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Palestinians say won’t be ‘blackmailed’ after Trump threat

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Palestinian leaders said today they will not be “blackmailed” after US President Donald Trump threatened to cut aid worth more than USD 300 million annually, his latest provocative move that could upturn years of careful diplomacy. Relations between Trump’s White House and the Palestinians were already tense after the US president’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last month. The December 6 announcement concerning the disputed city led Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to say the United States could no longer play any role in the Middle East peace process. Trump’s…

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Trump dissolves voter fraud commission

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US President Donald Trump has dissolved a controversial commission he had set up to investigate illegal voting in the 2016 election, attributing the move to various states’ refusal to participate in the board. Trump had established the commission in May after claiming without evidence that massive voter fraud had cost him the popular vote in the presidential election, and he appointed Vice President Mike Pence and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to lead the panel. His rival Hillary Clinton won three million more votes overall than Trump in results…

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Triple talaq bill flawed, claims Mamata Banerjee

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today described the bill on triple talaq as “defective”, saying it would do Muslim women more harm than good. She accused the BJP of trying to “do politics” with the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, which was passed in the Lok Sabha recently. “We did not oppose the triple talaq bill because we are for women. I know many Muslims who abide by the law. This bill, brought by the BJP government, is a defective one. “Instead of protecting the Muslim…

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Rahul Gandhi to visit Bahrain, address NRIs

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Rahul Gandhi will next week embark on a visit to Bahrain, his first foreign trip after becoming Congress president, during which he will address a convention of NRIs and is likely to meet the country’s prime minister. According to party sources, Gandhi will be the state guest of the Kingdom of Bahrain and will address NRIs settled there on January 8. He will leave for Bahrain on January 7 and is likely to return on January 9. The NRIs settled there have invited him. Gandhi is also likely to meet…

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Murray pulls out of Brisbane tournament

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Former world number one Andy Murray has withdrawn from the season-opening Brisbane International in a major setback to his Australian Open preparations. He suffered a right hip injury in 2017 and has not played on the ATP tour since losing a tough five-setter to American Sam Querrey in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. Murray said on Sunday he felt in great shape and that he was confident he would play in Brisbane. But the 30-year-old Scot issued a statement today announcing his withdrawal from the tournament, and did not say whether…

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It is important to leave the ball well: Pujara on SA challenge

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Cheteshwar Pujara, a vital cog in India’s batting wheel, today stressed on the importance of leaving the ball on the bouncy pitches of South Africa during the three-Test series beginning here on Friday. India lost the series 0-1 on the previous tour of South Africa four years ago but Pujara was amongst the runs alongside Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane. “It is important to leave the ball well, especially overseas. Once you move out of Asia, there is enough bounce in the pitches and that is the reason one should…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

‘Swan Lake’ returns to India with a multi-city tour

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fter its resounding success in 2017, the iconic ballet, ‘Swan Lake’, is all set to make a return to India with a multi-city tour in March this year. The co-production by the Royal Russian Ballet and Navrasa Duende will begin its tour on March 13 with 25 shows in Mumbai, followed by 5 shows each in Ahmedabad, Kolkata and New Delhi. Choreographed by Vladimir Troschenko and directed by Anatoly Kazatsky, the performances will see Matsak Natalia reprise her role as both the white swan and the black swan. Dinesh B…

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Riteish Deshmukh ‘extremely proud’ of Mumbai police

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Days after a blaze at an upscale pub here killed 14 people, actor Riteish Deshmukh today said he is proud of the Mumbai Police. The actor posted a photograph of police constable Sudarshan Shinde on Twitter and said he saved eight people from the deadly fire at the pub. “Constable Sudarshan Shinde – saved 8 people. Extremely proud of our Mumbai police. Sudarshan Shinde I salute you,” Deshmukh tweeted. Fourteen people died in a massive fire at the ‘1 Above’ pub at Kamala Mills on December 29. The incident prompted…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Anti-dumping duty likely on Chinese chemical imports

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India is likely to impose anti- dumping duty of up to USD 397 per tonne on a Chinese chemical used in construction and dyes industry. The move is aimed at guarding domestic players from cheap imports of ‘Sulphonated Naphthalene Formaldehyde’ from the neighbouring country. Commerce ministry’s investigation arm Directorate General of Antidumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) in its final findings has concluded that the product has been exported to India from China below its normal value and it has resulted in dumping. “The domestic industry has suffered material injury due…

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Rs 39 lakh cr needed for infra in urban areas until 2032: Puri

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The investments required in urban areas for a 20-year period between 2012-13 and 2031-32 is estimated to be Rs 39 lakh crore, the government said today. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has constituted a high-powered expert committee to provide an estimate of investments required for urban infrastructure services, including the maintenance and replacement, the minister of state for housing and urban affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri, said in the Lok Sabha. “As per the report of HPEC, the estimated urban investment requirement for the 20-year period from 2012-13 to…

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