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Paes returns, Yuki gets exemption from Asian Games

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New Delhi, Jun 4 (DIN NEWS) The iconic Leander Paes today made a comeback to the Asian Games bound Indian squad while Yuki Bhambri was “exempted” as AITA threw its weight behind country’s top singles player in his quest for Grand Slam glory. Paes, who has won eight medals at the previous editions of Asian Games, has not competed in the prestigious quadrennial event since winning the men’s doubles gold with Mahesh Bhupathi and mixed doubles gold with Sania Mirza at the 2006 Doha Games. The AITA backed Yuki in…

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They fear being judged: Taapsee on actors not speaking up on sexual harassment

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Mumbai, Jun 4 (DIN NEWS) Taapsee Pannu says the reason why female actors have not called out sexual abusers in Hindi film industry is because they fear being judged and shamed. The #MeToo campaign, which sparked off a movement in Hollywood late last year, is yet to arrive in Bollywood. There are only a handful of Bollywood stars who have spoken about sexual harassment prevalent in the industry, without taking any names. Taapsee says “fortunately or unfortunately” she did not face any sexual harassment, otherwise she would’ve “probably helped voicing it.”…

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It took 8 years to eradicate polio from the country: Amitabh Bachchan

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Mumbai, Jun 4 (DIN NEWS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan said it took eight years for India to become polio free and he is happy to have contributed to the cause. India was declared polio-free in 2014 by World Health Organisation (WHO). The 75-year-old actor, who became the UNICEF goodwill ambassador for the polio eradication campaign in India in 2002, believes his erstwhile on-screen persona of an angry young man played a catalyst in spreading awareness about the disease. “When we started the campaign, it wasn’t very successful, as people were not very…

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Police files charge sheet against Sisodia, Yogendra Yadav

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New Delhi, Jun 4 (DIN NEWS) Delhi Police today filed a charge sheet in a court here against Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, former AAP leader Yogendra Yadav and others in a 2014 protest case. The final report filed before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal accused the 59 persons, including some AAP lawmakers and workers, of joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing that it has been commanded to disperse and disobedience to the order duly promulgated by a public servant. The court has posted the matter for taking consideration…

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SC restrains finalisation of Binani Cement asset sale till further orders

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New Delhi, Jun 4 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court today restrained finalisation of sale of assets of Binani Cement Ltd without its prior approval but allowed the debt resolution process to go on. The top court also said that further proceedings will be subject to its orders. A vacation bench of Justices Adarsh Goel and Ashok Bhushan issued notice on a petition filed by Rajputana Properties Ltd and restrained the Committee of Creditors from taking any final decision. “Issue notice returnable on July 2, 2018. In the meantime, no final order…

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Gold stays weak, silver recovers

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Mumbai, Jun 4 (DIN NEWS) Gold today dropped by Rs 75 per 10 grams to extend its losses for a second day at the bullion market here due to poor offtake by stockists and retailers. Silver, however, recovered marginally by Rs 20 per kg on mild offtake from industrial units. Standard gold (99.5 per cent purity) declined by Rs 75 to close at Rs 30,745 per 10 grams from its Friday’s closing level of Rs 30,820. Pure gold (99.9 per cent purity) also fell by the same amount to close at…

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RBI launches Financial Literacy Week, focus on consumer protection

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New Delhi, Jun 4 (DIN NEWS) The Reserve Bank of India today launched Financial Literacy Week across the country with customer protection as its main theme. The event will focus on creating awareness among customers of banks about financial products and services, good financial practices and going digital, RBI Regional Director E E Karthak told reporters here. It will give out four consumer protection messages including ‘know your liability’ for unauthorised electronic banking transaction and good practices for a safe digital banking experience. Among various messages, customers will be told through…

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Combating terrorism, extremism to be focus of SCO summit

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Beijing, Jun 4 (DIN NEWS) Evolving effective ways to deal with growing challenges of terrorism as well as extremism and boosting trade will be the key focus at the annual summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Qingdao on June 9-10 which will be attended by a host of world leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Sources said India’s national coordinator for the SCO is here to finalise the draft of the summit’s declaration and that New Delhi’s efforts will be to put its concerns over cross border terrorism in the outcome…

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UN releases first education guide on fighting anti-Semitism

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Paris, Jun 4 (DIN NEWS) The United Nations has released its first ever guidelines on fighting anti-Semitism in education. UNESCO, the UN’s cultural body, launched the publication on Monday in Paris in collaboration with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the OSCE. The guide, aimed to be used by young people, the teaching world, as well as political leaders, was presented by Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO’s first Jewish director general. UNESCO said the guide provides tools to strengthen the resilience of young people to anti-Semitic ideas and violent extremism, such…

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Under-trial, suspected to be Pak national, dies in Jammu hospital

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Jammu, Jun 4 (DIN NEWS) A 65-year-old deaf and mute under-trial prisoner, believed to be a Pakistani national, died during treatment at a hospital here, officials said today. He was arrested along the International Border in Akhnoor sector in 2015 and was lodged at the district jail in Amphalla here, they said. The prisoner fell sick on the night of May 29 and was admitted in Government Medical College hospital, where he died yesterday due to multiple organ failure, the officials said. The postmortem of the deceased was conducted and the…

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