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SC asks police chief to give timeline to remove traffic bottlenecks in Delhi

July 30, 2018 strong

New Delhi, Jul 30 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court today directed the Delhi Police commissioner to come out with a time line for removing traffic bottlenecks at 77 congested corridors in the city and also asked him to frame a policy to deal with impounded vehicles lying at police stations here. Pulling up the authorities for not having a definite timeline on the issue, a bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta referred to a dialogue in a Bollywood movie ‘tareekh pe tareekh’ (date after date) about court…

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Sensex rises over 150 pts; Nifty hits 11,300

July 30, 2018 strong

Mumbai, Jul 30 (DIN NEWS) Smashing all previous records, the BSE Sensex rose by over 150 points to 37,496.80, while the Nifty hit a fresh high of 11,300 in opening trade ahead of RBI policy meet beginning today. The 30-share index spurted 159.95 points, or 0.42 per cent, to an all-time high of 37,496.80. The gauge had gained 840.48 points in the previous five record-setting sessions and closed at an all-time high of 37,336.85 points in Friday’s session. The broader NSE Nifty too hit a new high by rising 31…

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Sensex maintains record-setting run for 6th day, Nifty at new high

July 30, 2018 strong

Mumbai, Jul 30 (DIN NEWS) Market benchmark BSE Sensex rose by 157 points to close at a fresh life-time high of 37,494.40, continuing its record-breaking run for the sixth session driven by gains in index majors like Reliance and Bharti Airtel. The broader NSE Nifty advanced 41.20 points or 0.37 per cent to end at a historic high of 11,319.55, bettering its previous record close of 11,278.35 hit on Friday after better-than-expected earnings by corporates. Reliance Industries rose by 1.78 per cent to close at all-time high of Rs 1,149.70…

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Sharif’s trial in two pending graft cases adjourned till Aug 1

July 30, 2018 strong

Islamabad, Jul 30 (DIN NEWS) An accountability court in Pakistan today adjourned the hearing of two pending corruption cases against jailed prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family till August 1. Earlier, the hearing was adjourned till July 30 after defence counsel Khawaja Haris boycotted proceedings pending an Islamabad High Court (IHC) verdict on transferring both petitions to another court, the Dawn reported. Sharif, 68, along with his daughter Maryam, 44 and his son-in-law Capt (retd) Muhammad Safdar are serving jail terms of 10-years, seven years and one year respectively…

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Will take oath as Pak PM on Aug 11:Imran Khan

July 30, 2018 strong

Islamabad/Peshawar, Jul 30 (DIN NEWS) Imran Khan said today that he will take oath as prime minister on August 11, even as his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party was striving to get the required numbers to form a government. The PTI, led by 65-year-old Khan, has emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly after the July 25 elections, but it is still short of numbers to form the government on its own. Khan’s party yesterday announced that it is trying to reach out to smaller parties and independents to…

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Centre will bring bill proposing death for lynching: MoS Ahir

July 30, 2018 strong

Yavatmal (Maha), Jul 30 (DIN NEWS) The central government will soon bring a bill proposing death penalty for the crime of lynching, Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said here today. The proposed bill will be on the lines of a legislation seeking capital punishment to those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years, he said. “Lynching is a barbaric crime and no civilised society can accept it. The Union government will soon bring a bill proposing death penalty for lynching. “The proposed bill will…

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LS passes bill to provide death to child rape convicts

July 30, 2018 strong

New Delhi, Jul 30 (DIN NEWS) A crucial bill seeking to provide death penalty to those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years and making the law against such sexual offences more stringent, was passed by the Lok Sabha today. The bill replaces the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance promulgated on April 21, following an outcry over the rape and murder of a minor girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir and the rape of another woman at Unnao in Uttar Pradesh. Although the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill…

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Mourinho frustrated with under-strength United squad

July 29, 2018 strong

Los Angeles, July 29 (DIN NEWS) Jose Mourinho has hit out at Manchester United’s transfer window inactivity after watching his under-strength squad crash to a 4-1 defeat against Liverpool in the latest stop of their pre-season US tour. Mourinho said he expected to bring in only one new player before the new Premier League season kicks off despite submitting a list of five transfer targets to club bosses earlier this year. United’s failure to bolster their resources and the absence of several key first team players following the World Cup…

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Bajrang, Pinki win gold at Yasar Dogu; Sakshi disappoints

July 29, 2018 strong

New Delhi, July 29 (DIN NEWS) Bajrang Punia won his second consecutive international gold while Sandeep Tomar had to be content with a silver medal at the Yasar Dogu International as Indian wrestlers returned with 10 medals, including seven by women, from the ranking event in Istanbul, Turkey. In the women’s competition, Pinki was the lone gold medallist in the 55kg category with her 6-3 win over Ukraine’s Olga Shnaider in the final but Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik endured a disappointing result as she failed to reach the medal…

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Sindhu, Srikanth lead Indian challenge at World Championship

July 29, 2018 strong

Nanjing (China), Jul 29 (DIN NEWS) Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu will look to break the jinx of losing major finals and better the colour of her medal when she spearheads the Indian challenge at the prestigious World Championship, starting here tomorrow. With two bronze medals in 2013 and 2014 and a silver last year, Sindhu has an impressive record at the World Championship. Her epic final against Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara at Glasgow last year went down as one of the greatest matches of all time, clocking 110 minutes.…