May, 2018 | DIN NEWS

नई दिल्ली: सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने दिल्ली के मास्टर प्लान 2021 में संशोधन के नोटिफिकेशन पर लगी रोक के आदेश में संशोधन किया है. सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने केंद्र सरकार को फिलहाल मास्टर प्लान में संशोधन के लिए आगे बढ़ने की इजाजत दे दी है. 6 मार्च को लगाई गई रोक के फैसले में संशोधन किया गया है. सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने केंद्र सरकार से कहा है कि मास्टर प्लान में संशोधन के लिए 15 दिनों के भीतर जनता से आपत्तियां मांगी जाएं. कोर्ट ने सभी बड़े अखबारों में दस दिन के भीतर तीन…

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Rupee Falls To 16-Month Low Against US Dollar: 5 Things To Know

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The Indian rupee (INR) today fell against the US dollar in volatile trade. In Karnataka election results, BJP is close to the majority mark. At day’s low, the rupee fell to 67.79 against the US dollar before recovering to 67.48 at day’s high. But the rupee could not sustain the gain and again slipped against the US dollar. The rupee was trading at 67.66 in afternoon trade against the US dollar. The stock markets also remained volatile today with Sensex rising as much as 436 points at day’s high, before…

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Fraud-Hit Punjab National Bank Reports Huge Loss Of Rs. 13,417 Crore In Q4

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Punjab National Bank (PNB) reported on Tuesday a $1.98 billion fourth-quarter net loss, the worst ever by an Indian lender, after being hit by a massive fraud. The loss for the three months to March 31 came in at Rs. 13,417 crore compared with a net profit of Rs. 262 crore a year ago, the fourth-biggest Indian lender by assets said in a statement. Shares in PNB fell 6 per cent after the results. For the March quarter, the bank saw its total provisions more than triple from a year earlier to Rs. 20,353 crore. Of…

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Mark Waugh steps down as Australian selector

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Sydney, May 15 (DIN NEWS) Australian cricket great Mark Waugh today quit as a national selector to take up a television commentary role as broadcasters jockey for top talent after a new rights deal was agreed. Waugh will not renew his contract when it expires on August 31 but will remain on the panel for the upcoming Australian tours of England and Zimbabwe. “Working alongside my fellow selectors, the coaching staff and players over the past four years has been a privilege, and I’m proud of the achievements of the Australian…

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With play-off hopes hanging by a thread, MI take on KXIP

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Mumbai, May 15 (DIN NEWS) Hosts Mumbai Indians will fancy beating a floundering Kings XI Punjab when both sides face-off in a must-win match in the Indian Premier League here tomorrow. After a string of losses initially, Mumbai’s hopes of making it to the last four were revived after three straight wins, but their eight-wicket defeat against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday has again put them on the back foot. While Mumbai are in sixth position with five wins from 12 games, a stuttering KXIP have slumped to the fifth spot with…

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Margot Kidder, ‘Superman’ star, dead at 69

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London, May 15 (DIN NEWS) Veteran actor Margot Kidder, best known for playing Lois Lane in 1978 film “Superman,” has died. She was 69. The actor died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Montana, the Guardian reported. Funeral arrangements are pending, according to Franzen-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory in Livingston, Montana. Kidder began acting in the late 1960s, but rose to fame in 1978 for her role as Lois Lane in “Superman: The Movie” opposite Christopher Reeve. She went on to reprise the part in the movie’s three sequels.…

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Priyanka Chopra’s next Marathi production titled ‘Paani’

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Mumbai, May 15 (DIN NEWS) Priyanka Chopra today announced her fourth production venture in Marathi language, titled “Paani”. The 35-year-old actor, who is backing the film under her production banner Purple Pebble Pictures, took to Twitter to share the news. The film, to be directed Adinath Kothare, is based on a “true story” and explores the contemporary water crisis. “This is what I had envisioned when starting @PurplePebblePic… A platform for good stories and new talent. #Paani is special because it’s based on a true story and deals with a very…

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U’khand HC quashes notifications on delimitation

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Nainital, May 15 (DIN NEWS) In a setback to the state government, the Uttarakhand High Court has quashed all notifications regarding fresh delimitation of municipal bodies in the state to bring more areas under their purview. The single bench of Justice Sudhansu Dhulia declared the notifications issued by the state government regarding delimitation of municipal bodies as “unconstitutional” and said they were not executed through the governor. The Uttarakhand government had expanded the limits of municipal bodies in November last year through the state Urban Development Department to bring a large…

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SC holds Sidhu guilty in road rage case, spares him jail term

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New Delhi, May 15 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court today convicted Punjab Tourism Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for voluntarily causing hurt to a 65-year-old man but spared him a jail term in the 1988 road rage case. A bench of Justices J Chelameswar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul said Sidhu is guilty of Section 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and is fined Rs 1,000 for the offence. “A1 (Sidhu) is guilty of Section 323 of IPC. Awarded no sentence but fine of Rs 1,000 for the offence.…

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India for rule-based approach in the Indo-Pacific: Sarna

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Washington, May 15 (DIN NEWS) The Indo-Pacific is of huge importance to India and the world as the fulcrum of economic and political activity is moving from the Atlantic to this region, India’s envoy to the US has said and called for a rule-based approach to reap benefits for all. Indian Ambassador to the US Navtej Singh Sarna said the entire blue economy was virtually untouched in terms of exploration and development. “It (Indo-Pacific region) has a huge importance, not only in India but for the world because as you see…