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Audiences appreciated hard push against terror in ‘Omerta’: Hansal

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Director Hansal Mehta is feeling overwhelmed with the “positive response” to his film “Omerta” at the ongoing Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF). After getting rave reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Busan International Film Festival and MAMI, “Omerta” featuring Rajkummar Rao in the lead, has garnered a positive response at the HKIFF. The festival, which is in its 42nd year, is Asia’s oldest and screens over 250 titles from more than 55 countries across the world. It started on March 19 and will close on April 5.…

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Karti shall not be arrested till April 16 in Aircel-Maxis cases: Court

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A day after securing bail from the Delhi High Court in INX Media case, Karti Chidambaram today got another relief from a city court which granted him protection from arrest till April 16 in Aircel-Maxis matter arising out of the 2G spectrum cases lodged by the CBI and Enforcement Directorate (ED). Special Judge O P Saini granted the relief to him considering that both the investigative agencies sought three weeks to file their responses on the anticipatory bail plea moved by Karti, son of former union minister P Chidambaram. The…

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Entrepreneurs from Nepal, India attend business conclave

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Business leaders from Nepal and India today participated in an international entrepreneurship conclave here and discussed the need to establish better connectivity between the two countries to explore new business opportunities. Nepalese Finance Minister Yuvaraj Khatiwada who inaugurated ‘The International Entrepreneurship Conclave-Connect-IN’, said that the conclave provides a platform for the entrepreneurs from both the countries to come together and exchange innovative ideas. “Young and innovative entrepreneurs from both the countries need to come forward with their innovative ideas and the governments of the two countries should play the role…

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No more free reign to China: Trump after announcing tariffs

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After announcing a string of tough trade measures against China, US President Donald Trump has said that Beijing would no longer have a “free reign” like it had been having for many years, which resulted in a massive American trade deficit with it. A day after he initiated a series of tough actions against “unfair” Chinese trade practices, inviting retaliation by Beijing, Trump exuded confidence that the steps would end up with China fairly treating America. “China is going to end up treating us fairly. For many years, they had…

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French hero officer who swapped himself for hostage dies

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A French police officer who offered himself up to an extremist gunman in exchange for a hostage has died of his injuries, the interior minister said today. Col Arnaud Beltrame was among the first officers to respond to the attack on the supermarket in the south of France yesterday. His death, announced by French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb, raises the toll to four. The gunman was also killed, and 15 people were injured in the attack. The gunman first hijacked a car and opened fire on police, then took hostages…

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Tough talk on global trade escalates as Trump claims results

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The US and China’s top economic officials agreed by phone today to “continue to communicate” on trade issues, Chinese state media said, as President Donald Trump pledged his escalating trade showdown would get results despite pushback from Europe and Beijing. In his latest jolt to the prevailing global order, Trump on Thursday authorised tariffs on as much as USD 60 billion of Chinese imports, targeting sectors in which Washington says China has stolen American technology. Liu He, the Chinese vice premier in charge of the economy, told US Treasury Secretary…

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Shah sets target of 21 seats from northeast

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Gearing up for the next general election, BJP President Amit Shah today set a target of 21 seats out of 25 parliamentary constituencies from northeast in Lok Sabha polls in 2019. Addressing a rally of BJP booth unit chiefs here, he asked the party members to work towards achieving this target. “I want to give a target for 2019 polls. We want to win more than 21 seats out of 25 seats from North East,” Shah said in the rally. “Except Mizoram, all other states in NE are ruled by…

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Rahul targets Prasad over pendency of cases in courts

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi today hit out at Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad over huge pendency of cases in courts and shortage of judges, and charged him with “peddling fake news” instead. His attack came after Prasad accused the Congress of hiring the services of controversial data firm Cambridge Analytica, accused of harvesting data stolen from Facebook, in previous elections. The charge has been denied by the Congress, which instead accused the BJP of using the services of the firm. Legal system collapsing under Pending Cases: Supreme Court 55,000+, High…

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Air India makes history, lands in Israel using Saudi airspace

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Air India’s maiden flight to Israel has landed in Tel Aviv, reducing the travel time substantially after Saudi Arabia for the first time allowed a commercial flight to use its airspace, indicating a thaw in relations between the Arab kingdom and the Jewish state. Heralding a new beginning in the people-to-people contact and diplomatic ties between India and Israel, the state-run Air India introduced the direct thrice-a-week flight from New Delhi to Tel Aviv yesterday. Saudi Arabia permitted the airline to use its airspace, enabling it to take a shorter…

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SC asks 12 states why they have not appointed Lokayukta

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The Supreme Court today asked the chief secretaries of 12 states to specify why they have not appointed a Lokayukta. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi also asked the chief secretary of Odisha to apprise the court about the status of the Lokayukta in state and said the apex court has no information whether it has an anti-corruption ombudsman or not. The 12 states which have been asked to give reasons for not appointing a Lokayukta are Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu,…

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