May, 2018 | DIN NEWS

Cate Blanchett leads women march, demands parity at Cannes Film Festival

May 13, 2018 strong

Cannes, May 13 (DIN NEWS) It was a historic moment as Hollywood star Cate Blanchett, this year’s president of the Cannes Film Festival jury, led a women’s march up the stairs of the iconic Palais des Festivals theatre to promote equality for women at the French Riviera. The demonstration assembled major Hollywood stars, including Salma Hayek, Kristen Stewart, Jane Fonda, Marion Cotillard, Lea Seydoux, Ava DuVernay, Patty Jenkins, Sofia Boutella and other directors and industry executives. “As women, we all face our own unique challenges, but we stand together on these…

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Family of 73-yr-old road accident victim gets Rs 23 lakh compensation

May 13, 2018 strong

New Delhi, May 13 (DIN NEWS) The family of a 73-year-old man, who died in a road accident involving a rashly-driven mini bus, has been awarded a compensation of over Rs 23 lakh by a claims tribunal here. Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) presiding officer Hemani Malhotra directed National Insurance Company Ltd, insurer of the vehicle, to pay Rs 23,13,000 to the wife and three daughters of Ram Avtar Sikka, who was hit by the speeding vehicle in 2015 when he was crossing the road in west Delhi. The tribunal, while…

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SC concerned about overcrowding in prisons, asks HCs to look into issue

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New Delhi, May 13 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court has expressed concern about overcrowding in prisons across the country, in some cases beyond 150 per cent of the capacity, and asked all the high courts to consider the issue as it involves “violation of human rights”. The apex court requested the chief justices of the high courts to take up the matter as a suo-motu (on its own) writ petition and referred to a note given by an advocate, assisting the court as an amicus curiae, in this regard. “It appears…

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NDMC announces e-auction of 3 premium hotels in Lutyen’s Delhi

May 13, 2018 strong

New Delhi, May 13 (DIN NEWS) The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has announced the e-auction of three of its premium hotels in Lutyen’s Delhi, including the five-star property Taj Mansingh, for a period of 33 years. The other two hotels are — The Connaught and Hotel Asian International. The civic body held a pre-bid meeting for the three properties last week and the submission period of bids is from May 15-June 7. “The auction of the three properties has been pending for quite a while. We have announced the launch…

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PNB scam: RBI declines to share copies of inspection reports

May 13, 2018 strong

New Delhi, May 13 (DIN NEWS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has declined to share inspection reports for scam-hit Punjab National Bank (PNB), citing RTI clauses that bar disclosure of details which may impede the investigation process or prosecution of offenders among other reasons. Replying to an RTI query, the central bank also said it does not have “specific information” on what resulted in detection of over Rs 13,000 crore scam at PNB and directed the application to the state-run bank for providing those details. The scam, considered to be…

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Pakistan bars US diplomat from leaving country

May 13, 2018 strong

Islamabad, May 13 (DIN NEWS) Pakistan has prevented a US diplomat involved in a fatal road accident in Islamabad to leave the country, a move that could further strain the bilateral ties. Pakistani media showed footage of a US plane at Nur Khan airbase in Rawalpindi near Islamabad that reportedly arrived yesterday to fly back defence attache Colonel Joseph Emanuel Hall. A security official said that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) refused to give clearance to Hall flying out of the country as his name was on the blacklist and he…

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11 dead, 41 hurt as suicide bombers hit Indonesian churches

May 13, 2018 strong

Surabaya, May 13 (DIN NEWS ) Suicide bombers on motorcycles and including a woman with children targeted today Mass congregations in three churches in Indonesia’s second largest city, killing at least 11 people and wounding dozens in one of the worst attacks on the Christian minority, police said. The first attack struck the Santa Maria Roman Catholic Church in Surabaya, killing four people, including one or more bombers, police spokesman Frans Barung Mangera told reporters at the scene. He said two police officers were among a total of 41 wounded. The…

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Whistleblowers act needed to protect RTI users: Aruna Roy

May 13, 2018 strong

New Delhi, May 13 (DIN NEWS) There is a necessity for a whistleblowers act to protect RTI users as the system has strategised to stall free flow of information to disempower and stop such activists, says Aruna Roy, who spearheaded the Right to Information Act movement. She also feels that there is still a need to see the RTI as a larger democratic and people’s constitutional tool to make power truthful and accountable and put pressure on the political establishment, which it cannot ignore or distort. According to Roy, the RTI…

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This is my last election: Siddaramaiah

May 13, 2018 strong

Bengaluru, May 13 (DIN NEWS) A day after the Karnataka Assembly polls, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today asserted that the Congress would retain power in the southern state and said this was his last election. Speaking to reporters in Chamundeshwari constituency, one of the two seats from where he contested in the high-stakes polls along with Badami in north Karnataka, the Congress leader said: “This will be my last election.” To a question on the possibility of a Dalit chief minister, he said, “It is fine if the party decides to have…

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जस्टिस जोसेफ़ का नाम केंद्र को फिर भेजा जाएगा, कॉलेजियम में सैद्धांतिक सहमति

May 12, 2018 strong

नई दिल्‍ली: सुप्रीम कोर्ट कॉलेजियम ने उत्तराखंड हाई कोर्ट के चीफ जस्टिस के एम जोसेफ का नाम फिर से सरकार के पास भेजने का फ़ैसला किया है. कॉलेजियम ने शुक्रवार को इसपर अपनी सैद्धांतिक सहमति दे दी. साथ ही कॉलेजियम ने कुछ और हाइकोर्ट जजों का नाम भी भेजने का फ़ैसला किया है. इसके लिए नामों पर विचार करने के लिए 16 मई को फिर कॉलेजियम की बैठक बुलाई गई है. उसके बाद ही जस्टिस जोसेफ़ और बाक़ी नामों को मंज़ूरी के लिए केंद्र के पास भेजा जाएगा. आपको बता दें कि कॉलेजियम ने…