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Idris Elba refutes claims of plagiarism by writer duo

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Actor Idris Elba has denied allegations that he plagiarised the work of two women writers on his new play “Tree”. In a post on Medium, Sarah Henley and Tori Allen-Martin claimed that they were removed from the theatre production and were threatened with legal action if they spoke out. They also said that they conceived the idea for the show, which is billed as a creative collaboration between Elba and the director Kwame Kwei-Armah. The show opened at the Manchester international festival on Thursday.Responding to their allegations, Elba posted a…

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Petrol price to rise by Rs 2.5, diesel by Rs 2.3 after FM raises tax

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Petrol price will be hiked by over Rs 2.5 per litre and diesel by more than Rs 2.3 after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday raised taxes on the fuels to part-fund her Budget for 2019-20.Sitharaman raised excise duty and road and infrastructure cess on the auto fuels by Rs 2 per litre each to raise over Rs 28,000 crore.Post considering local sales tax or value added tax (VAT), which is charged after adding central excise duty on base price, the increase in petrol price would be over Rs 2.5 per…

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Petrol, diesel to be costlier; tax on super-rich, gold imports

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday hiked tax on petrol and diesel, raised import duty on gold, levied additional surcharge on super rich and brought a tax on high value cash withdrawals as she sought to spur growth with reduction in corporate tax and sops to housing sector, startups and electric vehicles.Presenting the maiden budget of Modi 2.0 government in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman, the first full-time woman Finance Minister, proposed measures to ease liquidity crisis facing shadow banking sector (NBFCs) and providing Rs 70,000 crore capital to public sector banks while…

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HC dismisses plea seeking SIT probe into attack on temple in walled city

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The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed a PIL seeking SIT probe into the attack on a temple in the walled city here, saying that the police was already taking action and nothing can be done overnight.A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said the petitioner in the instant matter expected the culprits behind the June 30 incident to be arrested overnight and observed that the expectation was “too high”.The court said that three FIRs were already registered in connection with the incident and investigation…

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Economic Survey pegs economic growth at 7 pc for FY20

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The government Thursday pegged the growth rate for the current fiscal at 7 per cent, marginally up from the five-year low of 6.8 per cent recorded in the previous fiscal. According to the Economic Survey for 2018-19, tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rajya Sabha, “real GDP growth for the year 2019-20 is projected at 7 per cent reflecting a recovery in the economy after a deceleration in the growth momentum throughout 2018-19.” The fiscal deficit estimate for 2018-19 has been retained at 3.4 per cent of the…

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Pakistan eye freak result against Bangladesh for improbable semifinal spot

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Their semifinal chances reduced to just a mathematical possibility, former champions Pakistan will need an improbable win over Bangladesh to have a shot at making the semifinals of the World Cup when the two sides clash here on Friday. Pakistan’s resurgence in the World Cup looked eerily close to the 1992 Cup-winning edition before India’s loss to England dented their hopes of a semifinal spot and when New Zealand went down to the hosts last night, it was almost over for them. The road to the knockout stage for Sarfaraz…

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अर्थ हिंदी न्यूज़ 

मानव पूंजी में निवेश, समावेशी विकास से सतत विकास के पथ पर अग्रसर हो सकता है देशः आर्थिक समीक्षा

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भारत के विकास का पथ सामाजिक बुनियादी ढांचे में निवेश से जुड़ा है और मानव पूंजी में निवेश और समावेशी विकास के जरिए सतत विकास लक्ष्य (एसडीजी) की तरफ देश को बढ़ाया जा सकता है। वित्त वर्ष 2018-19 की आर्थिक समीक्षा में यह कहा गया है। वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण द्वारा बृहस्पतिवार को पेश समीक्षा में कहा गया है कि भारत अपने सतत विकास के लक्ष्यों को हासिल करने को लेकर प्रतिबद्ध है। उसमें कहा गया है कि जनसांख्यिकीय विभाजन का लाभ उठाने के लिए केंद्र शिक्षा, कौशल विकास क्षेत्र…

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Banks see whopping 73% spike in frauds at Rs 71,543 cr in FY19

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Banks have reported a massive 73 percent increase in incidents of fraud worth Rs 71,543 crore in FY19, a senior Reserve Bank official said Thursday. Till March 2019, the top five, 10 and 100 cases of frauds cumulatively reported constituted 24 percent, 34 percent and 70 percent of all frauds, respectively, a chief general manager with the RBI Jayant Dash said. In FY18, the banks had reported frauds worth Rs 41,167 crore, he added. “Total value involved in these frauds reported by the RBI-regulated entities during FY19 amounted to Rs…

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राष्ट्रीय हिंदी न्यूज़ 

आर्थिक समीक्षा:निवेश में गिरावट का दौर खत्म होने के संकेत, अधिक रोजगार देने वाली इकायों को प्रोत्साहन हो

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आम बजट से एक दिन पहले संसद में पेश आर्थिक समीक्षा में कहा गया है कि चालू वित्त वर्ष के दौरान आर्थिक हालात बेहतर होंगे और आर्थिक वृद्धि सात प्रतिशत तक पहुंच जाने की उम्मीद है। इसमें कहा गया है कि देश को अगले पांच साल के दौरान 5,000 अरब डालर की अर्थव्यवस्था बनाने के लिये निरंतर आठ प्रतिशत की उच्च आर्थिक वृद्धि के साथ आगे बढ़ना होगा। समीक्षा में उम्मीद जताई गई है कि निवेश में गिरावट का दौर खत्म हो गया लगता है। उपभोक्ता मांग और बैंकों के…

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खेल हिंदी न्यूज़ 

विश्व कप टीम से बाहर किये गये रायुडू ने क्रिकेट से संन्यास लिया

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मौजूदा विश्व कप के लिये अनदेखी किये जाने के बाद भारतीय मध्यक्रम बल्लेबाज अम्बाती रायुडू ने बुधवार को बिना कारण बताये क्रिकेट के सभी प्रारूपों से संन्यास ले लिया। बीसीसीआई के एक अधिकारी ने इसका खुलासा किया। आंध्र के इस 33 साल के खिलाड़ी को ब्रिटेन में चल रहे विश्व कप के लिये अधिकारिक स्टैंडबाई सूची में रखा गया था लेकिन आलराउंडर विजय शंकर के चोटिल होने के बाद उसकी अनदेखी की गयी। टीम प्रबंधन के जोर देने के बाद सलामी बल्लेबाज मयंक अग्रवाल को भारतीय टीम में शामिल कर…

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