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A cult that gives growth a bad name

Economists’ obsession over gross domestic product gives the concept an unnecessary air of mystification







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Startups Weekly: SEC temporarily loosens crowdfunding regulations on small companies

A specific type of small startup has a window to raise crowdfunding in a somewhat less regulated way than normally required in the US based on a temporary set of rule changes by the SEC announced this week. Excited yet?




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Campaigners oppose plans for skyscraper that 'would block view of the Tower of London'

Historic Royal Palaces has argued that the project will block protected views of the tower which is part of a system introduced in 1938 to also guard views of St Paul's vistas and the Palace of Westminster.




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Vulnerable Britons stripped of social care during Covid-19 lockdown

Single parent Beverley Cohen, 55, from Brighton, pictured with her seriously disabled daughter Liora, left, has felt abandoned by the care system since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak.




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Where in the world should you invest?

At the moment it feels like there are only two types of country: nations that have handled coronavirus well and those facing criticism because they have not.




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LORD PATTEN: China's nasty, lying, bullying Communist regime must face judgment over coronavirus

Pin the blame where it belongs. This is not the fault of the Chinese people. It is the Chinese Communist dictatorship which hold the responsibility for the spread of the coronavirus.




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Foreign killers could avoid deportation if healthcare in home countries is worse than the NHS

The landmark judgment - which risks throwing the Government's deportation policy into chaos - has already delayed the case of gang rapist Yaqub Ahmed, who was supposed to be deported.




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My wonderful brother and an awful truth...a plea take notice of those with learning disabilities 

I worry about my brother Tom. He has Fragile X, the most common cause of inherited learning disability. He can't write, read or understand money. He refers to Covid-19 as 'this bloody flu virus'.




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Photo shows moment shark breaches water at a popular Australian surfing spot 

Dylan Nacass, 23, managed to escape with minor lacerations after a shark latched onto his leg while surfing at Bell's Beach in Torquay, Victoria on Friday afternoon.




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ALEXANDRA SHULMAN'S NOTEBOOK: The sober truth about my coronavirus lockdown wine habit

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: How much are you really drinking in these lockdown days? Studies claim that one person in three is drinking less often that causal, but I can't say I've come across them.




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Mutiny behind the sofa: BBC Breakfast has a 'bullying culture'

It's the wholesome morning TV show enjoyed by millions for its gentle take on the day's news. But it seems that all is not so cosy behind the scenes at BBC Breakfast.




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BBC drama Normal People: Paul Mescal reveals he overcame crippling anxiety

His compelling portrayal of a young man in an intense, awkward relationship is setting the screen alight in Normal People.




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Royal Albert Hall is facing closure as bosses say only a THIRD of seats could be used

Chief executive Craig Hassal said the 2m social distancing rules would force the London venue to cut its capacity to just 30 per cent and close its bars and restaurants, adding the situation is 'desperate'.




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Growing popularity of dachshunds may put the breed at risk

Respected breeders will perform DNA screening but potential owners could be duped into buying unhealthy pets from unscrupulous puppy farms abroad.




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Jeremy Clarkson asks 15 questions to see if YOU could be a millionaire

Hello, and welcome to Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? From tonight, at 7.15pm on ITV, and for the next six nights at 9pm, the biggest quiz show in the world is back.




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Why you should ALWAYS use liquid laundry detergent

An Australian mother has revealed what really happens to your washing machine if you clean your clothes with laundry powder instead of liquid detergent.




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Exploring The Retreat at Blue Lagoon, Iceland's ultimate hideaway

The Mail on Sunday's Sarah Turner checked into The Retreat, which takes Iceland's most seminal experience - bathing in the milky waters of the Blue Lagoon - and raises it to new levels.




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The Veronicas claim they STILL don't understand why they were pulled off a Qantas flight

The Veronicas have once again spoken on their feud with Qantas and claim they are still confused at why the experience took place.




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Will.i.am says Qantas flight attendant he accused of racism shouldn't be sacked

Rapper will.i.am likens his treatment on board a Qantas flight to a 'police state' after officers were called to meet him on the plane when it landed in Sydney over an altercation with a flight attendant.




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Why Virgin Australia could be forced to SHUT DOWN its budget off-shoot Tiger Air

Virgin Australia said it has no intention of shutting Tigerair down, but an aviation analyst said buying the budget airline would bring the company down if they keep Tigerair running.




