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CBI questions alleged lobbyist in AirAsia case

June 1, 2018 strong

New Delhi, Jun 1 (DIN NEWS) The CBI today questioned ‘lobbyist’ Rajender Dubey in connection with alleged malpractices by AirAsia India Limited and its promoters while trying to get international flying licences by manipulating policies, officials said. The Central Bureau of Investigation has also summoned group CEO of AirAsia, Tony Fernandes to appear before it on June 6 for questioning in the case. Dubey, promoter of Singapore-based HNR Trading Pte. Ltd, was called today at the agency headquarters where he was questioned at length about the meetings he allegedly arranged for…

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Nifty ends below 10,700, down 40 points

June 1, 2018 strong

Mumbai, June 1 (DIN NEWS) The NSE Nifty was down 40 points today at 10,696.20 due to emergence of selling mainly in realty, banking, IT and FMCG counters. In a volatile session, infra, metal and finance service stocks weighed by data showing manufacturing PMI growth has slowed in May. Investors after digesting better-than-expected Q4 GDP data shifted focus to renewed global trade tensions after the US announced tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. They also closely monitor the movement in crude oil prices and rupee. In the overseas markets, European shares…

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Pak SC strikes down disqualification of Khwaja Asif

June 1, 2018 strong

Islamabad, Jun 1 (DIN NEWS) Pakistan Supreme Court today struck down a high court order that disqualified former foreign minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif, making him eligible to contest in the upcoming elections. Asif on April 27 was disqualified by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for failing to disclose his employment in a UAE company and the monthly salary he was receiving. He challenged it in the Supreme Court earlier last month. A three-member bench headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandia overturned the decision of the Islamabad High Court to disqualify PML-N…

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Spain PM admits defeat ahead of no-confidence vote

June 1, 2018 strong

Madrid, June 1 (DIN NEWS) Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy admitted defeat today ahead of a no-confidence vote which was certain to topple him, paving the way for a takeover by opposition leader Pedro Sanchez, his arch rival. “It’s been an honour — there is none bigger — to have been Spain’s prime minister,” he told parliament after congratulating Sanchez, with lawmakers from his conservative Popular Party (PP) giving him a standing ovation. Barring any last-minute U-turn, an absolute majority of lawmakers, among them Catalan separatists and Basque nationalists, will vote…

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Nipah scare: Doctors, Nurses of Taluk hospital asked to go on leave

June 1, 2018 strong

Kozhikode (Ker), Jun 1 (DIN NEWS) Several staffers, including nurses and four doctors, of a hospital in nearby Balussery have been asked to go on leave from today as a precautionary measure after the death of two people being treated for Nipah virus, officials said. The virus has so far claimed 16 lives in Kerala’s northern districts. Two people, who succumbed to the virus in the past two days, had undergone treatment at the taluk hospital before being shifted to the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital. A senior health official said the…

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Karna ministry to be expanded on June 6, JDS-Cong to fight LS polls as allies

June 1, 2018 strong

Bengaluru, Jun 1 (DIN NEWS) Ten days after coming to power, the JDS-Congress ministry in Karnataka is set to be expanded on June 6, as the two parties reached a power sharing arrangement after intense haggling and announced their decision to fight the Lok Sabha polls as pre-poll allies. Capping protracted hard bargaining with Congress top central leadership stepping in, the two parties voiced their “firm resolve” to ensure that the coalition government headed by H D Kumaraswamy would complete its full five-year term. The Congress has conceded the plum Finance…

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CWG gold medallist Sanjita Chanu fails dope test

May 31, 2018 strong

New Delhi, May 31 (DIN NEWS) Two-time Commonwealth Games champion weightlifter Sanjita Chanu has tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid and she has been provisionally suspended, the international federation said today. International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) said on its website that Sanjita, who had won a gold in the women’s 53kg category in the recent Gold Coast CWG, has tested positive for testosterone. “IWF reports that the sample of Ms. Sanjita Chanu Khumukcham (IND) has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for Testosterone (S1.1 Anabolic Agents). As a consequence, the Athlete is…

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Anand draws with Ding Liren, remains joint second

May 31, 2018 strong

Stavanger (Norway), May 31 (DIN NEWS) World rapid champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by rising Chinese star Ding Liren in the third round of the Altibox Norway Chess tournament here. With the invincible tag around him these days, Ding Liren did not face any real danger from Anand, who has 1.5 points in all. The Chinese has not lost a game in classical chess since August 2017 and even though Anand had a new idea and some semblance of an advantage in the closed Ruy Lopez opening, Liren…

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Woody Harrelson hints at ‘Venom 2’

May 31, 2018 strong

Los Angeles, May 31 (DIN NEWS) Actor Woody Harrelson has revealed that a sequel to “Venom”, starring Tom Hardy in the titular role, is already in development. Harrelson, who recently starred in “Solo: A Star Wars Story”, revealed in an interview with Collider that the makers of the film are already planning a sequel and his role in it will be much more. “Well, you know, Ruben Fleischer did ‘Zombieland’, directed it, so that was a big part of it. And also, Tom Hardy, I really respect and think he’s one…

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Shameful we didn’t know about the struggle of Sandeep Singh: Diljit

May 31, 2018 strong

Mumbai, May 31 (DIN NEWS) Actor Diljit Dosanjh will be seen playing the role of hockey player Sandeep Singh in the upcoming biopic “Soorma” but says it is sad that when the film was offered to him, he was not aware of his story. “Soorma” tells the story of Singh, a professional hockey player and former captain of the Indian national team. Singh was seriously injured after hit by an accidental gunshot in a train in 2006 but he did not give up and continued playing. “I knew that he was…