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This win is as big as ’83 World Cup win if not bigger: Ravi Shastri

January 7, 2019 strong

India coach Ravi Shastri equated India’s maiden Test series win on Australia soil with the historic 1983 World Cup triumph terming it “as big if not bigger”. India beat Australia 2-1 to win their first Test series in Australia in 71 years and Shastri wasn’t short of praise for his wards.”I will tell you how satisfying it is for me. World Cup 1983, World Championship of Cricket 1985 this is as big, or even bigger, because it is in the truest (Test) format of the game. It’s Test cricket, which is…

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Agri, manufacturing to push GDP grow to 7.2 pc in 2018-19: CSO

January 7, 2019 strong

Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.2 per cent in 2018-19, a tad higher from 6.7 per cent in the previous fiscal, mainly due to improvement in the performance of agriculture and manufacturing sectors, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) said Monday.The CSO estimate is, however, a bit lower than 7.4 per cent growth projected by the Reserve Bank for the current fiscal.Releasing the first advance estimates of National Income for 2018-19, the CSO said, “The growth in GDP during 2018-19 is estimated at 7.2 per cent as compared to…

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PM Modi hails Sitharaman, Jaitley for response on Oppn’s lies on Rafale deal

January 7, 2019 strong

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had given a “detailed response” to the “lies” on the Rafale deal in Parliament and had placed facts before the people. Modi was speaking to BJP workers from Anantapuramu, Kadapa, Kurnool, Narsaraopet and Tirupati Lok Sabha constituencies via video-conference.”Nirmala Sitharaman and Arun Jaitley had placed all facts related to the country’s security in Parliament. They replied to each and every word of lies with facts and figures. After many years, Parliament witnessed such a detailed…

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No blueprint of illegal mine; Centre facing difficulties in rescuing 15 miners: SC told

January 7, 2019 strong

The Centre Friday told the Supreme Court that they were facing difficulties in the operation to rescue 15 miners trapped in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya since December 13 as there was no blueprint of the 355-feet well. The government told the apex court that the illegal mine was located near a river and seepage of water was hindering the rescue operation.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, informed a bench of justices A K Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer about the steps taken for a swift rescue operation.The…

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Trump threatens to declare national emergency to get fund for border wall

January 5, 2019 strong

President Donald Trump warned on Friday that he could keep the US government partly closed for “months or even years” and declare a national emergency if the Congress refused to provide USD 5.6 billion funding for a wall along the Mexico border.After his meeting with top Democrats failed to end the two-week impasse, Trump said that he may call a national emergency to build the wall without congressional approval.I did say that. Absolutely, I said that, Trump told reporters in the Rose Garden of the White House after Democratic leaders…

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US, China dealing trade negotiations at highest levels: Trump

January 5, 2019 strong

The US and China are dealing the trade negotiations at the highest levels, President Donald Trump said, claiming that America’s steel industry has come “roaring back” following the last year’s tariff hikes.The Trump administration imposed heavy tariffs on imported steel and aluminium items in March last year, a move that sparked fears of a global trade war.In the past, China, the world’s second largest economy after the US, imposed tit-for-tat tariffs on billions of dollars worth of American imports. An agreement reached between the two countries on the margins of…

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Bopanna serves big in Tata Open title win with Sharan

January 5, 2019 strong

Rohan Bopanna combined his booming serves with exquisite backhand winners during his blossoming partnership with Divij Sharan as the Indian pair won its maiden ATP tour title at the Tata Open Maharashtra here Saturday.Bopanna lost just four points on his serve during the entire title-clash as the top seeded Indians produced a dominating 6-3 6-4 win over British pair of Luke Bambridge and Jonny O’Maara. This was veteran Bopanna’s 18th ATP tour title while Sharan has now won his fourth tournament on the circuit and first on the Indian soil. Bopanna…

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‘Destroyer’ director Karyn Kusama praises Nicole Kidman for honesty

January 5, 2019 strong

Nicole Kidman’s honesty towards her craft made things easy for Karyn Kusama while directing “Destroyer”, says the filmmaker.The crime drama features the 51-year-old actor as an undercover LAPD officer who must take out members of a gang, years after her case was blown.In an interview with IndieWire Filmmaker Toolkit, Kusama said her collaboration with the Oscar winner was the “most intense”, an experience that she last witnessed while working with Michelle Rodriquez on sports drama “Girlfight”. “I think the irony of comparing those two things is that part of Nicole’s gift…

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Modi hits out at Cong, accuses it of working at the behest of middlemen

January 5, 2019 strong

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the Congress on Saturday, accusing the opposition party of working at the behest of middlemen in the defence sector, instead of running a government for the people, during the UPA rule. Addressing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally here, Modi alleged that there was a conspiracy to weaken the country’s defence forces during 2004-2014 and the revelation of facts was now “paining” the Congress leaders. “Therefore, they want to remove the chowkidar (watchman) from their path at any cost. Be it the society…

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VVIP chopper case: Delhi court sends Christian Michel to judicial custody

January 5, 2019 strong

A Delhi court Saturday sent alleged middleman Christian Michel, arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, to judicial custody.Michel was produced before Special Judge Arvind Kumar and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sought his judicial custody in connection with its probe into a money-laundering case.In the ED case, the court sent Michel to judicial custody till February 26 and in the CBI case, it sent him to judicial custody till February 27.Michel, who was extradited from Dubai recently, was arrested by the ED on December 22 and sent to a seven-day…