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Sensex jumps over 150 pts; Nifty nears 11,400

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The BSE benchmark Sensex rose over 150 points Thursday led by gains in financial stocks amid unabated foreign fund inflow and positive domestic cues.The 30-share index was trading 141.80 points, or 0.38 per cent, higher at 37,893.97, while the 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 33.75 points, or 0.30 per cent, to 11,375.45.In the previous session, the 30-share BSE index ended 216.51 points, or 0.58 per cent, higher at 37,752.17. The broader NSE Nifty closed with gains of 40.50 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 11,341.70.Top gainers in early trade include Yes…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Plea in SC seeks ban on roadshows, bike rallies during polls

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A former DGP of Uttar Pradesh and an environmentalist have urged the Supreme Court to direct the Election Commission to ban roadshows and bike rallies during polls, saying they violate EC’s instructions and cause damage to the environment.The plea, filed by former director general of police Vikram Singh and environmentalist Shaivika Agrawal, was mentioned for urgent listing on Monday before a bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna.The bench, however, refused to accord urgent listing.In their plea, the petitioners have said roadshows and bike…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

Dipa eyes Olympic berth with strong performances

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India’s Dipa Karmakar will look to secure an Olympic berth with “some good performances” at back-to-back Artistic Gymnastics World Cups in Baku and Doha, beginning Thursday.Dipa had claimed a bronze at the vault event of the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Cottbus, Germany in November 2018, to make a strong bid for her Olympic qualification.It was Dipa’s first appearance after recovering from a knee strain, which had spoilt her chances at the Jakarta Asian Games, where she missed the vault final and also had to pull out of the team…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

BJP seals alliances in Northeast, aims 22 LS seats

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has finalised its alliances in the Northeast, setting a target of winning at least 22 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats from eight states of the region, party general secretary Ram Madhav claimed on Wednesday. Madhav, the BJP’s incharge of the Northeast, held a series of discussions here on Tuesday till past midnight and sealed the alliances with the Asom Gana Parishad, Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF), Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT), National People’s Party, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha. The…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Shooting complete for ‘The Sky Is Pink’

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It’s a wrap for Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar-starrer “The Sky Is Pink”.Director of the film, Shonali Bose shared the news on Instagram on Tuesday.The film also stars Zaira Wasim and Rohit Saraf.”And it’s a picture wrap (all but song) finally on this momentous journey of shooting ‘The Sky is Pink’. It’s been almost nine months since we started shooting – with weddings and album releases for my actors in between…”I feel blessed with the producers, cast and Crew I had on this journey. I miss everyone already. Thank god…

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Boeing 737 Max grounding: Aviation min calls meeting at 4pm with airlines for contingency plan

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The Civil Aviation Ministry will hold a meeting with airlines at 4 pm on Wednesday to prepare a contingency plan as a number of flights have been cancelled following the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, a senior government official said.On Tuesday night, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced its decision to “immediately” ground the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft that are currently being used by airline companies in India.”We will ground all 737 Max 8 aircraft, which are currently in use by Indian airlines, by 4…

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PM Modi advised us to choose content with message of inclusive India: Ranveer

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PM Narendra Modi told young members of the film industry that they should choose content propagating the idea of “inclusive India and unity” when he met them earlier this year, says actor Ranveer Singh.Ranveer had met the Prime Minister, along with Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, Ayushmann Khurrana and others, in January this year.”I met the Prime Minister recently, we had a very pleasant meeting. We apprised him what we as young members of the film fraternity are doing. “He had something to say to us, which was, that if…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

Osaka keeps Indian Wells title defense on track

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World number one and defending champion Naomi Osaka powered past American Danielle Collins 6-4, 6-2 on Monday to book a fourth-round meeting with resurgent Swiss Belinda Bencic at Indian Wells.Japan’s Osaka, whose second straight Grand Slam title at the Australian Open propelled her to the top of the rankings, traded breaks with Collins early in the first set.But she got the decisive break in the ninth game, giving herself a break point with a backhand winner before pouncing on a short ball and belting a forehand winner to give herself…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

UK says ‘legally binding changes’ to Brexit deal agreed with EU

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Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday she has secured “legally binding” guarantees from the EU designed to get the Brexit deal through the British parliament and avert a chaotic withdrawal.She announced the move after a late evening dash to Strasbourg to hammer out the changes with top European officials, as the clock ticked down to Britain’s scheduled divorce from the bloc on March 29.European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker warned that the stakes were increasingly high, ahead of a vote by British lawmakers on the deal on Tuesday.”The choice is clear:…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Sensex soars over 300 pts, Nifty above 11,250

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The BSE benchmark Sensex Tuesday jumped over 300 points led by gains in metal, oil and gas, banking and energy stocks amid unabated buying by foreign investors and strong global cues.Key indices extended the pre-election rally on expectations that the incumbent NDA government will get a second term following the announcement of 2019 general election dates earlier this week, experts said.BSE Sensex was trading 346.60 points, or 0.94 per cent, higher at 37,400.70. Similarly, the 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 86.65 points, or 0.78 per cent, to 11,254.70.The 30-share index ended…

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