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Mo Farah lifts lid on bust up with Gebrselassie

April 25, 2019 strong

Athletics icons Mo Farah and Haile Gebrselassie are locked in a bitter dispute just days away from the London Marathon with claims of robbery and an unpaid hotel bill at the heart of the row.Britain’s quadruple Olympic champion Farah, aiming to win Sunday’s race, wrapped up his pre-marathon press conference with claims that Gebrselassie had made no effort to recover items stolen from his room at the Ethiopian’s hotel near Addis Ababa.Farah was staying at the hotel in late March as part of training for Sunday’s prestigious race. Gebrselassie —…

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Rahul Gandhi will be the only person responsible if the BJP comes back to power: Arvind Kejriwal

April 25, 2019 strong

Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be the only person responsible if the BJP comes back to power, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday said as he slammed the Gandhi scion days after both the parties failed to form an alliance in Delhi for the Lok Sabha elections.He was speaking at the launch of party’s manifesto in which the AAP promised 85 per cent reservation in colleges and jobs for the people of the national capital.Kejriwal said the AAP would not have “dreamt” of forming an alliance with the Congress but…

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Getting work on my own merit, not because of Salman: Arbaaz Khan

April 25, 2019 strong

Arbaaz Khan says having a superstar brother like Salman Khan does not guarantee roles for him and he has worked hard to create a space for himself in the industry. “I have done 70 films till now. There are people who do not get to act after two films. I have been in the industry for over two decades… No one is going to keep giving me work because I am Salman Khan’s brother,” Arbaaz told DIN. “People may give me one or two films because of Salman but no one…

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Rupee dives to 6-week low as crude spikes above $75/brl; losses 39p vs dollar

April 25, 2019 strong

The rupee Thursday slumped 39 paise to close at more than six-week low of 70.25 against the US dollar due to rising crude oil prices and a late sell-off in domestic equity markets.Besides, a strengthening dollar against some major currencies overseas also weighed on the home unit, forex dealers said.At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the rupee opened sharply lower at 70.06 and fell further to the day’s low of 70.27 as crude oil prices breached the USD 75 per barrel mark for the first time this year. The domestic currency finally…

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Brazil court reduces ex-president Lula’s sentence

April 24, 2019 strong

A Brazilian appeals court has reduced leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s 12-year sentence for bribery and money laundering. In a unanimous decision, the four judges on the Superior Court of Justice panel hearing Lula’s appeal agreed to uphold his conviction, but reduced the sentence to eight years and 10 months. The hearing was broadcast live on the court’s YouTube channel. The 73-year-old leftist icon, who has been sentenced to 25 years behind bars in two separate corruption cases, marked his first year in jail earlier this month. Lula was handed…

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I would have been dropped a long time ago in my previous team: Watson

April 24, 2019 strong

Shane Watson couldn’t thank Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Stephen Fleming enough after ending his prolonged slump in form, saying he would have been “dropped a long time ago” in his previous franchise.He had gone without a fifty in his first 10 innings of the ongoing Indian Premier League before striking 96 off 53 balls on Tuesday night to guide Chennai Super Kings to a win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. “I can’t thank Stephen Fleming and M S Dhoni enough for their belief in me. Just about every other team I’ve been…

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Rupee falls by 24 paise on strong dollar demand

April 24, 2019 strong

The rupee Wednesday declined by 24 paise to close at 69.86 against the US currency, weighed down by a strong dollar sentiment and high demand for the greenback from importers.The domestic currency dropped to more than four-month low of 69.97 in the day trade in line with losses in other Asian currencies against the dollar after positive US economic data.Foreign fund inflows and strong gains in equity markets helped the domestic currency reverse some of the losses before close.”The broader US dollar is trading strong today, with most Asian currencies…

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Amit Shah accuses Cong of tacitly approving Kashmir secession from India

April 24, 2019 strong

BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday tore into the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress and its allies accusing them of being soft on terror and of tacitly approving Kashmirs secession from India.Shah also lambasted the Congress for coming up with promises of scrapping the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and abolition of sedition law in its poll manifesto and declared that such moves would be stoutly opposed by the BJP even if it was no longer in power. The BJP chief was on a whirlwind election tour of Bihar where he…

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Builder gets 3-yr jail for failing to hand over flat to buyer

April 24, 2019 strong

The Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has sentenced a city-based builder to three years imprisonment for failing to comply with an earlier order directing him to hand over possession of a flat to the buyer.As per the commission’s bench, presided by its president, retired judge A P Bhangale, and member S K Kakade, SD Constructions’ owner Shekhar Dadarkar deliberately disobeyed its 2016 order by which his firm was directed to deliver possession of the flat to buyer Arun Kejriwal within a period of three months.The panel noted that while…

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Jeremy smashes Youth World record, national senior record

April 21, 2019 strong

Youth Olympics gold medallist Jeremy Lalrinnunga went on a record-smashing spree, claiming three world marks in a power-packed performance, to secure second place in his group at the Asian Weightlifting Championship here on Sunday.In a remarkable performance, the 16-year-old Jeremy, who is competing in group B of the 67Kg men’s event, smashed the Youth World and Asian records in snatch, clean and jerk and total lift with an effort of 297kg (134kg+163kg) to be placed second in his group behind Pakistan’s Talha Talib, who lifted 304kg (140kg+164kg). The final standings…