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Lahiri opens with solid 69 to be T-27th; Dustin in six-way lead

May 11, 2018 strong

Ponte Vedra (US), May 11 (DIN NEWS) Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri shot a solid 3-under 69 to be Tied-27th even as the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass yielded a lot of low scores on the opening day of the PLAYERS Championships here. While six players including the World No. 1 Dustin Johnson shot a bogey-free 6-under 66 and shared the lead with five others, another six players were a shot behind at T-7th. However, despite a lot of low scores, some big names struggled and that lot included Phil Mickelson (79),…

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Georgina Chapman breaks silence on Harvey Weinstein scandal

May 11, 2018 strong

Los Angeles, May 11 (DIN NEWS) Harvey Weinstein’s ex-wife Georgina Chapman has opened up about the sexual harassment scandal that saw the downfall of the powerful Hollywood producer, saying she “never suspected” him of any wrongdoing. “There was a part of me that was terribly naive-clearly, so naive. I have moments of rage, I have moments of confusion, I have moments of disbelief! And I have moments when I just cry for my children.” Chapman, 42, told Vogue in an interview for the June issue of American Vogue. This is Chapman’s…

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Zaira Wasim reveals her struggle with depression, contemplates break from everything

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Srinagar, May 11 (DIN NEWS) “Dangal” star and national award-winning actor Zaira Wasim has opened up about her battle with depression, saying she needs a “complete break” from work and school to figure things out. In a lengthy post on Instagram, the 17-year-old actor said she has been suffering from the illness for the past four years, during which she even had “suicidal thoughts”, but did not share it with anyone due to the stigma around the issue. “I’m writing this to admit and confess that I, for a very long…

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SC asks HCs to form anti-sexual harassment panels in all courts within 2 months

May 11, 2018 strong

New Delhi, May 11 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court today asked chief justices or acting chief justices of all high courts to set up anti-sexual harassment committees in courts across the country within two months in accordance with a 2013 law. It also requested Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal of the Delhi High Court to constitute the panel in the high court and in all district courts in the national capital within a week. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was hearing a petition filed by a practising woman…

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Canada Sikh minister asked to remove turban at US airport

May 11, 2018 strong

Toronto, May 11 (DIN NEWS) A Canadian Sikh minister was asked to take off his turban at a Detroit airport during a security check despite passing through the metal detector without any problem, prompting senior US officials to apologise, media reports have said. Navdeep Bains, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, described the incident in an interview with the French-language paper La Presse yesterday. Bains was returning to Toronto after meetings with Michigan state leaders in April 2017 and had already passed through regular security checks at the Detroit…

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PM Modi performs special prayers at Janaki temple

May 11, 2018 strong

Janakpur, May 11 (DIN NEWS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited the famed 20th century Janaki temple in this Neplease town and offered special prayers. Modi, who arrived here today on a two-day state visit to Nepal, directly went to the Janaki temple, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Sita, from the airport. Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli welcomed his Indian counterpart upon his arival at the temple complex. Modi will spend around 45 minutes in the temple. Modi took part in the Shodasopachara Pooja at the Janaki temple, local media…

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Girls in govt-run hostel in MP forced to defecate in open

May 11, 2018 strong

Damoh (MP), May 11 (DIN NEWS) Over 100 girl students of a government hostel in Madhya Pradesh are forced to defecate and bathe in the open because of water scarcity in toilets, says its warden, at a time when every state is trying to achieve the ‘Open Defecation Free (ODF)’ tag The hostel in Madiyadoh village, about 60 km from the district headquarters, has toilets, but shortage of water has rendered them useless, forcing students to defecate in the open, an official said. The hostel’s inmates, Class 6 to 12 students,…

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Separatist call for protest, restrictions imposed in parts of Srinagar

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Srinagar, May 11 (DIN NEWS) Restrictions have been imposed in parts of Srinagar in view of a protest called by Separatist today against civilian deaths in a clash between protestors and security forces after an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sophian district. Separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was put under house arrest this morning, a police official said. Restrictions, under Section 144 of the CrPc, were imposed by authorities in five police station areas of the summer capital, the official said. The curbs are in force in the Nowhatta, Khanyar, Rainawari,…

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नेहा धूपिया और अंगद बेदी ने फिर चौंकाया, शादी के दिन ही हनीमून के लिए हुए रवाना

May 11, 2018 strong

नई दिल्ली: नेहा धूपिया और अंगद बेदी विवाह बंधन में बंध गए हैं, और दोनों को शादी के थोड़ी देर बाद ही एयरपोर्ट पर देखा गया. नेहा और अंगद दोनों अमेरिका के लिए रवाना हो गए हैं. इस तरह नवविवाहित जोड़ा शादी की रात ही हनीमून पर चला गया. कुछ जगह कहा जा रहा है कि वे कुछ प्रोफेशनल कमिटमेंट्स भी पूरे करने जा रहे हैं, जिनमें एक चैरिटी इवेंट भी शामिल है. लेकिन शादी की रात ही विदेश चले जाना वाकई हैरत करने वाला है क्योंकि नेहा धूपिया और अंगद पहले ही…

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Mrinalini Sarabhai’s 100th Birthday: नृत्यांगना मृणालिनी साराभाई ने भरतनाट्यम और कथकली को पहुंचाया बुलंदियों पर, Google ने बनाया Doodle

May 11, 2018 strong

नई दिल्ली: मृणालिनी साराभाई (Mrinalini Sarabhai) को गूगल ने डूडल बनाकर श्रद्धांजलि दी है. गूगल ने मृणालिनी की 100वीं जयंती पर उन्हें इस तरह याद किया है. मृणालिनी ने भारतीय क्लासिकल डांस के क्षेत्र में जबरदस्त योगदान दिया था. भारत की महान क्लासिकल डांसर का 11 मई 1918 को उनका जन्म हुआ था. आज उनकी 100वीं जयंती है और गूगल ने Mrinalini Sarabhai’s 100th Birthday शीर्षक से डूडल बनाया है. डूडल में मृणालिनी छतरी लिए हुए हैं और नेपथ्य में उनकी डांस फॉर्म भी दिखाई गई हैं. मृणालिनी साराभाई (Mrinalini Sarabhai) के…