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Court Allows Megan Thee Stallion To Release Music

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Megan Thee Stallion said that she was a little worried when she almost couldn’t release her new album due to a dispute with her record label. She was talking to the Associated Press after a Houston judge ordered the Friday release of her album.

Stallion talked about the dispute

The performed posted on social media that she signed a bad contract with Houston-based record label 1501 Certified Entertainment years ago and that she and her management team at Jay-Z’s Roc Nation company tried to renegotiate the contract but it turned into a battle marked by bitter social media exchanges.

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The label was accused of not sharing data on Stallion’s music with her management team. And when the performer and her team sought to renegotiate the terms contract, the label started to intimidating and threatening the performer. But the label didn’t reply to the allegations.

Small win for the performer

On Monday, Stallion got a small reprieve from State District Judge Robert Schaffer when the judge barred 1501 from withholding release of her music by issuing an initial temporary restraining order. On Wednesday, the State District Judge Beau Miller denied 1501’s appeal and reaffirmed the order. Also, the judge scheduled hearing on her request for a temporary injunction against the label on March 13.

Stallion decided to sign with Roc Nation

The performer said that Roc Nation was awesome and that they started helping her with stuff even before she officially signed with them. She further said that they helped her enroll into school swiftly.

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Lookout Noticed Issued Against Yes Bank Founder Rana Kapoor

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On Friday, Enforcement Directorate searched the Mumbai house of Yes bank founder Rana Kapoor. Also, the agency launched a money laundering probe against him. Fearing that Mr. Kapoor and other former directors of the bank could leave the country, the agency issued a lookout notice against them.

Restructuring Yes bank management

The Reserve Bank of India took over board of the bank for 30 days to restructure its finances. Also, it put a cap of Rs. 50,000 on withdrawal for Yes bank customers. The finance ministry said in its notification that the withdrawal cap will remain effective till April 3. RBI has appointed former SBI CFO Prashant Kumar as administrator of the beleaguered Yes Bank.

Union Finance Minister listed malpractices

Nirmala Sitharaman said that malpractices by top leadership of the bank were among the top reasons for centre’s decision to restructure the management of the bank. Ms. Sitharaman, in a press conference, said that RBI had been monitoring Yes bank since 2017.

The RBI noticed serious governance issues with Yes bank. There was a culture of weak compliance. Also, there were wrong asset classifications together with risky credit decisions. Ms. Sitharaman said that RBI started getting clear indications about the said issues before it decided to restructure the Yes bank board.

Investigation in Yes bank

Law enforcement agencies didn’t rule out malpractices by top leadership. A member even resigned after CBI put pressure. Mr. Rana Kapoor was ordered to step down after his request for extension of his term was turned down by the RBI.

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Global Sensex Tanks Amid Fear Of Coronavirus Spread

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On Friday, domestic stock markets witnessed sharp loss in early trade sell off amid fear of recession due to spread of coronavirus pandemic. RBI’s action of saving the beleaguered Yes Bank and possible ramifications of that action further dented the Dalal Street sentiments.

Global Sensex Fear

Here’re 7 big things about stock market

  1. The S&P BSE Sensex index hit 37,011.09 points that was 1459.52 points down. And the NSE Nifty benchmark dropped to 441.60 points that was 10,827.40 points down. But the market trimmed some of the losses in the day.
  2. Yes Bank, IndusInd Bank, Tata Motors, SBI, Tata Steel and Zee Entertainment were the top losers. They traded between 5.16% and 25%.
  3. Yes Bank shares were trading at Rs. 17 that was 51% down after RBI suspended the Yes Bank board for 30 days. Also, it imposed a withdrawal limit of 50,000 on account holders till April 3.
  4. All the 11 sectors on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) including state-run banks, automobile and metal stocks were the worst hit.
  5. Panic selling was also visible in the broader markets. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were down by 2.3% and 1.9% respectively.
  6. For the first time since 2018, rupee weakened past the 74-per-dollar mark due to plunge in equity markets.
  7. In the US, Wall Street tumbled overnight with shares of banks and travel companies taking a huge hit.

