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Martin Scorsese to receive Visual Effects Society’s Lifetime Achievement award

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Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese will be honoured with the Visual Effects Society’s Lifetime Achievement award. The director will receive the honour at the 18th annual VES Awards on January 29, 2020 at the Beverly Hilton. “Martin Scorsese is one of the most influential filmmakers in modern history and has made an indelible mark on filmed entertainment. “His intuitive vision and fiercely innovative direction has given rise to a new era of storytelling and has made a profound impact on future generations of filmmakers. Martin has given us a rich body…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

SC to hear Ayodhya case for an hour more daily from Monday

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The Supreme Court on Friday decided to hear the Ram Janmabhoomi Babri Masjid dispute case for an extra hour from next Monday to conclude the hearing before the October 18 deadline fixed by it. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, which was hearing the decades-old politically sensitive land dispute on 28th day, told the counsel for both the Hindu and Muslim parties that it has decided to rise at 5 pm instead of 4 pm, which is the scheduled time to wrap up the day’s proceedings…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Sensex rebounds over 100 pts; banking, auto stocks jump

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Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex rebounded over 100 points in early session on Friday, driven by by gains banking, auto and IT stocks amid positive domestic and global cues. The 30-share index was trading 119.27 points, or 0.33 per cent, higher at 36,212.74 at 0930 hours, while the broader Nifty rose 23.90 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 10,728.70. In the previous session, the BSE barometer ended 470.41 points, or 1.29 per cent, lower at 36,093.47, while the Nifty plunged 135.85 points, or 1.25 per cent, to settle at 10,704.80.…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Global climate protests begin in Australia before UN summit

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Tens of thousands of protesters gathered Friday at rallies around Australia as a day of worldwide demonstrations calling for action to guard against climate change began ahead a UN summit in New York. Some of the first rallies in what is being billed as a “global climate strike” kicked off in Australia’s largest city, Sydney, and the national capital, Canberra. Australian demonstrators called for their nation, which is the world’s largest exporter of coal and liquid natural gas, to take more drastic action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Global…

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Govt slashes corporate tax to 25.17 pc for domestic cos

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In a major fiscal booster, the government on Friday slashed effective corporate tax to 25.17 per cent inclusive of all cess and surcharges for domestic companies. Making the announcement, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the new tax rate will be applicable from the current fiscal which began on April 1. Sitharaman said the revenue foregone on reduction in corporate tax and other relief measures will be Rs 1.45 lakh crore annually. This, she said is being done to promote investment and growth. In effect, the corporate tax rate will be…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Trump calls new border wall a ‘world-class security system’

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President Donald Trump signed his name Wednesday on a newly constructed section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, calling it a “world-class security system” that will be virtually impenetrable.Trump toured a section of the border wall in San Diego’s Otay Mesa area. It was a return trip for the president, who traveled there in March 2018 to see border wall prototypes that authorities later destroyed to make way for 14 miles (22.4 kilometers) of steel, concrete-filled bollards currently under construction.Before construction began, the border in Otay Mesa was protected with low…

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A film will definitely come on Eid: Salman Khan

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Superstar Salman Khan says he will definitely come with a movie during Eid next year after his collaboration with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, “In-shaa-allah” got shelved.After it was announced that “In-shaa-allah”– scheduled to release on Eid 2020–won’t be going on floors, Salman had posted a cryptic tweet, writing “Itna mat sochna mere baare mein, dil mein aata hoon.. aur Eid pe bhi,” alluding to a possible film release.When asked about it, Salman told reporters, “A film will definitely come on Eid. First, it (Dabangg 3) will come on December 20, then…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Rupee opens 24 pase down at 71.36 against USD after Fed rate cut

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The Indian rupee opened 24 paise down at 71.36 against the American currency on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate.At the interbank foreign exchange the domestic currency witnessed heavy volatility in early trade. The rupee opened at 71.36 per US dollar then touched a high of 71.15 and a low of 71.37. On Wednesday, rupee had settled for the day at 71.24 against the US dollar.The domestic unit pared some losses and was trading at 71.23 against the dollar at 1010 hrs. In line with…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Modi targets ‘loudmouths’ on Ram temple; jibe may hurt Sena

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In a jibe without naming ally Shiv Sena, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Supreme Court is hearing the Ram Mandir case and asked “some loudmouths” to refrain from making statements on the issue.“I am amazed at the ‘bayan bahadurs and badbole’ (loudmouths) on the Ram Mandir issue. Every one in the country respects the Supreme Court. The apex court is hearing the case. I want to tell these people with folded hands to have faith in the judicial system,” Modi said at a rally here.Shiv Sena has…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Nowhere in the world people sent to gas chambers to die, says SC on manual scavenging

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Expressing serious concern over people dying during manual scavenging and sewage cleaning in India, the Supreme Court Wednesday said nowhere in the world people are sent to “gas chambers to die”.Although over 70 years have passed since the Independence, caste discrimination still persists in the country, the apex court said while making scathing observations on the practice.A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra questioned Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, as to why proper protective gear like mask and oxygen cylinders were not being provided to people…

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