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Kartarpur corridor: Third round of talks between India, Pak underway

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The third round of meeting between delegates of India and Pakistan to discuss and finalise the draft agreement for the operationalistaion of the Kartarpur corridor for Sikh pilgrims was underway here on Wednesday, officials said. A 20-member Pakistani delegation crossed over to India for the joint secretary-level meeting at Attari in Amritsar, they said.The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district of Punjab and facilitate visa-free movement of Indian pilgrims, who will have to just obtain a permit to visit Kartarpur Sahib,…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

SC seeks NBCC response on completing stalled Jaypee group projects

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 The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from the NBCC on whether it is willing to give a revised proposal to complete the stalled projects of Jaypee group. A bench of justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari issued notice to the National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) and sought its reply by Thursday.Additional Solicitor General Madhavi Divan, appearing for the Centre, said the government has held three meetings with various stakeholders and a decision has been taken that it was willing to give tax concession running into hundreds of…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

Vihari, Rahane take India closer to series sweep

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Hanuma Vihari continued his fine form and in vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane’s company took India closer to a series sweep by sharing an unbeaten 111-run stand in the second innings of the second Test against the West Indies here. The visitors have now set an improbable 468-run target before the West Indies on day three of the match on Sunday. The in-form Rahane (64 not out) and Vihari (53 not out) got India’s second innings back on track after the top-four were dismissed for 57 runs. The fifth-wicket partnership between the…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

HC upholds MCI’s decision to deny admission permission to medical college

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The Delhi High Court has upheld the decision of the Medical Council of India (MCI) denying permission to a private medical college in Meerut to take in a fresh batch of 150 students for the academic year 2019-20 in MBBS course due to certain deficiencies. The court dismissed a petition by Mulayam Singh Yadav Medical College and Hospital, saying the refusal of permission by the MCI cannot be faulted with. The court said it was apparent that the deficiencies that have been pointed out in the college faculty and residents,…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

GST collections dip below Rs 1 lakh crore to Rs 98,202 cr in Aug

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In an apparent sign of economic slowdown, India’s GST collections in August dropped to Rs 98,202 crore from over Rs 1.02 lakh crore in the previous month, the finance ministry said on Sunday. However, total Goods and Services Tax (GST) mop-up for August this year was 4.5 per cent higher than the Rs 93,960 crore collected in the same month last year. This is the second time during this year that the revenue collection from the GST slipped below the Rs 1 lakh crore mark. First, it happened in June…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

In escalating trade war, US consumers may see higher prices

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The United States and China on Sunday put in place their latest tariff increases on each other’s goods, potentially raising prices Americans pay for some clothes, shoes, sporting goods and other consumer items before the holiday shopping season. President Donald Trump said US-China trade talks were still on for September. “We’ll see what happens,” he told reporters as he returned to the White House from the Camp David presidential retreat. “But we can’t allow China to rip us off anymore as a country.” The 15 per cent US taxes apply…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Media covered Sharon Tate’s murder in most despicable way: Roman Polanski

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Roman Polanski says his bad days in Hollywood started with the murder of his wife Sharon Tate as he believes that many in the media thought that he was the one responsible for the tragedy.Polanski, who is wanted in the US after fleeing the country decades ago to avoid jail in a case related to having sex with a minor, is currently in the news over the inclusion of his upcoming film “An Officer and a Spy” in the competition line-up of the 2019 Venice Film Festival. According to Deadline, the…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Pak observes “Kashmir Hour” to express “solidarity” with Kashmiris

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Pakistan observed the “Kashmir Hour” on Friday to express “solidarity” with the Kashmiri people as many rallies were held across the country, weeks after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.The nationwide, half an hour protest began as the clock struck noon. It was followed by the blaring of sirens across Pakistan, with traffic grinding to a halt for few minutes in many Pakistani cities.The main event was held at Islamabad’s Constitution Avenue where Prime Minister Imran Khan delivered an address to a flag-waving and slogan-shouting crowd.”Today, all…

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Rayudu wants to come out of retirement, play for Hyderabad again

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Former India batsman Ambati Rayudu has expressed his willingness to come out of retirement and represent Hyderabad in all three formats, a little less than two months after he drew curtains on his cricketing career.Rayudu, who announced his retirement after being ignored for the 2019 World Cup, wrote to Prof Ratnakar Shetty of the BCCI, who is also one of the members of the Committee of Administrators (CoA) of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), expressing his willingness to play for Hyderabad again.”Ambati Rayudu has conveyed his desire to withdraw his…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Sensex spurts 264 pts; FMCG, metal stocks rally

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Equity benchmark BSE Sensex advanced 264 points on Friday, propelled by gains in index heavyweights HDFC, ICICI Bank, HUL and ITC amid positive cues from the global markets.After gyrating 568 points during the day, the 30-share Sensex ended 263.86 points, or 0.71 per cent, higher at 37,332.79. It hit an intra-day high of 37,397.97 and a low of 36,829.81.Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty rose 74.95 points, or 0.68 per cent, to close at 11,023.25.Top gainers in the Sensex pack included Yes Bank, Sun Pharma, IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel, HUL, Vedanta,…

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