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PM Narendra Modi Will Give Away His Social Media Accounts On Women’s Day

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will “give away” his social media accounts to mark the upcoming Women’s Day on March 8. He will celebrate the women whose life and work inspire us. He tweeted his desire to give up his social media accounts to women on Tuesday.

PM Modi urged people to share inspiring stories of women

The PM encouraged people to share inspiring stories of women under hashtag #SheInspiredUs. These stories would be part of Women’s Day campaign of the PM and the selected entries will be given an opportunity to take over Modi’s Twitter account.

Modi will give away his social media accounts

On Women’s Day, PM Modi will feature inspiring stories of women on Women’s Day. He said that these stories would ignite motivation in millions. He urged women to come forward and share their stories. With this tweet, he put a full stop to all speculations that were doing round since Monday when the PM Modi revealed his desire to give away all his social media accounts.

On Monday, the PM said that he was thinking of giving up his social media accounts. He said that he will quit from Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube platforms. But on Tuesday, he said that he will give away his social media to women whose lives are inspiring.

He urged people to post inspiring stories of women on Twitter, FB, Instagram and even YouTube, if you want to upload a video. The most inspiring story will feature on social media accounts of PM Modi.

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Narendra Modi Could Quit Social Media This Sunday

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that he was thinking of leaving social media in a week without elaborating the reason behind this decision. After his tweet, his followers and supported urged him to reconsider his decision with their likes, tweets and comments.

Social media presence of Narendra Modi

PM Modi is followed by 53.3 million on Twitter; 44 million on Facebook; 35.2 million on Instagram and 4.5 million on YouTube. He has been using social media for direct communication with people instead of through press. He hasn’t held a single press conference since becoming Prime Minister in 2014.

In 2009, he became an active member of Facebook and Twitter. On Monday, he stunned the world with his decision of leaving the social media. Within moments, his tweet received 65,000 likes; 42,000 replies and 22,000 tweets.

PM Modi is one of the most followed world leaders but he also faced criticism for following those who support vicious online trolling and abusing journalists. Also, he avoids talking about issues like spate of violence in his first tenure. He opened up about Delhi violence after three days.

Opposition on PM Modi leaving social media

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Delhi Police has arrested two folks for the panic calls over Delhi Violence

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The violence and protests by Jamia students are still under pressure. After the horrendous war and heavy damage, the other incident took place yesterday. Due to the violence, Delhi police decided to close the Metro station on Sunday, however, it was open after the interval.

Delhi police said this was panic news that spread by people who do want peace in the society. The police requested people to do not to react and maintain peace. On the other side, the police have arrested two people for interrogation.

Delhi Police said maintain peace

As per the panic news, Delhi Police came forward and said everything is under control and there is no need to worry. Our experts and senior officers have undertaken the situation carefully.

The Delhi head officer Randhawa said, we have undertaken the places like west Delhi, South Delhi, hari garden, and rosary garden more. Please do not take random calls from an unknown number, said Delhi Police. The police will take care of everything and keep an eye on all monsters who are making such panic calls.

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AAP Suspends Tahir Hussain Until Murder Investigation Completes Against Him

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AamAadmi Party (AAP) suspended the primary membership of its leader Tahir Hussain after he was made an accused in the murder of an Intelligence Bureau (IB) employee, Ankit Sharma during Delhi violence.

The party said in a tweet that Tahir Hussain will remain suspended from the party until the murder charges against him are investigated and he is given a clean chit by the police.

Ankit Sharma murder

His body was found in a drain near Jafrabad. He was allegedly attacked by a mob and the post-mortem report indicated that he was stabbed multiple times when he was returning home on Tuesday.His body was recovered on Wednesday. His father, Ravinder Sharma who’s also an IB employee, said that his son was stabbed and beaten by supporters of Tahir Hussain.

BJP leader Kapil Mishra on Ankit’s murder

The BJP leader also supported the allegations against Tahir Hussain. It was the pro-CAA rally in northeast Delhi’s Maujpur that was linked to the Delhi violence that rocked the national capital for four days.

