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Ankita wins first singles title of 2019 season in Singapore

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Indian tennis player Ankita Raina on Sunday won her first singles title of the 2019 season and eighth overall after trampling top seed Arantxa Rus in straight sets in the final of the USD 25,000 event in Singapore.Coming into the tournament after competing at the Australian Open Qualifiers, Ankita demolished world number 122 and the Dutch top seed 6-3 6-2 in one hour and 23 minutes. Ankita toppled four seeded players in the tournament starting with Dutch eighth seed Lesley Kerkhove in the second round. The gritty 25-year-old followed that up…

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Star system will never fade away, says Ajay Devgn

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At a time when the older brigade of Bollywood superstars has failed to entertain the audience, Ajay Devgn believes come what may the star system will never fade away. In the era of content driven cinema, Ajay says today audiences taste has evolved and they have become choosy about the kind of films they want to watch in a theatre. “I don’t think the star system will fade away. The audience has become choosy and they will go for the product only if it is a good thing. And that…

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Mahagathbandhan an alliance of corruption, negativity: PM

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Unfazed by the Opposition’s show of unity at a rally in Kolkata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday dismissed it as an alliance of corruption, negativity and instability, saying while those parties have “money power”, the BJP has “people’s power”.He also said that seats in educational institutes will be increased to implement the 10 per cent general category quota.Modi was addressing BJP’s booth-level workers from Lok Sabha constituencies of Kolhapur, Hatkanangle, Madha and Satara in Maharashtra and South Goa through video-conference.Leaders from over a dozen opposition parties gathered in Kolkata on…

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Life sentence to SP-rank officer in kidnapping, extortion case

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 A Maharashtra court has sentenced a superintendent of police (SP)-rank officer and another person to life imprisonment in a 2009 kidnapping and extortion case. Jalgaon sessions judge P Y Ladekar convicted Manoj Lohar, who is presently posted at the Home Guard Department in Mumbai in a senior administrative position, and his relative Dheeraj Yevle on January 16.The court pronounced the sentence on Saturday and also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 each on the duo.Lohar and Yevle were convicted under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 342 (wrongful confinement), 346 (wrongful…

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Let Pandya, Rahul play while inquiry is on: BCCI president urges CoA

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BCCI acting President C K Khanna Saturday urged the Committee of Administrators (CoA) to lift the suspension on Hardik Pandya and K L Rahul for their much-criticised sexist remarks and refused to convene a Special General Meeting on the matter.Khanna said calling the SGM to appoint an ombudsman to investigate the two players’ conduct, as demanded by Board officials, wouldn’t be right as the Supreme Court is due to take up the issue next week.Pandya and Rahul have been suspended pending an inquiry for their sexist comments on a TV…

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Legal route should be followed: Kartik Aaryan on sexual harassment allegations against Hirani

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Kartik Aaryan is the latest Bollywood actor to maintain a ‘no comment’ stance on the sexual harassment allegation against filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani.Kartik said due course of law should be followed in such cases. “We all have been his fans. The situation is such that one has to follow the legal route and till the time it is not proven legally we can’t talk about it. We don’t know what exactly has happened, there has to be a way, we have legal option and that should be followed and then you can…

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Sonia, Rahul have sent good wishes for opposition rally: Kharge

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Representing the Congress at a mega gathering of opposition parties here on Saturday, Mallikarjun Kharge said party chief Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi had sent their good wishes for the rally. At the rally, Kharge, the leader of the Congress party in the Lok Sabha, read out a message from Sonia Gandhi, highlighting the “crisis” looming over the country with farmers and fishermen living under immense strain.Under the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government, the economic and political institutions of India were being undermined, he said, adding that the upcoming…

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Trump to meet Kim Jong-un again in February: WH

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US President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in late February on Pyongyang dismantling its nuclear and missile programmes, the White House has announced. The two leaders had met on June 12 last year in Singapore for the first summit.While the White House did not identify a location for the second summit between the two leaders, according to media reports preparations were under way to host the summit, most likely in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi or coastal city of Danang.The announcement came after Trump met…

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Vibrant Gujarat: India reaches out to African countries

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 External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Saturday assured African nations that India will continue to be their trusted partner and work closely for the economic and social empowerment of Africans.Addressing ministers and representatives of around 50 African nations to mark the first-ever ‘Africa Day’ at the ongoing Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit here, Swaraj said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared Africa as the “top priority” in India’s foreign and economic policy.”As Africa marches in its journey towards security, renewal and prosperity, India will remain a trusted partner, working closely with Africa…

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JNU sedition case: Court questions Delhi Police for filing chargesheet without procuring requisite sanctions

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A court here questioned the Delhi police on Saturday for filing a chargesheet against former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a 2016 sedition case without procuring requisite sanctions.Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat granted police time till February 6 to procure requisite sanctions after they told the court they will get the approvals within 10 days. “Why did you file (the chargesheet) without approval? You don’t have a legal department,” the court said.The court is likely to resume hearing on the matter soon.Police on January 14…

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