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Man whose bulldog Frank died on a Qantas flight asks why staff didn't warn him about the danger

Anthony Balletta, 42, took his bulldog Frank on QF405 from Sydney home to Melbourne on December 21, but when they arrived he was told Frank did not make the flight.




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Qantas BANS snub-nosed dogs from planes after bulldog died on board flight from Sydney to Melbourne

Anthony Balletta's bulldog Frank is just one of the cases prompting the move from Qantas after the pet died on a flight between Sydney and Melbourne that cost $1100 for the dog alone.




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Australians trapped in coronavirus epicentre could REJECT offers to be evacuated on emergency flight

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Wednesday plans to remove more than 600 citizens currently trapped in China's Hubai province amid escalating health fears.




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Qantas will DOUBLE flights between Adelaide and Kangaroo Island after Regional Express pulled out

Qantas will more than double the number of flights between Adelaide and Kangaroo Island after a decision by Regional Express to withdraw from the route.




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Inside Qantas' newest route from Queensland to San Francisco and why you should fly premium economy

The flying kangaroo's debut Brisbane to San Francisco flight departed on Sunday in a new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner- an aircraft centred on cabin comfort.




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Virgin Australia claims the price of Qantas and Jetstar flights could surge if the airline closes

Virgin Australia has warned the cost of flights would soar if the airline was forced to close, leaving Qantas and their budget arm Jetstar with a monopoly on the industry. 




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Qantas and Virgin Australia's domestic flights could be kept running during COVID-19 crisis

It would supplement a federal government package worth $1billion which has already been committed to the ailing Australian aviation industry hit hard by the crisis' impact on global travel.




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Virgin Australia collapse could mean $1,000 airline tickets, loss of Velocity Frequent Flyer points

An aviation insider fears the demise of Virgin Australia would give Qantas a licence to charge $1,000 for a Sydney to Melbourne airfare. Velocity Frequent Flyer points are also at risk.




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Qantas bows to furious Australian customers and overhauls its coronavirus credit policy

Qantas has moved to revamp its credit policy during the coronavirus crisis after a wave of anger from out-of-pocket customers.




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Qantas extends flight cancellations until the end of July

Qantas is preparing to lose $40 million a week until the travel industry recovers from the coronavirus shutdown.




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Flights between Australian cities could cost just $19 as Qantas tries to recover from COVID-19 

Qantas could drop the price of regional flights to just $19 as the airline tries desperately to recover from the coronavirus shutdown.




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FDA approve new type of coronavirus antigen test which provides results in 15 minutes

The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday announced emergency authorization for antigen tests which rapidly detects fragments of virus proteins in samples from nasal swabs.




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Trump says US will start buying $3billion of agricultural goods from farmers to give to food banks

President Trump announced the $3billion food buy - part of April's $16billion farmer assistance program - would begin next week, as unemployment continues to soar in the US.




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Bill Maher says Democrats should ignore Biden sexual assault accuser Tara Reade's claims

The comedian and political commentator devoted part of Friday's Real Time with Bill Maher monologue to addressing the potential fallout of Reade's claims against the former Vice President.




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Jahangirpur Primary Agriculture ... vs The State Of Bihar on 6 May, 2020

2. Naturally, filing of the writ application has been found to be defective being inconsistent with the filing procedure prescribed under the High Court Rules, on many counts.

3. The petitioner is a Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society (PACS) registered under the Bihar Cooperative Societies Act, 1935 and is, therefore, a body corporate. The PACS has been given licence to run a fair price shop. There is no averment in the writ application as to when such licence was granted to the PACS, though it is stated in paragraph-5 of the application that for last one decade various similar cooperative societies of the State are successfully conducting the business of fair price shops in addition to discharge of their other duties including procurement of food grains under the procurement schemes of the Government.




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Multi Reach Media Pvt Ltd vs Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd on 24 January, 2020

2. The subscriber reports furnished by the petitioner since the introduction. of new regime from 01.02.2019 as per new Regulations and Tariff Order of 2017 were not in accordance with the legal requirement. In the notice, the respondent had alleged under-reporting of subscribers in respect of its channels and later also alleged that petitioner was redistributing Zee Bangla channel in unencrypted mode. As the earlier orders would disclose, technical audit held under the orders of this Tribunal was not a smooth affair. The audit report of KPMG is on record. The parties have filed their response to the audit report. Some of the initial difficulties in the audit and reasons for delay of several months will appear from orders passed on 23.07.2019 and also some of the subsequent orders. The initial shortcomings in the petitioner's system are clear not only from the facts available on record and in the order sheets but also from reports of technical audit of petitioner's system prepared 'at the instance of some other broadcasters. As an interim measure, provisional bills were directed to be raised by the respondent on the basis of subscriber reports of the petitioner but it has been made clear that this arrangement shall not prejudice the claim of the respondent for a higher amount, if justified.




