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India believes in peace but not at cost of self respect: PM

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India staunchly believes in peace and is committed to taking it forward, but it would not be at the cost of compromising its self-respect and sovereignty, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday as he asserted that the armed forces will give a befitting reply to any attempt to destroy the atmosphere of peace in the country.Recalling the 2016 surgical strikes, he said Indian troops gave a befitting reply to the “audacity of a proxy war” under the “garb of terrorism”In his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio address, Modi said, “It…

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Desire to make movies had withered in me, says Mahesh Bhatt

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Mahesh Bhatt says he decided to take a two decade long break from direction because the storyteller in him was short of a breath of fresh air. The veteran flmmaker, who will soon return behind the camera with “Sadak 2”, says he was aware of the fact that the desire to make movies had “withered” in him and did not want to cheat the audiences. “I have been fighting and that is a half-hearted fight… sitting outside and instructing people. There is another spring in me now. Why it happened? I…

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Archer Deepika Kumari wins bronze in World Cup Finals

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India’s Deepika Kumari held her nerves in an intriguing play-off to down Lisa Unruh and win the bronze medal in the Archery World Cup Finals here Sunday.Both the players were tied at 5-5 at the end of five sets, which necessitated a shoot-off. Kumari and Unruh both shot 9 but Kumari won bronze because her arrow was closer to the centre. This was Kumari’s fifth World Cup Finals podium.A draw would have been enough for Kumari to seal the issue in the fifth set, but in the absence of a…

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Trump says FBI has ‘free rein’ in Kavanaugh investigation

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The woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when they were students at Yale has agreed to cooperate with an FBI investigation, her lawyer says, and President Donald Trump says the bureau has “free rein” to conduct the inquiry. Deborah Ramirez’s lawyer, John Clune, said Saturday that agents want to interview Ramirez, who has alleged that Kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a party in the early 1980s. Two other women have accused the appeals court judge of sexual misconduct.Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court,…

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Govt owes Air India over Rs 1146.86 crore for VVIP charter flights

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The total outstanding of cash-strapped Air India towards government for VVIP charter flights stands at Rs 1146.86 crore, according to the latest response from the national carrier to an RTI application.According to the details furnished by the Air India on September 26 to applicant Commodore Lokesh Batra (retd), the Defence Ministry has outstanding bills of Rs 211.17 crore, Cabinet Secretariat and PMO Rs 543.18 crore and External Affairs Ministry Rs 392.33 crore.Some of the oldest pending bills for the visits of the president, the vice president and the evacuation flights…

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Environment-related challenges getting deeper: Rajnath

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 Union minister Rajnath Singh Saturday expressed concern over man-made threats to environment, saying challenges are getting deeper with the passing time. While speaking on the opening ceremony of a global summit cum expo on science, spirituality and environment here, the Union home minister said human life is in danger on planet earth.He said humans are creating a danger for their own life. Pollution is increasing and fertility of soil is decreasing. This is getting deeper constantly and this is a matter of concern for all, he said.Highlighting the work done…

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I haven’t received any legal notice from Nana Patekar: Tanushree Dutta

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Actor Tanushree Dutta Saturday said she has not received any legal notice from Nana Patekar’s lawyer.Dutta, who recently kicked up a storm after she alleged that Patekar harassed her on the sets of film “Horn Ok Pleassss” in 2008, said he is trying to intimidate her giving “empty threats”. “Given the recent developments, I am putting together a team of lawyers and advocates to defend my interests. Also contrary to the claims made by Nana’s lawyer I have not received any legal notice.”…Instead of making empty threats to intimidate me…

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Motivate yourselves, Mourinho urges under-performing United

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Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United have been found wanting for motivation in a difficult start to the season, but is expecting a big response from his side in Saturday’s visit to West Ham.United begin the weekend sitting seventh, eight points off the top of the Premier League, after defeats to Brighton and Tottenham and being held to a 1-1 draw at home by Wolves last Saturday after three straight wins. That was followed on Tuesday by elimination from the League Cup on penalties at home by Championship side Derby County…

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German city braces for protests as Erdogan opens mega mosque

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 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to open one of Europe’s largest mosques in Cologne on Saturday as he wraps up a controversial visit to Germany, with police deploying in force amid planned protests. The inauguration will be the closing event of his three-day state visit, aimed at repairing frayed ties with Berlin after two years of tensions.After talks with Angela Merkel on Friday, both leaders signalled their interest in a cautious rapprochement, but the German chancellor stressed that “deep differences” remained on civil rights and other issues. Some…

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China says it won’t be pushed around by US on trade

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China warned Friday that its critical relationship with the United States could break “like a glass,” and used the most global of stages to warn the Trump administration it wouldn’t be pushed around on trade.Foreign Minister Wang Yi insisted that his country “will not be blackmailed” or bow to pressure. “Protectionism will only hurt oneself, and unilateral moves will bring damage to all,” he told the UN General Assembly gathering of world leaders.President Donald Trump this week cranked up punitive tariffs on China, and Beijing responded in kind, escalating a…

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