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Diplomat says he overheard Trump call about ‘investigations’

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A State Department official told impeachment investigators Friday that he overheard President Donald Trump talking with a US ambassador about investigations in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the testimony. David Holmes, the political counsel at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, said Trump was talking so loudly that Ambassador Gordon Sondland had to hold the phone from his ear. Holmes said that allowed others at a restaurant in Kyiv to overhear the call that’s now part of the impeachment inquiry, according to one of the people, who were unauthorized to…

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Maha politics turning new page: Sena-NCP-Cong pact takes shape

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The first-ever Shiv Sena- NCP-Congress alliance in Maharashtra appears to be taking definitive shape with Sharad Pawar on Friday announcing the prospective government will complete five-year term and provide a development-oriented administration. The three-party coalition, a new experiment in Maharashtra involving outfits with diverse ideologies, will be led by the Sena, leaders in the Uddhav Thackeray-party and the NCP said, settling the contentious leadership issue that resulted in the unraveling of the saffron alliance. The three parties have already prepared a draft common minimum programme (CMP) that will guide their…

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Hand Over Wanted People Living In Pak If You Want Better Ties, Says India

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  Pakistan does not deny sending terrorists to India, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar told French daily Le Monde this week, adding that if Islamabad is serious about establishing friendlier relations with New Delhi it must hand over wanted criminals and terrorists like Dawood Ibrahim and Hafiz Saeed. “The relationship is difficult since many years, mainly because Pakistan has developed an important terrorist industry and sends terrorists to India to carry out attacks. Pakistan itself does not deny this situation,” Mr Jaishankar said. “Now, tell me: which country would be willing…

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Gautam Gambhir’s Retort To AAP Amid Pollution Meet Row, “Cc: Trolls”

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Gautam Gambhir has responded to the avalanche of criticism from AAP leaders after he missed a high-level parliamentary panel meeting on the air pollution crisis in Delhi. Mr Gambhir, who is in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore to commentate on the India vs Bangladesh cricket match, posted a long note on his Twitter account in which he said my work “will speak for itself” and then criticised the AAP for “making my commercial engagements (which were entered into before I had become an MP) an issue…” Gautam Gambhir was the only MP…

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Consumer Spending Report On Hold Over “Data Quality Issues”: Government

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The Consumer Expenditure Survey 2017-18 findings will not be released this year because of “data quality issues”, the government said today after reports that consumer spending in rural areas has plummeted for the first time in more than four decades. “In view of the data quality issues, the Ministry has decided not to release the Consumer Expenditure Survey results of 2017-2018. The Ministry is separately examining the feasibility of conducting the next Consumer Expenditure Survey in 2020-2021 and 2021-22 after incorporating all data quality refinements in the survey process,” the…

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Hrithik Roshan celebrates ‘Super 30’ success with Anand Kumar

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Hrithik Roshan hosted mathematician Anand Kumar, the man he portrayed in the critically-acclaimed film “Super 30”, for a special dinner to celebrate the movie’s success.The film, directed by Vikas Bahl, featured Hrithik as Anand, the Patna-based scholar who trains 30 deserving, economically-backward students for IIT-JEE entrance exams every year with commendable success rate.The get-together on Thursday was also attended by the director and Anand’s brother Pranav Kumar.”It was a delightful evening. My mother has watched ‘Super 30’ nine times in the theatres but never got the chance to meet Anand…

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Won’t issue direction to Parliament for drafting uniform civil code: Delhi HC

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The Delhi High Court on Friday said it will not issue any direction to Parliament for drafting a uniform civil code as the matter falls under the domain of the legislature and it was not going to interfere into it.A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar declined to ask the central government to file a response to the five petitions saying, “Nothing doing. The matter needs to be disposed of. We are not going to give a direction to the Parliament.”However, it allowed the…

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“Want No Company To Shut Down”: Nirmala Sitharaman On Telecom Stress

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today allayed concerns of mounting stress on the country’s telecom sector, saying that the government was intent on ensuring that no company shuts operations due to economic unsustainability. “We want no company to shut their operations. We want everyone to flourish,” she said at a press meet in New Delhi. Ms Sitharaman was responding to questions on Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel reporting major losses in the September quarter due to statutory dues arising from a recent Supreme Court ruling.  The Finance Minister also said…

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Bryan brothers to retire in 2020

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US men’s doubles duo Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan said Wednesday they will retire at the end of the 2020 season, bringing the curtain down on one of the most successful pairings in tennis history. The 41-year-old twins said in a statement they planned to hang up their racquets after taking part in next year’s US Open, where they made their Grand Slam championship debut in 1995. Since that first Slam appearance, the Bryans have racked up a record 118 trophies including 16 Grand Slam doubles titles. They also won…

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Market turns jittery on weak macro data, global cues

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Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty started on a volatile note on Thursday as weak domestic macroeconomic data and negative cues from global markets kept investors on edge. After opening on a positive note, the 30-share index turned choppy to trade 54.61 points, or 0.14 per cent, lower at 40,061.45. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty slipped 33.20 points, or 0.28 per cent, to 11,807.25. Top losers in the Sensex pack included Bharti Airtel, IndusInd Bank, Tata Motors, SBI, Tata Steel, ONGC and HUL, shedding up to 3.34 per cent. On the…

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