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Govt approves Rs 5.5 per quintal subsidy for sugarcane farmers

May 2, 2018 strong

The government today approved a production subsidy of Rs 5.5 per quintal for sugarcane farmers to help cash-starved millers clear cane arrears that have surged to about Rs 20,000 crore due to sharp fall in sugar prices on record production. The Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs has approved a production-linked subsidy of Rs 55 per tonne (Rs 5.5 per quintal) for cane farmers, sources said. The move also comes at a time when Karnataka, a leading sugarcane producing state, is going for polls on May 12. Welcoming the decision, industry…

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Sebi probes plunge in InterGlobe stock ahead of Ghosh’s resignation

May 2, 2018 strong

Sebi is examining the sharp plunge in shares of InterGlobe Aviation, parent of IndiGo, hours before it announced the resignation of its president Aditya Ghosh, officials said. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is probing a more than 6 per cent plunge in the country’s largest domestic carrier’s shares price on April 27. Hours after the market close that day, the airline announced the resignation of Ghosh at 7.56 pm. While his resignation as president is effective from July 31, Ghosh quit as a director of the company…

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2 teams to represent India at Jr NBA World C’ship

May 2, 2018 strong

The Commonwealth Games gold has given him the confidence and Indian star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is now aiming to grab another yellow metal at the upcoming Asian Games, which he admitted will be tougher than the Gold Coast CWG. Neeraj became the first Indian javelin thrower to win a gold at the CWG at Gold Coast last month with a throw of 86.47m, but he said that effort will not be enough for a gold in the Jakarta Asian Games in August. “Winning a gold in CWG with a…

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Harendra lacks enough time to change team’s fortunes: Joaquim

May 2, 2018 strong

Welcoming the appointment of Harendra Singh as the coach of the Indian men’s national hockey team, former coach Joaquim Carvalho wondered whether he has enough time on his hands to fine tune the squad for tougher battles ahead. Yesterday, women’s coach Harendra Singh was made in- charge of the men’s side, while men’s coach Sjoerd Marijne was re-designated the women’s coach in a rejigging of roles by the Hockey India following the medalless show of the teams at last month’s Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. “Harendra’s appointment as a coach is…

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Jake Gyllenhaal to play composer Leonard Bernstein in ‘The American’

May 2, 2018 strong

Jake Gyllenhaal has been signed on to play legendary conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein in “The American”. The movie will be directed by Cary Fukunaga, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project will be based on Humphrey Burton’s biography on Bernstein and has been adapted for screenplay by Michael Mitnick. The film will follow the exponential rise of the composer after conducting the New York Philharmonic when he was 25, all the while struggling with fame. His career boasts of penning the score for “On the Waterfront” and the avant…

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Auctioning ‘Rustom’ costume for good cause: Akshay Kumar

May 2, 2018 strong

Actor Akshay Kumar says he and wife Twinkle Khanna are unfazed by the backlash they are receiving over the auction of the costume he wore as an Indian naval officer in “Rustom”. Akshay last week announced that the costume of his 2016 film would be auctioned for charity and the proceeds would fund animal rescue and welfare. Taking offence to his description of the costume as the “original naval uniform”, Twitteratti pointed out to that his outfit was just a film costume and not the real naval uniform, that the…

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S Korea confirms arrival of F-22 stealth fighters for drill

May 2, 2018 strong

American F-22 stealth fighter jets have arrived in South Korea ahead of a joint air force drill, Seoul said today, despite a recent diplomatic thaw with Pyongyang. The “Raptor” fighters previously flew to the South in December when Seoul and Washington staged their largest-ever joint air exercise, days after North Korea test-fired a missile believed capable of hitting the US mainland. The North customarily reacts with anger to the deployment of American stealth fighters, which it fears could be used for surgical strikes against its leadership and strategic facilities. The…

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India, China militaries to set up hotline after Modi-Xi summit: Report

May 2, 2018 strong

The militaries of India and China have reportedly agreed on the long-pending proposal to set up a hotline between their headquarters after the informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in Wuhan, the official Chinese media said today. Modi met Xi last week in an unprecedented two-day ‘heart-to-heart’ summit to “solidify” the India-China relationship. “Leaders of the two nations have reportedly agreed to set up a hotline between their respective military headquarters,” state-run Global Times daily reported today. The reported move comes after Modi and Xi…

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NR to install gates at 121 unmanned level crossings in Lucknow division

May 2, 2018 strong

The Lucknow division of the Northern Railways has decided to install gates at 121 unmanned level crossings in view of the Kushinagar incident in which 13 children were killed at an unmanned crossing. “The work to close these 121 unmanned crossings will start from June and will end by September. Though the Railway ministry had decided to close all unmanned crossings by 2020, the work will now be completed by September this year,” NR, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Satish Kumar said. He said unmanned crossings in Kanpur, Lucknow-Varansai and Lucknow-Prayag…

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J Dey killing: Chhota Rajan convicted, Jigna Vora acquitted

May 2, 2018 strong

A Mumbai court today convicted gangster Chhota Rajan in the murder case of journalist J Dey while acquitting former journalist Jigna Vora and another accused in the case due to lack of evidence. Besides Rajan, special MCOCA court judge Sameer Adkar convicted eight others in the case. Vora and Paulson Joseph were acquitted due to lack of evidence and the prosecution’s failure to prove the case against them beyond reasonable doubt. The sentencing in the case likely later today. The prosecution in the case has demanded the maximum punishment for…