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Rupee hits near 5-yr low of 68.80 a dollar on macro worries

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Mumbai, Jul 2 (DIN NEWS) The battered rupee today suffered yet another blow by plunging 34 paise to end at a near five-year low of 68.80 against the buoyant US dollar in the midst of weak global trends and concerns on macro-economic front. This is the level last seen on 28 August, 2013. With very little chance of RBI intervention, panic dollar demand from importers and speculative traders sent the home currency sinking to a low of 68.81 in late afternoon deals. Although the initial gains had been short-lived. It…

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Exports seem to have good performance in June: Prabhu

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New Delhi, Jul 2 (DIN NEWS) Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu today said early data indicate that exports have registered a “good performance” in June despite volatility in global markets. The official export numbers for the month of June will be released on July 15. “Despite huge volatility in global markets, when large exporting countries are facing challenges in exports, our exports for month of June again have registered good performance as per early compilation,” Prabhu said in a series of tweets. The country’s merchandise exports recorded 20.18 per cent growth…

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More than 270,000 displaced by southern Syria fighting: UN

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Amman, Jul 2 (DIN NEWS) A regime offensive in southern Syria has forced more than 270,000 people from their homes, the United Nations said today. “We were expecting the number of displaced in southern Syria to reach 200,000, but it has already exceeded 270,000 people in record time,” said Mohammad Hawari, the spokesman for UN refugee agency UNHCR in Amman. Nearly two weeks of ferocious air strikes and barrel bombing have seen regime forces retake swathes of rebel-held territory in the southern province of Daraa.

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Islamic State claims attack on Sikhs, Hindus in Afghanistan

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Kabul, Jul 2 (DIN NEWS) The Islamic State group today claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in eastern Afghanistan that killed at least 19 people, mostly Sikhs and Hindus. The bomber targeted a delegation from the minority communities as it was travelling to the governor’s residence in the eastern city of Jalalabad yesterday for a meeting with President Ashraf Ghani. Avtar Singh Khalsa, a longtime leader of the Sikh community, was among those killed. Another 20 people were wounded. In a statement released today, the IS said it had targeted…

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BJP govt has institutionalised corruption: Pilot

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Jaipur, July 2 (DIN NEWS) Rajasthan Congress Chief Sachin Pilot today alleged that the BJP government has institutionalised corruption as a “transfer racket” was operating in the state. “Government employees and officers who do not have resources and approach are being exploited by the government. They are being transferred on recommendations to benefit the relatives and those known to BJP leaders,” Pilot claimed. He alleged that BJP governments in the Centre and the state were turning a blind eye to all sections of the society and was working to take…

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India can play a major role in ‘unstable world’ to achieve peace: PM Modi

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New Delhi, Jul 2 (DIN NEWS) India can play a major role in the present “unstable world” to achieve global peace and prosperity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today told the country’s heads of missions in foreign countries at a conference here. The prime minister addressed the envoys on the last day of the three-day conference during which the country’s foreign policy priorities were deliberated upon. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, at the session, said, “India’s global profile and prestige have gone up significantly” since Prime Minister Modi has assumed office.…

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Rajapaksa dismisses allegations of Chinese funding in polls

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Colombo, Jul 1 (DIN NEWS) Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa today dismissed a media report that claimed China had funded his unsuccessful 2015 presidential re-run. “No contribution was made by China to my 2015 presidential election campaign,” Rajapaksa said, breaking his silence on the issue. “While claiming that my ‘affiliates’ and ‘campaign aides’ had got the money and that volunteers’ had delivered the cheques to Temple Trees, the writer has been intentionally vague about who had given this money and who had received it,” the former president said in…

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Syrians fleeing war will not be allowed in Israel: Netanyahu

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Jerusalem, Jul 1 (DIN NEWS) Civilians fleeing Syria’s war will not be allowed to enter Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today adding however that his government will continue providing them with humanitarian aid. Tens of thousands of Syrians have fled a government offensive in the country’s south that started on June 19 and some have set up makeshift camps near the Israeli-held Golan Heights. “Regarding southern Syria, we will continue to defend our borders,” Netanyahu said at the start of a cabinet meeting. “We will extend humanitarian assistance to…

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Stop self-doubting ladies, we have enough people doing that to us, says Priyanka

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Priyanka Chopra says women have “always been treated as second-class citizens” and unlike men, they are forced to adhere to certain standards of beauty. The 35-year-old star believes rather than submitting to the societal norms, women should focus on loving themselves and being confident in their own skin. “We’ve always been told that only one of us can win and only the best one will get the cutest boy and only the best one will get the job, that we spent so much time elbowing each other out of the…

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‘Important to experiment for longer, respectable career’

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”  Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan believes sticking to one’s comfort zone could be tempting, but it is important for an actor to experiment to have a longer and respectable career. Saif found his groove with 2001’s “Dil Chahta Hai”, a decade after being in the industry, and reinvented himself with “Omkara”.He has now become one of India’s first mainstream stars to venture into the digital space, with Netflix Original series “Sacred Games”.In an interview with DIN, Saif says, “If you’ve been successful at one type of thing, it could be…

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