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Kasganj violence: 112 arrested, situation remains tense

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As many as 112 people were arrested and security forces personnel intensified vigil in the strife-torn Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh where the situation remained tense but peaceful today, two days after clashes between two communities claimed one life. In the evening, the UP Police said the situation was headed towards normalcy. They also said three drone cameras had been deployed for aerial surveillance. Explosives were found during house-to-house searches following which the state police chief said the stringent National Security Act (NSA) would be invoked against the culprits. The Yogi…

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4 dead, 7 injured in multiple road accidents in UP

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Four people, including two children, were killed and seven others injured in three separate accidents caused due to dense fog here today, police said. Two brothers, aged 9 and 10, were killed and and six others, including the mother of the children, were injured when a bus collided with their auto near Ading village, under the Goverdhan police station area, amidst dense fog this morning, they added. The deceased were identified as Krishna (9) and Yash (10). Their mother, Ruchi, and other injured were undergoing treatment, police said, adding that…

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Saina, Sindhu to clash in the quarterfinals at Indonesia

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Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu will meet in an all-Indian quarterfinal clash after both won their respective preliminary matches at the USD 350,000 Indonesia Masters, adding another chapter to their new rivalry. London Olympics bronze-medallist Saina, who is coming back from an ankle injury, took 37 minutes to overcome World No.20 Chinese Chen Xiaoxin 21-12 21-18, while Sindhu stream- rolled Goh Jin Wei of Malaysia 21-12 21-9 in a one-sided contest. Young men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty too entered the quarterfinals after getting past Chinese…

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Veteran Bengali film actress Supriya Devi is dead

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Veteran Bengali film actress Supriya Devi, best known for her portrayal of Neeta in Ritwik Ghatak’s ‘Meghe Dhaka Tara’ (The Cloud-Capped Star), died on Friday of heart attack. She was 85, and is survived by a daughter. Born in 1933, Supriya Devi’s acting career spanned over five decades during which she featured in classics like ‘Chowringhee’ and ‘Bagh Bandi Khela’. A recipient of Padma Shri and West Bengal government’s highest civilian award Banga Vibhushan, besides the Filmfare East Lifetime Achievement Award, she made her debut in Uttam Kumar-starrer ‘Basu Parivar’…

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He gnaws the meat off the bone, bares his hairy chest, has long unruly locks and laughs like a hyena. History doesn t quite remember Alauddin Khilji like this, but that is the image Sanjay Leela Bhansali seeks to portray of the Khilji dynasty king in his film “Padmaavat”. The king is depicted almost like a barbarian in the film, which was released on Thursday after months of strife in court, on the streets and at the Censor Board. While members of some Rajput groups are still violently opposing the…

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Guj-based pharma firm’s director arrested, sent to ED custody

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A Director of Gujarat-based pharma firm was today sent to one day custody of Enforcement Directorate, which arrested him last night in a money laundering case related to an alleged Rs 5,000 crore bank fraud case. Metropolitan Magistrate Sumeet Anand sent Rajbhushan Omprakash Dixit to custody after special public prosecutor Nitesh Rana, appearing for the ED, said his custodial interrogation was required. The ED had sought 14 days custody for the accused. The magistrate, who was on special duty today, directed the agency to produced the accused before the court…

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HC declines to entertain plea agst ‘Padmaavat’, says go to SC

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The Delhi High Court today rejected a plea by a Rajasthan-based group seeking quashing of the certification granted to controversial Bollywood film ‘Padmaavat’, saying the Supreme Court had permitted its release. The film, which hit the theaters today, is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and starring Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor in lead roles and is based on the saga of a historic battle of 13th century between Maharaja Ratan Singh and his army of Mewar and Sultan Alauddin Khilji of Delhi. The petition opposing the U/A certification…

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Tender inviting concessionaires for Jewar airport likely in Aug

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A tender inviting concessionaires for an international airport at Jewar is likely to be out in August, according to a senior official of the nodal agency YEIDA. The Ministry of Civil Aviation cleared a proposal for Jewar airport in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida last year. It will be the second airport in the National Capital Region. “The bid document inviting concessionaires for Jewar airport will be made public in August. The aim is that we finalise the concessionaire by the end of this year,” Chairman of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial…

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Prabhu invites WTO ministers for India meet

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Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu has invited his counterparts from WTO member countries for a mini-ministerial meeting in India. Prabhu, who attended a ministerial dinner hosted by the WTO here on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) last night, said he personally invited all of them for the mini-ministerial to be hosted by India in March. He also said it is for India to take the leadership role in reviving multilateralism in the world, as highlighted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his opening plenary address at…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Will ensure Afghanistan never again becomes terrorists’ safe

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US President Donald Trump today asserted that America is committed to ensuring that Afghanistan never again becomes a safe haven for terrorists and urged other nations to invest in their own defences to make the world safer from rogue regimes. Addressing the World Economic Forum (WEF) gathering here, Trump said the US is working with allies and partners to destroy jihadist terrorist organisations such as ISIS. “We are committed to ensuring that Afghanistan never again becomes a safe haven for terrorists who want to commit mass murder of our citizens.…

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