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SC terms public statements on impeachment of judges unfortunate

April 20, 2018 strong

The Supreme Court today termed as very unfortunate the public statements, including those made by lawmakers, on impeachment of judges. “We are all very disturbed about it,” a bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said after the counsel appearing for the petitioner raised the issue of politicians making public statements on impeachment of judges. The apex court asked Attorney General K K Venugopal to assist it to deal with the plea, which has also sought a gag on the media from reporting such statements. The development assumes…

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North and South Korea open hotline between leaders: Seoul

April 20, 2018 strong

The two Koreas opened a hotline between their leaders today, Seoul’s presidential office said, a week before a summit between North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and the South’s President Moon Jae-in in the Demilitarized Zone. The line links the presidential Blue House in Seoul with the Pyongyang office of the nuclear-armed North’s State Affairs Commission, which Kim chairs – one of his most important titles. “The historic connection of the hotline between the leaders of the two Koreas has just been established,” said senior Blue House official Youn Kun-young, adding…

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RBI minutes: Patel, most MPC members in favour of more data before changing policy stance

April 20, 2018 strong

Favouring status quo on key policy rate, RBI Governor Urjit Patel preferred to wait for more data before changing monetary stance though he took note of recovery in economic activities and continued improvement in credit offtake, according to minutes of the April policy meeting. The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), headed by Patel, had left the benchmark repo rate unchanged for the third time in a row after deliberations on April 4-5. As per the minutes of the MPC meeting released by the RBI, Patel noted that economic activity has…

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Comey memos on Trump released to Congress

April 20, 2018 strong

A series of explosive memos prepared by former FBI director James Comey detailing US President Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to influence the bureau’s expanding investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 elections have been submitted to Congress. Trump claimed vindication after the release of memos and said they “‘show clearly that there was NO COLLUSION and NO OBSTRUCTION.” “WOW! Will the Witch Hunt continue? he asked. The redacted and declassified memos running 15 pages in total — had previously been provided to special counsel Robert Mueller to assist his investigation…

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Fresh snowfall in Gulmarg, higher reaches of Kashmir

April 20, 2018 strong

Gulmarg and other areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall today, while the plains in the valley, including the summer capital Srinagar, were lashed by rains. Fresh snowfall has been recorded in Gulmarg the famous ski-resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, an official of the Meteorological Department here said. He said there are reports of snowfall in other areas in the higher reaches of the valley, including in Zojila Pass, near Amarnath Cave and Drass. The plain areas in the valley were lashed by rains which have…

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Opp parties meet VP, give notice for impeachment of CJI

April 20, 2018 strong

Opposition parties led by the Congress today met Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and handed over a notice for impeachment of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. According to sources, over 60 MPs of the Rajya Sabha belonging to seven political parties gave the notice for the impeachment against the CJI. The MPs who signed the notice belong to the Congress, the NCP, the CPI-M and CPI, the SP and the BSP. The leaders of these parties earlier met in Parliament and gave final shape to…

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Any total looks chaseable now, says Uthappa

April 19, 2018 strong

Explosive Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Robin Uthappa feels cricket is going through a paradigm shift to a power game and any total on board now looks chaseable. The changes in the game are dynamic. It is changing as a sport, anything looks like chaseable, I feel cricket is shifting to a power game now so chasing is the choice. There is a paradigm shift in the nature of the sport, said Uthappa, who played a 36-ball 48-run knock to chase down Rajasthan Royal’s total of 160-8 on a slow wicket.…

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It’s terrible to even talk about it: Bachchan on Kathua

April 19, 2018 strong

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is the latest celebrity from Bollywood to condemn the Kathua rape incident, saying he feels “disgusted” by it. When asked about his reaction, the 75-year-old star, who has been the face of ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ campaign, said it was painful to even talk about it. “Mujhe uss vishay par charcha karne mein ghin aati hai. So uss vishay ko uchhalo mat. It’s terrible to even talk about it. “(I feel disgusted even talking about it. So, don’t rake up this issue. It is terrible to even…

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SC asks Jay Shah, web portal to try to settle defamation case

April 19, 2018 strong

The Supreme Court today asked Jay Shah, son of BJP president Amit Shah and ‘The Wire’ and its scribes, to try to amicably settle the criminal defamation case lodged by the former against the news portal and others. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra also extended its interim order that had asked the Gujarat trial court not to proceed with the defamation case against the portal and its journalists, including Rohini Singh who had authored the story which was alleged to be defamatory in nature. “Without opening the…

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Sensex rises over 100 pts, Nifty above 10,500

April 19, 2018 strong

The BSE benchmark Sensex rose over 100 points in early trade today tracking strong Asian cues supported by a rally in oil prices and easing global trade concerns. The 30-share index was trading higher by 147.14 points, or 0.42 per cent, to 34,478.82 with metal, realty, FMGC, Teck, IT and capital goods stocks rising up to 1.81 per cent. The gauge had shed 63.38 points in the previous session. The NSE Nifty was up 42.70 points, or 0.40 per cent, at 10,568.90 in early trade. Investors sentiment was optimistic ahead…