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कम्पाला, 25 जुलाई : प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी ने आज कहा कि आतंकवाद और चरमपंथ के खिलाफ लड़ाई में भारत अफ्रीका के साथ अपने सहयोग और आपसी क्षमता को मजबूत बनाएगा। युगांडा की संसद को संबोधित करते हुए मोदी ने कहा कि अफ्रीका के साथ भारत के संबंध 10 सिद्धांतों से निर्देशित होते रहेंगे। मोदी ने कहा कि भारत को अफ्रीका का सहयोगी होने पर गर्व है और इस मामले में युगांडा अफ्रीकी महाद्वीप में विशेष महत्व रखता है। पहली बार भारत का कोई प्रधानमंत्री युगांडा की संसद को संबोधित कर…

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UAE, Palestine added to Asian Games football after mix-up

July 25, 2018 strong

Kuala Lumpur, Jul 25 (DIN NEWS) The United Arab Emirates and Palestine were Wednesday officially added to the football tournament at the Asian Games after they were accidentally omitted from the original draw. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) conducted a limited re-draw at their headquarters in Kuala Lumpur to include the two sides alongside 24 others taking part in football at the Games, which begin next month. AFC secretary-general Windsor John said Games organisers failed to pass the names of UAE and Palestine to his body for the initial draw,…

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Serena claims ‘discrimination’ over drug tests

July 25, 2018 strong

Paris, Jul 25 (DIN NEWS) Serena Williams claims she is the victim of “discrimination” by US doping chiefs who are testing her more than other players. At Wimbledon Williams slammed “shocking” treatment over excessive targeting from testers in the run-up to the second Grand Slam of the season. And in a tweet on Wednesday the 23-time Grand slam winner reignited the discussion. “…..and it’s that time of the day to get “randomly” drug tested and only test Serena,” she posted on her official Twitter page. “Out of all the players…

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Gary Oldman on-board ‘The Woman in the Window’ cast

July 25, 2018 strong

Los Angeles, Jul 25 (DIN NEWS) Gary Oldman has joined the cast of “The Woman in the Window” with Amy Adams in the lead. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 60-year-old actor will play the father of the mysterious family who moves across the street from where Adams’ character lives. “The Woman in the Window” is the story of a child psychologist with agoraphobia (Adams). She witnesses a shocking crime involving her new neighbours, but no one believes her. The movie reunites Oldman with director Joe Wright, who earlier collaborated…

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All police stations, chowkis to have CCTV cameras: HC told

July 25, 2018 strong

New Delhi, Jul 25 (DIN NEWS) The city police today told the Delhi High Court that all of its stations and ‘chowkis’ will have CCTV cameras by mid October as a step towards ensuring more transparency in the agency’s functioning. The Delhi Police and the AAP government also told a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Chander Shekhar that they will submit a joint report after identifying vulnerable spots in the city where cameras are urgently required. The court was also informed that 3,100 posts of police personnel have been…

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Scheme to compensate victims of sexual assaults should also include children: SC

July 25, 2018 strong

New Delhi, Jul 25 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court today said that a scheme proposed by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) for compensating victims of sexual assault and acid attack should be modified to “some extent” to make it applicable to child victims of such assaults. A bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said that slight modifications could be done in the ‘Compensation Scheme for Women Victims/Survivors of Sexual Assault/Other Crimes-2018’ to also include child victims. “The scheme can be implemented with slight modifications in case…

BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES

Sensex turns choppy after hitting all-time high in opening trade

July 25, 2018 strong

Mumbai, Jul 25 (DIN NEWS) The benchmark Sensex turned volatile after hitting a new high of 36,928.06 in early session as investors turned cautious ahead of July futures and options (F&O) expiry amid mixed quarterly earnings. The 30-share index rose by 102.97 (rpt) 102.97 points, or 0.27 per cent, to hit a new high of 36,928.06, bettering its previous intra-day record of 36,902.06 hit yesterday. However, the index soon turned choppy and was trading 16.05 points, or 0.04 per cent, higher at 36,841.15 at 0940 hrs. The gauge had rallied…

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Rupee bounces to 1-week high as dollar rally cools, up 15 paise to 68.79

July 25, 2018 strong

Mumbai, Jul 25 (DIN NEWS) Reversing its two-session slide, the rupee rebounded by 15 paise today to end at a fresh one-week high of 68.79 against the US dollar on bouts of greenback selling by exporters and corporates. The forex market witnessed a highly volatile session, with the home currency falling initially before staging a comeback. The upbeat trend was supported by unwinding of long dollar positions by speculators and local banks in view of subdued overseas cues, even as Dalal Street’s record-breaking run continued for the third straight day.…

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Govt has no right over taxpayers’ money; simultaneous elections good idea: Uddhav

July 25, 2018 strong

Mumbai, Jul 25 (DIN NEWS) Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray claimed today that the Centre splurged over Rs 4,000 crore only on advertisements of its schemes, and said the government does not have a right over taxpayers’ money. He also favoured simultaneous elections at the Centre and in states but said “one should not think that the whole country will be fooled in one go”. Unemployment would be a big issue in the upcoming elections in the country, the Sena chief said. He also apprehended that the BJP would again…

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Democratic Pakistan in best interest of India: Mehbooba

July 25, 2018 strong

Srinagar, Jul 25 (DIN NEWS) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti today said a democratic Pakistan is in the best interest of India and expressed hope that election there would lead to a stable government. “Hoping today’s election in Pakistan leads to a stable government as a democratic Pakistan is in the best interests of its neighbourhood especially India,” she said on Twitter. Voting took place today in Pakistan to choose a new government.