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Messi misses penalty as Iceland hold Argentina for famous draw

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Moscow, June 16 (DIN NEWS) Argentina were held to a draw by World Cup debutants Iceland Saturday, with Lionel Messi blowing a gilt-edged opportunity for victory when he missed a penalty. Sergio Aguero scored an eye-catching opener for the two-time world champions in the 19th minute but it was almost immediately cancelled out by Alfred Finnbogason, whose team then held on in the face of immense pressure. It was a major embarrassment for Argentina and raises questions about their ability to claim football’s biggest prize for the first time since…

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Don’t shun meat from plate, stars ask people in govt video

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Kolkata, Jun 16 (DIN NEWS) The West Bengal government has roped in two popular faces of the film industry here to ask people to have meat, the sale of which has taken a toll following the carcass meat scandal that surfaced in late April. The two, Bengali film superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee and heroin Nusrat Jahan, have taken part in a 50-second video produced by the department of information and cultural affairs. “I readily agreed to be featured in the campaign on being asked by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to dispel…

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Tom Holland shared ‘Jurassic World 2’ spoilers with Pratt before director

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Los Angeles, Jun 16 (DIN NEWS) Actor Chris Pratt has revealed his “Avengers: Infinity War” co-star Tom Holland had spoiled the story of “Jurassic World: The Fallen Kingdom” for him before he could hear it from the director. In an interview with SiriusXM, Pratt said Holland knew “The Fallen Kingdom” director JA Bayona as the two had worked together on the film “The Impossible”. The director had apparently told the “Spider-Man: Homecoming” actor the whole story of the film. “The first I heard about the plot was from Tom Holland,…

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3 Bangladeshis get 10 yrs RI in human trafficking case

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Thane, Jun 16 (DIN NEWS) A district court has sentenced three Bangladeshi nationals to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in a 2012 human trafficking case. District sessions judge S C Khalipe convicted the trio– Abdul alias Afzal Shaikh alias Gaffar Shafiuddin Shaikh (48), his wife Shivali alias Sangita Abdul Shaikh (36) and her sister Nargis Abdul Hasan Mandal (30). The sentence was awarded on Wednesday. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 26,000 on each convict. The trio was held guilty under the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act (PITA)…

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Gang targeting rich French nationals in Puducherry: HC

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Chennai, Jun 16 (DIN NEWS) The Madras High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against a couple in a case of alleged land grabbing in Puducherry, observing that they were part of a gang which targeted rich French nationals to usurp their properties by forging documents. Justice P N Prakash, dismissing petitions by the couple, directed a judicial magistrate court in Puducherry, a former French colony, to go ahead with the case, saying there was sufficient material against the two for framing charges. “…the accused in this case are…

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Parrikar reviews ongoing infrastructure works in Goa

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Panaji, Jun 16 (DIN NEWS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who returned from the US two days ago, reviewed today the progress of the ongoing infrastructure works in the state. Parrikar (62) returned to Goa on Thursday evening after spending three months in the US, where he underwent treatment for a pancreatic ailment. He held a detailed meeting with officials of the Public Works Department in his chamber at the secretariat here, an official in the Chief Minister’s Office said. “The chief minister reviewed all the ongoing (infrastructure) works and…

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RBI eases norms for FPIs to invest in debt; to help RE, Corp bonds

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Mumbai, Jun 16 (DIN NEWS) The Reserve Bank has eased investment norms for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in debt, especially into individual large corporates, a move that can help attract more overseas flows and thereby help arrest the recent fall in the rupee on one hand and also lift the recent fall in demand for corporate bonds. FPIs are allowed to invest in various debt market instruments such as government bonds, treasury bills, state development loans and corporate bonds, but with certain limits and restrictions. The RBI increased the FPIs…

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Rohingya refugees mark first Eid since Myanmar crackdown

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Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh), Jun 16 (DIN NEWS) As Muslims around the world celebrated Eid with feasting and gift-giving, Rohingya refugees in squalid Bangladesh camps marked the festival today with a peaceful demonstration demanding justice and dignified repatriation. For the hundreds of thousands of the Muslim minority who have fled neighbouring Myanmar since an army crackdown last August, this is the first Eid-al-Fitr they have spent in the cramped tent cities. Rahim Uddin, a 35-year-old refugee, told DIN NEWS that the holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of…

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At least 20 dead in Afghanistan suicide attack during ceasefire

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Jalalabad, Jun 16 (DIN NEWS) A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of Afghan Taliban, security forces, and civilians celebrating an unprecedented ceasefire in the war-torn country today, killing at least 20 people, officials said. The attack came as President Ashraf Ghani announced an extension of the government’s week-long ceasefire with the militant group after both sides agreed to halt hostilities for Eid. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast that also wounded at least 16 others marking the suspension of fighting in Rodat district…

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IAF ready for any contingency: Air Chief Marshal

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Hyderabad, Jun 16 (DIN NEWS) The operational preparedness of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to take on any contingency was displayed in the recent ‘Gaganshakti’ exercise, Chief of Air Staff B S Dhanoa said today. “The operational preparedness of the IAF to take on any kind of contingency was amply displayed in the recently- concluded exercise Gaganshakti. The gamut and expanse of this exercise was pan-India which saw engagement of almost all the assets of the Air Force,” he said. The gigantic exercise involved operations on northern, western and eastern…

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