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Gas project critic Marape elected Papua New Guinea PM

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Papua New Guinea lawmakers overwhelmingly elected James Marape as prime minister on Thursday — a former finance minister who resigned in protest against a massive ExxonMobil and Total gas project.Marape won the landslide backing of members of parliament after weeks of political manoeuvring that saw eight-year prime minister Peter O’Neill resign.”Honourable members, I now declare that the member for Tari Pori James Marape has been elected as prime minister-elect of the independent state of Papua New Guinea,” said parliament speaker Job Pomat, announcing Marape’s 101-8 victory.In a Facebook post early…

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Big commercial directors need to make female-centric films: Katrina Kaif

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It is about finding the balance between commerce and content for actor Katrina Kaif, who believes big filmmakers need to make films that have strong women characters at the centre.Katrina says she is at a point in her career where she is drawn to challenging roles rather than the styling or glamour aspect of cinema. “To grow as an actor and further myself in my career, I have to learn and experiment more and try out different roles. I have to pick up roles that challenge me. The idea is to…

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Sensex, Nifty resume record run on F&O expiry

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After a day’s breather, benchmark Sensex Thursday resumed its record-setting spree by rallying 330 points on gains in index heavyweights RIL, HDFC and TCS amid expiry of May derivative contracts.Moreover, sentiment was driven by renewed hopes from the new government as investors have been keenly awaiting the allocation of key portfolios to ministers. Narendra Modi and his council of ministers are all set to take oath at 1900 hours Thursday (rpt) Thursday.After soaring over 400 points, the 30-share index ended 329.92 points, or 0.84 per cent, higher at 39,831.97 —…

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Modi to meet those selected for ministerial berths before swearing- in

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MPs selected for ministerial berths will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence at 4.30 pm on Thursday, shortly before the swearing-in ceremony, sources said. Earlier in the morning, the prime minister held a final round of consultations with BJP president Amit Shah to give shape to his council of ministers before sending the list to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.Capping a landslide election victory, Modi will take oath along with his new council of ministers at 7 pm.As the party geared up for the celebrations, Shah’s Akbar Road residence was…

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HC says fire clearance norms for restaurants in Delhi moronic

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Fire clearance norms of the AAP government for operating restaurants here were “moronic” and responsible for fire accidents, the Delhi High Court said Thursday. The observation by Justice Vibhu Bakhru came after the court was told that according to the guidelines, a fire clearance was not granted by considering the capacity of a building where one or more restaurants may be located, but by taking into account the number of seats in each eatery. Therefore, the court noted, if a building has a separate restaurant on each of its floors,…

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Valencia stun deflated Barcelona to win Copa del Rey

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Barcelona wanted a trophy to ease their Champions League heartache but instead fell to another shock defeat as Valencia pulled off a thrilling 2-1 victory on Saturday to win the Copa del Rey. Chasing a record fifth consecutive triumph, Barca were undone by a relentless and gutsy Valencia side, who hung on after Lionel Messi pulled a goal back to set up a dramatic finish in Seville. By then, Valencia were already two up, Kevin Gameiro and Rodrigo scoring twice in 13 frantic first-half minutes, after the latter spurned a…

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SC grants protection from arrest to BJP leader

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The Supreme Court Friday expressed concern over “illegal” lawyers strike paralysing judicial work in courts of West Bengal and granted protection from arrest to BJP leader Praveen Agarwal in an alleged rioting case.   The top court said litigants have to suffer due to paralysing of judicial work and hoped wiser sense will prevail and the Bar Council and Bar Associations will look into the matter with all seriousness. A vacation bench of Justices M R Shah, Aniruddha Bose and A S Bopanna directed Agarwal to appear before the investigating…

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Diageo wins USD 135mn claim against Mallya in UK court

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In another setback to Vijay Mallya, the UK High Court has directed the embattled liquor tycoon to pay British beverage giant Diageo over USD 135 million in relation to a collateral arrangement. Diageo is seeking a total of USD 175 million from the 63-year-old businessman and was successful in one aspect of that claim as it was awarded a “summary judgment” by Justice Robin Knowles, who dismissed Mallya’s reliance on an alleged oral promise from Diageo dating back to February 2016. Over and above the USD 135 million, Mallya is…

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Will leave AAP in 2020: MLA Alka Lamba

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Disgruntled Aam Aadmi Party legislator Alka Lamba has announced that she would leave the party next year. “My journey started with you in 2013 will end in 2020. My best wishes will be with the dedicated revolutionary ground workers of the party, hopefully you will remain a strong alternative in Delhi. The last six years have been memorable and I have learnt a lot from you,” the Chandni Chowk MLA said in a tweet. She did not say whether she would quit AAP before or after the assembly election due…

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Imran Khan speaks to PM Modi, expresses desire to work together: FO

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Breaking the ice in bilateral ties, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday spoke to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and expressed his desire to work together for the betterment of their peoples, the Foreign Office said here. Khan’s telephone call to Modi came days after the cricketer-turned-politician congratulated on Twitter the Indian Prime Minister on his massive electoral victory in the general elections. Prime Minister Modi on Thursday led his Bharatiya Janata Party to a landmark victory for a second five-year term in office, winning 302 seats in the…

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