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No note, no way BCCI can block Pakistan from World Cup: official

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New Delhi, Feb 21 (DIN NEWS) The Committee of Administrators (CoA) and the BCCI have not prepared any note seeking a ban on Pakistan at the upcoming World Cup and even if such a move is made, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is bound to reject it. The Pulwama terror attack, that claimed the lives of over 40 CRPF personnel, has escalated the diplomatic tensions between India and Pakistan, the reverberations of which are also being felt in the sporting arena. Already, Pakistani shooters couldn’t make the World Cup in…

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Chris Hemsworth to play Hulk Hogan in new Netflix film

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Los Angeles, Feb 21 (DIN NEWS) Actor Chris Hemsworth is all set to portray wrestling legend Hulk Hogan in a biographical drama for Netflix. The film will be directed by “Hangover” maker Todd Phillips, who is currently shooting for Joaquin Phoenix-starrer DC project “Joker”. The script will be written by “8 Mile” scribe Scott Silver alongside John Pollono, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is expected to look into Hogan’s rise from the Florida wrestling circuit to becoming the face of the World Wrestling Federation in the 1980s where…

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3 awarded 10 year’s RI in connection with rape of minor girl

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Balasore (Odisha) Feb 20 (DIN NEWS) A local court Wednesday sentenced three people to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment in connection with the rape of a minor girl for four years. She was raped between 2010 and 2013 during her stay at a short-stay home here, and when she became pregnant, they terminated it. The Special POCSO (Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act) court judge Ajanta Sadangi awarded rigorous imprisonment of ten years to the three accused after convicting them. The convicts were the stay-home’s in-charge Goura Chandra Khamari (62),…

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Sensex, Nifty start on a positive note; bank stocks jump

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Mumbai, Feb 21 (DIN NEWS) Benchmark indices started on a positive note Thursday tracking gains on banking counters, after the government announced infusion Rs 48,239 crore in 12 public sector banks, buying by foreign and domestic institutional investors, and positive global cues. The 30-share index was trading 8.47 points, or 0.02 per cent, at 35,764.73. Similarly, the 50-share NSE Nifty was trading 6.05 points, or 0.06 per cent, higher at 10,741.50. The Sensex had settled at 35,756.26, up 403.65 points, or 1.14 per cent in the previous session, while the…

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Indian economy fundamentals sound, set to reach USD 5 trillion: PM Modi

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Seoul, Feb 21 (DIN NEWS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said fundamentals of the Indian economy are sound and it is on the way to becoming a USD 5 trillion economy soon. Addressing the India Korea Business Symposium here, he said India is now a more open economy and has attracted USD 250 billion foreign direct investment (FDI) in the last four years. He said no other large economy in the world has grown at 7 per cent year after year. India, he said, has jumped to 77th spot on…

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Govt decides to divert water flowing to Pakistan from Eastern rivers to J&K and Punjab: Gadkari

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New Delhi, Feb 21 (DIN NEWS) The government has decided to stop India’s share of water that flows to Pakistan and divert water from eastern rivers to people in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said Thursday The decision comes after the Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel for which India has blamed Pakistan “Under the leadership of Hon’ble PM Sri @narendramodi ji, Our Govt. has decided to stop our share of water which used to flow to Pakistan. We will divert water from Eastern…

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Was desperate to pay homage to Pulwama martyrs with a medal: Armyman Amit Panghal

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“It hurt a little bit more because I belong to the armed forces,” said Indian boxer Amit Panghal as he dedicated his gold medal at the prestigious Strandja Memorial Tournament to the CRPF personnel who lost their lives in the Pulwama terror attack. The Asian Games gold-medallist claimed a second consecutive top finish at one of Europe’s oldest boxing competitions when he out-punched Kazakhstan’s Temirtas Zhussupov in the summit clash in Sofia, Bulgaria on Tuesday night. He was India’s lone male boxer to grab a medal at the just-concluded edition.…

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Gwyneth Paltrow plans to stop playing Pepper Potts after ‘Avengers: Endgame’

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Actor Gwyneth Paltrow, who is considered a popular figure amongst the superhero film nerds for playing Pepper Potts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, says she plans to retire after “Avengers: Endgame”. The 46-year-old actor has played the character, who is the personal assistant turned lover of Robert Downey Jr’s Tony Stark, since “Iron Man”, the film that marked the beginning of the MCU in 2008. The upcoming Marvel tentpole, “Avengers: Endgame”, will mark her seventh appearance as Potts and Paltrow, in an interview with Variety, said she believes it is…

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SC judge recuses from CBI plea alleging obstruction by WB authorities in Sarada chit fund probe

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Supreme Court judge, Justice L Nageswara Rao, Wednesday recused himself from hearing the CBI’s plea alleging obstruction in its probe into the multi-crore Sarada chit fund scam probe by West Bengal authorities. A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Rao and Sanjiv Khanna adjourned the hearing on pleas of the CBI, saying that one of the judges was not inclined to be part of the bench to hear the matter. Justice Rao said he had appeared for the state as a lawyer and therefore cannot hear the…

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Sensex jumps over 250 pts; metal stocks rally

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The BSE benchmark Sensex rallied over 250 points in early trade Wednesday as metal, banking and realty stocks soared amid sustained buying by domestic institutional investors. Positive cues from other Asian markets too buoyed mood on Dalal Street. The 30-share index was trading 269.24 points, or 0.76 per cent, at 35,621.85. Similarly, the 50-share NSE Nifty rose 74.40 points, or 0.70 per cent, to 10,678.75. The Sensex had settled 145.83 points lower at 35,352.61 in the previous session, while the Nifty had fallen 36.60 points to 10,604.35. Top gainers in…

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