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Pak, India agree on ’80 per cent and beyond’ on Kartarpur draft agreement: Faisal

July 14, 2019 strong

Pakistan and India agreed “80 per cent and beyond” on the draft agreement and operationalisation of the landmark Kartarpur corridor, a senior Pakistani official said Sunday after a marathon meeting between the officials of the two countries in Wagah.The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district and facilitate visa-free movement of Indian Sikh pilgrims, who will have to just obtain a permit to visit Kartarpur Sahib, which was established in 1522 by Sikh faith founder Guru Nanak Dev.Briefing the media at…

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RBI to come out with mobile app for currency notes identification

July 14, 2019 strong

The Reserve Bank of India will come out with a mobile application to help visually challenged people in identifying currency notes as cash still remains a dominant mode of transaction.At present, banknotes in the denominations of Rs 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 2,000 are in circulation, besides Re 1 notes issued by the Centre.The RBI said that identification of banknote denomination is key to successful completion of cash-based transactions by visually impaired persons.Intaglio printing based identification marks for helping the visually challenged in identification of banknotes denomination are…

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World Cup loss to Australia galvanised England, says Roy

July 14, 2019 strong

Jason Roy says England’s stinging defeat by Australia in the World Cup group phase gave the hosts a “good kick” and helped them rediscover their mojo.England will step out at the “home of cricket” on Sunday as favourites to lift the trophy for the first time against a New Zealand side also looking to make history.Last time they were at the ground they were pushed to the brink of a group-stage elimination by a 64-run loss to 2015 World Cup winners Australia. Jolted by that result, England tapped into a…

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Haven’t been approached for John Carpenter to write new Joker comic book for DC

July 14, 2019 strong

Filmmaker John Carpenter is penning a DC comic book about iconic villain The Joker.Titled “The Joker: Year of the Villian”, the book will feature artwork by Philip Tan and Marc Deering. Anthony Burch, writer of the video games “League of Legends” and “Borderlands 2”, will co-write the 40-page issue with Carpenter, a statement by DC Comics said.The two have previously collaborated on six-issue miniseries “Big Trouble in Little China Old Man Jack”.The official plotline of the book read, “Now a human-alien hybrid, Lex Luthor has made his appeal to the world,…

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Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns as Punjab Cabinet Minister

July 14, 2019 strong

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who has been at loggerheads with Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and was stripped off key portfolios in the cabinet reshuffle in June, has resigned from the state cabinet.The 55-year-old Sidhu took to Twitter on Sunday, making public his resignation letter, which was sent just four days after his portfolio was changed.The resignation letter dated June 10 was addressed to Congress President Rahul Gandhi. “I hereby resign as Minister from the Punjab Cabinet,” Sidhu said in the letter to the Congress chief, which he posted…

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‘Stars align’ as Federer seeks to break Djokovic spell in Wimbledon final

July 13, 2019 strong

Eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer believes the “stars have aligned” as he attempts to become the oldest Grand Slam winner of modern times in Sunday’s final against Novak Djokovic.The 37-year-old Swiss can clinch a record-extending 21st major if he manages to break free of the world number one’s stranglehold.Four-time Wimbledon winner and defending champion Djokovic enjoys a 25-22 edge in career meetings, stretching back 13 years.The Serb has won 14 of their last 20 meetings and eight of the last 10.Federer has lost all four of their most recent meetings…

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Theresa May speaks of Brexit frustration in final interview as British PM

July 13, 2019 strong

Theresa May has spoken of her frustration over not being able to see Brexit through and underestimating how “entrenched” the country’s MPs had become on the issue of Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) in her final television interview as British Prime Minister. May, who is currently serving as caretaker Prime Minister during the course of a leadership contest between UK foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt and former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, was forced to announce her resignation amid mounting rebellion within her own Cabinet over Brexit at the end…

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Blunt talk needed in country today, Murthy says, cites his spat with Sikka

July 13, 2019 strong

Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy said Saturday that looking at “what is happening in different parts of the country today”, the youth need to state bluntly that this was not the country for which our forefathers got freedom.Talking about his spat with Vishal Sikka, Infosys’ first non-promoter chief executive who quit in 2017, he said he had to speak up when he saw core values of the IT giant being thrown into the “dustbin”.Speaking at a panel discussion at St Xavier’s College here, Murthy referred to Sikka’s confrontation with him and…

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Haven’t been approached for Mithali Raj biopic: Taapsee Pannu

July 13, 2019 strong

Taapsee Pannu says she would very much like to portray former skipper of Indian women’s cricket team, Mithali Raj, on the big screen but till now there has been no offer from the makers.There were speculations that the “Game Over” star has agreed to play the part in a film but at an event on Friday, she shot the down all the rumours.However, she appealed to the media to endorse her for the role.”If I get it then it will be amazing to play cricket. You all please recommend my…

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Karnataka crisis: BJP wants trust vote on Monday

July 13, 2019 strong

The BJP will press Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to seek trust vote in the Assembly on Monday, state BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa said Saturday.The former chief minister asserted that the Congress-JD(S)coalition government has lost majority and its collapse was imminent.In a surprise move amid the existential crisis faced by his government, Kumaraswamy had on Friday announced in the state Assembly that he had voluntarily decided to seek a trust vote to end the “confusion” caused by resignations of rebel MLAs and requested the Speaker to fix time…