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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Aziz Ansari opens up about accusation of sexual misconduct

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A year after being accused of sexual misconduct, comedian Aziz Ansari has opened up about the incident during one of his pop up comedy shows in the city.Ansari appeared at New York City’s Village Underground and joked how a fan confused him for ‘Patriot Act’ host Hasan Minhaj on the street.Once the fan realised his mistake, he told Ansari, “You had the whole thing come out last year – sexual misconduct?” to which the comedian jokingly responded ‘No, no no, that’s Hasan’.But after the punchline, Ansari sat down to explain…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

GST Act violation: HC dismisses advance bail pleas

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Observing that the Central Goods and Services Act was enacted with the laudable object of “one country one tax”, the Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed the anticipatory bail applications filed by nine persons apprehending arrest under the provisions of the Act. Justice Anand Venkatesh, in his order, said, “Where the accused persons are charged of violations of the CGST Act, involving colossal loss of revenue to the exchequer and the investigation is at a very nascent stage, prudence demands that this court should lay off its hands from investigation…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

China’s Xi to meet top US trade officials: report

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Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to meet with top US officials in Beijing this week, a report said Wednesday, as the world’s two biggest economies rush to patch up their trade differences before a looming deadline.Xi will meet on Friday with officials including US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who are in the capital for crunch talks towards a trade deal, the South China Morning Post reported.”Xi is scheduled to meet both Lighthizer and Mnuchin on Friday,” it said, quoting a source briefed on the arrangements.The…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

Wawrinka through as Paire switches off

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Stan Wawrinka benefitted from a Benoit Paire collapse, with the Swiss carving out a 7-6(7/4), 6-1 win on Monday at the Rotterdam Open.After fighting through a 45-minute first set the 33-year-old Wawrinka needed just 26 more minutes to salt away the first-round victory as the moody Paire had unleashed a trademark racquet smash after dropping the opening set.The frustrated 58th-ranked Frenchman made little effort in the second set, phoning it in with apparent disinterest as Wawrinka took complete charge.Breaking four times on his way into the second round Wawrinka made…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

UP siblings who got lost reunited with parents

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Two minor sisters from Uttar Pradesh, one of them mentally challenged, were reunited with their parents after they inadvertently came to Maharashtra by boarding a wrong train, police said.The two girls, one aged 17 who, according to police, is mentally unstable and the other around 4 years old, are residents of Ghazipur district in UP.They had last month gone to their aunt’s house in the neighbouring Chandauli district, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Deepak Deoraj told reporters here on Monday.However, while returning home, the girls, instead of boarding a train…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Shraddha Kapoor to reunite with Tiger Shroff for ‘Baaghi 3’

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Shraddha Kapoor is coming back to the “Baaghi” franchise. The actor has been cast as the female lead opposite Tiger Shroff in the series’ third film.The film marks the actor’s return who starred in the first installment “Baaghi” in 2016. Shraddha said she is looking forward to the film. “I’m super excited to be back with the ‘Baaghi’ family. I had such a memorable time being a part of ‘Baaghi’ and this is my third film with Sajid sir, second with Tiger and first with Ahmed sir. The script is…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

China, Russia pose challenge to US space capabilities: Pentagon

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China and Russia have developed robust and capable space services and the two countries pose a challenge and threat to the space capabilities of the US, the Pentagon has said. Chinese and Russian military doctrines indicate they view space as important to modern warfare and counterspace capabilities as a means to reduce US and allied military effectiveness, the Pentagon said in a report released by the Defense Intelligence Agency.The report “Challenges to Security in Space” examines the space and counterspace programmes that could challenge the US or partner interests in…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Sensex, Nifty turn cautious ahead of IIP, inflation data releases

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Benchmark equity indices opened on a cautious note Tuesday ahead of the release of key macroeconomic numbers amid selling by foreign and domestic investors. The 30-share Sensex was trading 3.66 points, or 0.01 per cent, lower at 36,391.37 in early trade. The index had lost 580 points in the previous three sessions. The broader NSE Nifty slipped 3.95 points, or 0.04 per cent, to 10,884.85.Major losers were Infosys, TCS, Hero MotoCorp, HCL Tech, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, Bajaj Auto, IndusInd Bank and Maruti, falling up to 2.42 per cent.While the…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

HC says fishermen should get maximum subsidy for transponders

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The Madras High Court Monday passed an order stating that the Tamil Nadu government should give fishermen the maximum subsidy for transponders.A PIL was filed before a division bench comprising Justice S Manikumar and Justice Subramonium Prasad by Fisherman Care, an NGO, seeking direction to the Centre to refer all cases of violation of human rights of Indian fishermen by Sri Lanka to the International Court of Justice.Based on the PIL, the bench, in its order, said that considering the safety and security of the fishermen who land in problems…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

Barca give fresh hope to La Liga rivals after Bilbao stalemate

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Lionel Messi was short of fitness and Barcelona lacked spark as a goalless draw away to Athletic Bilbao on Sunday offered fresh hope to their rivals in the title race. A thigh injury had limited Messi to 27 minutes against Real Madrid on Wednesday and while he played the full match at San Mames, Barca’s assistant coach Jon Aspiazu had admitted before kick-off he was not yet 100 per cent. In all likelihood, he stayed on because his team needed him but Messi was not at his best and neither…

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