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Stephen King’s ‘Rita Hayworth’ out as standalone book

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Acclaimed author Stephen King’s “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption”, a tale of unjust imprisonment and offbeat escape which was the basis for Oscar-nominated “The Shawshank Redemption”, is now available for the first time as a standalone book. “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption” is regarded one of King’s most iconic stories, and it helped make Castle Rock a place readers would return to over and over again. Suspenseful, mysterious, and heart-wrenching, this novella, populated by a cast of unforgettable characters, is about a fiercely compelling convict named Andy Dufresne who is…

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Pant-Pujara in rescue act after top order collapse hits India

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Rishabh Pant’s flair and Cheteshwar Pujara’s doggedness came to India’s rescue after a top-order collapse as the side reached 154/4 at tea in reply to England’s enormous first innings total of 578 on the third day of the opening Test here on Sunday. Pujara (53) and Pant (54), heroes of India’s remarkable Brisbane Test triumph in the recent tour of Australia, combined to keep India afloat with a partnership 81 runs in 14.3 overs so far. The home team still trails England by 424 runs. For England, off-spinner Dom Bess…

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Sitharaman extends cash benefit to Assam tea workers

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Ahead of the assembly polls in Assam, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday distributed Rs 3,000 each to 7.47 lakh tea garden workers in the state, totalling Rs 224 crore. The Union finance minister was in the city to participate in the programme to offer financial assitance to tea workers under the third tranche of the Assam Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar Mela Scheme. Before 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Narendra Modi ji had wished to work for the upliftment of tea garden workers and accordingly several schemes were launched after…

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Persons in illegal occupation of panchayat land cannot claim regularisation as matter of right: SC

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Persons in illegal occupation of government or panchayat land cannot claim regularisation as a matter of right, the Supreme Court has said. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah said regularisation of the illegal occupation of government or panchayat land can only be as per the policy of the state government and the conditions stipulated in the rules. The top court was hearing a plea filed by residents of Sarsad village in Tehsil Gohana in Haryana’s Sonepat district who encroached upon panchayat land and constructed houses.…

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Win will be perfect way to round of Root’s “special” Test: Stokes

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Joe Root is one of the best batsman in the world, an incredible athlete and above all an inspirational captain, is how England vice-captain Ben Stokes described his skipper on the momentous occasion of his 100th Test match. Insisting that he was privileged to have handed over Root his 100th Test cap, Stokes said a winning start to the four-Test series would be a perfect gift for Root. “I’ll certainly be doing whatever I can with bat, ball and in the field over the next five days to try and…

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SC grants interim bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui in case lodged in MP

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The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui in a case lodged at Indore in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. A bench headed by Justice R F Nariman also issued a notice to the Madhya Pradesh Government on Munawar’s plea challenging the high court order refusing to grant regular bail to him. In the proceedings conducted through video conferencing, the bench, also comprising Justice B R Gavai, also stayed the production warrant issued against the comedian in a separate case lodged in Uttar Pradesh…

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UN chief: UN will seek to unite world, reverse Myanmar coup

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Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pledged Friday that the United Nations will do everything it can to unite the international community and create conditions for the military coup in Myanmar to be reversed. The UN chief told a news conference it is absolutely essential to carry out the Security Council’s calls for a return to democracy, respect for the results of the November parliamentary elections, and release of all people detained by the military, which means the reversal of the coup that took place. It is absolutely essential that that moves forward,…

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Security upped at Delhi borders as farmers set to hold ‘chakka jam’

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The Delhi Police intensified security at all border points of the city as thousands of personnel including paramilitary forces have been deployed to deal with any situation emerging out of the nationwide ‘chakka jam’ being held on Saturday by the farmers protesting the Centre’s new agri laws, officials said However, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of the farmer unions protesting the three farm laws, said on Friday the protesters will not block roads in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand during the ‘chakka jam’, even as it asserted that…

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Root receives special cap for his 100th Test from Stokes

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It was a special moment for England captain Joe Root as he received a cap from team-mate Ben Stokes for featuring in his milestone 100th Test in the first match of the series against India here. The stylish right-hander was handed the special cap by star all-rounder Stokes prior to the start of the Test at the M A Chidambaram stadium. He was also presented a special cap by England national selector Ed Smith on the occasion. Root had made his debut against India in the 2012-13 tour and also…

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Penelope Cruz to star in Pedro Almodovar’s ‘Madres paralelas’

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Actor Penelope Cruz has joined Oscar-winning filmmaker Pedro Almodovar’s upcoming directorial venture “Madres paralelas” (‘Parallel Mothers’). Actors Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, Israel Elejalde, Milena Smit Julieta Serrano and Rossy de Palma are also part of the film’s cast. According to Variety, the movie is set to start production by the end of March in Spain. The top Spanish Auteur is also producing the project through his El Deseo banner. With ‘Parallel Mothers’ I return to the female universe, to motherhood, to family. I speak of the importance of ancestors and descendants. The…

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