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Malaysian plane scare as flight diverted to Alice Springs

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A Malaysia Airlines flight was forced to divert to the Australian outback town of Alice Springs today for “technical reasons” in a scare one passenger described as “hell”. Flight MH122 was heading from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur when Australian reports said one its engines shut down. It landed safely in the desert town of Alice Springs. “Malaysia Airlines’ flight MH122 from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur has been diverted to Alice Springs due to technical reasons,” the airline said in a statement. “The A330-300 aircraft safely landed in Alice Springs airport.”…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Trump says Mexico wall idea intact;contradicts chief of staff

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Donald Trump today insisted that his view on building a wall along US-Mexico border has not changed and Mexico would pay for it “directly or indirectly”, contradicting remarks by his chief of staff that the president’s opinion on the barrier had “evolved”. Trump’s comments came after Retired General John Kelly told members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus yesterday that parts of the border do not need a wall — and that Trump did not know that when making campaign promises. He said that the president has evolved in his thinking…

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Goa invokes ESMA, prohibits proposed taxi strike tomorrow

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The Goa government today invoked the Goa Essential Services Maintenance Act against taxi operators who have decided on go on strike tomorrow. “The Government of Goa in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sub section (1) of Section 3 of the Goa Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1988 (Goa Act 20 of 1989) and being satisfied that in the public interest it is necessary, has prohibited strike in any form in all transport services for the carriage of passengers or goods by land or water in the state of…

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Goyal, industry discuss ways to quicken project implementation

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Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has met representatives of construction and consultancy majors and discussed with them ways to expedite the implementation of projects including high-speed and dedicated freight corridors. Goyal met representatives from KEC International, Siemens, Larsen and Toubro, Systra MVA Consulting India Pvt Ltd, Tata Projects Ltd and Afcons Infrastructure in Delhi. The meeting yesterday was also attended by senior officials of the Railway Board, a ministry statement said. Chairing the meet, Goyal discussed with them the issues related to construction timelines for India’s first high- altitude rail projects,…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

GST Council discusses making return filing process simpler

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The all-powerful GST Council today veered around the idea of making the GST return filing process simpler to ease compliance burden for small businesses. The panel, headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and comprising representatives of all states, at its 25th meeting today decided to reduce tax rate on 29 items and 54 categories of services with effect from January 25. Briefing reporters after the meeting, Jaitley said the next meeting of the Council may consider bringing items like crude oil, natural gas, petrol, diesel, ATF and real estate within…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

Sharapova cranks up title charge on day four

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Maria Sharapova laid down her Australian Open title credentials on a scorching hot Melbourne day Thursday, with Caroline Garcia and fellow veteran Agnieszka Radwanksa joining her in the third round. With the temperatures heading towards an energy-sapping 39 Celsius (102 Fahrenheit) and ice-towels in use, the Russian drawcard worked hard to get off court early against Anastasija Sevastova. It was the Latvian 14th seed who ended her Grand Slam comeback in the last 16 of the US Open in 2017 as she returned from a drug ban. But not this…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Kareena to walk for Anamika at LFW Summer-Resort 2018 finale

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Actor Kareena Kapoor Khan will be the showstopper for fashion designer Anamika Khanna at Lakme Fashion Week Summer-Resort 2018. Anamika will bring down the curtains to the upcoming fashion week with her collection ‘Reinventing Nudes’. The designer, who has often dressed Bollywood celebrities, said choosing the actor was an easy choice. “For this one it’s simple, it’s Kareena Kapoor. She’s the face of Lakme,” Anamika told PTI. The designer, known for her work with rich craftsmanship that blends Indian colours with global contours, said there is a need to look…

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Weinstein taunted Chastain for not wearing a Marchesa gown

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Actor Jessica Chastain said disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein once put pressure on her to wear his wife fashion label Marchesa. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Chastain said the Hollywood producer tried to bully her into wearing a Marchesa, his soon-to-be-ex-wife Georgina Chapman’s fashion label, to the premiere of her film “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby”, which was distributed by The Weinstein Company. The “Molly’s Game” actor said she refused and instead wore a blue Atelier Versace gown to the event, which resulted in Weinstein mocking her…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

No eatery in Hauz Khas Village has sanctioned building plan:HC

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Not a single restaurant or pub in south Delhi’s Hauz Khas Village have taken a sanctioned building plan from the municipal authorities to run their businesses, the Delhi High Court has observed. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar made the observation after the south Delhi municipal corporation (SDMC) replied in the negative to a court query whether it had sanctioned a single building plan for an eatery or a pub in the area. “Have you sanctioned even a single building plan for a…

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Rupee rebounds 16 paise to 63.88 a dollar

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Showing an impressive resilience, the rupee bounced back in style after a brief overnight crash and ended higher by 16 paise at 63.88 against the US currency on bouts of dollar selling by exporters and banks. The government’s decision to slash its additional borrowing requirement for the current fiscal to Rs 20,000 crore from Rs 50,000 crore, estimated earlier, literally brought some much-needed relief for the battered forex market. Moreover, a sharp pull back in crude prices — below the psychological USD 70-mark a barrel — too supported the rupee…

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