2018 | DIN NEWS - Part 346

र्नाटक में 12 मई को होने वाले विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए बीजेपी ने अपने उम्मीदवारों की दूसरी सूची सोमवार को जारी कर दी. बीजेपी की दूसरी सूची में 82 उम्मीदवारों के नाम हैं. बीजेपी ने इससे पहले 72 उम्मीदवरों की पहली सूची जारी की थी. 224 सदस्यीय विधानसभा के लिए 12 मई को सिर्फ एक चरण में चुनाव होने हैं. नतीजे 15 मई को आएंगे. बीजेपी ने पहली सूची में मुख्यमंत्री उम्मीदवार बीएस येदियुरप्पा को शिकारीपुरा से टिकट दिया था. बीजेपी की दूसरी सूची केंद्रीय चुनाव समिति की बैठक के बाद जारी…

NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS

Winless MI take on formidable RCB in high-octane clash

April 16, 2018 strong

Winless Mumbai Indians will pit their might against formidable Royal Challengers Bangalore in an adrenaline-charged Indian Premier League match in western Indian state Maharashtra’s Mumbai on Tuesday. Both teams, with a plethora of explosive batsmen, are yet to find their feet in the T20 league and would be keen to gather some momentum with a victory in Mumbai at the Wankhede Stadium. If MI have their problems to sort out, having lost at the death in all three games so far, RCB too have their own shortcomings to address with…

NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES

Modi govt is ‘surveillance sarkar’, says Congress

April 16, 2018 strong

The Congress today attacked the Modi government over its proposal to install a chip in television set-top boxes to ascertain viewership data, dubbing the move a serious breach of privacy and the “next stage of surveillance”. Congress communications in-charge Randeep Surjewala alleged that Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani wanted to now know what shows people watch within the four walls of their bedrooms. In a Twitter post, Surjewala referred to the Modi government as “surveillance sarkar” which had shattered to pieces the right to privacy. “BREAKING! The Next Stage…

NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS

Don’t need to use my back as my arms can do the job: Dhoni

April 16, 2018 strong

Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s powerful forearms won many a matches for India and no wonder the former India captain has confidence to clear the boundary even when he is suffering from excruciating back pain. For lofted shots, a batsman needs to maintain shape while transfering body weight into the shot. However against Kings XI Punjab last night, the Chennai Super Kings captain was in real pain but kept clearing the ropes with consummate ease. Dhoni’s unbeaten 79 off 44 balls got CSK agonisingly close to the target before the visitors fell…

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES

It is frustrating to not get good scripts: Patralekhaa

April 16, 2018 strong

Actor Patralekhaa says she wants to be known as a good actor but in her four-year-old Bollywood career, her biggest struggle has been to get good scripts. Patralekhaa made her acting debut in Hansal Mehta’s “CityLights” in 2014, which received critical acclaim, and two years later the actor starred in Vikram Bhatt’s forgettable erotic-thriller- “Love Games”. She is back on the big screen with Abhay Deol-starrer “Nanu Ki Jaanu”. “It’s very difficult to get good scripts. The scripts that come to me are not great. So to get a good…

LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES

Five accused in Mecca Masjid bomb blast case acquitted

April 16, 2018 strong

A special anti-terror court here today acquitted right-wing activist Swami Aseemanand and four others in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case, ruling that the prosecution failed to prove charges against them. A massive blast had ripped through the Mecca Masjid on May 18, 2007, during Friday prayers, killing nine people and wounding 58. Aseemanand’s counsel, J P Sharma, told reporters after the verdict by a metropolitan court for NIA cases that “The prosecution failed to prove allegations against the five accused who faced trial in the case and hence the…

NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS

England humiliate India 6-0 to take bronze in women’s hockey

April 14, 2018 strong

Indian women hockey team suffered a humiliating 0-6 defeat in the bronze medal match against England to finish fourth at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Saturday. India could convert none of the five penalty corners and their defence line-up cracked under pressure in the final quarter to go out of the tournament on an embarrassing note. India had beaten England 2-1 in Pool matches but was outclassed on Saturday. It is now third straight time that Indian women’s hockey team will return empty-handed from the Games as the…

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES

Racism is much more alive today, says Charlize Theron

April 14, 2018 strong

Actor Charlize Theron has said she considers moving out of the US as she fears for the lives of her two black children in the racially-charged environment in the country. In an interview with Elle magazine, the “Atomic Blonde” actor, who was born and raised in South Africa during the apartheid, talked about the prevalent social climate and raising two black children in the US. The actor said she would not consider taking up jobs in certain areas of the country over fears for her family and how they would…

LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES

Form panel to disburse medical claim under CGHS: SC to Centre

April 14, 2018 strong

In a bid to protect retired public servants from “unnecessary harassment” in claiming reimbursements under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), the Supreme Court has asked the Centre to “expeditiously” set up a high-powered committee to disburse claims in a month. A bench of justices R K Agrawal and Ashok Bhushan also directed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to form the panel within seven days. It would comprise special directorate general, directorate general, two additional directors and one specialist in the field and shall ensure timely and hassle-…

BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES

GM to cut more than 1,000 US jobs tied to small cars

April 14, 2018 strong

General Motors will cut more than 1,000 jobs in the US tied to production of sedans that are in low demand, the automaker said today. The cuts will affect GM’s factory in Lordstown, Ohio, where the biggest US automaker produces the Chevrolet Cruze. Sales of the vehicle have dropped 32 per cent in the last four years, the company said, part of a broader trend in the US that has seen consumers ignore small cars in favour of sports utility vehicles and larger “crossover” cars amid low gasoline prices and…