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Mallya resigns as Force India F1 director, seeks appeal in assets case

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London, Jun 1 (DIN NEWS) Embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya has resigned as director of his Formula One motorsport company Force India as his legal team filed an application to seek an appeal against a 1.145-billion pound UK high court ruling on freezing of his assets. The 62-year-old Mallya, who is fighting extradition to India on fraud and money laundering charges worth an estimated INR 9,000 crore, resigned as director of Sahara Force India Formula One Team Limited on May 24, according to the UK Companies House records. Sahara India Pariwar…

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Cinema doesn’t always recognise good work, says Kay Kay Menon

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Mumbai, Jun 1 (DIN NEWS) Kay Kay Menon, one of the most versatile actors in Bollywood, says the industry does not always applaud a good performance. The 51-year-old actor believes it is due to one’s destiny that an artiste gets recognition. “Cinema doesn’t deal with merit and it is a fact of life, we don’t applaud… And what has merit doesn’t become popular anyway, it is a fact and one can’t do much about it. “However noted your performance is, it doesn’t matter. It depends on your destiny. Sometimes, something just…

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I want to do comedy films: Shilpa Shetty

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Mumbai, Jun 1 (DIN NEWS) Shilpa Shetty may have been away from films for a while but has no desire to be seen in movies just for the sake of it. The actor’s last cinematic outing was 2007’s “Apne”. “I think I have become too practical when it comes to (choosing a) script. My script sense has changed and that comes with time and experience. This is my 25th year in the industry and I have not done a film for eight-nine years, people still have faith in me, be it…

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Auctioning of Taj Mahal hotel; Tata group firm withdraws plea from SC

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New Delhi, Jun 1 (DIN NEWS) Tata Group-owned Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL) today withdrew from the Supreme Court the plea challenging the Delhi High Court order which had upheld the tender procedure for the proposed e-auctioning of Delhi’s iconic Taj Mahal Hotel by civic body NDMC. IHCL took back its plea after a vacation bench comprising justices L Nageswara Rao and M M Shantanagoudar indicated that it will not entertain the appeal as the e-auctioning of the hotel has not taken place. “Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Mohan Parasaran, senior counsel…

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SC sets aside HC order asking MCI to conduct inspection in college

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New Delhi, Jun 1 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court today set aside a Bombay High Court order directing the Medical Council of India (MCI) to inspect a medical college, where “large-scale deficiencies” were found during an inspection last year, for granting renewal for admission in academic year 2018-2019. A bench comprising justices L Nageswara Rao and M M Shantanagoudar allowed the appeal filed by the MCI, which had challenged the high court’s order asking it to carry out the inspection and submit a report to the Centre before April 30. The…

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CBI questions alleged lobbyist in AirAsia case

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New Delhi, Jun 1 (DIN NEWS) The CBI today questioned ‘lobbyist’ Rajender Dubey in connection with alleged malpractices by AirAsia India Limited and its promoters while trying to get international flying licences by manipulating policies, officials said. The Central Bureau of Investigation has also summoned group CEO of AirAsia, Tony Fernandes to appear before it on June 6 for questioning in the case. Dubey, promoter of Singapore-based HNR Trading Pte. Ltd, was called today at the agency headquarters where he was questioned at length about the meetings he allegedly arranged for…

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Nifty ends below 10,700, down 40 points

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Mumbai, June 1 (DIN NEWS) The NSE Nifty was down 40 points today at 10,696.20 due to emergence of selling mainly in realty, banking, IT and FMCG counters. In a volatile session, infra, metal and finance service stocks weighed by data showing manufacturing PMI growth has slowed in May. Investors after digesting better-than-expected Q4 GDP data shifted focus to renewed global trade tensions after the US announced tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. They also closely monitor the movement in crude oil prices and rupee. In the overseas markets, European shares…

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Pak SC strikes down disqualification of Khwaja Asif

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Islamabad, Jun 1 (DIN NEWS) Pakistan Supreme Court today struck down a high court order that disqualified former foreign minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif, making him eligible to contest in the upcoming elections. Asif on April 27 was disqualified by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for failing to disclose his employment in a UAE company and the monthly salary he was receiving. He challenged it in the Supreme Court earlier last month. A three-member bench headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandia overturned the decision of the Islamabad High Court to disqualify PML-N…

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Spain PM admits defeat ahead of no-confidence vote

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Madrid, June 1 (DIN NEWS) Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy admitted defeat today ahead of a no-confidence vote which was certain to topple him, paving the way for a takeover by opposition leader Pedro Sanchez, his arch rival. “It’s been an honour — there is none bigger — to have been Spain’s prime minister,” he told parliament after congratulating Sanchez, with lawmakers from his conservative Popular Party (PP) giving him a standing ovation. Barring any last-minute U-turn, an absolute majority of lawmakers, among them Catalan separatists and Basque nationalists, will vote…

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Nipah scare: Doctors, Nurses of Taluk hospital asked to go on leave

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Kozhikode (Ker), Jun 1 (DIN NEWS) Several staffers, including nurses and four doctors, of a hospital in nearby Balussery have been asked to go on leave from today as a precautionary measure after the death of two people being treated for Nipah virus, officials said. The virus has so far claimed 16 lives in Kerala’s northern districts. Two people, who succumbed to the virus in the past two days, had undergone treatment at the taluk hospital before being shifted to the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital. A senior health official said the…

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