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Sri Lanka president vetoes military deal with the US

July 6, 2019 strong

Sri Lanka’s President Saturday announced he will not allow his government to conclude a proposed military deal that would allow US troops free access to the island’s ports. Maithripala Sirisena said he was opposed to the draft Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) that the two countries are negotiating to further strengthen their military ties. Sirisena is at loggerheads with his pro-Western Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.“I will not allow any agreement that undermines our independence and sovereignty,” Sirisena told a public rally in the island’s south. “Several agreements currently being discussed…

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Glad I went with my gut instinct: Ayushmann Khurrana on ‘Article 15’ success

July 6, 2019 strong

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana says he is happy with his decision to star in Anubhav Sinha’s hard-hitting socio-political drama “Article 15” as he believes the film’s success has reaffirmed the fact that content is king.Directed by Sinha of “Mulk” fame, the film is based on Article 15 of the Indian Constitution which prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.Ayushmann, who has a history of starring in socially relevant films, said “Article 15” was a new experience for him.”‘Article 15’ has been an experience like no…

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Petrol price hiked by Rs 2.45, diesel by Rs 2.36 following tax hike in Budget

July 6, 2019 strong

Petrol price was Saturday hiked by a minimum Rs 2.40 per litre and diesel by Rs 2.36 after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman raised taxes on the fuels to part-fund her Budget for 2019-20.Petrol price in Delhi was increased by Rs 2.45 per litre to Rs 72.96 while the increase in Mumbai was Rs 2.42 to Rs 78.57, according to a price notification issued by state-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC).In Kolkata, petrol price went up by Rs 2.40 to Rs 75.15 and in Chennai by Rs 2.57 to Rs 75.76 a…

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JD(S)-Cong govt under threat as 14 MLAs submit resignation

July 6, 2019 strong

Fourteen MLAs of the ruling JD(S)-Congress alliance in Karnataka have submitted their resignation to the Speaker, putting a question mark on the survival of the 13-month-old government.If the resignations are accepted, the wobbly ruling coalition will lose majority in the 224-member Assembly as its strength will come down to 104. The crisis, which had been brewing ever since the BJP swept the parliamentary polls in the state, deepened as 13 Congress and JD(S) MLAs reached the Speaker’s office to put in their papers and later met Governor Vajubhai Vala at the…

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Rahul gets bail in another defamation case; accuses Modi govt of hounding dissenters

July 6, 2019 strong

Rahul Gandhi was granted bail on Saturday after he appeared before a court here in a defamation case filed by BJP leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, days after a Mumbai court held that the Congress leader would face trial for alleged slander against the RSS.Gandhi alleged that he was being targeted for raising his voice against the Narendra Modi government and the BJP-RSS combine, and vowed to continue his fight.The Congress leader, who recently resigned as party president, surrendered before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Kumar Gunjan,…

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Pataudi was last among of old-fashioned amateurs: Jeffrey Archer

July 5, 2019 strong

From young Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi’s steely determination after his terrible car accident to Anil Kumble’s dignity and Virat Kohli’s level headed approach, Jeffrey Archer’s pristine love for Indian cricket remains intact.The best selling English author is keenly following the World Cup. For him, current Indian skipper Kohli is level-headed and intelligent and Kumble’s dignified stance during the ‘Monkeygate scandal’ is a lesson for one and all.Archer, the creator of the famous ‘Kane and Abel’ series, had also written a short story ‘Century’, whose main protagonist many believed, was based on…

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Hong Kong students reject closed-door talks with city leader

July 5, 2019 strong

Student unions from two Hong Kong universities said Friday that they have turned down invitations from city leader Carrie Lam for talks about recent unrest over her proposal to allow the extradition of suspects to mainland China.The invitations followed a pledge by Lam to do a better job of listening to the voices of young people.Student leaders said at a news conference that they do not think Lam is being sincere. Her office invited them to closed-door meetings, but the students said any meeting should be public and include a…

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Idris Elba refutes claims of plagiarism by writer duo

July 5, 2019 strong

Actor Idris Elba has denied allegations that he plagiarised the work of two women writers on his new play “Tree”. In a post on Medium, Sarah Henley and Tori Allen-Martin claimed that they were removed from the theatre production and were threatened with legal action if they spoke out. They also said that they conceived the idea for the show, which is billed as a creative collaboration between Elba and the director Kwame Kwei-Armah. The show opened at the Manchester international festival on Thursday.Responding to their allegations, Elba posted a…

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Petrol price to rise by Rs 2.5, diesel by Rs 2.3 after FM raises tax

July 5, 2019 strong

Petrol price will be hiked by over Rs 2.5 per litre and diesel by more than Rs 2.3 after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday raised taxes on the fuels to part-fund her Budget for 2019-20.Sitharaman raised excise duty and road and infrastructure cess on the auto fuels by Rs 2 per litre each to raise over Rs 28,000 crore.Post considering local sales tax or value added tax (VAT), which is charged after adding central excise duty on base price, the increase in petrol price would be over Rs 2.5 per…

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Petrol, diesel to be costlier; tax on super-rich, gold imports

July 5, 2019 strong

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday hiked tax on petrol and diesel, raised import duty on gold, levied additional surcharge on super rich and brought a tax on high value cash withdrawals as she sought to spur growth with reduction in corporate tax and sops to housing sector, startups and electric vehicles.Presenting the maiden budget of Modi 2.0 government in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman, the first full-time woman Finance Minister, proposed measures to ease liquidity crisis facing shadow banking sector (NBFCs) and providing Rs 70,000 crore capital to public sector banks while…