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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Looking forward to working with Mani Ratnam: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be soon teaming up with frequent collaborator, filmmaker Mani Ratnam, and the actor says it’s always a joy to work with the director. Aishwarya and Ratnam have teamed up for a film which will reportedly feature the actor in a double role.Aishwarya, who has previously worked with Ratnam in films like “Iruvar”, “Guru” and “Raavan”, said she doesn’t have to think much before saying yes to the filmmaker.“It is definitely an experience I’m looking forward to for multiple reasons. Mani is my guru and he is…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Pak PM leaves for Tehran to mitigate tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan left for Tehran on Sunday on a day-long visit to help mitigate tensions between bitter regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia.Tension has been simmering between the two countries ever since the start of attacks on Yemen in 2015 by a coalition-led by Riyadh and execution of a prominent Shia cleric in the Gulf Kingdom in 2016.Iran and Saudi Arabia came close to blows after damaging September 14 attack on oil facilities in the Gulf Kingdom. Saudi and its allies blamed Iran for the attack, a…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

Nobody is going to relax, we will go for 3-0 series win: Kohli

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Sounding a warning to the rivals, India captain Virat Kohli on Sunday said they will not “take their feet off the gas” and will aim for a whitewash when the third and final Test against South Africa begins in Ranchi.India beat South Africa by an innings and 137 runs in the second Test to seal the series, having won the series-opener in Visakhapatnam. “Looking at the larger picture of the Test championship, every game has value, whether it is at home or away, that is the format. So, we’re not…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

PM Modi to skip oil CEO meet over scheduling issues

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is believed to have cancelled a brainstorming meeting with global oil and gas experts and CEOs, which was slated for October 14, over scheduling issues, sources said.The fourth annual meeting that coincides with the CERAWeek – the world’s premier energy event – was scheduled for Monday afternoon but was cancelled due to the Prime Minister’s engagements, they said.The meets, held under the aegis of Niti Aayog, have been a sounding board for the government to reorient policies to attract the illusive investment in finding new oil…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

World faced with challenging time but India stronger now: PM

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said though the world was faced with a “challenging time” India is stronger to deal with the same.He also said the rural economy was not paid attention to earlier unlike his government has done and added that Rs 25 lakh crore will be spent on the development of infrastructure in villages.Addressing a poll rally at Sakoli in Bhandara district of Maharashtra, Modi said in earlier days schemes were worked out on caste and community considerations. “However, for my government, only people matter,” he said,…

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Deepika likely to star in ‘dark romantic’ film, to go on floors in 2020

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Deepika Padukone on Sunday revealed that post “Chhapaak” she will start shooting for a “dark” film in romantic space early next year.The actor has featured in successful romantic dramas — “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani”, “Cocktail” and “Goliyon Ki Rasleela: Ram-Leela”.At the Jio MAMI Movie Mela with Star, 2019, when film critic and moderator Anupama Chopra asked if the actor has decided to do a romantic film next, Deepika said, “I have found a film that I am likely to do early next year but it’s not light. It’s quite dark…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Protracted Ayodhya hearing in SC to enter final leg on October 14

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The protracted hearing in the politically sensitive Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute at Ayodhya will enter into the crucial final leg on Monday when the Supreme Court resumes proceedings on the 38th day after the week-long Dussehra break.A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, which started the day-to-day proceedings on August 6 after mediation proceedings failed to find an amicable solution to the vexatious dispute, has revised the deadline for wrapping up the proceedings and has fixed it on October 17.Fourteen appeals have been filed…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

First Man To Walk In Space, Soviet Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, Dies At 85

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Alexei Leonov, a Soviet-era cosmonaut who was the first man to conduct a spacewalk in 1965, died in Moscow on Friday aged 85 after a long illness. The Russian space agency Roscosmos said it was saddened to announce the death of “cosmonaut No 11” who was twice decorated with the country’s top honour, the Hero of the Soviet Union.  Leonov was a close friend of Yury Gagarin, the first human to go to outer space in 1961.  Leonov trained together with Gagarin and was selected to perform the first spacewalk…

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Bigg Boss 13 Preview, October 11: Shehnaz Gill Will Target Paras Chhabra In ‘BB Fisheries’ Task

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Tonight’s episode of Bigg Boss 13 will be unpredictable – what with fights and friendly conversations between the contestants. The power will lie win the hands of the women of the house, who will decide which male contestant will be nominated for this week’s eviction process. Bigg Boss will announce a new task of the week, which will be called ‘BB Fisheries.’ As a part of the task, the nominated contestants will have to try and get rid of the fish in their pond by transferring them into their competitor’s…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Amazon Policy Manifesto Responds to Environmental, Workplace and Data-Privacy Critics

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Amazon took an unusual step to respond to its many critics Thursday afternoon, posting something of a manifesto of its positions on a variety of hot-button issues on which it has faced criticism.  The statement, posted on the company’s corporate website, covers everything from its stance on minimum wage (it should be increased) to climate change (it’s real) to regulating facial-recognition technology (it’s necessary). None of the policy positions are new. But the company, which declined to comment beyond the position statement, wrote that it created the page to present…

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