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After UK-US spats, Trump flies in to turmoil in Britain

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London, Jul 12 (DIN NEWS) Donald Trump arrives in Britain today for his first visit as US president, flying into a whirlwind of protests against him and political turmoil over Brexit. The four-day trip, which will include talks with Prime Minister Theresa May, tea with Queen Elizabeth II and a private weekend in Scotland, is set to be greeted by a leftist-organised mass protest in London tomorrow. Despite a series of diplomatic spats between Britain and Trump, the British government is hoping for a quick trade deal with the US…

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Kejriwal warns school authorities over confinement of KG students in basement

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New Delhi, Jul 12 (DIN NEWS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has issued a stern warning to school authorities who allegedly confined 16 kindergarten children in basement over non-payment of fee and said a probe would be ordered into the matter. He visited the school along with his deputy Manish Sisodia and Environment Minister Imran Hussain, also the MLA from Ballimaran constituency under which the school comes, today. Kejriwal said they interacted with the principal of Rabia Public School, Naheed Usmani, and warned her that this kind of treatment towards…

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Once criminality of Art 377 goes, stigma against LGBTQ also will: SC

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New Delhi, Jul 12 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said once the criminality of consensual gay sex goes away, then related issues like social stigma and discrimination against the LGBTQ community will also go. Observing that an environment has been created in the Indian society over the years that has led to deep-rooted discrimination against the community, a five-judge constitution bench, hearing petitions seeking decriminalisation of 158-year-old colonial law under Section 377 of the IPC, said discrimination against such people has also adversely impacted their mental health The…

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Eyeing a sixth world title, Mary Kom for ‘smart’ training

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New Delhi, Jul 11 (DIN NEWS) Indian boxer MC Mary Kom says she has her sights set on a historic sixth World Championship crown and is training “smartly” to achieve it. The 35-year-old had pulled out of the Asian Games due to a shoulder problem, but is expected to be back in action at the World Championships to be held in New Delhi in November. “One thing I am certain of that if I don’t get any injury and give 100 per cent in my training then I definitely I…

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Home Ministry has cleared Pakistan’s participation at Asian jr championship: WFI

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New Delhi, Jul 11 (DIN NEWS) Decks were today cleared for participation of Pakistani grapplers at the Asian Junior Championship after Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) agreed to give an undertaking that the movement of the contingent from the neighbouring nation will be restricted to the competition venue. After much delay, WFI had got the clearance yesterday for the six-day event, starting July 17, but the Home Ministry had put on hold participation of Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan. A miffed WFI feared that it could be be penalised by the…

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Justin Timberlake to screen FIFA World Cup semifinal at his concert

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London, Jul 11 (DIN NEWS) Justin Timberlake has announced that he will screening the England vs Croatia FIFA World Cup semifinal at his London concert. The “Suit and Tie” hitmaker’s concert at London’s O2 Arena is scheduled only a few hours after the match. In a video posted to his Twitter and Instagram accounts, the American singer shared plans, saying the arena will open the doors hours before the concert so that his fans will able to watch the match. “We did a crazy show on Monday got another one…

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Sanjay Dutt to pen autobiography next year

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New Delhi, Jul 11 (DIN NEWS) Actor Sanjay Dutt will come out with his autobiography next year in which he will reveal many interesting stories that he “never had the chance to tell before”. The memoir will be published by HarperCollins on his 60th birthday on July 29, 2019. “With this book, the reader will finally get to look into his soul. Finally, we will get to hear the fascinating stories about his youth, his Bollywood stint in the ’80s and ’90s, his experiences in prison, and his self-discovery, that…

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Retd Captain gets 7 yrs rigorous jail in 2006 Navy War Room leak case

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New Delhi, Jul 11 (DIN NEWS) A Delhi court today awarded seven-year rigorous imprisonment to retired Captain Salam Singh Rathore in an offshoot of the 2006 Navy War Room leak case, saying he did not deserve leniency as he has committed an offence against national security. Special CBI Judge S K Aggarwal handed down the jail term to Rathore for the offence of spying under the Official Secrets Act, saying the documents found in his possession belonged to Defence Ministry and were “directly or indirectly useful to the enemy in…

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HC raps HR&CE dept over idols thefts, warns of handing over probe to CBI

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Chennai, Jul 11 (DIN NEWS) Coming down heavily on the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) Department over idol thefts in Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court today said if such a situation continued, it would be constrained to hand over all the related cases to the CBI. Justice R Mahadevan said this while hearing a batch of petitions with regard to idol thefts in the state. The judge, during the course of the hearing, took serious view of the news published in some newspapers with regard to…

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Gold, silver recover on mild demand

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Mumbai, Jul 11 (DIN NEWS) Gold prices recovered marginally to Rs 30,380 per 10 grams at the bullion market here today due to mild demand from stockist and retailers even as the metal weakened overseas. Silver too strengthened by Rs 25 per kg due to increased offtake by industrial units. Standard gold (99.5 purity) edged-up by Rs 10 to settle at Rs 30,380 per 10 grams as against Tuesday’s closing level of Rs 30,370. Pure gold (99.9 purity) also moved up by the same margin to end at Rs 30,530…

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