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BJP’s Dalit MPs have exposed ‘anti-Dalit’ Modi govt: Cong

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Dubbing the Union government as “anti-Dalit,” the Congress on Sunday said its criticism by BJP’s Dalits MPs has exposed it and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his “silence” and respond to their concerns Quoting from the statements of five BJP Dalit MPs, Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill claimed that they proved Modi was working to make India ‘Dalit-mukt.’ The condition of scheduled castes can be understood when even the ruling party’s MPs were underlining their fear and concerns, he told reporters Taking a dig at Modi’s 2014 poll campaign…

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Salman Khan’s industry friends celebrate as actor gets bail

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As superstar Salman Khan was today granted bail by a district and sessions court in Jodhpur in the 1998 black buck poaching case in which he has been sentenced to five years in jail, his friends and well-wishers from film industry expressed their happiness over the decision. District and Sessions Judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi allowed Salman’s plea for bail and suspension of sentence so that he can file an appeal against his conviction and sentencing. Director of Salman’s upcoming film “Race 3” Remo D’Souza told PTI, “I am happy that…

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Salman Khan gets bail in black buck poaching case

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Actor Salman Khan was today granted bail by a district and sessions court here in the 1998 black buck poaching case in which he has been sentenced to five years in jail. District and Sessions Judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi allowed Khan’s plea for bail and suspension of sentence so that he can file an appeal against his conviction and sentencing. Khan, who had spent two nights in the Jodhpur Central Jail after his sentencing on Thursday, granted bail on a bond of Rs 50,000 and two sureties of like amount,…

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Gold glitters on firm global cues, jewellers’ buying

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Gold prices bounced back by Rs 120 to Rs 31,470 per 10 grams at the bullion market today backed by firm global cues and pick-up in buying by local jewellers. Silver also gained Rs 150 to Rs 39,200 per kg due to increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers. Marketmen said, besides a firm trend overseas as the dollar weakened against other currencies, raising appeal for the precious metal as a safe haven and pick-up in buying activity by local jewellers at the domestic spot market, mainly led to…

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Srikanth leads India to badminton team event semifinals

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Star shuttler Kidambi Srikanth led from the front as India thrashed Mauritius 3-0 to advance to the semifinals of badminton mixed team event in the Commonwealth Games here today. Srikanth took just 29 minute to beat Georges Julien Paul 21-12 21-14 in the men’s singles after the two doubles pairs had given India a 2-0 lead. The men’s doubles duo of Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty hardly broke a sweat in their 21-12 21-3 win over Aatish Lubah and Christopher Jean Paul in the first match before Ashwini Pannappa…

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Paes creates world record in India’s stunning comeback win

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Tennis icon Leander Paes became the most successful doubles player in the history of Davis Cup with a record 43rd win before young guns Ramkumar Ramanathan and Prajnesh Gunneswaran pulled off the must-win rubbers as India advanced to the World Group Play-offs with a sensational 3-2 win over China here today. Everything depending on how they fared in the do-or-die doubles rubber, the 44-year-old Paes and Rohan Bopanna downed a fighting Chinese pair of Mao Xin Gong and Ze Zhang 5-7 7-6(5) 7-6(3) to keep India afloat in the second…

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Kapil Sharma files police complaint against ex-managers Preeti, Neeti Simoes

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Comedian-actor Kapil Sharma has filed police complaint against his former managers Preeti and Neeti Simoes and a journalist, who heads an entertainment website, for defaming him in digital media. Preeti and Neeti were also the creative director his previous TV show “The Kapil Sharma Show”. Kapil’s complaint also targeted a particular website headed by the journalist, which he accused, “launched a malicious propaganda to defame him in digital media” after he denied the exorbitant sum of money. The actor said his personal information was leaked to show him in “negative…

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Judge hearing Salman Khan’s bail plea transferred

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A district and sessions judge, who was supposed to pronounce order on Salman Khan’s application for bail and suspension of sentence in 1998 black buck poaching case, has been transferred as part of a reshuffle. In a late night development, Sessions Judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi has been transferred to Sirohi, as per an order of the Rajasthan High Court. Chandra Kumar Songara will be replacing him in Jodhpur’s sessions court. Joshi is among 134 judges transferred by the Registrar General of the High Court. The actor, who was on Thursday…

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China urges EU to act together against US protectionism

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China today called on the European Union to take a joint stand against US protectionism as the tit-for-tat trade rift between Washington and Beijing threatened to entangle Europe. The call to Brussels came as US President Donald Trump warned that he could slap another USD 100 billion (86 billion euros) of extra tariffs on Chinas imports, fanning fresh fears of a global trade war. “China and the EU … should take a clear stance against protectionism, jointly preserve the rules-based multilateral trade order, and keep the global economy on a…

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Congresswoman Maloney, Indian Consul General discuss India-US ties

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An influential US Congresswoman has met with the Consul General of India in New York and discussed ways to improve bilateral ties. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney from New York was instrumental in the issuance of a commemorative Diwali stamp by the US Postal Service in 2016. The meeting between Maloney and head of the Indian consulate in New York Sandeep Chakravorty took place at the Indian Consulate here on Wednesday. A statement issued by her office said the two discussed ways to improve ties between the world’s oldest democracy and the…

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