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06 Aug

SC upholds Dream11 Online Fantasy Sports format

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The Supreme Court, by its order dated 30 July 2021, has dismissed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) that alleged that the Online Fantasy Sports (OFS) format offered by Dream11 amounted to gambling, wagering and betting and is not a ‘Game of Skill’. The Supreme Court has once again reaffirmed the judgements passed by the Punjab & Haryana High Court and the Bombay High Court, and has upheld the judgment passed by Rajasthan High Court, where the legality of the online fantasy sports format as offered by Dream11 as a ‘Game of Skill’ was sustained. Thus the legality of Dream11’s online…

06 Aug

Raid at Mumbai bar for violation of COVID-19 norms; 10 held, 4 women rescued

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Police have arrested at least 10 men after a raid at a bar in Malad over violation of coronavirus norms, an official said on Friday. The raid was conducted at the bar located on SV Road around 9:45 on Thursday, he said, adding that four women staffers were also rescued during the operation. A police official said, "It was found that the bar violated the COVID-19 norms issued by the state government as well as the local civic body." A team led by DCP Vishal Thakur conducted the raid, he said, "At least 10 male customers, who were present there,…

05 Aug

Kim Woo Bin is in talks to play the legendary delivery knight 5-8

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Kim Woo Bin is in talks to play the legendary delivery knight 5-8 Kim Woo Bin is in talks to play the legendary delivery knight 5-8 in his new Netflix drama. Based on the webtoon of the same name, “Delivery Knight” will tell the story of a dystopian future in which pollution has become so severe that the only way to survive is to have everything delivered. On August 5, industry representatives reported that Esom will be starring in the Netflix drama “Delivery Knight”. If sources are to be belived it will be 10 years after Esom and Woo Bin will be…

05 Aug

8 killed, 20 injured in car blast near Afghan

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Tuesday night, at least eight people including a woman were killed and more than 20 wounded in a car bomb blast near the residence of Defence Minister General Bismillah Mohammadi in Kabul. The attack took place at around 8 pm in the Shirpoor area in Kabul district 10 where the high-ranking government officials house are located, TOLO news reported. A car bomb was detonated close to the house of Mohammadi and then four gunmen entered a nearby house and fought against security guards. Multiple explosions and sporadic gunfire were heard in the city of Kabul. The incident took place around…

05 Aug

1 dead, 11 people injured as Naxals blow up SUV in Dantewada

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One person killed and 11 others injured after Naxals blew up a SUV in which they were travelling using an improvised explosive device in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Dantewada district on Thursday. The district's Superintendent of Police, Abhishek Pallava, told PTI, the incident took place around 7.30 am near Ghotiya village under Malewadhi police station limits, located 400 km from Raipur, on an under-construction route that connects Narayanpur to Dantewada. The official said they suspect the rebels might have planned to target security forces, but mistakenly attacked the civilian vehicle. Police never use a four-wheeler while moving on that route. The official…

05 Aug

Sensex gives up gains after touching new high

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaINDIANECONOMY, sensex

The key Indian equity indices gave up gains on Thursday after touching record highs during the initial trade. The BSE Sensex touched a new high of 54,576.64, and the Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange hit a record 16,294.65 points. Around 10.25 a.m, Sensex was trading at 54,284.73, lower by 85.04, or 0.16 per cent from its previous close of 54,369.77. It opened at 54,576.64 and has so far touched an intra-day low of 54,243.97 points. The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange was trading at 16,231.20, lower by 27.60 points or 0.17 per cent from its previous close. Analysts…

05 Aug

Pegasus row: SC pulls up lawyer, says no notice for Modi, Shah

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The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up advocate M.L. Sharma for making Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah as respondents in his petition seeking a court-monitored SIT probe into the Pegasus snooping issue. A bench comprising Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Surya Kant said: “You have included certain individuals (Prime Minister and Home Minister as respondents in the petition). We can’t issue notice like this. Don’t try to take advantage of things, you have a defective memo of parties”. Sharma had argued that the government is fabricating material in the computer through this software.

05 Aug

NIA raids 5 places in J&K, Karnataka, arrests 4 for raising funds for IS

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out searches at five locations in Jammu and Kashmir, and Karnataka in the ISIS Kerala module case and arrested four persons, involved in raising funds and radicalising and motivating more people to join the banned terror organisation. An NIA spokesperson here said that agency personnel, along with state police units, conducted simultaneous searches at five locations — three in Jammu and Kashmir and one each in Mangaluru and Bengaluru in Karnataka. The official said that searches were conducted at the premises of the accused, who were continuously in touch with arrested accused…

05 Aug

IndiGo launches special fares on 15 yr anniversary

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To celebrate its 15 years of operations, airline major IndiGo on Wednesday announced a three-day special sale offering all-inclusive fares starting from Rs 915 on its domestic and international connections. Accordingly, the offer will be live from August 4-6, 2021 and will be applicable on travel between September 1, 2021 till March 26, 2022. “Additionally, the ‘6E’ add-ons including ‘Fast Forward, 6E Flex, 6E Bagport’ are being offered at Rs 315 while the ‘Car Rental’ service will start at Rs 315.”

05 Aug

PM Modi hails Indian hockey team’s medal win as historic

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Hailing Indian men’s hockey team’s bronze medal win in the Tokyo Olympics as historic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that this day will be etched in the memory of every Indian.With this feat, they have captured the imagination of the entire nation, especially the youth, Modi said, adding that India is proud of its hockey team.The Indian men’s hockey team rewrote history as it claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years, beating a plucky Germany 5-4 to claim the bronze in an edge-of-the-seat play-off match of the ongoing Games here on Thursday.Modi tweeted, “Historic! A day that will…