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Portugal-Uruguay more than Ronaldo v Suarez, says Alves

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Kratovo, Jun 28 (DIN NEWS) Portugal defender Bruno Alves said Saturday’s World Cup last-16 clash with Uruguay will be more than simply a battle between Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez. The European champions will face Uruguay in Sochi for a place in the quarter-finals after finishing as runners-up behind Spain in Group B. Uruguay won all three of their group matches, beating hosts Russia 3-0 in their last outing, and are the only team yet to concede a goal at the tournament. Real Madrid forward Ronaldo has scored four of…

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On his maiden UK tour, Kuldeep Yadav feeling at home

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Malahide (Ireland), June 28 (DIN NEWS) It is still early days in his maiden tour of the UK but Kuldeep Yadav feels he has adapted well to the conditions with a four-wicket haul against Ireland in the opening T20 here. Yadav also underlined that India’s easy 76-run win over Ireland yesterday was down to hosts’ inability to play spin properly. The score was good so it was easier as we had a target to bowl at and defend. A spinner always tries to bowl according to the target. From an…

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‘Jumanji 2’ to release in December 2019

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Los Angeles, Jun 28 (DIN NEWS) The sequel to smash-hit film, “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”, will release on December 13, 2019. The news was shared by Dwayne Johnson, one of the stars of the revived Jumanji franchise, on his Instagram account. “Officially planting our ‘Jumanji’ flag. On December 13th, 2019 – the game is not over. I hold ‘Jumanji’ very close to my heart and I’m beyond grateful you made our movie into the global juggernaut (USD 1 billion plus) it became. Can’t wait for you to see what…

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Scarlett Johansson trashes ‘demeaning’ report that claims she auditioned to date Cruise

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Los Angeles, Jun 28 (DIN NEWS) Actor Scarlett Johansson has trashed a report claiming that she auditioned to date superstar Tom Cruise. A former Scientologist had claimed that the “Avengers: Infinity War” star was one amongst the listed women to audition to date Cruise following his split from Nicole Kidman years ago. “The very idea of any person auditioning to be in a relationship is so demeaning,” Johansson said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “I refuse for anyone to spread the idea that I lack the integrity to…

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Centre in HC against order quashing suspension of STC CMD

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New Delhi, Jun 28 (DIN NEWS) The Centre has moved the Delhi High Court against its single judge order quashing suspension of the State Trading Corporation’s CMD against whom the CBI has lodged a case of cheating for allegedly causing a loss of Rs 2,112 crore to the government-run entity. A vacation bench of justices Vinod Goel and Rekha Palli, before whom the petition was listed, said it would be heard by the appropriate bench on July 4. The plea, filed through Central government standing counsel Arun Bhardwaj, has contended…

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Two senior Income Tax officers get 5-yr jail in bribery case

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Mumbai, Jun 28 (DIN NEWS) A special CBI court here convicted an additional commissioner of Income Tax and an assistant I-T commissioner in a Rs 1.7 crore graft case of 2010 and sentenced them to five years’ imprisonment. The additional commissioner’s husband was also convicted and awarded four years in jail. Special CBI judge Vivek Khathare yesterday sentenced additional commissioner Sumitra Banerjee, 49, a 1992 batch Indian Revenue Service officer, and assistant commissioner Anjali Bambole, 50, to five years’ imprisonment for allegedly demanding Rs 1.7 crore bribe from a Thane-based…

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Apple and Samsung settle lengthy iPhone patent battle

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San Francisco, Jun 28 (DIN NEWS) Apple and Samsung have ended a years-long patent battle over copied iPhone design with an undisclosed settlement, according to a US court filing today. The world’s two biggest smartphone makers reached a truce in their seven-year-old court battle a month after a federal court jury ordered Samsung to pay Apple some 539 million for copying patented iPhone features. That award was seen as a victory for Apple, which had argued in court that design was essential to the iPhone. Financial terms of the settlement…

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Rupee recovers marginally to 68.95 vs USD

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Mumbai, Jun 28 (DIN NEWS) The rupee recovered marginally from its lifetime low to trade at 68.95 per dollar in late morning deals today amid heavy month-end demand for the American currency from importers and banks. The domestic unit plunged to a record low at 69.10 before gaining ground to 68.95 at 1030 hrs, still down by 34 paise. The Indian unit resumed sharply lower at 68.89 from yesterday’s closing level of 68.61 at the inter-bank foreign exchange here. Rising crude oil prices have deepened concerns about the country’s current…

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UK tolerated ‘inexcusable’ treatment of terror detainees: MPs

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London, Jun 28 (DIN NEWS) Britain tolerated the “inexcusable” mistreatment of detainees by US authorities during the war on terror and took part in planning extraordinary rendition operations, according to a British parliamentary report published today. “In our view the UK tolerated actions, and took others, that we regard as inexcusable,” according to the report by lawmakers from parliament’s intelligence and security committee. It said British officials became aware of mistreatment of US-held prisoners soon after the September 11, 2001 attacks. “There are at least 38 cases in 2002 alone…

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China will not concede an inch of land, Xi tells Mattis

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Beijing, Jun 28 (DIN NEWS) President Xi Jinping has told US Defence Secretary James Mattis that China will not concede “even an inch” of its territory passed down from ancestors, in an apparent reference to the disputed South China Sea. China is engaged in hotly contested territorial disputes in both the South China Sea (SCS) and the East China Sea (ECS). Beijing claims almost all of the SCS. Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have counter claims over the vital transit route for world trade. The US views China’s…