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You pass YoYo test, you play for India, says Shastri, Kohli endorse

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New Delhi, Jun 22 (DIN NEWS) Former chairman of selectors Sandeep Patil may have been scathing in his criticism for YoYo test being a benchmark for getting into the Indian team but head coach Ravi Shastri and skipper Virat Kohli made their stand clear — you pass the test, you play for India. While Shastri in his inimitable manner was clear that YoYo test is here to stay, Kohli said that one should look at it as a “hard call” that benefits the team rather than being emotional. Recently, one…

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Twitter launches IIFA emoji

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Bangkok, Jun 22 (DIN NEWS) Ahead of this year’s International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA), Twitter has launched a special emoji for fans. Bollywood fans in India and across the globe can post about the awards by tweeting the specially designed emoji curated by the micro-blogging site. The special emoji appears next to the hashtag in the Tweet, and is designed based on the iconic IIFA award. “People come to Twitter to see what’s happening in the entertainment world, from the best of films to award shows. The IIFA awards…

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Priyanka Chopra arrives in India with Nick Jonas

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Mumbai, Jun 22 (DIN NEWS) Priyanka Chopra and rumoured beau Nick Jonas are in India. Days after the American singer introduced the Indian star to his family during a cousin’s wedding, the 35-year-old Bollywood diva has brought him to India reportedly to meet her family and friends. The duo were clicked driving out of the airport here last night by paparazzi. Photograper Viral Bhayani posted pictures of the couple on Instagram. “Remember I mentioned #NickJonas is coming to Mumbai. Yes he just did along with #priyankachopra as they arrived secretly…

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Plea in HC for putting on hold DDCA elections

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New Delhi, Jun 22 (DIN NEWS) A plea was today moved in the Delhi High Court seeking a stay on the elections scheduled to be held on June 30 for selecting the managing committee of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA). The petition came up for hearing before Justice A K Chawla who said that since the issue of elections in the cricketing body was earlier dealt with by a division bench, a similar bench should hear the instant matters. It listed the matter for hearing before a larger…

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No interim order by HC against felling trees for south Delhi re-development

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New Delhi, Jun 22 (DIN NEWS) The Delhi High Court today declined to put on hold the felling of trees sanctioned by the Centre in connection with the re-development of six south Delhi colonies by the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) and the Central Public Works Department (CPWD). While refusing to pass any interim order, a vacation bench of Justices A K Chawla and Navin Chawla issued notice to the ministries of Housing and Environment as well as the NBCC, CPWD and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and sought their…

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to strengthen cooperative societies to push growth in dairy sector

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Jaipur, Jun 22 (DIN NEWS) National Dairy Development Board today said it will focus on strengthening cooperative societies to push development and growth in the sector. The board’s chairman Dilip Rath said that Rajasthan has registered a growth in milk production but there is a need to strengthen cooperative societies network in Rajasthan and other states also in order to make the growth sustainable. He informed that the board is promoting new income generating activities for dairy farmers. “Engaging milk producers in multiple streams of income through different alternative activities…

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Nifty reclaims 10,800, up 80 pts

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Mumbai, June 22 (DIN NEWS) The NSE Nifty rose by 80.75 points to 10.821.85, led by recovery during the fag-end volatile trading session backed by buying in pharma, banking, financial services, FMCG and infra sectors. The index hovered between 10,837 and 10,710.45 during the session with an intra-day movement of 126.55 points. The rally in local stocks was also supported by positive global cues. European stocks, along with US futures, advanced following better-than-expected macro economic data from the euro zone’s largest economies. Most Asian stocks ended higher. Globally, investors awaited…

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UN slams Trump over child detentions

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Geneva, June 22 (DIN NEWS) The UN today acknowledged Washington’s decision to stop separating migrant families at the US-Mexico border but insisted that detaining children with their parents was not the solution. “Children should never be detained for reasons related to their or their parents’ migration status,” UN rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told reporters in Geneva. “It is never in the best interest of the child for them to be detained,” she said. Her comments came two days after US President Donald Trump, in a stunning about-face, ordered an…

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Trump tells GOP to ‘stop wasting their time’ on immigration

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Washington, Jun 22 (DIN NEWS) President Donald Trump today told his fellow Republicans in Congress to “stop wasting their time” on immigration legislation until after November, dismissing his party’s struggle to surmount internal divisions. Trump’s tweets come just days after he insisted Congress needed to act to resolve the problems at the US-Mexico border. But stubborn differences between conservative and more moderate Republicans in the House have stalled immigration legislation on Capitol Hill, with a vote on a compromise measure delayed until next week. Trump said today that even if…

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Javadekar assures students will not have to travel outside home state for NEET

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Chennai, Jun 22 (DIN NEWS) Union Human Resources Development Minister Prakash Javadekar today said students would not have to travel outside their state for appearing in NEET from next year as more centres would be set up based on the requirement. “Next year, students travelling to other parts of the country would not happen,” he told reporters here. He was responding to questions on complaints about several students from Tamil Nadu being alloted centres outside the state for this year’s national eligibility-cum-entrance test. The minister said this year the number…

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