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IOC adds 7 medal events to 2022 Beijing Winter Games program

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Lausanne, Jul 19 (DIN NEWS) Planning for its next three Olympic Games, the IOC has added seven medal events to the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, published a 2020 Tokyo Olympics schedule with no agreement on when to race swimming finals, and set a timetable to add new sports to the 2024 Paris Olympics. The next Winter Olympics will now include: women’s monobob, Big Air freestyle skiing for men and women, plus mixed team events in short track speed skating, ski jumping, ski aerials and snowboardcross. The addition of gold medals…

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Saha to undergo shoulder surgery, rehab plan under scanner

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Kolkata, Jul 19 (DIN NEWS) Believed to be a minor thumb injury till now, Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha is actually nursing a career-threatening shoulder problem caused by a “bungled” rehabilitation programme at the National Cricket Academy, a top BCCI official has claimed. It is learnt that Saha will have to undergo a surgery in the UK next month and that might rule him out of the tour of Australia later this year. “Wriddhiman’s rehabilitation has been a complete goof up. The NCA physio has bungled it big time. Now only…

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Giant Jeff Goldblum statue erected in London

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London, Jul 19 (DIN NEWS) A 25-foot statue of actor Jeff Goldblum in his open-shirted and reclining pose from “Jurassic Park” has been erected here to celebrate the film’s 25th anniversary. The statue, a homage to the character of Dr Ian Malcolm played by Goldblum in the 1993 Steven Spielberg directed film, was built and erected by subscription service Now TV. “Twenty five years ago, ‘Jurassic Park’ (and one of the best moments in movie history) was born. A quarter of a century later, we introduce you to #JurassicJeff,” a…

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Weinstein claims he had ‘bargain’ over sexual activity with Judd, seeks to dismiss lawsuit

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Los Angeles, Jul 19 (DIN NEWS) Seeking dismissal of the case filed against him by Ashley Judd, Harvey Weinstein has claimed he and the actor-activist had struck “‘ a bargain’ with respect to future sexual activity”. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Weinstein’s attorney Phyllis Kupferstein has claimed Judd has waited too long to sue. The 50-year-old Judd was one of the first actors to go on record to accuse Weinstein of sexual abuse in the October 5 New York Times article, which exposed the now disgraced Hollywood producer. In 2015,…

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Sensex, Nifty turn volatile; midcap stocks crack

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Mumbai, Jul 19 (DIN NEWS) The benchmark Sensex turned volatile after opening on a positive note in early trade today amid weakness in banking, pharma, metals, realty and IT stocks. The 30-share index was trading flat at 36,373.23 after beginning the session 142.14 points higher. The index had lost 146.52 points in the previous session. All sectoral indices were trading in the red. Midcap stocks bled with MindTree, UBL, PC Jeweller falling up to 7 per cent. The NSE Nifty dropped below the 11,000 mark, falling 24.75 points, or 0.23…

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Sensex ends lower in cautious trade

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Mumbai, Jul 19 (DIN NEWS) Erasing early gains, the Sensex ended lower by 22 points at 36,351.23 in range-bound trade today amid lower-than-expected results. Investors were not in a mood to make fresh bets ahead of the voting on the no-confidence motion against the NDA government tabled in the Lok Sabha, brokers said. A depreciating rupee, which again breached the 69-mark against the dollar in intra-day trade, too weighed on sentiment, they added. The Sensex opened higher and advanced to hit a high of 36,515.58, but soon turned lower and…

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Sharif, Maryam to be shifted from Adiala to Sihala jail amid ‘security fears’

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Lahore, Jul 19 (DIN NEWS) Jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam may be shifted from the high-security Adiala jail to Sihala Rest House, which has been converted into a sub-jail in the suburbs of Islamabad after some prisoners started chanting slogans against him this morning, prison authorities said. Sharif, 68, and his daughter Maryam, 44, were arrested in Lahore on July 13 on their arrival from London after an accountability court found them guilty over his family’s ownership of four luxury flats in London. They were…

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Putin says US-Russia summit was successful

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Moscow, Jul 19 (DIN NEWS) Russian President Vladimir Putin says his first summit with US President Donald Trump was “successful” and is accusing Trump’s opponents in the US of hampering any progress on the issues they discussed. Putin told Russian diplomats today that US-Russian relations are “in some ways worse than during the Cold War” but that his meeting with Trump on Monday allowed them to start on “the path to positive change”. He added, “We will see how things develop further”, expressing concern about unnamed “forces” in the US…

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Goa monsoon session begins on stormy note over formalin scare

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Panaji, Jul 19 (DIN NEWS) The monsoon session of the Goa Assembly began on a stormy note today with the opposition demanding a discussion on the issue of formalin being found in fish in the state, instead of the listed business. The ruckus forced Speaker Pramod Sawant to adjourn the House four times. As soon as the House assembled on the opening day, Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar demanded that they be allowed to move an adjournment motion to take up the issue of presence of formalin in fish, as…

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Hopeful of saving reservation for SC/ST: Javadekar

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New Delhi, Jul 19 (DIN NEWS) The government has put on hold recruitment for teaching positions in universities and colleges pending a decision on the special leave petition it has filed against a court order curtailing reservation for SC/ST and OBCs, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said today. He said the government is committed to 50 per cent reservation to SC/ST and OBCs and it “does not agree” with the Allahabad High Court ruling that had in last April struck down a circular prescribing institution-wise reservation to fill vacant faculty positions.…

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