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France, Britain to announce new migrant treaty: Macron

January 18, 2018January 18, 2018 strong

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Theresa May will announce a new treaty on how to handle migrants hoping to head to Britain, the French presidency said today. The treaty, set to be announced at a summit in London on Thursday, will “complete the Le Touquet accord”, Macron’s office said in reference to a 2003 deal that effectively put Britain’s border in northern France. The details are “still being finalised”, the French presidency said, but the treaty will include measures on how to manage unaccompanied minors, and Britain…

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Trump reveals ‘Fake News’ award winners

January 18, 2018January 18, 2018 strong

US President Donald Trump has declared ‘The New York Times’ as the winner of the ‘Fake News Award’. Others in Trump’s unique award were ‘ABC News’, ‘CNN’, ‘Time’ and ‘The Washington Post’. Trump announced the award by a tweet yesterday. The website GOP.Com — where the winners were listed — crashed soon after Trump announced his Fake News Awards. “2017 was a year of unrelenting bias, unfair news coverage, and even downright fake news. Studies have shown that over 90 per cent of the media’s coverage of President Trump is…

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1st woman def minister on Sukhoi, Sitharaman breaks records

January 18, 2018January 18, 2018 strong

In an olive green pilot’s G-suit and a helmet on her head, Nirmala Sitharaman today soared high on a Sukhoi-30 MKI jet, the first Indian woman defence minister to go on a sortie on the all-weather, long-range fighter. The supersonic jet took off from the Air Force station at Jodhpur, where one of the Sukhoi squadrons is based, at 1 pm, rose to a height of 8000 metres and broke the sound barrier. After a 45-minute flight on the India Air Force (IAF) s frontline jet over the Western sector…

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BSF jawan killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire

January 18, 2018January 18, 2018 strong

A Border Security Force jawan was today killed as Pakistani troops opened fire and shelled Indian positions along the International Border in R S Pura sector of Jammu. “BSF troops are giving a befitting reply,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Jammu, Arun Manhas, said. A BSF personnel died in the heavy shelling. He has been identified as head constable Suresh. He was a native of Tamil Nadu. The firing and shelling on the Border Out Posts and civilian areas in RS Pura sector started at 2100 hours yesterday, a BSF official…

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Playing lead even after 20 years the biggest award: Madhavan

January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 strong

R Madhavan has been in the film industry for over two decades and the actor says the fact that he still gets to play a lead in the movies is the “biggest award” for him. The 47-year-old actor, who started off as a TV actor with hit shows such as “Sea Hawks” and “Ghar Jamai”, said he is proud of his achievements. “They all give titles to actors in the South. They also wanted to give me a title which meant ‘King of Smiles’, but I said no. And they…

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Virat Kohli fined for breaching ICC code of conduct

January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 strong

India skipper Virat Kohli has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for showing dissent against the umpire during the third day’s play of second Test against South Africa here. “India captain Virat Kohli has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee and received one demerit point for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third day s play in the second Test against South Africa at Centurion on Monday,” ICC said in a statement. The incident happened in the 25th over…

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Hope Adira will be proud to have working parents: Rani Mukerji

January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 strong

Rani Mukerji went through the usual anxiety of a mother when she started “Hichki” after Adira’s birth, but the actor is confident that her daughter will one day be proud of her working parents. The actor said more than her, it was her filmmaker husband Aditya Chopra who wanted her to get back to the sets. “I had this anxiety about leaving my daughter at home because it was going to be a new environment for her. She is not going to see me for a few hours, which she…

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SC questions locus of BJP leader who filed appeal in Bofors case

January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 strong

The Supreme Court today asked BJP leader Ajay Agrawal to explain his locus in filing an appeal in the politically-sensitive Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-offs case. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra noted that the CBI has not filed any appeal in the apex court challenging the May 31, 2005 Delhi High Court judgement and asked the petitioner to explain his locus in the case. “We expect the petitioner to argue the matter on the next date of hearing and argue the parameters on grant of leaves,” the…

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Bengal garners Rs 17K cr investment commitments

January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 strong

West Bengal has received investment commitments worth Rs 17,000 crore soon after the start of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) here today. Reliance Industries Ltd has committed Rs 5,000 crore for the state over a few years, while the JSW Group has pledged Rs 10,000 crore over four to five years. The Adventz Group has committed Rs 1,000 crore in a multi-modal logistics park, and Sanjiv Goenka-led CESC Ltd will pump in an equal amount on a power distribution network. RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani announced Rs 5,000 crore investment…

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Nifty snaps 3-day rally, slips 41 pts to 10,700

January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 strong

NSE benchmark Nifty snapped its three-day winning streak today to end 41 points lower at 10,700.45, weighed down by selling in realty, metal, PSU bank, energy, infra, FMCG and auto stocks. Gains in IT sector cushioned the losses. Overseas, most European stocks edged higher as investors awaited the release of corporate earnings. Asian stocks gained, erasing early losses. US stock markets were closed yesterday. The NSE Nifty opened higher at 10,761.50 points and moved in a range of 10,762.35 and 10,687.85 before ending at 10,700.45 points, down 41.10 points, or…