Video grabs of Tahir Hussain

In a video grab, Tahir Hussain is seen in the roof of a building close to the residence of Ankit Sharma. The video has Tahir Hussain moving on a roof of a building. But Hussain claimed that he escaped to a safe place with his family. The video shows Hussain walking with a stick on the roof. Some men are also seen with the AAP leader.

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Delhi Violence Draws Criticism From US Lawmakers

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The US lawmakers criticized the deadly pro and anti-CAA violence in the Indian capital. It received prominent importance along with the visit of President Donald Trump in the mainstream media.

The US lawmakers reacted to the violence in Delhi

Eliot Engel, Chairman the House Foreign Affairs Committee saidshe was deeply disturbed by the deaths from the communal violence in India. The committee said that the right to protest was a key aspect in democracy but the protests must remain peaceful and police must ensure safety of all.

Republican lawmaker Don Beyer tweeted that he condemned attacks against Muslims in India and rejected bigotry and religious intolerance. He also said that the US State Department should too condemn the violence.

US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal said that the deadly surge of intolerance in India was horrifying. She tweeted that democracies shouldn’t tolerate division or promote laws that undermine religious freedom. She further said that world was watching.

Congressman Alan Lowenthal said that the violence was a tragic failure of moral leadership. He urged the lawmakers to speak out against the threats to human rights in India.

Democrat presidential candidate and Senator Elizabeth Warren said that strengthening relations with democratic partners like India was important but they should also speak truthfully about their values including freedom of speech and religious freedom and that violence over peaceful protestation was never acceptable.

Congress woman Rashida Talib tweeted that real story about communal violence targeting Muslims in Delhi instead of visit by the US President.

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Justice Muralidhar Transferred For Criticizing Centre, Delhi Government And Cops

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Delhi High Court judge Justice S Muralidharhas been transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High court after he grilled the centre, the state government and the Delhi Police over the handling of Delhi violence that left 32 people dead and over 200 injured.

Transfer of Delhi High Court Justice

According to the officials, Justice Muralidhar was transferred on the recommendation of a Supreme Court panel two weeks ago on February 12. But the notification on the transfer was issued around 11 pm on Wednesday night. Also, the transfer notification doesn’t give any time to join the new post. But generally, the judges get 14 days to go on a new posting.

Transfer condemned

The Delhi High Court Bar Association condemned the transfer and demanded recall of Justice Muralidhar by Supreme Court Collegium. Justice Muralidhar had earlier that they couldn’t let another 1984 like event happen in the country. Also, he asked the government at the centre and in Delhi to work together to handle the violent situation in Delhi.

Stern comment made by Justice Muralidhar

Justice Muralidhar made the stern comment after watching videos of hate speeches by BJP leaders Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur, Abhay Verma and Parvesh Verma during a hearing on a petition seeking FIRs against those that incited violence in northeast Delhi.

Justice Muralidhar asked when would the FIR be filed. The Solicitor General Tushar Mehta representing the centre argued that the FIRs would be filed on an appropriate time. Then Justice Muralidhar asked when would the appropriate time come. The city is burning.

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Donald Trump Said India Has Religious Freedom And That CAA Is Up To India

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The US President Donald Trump said that Narendra Modi wanted people to have religious freedom. He was speaking to the media about the violence in parts of Delhi over contentious citizenship law.

Donal Trump on CAA violence in Delhi

He said that he didn’t discuss individual attacks and those were up to India. He further said that they talked about religious freedom and that Prime Narendra Modi had worked very hard to have people great and open religious freedom. He also said that India had really worked hard on religious freedom.

On CAA, Donal Trump said that he didn’t want to say anything about CAA and that it was up to India. He hoped that India will take right decision for its people.

News conference of Foreign Secretary

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that the CAA didn’t come up between Mr. Modi and Mr. Trump but both the leaders discussed religious freedom in a very positive way.

Delhi violence

Clashes over CAA continued to scorch Delhi for a second day when Donal Trump was in the capital for an arms-deal with India. The protests over anti-CAA law have taken lives of 25 people so far and there have sporadic clashes in Delhi and other parts of the country over CAA.

The protestors were attacking whoever came in their way when Donald Trump was with his family just 15 km away. The protestors attacked public property, vehicles and even police personnel and news reporters.

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