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Mumbai, Jul 29 (DIN NEWS) The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government and the Directorate of Education to call for compliance reports from all educational institutes and universities in the state on facilities provided to disabled students. In an order passed earlier this week, a bench of Justices Naresh Patil and G S Kulkarni said the state must inform the court whether or not all educational institutes across Maharashtra were providing barrier-free access in their buildings to disabled students and staff members. The bench was hearing a Public…

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Trump: There are ‘consequences’ for illegal border crossing

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Bridgewater(US), Jul 29 (DIN NEWS) President Donald Trump says there are “consequences when people cross our Border illegally” and claims many who do so are “using children for their own sinister purposes.” Trump’s tweet today came several days after the government said more than 1,800 children separated at the US-Mexico border have been reunited with parents and sponsors after a federal judge ordered the reunions. Hundreds of children still remain separated. Following a day of relative silence on Twitter, Trump says: “Please understand, there are consequences when people cross our…

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Cong slams AGP for misguiding people on illegal migrants issue

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Guwahati, Jul 29 (DIN NEWS) Leader of Opposition in the Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, today criticised the AGP, a coalition partner of the ruling BJP, for having “misguided” the people of the state by using the illegal migrants issue for achieving their political objectives for over 30 years. After the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) had formed the government in Assam in 1985 following signing of the Assam Accord, an ‘intensive revision’ of the electoral rolls of Assam was undertaken under the supervision of the Election Commission, Saikia said in a…

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VP Naidu visits hospital, DMK releases image of Karuna on bed

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Chennai, July 29 (DIN NEWS) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today visited a private hospital here to inquire about the health condition of DMK chief M Karunanidhi. The DMK, meanwhile, released a photograph,the first after Karunanidhi’s hospitalisation early yesterday, showing Naidu standing beside the 94-year-old leader in his hospital bed. Party cadres outside the hospital were enthused by the release of the image. They said the picture did not feature any “life support system like a ventilator” and it was reassuring that their Thalaivar (leader) was recuperating well. DMK had,…

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“Digi yatra” facility likely to take off in 2 months: Prabhu

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Mumbai, Jul 29 (DIN NEWS) The civil aviation ministry’s proposed “digi yatra” facility, which seeks to make flying speedy and hassle-free, is expected to be rolled out in the next two months, Union Minister Suresh Prabhu has said. The initiative, “digi yatra”, seeks to minimise paperwork for air travel under a digital system for airport entry and boarding flights using a passenger’s Aadhaar number and mobile phone. Under the system, the civil aviation ministry is looking to make ticket booking, airport entry and boarding pass security check-in digital. “We are…

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Trai chief’s personal info not fetched from Aadhaar database, servers: UIDAI

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New Delhi, Jul 29 (DIN NEWS) The UIDAI today asserted that the personal details of Trai chief R S Sharma being put out on Twitter are not from the Aadhaar database or its servers, and that “so called hacked information” is easily available with a simple search on Google and other sites, without using the 12-digit unique identity number. The UIDAI jumped into the debate following a full blown war of words on Twitter between Trai Chairman RS Sharma and some users over the potential of Aadhaar number being misused.…

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Chennaiyin FC appoints Hitchcock as goalkeeping coach

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Chennai, Jul 28 (DIN NEWS) Indian Super League champions Chennaiyin FC has appointed Englishman Kevin Hitchcock as goalkeeping coach ahead of the 2018-19 season. The 55-year-old Hitchcock, who was at Birmingham City as goalkeeping coach last season, replaces compatriot Tony Warner, said a CFC press release. Hitchcock joins new assistant coach Paul Groves in the Chennaiyin coaching staff, having worked with him at Birmingham last season, where the latter was the first-team coach. “I had a great working experience in Qatar and I have heard very positive things about Indian…

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Guptill hits 102 off just 38 balls in T20 Blast

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London, Jul 28 (DIN NEWS) New Zealand’s Martin Guptill struck 102 from just 38 balls as Worcestershire thrashed Northamptonshire by nine wickets in English county cricket’s Twenty20 Blast. Set a targe of 188, visitors Worcestershire won with nearly seven overs to spare, with Joe Clarke making an unbeaten 61 off 33 balls. Clarke and Guptill put on 162 in 10 overs. It did not take long for the experienced Guptill, who hit 12 fours and seven sixes, to get into his stride. He got going in a Richard Gleeson over…

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Assamese film wins 3 top awards at US fest

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Los Angeles, Jul 28 (DIN NEWS) Assamese film “Xhoihobote Dhemalite” (“Rainbow Fields”) today bagged three top awards at the 3rd Love International Film Festival here including best movie. Besides the best film, it also won the awards for best actress (Dipannita Sharma) and best music (Anurag Saikia) at the festival, where more than 150 films from 36 countries participated. The film, directed by Bidyut Kotoky, deals with the sensitive issue of children of Assam growing up in violent times and witnessing brutality around them. Receiving the award, Kotoky said, “In…

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It will be a thrilling, edge-of-the seat experience: Emraan on Netflix debut

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Mumbai, Jul 28 (DIN NEWS) Emraan Hashmi says he is excited to make his Netflix debut with superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment’s production,”The Bard of Blood”. The 39-year-old actor, who will be playing the lead in the show based on a bestselling 2015 book of the same name by Bilal Siddiq, said the series will challenge him as a performer. “Three years after launching Bilal’s ‘The Bard Of Blood’, I will play the protagonist – Kabir Anand. That’s destiny. “I am really excited to be a part of…