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Govt not biased towards Patekar, police will probe if plaint is filed: Minister

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Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar said Thursday there will be a fair probe if actor Tanushree Dutta files a police complaint against Nana Patekar, following up on her allegations that he misbehaved with her during the shooting of a film in 2008.Kesarkar, the minister of state for home (rural), also asserted that the government was not biased towards Patekar.The Shiv Sena minister had said Wednesday that Patekar is an “illustrious personality” who had done a lot for the state, and asked why Dutta did not file a police complaint in the…

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Final picture of alliance will be clear in a month: Chavan

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Maharashtra Congress president Ashok Chavan said Thursday that final contours of the proposed `grand alliance’ of opposition in the state will emerge within a month. The next meeting of the Congress and NCP leaders to discuss alliance will be held on October 12, Chavan told PTI from Faizpur in Jalgaon district of the state over phone. “We are keen to take Prakash Ambedkar, grandson of Dr B R Ambedkar, with us and talks are on,” he said, adding that the issue of Ambedkar’s insistence to include the AIMIM in the…

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UK minister leads Midlands region trade delegation to India

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Britain’s Communities Secretary James Brokenshire embarked on a three-day visit to India on Thursday to promote business and technology ties of the country with the Midlands region of England.The UK Cabinet minister, who is also the British government’s Midlands Engine Champion , is set to bring together senior British and Indian officials and businesses to re-affirm a post-Brexit commitment to the Midlands-Maharashtra Technology Partnership.The Midlands and Maharashtra are thriving tech hubs in their own right, and by bringing these two great regions together we are strengthening our technological and economic…

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Salaries in India may rise 10% in 2019, highest in Apac:Study

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Salaries in the country are projected to increase by 10 per cent in 2019, the highest in the Asia Pacific region, according to a report.While noting that the salaries had risen by the same quantum in 2018, it attributed the high salary increments compared to other countries in the region to the steady economic growth, progressive reforms and cautious optimism across sectors.The global advisory, broking and solutions company Willis Towers Watson in its Q3 2018 Salary Budget Planning Report noted that the pharmaceuticals sector has the highest projected salary increase…

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Sexual abuse at shelter homes: Existing mechanism not adequate to deal with problem, says SC

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The Supreme Court Thursday said the existing mechanism was “not adequate” to curb incidents of sexual abuse of children and girls at shelter homes and asked the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) to apprise it on the formulation of a child protection policy.A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur asked the joint secretary of MWCD to appear before it on October 8 to assist the court in understanding what exactly was proposed to deal with issues like counselling and rehabilitation of such victims, conditions prevailing at child…

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Hope fame won’t be short-lived, says Radhika Apte

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In her over one decade-long career, Radhika Apte has carved a niche in the film industry and the actor says she hopes the success she has achieved is not “short-lived”. The actor says, in movies, it is impossible to keep getting interesting offers and continue to remain at the top of one’s game.”There are survival issues. In a freelance industry there is always a fear, there is a possibility that you will go down. When you are a freelancer you are always looking for a next job. There is always…

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Need to check ‘urban naxals’ support to Maoists in Chhattisgarh: Minister

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There is a need to check the support of urban sympathisers to Maoists so that the left-wing extremism can be eliminated in Chhattisgarh, senior cabinet minister Brijmohan Agrawal said Tuesday. The minister of water resources, agriculture and biotechnology, animal husbandry and fisheries said Naxalism has ended from 75 per cent area of the state and 25 per cent region was currently under its “little” influence. “There are some Naxal activities in 25 per cent of the areas that share borders with neighbouring states (Odisha and Andhra Pradesh). We will finish Naxalism…

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Finding it difficult to understand parameters of team selection: Harbhajan

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Senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh Tuesday said that he is finding it “difficult to understand” the parameters used by the MSK Prasad-led selection committee for picking the national squad.After spending time on the bench for six consecutive Test matches against Afghanistan and England, the selectors dropped Karun Nair for the West Indies Test series.”This is a mystery that needs to be solved. How can a person sitting on the bench for three months become so bad that he is not good enough to remain in the squad,” Harbhajan questioned the selection…

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Indonesia clamps down on looting as quake-tsunami toll tops 1,200

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  More than 1,200 people are now known to have died in the quake-tsunami that smashed into Sulawesi, Indonesia said Tuesday, as police pledged to clamp down on looting by survivors taking advantage of the chaos.There were reports of officers firing warning shots and tear gas to ward off people ransacking shops in Palu, a coastal city ravaged by a 7.5-magnitude quake and the tsunami it spawned. Almost 200,000 people are in need of urgent help, the United Nations says, among them thousands of children. Survivors are battling thirst and hunger,…

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Extremely unfortunate that 5,000 construction workers in Mumbai not registered: SC

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The Supreme Court Monday said it was “extremely unfortunate” that around 5,000 construction workers in Mumbai were not registered under an Act meant for their welfare and directed the Maharashtra government to take action against builders and contractors in this regard.  A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur asked the state government to identify the contractors and builders who have employed these 5,000 construction workers without they being registered and directed the slum rehabilitation authority to ensure compliance of the provisions of the Act. The apex court observed that…

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