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Swaraj was extraordinary woman, leader: UNGA President

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UN General Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa has expressed condolences at the demise of India’s former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, describing her as an “extraordinary” woman and leader who devoted her life to public service.Swaraj passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Tuesday night after suffering a cardiac arrest. The senior BJP leader was 67.Saddened by the news of the passing of @SushmaSwaraj, an extraordinary woman & leader who devoted her life to public service. I had the honour of meeting…

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Sensex, Nifty start on a cautious note ahead of RBI policy outcome

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Domestic equity benchmarks BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty started on a cautious note on Wednesday ahead of the outcome of Reserve Bank of India’s policy outcome. The 30-share index was trading 18.58 points or 0.05 per cent up at 36,995.43; while the broader Nifty slipped 8.55 points or 0.07 per cent to 10,943.05 in morning trade.  In the previous session on Tuesday, the 30-share index closed at 36,976.85, up by 277.01 points, or 0.75 per cent, and the Nifty ended 85.65 points, or 0.79 per cent, higher at 10,948.25 points.Top…

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Gemma Chan in talks to join Marvel’s ‘The Eternals’

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“Crazy Rich Asians” star Gemma Chan is in negotiations to come on board Marvel’s “The Eternals”.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor will join a cast that includes Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Salma Hayek and Kumail Nanjiani.This will be Chan’s second Marvel role after she was recently seen essaying Kree sniper Minn-Erva in “Captain Marvel”. However, it is uncertain whether the actor will reprise the part or play a different one.Barry Keoghan, best known for “Dunkirk” and “Chernobyl”, is also joining the project.Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff and Don Lee…

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Sushma Swaraj: extraordinary leader with many firsts

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The last rites for Sushma Swaraj, the former foreign minister and a BJP stalwart, were conducted Wednesday to the sounds of ceremonial bugle and Vedic mantras, the widely different tunes emblematic of the woman herself who harmonised many different chords in her persona. Swaraj, one of India’s most high profile woman politicians who died on Tuesday night, combined her hard-nosed politics with compassion and empathy, winning admirers across the political spectrum and among ordinary people whose lives she touched often, sometimes personally and often through social media.The 67-year-old veteran BJP…

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पूर्व विदेश मंत्री सुषमा स्वराज का निधन

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पूर्व विदेश मंत्री सुषमा स्वराज का मंगलवार रात निधन हो गया। वह 67 वर्ष की थीं। एम्स के सूत्रों ने बताया कि स्वराज को रात 10 बजकर 15 मिनट पर अस्पताल लाया गया और उन्हें सीधे आपातकालीन वॉर्ड में ले जाया गया। भाजपा की वरिष्ठ नेता का 2016 में गुर्दा प्रतिरोपित किया गया था और स्वास्थ्य कारणों से उन्होंने लोकसभा चुनाव नहीं लड़ा था।

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Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj passes away

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Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj died at the AIIMS in New Delhi late on August 6. She was 67. She suffered a cardiac arrest. She was administered CPR but did not respond, according to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Sources said she was brought to AIIMS at 10. 15 p.m. and was straight away taken to the emergency ward. A number of senior Ministers rushed to the hospital.

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We took unnecessary pressure after CWG success: Chirag Shetty

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Mumbai, Aug 6 (DINN) The maturity to handle pressure situations was the recipe for their success at the Thailand Open after a brief downward spiral post last year’s Commonwealth Games success, emerging star shuttler Chirag Shetty said on Tuesday. Chirag and his partner Satwiksairaj Rankireddy last week defeated Li Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen of China to win their first ever BWF Super 500 event. However the Mumbai lad remembers how the duo lost track having taken unnecessary pressure on themselves after winning silver at the Gold Coast Games…

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Langer rates Smith at par with Virat as world’s best batsman

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Birmingham, Aug 6 (DINN) Australia coach Justin Langer feels Steve Smith is at par with Indian captain Virat Kohli as the world’s best batsman after the comeback-man struck consecutive hundreds in the opening Ashes Test against England. Langer said it’s credit to Smith that he began his career as a spinner and later transformed into the best batsman in the world. “Let’s face it; when he (Smith) first came in, leg-spinner, unorthodox… (everyone thought) ‘I’m not sure this kid’s going to make it’. Then he goes away (and decides) ‘I…

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Aaliyah to be honoured with wax statue at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas

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Los Angeles, Aug 6 (DINN) Actor-singer Aaliyah is set to be immortalised in wax at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas. The wax figure of the Princess of R&B will be installed in the throwback room of the museum and will be unveiled on August 21, reported Billboard. The official Twitter page in the memory of recording artist also confirmed the news. “We are proud to announce that Aaliyah will be the next iconic star immortalized in wax at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas (sic)” the tweet read. Fans and visitors will be…

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‘Wicked women’ are just women who are tired of injustice, abuse: Angelina Jolie

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New York, Aug 6 (DINN) Angelina Jolie wants the world to have more “wicked women”. The Hollywood star, in an op-ed for Elle magazine, goes on to redefine the labels often used to brand women as “unnatural” and “dangerous”, saying the term “wicked” today should be used for those women who are tired of injustice and are not ready to give up their voice and rights. “Since time immemorial, women who rebel against what is considered normal by society-even unintentionally-have been labelled as unnatural, weird, wicked, and dangerous. What is…

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