January, 2019 | DIN NEWS

नयी दिल्ली, एक जनवरी : नववर्ष के आगमन पर जश्न के दौरान दिल्ली-एनसीआर में जमकर आतिशबाजी हुई। प्रदूषण की गंभीर समस्या का सामना कर रही राष्ट्रीय राजधानी में कई जगह लोग उच्चतम न्यायालय द्वारा निर्धारित समय सीमा के पहले और बाद में भी पटाखे फोड़ते हुये नजर आए। केंद्र सरकार द्वारा संचालित वायु गुणवता एवं मौसम पूर्वामुमान प्रणाली (सफर) ने सोमवार को आगाह किया था कि खुले में अलाव जलाने या आतिशबाजी के कारण, वायु में प्रदूषण और अधिक हो जाएगा, जिससे हवा की गुणवत्ता में तेजी से गिरावट आ…

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What has been your vision for tennis in last 30 years? Somdev asks AITA

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Pune, Jan 1 (DIN NEWS) “What has been your vision for tennis in last 30 years,” Somdev Devavarman asked the All India Tennis Association after pulling out of the planned Centre of Excellence in New Delhi due to a drastic budget cut. Former India player Somdev was supposed to head the Centre of Excellence. The Sports Ministry and AITA had agreed to invest Rs 20 crore to establish the Centre, on the lines of the Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad, but eventually the budget was brought down to Rs 10 crore.…

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Veteran actor-writer Kader Khan dies at 81

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Toronto, Jan 1 (DIN NEWS) Kader Khan, best known for penning some of the most powerful dialogues and comic timing as an actor, passed away on December 31 due to prolonged illness. He was 81. Khan was admitted to a hospital in Canada and his son Sarfaraz confirmed that the actor died Monday. “My dad has left us. He passed away on December 31 at 6 pm as per Canadian time due to prolonged illness. He slipped into coma in the afternoon. He was in the hospital for 16-17 weeks,”…

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Sohrabuddin case: Court says prosecution failed to prove politician-cops nexus

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Mumbai, Jan 1 (DIN NEWS) Though the prosecution “tried”, it failed to prove any “politician-police” nexus in the alleged fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar Bi and his aide Tulsiram Prajapati, a special CBI court had said while acquitting all the 22 accused on December 21. Special CBI Judge S J Sharma had acquitted all the accused due to insufficient evidence while expressing sorrow over the loss of three lives. “I have no hesitation to conclude that the evidence which has been laid and adduced and discussed…

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Govt exempts rupee payments for Iran oil from taxes

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New Delhi, Jan 1 (DIN NEWS) The government has exempted rupee payments made to Iran’s national oil company NIOC towards the purchase of crude oil from payment of any tax, according to a Gazette notification. The finance ministry in a December 28, 2018 Gazette notification said the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) will not have to pay any withholding tax on payments it gets from Indian refiners. India had on November 2, 2018, signed an agreement with Iran to pay for crude oil it imports from the Persian Gulf nation…

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I will be everyone’s premier: Bangla PM Hasina

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Dhaka, Jan 1 (DIN NEWS) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that she will be the “premier of all” Bangladeshis and her government’s first priority would be to continue the economic reforms. Prime Minister Hasina’s Awami League and its allies won a landslide victory in the general elections on Sunday, bagging 288 of the total 299 seats which went to the polls. Hasina said she would discharge her responsibility as the “premier of all” during her upcoming five-year tenure, the Dhaka Tribune reported. She said the priority of the new…

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Centre should waive farm loans like Cong did in Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh: Gehlot

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Jaipur, Jan 1 (DIN NEWS) Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Tuesday said the Centre should waive farm loans across the country like the Congress has done after coming to power recently in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. He also said a farmers’ rally will be organised in the state soon, and the details will be finalised after a discussion with state Congress president and Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot. “The Congress has fulfilled its promise to waive farmers’ loan in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh after coming to power and work…