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Don’t think India’s musical heritage is dying: A R Rahman

August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 strong

Mumbai, Aug 3 (DIN NEWS) Music maestro A R Rahman says India’s musical heritage may lack exposure but it is not dying as its roots are deep in tradition and people have a spiritual connection with it. The double Oscar-winner has travelled across India to find rare instruments and hidden musical traditions in his maiden non-fiction series, “Harmony with A R Rahman”, being launched on Amazon Prime on August 15. The quest underscored what Rahman always thought was true about India — every street has a musical legacy. Rahman will…

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HC pained by officials’ apathy towards upkeep of Gandhi memorial

August 3, 2018 strong

New Delhi, Aug 3 (DIN NEWS) Pained by the “apathy” of officials towards the upkeep of Rajghat, a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, the Delhi High Court today said it was struggling to make the authorities do their duty. “It is painful to see such apathy on the part of the officials tasked to deal with the issue of maintaining Rajghat, a memorial to the Father of the Nation,” a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said. The court also termed as “serious” and unfathomable…

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Suit against ‘Vishwaroopam 2’ release: Kamal Haasan told to file reply by Monday

August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 strong

Chennai, Aug 3 (DIN NEWS) The Madras High Court on Friday ordered actor Kamal Haasan and his production house Rajkamal Films International to file a reply by Monday in connection with a suit seeking to stall the release of his “Vishwaroopam 2” on August 10. When the civil suit moved by Pyramid Saimira Productions International against Haasan for recovery of Rs 5.44 crore came up for hearing, Justice C V Karthikeyan issued a notice to the actor and posted the matter for hearing on Monday. The petitioner has said the…

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Rupee takes U-turn, recovers 10 paise against US dollar

August 3, 2018 strong

Mumbai, Aug 3 (DIN NEWS) The beaten-down rupee today staged a good show by recuperating 10 paise to end at 68.60 against the US dollar in line with a stellar rally in domestic equities despite ongoing global trade war jitters. The domestic unit yesterday plunged by 27 paise to hit a one-week low of 68.70. Today, however, steady unwinding of dollars by banks and corporates ahead of the key US labour data too supported the late upmove in the Indian currency. The forex market sentiment got revived towards the fag-end…

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Nifty snaps 2-day fall, rises 116 points

August 3, 2018 strong

Mumbai, Aug 3 (DIN NEWS) After two consecutive sessions of falls, the NSE benchmark Nifty today rebounded by 116 points to 11,360.80 to hit a new closing high on hectic buying in sectors such as banking, metal, media, FMCG and pharma. Shares got a boost after the India Meteorological Department in its latest forecast said that monsoon in August and September will be normal, that is 96 plus/minus 9 per cent Long Period Average. Overseas, European equities were trading higher helped by a rally in banking shares after Royal Bank…

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China threatens new tariffs on $60 bn worth of US goods

August 3, 2018 strong

Beijing, Aug 3 (DIN NEWS) Beijing warned today it was prepared to impose new tariffs on 60 billion worth of US goods if Washington ups the ante in the escalating US-China trade war. The commerce ministry issued a statement saying the new duties would be applied if Washington pulled the trigger on President Donald Trump’s threat to raise tariffs on 200 billion worth of Chinese goods. The statement said China reserves the right to apply “other countermeasures”. “China always believes that consultation on the basis of mutual respect, equality and…

Imran Khan summoned by Pakistan’s anti-graft body on Aug 7

August 3, 2018 strong

Peshawar, Aug 3 (DIN NEWS) Imran Khan, Pakistan’s prime minister-in-waiting has been summoned by the country’s anti-graft body on August 7 in connection with the misuse of official helicopters which caused Rs 2.17 million loss to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, an official said today. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) summoned 65-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman on August 7. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Khan’s party has led the provincial government since 2013. The NAB is investigating the cricketer-turned-politician for causing Rs 2.17 million loss to the provincial exchequer by using the government’s…

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Govt clears elevation of Justice K M Joseph to SC

August 3, 2018 strong

New Delhi, Aug 3 (DIN NEWS) The government has cleared the recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium to elevate Justice K M Joseph, who heads the Uttarakhand High Court, to the top court, ending a long standoff with the judiciary. The government has also given its nod to appoint Madras High Court Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Orissa High Court Chief Justice Vineet Saran to the SC. Justice Joseph’s name was recommended for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court by the collegium headed by Chief Justice of India…

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Big win for BJP in Sangli, Jalgaon civic polls in Maharashtra

August 3, 2018 strong

Mumbai, Aug 3 (DIN NEWS) The BJP in Maharashtra today trounced the Shiv Sena in the Jalgaon civic body polls, winning 57 of the 75 seats, and came up trumps in the Sangli municipal elections, bagging 41 out of the 78 seats. The BJP, an ally of the Shiv Sena in the state and at the Centre, won 57 of the 75 seats in the Jalgaon Municipal Corporation (JMC). Local strongman and Shiv Sena leader Suresh Jain’s Khandesh Vikas Agadhi (KVA), which ruled the JMC for several years, won only…

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अमेरिका का 716 अरब डॉलर का रक्षा विधेयक पारित, भारत से साझेदारी बढ़ाने पर जोर

August 2, 2018 strong

अमेरिकी संसद ने 716 अरब डॉलर का रक्षा विधेयक पारित किया है जिसमें भारत के साथ देश की रक्षा भागीदारी मजबूत करने की बात कही गयी है।ओबामा प्रशासन ने भारत को 2016 में अमेरिका के अहम रक्षा साझेदार का दर्जा दिया था।अमेरिकी कांग्रेस में 2019 वित्त वर्ष के लिए जॉन एस मैक्केन नेशनल डिफेंस अथॉराइजेशन एक्ट (एनटीएए) (रक्षा विधेयक) कल 10 मतों के मुकाबले 87 मतों से पारित कर दिया गया।सदन ने पिछले सप्ताह विधेयक पारित किया था। अब यह कानून बनने के लिए राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप के हस्ताक्षर के…