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मोदी सरकार में अमित शाह को गृह, राजनाथ को रक्षा, निर्मला को वित्त मंत्रालय मिला

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प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी के नेतृत्व वाली राजग सरकार में अमित शाह को गृह मंत्रालय और राजनाथ को रक्षा मंत्रालय का प्रभार दिया गया । राष्ट्रपति भवन के प्रवक्ता ने इस आशय की जानकारी दी । प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी के पास कार्मिक एवं प्रशिक्षण विभाग, परमाणु ऊर्जा एवं महत्वपूर्ण नीति से जुड़े मुद्दों वाले तथा बिना आवंटित विभाग रहेंगे । पूर्व विदेश सचिव रहे एस जयशंकर भारत के नए विदेश मंत्री बनाए गए हैं। अमेठी की सांसद स्मृति ईरानी को महिला एवं बाल विकास तथा कपड़ा मंत्रालय मिला । पीयूष गोयल…

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BCCI suspends Rinku after letting off Pathan, Anuj with warning

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The Indian cricket board handed a three-month suspension to Uttar Pradesh left-hander Rinku Singh for playing in an unsanctioned T20 league in Abu Dhabi, which has now led to his withdrawal from India A team.While Rinku’s suspension starts June 1, BCCI had let go veteran all-rounder Irfan Pathan with a warning for putting his name in Caribbean Premier League (CPL) draft without parent body’s prior permission before withdrawal. Similarly, no action was taken against former India U-19 captain Anuj Rawat for playing unsanctioned T20 league in Mauritius with Pakistani cricketers of…

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Gas project critic Marape elected Papua New Guinea PM

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Papua New Guinea lawmakers overwhelmingly elected James Marape as prime minister on Thursday — a former finance minister who resigned in protest against a massive ExxonMobil and Total gas project.Marape won the landslide backing of members of parliament after weeks of political manoeuvring that saw eight-year prime minister Peter O’Neill resign.”Honourable members, I now declare that the member for Tari Pori James Marape has been elected as prime minister-elect of the independent state of Papua New Guinea,” said parliament speaker Job Pomat, announcing Marape’s 101-8 victory.In a Facebook post early…

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Big commercial directors need to make female-centric films: Katrina Kaif

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It is about finding the balance between commerce and content for actor Katrina Kaif, who believes big filmmakers need to make films that have strong women characters at the centre.Katrina says she is at a point in her career where she is drawn to challenging roles rather than the styling or glamour aspect of cinema. “To grow as an actor and further myself in my career, I have to learn and experiment more and try out different roles. I have to pick up roles that challenge me. The idea is to…

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Sensex, Nifty resume record run on F&O expiry

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After a day’s breather, benchmark Sensex Thursday resumed its record-setting spree by rallying 330 points on gains in index heavyweights RIL, HDFC and TCS amid expiry of May derivative contracts.Moreover, sentiment was driven by renewed hopes from the new government as investors have been keenly awaiting the allocation of key portfolios to ministers. Narendra Modi and his council of ministers are all set to take oath at 1900 hours Thursday (rpt) Thursday.After soaring over 400 points, the 30-share index ended 329.92 points, or 0.84 per cent, higher at 39,831.97 —…

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Modi to meet those selected for ministerial berths before swearing- in

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MPs selected for ministerial berths will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence at 4.30 pm on Thursday, shortly before the swearing-in ceremony, sources said. Earlier in the morning, the prime minister held a final round of consultations with BJP president Amit Shah to give shape to his council of ministers before sending the list to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.Capping a landslide election victory, Modi will take oath along with his new council of ministers at 7 pm.As the party geared up for the celebrations, Shah’s Akbar Road residence was…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

HC says fire clearance norms for restaurants in Delhi moronic

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Fire clearance norms of the AAP government for operating restaurants here were “moronic” and responsible for fire accidents, the Delhi High Court said Thursday. The observation by Justice Vibhu Bakhru came after the court was told that according to the guidelines, a fire clearance was not granted by considering the capacity of a building where one or more restaurants may be located, but by taking into account the number of seats in each eatery. Therefore, the court noted, if a building has a separate restaurant on each of its floors,…

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Valencia stun deflated Barcelona to win Copa del Rey

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Barcelona wanted a trophy to ease their Champions League heartache but instead fell to another shock defeat as Valencia pulled off a thrilling 2-1 victory on Saturday to win the Copa del Rey. Chasing a record fifth consecutive triumph, Barca were undone by a relentless and gutsy Valencia side, who hung on after Lionel Messi pulled a goal back to set up a dramatic finish in Seville. By then, Valencia were already two up, Kevin Gameiro and Rodrigo scoring twice in 13 frantic first-half minutes, after the latter spurned a…

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SC grants protection from arrest to BJP leader

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The Supreme Court Friday expressed concern over “illegal” lawyers strike paralysing judicial work in courts of West Bengal and granted protection from arrest to BJP leader Praveen Agarwal in an alleged rioting case.   The top court said litigants have to suffer due to paralysing of judicial work and hoped wiser sense will prevail and the Bar Council and Bar Associations will look into the matter with all seriousness. A vacation bench of Justices M R Shah, Aniruddha Bose and A S Bopanna directed Agarwal to appear before the investigating…

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Diageo wins USD 135mn claim against Mallya in UK court

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In another setback to Vijay Mallya, the UK High Court has directed the embattled liquor tycoon to pay British beverage giant Diageo over USD 135 million in relation to a collateral arrangement. Diageo is seeking a total of USD 175 million from the 63-year-old businessman and was successful in one aspect of that claim as it was awarded a “summary judgment” by Justice Robin Knowles, who dismissed Mallya’s reliance on an alleged oral promise from Diageo dating back to February 2016. Over and above the USD 135 million, Mallya is…

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