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Success and failure don’t last for too long: Kriti Sanon

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Mumbai, Jul 4 (DIN NEWS) Actor Kriti Sanon believes there is more insecurity in the acting profession but the only way to survive in the industry is to go with the flow and understand that nothing lasts forever. An engineering graduate, Kriti became a model before debuting as an actor with “Heropanti” in 2014. She has since featured in films such as “Dilwale”, “Raabta” and “Bareilly Ki Barfi”. “There is insecurity and competitiveness here, but that is in every field. Maybe it’s a little bit more here, but that’s the…

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Strength and love: Bollywood to Sonali Bendre after cancer diagnosis

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Mumbai, Jul 4 (DIN NEWS) Sonali Bendre Behl, who today revealed that she is fighting cancer, has found support and encouragement from her peers and friends in Bollywood. Celebrities such as Karan Johar, Sonam Kapoor and Reteish Deshmukh took to social media to wish the actor a “speedy recovery”. “Godspeed, love and strength to a true fighter and a solid soul!” Johar, who worked with the actor in “Kal Ho Na Ho”, wrote. Deshmukh said he was “deeply saddened and shaken” by the news, and was praying for her speedy…

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HC declares animals to be ‘legal persons’

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Nainital, Jul 4 (DIN NEWS) In a unique ruling, the Uttarakhand High Court today accorded the status of “legal person or entity” to animals in the state, saying “they have a distinct personal with corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person.” A division bench of justices Rajiv Sharma and Lokpal Singh bestowed the unique status on animal kingdom while issuing a series of directions to prevent cruelty against animals. …to protect and promote greater welfare of animals including avian and aquatic, animals are required to be conferred with…

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Real power, accountability vests with elected representatives, not LG: SC

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New Delhi, Jul 4 (DIN NEWS) The real power and “substantive” accountability in democratic system of governance vests with the elected representatives and not the Lieutenant Governor, Justice D Y Chandrachud said today. “The LG must bear in mind that it is not he, but the council of ministers which takes substantive decisions and even when he invokes the proviso, the LG has to abide by the decision of the President,” Justice Chandrachud said in a separate but concurring verdict on the power tussle between the LG and the Delhi…

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India expecting US to get in touch with it over sanctions on Iran

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New Delhi, July 4 (DIN NEWS) India is looking at the possibility of falling back on the rupee-rial arrangement for importing oil from Iran in the wake of US sanctions on buying oil from the Persian Gulf nation, official sources said today. They said India is expecting the Trump administration to get in touch with it over the issue of imposition of US sanctions on Iran, adding the government will be able to formulate a strategy on oil import from that country following the talks. “In the next few weeks,…

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Sensex rallies 267 points; bank, auto stocks in limelight

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Mumbai, Jul 4 (DIN NEWS) The BSE Sensex today rose by nearly 267 points to hit a near two-week high of 35,645.40 on bouts of buying towards the fag-end of the session, mainly in bank and auto shares, after the Centre hiked MSP for most kharif crops. The benchmark index moved in a narrow range for most part of the day due to weak global cues amid concerns related to trade tariff spat and macro-economic conditions but the late buying in some key sector stocks helped the Sensex come out…

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6 Pakistani security personnel killed, 2 injured in rocket attacks in Balochistan

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Karachi, Jul 4 (DIN NEWS) Six Pakistani security personnel were killed and two others critically injured in rocket attacks by militants in the troubled Balochistan province, officials said today. The incident took place on Monday in a mountainous region 30 kilometres from Mashkay area of Awaran district when the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) members were sweeping the area for mines and explosives. The militants used rockets to fire on the team from the mountains and in the explosions six members of the BDS were killed, while two others sustained severe…

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Pak SC summons asset details from Musharraf, Zardari

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Islamabad, Jul 4 (DIN NEWS) Pakistan’s Supreme Court today sought details of former presidents Pervez Musharraf and Asif Ali Zardari while hearing a case on the recovery of losses incurred because of the controversial National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO). The apex court ordered that all respondents should declare their properties held abroad as well as foreign accounts and any offshore companies they own in affidavits submitted to the court, Dawn News reported. The NRO was promulgated in October 2007 by the government of the then president Musharraf. Under the ordinance, cases…

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CM Kejriwal directs officers to speed up AAP govt projects after SC verdict

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New Delhi, Jul 4 (DIN NEWS) Hours after the Supreme Court held that the Delhi LG does not have independent decision-making powers, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today held a cabinet meeting and directed officials to expedite projects like doorstep delivery of rations and installation of CCTV cameras. Officers have been directed to work as per the Supreme Court’s orders, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said at a press conference after the cabinet meeting that lasted eight-minutes. Sisodia said with the apex court’s verdict on the power tussle between the Centre…

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Unsecured bank loans rise four-times in FY15-18: Report

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Mumbai, Jul 4 (DIN NEWS) Banks’ unsecured loan book has grown four times the bank credit during the past three years, helped by a rise in discretionary spending, technology-driven disbursements and lower interest rates, says a report. Unsecured loans are the loans where individual exposures are smaller and more distributed and given without any collaterals but banks get higher margins. Typically personal loan, education loans and credit card spends fall under this category of loans. “Between fiscals 2015 and 2018, unsecured credit – comprising personal, small and medium enterprise (SME),…