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Sensex ends 119 pts higher, Nifty breaches 10,600 mark

November 15, 2018 strong

The BSE benchmark Sensex ended 119 points higher Thursday and the broader Nifty went past the 10,600 mark on positive investor sentiment amid easing crude oil prices and firm rupee.The 30-share index opened a shade higher at 35,145.75 points, hovered in the range of 35,402 and 35,118.42, before ending the session at 35,260.54, with a gain of 118.55 points, or 0.34 per cent, over its previous close.The gauge had shed 2.50 points Wednesday in a highly volatile session.The NSE Nifty also closed 40.40 points, or 0.38 per cent, higher at…

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It’s long journey ahead for young Nihal: Chess great Anand

November 14, 2018 strong

Indian chess great Viswanathan Anand sees signs of greatness in Nihal Sarin but says it’s a long journey ahead for the impressive 14-year-old since there has been a trend of players struggling to replicate success as they age.Sarin did exceedingly well by forcing a draw with five-time World Champion Anand in the eighth round of the Tata Steel Chess Rapid tournament here.Currently ranked world number one in the U14 category, Sarin finished the rapid section of the tournament with just three points with six draws and three defeats but impressed…

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‘You against me’ rhetoric growing in politics: ‘Narcos: Mexico’ star Diego Luna

November 14, 2018 strong

Mexican star Diego Luna believes the cross-border politics between his country and the US is mostly about the ‘you against me’ rhetoric, which he believes only polarises people.Luna, who was in India to promote the latest season of Netflix drama “Narcos”, said it would be wrong to see Mexico’s drug menace from a “black-and-white” lens. He stars as notorious drug lord Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo opposite Michael Pena’s DEA agent Kiki Camarena.”We have to stop talking about it as a black-and-white, good-and-bad kind of rhetoric because that polarises things. It…

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Gehlot, Pilot to contest Rajasthan assembly polls

November 14, 2018 strong

Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot and Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot on Wednesday declared that they both will contest the December 7 assembly election, firing up the race for the chief minister’s post in the state where the party is seeking to wrest power from the BJP.Gehlot and Pilot, however, dismissed suggestions that there was any infighting among the state leaders and asserted that they will unitedly take on the BJP.The two leaders ended the speculation over whether they will contest the polls at a joint press conference here at…

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PM Theresa May set for Cabinet clash over Brexit deal

November 14, 2018 strong

Prime Minister Theresa May will face a major showdown with her Cabinet ministers on Wednesday as the UK’s withdrawal agreement with the European Union enters a crucial stage. Downing Street has said that the UK and the EU have agreed an initial draft agreement on the negotiating terms for Britain’s exit, the so-called divorce settlement, from the economic bloc by March next year.Theresa May now has the tough task of convincing her deeply divided Cabinet that the agreement is the best possible outcome for Britain.”The negotiations for our departure are…

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RBI, govt trying to reach common ground on some key issues

November 14, 2018 strong

The government and Reserve Bank seem to be veering around to reach an agreeable solution particulary with respect of relaxation of the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework and easing of lending norms for the MSME sector ahead of the RBI board meeting on November 19, sources said.If not in this board meeting, sources said, the issue of relaxation of PCA framework which the finance ministry has been pitching for would be reached in the next few weeks. As a result of relaxation, some banks may come out of the PCA…

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Rafale pricing can be discussed only if facts of deal come into public domain: SC

November 14, 2018 strong

The Supreme Court Wednesday said a discussion on the pricing of Rafale fighter jets can only take place if the facts of the deal are allowed to come into the public domain. The apex court, which began its hearing on pleas seeking a court-monitored probe into the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France, also said it was dealing with the requirements of the Air Force and would like to hear from an Air Force officer and “not the official of the Defence Ministry”. “The decision we need to…

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Pain gives birth to something stronger, deeper: Nandita Das

November 12, 2018 strong

Actor and director Nandita Das on Sunday said that the beauty about art is that pain gives rise to something stronger and deeper.Das, whose 2018 film ‘Manto’ on famous Urdu author Saadat Hasan Manto would be screened at the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), said the writer had produced his best stories in his worst times.”It is true artistes, writers, filmmakers flourish most when they go through really bad times,” the actor said.At the same time, she came up with the reference of Ritwik Ghatak and Satyajit Ray as…

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Dhawan’s return to form was important ahead of Australia tour, says Rohit

November 12, 2018 strong

India’s stand-in captain Rohit Sharma said it was important for Shikhar Dhawan to return to form ahead of the crucial tour of Australia, which will be a completely “different ball game”. Dhawan, who struggled throughout the preceding ODI series against West Indies, returned to form with a smashing 92 off 62 balls to help India beat the visitors by six wickets in the final T20 and complete a 3-0 series sweep.Dhawan and young Rishabh Pant (53 off 25) stitched 130 runs off 80 balls for the third wicket on Sunday to…

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Sirisena’s political calculations go haywire: US experts on Lanka crisis

November 12, 2018 strong

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena’s move to dismiss Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and replacing him with Mahinda Rajapaksa was a “poor decision” that went haywire, prominent think tanks in the US said, emphasising on the need of a free and fair election in the island nation. Sirisena on October 9 dissolved parliament and announced snap polls on January 5 next year after it became evident that he did not have enough support in the House to prove the premiership of Rajapaksa. Rajapaksa needed the support of minimum 113 parliamentarians in the…