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SC says playing of national anthem in cinemas optional

January 9, 2018January 9, 2018 strong

New Delhi, Jan 9 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court today made the playing of national anthem in cinema halls before screening of movies optional. The apex court modified its November 30, 2016, order by which it had made playing of the anthem mandatory in cinema halls before the screening of a film. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said a 12-member inter-ministerial committee, set up by the Centre, would take a final call on the playing of national anthem in the cinemas. The bench, also comprising Justices A M…

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Jet Airways terminates two pilots involved in mid-air brawl

January 9, 2018January 9, 2018 strong

New Delhi, Jan 9 (DIN NEWS) Jet Airways has terminated the services of two senior pilots who were involved in a mid-air brawl while operating London-Mumbai flight on January 1. A senior pilot had allegedly slapped a female commander during the flight and following the incident the two were grounded by the airline. “Consequent to the review of the events on board Flight 9W 119 London-Mumbai of January 1, 2018, Jet Airways has terminated services of both the cockpit crew with immediate effect,” a Jet Airways spokesperson said in a statement…

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Koreas start first official talks in two years

January 9, 2018 strong

Seoul, Jan 9 (DIN NEWS) North and South Korea began their first official talks in more than two years today, focussing on the forthcoming Winter Olympics after months of tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme. The talks in Panmunjom, the truce village in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula, came after the North’s leader Kim Jong-Un indicated in his New Year’s speech that he could send a delegation to next month’s Games in Pyeongchang in the South. Seoul responded with an offer of a high-level dialogue, and last week the…

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Mevani’s request for Delhi rally not granted so far: Police

January 9, 2018January 9, 2018 strong

New Delhi, Jan 8 (DIN NEWS) The Delhi Police today said that Vadgam MLA Jignesh Mevani’s request for holding a rally here tomorrow on Parliament Street has not been granted yet. The police had earlier said that Mevani’s request was “under consideration”. “No permission granted so far by Delhi Police to hold proposed protest at Parliament Street in view of NGT orders. Organisers have been constantly advised to go to alternate site, which they are reluctant to accept,” the office of Deputy Commissioner of Police, New Delhi, tweeted tonight. However, the…

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Stocks scale fresh record high as Coal India spurts

January 9, 2018 strong

Mumbai, Jan 9 (DIN NEWS) The BSE Sensex hit a fresh record high of 34,487.52 while NSE Nifty touched life-time high of 10,659.15 in opening session today on smart gains in Coal India , Tata Motors and SBI. Rising for the third straight day, the 30-share index spurted by 134.73 points, or 0.39 per cent, to hit a new peak of 34,487.52. The gauge gained 559.41 points in previous three sessions to close at a record high at 34,352.79 in yesterday’s session. It had also touched an intra-day lifetime high of…

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I keep thinking I’m invincible: Christian Bale

January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 strong

Christian Bale believes that he is “invincible” when it comes to his obsession of giving it all to his acting. “The Dark Knight” actor, who has gone to great lengths to get his physical appearance right for the characters he plays on screen, said it is his commitment to his work that allows him to give memorable performances. “I keep thinking I’m invincible. I like obsession. I hope that it stays as healthy obsession,” Bale told Metro newspaper. He famously lost approximately 28 kgs, reducing his body mass to around…

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A cop film will always be compared to Dabangg, Singham: Rohit

January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 strong

Director Rohit Shetty says cop films such as “Dabangg” and “Singham” have set the bar so high with their box office success and popularity that it is obvious for any police-centric movie to be compared with them. The filmmaker, whose next project “Simmba” will see Ranveer Singh don the khakhi uniform as Sangram Bhalerao, said he is confident the film will be original in its character. “What usually happens is that Chulbul Pandey and Singham have become the iconic characters. When we were making ‘Singham’, a lot of people told…

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Kamala Mills fire: Mojo’s Bistro owner sent to police custody

January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 strong

A court here today remanded Yug Pathak, the son of a retired IPS officer and one of the owners of the Mojo’s Bistro pub, to a five-day police custody in connection with the deadly fire at the Kamala Mills compound here on December 29, which had claimed 14 lives. Pathak, the son of retired director general of police and former Pune police commissioner K K Pathak, was arrested yesterday. On Friday, the Mumbai Fire Brigade, in its preliminary probe report on the fire, which had engulfed Mojo’s Bistro and the…

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PIL in HC seeks revocation of ban on book on Gandhi’s assassination

January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 strong

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking revocation of a ban on the import of a book published over five decades ago in Portugal that alleged larger conspiracy behind the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The PIL has been filed by city-based researcher and trustee of right wing group Abhinav Bharat, Pankaj Phadnis, seeking the court to quash and set aside a notification dated December 29, 1979 issued by the then Union government banning import of the book ‘Who Killed Gandhi’, authored by Portugal- based…

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Maruti to expand sales network for ‘Super Carry’ LCV

January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 strong

The country’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) plans to expand the sales network for its light commercial vehicle ‘Super Carry’ as it aims to be a significant player in the segment. The company, which launched Super Carry in September 2016, is seeing good traction in the light commercial vehicle (LCV) segment that is dominated by players like Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra. “The retail network is being rolled out in phases. Currently Super Carry is being retailed through 162 new commercial outlets in 140 cities across 25…