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India announces 524 athletes for Asian Games

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New Delhi, July 3 (DIN NEWS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) today announced a 524-member contingent of athletes for the August 18-September 2 Asian Games in Indonesia where they will vie for medals in 36 disciplines. The contingent comprises 277 men and 247 women athletes. In the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, the Indian contingent featured 541 athletes across 28 disciplines. Eight new sports disciplines have been added where the country has shown promise. They are Karate, Kurash, Pencak Silat, Roller Skating, Sambo, Sepaktakraw, Triathlon and Soft Tennis. The other disciplines…

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Vineet Kumar Singh’s sister writing a film for him

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New Delhi, Jul 3 (DIN NEWS) Vineet Kumar Singh got his moment in the sun with “Mukkabaaz”, which he co-wrote with his sister, and the actor says his partner-in-crime is currently penning a script for him. The 38-year-old actor, who starred as the lead in the Anurag Kashyap-directed film, says the success of the movie brought along a string of offers and writing has somewhat taken a back-seat. Vineet says, his sibling, Mukti Singh Srinet, has taken over writing and is currently working on a project with him in mind.…

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Competition between Ranveer and I pushes us to do better: Ranbir

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Mumbai, Jul 3 (DIN NEWS) Actor Ranbir Kapoor says he views competition as a healthy and beneficial exercise, amid the buzz that the upcoming award season will be a face-off between his and Ranveer Singh’s performances. The year began with Ranveer garnering critical acclaim for his portrayal of Sultan Alauddin Khilji in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Padmaavat”, that released on January 25. Ranbir, who has been through a dull box office phase in the last couple of years, bounced back last Friday as his latest “Sanju”, a biopic on actor Sanjay…

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HC seeks govt’s stand on running electric buses in UP major cities

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Allahabad, July 3 (DIN NEWS) The Allahabad High Court has sought the stands of the Uttar Pradesh government and the Central Pollution Control Board on a plea for running electric buses for public transport in major cities and on national highways in the state. A bench Chief Justice DB Bhosale and Justice Yashwant Varma issued the direction on a public interest lawsuit by a Jaunpur district resident, demanding running of electric buses as per the National Auto Fuel Policy 2003 and implementing Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) Electrical Vehicles…

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SC restrains States and UTs from appointing acting DGPs

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New Delhi, Jul 3 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court today passed a slew of directions on police reforms in the country and restrained all states and union territories from appointing any police officer as acting Directors General of Police (DGPs) to avoid favouritism and nepotism in such high-level appointments. The top court’s direction came on an application filed by the Centre in which it claimed that certain states have been appointing acting DGPs and then making them permanent just before the date of their superannuation to enable them get the…

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No plans to close operations at Brady House branch in Mumbai: PNB

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New Delhi, Jul 3 (DIN NEWS) Fraud-hit Punjab National Bank (PNB) today said it has no plans to close operations at its Brady House branch, the fountainhead of the Rs 14,000 crore Nirav Modi scam. Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi, in connivance with certain bank officials, allegedly cheated PNB of about Rs 14,000 crore through issuance of fraudulent Letters of Undertaking (LoUs). PNB’s Brady House branch in Mumbai had fraudulently issued LoUs for the group of companies belonging to Nirav Modi since March 2011. “PNB has no plans to…

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Nifty ends higher, hovers around 10,700-mark

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Mumbai, Jul 3 (DIN NEWS) Benchmark Nifty rose 42.60 points to end at 10,699.90 today, led by gains in pharma, information technology and auto stocks amid global trade war tensions. Globally, Asian stocks closed mixed as investors remained cautious ahead of a July 6 deadline when the US is set to impose tariffs on USD 34 billion worth of goods from China. China has announced that it will retaliate with duties on the same value of US products. The broader NSE Nifty went up by 42.60 points or 0.40 to…

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NATO allies defend military spending amid Trump criticism

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Brussels, Jul 3 (DIN NEWS) NATO’s European allies are pushing back against US criticism that they are not spending enough on defence, as President Donald Trump ratchets up pressure ahead of a summit next week. After Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, NATO allies agreed in 2014 to end defence budget cuts, to begin spending more as their economies grew and to move toward a goal of 2 per cent of GDP within a decade. In an email to The Associated Press today, Norwegian Defence Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen said that “Norway…

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US plan to end Iranian oil exports ‘a fantasy’: Rouhani

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Geneva, July 3 (DIN NEWS) A plan by the United States to cut Iran’s oil production to zero is a “fantasy,” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said today during his European tour to rally support for the 2015 nuclear deal. Washington has said it wants to pressure Iran to change its behaviour by taking away all revenue Tehran generates from crude sales, part of the confrontational approach adopted by President Donald Trump, who pulled out of the historic nuclear pact in May. “These are exaggerated statements that can never be implemented,”…

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CM Raje’s policies responsible for corruption in Rajasthan: Gehlot

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Jaipur, July 3 (DIN NEWS) Congress general secretary Ashok Gehlot today held Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje’s policies responsible for corruption in the state and claimed that farmers are not getting domestic power connections despite depositing the security amount. He alleged that the domestic power connections of farmers are pending for more than a year. “Rajasthan has already created a record of farmer suicide due to the government’s anti-farmer policy. Now the farmers are running from pillar to post to get domestic power connection but they do not get any satisfactory…

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