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‘Kabir Singh’ represents more than 70 per cent of urban India: Anurag Kashyap

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Why shouldn’t a film like “Kabir Singh” exist when it represents more than 70 to 80 per cent of urban India, says director Anurag Kashyap who believes it is important to make people uncomfortable rather than stay politically correct in cinema.There has always been a debate around the role or responsibility of artistes and whether they should bear accountability for the art they put out but Kashyap says one cannot enforce the existence of one kind of cinema. “The first thing is, it’s up to you whether you want to…

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Obama says Paris climate deal is still the way forward

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 Former US President Barack Obama said Friday the Paris Agreement on climate change may fall short of expectations but is still the way forward to achieve progress and encourage businesses to invest in clean energy. Nearly 200 nations pledged to cut greenhouse emissions and help poor countries cope with the worst effects of an already warming planet under the accord signed in 2016 that was a cornerstone of Obama’s environmental legacy.But his successor, Donald Trump, abandoned that legacy when his administration notified the UN last month that the US would…

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Messi doesn’t need to win World Cup to be called great player: Crespo

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Lionel Messi is in the same league as Pele or Diego Maradona and he doesn’t need to win a World Cup to prove his greatness, feels iconic former Argentine striker Hernan Crespo.Here in the city as the ambassador of TSK 25K run, the prolific Argentine said: “Messi doesn’t need that (to win a World Cup to be great player). In the whole history, I can think of five players — Pele, (Alfredo) di Stefano, (Johan) Cruyff, (Diego) Maradona and then there is Messi.”He however hoped that Messi gets to finally…

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Rupee pares gains to close flat at 70.83 against USD on crude price surge

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The rupee jumped 33 paise in day trade before closing flat at 70.83 to the US dollar on Friday as surging crude oil prices after reports of a US-China trade deal knocked off sharp gains.The rupee opened strong at 70.54 and surged further by 33 paise to touch the day’s high of 70.50 to the US dollar, mirroring sharp gains in stock markets.Equity benchmark BSE Sensex breached the 41,000 level as the US and China reportedly reaching a trade deal and Boris Johnson’s win in the UK general elections boosted…

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50 Jamia students detained after clash with cops during CAB protest

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The Jamia Millia Islamia University turned into a battlefield on Friday after police and students, who wanted to march to Parliament House to protest the Citizenship Amendment Act, clashed with each other prompting AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan to reach the spot to take stock of the situation. Fifty students were detained following a clash between police and students after the protestors were stopped at the varsity gate and prevented from carrying out their march. The students, who were baton-charged by police personnel, alleged that the police also used tear gas…

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Several pleas filed in SC challenging Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019

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Several petitions, including those by Congress MP Jairam Ramesh and Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, were filed in the Supreme Court on Friday challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019.According to the amended Act, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014 and face religious persecution there will not be treated as illegal immigrants but given Indian citizenship.President Ram Nath Kovind had given assent to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 on Thursday night,…

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Focus on fitness and recovery ahead of Olympics: Rani Rampal

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Focus will be on fitness and recovery as the Indian women’s hockey team looks to play quality matches against top sides as part of its preparation for the Tokyo Olympics, said skipper Rani Rampal.The Indian team is currently in Bengaluru for the ongoing National coaching camp which will end on December 15.After a three-week break for Christmas and New Year, the core group will return to camp on January 5 to prepare for the New Zealand Tour.”One of the primary focus for us will be on fitness and recovery. While…

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Arjun Kapoor starts food biz startup with aim to improve gender parity

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Actor Arjun Kapoor has become an entrepreneur, investing in an emerging food delivery startup and said the focus is to bring a positive social change towards gender parity in society.The startup, foodcloud.in, is looking to reach out to outstanding stay-at-home women cooks and empower them as entrepreneurs through the platform, a release said.”Our startup is aiming to bring about a positive social change towards gender parity in our society. It is a venture that is extremely close to my heart and I have been doing my best to raise awareness…

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Govt creating framework for deployment of secure 5G services: Prasad

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The government is creating an enabling framework for deployment of affordable and secure 5G services in India, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday.No case of any first world countries disapproving 5G spectrum services due to security reasons has come to its notice, he added.During the question hour in the Rajya Sabha, the minister said the standards for IMT (International Mobile Telecommunications) 2020, also known as 5G technologies are being finalised.In reply to a question on a company being banned by some countries owing to security concerns over 5G…

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Anti-CAB stir: People defy curfew, police open fire as Assam turns war zone

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Thousands of people defied curfew in Guwahati on Thursday and took to the streets, prompting police to open fire, even as protests against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill intensified in Assam.Police said they had to open fire in Lalung Gaon area in Guwahati after stones were hurled by protestors. The agitators claimed that at least four persons were injured in the shooting.Police also had to fire in the air in several other areas of the city, including the Guwahati-Shillong Road which turned into a war zone as protestors vandalised shops…

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