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Flattering to be mistaken for Keanu Reeves’ girlfriend, says Helen Mirren

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Veteran actor Helen Mirren says being compared to Keanu Reeves’ girlfriend Alexandra Grant was “flattering”. The 55-year-old actor recently stepped out with Grant for Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s (LACMA) Art + Film Gala. At the event Grant, 44, wore her natural, silver hair in a bun and somewhat resembled Mirren, leading to confusion on social media. “I saw that. That was very flattering on me, you know, because she’s obviously lovely,” Mirren told Entertainment Tonight, referring to the Twitter furore. The veteran star, whose husband Taylor Hackford worked…

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Lawyers’ strike enters 5th day, litigants given complete access to courts

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Lawyers at all the six district courts here continued to boycott work for the 5th consecutive day on Friday with advocates and personnel staff of the bar associations doing the security checks of the people entering the premises. Bar associations of district courts said the situation is calm in all these courts — Tis Hazari, Saket, Patiala House, Rohini, Karkardooma and Dwarka — although lawyers are continuing to observe complete strike in the national capital following clashes with the police. Litigants are being allowed to have full access to courtrooms…

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Hong Kong student’s death fuels more anger against police

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A Hong Kong university student who fell off a parking garage after police fired tear gas during clashes with anti-government protesters died Friday in a rare fatality after five months of unrest, fueling more outrage against authorities in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. The Hospital Authority said the 22-year-old died Friday morning, but didn’t provide further details. The government expressed “great sorrow and regret” over Chow Tsz-Lok’s death and police said they will propose a public inquest. Some 1,000 masked protesters marched through the busy central district at lunchtime, chanting “Disband…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Sensex skids from record high as Moody’s cuts India credit outlook

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Equity benchmark BSE Sensex tumbled 330 points on Friday as investors pressed the exit button after Moody’s cut India’s credit rating outlook citing growth concerns. Profit-booking following the recent record-setting run and unease over frothy valuations also took their toll, analysts said. Trading on a weak note though the day, the 30-share Sensex briefly turned positive to hit a fresh intra-day high of 40,749.33, but failed to sustain the momentum. It finally ended 330.13 points, or 0.81 per cent lower at 40,323.61. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty plunged 103.90 points,…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Fadnavis quits; says Sena shunned BJP but talked to Cong-NCP

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Devendra Fadnavis on Friday resigned as Maharashtra chief minister, five years and a week after he assumed the state’s top job, as an aggressive Shiv Sena rebuffed all attempts to form an alliance government. Fadnavis, 49, drove to Raj Bhavan and handed over his resignation to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, who asked him to be the “caretaker CM” till alternate arrangements are made. The development came a fortnight after results of the October 21 Assembly elections were declared. “The alternate arrangements could be anything, be it a new government or…

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Leicester City vs Arsenal: Live Streaming, When And Where To Watch

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Arsenal will look to bounce back to winning ways after winless in their last four matches in all competitions as they take on red-hot Leicester City in a battle for the top four places. Leicester City are in red hot form and are currently in third place. They have, in contrast to Arsenal, won all of their last four matches. Their winning streak includes a 9-0 thrashing of Southampton away as well as a 2-0 win at Crystal Palace. Arsenal fell from the top four to fifth, and they sit…

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“Empowering People One Of Most Satisfying Efforts Of Tenure”: PM Modi

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Empowering people, especially women, has been one of the most satisfying efforts of his tenure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, asserting that the support from people cutting across regions, languages, age groups and occupations has given his government a mandate “unseen for decades”. PM Modi was responding to tweets from Ray Dalio, the founder of investment management firm Bridgewater Associates, who praised the prime minister as “one of the best, if not the best, leaders in the world”. Mr Dalio also posted the video of his short interview…

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अर्थ हिंदी न्यूज़ 

आथिर्क प्रोत्साहन, सुधार की उम्मीद के बीच सेंसेक्स नयी ऊंचाई पर

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वृद्धि को प्रोत्साहन के लिए और सुधारों की उम्मीद के बीच बैंक शेयरों में लाभ से बुधवार को बंबई शेयर बाजार का सेंसेक्स 222 अंक की बढ़त के साथ 40,469.78 अंक के नए रिकॉर्ड स्तर पर बंद हुआ। बंबई शेयर बाजार का 30 शेयरों वाला सेंसेक्स उतार-चढ़ाव भरे कारोबार में दिन में एक समय 40,606.91 अंक तक भी पहुंच गया था, जो कारोबार के दौरान अब तक दर्ज इसका सबसे ऊंचा स्तर है। अंत में सेंसेक्स 221.55 अंक या 0.55 प्रतिशत की बढ़त के साथ 40,469.78 अंक के नए रिकॉर्ड…

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खेल हिंदी न्यूज़ 

श्रृंखला में बराबरी हासिल करने उतरेगा भारत, बांग्लादेश की नजरें एक और उलटफेर पर

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क्रिकेट के सबसे छोटे प्रारूप में एक बार फिर दबाव में आया भारत गुरुवार को यहां बांग्लादेश के खिलाफ होने वाले दूसरे टी20 अंतरराष्ट्रीय मैच में जीत के साथ श्रृंखला बराबर करने के इरादे से उतरेगा। इस मैच पर चक्रवातीय तूफान का खतरा भी मंडरा रहा है। भारत को दिल्ली में वायु प्रदूषण के बीच रविवार को खेले गये पहले टी20 मैच में सात विकेट से हार का सामना करना पड़ा था। बांग्लादेश के लिए यह नतीजा बेहतरीन है जो वेतन और अन्य मुद्दों को लेकर खिलाड़ियों की हड़ताल के…

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राष्ट्रीय हिंदी न्यूज़ 

वायु प्रदूषण: न्यायालय ने कहा- यह दिल्ली-एनसीआर में करोड़ों लोगों की जिंदगी मौत का सवाल है

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उच्चतम न्यायालय ने बुधवार को कहा कि खतरनाक स्तर का वायु प्रदूषण दिल्ली-राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षेत्र के करोड़ों लोगों के लिये जिंदगी-मौत का सवाल बन गया है। शीर्ष अदालत ने कहा कि वायु प्रदूषण पर अंकुश लगा पाने में विफल रहने के लिये प्राधिकारियों को ही जिम्मेदार ठहराना होगा। न्यायमूर्ति अरुण मिश्रा और न्यायमूर्ति दीपक गुप्ता की पीठ ने सवाल किया, ‘‘क्या आप लोगों को प्रदूषण की वजह से इसी तरह मरने देंगे। क्या आप देश को सौ साल पीछे जाने दे सकते हैं?’’ पीठ ने कहा, ‘‘हमें इसके लिये सरकार…

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