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Khwaja Yunus custodial death: Show cause notice to probing cop

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Thane, Jun 12 (DIN NEWS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi today pleaded not guilty in a defamation case filed against him by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker in a court here. Gandhi arrived at the court in Bhiwandi at 11.10 am amid heavy security cover and was greeted by hordes of people raising slogans in his support. Inside the court, when Judge A I Sheikh, read out charges against him, Gandhi said, “I am not guilty.” The court had on May 2 asked Gandhi to appear before it today to record…

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Rahul Gandhi pleads not guilty in defamation case

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Thane, Jun 12 (DIN NEWS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi today pleaded not guilty in a defamation case filed against him by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker in a court here. Gandhi arrived at the court in Bhiwandi at 11.10 am amid heavy security cover and was greeted by hordes of people raising slogans in his support. Inside the court, when Judge A I Sheikh, read out charges against him, Gandhi said, “I am not guilty.”  The court had on May 2 asked Gandhi to appear before it today to record…

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RBI Guv appears before Par panel; assures steps to strengthen banking system

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New Delhi, Jun 12 (DIN NEWS) RBI Governor Urjit Patel today faced tough questions from a parliamentary panel on bad loans, bank frauds, cash crunch and other issues even as he assured the members that steps were being taken to strengthen the system, sources said. Sources present at the meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance said the RBI Governor expressed confidence of tiding over the crisis regarding non-performing assets (NPAs). Some members of the committee, headed by senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily, sought to know about the reasons for…

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RBI needs more powers to oversee PSB: Guv to panel

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New Delhi, Jun 12 (DIN NEWS) The Reserve Bank needs more powers to oversee public sector banks (PSBs), Governor Urjit Patel told a parliamentary panel today amid mounting bad loans in state-run lenders. The RBI governor, who appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Finance, faced tough questions from lawmakers on bad loans, bank frauds, cash crunch and other issues, according to sources. Sources said the governor assured the members that steps were being taken to strengthen the system.Regarding PSBs, he told the panel that the RBI has “inadequate” control over…

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Neymar is star attraction as fans swarm to Brazil training

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Sochi, Jun 12 (DIN NEWS) Brazil attracted an army of excited youngsters — including one who managed to break onto the pitch for a selfie — as they held their first training session on Russian soil ahead of the World Cup. Around 5,000 locals turned out to watch the relaxed session at the Yug-Sport Stadium, next to the Brazilian squad’s hotel in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi. Tuesday is a national holiday in Russia and many fans opted for vantage points along the road leading to the stadium, while…

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Rose McGowan defends Anthony Bourdain’s choice to commit suicide

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Los Angeles, Jun 12 (DIN NEWS) Actor-activist Rose McGowan has defended celebrated chef Anthony Bourdain’s choice to commit suicide, saying taking one’s life may be a horrible choice but it is a personal one.Bourdain, 61, died of suicide last week while he was in France filming an episode of his Emmy-winning CNN food and travel programme. In a letter by McGowan, who penned the lengthy note on behalf on the globetrotting chef-writer’s girlfriend actor Asia Argento, the “Charmed” alum said people should not blame him or her friend for his suicide.”I…

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Priyanka Chopra Nick Jonas’ plus one at his cousin’s wedding

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Los Angeles, Jun 12 (DIN NEWS) Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas continue to fuel relationship rumours after the actor appeared as the singer’s date for his cousin’s wedding. They were photographed walking arm-in-arm at Jonas’s cousin’s nuptials near Atlantic City over the weekend, TMZ reported. The “Quantico” star was wearing a gold dress, the “Jealous” hitmaker looked dapper in a suit with white sneakers, sans socks. They were also snapped heading to the JFK Airport when they were travelling together for the wedding. According to the sources, Jonas also introduced Chopra…

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Yemen president in rare visit to estranged UAE ally

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Riyadh, Jun 12 (DIN NEWS) Yemen’s president is to hold talks in Abu Dhabi today as he attempts to repair relations with the United Arab Emirates, which has increasingly sidelined him in its three-year military intervention. President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi is making the rare visit on the advice of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, where he lives in exile, Yemen’s government-run Saba news agency reported. Saudi Arabia and the UAE sent troops to Yemen in 2015 with the stated goal of restoring Hadi to power…

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14 killed as landslides sweep away Rohingya shelters in Bangladesh`

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Dhaka, Jun 12 (DIN NEWS) At least 14 people were killed and several others went missing today as torrential rains triggered landslides near camps housing over one million Rohingya refugees in southeast Bangladesh.  The landslides triggered by heavy rains washed away several homes and shelters in the districts of Cox’s Bazar and Rangamati – both bordering Myanmar from where some 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled into the country due to a military crackdown. Heavy rains have caused severe structural damage to camps. So far, more than 9,000 have been affected and…

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Delhi minister begins hunger strike as CM, others ‘wait’ to meet L-G

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New Delhi, Jun 12 (DIN NEWS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet colleagues, who spent the night at the lieutenant governor’s office, today dug in their heels with Health Minister Satyendar Jain beginning an indefinite hunger strike to press for their demands. The AAP government’s demands include a direction to IAS officers to end their “strike”, action against those who have struck work for “four months”. It has also asked the L-G to approve the proposal for doorstep delivery of rations.Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia, Development Minister Gopal Rai…

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