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UNESCO experts ready to assist reconstruction of iconic Notre Dame

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Two-thirds of the largely medieval roof of the famed Notre Dame cathedral in Paris have gone after the devastating fire, but UN cultural experts are standing by to offer help in rebuilding the iconic structure, UNESCO World Heritage Centre Director Mechtild Rossler said.R ssler, who visited the site Tuesday, told UN News that the cathedral is a universal symbol and the centre of France and its devastation has left people across nations shocked. She described seeing people praying outside the stricken symbol of the city and the nation, still trying…

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There is commercial pressure with ‘Kalank’: Varun Dhawan

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Varun Dhawan has deftly balanced his career between commercial and small scale projects, but the actor says a mega-budget multi-starrer like “Kalank” comes with a lot of pressure.His last two releases — “October” and “Sui Dhaaga” — had small budgets but a lot is on stake with “Kalank”, which he says is his most expensive film till date. “My last two films had really small budgets and the reach was bigger… There was no pressure of them doing well that much in monetary terms. In this film there is commercial…

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Rahul maligning entire community by calling me thief: Modi

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Targeting Rahul Gandhi on his “why are all thieves named Modis” remark, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said the Congress chief, by making that jibe, had maligned the backward community he hails from.Addressing a poll rally here, Modi also slammed the “dynastic politics” of Sharad Pawar and claimed the NCP chief had “fled” the poll arena from Madha Lok Sabha constituency as he sensed defeat.”The Congress and its allies say that all Modis in the society are thieves. The Congress and its allies have not kept any shortcomings in abusing…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

CSMT bridge collapse: Two civic engineers file bail pleas

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Two BMC engineers, arrested in connection with last month’s foot-over bridge (FOB) collapse here, have moved separate bail pleas before a Mumbai sessions court, claiming the case against them is “false and concocted”. The engineers, Anil Patil and S F Kakulte, were working with the bridges department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).The duo was arrested days after the 40-year-old bridge, connecting the area near the Times of India building with the CSMT railway station in south Mumbai, collapsed on March 14, killing seven people.Earlier, their bail pleas had been…

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I was a little shocked after not being picked for Australia series: Karthik

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Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik Tuesday said he remained confident about his selection in India’s World Cup squad despite being dropped for the ODIs against Australia, attributing his inclusion to consistent performances over the past two years.In an otherwise predictable squad, Karthik’s selection over the young Rishabh Pant became the talking point after the team was announced on Monday. Chief selector MSK Prasad said the more experienced Karthik was preferred over Pant because of his better wicket-keeping skills.Now that the squad selection is over and done with, Karthik is a happy man…

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Global tribunal to hear Ukraine, Russia sea dispute

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The Permanent Court of Arbitration will in June hear Russia’s objections against a move by Ukraine to drag it before the world’ oldest arbitration body over rights to coastal waters around annexed Crimea.Russia snatched the Black Sea peninsula from Kiev in 2014 and was being accused by the West of illegally blocking access to the Sea of Azov, used by both Russia and Ukraine. Kiev in September 2016 dragged Moscow to the Hague-based PCA, saying it instituted arbitration under international maritime laws “to vindicate its rights as the coastal state…

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Lenders to Jet working on revival, no final decision yet: PNB MD

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Lenders to the cash-strapped Jet Airways are committed to reviving the air carrier but nothing has been finalised yet, Punjab National Bank (PNB) Managing Director Sunil Mehta said on Tuesday.PNB is part of a consortium of 26 lenders, led by State Bank of India (SBI), which have exposure to Jet Airways’ debt of over Rs 8,000 crore.”Discussions for reviving the airline are underway and nothing has been finalised as of now. SBI Capital Markets is working on the revival package for Jet Airways,” Mehta told reporters here.On Monday, SBI said…

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Relationships, loved ones my priority: Alia Bhatt

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Seven hits in 10 years is a testimony of her passion towards acting, but Alia Bhatt says her life does not revolve around the fate of a film. The 26-year-old star says with age she has realised it is important to be detached from both success and failure and give priority to relationships in her life.”I’m very passionate about acting, filmmaking and this whole world. But it is still a part of my life, it is not my life. I have realised this now that at the end of the day…

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BJP says Modi believes in ‘simple living, high ideals’, rejects Cong allegations

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 Asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has often donated his personal savings to public causes, the BJP Tuesday said he has always believed in the principle of “simple living, high ideals”, as the saffron party slammed the Congress for accusing that he had given “wrong information” about a plot he owned in Gandhinagar.The BJP said the Congress has levelled false allegations regarding Modi’s property and counter-accused the Gandhi family of having acquired a lot of assets over years with little-known sources. The Congress has in the past dismissed the BJP’s…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

SC to hear I-T dept plea against quashing of black money case involving Chidambaram’s family

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The Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to hear the Income Tax department’s appeal challenging the Madras High Court order which quashed criminal prosecution against senior Congress leader P Chidambaram’s family members under the black money law.The top court, however, refused to stay the order of the high court.A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna issued notice to Chidambaram’s wife Nalini and their son Karti, who is contesting Lok Sabha election from Sivaganga constituency in Tamil Nadu.The bench also sought reply from Karti’s wife Srinidhi and others in…

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