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Fell short by 10-15 runs; could have bowled better: Karthik

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Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik rued that his side fell short by 10-20 runs and also failed to bowl well after they slumped to a seven-wicket loss to Delhi Capitals in an IPL match here.KKR faced their second successive defeat against Delhi Capitals despite Andre Russell’s explosive innings of 21-ball 45 here on Friday night. Delhi did well to remove the Windies powerhitter in the penultimate over and KKR set a 179-run target.”We knew that we needed to get a big total but we ended up getting probably 10-15…

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Trump says could send illegal migrants to ‘sanctuary cities’

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US President Donald Trump has said he is seriously considering funnelling detained illegal migrants into the self-declared sanctuary cities that oppose his tough immigration policies.Trump’s announcement on Twitter reversed a previous White House assurance that the idea – criticised as political retribution against cities led by opposition Democrats – had been dropped.”Due to the fact that Democrats are unwilling to change our very dangerous immigration laws, we are indeed, as reported, giving strong considerations to placing Illegal Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities,” Trump said on Friday.”The Radical Left always seems to…

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Not approaching politics as a star: Urmila Matondkar

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Urmila Matondkar, the star of 90s hit Hindi films like “Rangeela”, “Daud” and “Judaai”, is contesting the Lok Sabha election but says she isn’t approaching politics as a star and would rather be known as people’s representative.”I am not approaching this whole thing as a star with my star image. I am trying to get to grassroot and connect to people. I know it is going to be difficult.”I want to generate confidence in them about me as their representative more than just another star coming in, waving and asking…

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Malaysia revives China-backed rail link, cost cut by a third

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Malaysia’s government said Friday it has decided to resume a China-backed rail link project, after the Chinese contractor agreed to cut construction cost by one-third.The deal ended months of vacillating over the 688-kilometer (430-mile) East Coast Rail Link, which connects Malaysia’s west coast to eastern rural states and is a key part of China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiativeThe prime minister’s office said in a statement it welcomed the signing of a supplementary agreement between Malaysia Rail Link Sendirian Berhad and state-owned China Communications Construction Company Ltd. to revive the…

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Modi govt ‘most corrupt’, its track record abysmal: Chavan

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Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan has lambasted the Narendra Modi government, calling it the “most corrupt” in the history of India, and said its performance has been “abysmal and deplorable”.He also accused the BJP-led dispensation of misusing the sedition law, and said the Congress wants to differentiate between the anti-national acts and opposition to the government.Chavan claimed there was fear among people now that if Modi, who has “dictatorial tendencies”, continued to be in power, the Indian democracy would be in trouble.In an interview to DIN, the former Maharashtra chief…

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SC directs political parties to furnish receipts of electoral bonds, donors’ identity details to EC

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The Supreme Court Friday directed all political parties to furnish receipts of political funding received through electoral bonds and details of identity of donors in a sealed cover to the Election Commission.In an interim order, the apex court also directed all political parties to provide details of the amount of the bond and bank account of donors by May 30 to the poll panel. The apex court said it would examine in detail changes made in Income Tax law, electoral law and banking laws to make them in consonance with the…

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Modi cites ‘Bofors sins’ to counter Rahul’s Rafale jibe

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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday attempted to turn the tables on Congress president Rahul Gandhi, citing the Bofors scam to blunt the edge of the latter’s attack on the Rafale deal.Addressing a poll rally here, Modi indicated that the Congress chief was “burdened” with “Bofors sins” of his late father (Rajiv Gandhi) and therefore, was accusing others of corruption.The Bofors deal, signed in 1986, was believed to be one of primary reasons for the Rajiv Gandhi-led Congress’ defeat in the 1989 Lok Sabha polls. Rahul Gandhi has been attacking the…

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Robert Pattinson is committed to doing ‘interesting movies’

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Robert Pattinson believes there is a dearth of leading parts if an actor chooses to go against the tide but he is nonetheless committed towards taking on “interesting” projects. The 32-year-old actor broke out on the Hollywood scene with “Twilight” series but has since shifted gears towards unconventional cinema with films such as “Cosmopolis”, “The Childhood of a Leader”, “The Lost City of Z” and most recently “Damsel”.In an interview with IndieWire, Pattinson, who currently stars in Claire Denis’ psychological space drama “High Life”, explained that there was no ulterior…

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Warner’s ego must be managed – South Africa’s Smith

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Former South African captain Graeme Smith has some advice for Australia coach Justin Langer — make sure David Warner’s ego is managed if he starts to “get bigger than everybody else”.The polarising opener, on the comeback trail after a one-year ban for ball-tampering, has been in red-hot form in the Indian Premier League ahead of his expected recall to the national side for the World Cup in England and Wales.But some commentators believe Warner’s return could be disruptive to the team, which is now resurgent after a run of poor…

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Imran Khan says better chance of peace with India if BJP wins general elections

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Pakistan’s Premier Imran Khan has said he believes there may be a better chance of peace talks with India and settle the Kashmir issue if Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party BJP wins the general elections.India will go to elections in seven phases beginning from Thursday. “Perhaps if the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)….wins, some kind of settlement in Kashmir could be reached,” Khan told a small group of foreign journalists in an interview. He said other parties would be afraid of right-wing backlash in case of settlement on the Kashmir issue. Khan…

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