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‘Hichki’ receives standing ovation at Shanghai International Film Festival

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Beijing, Jun 18 (DIN NEWS) Rani Mukerji-starrer “Hichki” received standing ovation at Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF). The film, which starred the actor playing a woman struggling with Tourette’s syndrome, was screened on the day one of the festival on June 16. Director of the film, Siddharth Malhotra was present at the showcase of the movie. “What an honour and an overwhelming feeling when your work gets a standing ovation from a foreign audience who simply watches a film with subtitles and gets moved to tears/laughter… “Thank you Shanghai #siff2018…

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CBI in HC against bail granted to scribe Upendra Rai

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New Delhi, Jun 18 (DIN NEWS) The Delhi High Court today sought the response of journalist Upendra Rai, arrested by the CBI for his alleged involvement in dubious financial transactions, on a plea seeking cancellation of his bail. Justice A K Chawla issued notice to the scribe and sought his stand by July 6 on the CBI’s appeal against the trial court’s June 8 decision granting him relief. The agency, represented by senior advocate Aman Lekhi and advocate Rajdipa Behura, contended that the investigation was at a crucial stage and…

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HC orders probe into disappearance of controversial case file

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Kochi, Jun 18 (DIN NEWS) The Kerala High Court today directed its vigilance registrar to probe into the mysterious disappearance of some files of a controversial case from its premises Justice B Sudheendra Kumar ordered the probe taking serious note of the security breach in its premises leading to the disappearance of files. The security of the high court was at stake and the situation was alarming, said Justice Kumar while ordering the probe. The court had earlier found that some files related to the Malabar Cement corruption case had…

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FM Goyal to meet heads of 13 PSBs tomorrow

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New Delhi, Jun 18 (DIN NEWS) Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will meet heads of 13 public sectors banks (PSBs) tomorrow to resolve various issues concerning them. According to sources, the meeting is being organised by State Bank of India (SBI) and will be chaired by Goyal here. In all heads of 13 PSBs will participate in the meeting to discuss the way forward for the Indian Banking system, they said. The meeting will see participation from PNB, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Punjab and Sind Bank, Uco Bank, United Bank of…

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Rupee up marginally by 2 paise; US-China trade tiff weighs

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Mumbai, Jun 18 (DIN NEWS) The rupee staged a recovery towards the fag-end of the session today and ended with a marginal 2 paise gain at 67.99 against the US dollar even as geopolitical worries continued triggering caution among forex traders. Fag-end dollar selling by some banks and exporters predominantly supported the recovery momentum despite bullish dollar overseas. The Indian currency plunged to a fresh three-week low of 68.18 in early trade before staging a retrieval. A sharp fall in global crude prices over the last few days also came…

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Iraq force accuses US of killing 22 of its fighters in Syria

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Baghdad, June 18 (DIN NEWS) An Iraqi paramilitary force today accused the United States of killing 22 of its fighters in an overnight air raid just inside Syria’s border with Iraq that a monitor said left dozens dead. “US planes fired two guided missiles at a fixed position of Hashed al-Shaabi units on the border with Syria, killing 22 fighters and wounding 12,” said the Iran-backed Hashed (Popular Mobilisation Units). It said the raid took place “700 metres (yards) inside Syria”. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said earlier that…

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Merkel gets ultimatum from hardline ally over migrants

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Munich, Jun 18 (DIN NEWS) Hardliners in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc today gave her a two-week ultimatum to tighten asylum rules or risk pitching Germany into a political crisis that would also rattle Europe. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer’s CSU party at a meeting unanimously backed his call to give Merkel a fortnight to find a European deal on the burning issue by a June 28-29 EU summit, failing which he would order border police to turn back migrants. Three years after her decision to open Germany’s borders to migrants…

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Rahul writes to slain scribe’s father, offers condolence

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Srinagar, Jun 18 (DIN NEWS) Congress president Rahul Gandhi today wrote to the family of slain journalist Shujaat Bukhari, saying his killing was a grim reminder that progressive voices were constantly at the risk of being silenced by extremist elements. “I am shocked at the cold-blooded killing of Mr. Shujaat Bukhari outside his office. One of the few moderate voices in an atmosphere torn apart by narrow political considerations, his loss is a grim reminder that progressive voices are constantly at the risk of being silenced by extremist elements,” he…

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Open to discussions: Delhi officers after CM’s assurance on security

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New Delhi, Jun 18 (DIN NEWS) IAS officers of the Delhi government on Monday welcomed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s assurance that he would ensure their safety, saying they are open to formal discussions with the chief minister on the matter The officers said that they look forward to “concrete interventions” for their security and dignity, a move that may break the four-month-long impasse between the AAP dispensation and the bureaucrats following an alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by some ruling party MLAs at the chief minister’s residence in…

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ओडिशा में रेप के बाद लड़की की हत्या, आरोपी गिरफ्तार

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ओडिशा में मयूरभंज जिले के एक गांव में एक युवक ने एक लड़की के साथ कथित रूप से बलात्कार किया और फिर उसकी हत्या कर दी. पुलिस ने बेतनोटी थाना क्षेत्र में पीड़िता के गांव के पास एक जंगल से आदिवासी लड़की का शव आज सुबह बरामद किया और उसे पोस्टमार्टम के लिए भेज दिया. पुलिस ने बताया कि शुक्रवार शाम लड़की घर वापस नहीं लौटी तो उसके परिवार के सदस्यों ने गांव के आसपास उसकी तलाश शुरू की. इसके बाद यह पता चला कि कुछ लोगों ने गांव के…

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