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Los Angeles, Jul 19 (DIN NEWS) Seeking dismissal of the case filed against him by Ashley Judd, Harvey Weinstein has claimed he and the actor-activist had struck “‘ a bargain’ with respect to future sexual activity”. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Weinstein’s attorney Phyllis Kupferstein has claimed Judd has waited too long to sue. The 50-year-old Judd was one of the first actors to go on record to accuse Weinstein of sexual abuse in the October 5 New York Times article, which exposed the now disgraced Hollywood producer. In 2015,…

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Sensex, Nifty turn volatile; midcap stocks crack

July 19, 2018 strong

Mumbai, Jul 19 (DIN NEWS) The benchmark Sensex turned volatile after opening on a positive note in early trade today amid weakness in banking, pharma, metals, realty and IT stocks. The 30-share index was trading flat at 36,373.23 after beginning the session 142.14 points higher. The index had lost 146.52 points in the previous session. All sectoral indices were trading in the red. Midcap stocks bled with MindTree, UBL, PC Jeweller falling up to 7 per cent. The NSE Nifty dropped below the 11,000 mark, falling 24.75 points, or 0.23…

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Sensex ends lower in cautious trade

July 19, 2018 strong

Mumbai, Jul 19 (DIN NEWS) Erasing early gains, the Sensex ended lower by 22 points at 36,351.23 in range-bound trade today amid lower-than-expected results. Investors were not in a mood to make fresh bets ahead of the voting on the no-confidence motion against the NDA government tabled in the Lok Sabha, brokers said. A depreciating rupee, which again breached the 69-mark against the dollar in intra-day trade, too weighed on sentiment, they added. The Sensex opened higher and advanced to hit a high of 36,515.58, but soon turned lower and…

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Sharif, Maryam to be shifted from Adiala to Sihala jail amid ‘security fears’

July 19, 2018 strong

Lahore, Jul 19 (DIN NEWS) Jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam may be shifted from the high-security Adiala jail to Sihala Rest House, which has been converted into a sub-jail in the suburbs of Islamabad after some prisoners started chanting slogans against him this morning, prison authorities said. Sharif, 68, and his daughter Maryam, 44, were arrested in Lahore on July 13 on their arrival from London after an accountability court found them guilty over his family’s ownership of four luxury flats in London. They were…

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Putin says US-Russia summit was successful

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Moscow, Jul 19 (DIN NEWS) Russian President Vladimir Putin says his first summit with US President Donald Trump was “successful” and is accusing Trump’s opponents in the US of hampering any progress on the issues they discussed. Putin told Russian diplomats today that US-Russian relations are “in some ways worse than during the Cold War” but that his meeting with Trump on Monday allowed them to start on “the path to positive change”. He added, “We will see how things develop further”, expressing concern about unnamed “forces” in the US…

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Goa monsoon session begins on stormy note over formalin scare

July 19, 2018 strong

Panaji, Jul 19 (DIN NEWS) The monsoon session of the Goa Assembly began on a stormy note today with the opposition demanding a discussion on the issue of formalin being found in fish in the state, instead of the listed business. The ruckus forced Speaker Pramod Sawant to adjourn the House four times. As soon as the House assembled on the opening day, Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar demanded that they be allowed to move an adjournment motion to take up the issue of presence of formalin in fish, as…

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Hopeful of saving reservation for SC/ST: Javadekar

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New Delhi, Jul 19 (DIN NEWS) The government has put on hold recruitment for teaching positions in universities and colleges pending a decision on the special leave petition it has filed against a court order curtailing reservation for SC/ST and OBCs, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said today. He said the government is committed to 50 per cent reservation to SC/ST and OBCs and it “does not agree” with the Allahabad High Court ruling that had in last April struck down a circular prescribing institution-wise reservation to fill vacant faculty positions.…

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SC upholds nomination of 3 BJP members as MLAs to Puducherry Assembly

July 19, 2018 strong

New Delhi, Jul 19 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court today refused to stay the Madras High Court order upholding the Centre’s decision to nominate three BJP members as MLAs to Puducherry Assembly. The apex court asked the speaker of Puducherry Assembly to allow the nominated members to function as MLAs till the adjudication of petition. A bench of justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan issued notice to the Centre and the Puducherry government and asked them to file counter affidavit on the plea. The order came on pleas filed…

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CBI files charge sheet against Chidambaram, son in Aircel-Maxis case

July 19, 2018 strong

New Delhi, Jul 19 (DIN NEWS) The CBI today filed a supplementary charge sheet against former finance minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti, naming them accused in the Aircel Maxis deal case. The charge sheet was filed before special CBI judge O P Saini who has fixed July 31 for considering the document. The senior Congress leader’s role had come under the scanner of investigating agencies in the Aircel-Maxis deal of Rs 3,500 crore and INX Media case involving Rs 305 crore. It was during his tenure as the…

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Growth has been solid, hope Olympiad will demonstrate it: Anand

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Indian chess has grown consistently in the last three decades, believes five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, who expressed optimism that the country’s progress would be reflected in the Chess Olympiad. “I am proud to have played part, (as a) catalyst and convinced a lot of people to try out chess. I was the first Grand Master in 1987 and now we have 52. So that’s quite a growth,” Anand told reporters here. “Obviously someone like Praggnanandhaa, has done it at the age of 12. But the growth (of chess in…