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Vodafone Cellular Limited vs Mr Sanjay Govind Dhande And Others on 14 February, 2020

Mr, Saniay Govind Dhande & Ors. .. Respondents BERPORE:

HON BLE MR.FUSTICE SHIVA BIRTI SINGH, CHAIRPERSON For Petitioner (in C.A. No.l of 2014) =: Mr, Thyagrajan, Advocate Ms. Akanksha Banerjee, Advocate For Petitioner (in C.A. No.4 of 2014) : Mr. Alok Sharma, Advocate For Respondents > Mr. Arpun Natrajan, Advocate QRDER By S.K. Singh, Chairperson -- At the outset, it ig recorded that learned counsel for Vodafone Cellular Ltd, appellant in Cyber Appeal No.1 of 2014 has informed that the name of the above corporate entity now stands changed to Vodafone Idea Lid. He prays that this change may be recorded and the changed name should appear in the judgment. This prayer has not been opposed by the learned counsel for the other side and hence the change in the name of Vodatone Cellular Ltd. to that of Vodafone Idea Lid. is recorded and the cause title of this judgment and order is accordingly modified so as to teflect the name of Vodafone Idea Lid. Cyber Appeal No.1 of 2014 has been taken as the lead matter. The appellant in the other appeal (Cyber Appeal No.4 of 2014) Le. ICICT Bank Lid. is one of the respondents in Cyber Appeal No.1 of 2014,




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Delhi International Airport Ltd vs Airport Economic Regulatory ... on 20 March, 2020

2. The other appeal (No.7of 2013) has been preferred by Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) which has challenged the legality etc. of a subsequent Order No.30/2012-13 dated 28.12.2012 issued by AERA in exercise of powers under Section 13(1)(b) of the AERA Act read with Section 22A of the Airports Authority of India Act 1994(AAI Act) to re-determine the amount of DF at IGI Airport, New 4 Delhi. By this order AERA reviewed the earlier DF Order dated 14.11.2011 in a small measure, reduced the rate of DF w.e.f. 01.01.2013 and extended the levy period upto April, 2016 subject to further review. The FIA, it appears, had challenged the earlier DF order dated 14.11.2011 also. Its stand is that levy of DF to bridge the funding gap for IGI Airport is contrary to law and the relevant agreements which cast a duty upon DIAL to arrange for funds for development of the Airport. It is also pleaded that the project cost has been blown-up beyond realistic proportions and AERA has failed to exercise the required level of scrutiny which would have kept the final project cost at a reasonable and permissible level.




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Shri Praveen Narayan Mule vs Moef Ors on 1 October, 2014

2. There is no dispute about fact that Respondent No.2 formulated a policy as published in Government Resolution dated 12th March 2013. Case of the Appellant is that, Respondent No.5 auctioned various sand-beds of Yavatmal District as per guidelines issued by the Government of Maharashtra in its Policy OM dated March 12th, 2013. He alleges that due to such illegality, extraction of sand by lease holders including Respondent No.6, one of such auction lease holder, being carried out. The Appellant is more concerned with sand-beds at village Babhulgaon. He would Misc Appln. No.155/2014 Page 3 submit that before grant of Environmental Clearance, State Environment Appraisal Committee (SEAC) ought to have considered whether the sand-bed is below 5 ha. area and distance between two (2) sand-beds is atleast 1 k.m. The SEAC failed to consider such kind of parameters and recommended the case to the SEIAA (Respondent No.4). The SEIAA thereafter granted the EC without proper assessment and appraisal. Consequently, the Appellant challenges the EC and the auction proceedings.




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Shri Suprabhat Roy, Proprietor, ... vs Shri Saiful Islam Biswas, ... on 12 March, 2020

Case Nos. 36 of 2015, 31 of 2016 and 58 of 2016 33

Koushik Das: Yes, one BCDA N.O.C. is required with the application.

Shri Arajit Das: Yes, that is essential, you prepare your papers I need the orders, otherwise it is problem to me. I have submitted my drug licence number, trade licence number everything.

Koushik Das: Yes, but only those papers are not enough, there are something more, you have deal with Alembic before and done with other parties also.

Shri Arajit Das: that is not required.




