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A breakdown for Boeing and the FAA after years of trust

January 12, 2020 strong

When Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing’s ousted chief, was summoned to Washington last month, he scarcely knew he was in for a dressing-down from the head of the Federal Aviation Administration.FAA chief Steve Dickson — a former Delta Air Lines employee who in August took over the reins at the world’s most influential aviation regulator — had announced the day before that Boeing’s 737 MAX would not return to the skies before 2020.The plane was grounded worldwide last March after two crashes in less than five months left 346 people dead.The meeting…

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Ian McKellen releases journal entries he wrote during ‘Lord of the Rings’ shoot

January 12, 2020 strong

Veteran actor Ian McKellen has shared his diary entries from the time he worked on Peter Jackson’s fan favourite “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, giving a closer look to the fans at the making of the film series.Based on JRR Tolkein’s books, the movie franchise spawned into “The Fellowship of the Ring” (2001), “The Two Towers” (2002) and “The Return of the King” (2003), and a trilogy of prequels based on the author’s children book “The Hobbit”.McKellen, who played Gandalf the Grey in the films, tweeted a link to his…

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Man seeks Rs 1.5 cr from mother for abandoning him 38 yrs ago

January 12, 2020 strong

A 40-year-old man has moved the Bombay High Court against his biological mother and sought a compensation of Rs 1.5 crore from her for abandoning him in Mumbai when he was two years’ old and later refusing to accept him as her son.The petitioner, Srikant Sabnis, a make-up artist, has said he underwent a life full of agony and mental trauma after being intentionally abandoned in an unknown city, for which his mother Aarti Mhaskar and her second husband Uday Mhaskar (Sabnis’s step-father) need to compensate.As per the plea, Aarti…

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PM renames KoPT after Syama Prasad Mookerjee, draws criticism from oppn

January 12, 2020 strong

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday rechristened Kolkata Port Trust after Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee, drawing criticism from the opposition camp, which said he was more of a “name-changer” than a “game-changer”.Modi, while addressing the 150th anniversary programme of Kolkata Port Trust, invoked Mookerjee and BR Ambedkar and said their contributions had led to the development of the country post Independence, but suggestions made by them were not implemented after they resigned from the government.”I announce that the Kolkata Port Trust will now be known as Dr. Syama…

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Saina enters Malaysia Master quarterfinals

January 9, 2020 strong

London Olympics bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal stormed into the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament with a straight-game win over South Korea’s An Se Young here on Thursday. The unseeded Indian, who had won the Indonesia Masters last year before going through a rough patch, dispatched Young 25-23 21-12 after a thrilling 39-minute contest. This is Saina’s first win over the South Korean, who got the better of the Indian in the quarterfinals of the French Open last year. The two-time Commonwealth Games champion will next take on…

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Oscars to go hostless again for 2020 ceremony

January 9, 2020 strong

It’s official. The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony will go without a host once again. The Oscars will broadcast on ABC as part of its long-term deal with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AMPAS). According to The Hollywood Reporter, ABC entertainment president Karey Burke made the announcement on Wednesday. “Let me confirm it now, together with the Academy, that there will be no traditional host this year,” Burke said, emphasising the ceremony would repeat what worked last year. The development comes three weeks after reports that the AMPAS…

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PM meets economists, industry experts ahead of Budget

January 9, 2020 strong

Ahead of the Union Budget for 2020-21, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met economists and sector experts at the Niti Aayog to discuss the state of the economy and steps which can be taken to revive growth which is projected to drop to 5 per cent this fiscal. The high-profile meeting was attended by Home Minister Amit Shah, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, besides Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar, CEO Amitabh Kant and other senior officials of the think-tank. Bibek Debroy, chairman of the Economic Advisory…

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Nirbhaya case: Death row convict Vinay Kumar Sharma moves curative plea in SC

January 9, 2020 strong

In a last ditch effort to escape the noose, Vinay Kumar Sharma, one of the four men sentenced to death in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court on Thursday. A curative petition is the last legal remedy available to a convict. On Tuesday, a Delhi court issued death warrants against Mukesh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar Singh (31) and said they will be hanged on January 22 at 7 am in Tihar jail. In his curative…

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Amazing to see how India nurtures its young players: Mickey Arthur

January 8, 2020 strong

Sri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur feels that international cricket teams can learn from India on how to nurture young players and empower them with responsibilities at critical junctures. Be it in the bowling or batting department, cricketing powerhouse India has built a solid bench strength for all formats under Virat Kohli’s leadership. And that has left Arthur impressed. “It has been interesting watching them introduce young players and giving them responsibility at critical times, that has been so good. And seeing those young players respond has been amazing. I think…

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Sensex tanks over 350 pts on US-Iran conflict; Nifty below 12K

January 8, 2020 strong

Equity benchmark BSE Sensex slumped over 350 points in opening session on Wednesday as tensions in the middle-east escalated after Iran fired missiles at US military bases in Iraq. After hitting a low of 40,476.55, the 30-share BSE index pared some losses to trade 193.98 points or 0.47 per cent lower at 40,675.49. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty dropped 59.60 points or 0.49 per cent to 11,993.35. L&T Bank was the loser in the Sensex pack, shedding up to 1.47 per cent, followed by Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank, SBI, Axis…