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Filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane says any political commentary made on the show “Sacred Games” comes from a responsible space and is never done to “poke” people. Last year when the show started streaming, a certain section took offence over alleged use of derogatory language while talking about politics and politicians. When asked if the team was cautious going forward with season two, Motwane, who is the showrunner for the Netflix Original series, told DIN that the intent is never to provoke anyone. “We haven’t gone out there to poke or unnecessarily needle anyone.…

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Mehbooba slams Centre, says ‘gloves are finally off

August 2, 2019 strong

The “gloves are finally off and India has chosen territory over people”, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday as speculations grew in the valley about some possible major decisions regarding the state’s special status.“You failed to win over the love of a single Muslim majority state which rejected division on religious grounds & chose secular India. The gloves are finally off & India has chosen territory over people,” Mehbooba, the PDP president, wrote on Twitter. She said New Delhi seemed to be preparing “to rob”…

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Ayodhya: As mediation fails, SC to conduct day-to day hearing of land dispute from Aug 6

August 2, 2019 strong

The Supreme Court Friday said it will hold day-to-day hearing from August 6 to decide the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute in Ayodhya as the efforts to arrive at an amicable settlement through mediation have failed.The apex court took note of the report of the three member mediation panel, headed by former apex court judge FMI Kalifulla, that the mediation proceedings which went on for about four months have not resulted in any final settlement and it has to decide the matter pending before it. “We have received…

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US ‘working hard’ with India to help grow its economy: Pompeo

July 31, 2019 strong

The US is “working hard” with the Indian government to provide the country with opportunities to grow its economy as part of the Trump administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said.Trade tensions between India and the US have been rising with President Donald Trump complaining that tariffs imposed by New Delhi on American products were “no longer acceptable”.In June, the US terminated India’s designation as beneficiary developing country under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) programme.India imposed retaliatory tariffs on 28 US products including almonds and apples…

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Playing alongside Tendulkar and against Pakistan were highlights of my career: Venugopal

July 31, 2019 strong

Former India batsman Y Venugopal Rao Wednesday said playing alongside Sachin Tendulkar and against Pakistan were the highlights of his short international career.The 37-year-old Rao on Tuesday announced retirement from all forms of the game after playing 16 ODIs between 2005 and 2006, from which he scored 218 runs with the help of a half-century. “It is a privilege to represent the country. Only some 500-600 people have played for the country and I am one of them, which is a wonderful thing. Happy to have played alongside legends including Sachin…

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Cafe Coffee Day founder dead, body found 2 days after he went missing

July 31, 2019 strong

Billionaire coffee tycoon V G Siddhartha, who went missing since Monday, is dead and his body was recovered from the banks of the Nethravathi river near Mangaluru in Karnataka on Wednesday.59-year-old Siddhartha, son-in-law of BJP leader and former External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, was cremated in a sombre atmosphere after hundreds of people paid a tearful homage to the ‘Coffee King” at his Chetanahali estate in his ancestral village in Chikkamagaluru where hundreds of people gathered to pay their last respects.Siddhartha, whose chain of cafes helped make coffee a…

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Alfred Molina to make directorial debut with ‘Lilian’

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Veteran actor Alfred Molina is donning the director’s hat with “Lilian”, a big screen adaptation of the Jill Gascoine novel. Molina is also attached to executive produce the indie along with Kelly Kahl and Derek Beamer, reported Deadline. Amy Lowe Starbin is penning the script of the film, which will be backed by Cannonball Productions.The story follows cancer survivor Jessica who leaves her husband and children in England to visit a friend in the US hoping to rediscover the joy of life. Once she reaches America, she unexpectedly finds herself…

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Sensex gains 84 points ahead of US Fed’s rate decision

July 31, 2019 strong

Equity benchmark BSE Sensex rose 84 points on Wednesday to end at 37,481 following robust buying in banking and auto stocks on ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision.After a choppy session, the 30-share index settled 83.88 points or 0.22 per cent higher at 37,481.12. The broader NSE Nifty ended 32.60 points or 0.29 per cent up at 11,118.00.Yes Bank was the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, soaring 6.04 per cent, followed by IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel, HeroMotoCorp, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Auto, Power Grid, Tata Motors, SBI…

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रतुल पुरी के 254 करोड़ रुपये के ‘बेनामी शेयर’ जब्त, तार अगस्ता वेस्टलैंड मामले से जुड़े

July 30, 2019 strong

आयकर विभाग ने रतुल पुरी के 254 करोड़ रुपये मूल्य के ‘बेनामी शेयर’ जब्त किए हैं। उन्हें यह शेयर कथित तौर पर अगस्ता वेस्टलैंड वीवीआईपी हेलीकॉप्टर घोटाला मामले के एक संदिग्ध से फर्जी कंपनी के माध्यम से प्राप्त हुए। अधिकारियों ने मंगलवार को यह जानकारी दी। रतुल पुरी मध्य प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री कमलनाथ के भांजे और हिंदुस्तान पावर प्रोजेक्ट्स प्राइवेट लिमिटेड के चेयरमैन हैं। रतुल पहले से कर अपवंचना और धन शोधन के आरोपों में कर विभाग और प्रवर्तन निदेशालय की जांच के दायरे में हैं। अधिकारियों ने बताया कि…

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मांजरेकर ने कहा, चयनकर्ताओं और कोहली पर गावस्कर के नजरिये से सहमत नहीं हूं

July 30, 2019 strong

भारत के पूर्व बल्लेबाज संजय मांजरेकर ने भारतीय कप्तान विराट कोहली और चयन समिति को लेकर सुनील गावस्कर की आलोचनात्मक टिप्पणी के प्रति ‘सम्मान के साथ असहमति’ जताते हुए कहा कि चयनकर्ता के स्तर से कहीं अधिक महत्वपूर्ण उसका ईमानदार होना है। पूर्व महान बल्लेबाज गावस्कर ने अपने लेख में समीक्षा बैठक किए बगैर कोहली को टीम का कप्तान बरकरार रखने पर सवाल उठाया था और कहा था कि ऐसा लगता है कि एमएसके प्रसाद की अगुआई वाली चयन समिति कमजोर है और टीम प्रबंधन के साथ काम करने का…