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I’m headstrong, bossy and I am who I am: Ratna Pathak Shah

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Mrs Kapoor from “Kapoor and Sons” and Usha Parmar from “Lipstick under My Burkha” are mere glimpses of the potential that resides in acting powerhouse Ratna Pathak Shah, who asserts she can and wants to play all kinds of characters on screen.The actor credits the writers of these films — Shakun Batra-Ayesha Devitre Dhillon and Alankrita Shrivastava — for developing characters which saw her sift through a variety of feelings.”I feel lucky to be around when roles are being written for women of my age. It’s just a very fortunate…

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Govt authorises 10 central agencies to monitor any computer; sets off political storm

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Ten central agencies have been authorised by the Centre to intercept information from any computer, a move that set off a political storm Friday with the opposition accusing the government of trying to create a “surveillance state” But the Centre said the rules for intercepting and monitoring computer data were framed in 2009 when the Congress-led UPA was in power and its new order only notified the designated authority which can carry out such action The opposition parties led by the Congress slammed the order as unconstitutional, undemocratic and an…

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Court directs CBI to cancel look out circular against ex-IAF chief

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 A Delhi court Friday directed the CBI to cancel the look out circular (LOC) issued against former IAF chief S P Tyagi, who is an accused in the VVIP chopper scam. Special Judge Arvind Kumar directed the probe agency to inform the concerned authorities about it.CBI had issued LOC against Tyagi in 2013. It is a circular issued by the authorities to check if a person who is travelling is wanted by the law enforcement agencies.The CBI on September 1, 2017, had filed a charge sheet in the case in…

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China will ‘never seek hegemony,’ Xi says in reform speech

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China will never pursue hegemony, President Xi Jinping said Tuesday as global concerns persist over the country’s growing economic influence.During a speech to mark 40 years of market reforms, Xi repeated China’s commitment to a multilateral trading system and further opening of its economy. However, he did not announce any new initiatives to counter a slowing economy and trade frictions with the United States.The Chinese leader said China would not develop “at the expense of other countries’ interests.” China’s expanding footprint worldwide from Asia-Pacific to Africa and beyond through a…

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Working to bring 99 pc things in sub-18 pc GST slab: Modi

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 Indicating that further simplification of the Goods and Services Tax is on the anvil, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government wants to ensure that ’99 per cent things’ attract sub-18 per cent GST slab.Before implementation of the GST, registered enterprises only numbered 65 lakh, which has now risen by 55 lakh, Modi said, addressing the Republic Summit here.”Today, the GST system has been established to a large extent and we are working towards a position where 99 per cent things will attract the sub-18 per cent GST slab,” Modi…

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Jeff Bridges to be honoured with Cecil B deMille Award at Golden Globes

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Veteran actor Jeff Bridges is set to receive the Cecil B deMille honour at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has announced.The Cecil B deMille award is given annually to a talented individual who has made a lasting impact on the world of entertainment. “The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is delighted to bestow the 2019 Cecil B deMille Award on Jeff Bridges. Bridges’ brilliant body of work across diverse genres has captured the hearts and minds of audiences worldwide for more than six decades. “We…

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We never thought about spin option: Kohli

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Skipper Virat Kohli Tuesday said the thought of having a spinner for the second Test against Australia never crossed his mind as he believed India’s four-pronged pace attack would do the job.India lost the match by 146 runs.The visitors were outdone by a second successive eight-wicket haul by off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who was adjudged the man-of-the-match, on a pitch that favoured the seamers. “When we looked at the pitch, we didn’t think about the (Ravindra) Jadeja option. We thought four quicks would be enough,” said Kohli after India were bowled…

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Won’t let PM sleep until all farm loans waived: Rahul Gandhi

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Addressing India’s distressed farmers directly from outside Parliament, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said he will not let Prime Minister Narendra Modi sleep until all farm loans have been waived.In a stinging attack on what he described as crony capitalism, Gandhi said the government has turned a blind eye to the loans given to 15 top industrialists of the country, including Reliance Group chairperson Anil Ambani, but made no effort to alleviate the woes of the farmers in the last four and half years.”We promised to waive loans in 10…

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HC rejects plea against LIC move to acquire 51 pc stake in IDBI

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The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the LIC move to acquire 51 per cent stake in the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI). Justice Vibhu Bakhru rejected the petition by the All India IDBI Officers Association, which had opposed the move of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) on the ground that change in shareholding could take away the public sector bank status of IDBI.The association was concerned that taking away public sector status of IDBI could affect the employment conditions of its staff.LIC had earlier told the…

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डॉलर के मुकाबले शुरुआती कारोबार में रुपया 16 पैसे मजबूत

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घरेलू शेयर बाजार की शुरुआती बढ़त और अन्य प्रमुख विदेशी मुद्राओं के मुकाबले अमेरिकी मुद्रा में कमजोरी से रुपया सोमवार को शुरुआती कारोबार में 16 पैसे बढ़कर 71.74 रुपये प्रति डॉलर पर पहुंच गया। मुद्रा कारोबारियों ने कहा कि निर्यातकों एवं बैंकों के अमेरिकी मुद्रा की बिकवाली और लगातार विदेशी पूंजी निवेश से रुपये को समर्थन मिला। अंतर बैंकिंग मुद्रा बाजार में रुपया बढ़त के साथ 71.84 रुपये प्रति डॉलर पर खुला और चढ़कर 71.74 रुपये प्रति डॉलर पर पहुंच गया। शुक्रवार को रुपया 22 पैसे गिरकर 71.90 रुपये प्रति…

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