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New York attorney general: No backing down on Trump lawsuit

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Lawyers for President Donald Trump have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought against his charitable foundation by New York’s attorney general, arguing that it was politically motivated.In the motion yesterday, Trump attorney Alan S Futerfas argued that former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman “made it his stated mission to ‘lead the resistance’ and attack Mr Trump whenever possible” and “used his public antipathy for Mr Trump to solicit donations for his own re-election campaign and advance his career interests and aspirations.” Trump very publicly announced his intention to…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

SC refuses to extend Sept 1 deadline on third party insurance cover for vehicles

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From tomorrow, it would become mandatory for new cars and two-wheelers to have third-party insurance cover of three and five years respectively, with the Supreme Court today refusing to extend the September 1 deadline. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and S Abdul Nazeer dismissed an application filed by General Insurance Council (GIC), constituted under provision of the Insurance Act 1938 by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA), seeking extension of the deadline fixed by the top court.The apex court had on July 20 this year said that third-party…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Circular Trades: Sebi imposes fine of Rs 16 lakh on two individuals

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 Markets regulator Sebi today imposed a penalty of Rs 16 lakh on two individuals for indulging in fraudulent trading activities.In three separate but similarly worded orders, the regulator imposed a total fine of Rs 10 lakh on Sunil Purohit and Rs 6 lakh on Haresh Posnak for violation of PFUTP (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices).In Purohit case, Sebi had conducted probe into the alleged irregularity in the trading in shares of Today’s Writing Products Ltd (TWPL) and K Sera Sera Productions during December 2003 to February 2004 and…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

Nitu clinches second successive gold at world youth boxing championships

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Budapest, Aug 30 (DIN NEWS) Defending champion Nitu (48kg) claimed her second successive gold at the world youth boxing championships with a gritty performance in the final here today. The Haryana-boxer, who is also an Asian champion, defeated Thailand’s Nillada Meekoon in a split decision on the first day of summit clashes in which she was the only Indian in action here. She had won her previous world championship gold last year when the event was held in Guwahati. Also in the finals are Asian champion Manisha (64kg), Anamika (51kg)…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Venice Film Festival jury head Guillermo del Toro bats for gender equality

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Los Angeles, Aug 30 (DIN NEWS) Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro has said that he favour a 50-50 ratio between the male and female filmmakers by 2019 to promote genders equality at film festivals. The director’s comment came in response to the controversy surrounding the Venice Film Festival, also known as Biennale, which has been slammed for selecting only one female director in its 2018 competition line-up. “I think that the goal has to be clear, and has to remain 50/50 by 2020. If it’s 50/50 by 2019, better. It’s…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Lalu surrenders before CBI courts after expiry of provisional bail, taken to jail

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Ranchi, Aug 30 (DIN NEWS) RJD president and fodder scam convict Lalu Prasad surrendered today before two special CBI courts here on expiry of his provisional bail for treatment of various ailments, after which he was taken to the Birsa Munda Jail and then to a hospital for checkup. Prasad, who reached here from Patna on Wednesday, had been directed by Jharkhand High Court to surrender before the CBI courts by today. After his surrender before Judge S S Prasad in connection with fraudulent withdrawals from Chaibasa Treasury, Prasad’s advocate…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

US dollar ends higher against rupee

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Mumbai, Aug 30 (DIN NEWS) The US dollar ended higher against the rupee at 70.74/75 per dollar and the pound sterling also finished higher at Rs 92.07/09 at the close of the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market here today. Following are the Interbank forex and FBIL rates : (In Rs per unit) Unit Interbank FBIL Reference US Dollar 70.74/75 US Dollar 70.7329 Pound Sterling 92.07/09 EURO 82.7184 Euro 82.69/71 Japanese yen (100) 63.

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Want to give Imran Khan space to explore improving relations with India: Pentagon

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Washington, Aug 30 (DIN NEWS) The Trump administration wants to give new Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan space to explore opportunities to improve relations with India, a senior Pentagon official has said. Many new governments come to power in Islamabad and want to improve the relationship with India, but then soon face realities and all the difficulties, Randall G Schriver, US Assistant Secretary of Defence for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs said at an event organised by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace here. “We want to give the new prime…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Kumaraswamy says his govt will complete full term, no differences with Cong

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New Delhi, Aug 30 (DIN NEWS) The JD(S)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka has “taken off” smoothly and will complete the full term without hiccups, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said here today on completion of 100 days in office. The coalition government is “secure” and there are no differences between the ruling allies, he asserted, and strongly criticised the BJP for “creating confusion” among people by constantly questioning the stability of his government. “How can anyone say the government has not taken off when the Centre has appreciated the state…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

PM owes people answer on why he inflicted demonetisation wound: Rahul

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New Delhi, Aug 30 (DIN NEWS) Congress president Rahul Gandhi today launched a major offensive against Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging that demonetisation was a “huge scam” deliberately inflicted by him on common people to snatch their money and give it to his “crony capitalist friends” and said he owes an answer to the country on why he did so. Addressing a press conference a day after the Reserve Bank of India in its final report said almost all the money demonetised currency has returned to the banking system, he…

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