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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Not A Critic Of PM Modi, But Will Keep Speaking My Mind: Uddhav Thackeray

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“Shiv Sena president Uddhav” Thackeray today said he was not a detractor of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but”will always speak up when he doesn’t approve of something. “I am not a critic of Modi, but I will speak on the issues where I don’t agree (with Modi government’s decisions),” he said. Shiv Sena, an ally of the BJP in the Centre and in Maharashtra, continually takes swipes at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party, especially through its mouthpiece ‘Saamana’. Speaking at the release of a Marathi book, “Gof”, penned by…

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खेल हिंदी न्यूज़ 

इंग्लैंड में पहले एकदिवसीय खेलने से टीम को होगा फायदा: शास्त्री

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भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम के मुख्य कोच रवि शस्त्री का मानना है कि इंग्लैंड दौरे पर पांच टेस्ट मैचों की श्रृंखला से पहले एकदिवसीय मैच खेलने से टीम को फायदा होगा क्योंकि इससे खिलाड़ियों को हालात से सामंजस्य बैठाने का समय मिलेगा। भारतीय टीम इंग्लैंड के दौरे पर टी 20 अंतरराष्ट्रीय , एकदिवसीय और फिर टेस्ट मैच खेलेगी। शास्त्री ने यहां एक किताब के लॉन्च के मौके पर कहा , ‘‘ ऑस्ट्रेलिया के पूर्व कप्तान माइकल ( क्लार्क ) के साथ आज ही मैंने इस मुद्दे पर चर्चा की है कि…

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विदेश हिंदी न्यूज़ 

प्रदर्शन के बाद आर्मेनिया के प्रधानमंत्री सरकिसियान ने दिया इस्तीफा, कहा : मैं गलत था

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आर्मेनिया के प्रधानमंत्री सर्झ सरकिसियान ने उनके निर्वाचन के खिलाफ बड़े पैमाने पर विरोध प्रदर्शन के बाद आज अपने पद से इस्तीफा दे दिया। विपक्ष ने उनके प्रधानमंत्री बनने को खुलेआम सत्ता हथियाना करार दिया था। उनकी प्रेस सेवा द्वारा जारी बयान में सरकिसियान ने कहा , ‘‘ मैं देश के नेता का पद छोड़ रहा हूं। ’’ कुछ ही दिन पहले उन्होंने प्रधानमंत्री का पदभार संभाला था। सरकिसियान ने प्रदर्शनों के नेता की ओर इशारा करते हुए कहा , ‘‘ निकोल पाशिनयान सही थे। मैं गलत था। ’’ एक…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

Sania to become mother in October

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Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her cricketer husband Shoaib Malik are expecting their first child, due in the month of October this year. The couple celebrated their eighth marriage anniversary a few days back on April 12. The 31-year-old Indian tennis superstar, who is out of action due to a jumper knee issue since October 2017, tweeted a picture suggesting that she is pregnant. Sania’s father and coach Imran confirmed to PTI that the six-time Grand Slam champion is indeed expecting a child. “Yes, it’s true,” Imran told PTI…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

New York Indian Film Fest to screen docu on Rituparno Ghosh

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A documentary film by director Sangeeta Datta on the life and works of National Award-winning auteur Rituparno Ghosh has been selected for screening at the New York Indian Film Festival. Ghosh, an avant garde director of Bengali films, passed away in 2013 at the age of 49, following a cardiac arrest. ‘Bird of Dusk’ features Ghosh’s interviews, conversations and texts from personal narratives in ‘First Person’, published serially in a regional newspaper’s Sunday magazine, Dutta said, adding that she had assisted the filmmaker in his award-winning venture ‘Chokher Bali’. The…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Akhtar distributes Rs 13 crore royalty to composers, authors

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Veteran film writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar, who is chairman of the Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS), today distributed Rs 13 crore among its members as part of the royalty given by music companies. The Akhtar-headed 48-year-old copyright royalty collection body is an officially registered copyright society for musical works and associated literary works in India. As many as 2,800 members of the IPRS will be paid ‘synchronisation royalty’ by Phonographic Performance Ltd PPL) on behalf of music companies like Saregama, Sony Music, Tips, Universal Music, Venus and Aditya Music.…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Failure of states to respond to Centre’s communication on elephant corridors irks SC

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The Supreme Court today said it was “extremely unfortunate” that several states have not responded to two communications sent by the Centre on the issue of elephant corridors to curb human-animal conflict and reduce animal fatalities. The apex court pulled up these states and noted that only three — Kerala, West Bengal and Meghalaya — have so far responded to the letters sent by the Centre in August and November last year. “It is extremely unfortunate,” a bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said. It asked the…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Nifty ends above 10,550, up 20.65 points

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Benchmark Nifty rose 20.65 points to end at 10,584.70 today, driven by buying in realty, pharma, IT, media, PSU bank and auto sectors. Metal, FMCG, infrastructure and finance service counters witnessed hectic profit-booking. The rupee falling to its weakest level since March, continued FII outflows and April derivative expiry day this week influenced trading sentiment, brokers said. Overseas, European shares fell early today as results from Switzerland’s biggest bank, UBS, disappointed investors. Asian stocks closed lower as investors kept an eye on rising US Treasury yields. The Nifty 50 index…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Nazara Technologies gets Sebi’s go-ahead for IPO

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Mobile gaming company Nazara Technologies has received markets regulator Sebi’s go-ahead to float an initial public offering. The company is popularly known for its games on World Cricket Championship, Chhota Bheem and Motu Patlu series. Nazara, which filed draft papers with Sebi to launch an IPO on February 1, obtained its “observations” on April 20, as per the latest update with the markets watchdog. Sebi’s observations are necessary for any company to launch public issue like initial public offer (IPO), follow-on public offer (FPO) and rights issue. Going by the…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Sushma Swaraj meets Xi ahead of Wuhan summit

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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today called on Chinese President Xi Jinping, who said China regards boosting the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as one of its diplomatic priorities. Swaraj called on President Xi along with the rest of the seven foreign ministers of the SCO. “China regards boosting the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as one of its diplomatic priorities,” Xi said during his meeting with SCO foreign ministers as well as with SCO secretary-general, and the director of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure Executive Committee.…

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