JNUSU was not notified last year due to non-compliance with the Lyngdoh Committee Report and the matter is sub-judice. The newly-elected union is yet to be notified, he said in the notice. “To prevent misuse of property, it is decided by the Competent…

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Blue Star eyes to expand retail footprint

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Air-conditioning and commercial refrigeration major Blue Star Ltd on Wednesday said it plans to expand retail footprint to 250 stores by end of the current financial year. Blue Star under the next phase of growth aims to accelerate growth by penetrating deeper into the length and breadth of the country. The company, by leveraging its brand salience, intends to garner a mass appeal cutting across geographies, an official said. Blue Star currently has 200 exclusive brand stores in the country and work is in progress to increase it to 250…

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Delhi court extends police custody of Singh brothers, official in RFL case by 2 days

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A Delhi court Tuesday extended by two days the police custody of Fortis Healthcare’s former promoters Malvinder Singh and his brother Shivinder as also a senior official, arrested or allegedly misappropriating funds of Religare Finvest Ltd (RFL) and causing losses of Rs 2,397 crore to the firm. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat extended custodial interrogation of the accused after the probe agency sought their 2-day custody saying that new material has come up in the case. Besides the Singh brothers, the court extended the police custody of Sunil Godhwani. Other…

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ODI rankings: Injured Smriti Mandhana loses number one spot

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Injured India opener Smriti Mandhana has lost her number one status after being toppled by New Zealand’s Amy Satterthwaite in the batting chart of the latest ICC ODI rankings. Mandhana, who has 755 points, slipped to the number two spot after she missed India’s recently concluded ODI series against South Africa due to injury. The 23-year-old suffered a fracture in her right toe after being struck by a ball during a net session before the start of the ODI series against South Africa which India won 3-0. Among others batters,…

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Jennifer Aniston joins Instagram, posts photo with ‘Friends’ co-stars

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Jennifer Aniston made a spectacular debut on Instagram that sent the social media site crashing. In her debut, Aniston shared a photo of hers with fellow “Friends” alums — Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer. “And now we’re Instagram ‘FRIENDS’ too. HI INSTAGRAM,” she captioned the photo, which has so far received over 7.7 million likes. Her bio line reads, “My friends call me Jen.” Within an hour of her debut, the actor’s page attracted more than 116,000 followers and her first post garnered hundreds…

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More victims, more damage found in Japan typhoon aftermath

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The toll of death and destruction from a massive typhoon that tore through central and northern Japan continued to climb Tuesday, as the government said it was considering approving a special budget for the ongoing disaster response and eventual reconstruction.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a parliamentary session that the number of deaths tied to Typhoon Hagibis had climbed to 53 and was expected to rise, as at least another nine people are presumed dead. Lawmakers prayed in silence for the victims before starting the session.Abe pledged to do the utmost…

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Script for ‘Kingsman 3’ ready, says Taron Egerton

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Taron Egerton has revealed the makers have locked a script for the third film in the “Kingsman” franchise.Fox Studios announced the film last September with Matthew Vaughn returning as writer and director.Egerton said he always imagined the movies as a trilogy and the new film would be a perfect way to bid adieu to Eggsy, the character he plays in the action spy comedy films.”That plan, at the moment, is that we’d like to do another one, one more time. It was the role that kind of started my film…

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Rupee plunges 31 paise to nearly 1-month low on trade worries

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The rupee on Tuesday dived 31 paise to end at a nearly one-month low against the US currency due to heavy dollar buying amid fresh concerns over the progress of China-US trade talks.Crude oil prices dropping more than half a per cent and gains in the equity markets, however, helped the local unit contain losses.The rupee closed at 71.54 to the dollar, down by 31 paise or 0.44 per cent — the biggest one day loss in this month. This is the lowest closing level since September 17 when the…

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Like ‘pickpocket’, Modi diverts attention from issues: Rahul

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “loudspeaker” of certain industrialists, and said his strategy was like that of a pickpocket who diverts attention to steal.On campaign trail in Vidarbha for October 21 Maharashtra assembly elections, he also targeted the Modi government for “waiving” corporate tax.Addressing a rally in Yavatmal district, Gandhi said the prime minister speaks of the moon mission and abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, but is silent on issues such as farmers’ plight and lack of jobs.”The Goods and…

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