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I lost out on films because I was not so-and-so’s daughter, says Taapsee

Mumbai, Jul 15 (DIN NEWS) Taapsee Pannu says she was replaced in a number of films because she has no godfather or connections in the film industry. The 30-year-old actor, however, says she was prepared to face rejection which happens for reasons unrelated to one’s acting chops. “I used the same hand to pat my back and to pick me up when I get shattered after losing out on a film due to reasons except your credibility to that role. “It is not a shocker to me that a film…

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Can never feel 100 per cent secure in showbiz, says Katrina Kaif

Mumbai, Jul 15 (DIN NEWS) With films such as “Rajneeti”, “Ek Tha Tiger”, “Dhoom 3” and “Tiger Zinda Hai” to her credit, she may have become one of the biggest female stars in Bollywood, but Katrina Kaif says it is tough to feel completely “secure” in movie business. Katrina believes film industry is changing rapidly and to stay relevant one needs to explore new arenas in the showbiz. “I don’t think you can ever feel 100 per cent accomplished and secure in your career because it is a rapidly changing…

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Sexual harassment case: HC asks AI to replace panel chief on air hostess’ complaint

New Delhi, Jul 15 (DIN NEWS) The Delhi High Court has asked Air India to replace the chairperson of its panel looking into the sexual harassment allegations by an air hostess against one of its senior officials following which the national carrier agreed to bring in a new person. The complainant had claimed that the panel chairperson was close to the official accused of misconduct. Air India agreed to replace the chairperson of its internal complaints committee (ICC) after the high court made it clear that it would otherwise stay…

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Delhi HC sentences man to life term for sodomy

New Delhi, Jul 15 (DIN NEWS) The Delhi High Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for sodomising a three-and-a half-year-old boy, observing that the child was subjected to traumatic and brutal sexual assault. A bench of justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel dismissed the man’s appeal and upheld a trial court’s order convicting him for the offences of aggravated penetrative assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and kidnapping and wrongful confinement under the IPC. The bench noted that the child was “too young…

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Bhushan Steel appoints T V Narendran as chairman

New Delhi, July 15 (DIN NEWS) Bhushan Steel Ltd, acquired by Tata Steel under corporate resolution process, said today that its board of directors has approved the appointment of T V Narendran as chairman and non-executive additional director of the company. Narendran, CEO and MD of Tata Steel, has more than 30 years of experience in metal and mining industry. A new management team has been put into place at Bhushan Steel Ltd after it was acquired by Tata Steel Ltd through India’s new insolvency and bankruptcy process. “The Board…

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Niti Aayog working on proposal to replace LPG subsidy with cooking subsidy: Kumar

New Delhi, Jul 15 (DIN NEWS) Government think tank Niti Aayog is working on a proposal to replace LPG subsidy with cooking subsidy in order to extend the benefits to people using piped natural gas and biofuels for cooking purposes, a top official said today. Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said subsidy should be applicable for all fuels that are used for cooking. At present, the government extends subsidy to users of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). “Niti Aayog is working on a proposal to replace LPG subsidy with cooking…

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UK minister quits over lewd messages to barmaids

London, Jul 15 (DIN NEWS) A British government minister said today he had resigned and was “deeply ashamed” after being exposed sending an avalanche of lewd social media messages to a couple of barmaids. Small business minister Andrew Griffiths, formerly Prime Minister Theresa May’s chief of staff, said he had stepped down Friday, as the Sunday Mirror newspaper published details of his chats with the two women. Barmaid Imogen Treharne, 28, told how the married Conservative lawmaker, 47, whose first child was born in April, bombarded her with more than…

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Summit fever: Trump reaches for big moment with Putin

Helsinki, Jul 15 (DIN NEWS) Though President Donald Trump has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin twice before, he is eager to recreate in Finland the heady experience that he had last month with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore. And that means a summit that becomes a mass media event complete with powerful presidential images. Trump is ever the showman and insistent on establishing closer ties to Moscow. So he overruled his advisers and demanded the rituals and pageantry of a formal summit. The president is drawing…

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BJP too has contributed to delay in projects: Mayawati hits back

Lucknow, Jul 15 (DIN NEWS) Hitting back at the BJP after Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the previous governments of neglecting the people and not completing developmental projects in time, BSP chief Mayawati today said the saffron party too had contributed to the delaying of projects. “Why is the prime minister shying away from accepting this?” the former chief minister asked in a statement, hours after Modi blamed the previous governments by non-BJP parties for delay in completion of various schemes and projects. “The BJP governments too have contributed in…

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India, Pak to be part of anti-terror SCO drill in Russia next month

New Delhi, Jul 15 (DIN NEWS) Militaries of India and Pakistan will be part of a mega anti-terror drill in Russia next month which is being organised by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) with an aim to expand cooperation among the member countries to deal with terrorism and extremism. Around 200 Army and Air Force personnel from India will be participating in the exercise scheduled from August 20-29 at Chelyabinsk city in west-central Russia, official sources said. The exercise will be joined by all SCO member countries including Russia, China,…

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