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Regarding Alleged Irregularities In Providing Fund To Farmers Under ... on 6 December, 2019

श्री रोड़मल नागर (राजगढ़): मेरा संसदीय क्षेत्र राजगढ़ मध्य प्रदेश मुख्यत:कृषि पर आधारित क्षेत्र है और यहां खेती-किसानी ही जीवनयापन का मुख्य आधार है ।…(व्यवधान) देश में पहली बार अन्नदाता किसानों की वास्तविक परिस्थितियों को समझकर मोदी सरकार ने किसानों की आय को दोगुना करने का लक्ष्य तय किया है ।…(व्यवधान) इस क्रम में प्रधान मंत्री जी द्वारा किसान सम्मान निधि के वितरण का एक ऐतिहासिक निर्णय लिया है,किंतु मध्य प्रदेश सरकार द्वारा किसानों को उनके हित से वंचित करते हुए अनावश्यक रूप से लटकाया और भटकाया जा रहा है ।…(व्यवधान) कभी खातों को अपडेट करने या किसानों के वैरिफिकेशन की सूची को अपेडट करने के नाम पर भ्रष्टाचार किया जा रहा है ।…(व्यवधान) विशेषकर मेरे संसदीय क्षेत्र के अधिकांश किसानों को किसान सम्मान निधि की किश्तें नहीं मिली हैं ।…(व्यवधान)




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Mulkh Raj vs State Of J&K And Others on 5 May, 2020

Ordered accordingly.

(RAJESH BINDAL) JUDGE Jammu 05.05.2020 Paramjeet Whether the order is speaking: Yes/No. Whether the order is reportable: Yes/No.

PARAMJEET SINGH 2020.05.06 14:02 I am approving this document




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Zulfkar Ali And Others vs State Of J&K And Others on 5 May, 2020

The prayer is allowed. The date of hearing in the main petition is preponed from 13.08.2020 to 05.05.2020. The same is taken on Board and is permitted to be withdrawn.

(RAJESH BINDAL) JUDGE Jammu 05.05.2020 Paramjeet Whether the order is speaking: Yes/No. Whether the order is reportable: Yes/No.

PARAMJEET SINGH 2020.05.06 14:02 I am approving this document




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Jagdish Patidar S/O Sh. Bherulal ... vs State Of Rajasthan on 8 May, 2020

1. This Criminal Misc. Bail Application has been brought under Section 439 of Cr.P.C., seeking regular bail in connection with F.I.R. No. 88/2019 registered at Police Station G.R.P. Sawai Madhopur for offence under Sections 8/18 and 8/29 of NDPS Act, 1985.

2. Heard learned counsel for the accused petitioner through video conferencing and perused the record.

3. It has been contended by learned counsel for the accused- petitioner that no recovery has been made from the possession of the present accused-petitioner. The alleged recovery has been made from other co-accused persons. There is no cogent evidence against the petitioner except the information of co-accused. Charge-sheet has been filed on 17.01.2020. Trial of the case will (Downloaded on 08/05/2020 at 08:46:48 PM) (2 of 2) [CRLMB-15939/2019] consume time. The petitioner is behind Bars since 31.10.2019.




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Pandurang Ganpati Chaugule vs Vishwasrao Patil Murgud Sahakari ... on 5 May, 2020

1. The matters have been referred in view of conflicting decisions in Greater Bombay Coop. Bank Ltd. v. United Yarn Tex (P) Ltd. and Ors. 1, Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co. Ltd. v. Union of India and Ors. 2, T. Velayudhan Achari and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors. 3, and Union of India and Anr. v. Delhi High Court Bar Association and Ors. 4. The question relates to the scope of the legislative field covered by Entry 45 of List I viz. ‘Banking’ and Entry 32 of List II of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, consequentially power of the Parliament to legislate. The moot question is the applicability of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (for short, ‘the SARFAESI Act’) to the co­operative banks.




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New India Assurance Co. Ltd vs Mst. Chand Sultana Mazumder And 5 ... on 8 May, 2020

Let this matter be listed in the first week of June, 2020 on a date to be fixed by the Registry. On the next date so fixed, this matter will be taken up for its disposal.

JUDGE Comparing Assistant




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Patal Paul And Anr vs Keshor Singh Barman And 4 Ors on 8 May, 2020

1. None entered appearance on behalf of the petitioners. Further service report on the respondent Nos. 2 to 5 is yet to be received by the Registry.

Accordingly, list after three weeks on a date to be fixed by the Registry.

JUDGE Comparing Assistant