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Hyderabad monsoon races to begin on July 16

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Hyderabad, Jul 13 (DIN NEWS) The stage is set forthe 28-day Hyderabad monsoon racing season 2018-19, scheduled to begin at the Malakpet race course here on July 16. A total stakesmoney of Rs 9.89 crore besides trophies worth Rs 14.74 lakh would be given away during the monsoon racing season which will conclude onOctober 29. At the customaryseason-eve press conference last night, Hyderabad Race Club Chairman R Surrender Reddy said the stakes were expected to go up further with the division of races adding stakes offered here was the highest…

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We might be tempted to play Kuldeep, Chahal in Tests too: Kohli

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Nottingham, Jul 13 (DIN NEWS) India captain Virat Kohli is tempted to play his ‘key weapons’ Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal in the upcoming five-Test series against England, considering the wrists spinners’ stellar performance in the ongoing limited overs leg of the tour. While Kuldeep has already played two Tests, Chahal is yet to earn the coveted cap in the longest version of the game. “Anything is possible with the selections for Tests and there might be a few surprises. Kuldeep is making a strong case for himself and so…

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Willem Dafoe joins Disney’s ‘Togo’

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Los Angeles, Jul 13 (DIN NEWS) Actor Willem Dafoe will star in Disney’s live action film “Togo”. According to The Hollywood Reporter, “The Florida Project” actor will play Seppala in the film. To be directed by Ericson Core, the film is about 1925 serum run to Nome, Alaska, also known as the Great Race of Mercy, in which dog-sled teams relayed to transport diphtheria antitoxin serum through harsh conditions over nearly 700 miles to save the town from an epidemic. The film is being developed for Disney streaming service which…

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‘Black Widow’ standalone to be directed by Cate Shortland

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Los Angeles, Jul 13 (DIN NEWS) Marvel Studios have announced Cate Shortland as the director of its highly anticipated “Black Widow” standalone movie. The film will star Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow, an agent of the fictional spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D and a member of the superhero team the Avengers. Shortland, 49, is best known for the Nazi drama “Lore” and most recently directed Teresa Palmer-starrer “The Berlin Syndrome”. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio met with over 70 directors to find the right person to helm…

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US dollar ends sharply lower against rupee

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Mumbai, Jul 12 (DIN NEWS) The US dollar ended sharply lower against the rupee at 68.57/58 per dollar and the pound sterling also finished lower at Rs 90.44/46 at the close of the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market here today. Following are the Interbank forex and RBI rates : (In Rs per unit) Unit Interbank RBI Reference US Dollar 68.57/56 US Dollar 68.6313 Pound Sterling 90.44/46 EURO 80.1650 Euro 79.88/90 Japanese yen (100) 60.

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India poised to pip Britain to become 5th largest economy next year: Jaitley

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New Delhi, Jul 13 (DIN NEWS) Union Minister Arun Jaitley today exuded confidence that India will pip Great Britain to become the fifth largest economy in the world next year if economic expansion continues at the projected rate. However, rising international crude oil prices and the global trade war would throw up challenges going forward, he said. “If we keep growing at the rate which is being projected, it is likely that next year we will be the fifth largest economy ahead of Great Britain,” Jaitley said in a Facebook…

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Moon presses Trump, Kim for breakthrough in nuclear talks

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Singapore, Jul 13 (DIN NEWS) South Korean President Moon Jae-in has urged US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try harder to achieve a breakthrough in their nuclear negotiations. Moon said at a forum in Singapore today that Trump and Kim would “face the stern judgment of the international community” if their promises on denuclearisation weren’t kept. Singapore was the host of a historic summit between Trump and Kim last month when they agreed to work toward the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula, without describing…

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Sharif, daughter set to arrive in Lahore to face arrest in graft case

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Lahore, Jul 13 (DIN NEWS) Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam are set to be arrested today after their arrival here from London following their conviction in a corruption case described by Pakistan’s embattled former prime minister as a “blind revenge” amid a crackdown on his party activists. Sharif, 68, the supremo of the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz, and Maryam stopped over in Abu Dhabi on their way to Pakistan from London. Sharif and Maryam are expected to land at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport at 6.15 PM (local…

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BJP chief Shah arrives in Hyd to firm up Telangana poll strategy

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Hyderabad, Jul 13 (DIN NEWS) BJP president Amit Shah arrived here today on a day-long visit to hold consultations with party leaders on the strategy for the 2019 Lok Sabha and the Telengana Assembly elections. During his visit, Shah is also likely to meet some RSS leaders, sources said. The BJP chief was accorded a warm reception by the party’s state unit after he landed at the Begumpet airport. He was scheduled to make a speech but did not do so. Shah will give a road map to the state…

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Rahul attacks PM for capitulating to foreign pressure, cites China visit

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New Delhi, Jul 13 (DIN NEWS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi today cited a media report to hit out at Narendra Modi’s visit to China in April, saying never in India’s history has a prime minister “capitulated to pressure from a foreign power as this one has”. Gandhi, who took to Twitter to attack the prime minister, tagged a media report which claimed that the Army has decided to shelve all new “raisings” for a China-specific Mountain Strike Corps due to financial constraints. “Our PM’s ‘no agenda’ China visit, clearly had…

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