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Married to girl who accused him of rape, paddler Ghosh picking up pieces

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New Delhi, Aug 6 (DIN NEWS) His life thrown haywire by a rape allegation, leading Indian table tennis player Soumyajit Ghosh has married his accuser four months after his career nose-dived owing to the crisis. Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong for the 25-year-old in the year he attained a career-high 58th in the International Table Tennis Federation rankings. In March, he was accused for rape by an 18-year-old, that led to the two-time Olympian and India’s youngest ever national champion hitting “rock bottom”. Four months on, he…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

My biggest fear is failure: Priyanka Chopra

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New Delhi, Aug 6 (DIN NEWS) Priyanka Chopra may be one of the biggest and most successful Indian stars, but the actor says failures still scare her. The 36-year-old actor, who forayed into the West with ABC thriller “Quantico”, said she feels “miserable” when she faces a setback in any aspect of her life. “My biggest fear is failure. I hate failures. I am miserable when I fail. My mom tells everyone, ‘Let her be alone for while’, whenever I fail. But because I am so afraid of failing that…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

SC issues guidelines for conferring lawyers with senior designation

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New Delhi, Aug 6 (DIN NEWS) Ten months after its verdict, the Supreme Court today notified its guidelines for according ‘senior’ designation to lawyers and constituted a five-member permanent committee headed by Chief Justice of India to shortlist the candidates. The names will then be sent to the Full Court, comprising all the apex court judges, for a decision. The candidates will have to file an application or the committee can also recommend a candidate to the full court on its own, according to the guidelines. The apex court has…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Nooyi – the Indian executive who broke glass ceiling in corporate America

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New York, Aug 6 (DIN NEWS) Chennai-born Indra Nooyi not only broke the glass ceiling in corporate America when she was named CEO of global beverage giant PepsiCo in 2006 but, through her journey, inspired millions of young Indians who dreamed of and aspired to emulate the success the India-born woman achieved in America. PepsiCo today announced that Nooyi will step down on October 3 after 24 years with the company, the last 12 as CEO. PepsiCo’s Board of Directors unanimously elected Ramon Laguarta, 54, to succeed 62-year-old Nooyi. Nooyi,…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

PML-N nominates Shehbaz Sharif as Pak PM candidate

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Lahore, Aug 6 (DIN NEWS) The embattled Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) today unanimously nominated Shehbaz Sharif as its prime ministerial candidate, party spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said. The nomination of the 66-year-old former Punjab chief minister was approved soon after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party named its top leader Imran Khan to be the prime ministerial candidate of the single largest party in the National Assembly. The PTI has claimed that it has the support of 174 members, including independents, in the National Assembly after the July 25 general elections and can…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

With RS nod, Par passes bill to grant constitutional status to OBC commission

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New Delhi, Aug 6 (DIN NEWS) A key bill to provide constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes(NCBC) secured Parliament’s approval today with the Rajya Sabha passing the measure that will give the panel full powers to safeguard the rights and interests of the Other Backward Classes(OBCs). The Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill 2017 was passed after a spirited debate during which several members urged the Centre to make public the findings of the caste census and implement reservation accordingly. It was cleared by the Lok Sabha on August…

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There can’t be a better teacher than setbacks: Shiva Thapa

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New Delhi, Aug 5 (DIN NEWS) Success propels but setbacks teach life lessons like none can, feels seasoned Indian boxer Shiva Thapa, who cannot wait to turn his “growth” story of a rollercoaster year into a maiden Asian Games medal this month. The first and only Indian boxer with three consecutive Asian Championships medals a gold (2013), silver (2017) and a bronze (2015), Shiva would be competing in his second Asian Games, scheduled from August 18 in Jakarta and Palembang. The last time around, he lost in the quarterfinals and…

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Bopanna skips Rogers Cup to save shoulder for Asian Games

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New Delhi, Aug 5 (DIN NEWS) Doubles specialist Rohan Bopanna, recuperating from a shoulder injury, will skip the ATP Rogers Cup beginning in Toronto tomorrow, and will reach Palembang on August 14 to get acclimatised to the conditions ahead of the Asian Games. It means that Bopanna will compete at the Asian Games without any competitive match since the Wimbledon Championships. Bopanna and his French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin had conceded their men’s doubles second round after the Indian suffered the injury on July 6. The Coorgi had also planned to…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

My biopic will be boring: Anil Kapoor

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Berlin, Aug 5 (DIN NEWS) Veteran actor Anil Kapoor has said audiences will not like to watch a biopic on him as his life has been free of controversies. The 61-year-old actor said, a tell-all film on his life will make a boring watch. “Nobody will want to see my biopic. It will be boring. I have never been involved in a controversy or anything like that,” Kapoor said. The actor was speaking at the concluding session of Natcon 2018, the annual conference of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers…

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Nawazuddin has many traits that are similar to Manto: Nandita Das

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Mumbai, Aug 5 (DIN NEWS) Nandita Das says she chose Nawazuddin Siddiqui to portray the title role in “Manto” as he has a lot of similarities with legendary Urdu author-writer. Nandita said she always had Nawaz in mind while writing “Manto”, based on the life of Saadat Hasan Manto, whose work continues to remain relevant to this day. “He has many traits that are similar to Manto a deep sensitivity and intensity, anger, and a dry sense of humour. These innate qualities in Nawaz helped him transition into Manto on…

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