2018 | DIN NEWS - Part 262

Anthony Hopkins unafraid of death

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London, May 27 (DIN NEWS) Veteran actor Anthony Hopkins says he is not afraid of death and does not understand the brouhaha around the impending event. The 80-year-old star says it is frustrating how people always try to evade the subject. Asked if he is frightened of death, Hopkins told Radio Times magazine, “Not at all. I’ve got no choice. What’s the point in being frightened? We’re all going to die. It’s the inability to use words properly. ‘He passed on’. “What do you mean? He died. There’s no respectable…

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I’m not a natural actor: Aamir Khan

May 27, 2018 strong

Mumbai, May 27 (DIN NEWS) Aamir Khan believes he is not a natural actor and unlike others has to work his way through a performance to reach the perfect pitch. The actor says he has a sense of what a good performance entails but it takes him a while to embody the character. “When I see actors like Naseer (Nasseruddin Shah), Om Puri ji, Raghubir Yadav, Dilip Kumar sahab, Amitabh Bachchan ji and Zaira Wasim, I feel they are a powerhouse. When they give their shot, there is so much…

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No blanket order on FIR under IPC sections 172-188: HC

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Chennai, May 27 (DIN NEWS) The Madras High Court has refused to pass a blanket order, directing the Tamil Nadu government and the police not to register a First Information Report (FIR) or a chargesheet for offences such as obstructing public servants from discharging their duties. The first bench of Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Abdul Quddhose recently disposed of a PIL filed by a lawyer called Balaji, seeking a direction to the police not to register an FIR or a chargesheet under Indian penal code (IPC) sections 172…

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Centre in HC against CIC order on Khemka’s deputation

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New Delhi, May 27 (DIN NEWS) The Centre has moved the Delhi High Court against a CIC order asking it to inform whether IAS officer Ashok Khemka, known for cancelling Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra’s alleged illegal land deal in Gurgaon, was considered for the post of joint secretary in the Centre. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in its plea has also challenged a single judge’s order upholding the January 2017 decision of the Central Information Commission (CIC). The CIC in its order had directed DoPT to disclose…

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Amul eyes nearly Rs 50,000-crore group turnover in FY19

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Mumbai, May 27 (DIN NEWS) Dairy co-operative Amul is aiming to grow at 20 per cent this financial year, to touch a group turnover of close to Rs 50,000 crore, on the back of growing consumer portfolio, premiumisation and rising demand, a top company official said. “The Amul brand, which clocked a turnover of over Rs 40,000 crore last financial year, will grow at 20 per cent this year,” RS Sodhi, the managing director of Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets milk and milk products under the Amul…

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PNB fraud: ED to seek immediate confiscation of Nirav Modi’s assets under fugitive ordinance

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New Delhi, May 27 (DIN NEWS) The ED is set to move a special court in Mumbai to seek permission for “immediate confiscation” of about Rs 7,000 crore assets of designer diamond jeweller Nirav Modi under the recently promulgated Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance. The agency, empowered by the Union government to enact the new power in the country, will seek an official declaration to categorise Nirav Modi as a “fugitive” based on its prosecution complaint (charge sheet) filed before a special court in Mumbai last week under the Prevention of…

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6 militants killed in Pakistan’s Punjab province

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Lahore, May 27 (DIN NEWS) Six militants, involved in the killing of a Brigadier of Pakistan’s spy agency ISI and several deadly blasts, were shot dead today during an encounter with the security forces in Punjab, a media report said. According to the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), the suspects were also involved in the blast near the residence-cum-office of Punjab province Chief Minister Shahbaz Shari last year that claimed 26 lives including eight policemen. The CTD had tracked the militants near Gujrat in Punjab where a gunbattle broke out between them,…

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Families would be killed’: Rohingya brace for monsoon

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Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh), May 27 (DIN NEWS) Marooned on a dusty slope in the world’s largest refugee camp, Osiur Rahman looked to the hill where a Rohingya girl was buried in a landslide just days earlier and contemplated his chances should the earth give way beneath his feet. “Our families would be killed. There are children everywhere around here. We constantly fear that rain could trigger a landslide,” the 53-year-old told DIN NEWS on the steep embankment where he lives with nine family members in a bamboo shack. For the…

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Chandy replaces Digvijaya as AICC in-charge of Andhra

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New Delhi, May 27 (DIN NEWS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi today appointed former Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy as AICC General Secretary, in-charge of Andhra Pradesh with immediate effect, replacing Digvijaya Singh. Party spokesperson Gaurav Gogoi has also been appointed as the party’s in-charge of West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, replacing C P Joshi. Gogoi is son of fomer Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi. The party appreciates the hard work and contribution of Shri Digvijaya Singh, who will be stepping down from his responsibility as AICC General Secretary…

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Modi rips into Congress for spreading ‘lies and rumours’ on Dalit, farmer issues

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Baghpat (UP), May 27 (DIN NEWS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a scathing attack on Opposition Congress for spreading “lies and rumours” on issues ranging from dilution of anti-Dalit atrocities law to farmer issues, saying people who are used to worshipping a family have started opposing the country in their zeal to oppose Modi. Speaking at a public rally after inaugurating the Rs 11,000-crore Eastern Peripheral Expressway, he said the Congress was “openly” spreading lies for its narrow political gains. “People used to worshipping one family cannot worship democracy,”…