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Steven Spielberg to helm ‘Blackhawk’ film adaptation

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Steven Spielberg is making his superhero genre debut with “Blackhawk”, the film adaptation of the DC Comics. The action adventure film is based on the 1941 comic of the same name and centres on a team of World War II fighter pilots who are led by a mysterious man known as Blackhawk and face down fantastical threats. The “Ready Player One” director, along with his Amblin Entertainment, will produce the film for Warner Bros, and may also direct it, the studio has announced. “We are so proud to be the…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

SC orders demolition of illegal constructions in Kasauli hotels

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The Supreme Court today ordered demolition of illegal constructions at several hotels and resorts in the picturesque Himachal Pradesh town of Kasauli, saying the life of people cannot be endangered for making money. The apex court observed that the illegal constructions had put the entire city in danger, causing landslides, and ordered the demolition of such constructions. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta also observed that some hotels and resorts were supposed to construct only two-storeyed buildings but six-storeyed ones existed there. “You just demolish it…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

India pools into USD 5mn small states fund at CHOGM

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India is among four countries to pool into an innovative USD 5 million fund for small states to obtain easier access to international trade finance to diversify their economies and achieve the sustainable development goals. The announcement of the Commonwealth Small States Trade Finance Facility came at the ongoing Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London. The announcement came Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the UK overnight. He will attend bilateral meetings today before the multilateral dialogue with 52 other heads of government as part of the 25th…

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Sensex rises over 100 points, Nifty nears 10,600

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The BSE Sensex rose over 100 points in early trade today, continuing its winning spree for the 10th straight session, on positive global leads and sustained buying by domestic institutional investors. The 30-share index moved higher by 110.13 points, or 0.32 per cent, to 34,505.19. The gauge had gained 1,375.99 points in the previous nine sessions. All the sectoral indices, led by metal and healthcare stocks, were trading in the positive territory. The broader Nifty too opened higher by 30.70 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 10,579.40. Brokers said continuous…

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Australian probe: Pilot saw warning just before fatal crash

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A pilot saw an engine malfunction warning signal moments before his helicopter crashed on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef last month, killing a honeymooning couple from Hawaii and injuring a Colorado couple, a crash investigation reported today. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau released its preliminary report on the cause of the crash northeast of the Hamilton Island tourist resort on March 21 that killed Peter Hensel, 79, and his 65-year-old wife, Sue, who had married in December. They were heading to a tourist pontoon that has dive facilities and underwater chambers…

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Facebook rolling out privacy choices under EU rules

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Facebook announced today it would begin rolling out changes to how it handles private data this week to comply with forthcoming EU rules, with European residents seeing the measures first. The social network, which has been rocked by disclosures about hijacking of personal data on tens of millions of its users, said it will start implementing “new privacy experiences” to comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which become effective May 25. “Everyone — no matter where they live — will be asked to review important information about…

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15 dead, several injured as squall hits West Bengal

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The nor’wester that hit the city and other districts yesterday left 15 persons dead and 50 others injured, the police said today. Of the 15, seven died in the city, six in Howrah district and one each in Bankura and Hooghly districts respectively, the police said. Nearly 50 people were injured in incidents of wall collapse, uprooting of trees and electrocution, the police said. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has instructed the chief secretary to look into the situation and prepare a report on the damage and deaths caused by the…

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Prez condemns Kathua gangrape, murder

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President Ram Nath Kovind today termed as “barbaric” the Kathua gangrape and murder case and said it was the collective responsibility of society to ensure such things do not happen with any girl in the country. The President spoke on the matter while addressing the 6th convocation of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University here. “It is the collective responsibility of all of us, anything like this should not happen with any girl in any part of the country”, he said, terming the incident as “heinous and barbaric”. The president…

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एंटरटेनमेंट हिंदी न्यूज़ 

सलमान खान ने शुरू की ‘भारत’ की शूटिंग, 10 साल बाद प्रियंका चोपड़ा के साथ जमेगी जोड़ी

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सुपरस्टार सलमान खान की आगामी फिल्म ‘भारत’ की शूटिंग शुरू हो चुकी है साथ ही उनके साथ फिल्म में नजर आने वाली एक्ट्रेस का नाम भी सामने आ गया है. बॉलीवुड से करीब दो साल दूर रहने के बाद एक्ट्रेस प्रियंका चोपड़ा फिल्म ‘भारत’ से भारतीय सिनेमा में वापसी करने जा रही हैं. टीवी सीरिज ‘क्वांटिको’ के लिए न्यूयॉर्क में रह रही 35 वर्षीय अदाकारा निर्देशक अली अब्बास की फिल्म में सुपरस्टार के साथ दिखेंगी. सलमान और प्रियंका ने फिल्म ‘मुझसे शादी करोगी’, ‘सलाम-ए-इश्क’ और ‘गॉड तुस्सी ग्रेट हो’ में एक साथ काम किया है.…

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अर्थ हिंदी न्यूज़ 

अमेरिका के इस्पात, एल्युमीनियम पर आयात शुल्क मामले में यूरोपीय संघ भी पहुंचा डब्ल्यूटीओ के पास

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अमेरिका द्वारा इस्पात एवं एल्युमीनियम आयात पर लगाए गए शुल्क के विरोध में चीन की तरह यूरोपीय संघ ने भी आज विश्व व्यापार संगठन ( डब्ल्यूटीओ ) का रुख किया। यूरोपीय संघ ने एक बयान में कहा कि इस मामले में एक निर्यातक होने के हितों को देखते हुए वह अमेरिका के साथ ‘ सुरक्षा उपायों ’ पर सहमति के लिए ‘ चर्चा ’ करना चाहता है। ’’ यह बयान डब्ल्यूटीओ की वेबसाइट पर उपलब्ध है। संघ इस चर्चा को जल्द से जल्द पूरा करना चाहता है। अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड…

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