May, 2018 | DIN NEWS

Kohli needs rest after hectic IPL and ahead of England tour: Harbhajan

May 25, 2018 strong

Mumbai, May 25 (DIN NEWS) Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh feels the neck sprain which ruled Virat Kohli out of the county stint came as a blessing in disguise for him ahead of the England tour as the India captain needed rest after a hectic IPL season. “Not at all, I feel it (Virat’s injury) should be okay as there is lot of time. It it good that he (Virat) is not playing county because he needs rest as IPL is a very hectic tournament, it is not that easy,” Harbhajan…

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Production not a vanity project for me: John Abraham

May 25, 2018 strong

New Delhi, May 25 (DIN NEWS) With films like “Vicky Donor” and “Madras Cafe” John Abraham has established his credibility as a producer and the actor believes the reason for his success is the fact that he does not consider himself as the “hero” of every project. The 45-year-old actor, who has made some unusual choices like “Jism”, “No Smoking” and “Taxi No 9211” in his close to two-decade-long acting career, says his production ventures are never about him. “With me, the only problem as a producer is that I…

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I am proud of my glamorous image: Kareena Kapoor

May 25, 2018 strong

Mumbai, May 25 (DIN NEWS) Actor Kareena Kapoor believes the secret to her longevity in the film industry is striking a balance between commercial and alternative cinema. Kareena says that one should never get stuck to any one genre as that gets boring and there is the added risk of getting typecast. Her aim is to cater to all sorts of audience. “I am always proud of my glamorous image. One has to enjoy some commercial success. If I have done an ‘Udta Punjab’, then I have also done the…

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10 LeT men charged for preparing to revive outfit’s activities in India

May 25, 2018 strong

New Delhi, May 25 (DIN NEWS) The NIA today charged suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives Sheikh Abdul Naeem and others in a Delhi court for allegedly preparing to revive the terror outfit’s activities in India on the directions of Pakistan-based handlers. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) named 10 persons — five of whom have been arrested, while the rest are absconding — in its charge sheet filed before District Judge Poonam A Bamba. The charge sheet, which also names two persons, who have turned approvers, will be taken up for consideration…

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Vacant pvt medical college seats can be filled as per NEET merit list: SC

May 25, 2018 strong

New Delhi, May 25 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court today agreed to suggestions that the vacant post-graduate seats in private unaided medical colleges could be filled up as per the order of merit in the All-India National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) list. A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Indu Malhotra said this while hearing a matter of Uttar Pradesh during which the Medical Council of India (MCI) said that almost 41.95 per cent of post-graduate medical seats for academic year 2018-2019 in private unaided medical colleges in…

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London police seize bitcoin worth $667,000 from hacker

May 25, 2018 strong

London, May 25 (DIN NEWS) London police have seized half a million pounds ( 667,000) worth of bitcoin from a prolific computer hacker in a case described as the first of its kind for the 188-year-old department. Cybercrime detectives seized the bitcoin from Grant West, 26, who was sentenced to 10 years and 8 months in prison Friday for attacking some 100 companies worldwide, largely using ‘phishing’ email scams to obtain the financial data. Once he obtained the data, West would then sell the material to market places on the…

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Rupee logs best single day gain this year, surges 56 paise to 67.78 a dollar

May 25, 2018 strong

Mumbai, May 25 (DIN NEWS) The Indian rupee today clocked its biggest single-session rally, surging by a whopping 56 paise to close at 67.78 against the US dollar amid a rise in local equities and cooling global crude oil prices. This is the best single-day rise for the home currency since March 14, 2017. The rupee today touched a high of 67.70 in the intra-day trade. It had closed at 68.34 a dollar yesterday after bouncing back from an 18-month low. “Amidst a strength in local equities, rupee continued to…

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Call NSC meeting to discuss content of book authored by spy chief of India, Pak: Sharif

May 25, 2018 strong

Islamabad, May 25 (DIN NEWS) Pakistan’s ousted premier Nawaz Sharif today demanded an urgent meeting of the high-powered National Security Committee (NSC) to discuss the content of a book co-authored by former spy chiefs of Pakistan and India. Lieutenant General (retd) Asad Durrani, who headed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency from August 1990 till March 1992, along with Indian former RAW chief AS Dulat has written “The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace”. The book was released on Wednesday. Sharif demanded that whatever Durrani wrote in the…

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Summit with Kim Jong-un could still go ahead on June 12: Trump

May 25, 2018 strong

Washington, May 25 (DIN NEWS) US President Donald Trump today said that his administration is now talking with the North Koreans and hinted that the summit with Kim Jong-un could still go ahead on June 12, a day after he cancelled it. “We’ll see what happens. We are talking to them now,” Trump said at the White House before boarding Marine One for a commencement address in Annapolis. “They very much want to do it. We’d like to do it. We will see what happens,” he said. Trump appeared to…

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BJP govt has set new benchmark of inflation: Pilot on fuel price rise

May 25, 2018 strong

Jaipur, May 25 (DIN NEWS) Rajasthan Congress Chief Sachin Pilot today hit out at the BJP government at the centre over rising prices of petrol and diesel saying it has set a “new benchmark of inflation and its policies have broken common people’s back”. He alleged that that BJP ministers and leaders are silent at a time when prices of petrol and diesel are rising continuously. Petrol and diesel prices were raised for the 11th day in succession yesterday as the state-owned oil firms gradually passed on to the consumer…