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Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra in new sports drama, ‘Toofan’

January 17, 2019 strong

Farhan Akhtar on Wednesday announced that he is set to reteam with his “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag” director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra in another sports drama “Toofan”, in which he will play a boxer.The actor shared the news on Twitter.”Thrilled to share that 6 years after Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, @RakeyshOmMehra and I are reuniting to create #Toofan… A heartfelt story of a boxer.”Hope for your best wishes as we embark on this new journey. Love,” Akhtar wrote.Mehra also took to the microblogging site share the news and described the film as “a…

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Balance that Pandya creates is crucial for team: Dhawan

January 17, 2019 strong

Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan Thursday said suspended fast-bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya is “crucial” for the team’s balance but rejected suggestions that the side was struggling for a fifth bowler in the ongoing ODI series against Australia.India take on Australia in the series-deciding third and final one-dayer here on Friday. There are bound to be changes to the team composition in the light of Khaleel Ahmed and Mohammed Siraj failing to impress in the first two matches.Dhawan came out in support of the two young pacers, but added that the presence…

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Pak SC asks Imran Khan govt to lift travel ban on opposition leaders

January 17, 2019 strong

Pakistan’s Supreme Court Thursday ordered the government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan to lift the travel ban imposed on opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and the Sindh Chief Minister, and asked the country’s anti-corruption body to probe their involvement in Rs 35 billion ‘fake accounts case’.As many as 172 suspects were placed on the Exit Control List (ECL) on the recommendations of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) formed by the apex court. A person cannot fly abroad if his name is placed on the ECL.The Supreme Court, in a detailed…

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SC dismisses pleas of 5 states seeking modification of its order on DGPs

January 17, 2019 strong

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the pleas of five states seeking modification of its order issued last year on the selection and appointment of director generals of police (DGPs).The apex court was hearing applications of various state governments, including Punjab, Kerala, West Bengal, Haryana and Bihar, seeking implementation of their local laws regarding the selection and appointment of DGPs. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the earlier directions of the court on selection and appointment of DGPs were issued in larger public interest and to protect…

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Microsoft pledges USD 500 mn to ease local housing crunch

January 17, 2019 strong

Microsoft on Wednesday pledged USD 500 million for loans and grants aimed at ramping up construction of affordable housing in the Puget Sound area of Washington state where the US technology giant has its home.“In recent years, our region hasn’t built enough housing for the people who live here,” Microsoft executives Amy Hood and Brad Smith said in a blog post.”We are committing USD 500 million as a company to advance affordable housing solutions.” Microsoft was only a few years old when it moved from New Mexico to the Seattle area…

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Over 2,300 women to go on Haj this year without ‘Mehram’: Naqvi

January 16, 2019 strong

Over 2,300 Muslim women from India will go on Haj this year without ‘Mehram’ or male companion as all those who applied under this category have been exempted from the lottery system, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Wednesday.The Modi government had last year allowed women going to Haj without Mehram, which had resulted in about 1,300 Muslim women going for the pilgrimage without any male companion. They had been exempted from the lottery system.Naqvi, while inaugurating the new office space of Haj Division at RK Puram here, said…

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Rihanna sues her father over Fenty name

January 16, 2019 strong

Singer Rihanna is suing her father for trying to exploit her name to further his entertainment business.In a federal lawsuit, the pop star alleges that her father, Ronald Fenty, is trading on their surname, Fenty, which she made famous, for financial gain, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The famous singer was born Robyn Rihanna Fenty. In the lawsuit, the 30-year-old singer says that her father and his partner have violated her trademark and falsely suggested that their business, Fenty Entertainment, is affiliated with her.She has used the name for her…

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UN chief hails ‘historic’ moment as Palestine takes over reins of G77

January 16, 2019 strong

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the “historic leadership” of Palestine which assumed the chairmanship of G77, the global body’s largest intergovernmental organisation of developing countries including India.Egypt was the previous Chair of the Group of 77 (G77), a coalition of 134 members, along with China which aligns itself with the bloc.India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin Tuesday wished Palestine success, saying “India is privileged to stand up for the global South’s quest for greater equity and justice”.In his remarks at the annual ceremony for handover of the…

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IOC to raise USD 3 bn more in overseas loan

January 16, 2019 strong

State-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) may raise about USD 3 billion more through US dollar bonds issue after the Reserve Bank permitted fuel retailers to raise an overseas loan to check fall in rupee value, its Chairman Sanjiv Singh said Wednesday.IOC is already in market to raise USD 900 million through a bonds issue and is raising an equivalent sum through a syndicated loan for meeting its working capital requirements.”Yes, we will certainly look at raising more overseas loans within the limit set up by RBI,” he told reporters here.RBI…

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SC to hear next week plea challenging appointment of Nageswara Rao as interim CBI chief

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The Supreme Court Wednesday agreed to hear next week a plea by an NGO challenging the January 10 order of the government appointing IPS officer M Nageswara Rao as interim director of the CBI.The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for petitioner NGO Common Cause and RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj, appealed to the bench, also comprising Justices L N Rao and and S K Kaul, to hear the plea this Friday.The CJI told Bhushan that it was “definitely…