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Year: 2018

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Attorney general suit: Weinstein Co. failed to protect women

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New York’s attorney general is accusing Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein of “repeatedly and persistently” sexually harassing female employees at his film company, according to a lawsuit filed on Sunday by the state prosecutor that could impact the company’s potential sale. “As alleged in our complaint, The Weinstein Company repeatedly broke New York law by failing to protect its employees from pervasive sexual harassment, intimidation, and discrimination,” state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in court papers filed against Weinstein and the company. Schneiderman launched a civil rights probe into the…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

2 get 4-year rigorous imprisonment for molesting minor girls

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A Thane court has sentenced two men to four years’ rigorous imprisonment for molesting two minor girls residing in their neighbourhood. Additional Sessions Judge Sangita C Khalipe awarded the punishment to Shyam Hitendra Chavan (36), an auto-rickshaw driver, and Pradeep Gaikwad (28), a labourer. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 each on them. According to the prosecution, the two girls, aged 9 and 5, were playing near their respective houses at Sathe Nagar in Wagle Estate area of the city on April 7 last year. The accused,…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

PM woos investors at Oman-India business meeting

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met with industry leaders of the Gulf and West Asia region at the India-Oman business meeting here during which he pitched India as an attractive destination to do business. Modi, who arrived in Muscat on Sunday, from Dubai on the last leg of his three-nation tour, also met Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Affairs of Oman, Sayyid Asa’ad bin Tariq Al Said. The two leaders discussed intensification of bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar…

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Sensex recovers 260 points, Nifty above 10,500-mark

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Stocks staged a strong comeback in early trade with the BSE Sensex gaining over 260 points and the Nifty recaputuring the 10,500-level on continued buying by domestic funds ahead of inflation data to be released after market hours on Monday. Asian markets were also trading in the green after a late-day rally on Wall Street on Friday. The 30-share Sensex recovered by 260.12 points, or 0.76 per cent, to 34,265.88 in opening trade. The index had lost 407.40 points or 1.18 per cent to settle at one month low of…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

France FM visits Iraq to discuss reconstruction

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France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visited Iraq today to discuss the war-torn country’s reconstruction with Iraqi officials after Baghdad declared victory against the Islamic State jihadist group. “I have come to tell you of France’s support and to accompany you. We will always be there. We were there to participate in the coalition. We will also be there in the reconstruction phase,” Le Drian said. France has been a key member of the US-led military coalition fighting IS after the jihadist group seized large swathes of Iraq and neighbouring…

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Trump to unveil $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan

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President Donald Trump today will unveil his long-awaited infrastructure plan, a 1.5 trillion proposal that fulfills a number of campaign goals, but relies heavily on state and local governments to produce much of the funding. The administration’s plan is centered on using 200 billion in federal money to leverage local and state tax dollars to fix America’s infrastructure, such as roads, highways, ports and airports. “Every federal dollar should be leveraged by partnering with state and local governments and where appropriate tapping into private sector investment to permanently fix the…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

RSS chief’s speech an insult to every Indian: Rahul

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Congress president Rahul Gandhi today accused RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat of “disrespecting” the Army and those who have laid down their lives for the country. Gandhi slammed Bhagwat over his remarks that the RSS could “prepare” military personnel faster than the Army. The RSS chief’s speech was an “insult” to every Indian, the Congress president said and demanded an apology from the RSS.”The RSS Chief’s speech is an insult to every Indian, because it disrespects those who have died for our nation. It is an insult to our flag because…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Mayawati attacks BJP over killing of youth in Allahabad

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Attacking the BJP, BSP chief Mayawati alleged today that the killing of a Dalit student in Allahabad was the result of narrow and casteist politics of hatred being pursued by the state’s ruling party. “The barbaric murder of a Dalit student in Allahabad is not an isolated case as such incidents are occurring on a regular basis. And no one else but the BJP’s narrow, casteist politics of hatred is responsible for it,” she said in a press release here. Mayawati said that such incidents had vitiated the atmosphere in…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

J-K Assembly passes bill to hike salaries of HC judges

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The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today passed the 37th Constitutional Amendment Bill 2018 to hike the salaries of the chief justice and judges of the high court in the state. The salary of the chief justice has been raised from Rs 90,000 to Rs 2.50 lakh and that of the judges from Rs 80,000 to Rs 2.25 lakh. Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice, Abdul Haq Khan, who moved the bill in the House, said Parliament has amended High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and…

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Indore school bus accident: DPS principal arrested

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The principal of Delhi Public School (DPS) here was today arrested for alleged violation of rules, following the death of four students of the institute in a bus accident on January 5, the police said. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Harinarayanchari Mishra said Sudarshan Sonar, the principal of DPS, was arrested for alleged violation of rules and regulations related to transport and maintenance of school buses. Sonar was produced in a court here, which rejected his bail plea and remanded him in judicial custody till February 22. On January 5, a…

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