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Weinstein pleads not guilty, released on bail

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Harvey Weinstein, who was previously indicted on charges involving two women, was released on bail today while fighting sex crime accusations that now include a third woman. “We fight these battles one day at a time, and today we won this round,” defense attorney Ben Brafman said outside court. Brafman said during an arraignment that he expects more charges. Weinstein pleaded not guilty after he was brought into the courtroom while handcuffed from behind, then uncuffed for the proceeding. An updated indictment unveiled last week alleges the movie mogul-turned-#MeToo…

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HC rejects Sterlite copper plant’s plea for restoring power supply to unit

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The Madras High Court today rejected a plea of the closed Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin for restoring power supply to the unit to deal with an acid leak, observing that the government authorities were already carrying out the work on removal of the chemicals properly. Justices C T Selvam and A M Basheer Ahamed of the Madurai Bench dismissed the petition by the Vedanta group company, seeking temporary restoration of power supply for the unit, which has been disconnected after the government ordered its permanent closure in May…

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HC rejects Sterlite copper plant’s plea for restoring power supply to unit

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Madurai, Jul 9 (DIN NEWS) The Madras High Court today rejected a plea of the closed Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin for restoring power supply to the unit to deal with an acid leak, observing that the government authorities were already carrying out the work on removal of the chemicals properly. Justices C T Selvam and A M Basheer Ahamed of the Madurai Bench dismissed the petition by the Vedanta group company, seeking temporary restoration of power supply for the unit, which has been disconnected after the government ordered its…

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SC seeks response on Ahmed Patel’s plea to stay proceedings in Guj HC

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New Delhi, Jul 9 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court today sought the response of a BJP leader on a plea by Ahmed Patel seeking a stay of proceedings in the Gujarat High Court which is hearing a petition challenging the senior Congress leader’s election to the Rajya Sabha. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, however, allowed the Gujarat High Court to frame the issues to be decided by it on the petition filed by BJP leader Balwantsinh Rajput challenging Patel’s election to the Upper House. Rajput had lost…

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Karna announces support price for mango farmers

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Bengaluru, July 9 (DIN NEWS) Coming to the rescue of mango farmers in distress in the state, Karnataka government today announced a support price of Rs 2.50 per kg. The announcement comes on a day when Srinivasapura, a major mango growing region in Kolar district observed bandh demanding that government come to the rescue of mango farmers as prices have seen a steep fall. “We are doing the market intervention to support our farmers, the state government has decided to announce the support price of Rs 2.50 per kg. We…

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Goyal asks Coal India to ensure supply for power sector

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Kolkata, Jul 9 (DIN NEWS) Union Coal Minister Piyush Goyal has asked Coal India to focus on meeting coal demand, particularly from the power sector, in a review meeting held here today. Owing to a sharp rise in coal demand from the power sector, Coal India was finding it difficult to meet the demand despite steady rise in supply to the sector. Sources said that in the meeting, Goyal called for better coordination between Coal India and Railways to ramp up supplies. He also asked Coal India to plan for…

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Police in Maine throw birthday party for 8-year-old girl

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Augusta (US), Jul 9 (DIN NEWS) A Maine police department has thrown their own celebration for an 8-year-old girl who had no one show up to her birthday party. WCSH-TV reports the Augusta Police Department put on a party yesterday for Larriah Binns in Augusta complete with balloons and birthday cake. Larriah’s mother, Angelique Binns, says she had a birthday celebration planned for Saturday, but none of her daughter’s friends could come. Angelique Binns says her daughter started jumping up and down in excitement Sunday when she saw several cars…

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Sharif, his daughter will be arrested on their arrival at any airport in Pak: Minister

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Lahore, Jul 9 (DIN NEWS) Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz will be arrested on their arrival at any airport in Pakistan as they have been convicted in a corruption case, a senior minister said today. Maryam last evening shared her flight details to return to Pakistan with media persons. She said she will reach at Lahore airport on Friday at 6:15 pm by Ittehad Airways’ flight EY-243. “The government will implement accountability court’s order in letter and spirit and arrest Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz…

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Security situation in north-east has improved “drastically”: Rajnath

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Shillong, July 9 (DIN NEWS) The security situation in North East has “improved drastically” during the four years of NDA government, with insurgency related incidents coming down by 85 per cent as compared to the 90s, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today. The government is giving special attention to the internal security in the region, Singh said, addressing the 67th plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) here. He stressed on the need for a forum to address inter-state and security-related issues, including boundary disputes, narcotics and arms trafficking,…

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Samsung opens world’s largest mobile phone factory in Noida

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Noida, July 9 (DIN NEWS) South Korean consumer electronics major Samsung on Monday inaugurated the world’s largest mobile phone factory here which will double its annual handset production capacity to 120 million units by 2020. The facility was inaugurated jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in The new plant will help the company raise its capacity in a phased manner, from 68 million units at present, to 120 million The company also launched ?Make for the World’ initiative, whereby it aims to export mobile handsets…