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1 cop killed, 2 terrorists held in encounter in J-K

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Srinagar, Aug 12 (DIN NEWS) A policeman was killed and five other security forces personnel were injured during an encounter with militants in the Batamaloo area here following which two ultras were arrested today, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Diyarwani in Batamaloo area of the city in the pre-dawn hours this morning following specific information about the presence of militants in the area, Additional Director General of Police (Security and Law and Order) Munir Khan told reporters. He said while the house, where the…

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Former Tour De France Winner Jan Ullrich Held Over Prostitute Assault

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Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich was arrested early Friday for allegedly assaulting a prostitute in Frankfurt, police said, just a week after the German national was briefly detained in Spain. “He is in police custody,” a German police spokesman told AFP, adding that the 44-year-old “was under the influence of alcohol and drugs”. Ullrich had allegedly called on the services of a prostitute at the five-star Villa Kennedy Hotel in Frankfurt, Bild daily reported. But he then got into a quarrel with the “escort lady” and “physically attacked…

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Rishi Kapoor Labels British Airways ‘Racist,’ Asks Fans To Boycott The Airline

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Actor Rishi Kapoor has denounced British Airways as ‘racist’ and revealed that he stopped flying with them after alleged rudeness from airline staff. The 65-year-old actor’s tweet refers to an Indian family who were recently asked to leave a London to Berlin flight, allegedly after their child began crying. Mr Kapoor tweeted, “Racist. Don’t fly British Airways. We cannot be kicked around. Sad to hear about the Berlin child incident. I stopped flying British Airways after the cabin crew were rude and had attitude not once but twice even after…

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Aero India Show Moving Out Of Bengaluru? Karnataka Asks Centre To Clarify

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The Karnataka government on Saturday reacted strongly to the reports that Aero India, a biennial air show and aviation exhibition held in Bengaluru, will be moved out of the state capital. Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwara in a tweet targeted the central government saying: “We have been India’s defence hub since Independence, but under the NDA, we are constantly losing key defense projects and flagship programs.” He also urged Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman “to clarify her stand on the issue”.  State revenue minister R V Deshpande also met Home…

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FD Interest Rates Go Up, But Small Savings Scheme Returns Remain Unchanged. Here’s Why

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Top banks such as State Bank of India (SBI), HDFC Bank and Punjab National Bank have raised their interest rates on fixed deposit or FD. That means better return on investment (RoI) for the customer depositing money in a bank FD. Interest rates on government-run small savings schemes, however, remain the same. Interest rates for small savings schemes – such as Public Provident Fund (PPF) and Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) – for the quarter ending September 2018 have been kept unchanged. In other words, the return on your investment…

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3 Right-Wing Activists Arrested After Explosives Found At Maharashtra Home

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Three members of a right-wing group have been arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) after a huge quantity of explosives was seized from one of their homes in Nallasopara in Maharashtra. Vaibhav Raut, who was arrested on Thursday night, was conspiring to carry out bomb blasts, the ATS said. He was stopped before he could carry out terror activities. According to the ATS, a terror attack has been foiled with Raut’s arrest. The ongoing investigation could lead to more arrests.  The other accused Sudhanwa Gondhalekar, 39, and Sharad Kasalkar,…

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Man lynched in UP over suspicion of being thief

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Muzaffarnagar, Aug 11 (DIN NEWS) A man was lynched in Bijopur here by a group villagers on the suspicion of being a thief, police said today. The incident took place last evening and a case of murder was registered against several people.Two persons were arrested, Station House Officer (SHO), Chapar, Subhash Rathore said. The deceased was identified as Kapil Tyagi. His family along with others staged a protest and gheraeod the Chapar police station demanding more arrests in the case, the officer said. They claimed that Tyagi was innocent and…

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Rathore asks athletes and officials to behave responsibly during Asian Games

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Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore today asked the Indian athletes and officials, who are part of the Asian Games contingent, to behave responsibly on and off the field during the mega sporting event starting next week in Indonesia.India is sending a 800-plus contingent, including 572 athletes, to the Asian Games, to be held from August 18 to September 2 in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang.”It is a matter of great pride you (athletes) are representing the country in the Games and you have earned this privilege. When you…

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It’s shocking no one’s offered me dance film yet: Sonakshi Sinha

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Sonakshi Sinha’s love for dance is apparent in her films as well as stage shows and the actor says she now wants to be a part of a full-fledged dance film.Be it “Saree ke fall sa”, “Gandi Baat” or “Party All Night” Sonakshi’s dance moves have been appreciated by the audience, so the actor finds it surprising that she hasn’t been offered any dance-based movie yet.”I would love to do a dance-based film. Isn’t it shocking no one has put me in a dance film yet? I would love to…

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Half of Kerala reels under floods as 29 die, 54,000 are homeless

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Dam reservoirs and rivers overflowed, sections of highways collapsed and homes were swept away in severe flooding in more than half of Kerala, after days of incessant rains left nearly 54,000 people homeless and killed at least 29, officials said today. Five columns of Army were deployed in the state’s seven severely-hit northern districts, out of Kerala’s 14, to help evacuate people and to build makeshift bridges even as the Indian Navy’s southern command was put on alert after water level in Periyar river rose amid concern that parts of Wellingdon…

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