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Sushant Singh Rajput to play Chanakya, Kalam in 12-series biopic

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Sushant Singh Rajput is set to essay 12 real-life characters, including political strategist Chanakya, poet Rabindranath Tagore and former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam, in a series biopic. The yet-to-be-titled project will celebrate the Indian geniuses spanning 2,000 years – from 540 BC to 2015 AD. All 12 biopics will be part of season one. It will be backed by Innsaei, a venture recently launched by Sushant along with his business partner Varun Mathur. Commenting on the endeavour, Mathur said, “We are excited to bring to the audience a new…

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Anil Kapoor’s tribute to Mohammed Rafi on 38th death anniversary

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Anil Kapoor has recreated Mohammed Rafi’s classic song “Badan pe sitare” in his own inimitable style to remember the legendary playback singer on his 38th death anniversary. The song has Kapoor’s effervescent charm as he pulls of some of Shammi Kapoor’s iconic moves. “Fanney Khan”, directed by Atul Manjrekar, will see Kapoor in the role of an orchestra singer, who worships Rafi and Shammi Kapoor as his idols. Staying true to the original essence of the retro classic, Amit Trivedi has re-imagined the track in Sonu Nigam’s voice. “Fanney Khan”…

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No coercive action against anyone on basis of draft NRC of Assam: SC

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The Supreme Court today said there will be no coercive action by authorities against over 40 lakh people, whose names do not figure in Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC), observing that it was merely a draft. The top court asked the Centre to formulate modalities and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) including timelines for deciding claims and objections arising out of the publication of the draft NRC. A bench of justices Ranjan Gogoi and R F Nariman asked the Centre to submit the modalities and SOPs before it for…

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Can’t direct doctors to perform genital mutilation on small girls: SC

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The Supreme Court today made it clear that it cannot direct doctors to perform genital mutilation of minor girls of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community and questioned the “scientific justification”, if any, behind the procedure. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, which was hearing a PIL challenging the practice, questioned the process saying that there was hardly any rationale behind it as a girl child is forced to undergo it due to non-medical reasons. “Do you (A M Singhvi) wish us to pass an order under Article 142…

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Insurance cos to repay with interest for failing to clear

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Insurance companies, which fail to clear claims of farmers for crop loss within two months, will have to repay with 12 per cent interest, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said today. Singh said in the Lok Sabha that the central government has introduced the ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana’ (PMFBY) from Kharif 2016 to address risks associated with agriculture. The farmers will get full insurance cover as there is no capping of the sum insured and consequently the claim amount is not curtailed or reduced. “Those insurance companies which…

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Sensex falls over 100 pts to snap six-day record run

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Benchmark Sensex slipped from life highs to fall over 100 points to 37,381.05 today as markets took a breather after six consecutive record-setting sessions. Weak trend in other Asian markets, muted earnings and fresh foreign capital outflows weighed on investor sentiment here. Overall market mood was cautious as investors were on a wait-and-watch mode ahead of RBI policy outcome, scheduled tomorrow, and profit-booking at record level, brokers said. The 30-share Sensex, after rising to 37,534.95 points in early trade, turned negative and retreated from record high by losing 113.55, or…

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No need to send Sharif abroad for treatment: Minister

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Nawaz Sharif’s medical report does not suggest any treatment abroad, Punjab province home minister Shaukat Javed said today, days after the former prime minister was shifted from jail to a premier hospital here following health complications. Talking to reporters, Javed said Sharif is being kept in the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on doctors’ orders and he will be there till the doctors say otherwise, Geo TV reported. He brushed off the rumours of sending Sharif to London for medical treatment. Sharif, 68, was shifted to the Cardiac Centre…

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Trump ‘looking into’ rules on printed guns

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US President Donald Trump today said he was “looking into” whether Americans should be able to print their own guns, dipping his toe into the latest contentious debate over the right to bear arms. “I am looking into 3-D Plastic Guns being sold to the public,” Trump said, appearing to favor curbs, “already spoke to NRA, doesn’t seem to make much sense!” Trump was referring to the National Rifle Association, the powerful gun lobby that has become an integral part of the Republican political machine. The technology presents Trump with…

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There will be civil war, blood bath because of NRC: Mamata

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today alleged that the National Registrar of Citizens (NRC) exercise in Assam was done with a “political motive” to divide people and warned that it would lead to bloodbath and a civil war in the country. Attacking the BJP, she said the saffron party is trying to divide the country and asserted this will not be tolerated. “The NRC is being done with a political motive. We will not let this happen. They (BJP) are trying to divide the people. The situation cannot be…

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Legal process has to be completed for granting quota: CM

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said his government was working on the demand for reservations to the Maratha community, but that the legal process could not be curtailed. Speaking at a function here to release a book on Chhatrapati Rajaram, King Shivaji’s descendant, Fadnavis said the decision cannot be taken only on the basis of sentiments. He described as lamentable the incidents of violence and alleged suicides for the quota demand reported during the ongoing agitation by Maratha organisations in the last few days. “If sentiments are aroused, there…

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