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Not dislodging anyone in Madhya Pradesh, says Shivraj Singh Chauhan

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 Madhya Pradesh former chief minister and BJP vice president Shivraj Singh Chauhan Sunday asserted his party is not dislodging anyone but it cannot do anything if the state government “falls due to infighting” within the Congress.Chauhan, who was here during the weekend to address the district-level and regional-level heads of BJP’s membership drive, said this when he was asked whether the BJP will form government in Madhya Pradesh before the assembly elections are held.”Now, if the Congress (government) falls due to infighting in the party, then we cannot do anything.…

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CJI writes to PM, seeks increase in number of SC judges

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 Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to increase the strength of judges and raise the retirement age of high court judges to 65 years.Gogoi has also urged the prime minister to make tenure appointments of retired apex court judges and high court judges under Articles 128 and 224A of the Constitution respectively to clear backlog of cases pending for years. The CJI, who wrote three letters to the PM, said there was a pendency of 58,669 cases in the top court and…

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India showed too much respect to Afghan spinners: Srikkanth

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India showed “too much respect” to Afghanistan spinners and should have batted more freely, said former captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who hailed the “outstanding leadership” of skipper Virat Kohli during the team’s 11-run win here. India’s famed batting-order failed to counter the Afghanistan spinners on a slow wicket as the Gulbadin Naib-led side restricted the two-time champions to a below-par 224 for eight. With 16 runs to get in the last over, Mohammad Nabi (52 off 55) came excruciatingly close to leading his side to their maiden victory in the tournament…

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It’s a tough market: Russo Brothers on making indie film ‘Cherry’

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Director duo Anthony and Joe Russo have back-to-back four Marvel Studios blockbusters to their credit, but the filmmakers believe no matter how much box office success they have attained in recent years, it is always tough to make a indie project. Following the blockbuster performance of their last venture “Avengers: Endgame”, the directors are now working on indie film “Cherry”, featuring Spider-Man star Tom Holland. In an industry poll published by The New York Times, the Russos are among the leading voices from Hollywood who lamented the dwindling fortunes of…

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Powerloom owner gets 2-year jail, hefty fine for power theft

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A court sentenced a powerloom owner in Bhiwandi to two years of rigorous imprisonment in a 2006 power theft case here in Maharashtra. District Judge P P Jadhav, who convicted the powerloom owner, Hayat Mohammad Najir Khan, in the case, also imposed a fine of Rs 8.75 lakh on him in an order pronounced last week. Besides Hayat Khan (52), two others Rajiuddin Anwarali Khan, 46, and Aashir Ahmad Mohammad Khalil Khan, 40, were also tried in the case, but were acquitted by the court for want of sufficient evidence.…

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Govt mulls various options for consolidation of PSU general insurers

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The government is exploring various consolidation options including merger of state-owned general insurance companies with New India Assurance with a view to create synergy and unlock value. The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) under the Ministry of Finance is also looking at other options including stake sale in three state-owned insurance firms like National Insurance Company, Oriental Insurance Company and United India Insurance Company, sources said. The idea is to fast track stake sale in the public sector general insurance companies, which has been pending for the…

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BJP suspends Khanpur MLA Champion for indiscipline

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The BJP has suspended Khanpur MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion from the party on charges of indiscipline. Champion’s three-month suspension follows preliminary investigations by the party into charges of indiscipline against him and that of threatening a journalist, Pradesh BJP general secretary Naresh Bansal told reporters late on Saturday evening. Champion cannot attend any of the meetings of the party or its legislators now for three months, Bansal said after a meeting of Pradesh BJP office bearers in Rishikesh. A video had gone viral recently in which Champion was purportedly…

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Betrayal, guilt, hate: post-IS, Mosul society still broken

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Haytham Salem has not spoken to his sister in years, but this is no ordinary family feud. When Islamic State jihadists overran Iraq’s Mosul, he fled but his nephew joined them. Nearly two years since the group was ousted from the northern Iraqi city, seeds of distrust, betrayal and resentment planted during jihadist rule have begun bearing fruit in Mosul. Some families whose members supported IS have become pariahs, shunned by their onetime neighbours and friends. Others are split by guilt, with relatives who stayed in Mosul after IS’s 2014…

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भारत ने तेल कीमतों में वृद्धि पर चिंता जताई, प्रधान ने सऊदी अरब के पेट्रोलियम मंत्री से की बात

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भारत ने होर्मुज जलडमरू मध्य से जुड़े घटनाक्रमों के कारण तेल की कीमतों में बढ़ोतरी पर शुक्रवार को चिंता जाहिर की। उसने ओपेक के मुख्य सदस्य देश सऊदी अरब को तेल की कीमतों को काबू में रखने के लिए सक्रिय भूमिका निभाने को कहा। ब्रेंट कच्चे तेल की कीमत में बृहस्पतिवार को करीब पांच प्रतिशत का उछाल दर्ज किया गया था, जो जनवरी के बाद से सर्वाधिक है। ब्रेंट कच्चे तेल की कीमत फिलहाल 65 डॉलर प्रति बैरल है। उल्लेखनीय है कि जलडमरू पर ईरानी बलों द्वारा अमेरिकी नौसेना के…

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अफगानिस्तान के खिलाफ बड़ी जीत दर्ज करने उतरेगा भारत

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भारतीय टीम विश्व कप में अपना नेट रन रेट बेहतर करने के लिये लगातार हार से त्रस्त अफगानिस्तान के खिलाफ शनिवार को यहां होने वाले मैच में बड़ी जीत हासिल करने की कोशिश करेगी। खिताब के प्रबल दावेदार भारत का अफगानिस्तान के खिलाफ मैच एकतरफा होने की संभावना लग रही है जिसमें भारतीय बल्लेबाज मौका मिलने पर कुछ नये रिकार्ड स्थापित कर सकते हैं। इस मैच में बड़ी जीत से भारत की सेमीफाइनल की राह अधिक आसान हो जाएगी। अफगानिस्तान का विवादास्पद अभियान मैदान के अंदर और बाहर के गलत…

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