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Pain gives birth to something stronger, deeper: Nandita Das

November 12, 2018 strong

Actor and director Nandita Das on Sunday said that the beauty about art is that pain gives rise to something stronger and deeper.Das, whose 2018 film ‘Manto’ on famous Urdu author Saadat Hasan Manto would be screened at the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), said the writer had produced his best stories in his worst times.”It is true artistes, writers, filmmakers flourish most when they go through really bad times,” the actor said.At the same time, she came up with the reference of Ritwik Ghatak and Satyajit Ray as…

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Dhawan’s return to form was important ahead of Australia tour, says Rohit

November 12, 2018 strong

India’s stand-in captain Rohit Sharma said it was important for Shikhar Dhawan to return to form ahead of the crucial tour of Australia, which will be a completely “different ball game”. Dhawan, who struggled throughout the preceding ODI series against West Indies, returned to form with a smashing 92 off 62 balls to help India beat the visitors by six wickets in the final T20 and complete a 3-0 series sweep.Dhawan and young Rishabh Pant (53 off 25) stitched 130 runs off 80 balls for the third wicket on Sunday to…

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Sirisena’s political calculations go haywire: US experts on Lanka crisis

November 12, 2018 strong

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena’s move to dismiss Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and replacing him with Mahinda Rajapaksa was a “poor decision” that went haywire, prominent think tanks in the US said, emphasising on the need of a free and fair election in the island nation. Sirisena on October 9 dissolved parliament and announced snap polls on January 5 next year after it became evident that he did not have enough support in the House to prove the premiership of Rajapaksa. Rajapaksa needed the support of minimum 113 parliamentarians in the…

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Union minister Ananth Kumar dies of lung cancer in Bengaluru hospital

November 12, 2018 strong

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister and long-time BJP leader Ananth Kumar died at a private hospital here in the early hours of Monday after battling lung cancer for several months. He was 59.The Bangalore South MP, who returned home in October after undergoing treatment in the US and Britain, breathed his last around 2 am with his wife Tejaswini and two daughters by his side, B R Nagaraj, chairperson of the board of trustees of Sri Shankara Cancer Foundation, told DIN.The Union minister, who passed away from complications following cancer and…

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Sensex, Nifty back in green, all eyes on macro data

November 12, 2018 strong

The BSE benchmark Sensex recovered by over 155 points and the NSE Nifty breached the 10,600-mark in opening trade Monday on fresh buying by investors, ahead of release of macroeconomic data later in the day.Traders said, fresh fund inflows by foreign funds and a bullish trend on other Asian bourses also influenced trading sentiments here.The 30-share Sensex was quoting 155.14 points, or 0.44 per cent higher at 35,313.69 points. The gauge had lost over 79 points on Friday.Reflecting the market’s better mood, all the sectoral indices led by consumer durables,…

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Rafale deal: Centre hands over document on decision process to petitioners

November 12, 2018 strong

The Centre on Monday complied with a Supreme Court order and handed over to petitioners, who sought a court-monitored CBI probe into the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France, the document detailing the decisions taken to procure the aircraft. The document titled “Details of the steps in the decision making process leading to the award of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft order” stated that the process as laid down in the Defence Procurement Procedure-2013 has been followed in procurement of the Rafale aircraft.It said the procurement process laid down in…

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Miller, du Plessis plunder tons as South Africa score 320

November 11, 2018 strong

David Miller and Faf du Plessis plundered centuries in a 252-run stand to power South Africa to 320-5 in the third and final one-dayer against Australia here on Sunday.The pair came together at 55-3 in the 16th over with Miller swatting 139 for his fifth limited-overs century and du Plessis smashing 125 — his 10th one-day ton.Mitchell Starc, with 2-57, was the best of the Australian bowlers who were ruthlessly taken apart in the later overs.The series is all square with the Proteas winning the opening game by six wickets…

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Stardom easiest way for an actor to get corrupted: Naseeruddin Shah

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Naseeruddin Shah has no qualms in accepting that he has worked for money in some films but says the more tempting way for an actor to get corrupted is by becoming a star.”The easiest way for an actor to get corrupted is by becoming a star. Then you start believing your own myth. You start believing what the press writes about you. That’s very dangerous,” Naseeruddin told PTI.The actor says, no matter what position one holds in the industry, it is impossible to foresee the heights one can reach before…

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C’garh polls: Amid Maoist threat, 1 lakh security men deployed for first phase

November 11, 2018 strong

Nearly one lakh security personnel have been deployed in the Naxal-affected districts going to polls in the first phase in Chhattisgarh on Monday, amid the threat from Maoists who have called for a boycott of the elections.On the eve of the polls, a sub-inspector of the Border Security Force (BSF) lost his life when Naxals detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in Kanker district while a Maoist was gunned down in an encounter in Bijapur district.Voting will be held on Monday in 18 seats spread over eight Naxal-affected districts in…

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UN chief expresses concern over Sri Lankan President’s decision to dissolve Parliament

November 11, 2018 strong

UN chief Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena’s decision to dissolve the nation’s Parliament, underlining the “utmost importance” of respecting democratic processes and resolving differences in accordance with the rule of law.Sri Lanka’s political crisis deepened Friday as President Sirisena dissolved the Parliament and announced snap polls on January 5 after it became evident that he did not have enough support in the House for Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed by him under controversial circumstances.The Secretary-General “learned with concern” Sirisena’s decision to dissolve…