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Lot of interest for Air India stake sale: Civil aviation secy

May 10, 2018 strong

Mumbai, May 10 (DIN NEWS) There is a great deal of interest for the Air India disinvestment initiative, Civil Aviation secretary R N Choubey said today, amid the deadline for submission of preliminary bids ending this month. The last date for submission of Expression of Interest (EoI) for the proposed 76 per cent stake sale in the debt-laden airline ends on May 31. Earlier this month, the government had come out with clarifications related to the disinvestment move. “There is a great deal of interest for Air India,” Choubey said at…

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UK telecoms giant BT axes 13,000 jobs

May 10, 2018 strong

London, May 10 (DIN NEWS) British telecoms and television broadcasting company BT announced today that it will axe 13,000 jobs in administration and management. BT said in a statement alongside its annual results that it will shed the jobs over the next three years as it seeks to slice off an extra 1.5 billion pound (USD 2.0 billion, 1.7 billion euros) in costs. The latest revamp will mainly affect back office jobs, or support positions that tend to be based outside London, and middle management roles. It will however seek to…

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Israel says hit ‘nearly all Iran infrastructure in Syria’

May 10, 2018 strong

Jerusalem, May 10 (DIN NEWS) Israeli raids overnight hit “nearly all the Iranian infrastructure in Syria”, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said today after strikes Israel says were in response to rocket fire at its forces it blamed on Iran. “We hit nearly all the Iranian infrastructure in Syria,” Lieberman told a security conference. “They need to remember the saying that if it rains on us, it’ll storm on them. I hope we’ve finished this episode and everyone understood.” Israel’s army said today it had hit dozens of Iranian military targets in…

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Sena lauds Rahul for being dignified while criticising PM Modi

May 10, 2018 strong

The Shiv Sena today praised Congress president Rahul Gandhi for being dignified while attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speeches and said said he could pose a challenge to the BJP in 2019. The BJP should have welcomed Gandhi’s declaration of his prime ministerial ambitions, the NDA ally said, adding that it was against democracy to make fun of Gandhi over his remark. The BJP should have challenged him to defeat it in the 2019 general polls. Gandhi had said two days ago that he was ready to occupy…

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Modi sees a “threat” in me, says Rahul

May 10, 2018May 10, 2018 strong

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said today Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw a “threat” in him, and that the latter’s attack on him over his prime ministerial ambition was only aimed at “distracting attention”. Gandhi also hit out at Modi for raking up the issue of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s foreign origin, saying she was “more Indian” than many Indians. “This election is not about Rahul. I have now learnt to deal with the prime minister. When he can’t respond, he distracts,” Gandhi told reporters in response to a question about…

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FIFA fines Russia after fans racially abused France players

May 9, 2018 strong

Geneva, May 9 (DIN NEWS) Five weeks before the World Cup kicks off, FIFA fined the Russian soccer federation 30,000 Swiss francs because fans racially abused France players during a game in St. Petersburg. Monkey chants were aimed at black players, including Paul Pogba, during France’s 3-1 win over Russia in a friendly in March at a marquee stadium which will host seven World Cup games. FIFA yesterday said its disciplinary panel noted “the gravity of the incident but also the limited number of fans involved.” Anti-racism group Kick It…

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IPL 2018: पाकिस्तानी एंकर हुई केएल राहुल की फैन, दिया ये स्पेशल मैसेज

May 9, 2018 strong

IPL 2018 में प्ले-ऑफ में पहुंचने की जंग शुरू हो चुकी है. सभी खिलाड़ी अपनी टीम को आखिरी दौर में पहुंचाने के लिए खूब महनत कर रहे हैं. इस आईपीएल में जिस खिलाड़ी की सबसे ज्यादा चर्चा हो रही है तो वो हैं केएल राहुल. आईपीएल में वो सबसे ज्यादा रन बनाने वाले खिलाड़ी बन चुके हैं. 10 मैच खेलते हुए उन्होंने 471 रन ठोक दिए. हर जगह उनकी तारीफ हो रही है. उनकी फैन फॉलोइंग लगातार बढ़ती जा रही है. पाकिस्तान की होस्ट जैनब अब्बास भी उनकी फैन बन चुकी हैं.…

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Australia keen on Iniesta as a marquee star

May 9, 2018 strong

Sydney, May 9 (DIN NEWS) Australian football chiefs plan to contact the agent of Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta to sound him out about a move to the A-League, reports said Wednesday, as the domestic competition looks to recruit a marquee star. Spain’s Sport website named the A-League as the World Cup-winner’s “preferred destination” this week, although Japan’s Vissel Kobe is also seen as one of his possible next moves. China’s Chongqing Lifan Tuesday denied reports that the 33-year-old legend will be joining them “as a player”, but left the door…

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इंग्‍लैंड के खिलाफ वनडे की भारतीय टीम में अजिंक्‍य रहाणे को नहीं चुनने पर सौरव गांगुली हैरान, कही यह बात…

May 9, 2018 strong

भारतीय क्रिकेट कंट्रोल बोर्ड (बीसीसीआई) ने अफगानिस्‍तान के खिलाफ होने वाले एकमात्र टेस्‍ट के अलावा इंग्‍लैंड के खिलाफ होने वाली वनडे और टी20 सीरीज के लिए भारतीय टीम की घोषणा कर दी गई है. जहां अजिंक्‍य रहाणे को अफगानिस्‍तान के खिलाफ टेस्‍ट के लिए भारतीय टीम की कप्‍तानी सौंपी गई हैं, वहीं इंग्‍लैंड के खिलाफ शॉर्टर फॉर्मेट की सीरीज के लिए उनका नाम टीम में शामिल नहीं है. विराट कोहली के उपलब्‍ध न होने के कारण अफगानिस्‍तान के खिलाफ बेंगलुरू में होने वाले एकमात्र टेस्‍ट में रहाणे को कप्‍तान बनाया गया है.…

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‘Deadpool 2’ original script had Deadpool as a dad: Reynolds

May 9, 2018 strong

Los Angeles, May 9 (DIN NEWS) Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds has revealed that in the initial drafts of the “Deadpool 2” script, the Marvel antihero was envisioned as a father. The 41-year-old actor, who reprises his role as the title character in the sequel, said he along with co-writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick had planned on showing the part with a child. “The genesis of it was ‘What if Deadpool had a child?’ Like, what if we started five years later and what would that be like?” Reynolds told…