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Park eyes US Women’s Open, 20 years on from Pak

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Miami, May 30 (DIN NEWS) World number one Park In-bee will take a low-key approach to the women’s US Open tomorrow as she aims to cement the legacy of compatriot Pak Se-ri with her eighth major title. Twenty years ago, Pak blazed a trail for Korean golfers when she stormed to victory in the 1998 US Open, a spectacular triumph that encouraged many of her compatriots to take up the sport. “Back in ’98, I was really just a kid,” Park said Tuesday. “My dad was really a big fan of…

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Chinese-owned Mediapro grab French football TV rights in mega 1bn euro offer

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Paris, May 30 (DIN NEWS) Chinese-owned Mediapro crashed French football’s television rights party in style, snapping up the right to broadcast Ligue 1 matches domestically for the period 2020 to 2024 for 1.153 billion euros ( 1.33 billion) annually, the French league (LFP) announced. “It was a successful bidding process, with a significant increase of our TV rights,” said LFP president Nathalie Boy de la Tour, with the existing deal for 2016 to 2020 valued at 726.5 million euros. Based in Spain but owned by the Chinese private equity fund Orient…

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South star Vedhika to star opposite Emraan Hashmi in ‘The Body’

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Mumbai, May 30 (DIN NEWS) South star Vedhika Kumar is all set to make her Bollywood debut opposite Emraan Hashmi in the film “The Body”. The film will be directed by Jeethu Joseph, who is best known for 2013 Mohanlal-starrer “Drishyam”. “After a nationwide hunt and several auditions, we finally found what we were looking for. Vedhika’s character is of a young college going girl who has this innocence about her. She fits the role beautifully,” Joseph said in a statement. Vedhika, a well-known actor in the South, shot to fame…

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Colin Trevorrow talks about his departure from Star Wars franchise

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Los Angeles, May 30 (DIN NEWS) “Jurassic World” director Colin Trevorrow has opened up about his exit from the Star Wars franchise. The 41-year-old director was scheduled to direct Episode IX, which follows Rian Johnson’s “Last Jedi”, but he left the project over creative differences with Lucasfilm. His exit from the franchise was also attributed to the poor response to his film “The Book of Henry”. He has been since replaced by JJ Abrams who directed “The Force Awakens”, the seventh film in the franchise and the first part of a…

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PIL in HC for probe into killings of 39 Indians in Iraq

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New Delhi, May 30 (DIN NEWS) A PIL was moved in the Delhi High Court today for a “detailed investigation” into alleged lapses on the part of the Union government in saving 39 Indians, who were killed by the terror outfit ISIS after their abduction from Mosul in Iraq in 2014. The matter came up for hearing before a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar. The bench asked the petitioner, a lawyer, whether the government saved any lives. During the brief hearing, which remained inconclusive…

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Kathua rape accused to be produced before Pathankot court on May 31

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Jammu, May 30 (DIN NEWS) The eight people accused in the case of the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl from a minority nomadic community in Kathua will be produced before a court in Pathankot in Punjab on May 31 in accordance with the directions of the Supreme Court, officials said today. The Jammu and Kashmir’s elite Crime Branch will produce the charge sheet in the case as well as all the accused in the case before the district and sessions judge in Pathankot. Officials said a police team along…

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Rupee up 9 paise vs USD at 67.77 in late morning deals

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Mumbai, May 30 (DIN NEWS) The rupee recovered from its initial losses to trade higher by 9 paise at 67.77 against the greenback in late morning deals following sustained bouts of dollar-selling from banks and exporters despite lower equities. The domestic unit witnessed volatility and was trading between a high of 67.60 and low of 67.90 during morning deals, it was trading at 67.77 per dollar at 1030 hrs. Rupee remained under pressure on sustained foreign funds outflows, increased month-end dollar demand and surging dollar amid Italian political crises. “RBI’s selling…

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Sebi seeks info from Jet Airways following complaint

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New Delhi, May 30 (DIN NEWS) Markets regulator Sebi has sought information from Jet Airways following a complaint of alleged fraudulent practices. In a filing to the stock exchanges today, the airline said last month the regulator sought views of the statutory auditors and the audit committee on certain allegations. However, the carrier did not elaborate on the complaint. The disclosure came in response to a clarification sought by the BSE on reports about alleged fraudulent practices by Jet Airways promoter Naresh Goyal and fall in its share prices. Referring to…

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PM Modi, Widodo inaugurate kite exhibition themed on Indian epics

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Jakarta, May 30 (DIN NEWS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Joko Widodo today flew kites as they inaugurated the first joint kite exhibition themed on India’s largest epics Ramayana and Mahabharata at the Jakarta’s National Monument here. Prime Minister Modi and President Widodo participated in the ‘Kite Exhibition’ which showcases the strong civilisational links between India and Indonesia. “The Leaders jointly unveiled a Kite Exhibition on the theme of Ramayana and Mahabharat,” Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement. “The Leaders welcomed the conclusion of the MoU between…

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Police clear biggest migrant camp in Paris

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Paris, May 30 (DIN NEWS) Security forces moved in on the biggest migrant camp in the French capital today where some 1,700 people lived in makeshift tents alongside a canal. The migrants would be housed temporarily at more than 20 sites across the Paris region while the authorities checked their identities, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said in a statement. CRS riot police were deployed at dawn, some arriving by boat, as the migrants emerged from their tents and waited patiently to be bussed away from the Port de la Villette camp…

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