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Sensex, Nifty hit record highs as early trends hint at NDA win

May 23, 2019 strong

Mumbai, May 23 (DIN NEWS) The benchmark BSE Sensex rallied nearly 800 points and the NSE Nifty soared over 200 points to hit their respective record highs in early trade Thursday, as counting of votes for the Lok Sabha election began. According to traders, investor sentiment was boosted by initial trends that suggested a win for the ruling NDA. Amid market euphoria, the rupee also appreciated 26 paise to 69.40 against the US dollar in opening trade. The 30-share index zoomed over 2 per cent to hit an intra-day high…

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US-Japan vision for Indo-Pacific serves as foundation for global partnership: White House

May 23, 2019 strong

Washington, May 23 (DIN NEWS) The vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific that the United States and Japan share serves as the foundation for a global partnership that strengthens security, prosperity and order around the world, the White House has said. In fact, the US-Japan alliance serves as the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region, it said Wednesday, ahead of President Donald Trump’s scheduled Japan visit beginning May 25. “The United States’ and Japan’s shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific serves as the foundation…

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Will approach party high command against Sidhu: Amarinder Singh

May 23, 2019 strong

Chandigarh, May 23 (DIN NEWS) Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Thursday said he would approach the Congress high command over his cabinet colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu’s remarks on the sacrilege issue during electioneering. A day before polling, Sidhu had raised questions on the probe into the desecration of religious texts in 2015. Maintaining that Sidhu’s remarks “might have affected the party’s performance in Bathinda , the CM said he would take up the issue with the party high command once things settled after the election results. The CM also said Sidhu’s…

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Amit Shah wins Gandhinagar seat by margin of 5.57 lakh votes

May 23, 2019 strong

Gandhinagar, May 23 (DIN NEWS) BJP president Amit Shah was Thursday night declared elected from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat by a margin of 5.57 lakh votes against his nearest Congress rival C J Chavda. Shah polled 8.94 lakh votes, while Chavda secured 3.37 lakh votes. Amit Shah has been declared elected, returning officer and Gandhinagar district collector S K Langa announced at the counting centre. In the 2014 general elections, BJP veteran L K Advani, 91, had won the seat.

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‘The Invisible Man’ sets for March 2020 release

May 22, 2019 strong

Universal Studios has announced that Elizabeth Moss and Storm Reid-starrer “The Invisible Man” reboot will released on March 13, 2020.The film, a Universal-Blumhouse production, is based on the classic 1897 sci-fi novel by HG Wells. The novel has been adapted for both the big screen and television over the years.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Leigh Whannell wrote and is directing the film. He will co-produce alongside Blumhouse.The project will start production in Sydney, Australia in July this year.The most notable adaptation of Wells’ novel was the 1933 black-and-white film, featuring…

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Virat alone can’t win World Cup, others will need to step up: Tendulkar

May 22, 2019 strong

Stacking up staggering numbers with monotonic regularity may have become a day job for Virat Kohli, but he can in “no way” win a World Cup without support from his teammates, feels Sachin Tendulkar.In an exclusive interview with the PTI, Tendulkar spoke about a range of topics including Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal’s role, the contentious No. 4 slot and how flat pitches in England is taking bowlers out of the equation.”I think you will always have a couple of individuals stepping up every game but without team support, you…

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Sensex rises over 150 pts; Nifty tests 11,700

May 22, 2019 strong

The benchmark BSE Sensex jumped over 150 points in early trade Wednesday, led by gains in oil and gas, banking and IT stocks, ahead of the general election results. The 30-share index was trading 157.51 points, or 0.40 per cent, higher at 39,127.31.In similar movement, the broader NSE Nifty rose 30.90 points, or 0.26 per cent, to 11,740. In the previous session, the Sensex ended 382.87 points, or 0.97 per cent, lower at 38,969.80, and the Nifty plunged 119.15 points, or 1.01 per cent, to 11,709.10. Top Sensex gainers in…

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Massive military crackdown against militants in Arunachal: Rijiju

May 22, 2019 strong

Union minister Kiren Rijiju Wednesday said security forces in Arunachal Pradesh have launched a massive operation against the insurgents who killed an MLA and 10 others in the state. He said when members of local community are involved in insurgent activities and maintain links with militants, the security operations can result in collateral damage.”A massive military operation has been launched by the security forces in eastern Arunachal Pradesh,” Rijiju said in a Facebook post.Suspected NSCN militants on Tuesday gunned down sitting MLA and National People’s Party (NPP) candidate for the state…

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SC stays Delhi HC order disallowing black money law to operate retrospectively

May 22, 2019 strong

The Supreme Court Tuesday stayed the Delhi High Court order which had held that the 2016 black money law cannot be allowed to operate with retrospective effect from July 2015 to book and probe offenders.A vacation bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra also stayed the May 16 order of the high court, which had restrained the Income Tax (I-T) department from taking any action against VVIP chopper scam accused Gautam Khaitan, against whom a black money case has been lodged. “Notice. The impugned order (of the high court) is stayed,”…

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Election results to be in consonance with exit polls outcome: Jaitley

May 20, 2019 strong

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Monday expressed hope that the results of 2019 general election would be in consonance with the outcome of multiple exit polls, which has predicted a second term for the Narendra Modi-led NDA government.Most exit polls have forecast another term for Prime Minister Modi, with some of them projecting that BJP-led NDA will get more than 300 seats to comfortably cross the majority mark of 272 in the Lok Sabha.”Many of us may continue to squabble over correctness and accuracy of the Exit Polls. The hard reality…