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Analysts fear political uncertainty amid rigging allegations in Pak polls

July 27, 2018 strong

Karachi, Jul 27 (DIN NEWS) Political analysts in Pakistan fear choppy waters lie ahead for the politics in the country with several political heavyweights who have suffered defeat in their strongholds likely to band together amid allegations of rigging in the General elections. The elections in Pakistan have produced some stunning upset results and many of the political parties who have suffered reversals continue to cry foul over the way the votes were counted and announced after long delays. According to the unofficial results announced by the Election Commission of…

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Agent who trafficked 39 Indians to Iraq still sending people abroad: Swaraj

July 27, 2018 strong

New Delhi, Jul 27 (DIN NEWS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said the agent responsible for trafficking 39 Indians to Iraq, who were abducted and later killed, was still operating his business and urged state women commissions to crackdown against such illegal agents. Swaraj had told Parliament in March that the 39 Indians, who were were abducted by the ISIS terror outfit in Mosul three years ago, were dead. While addressing a national conference on state women commissions, she urged them to launch a crackdown on the illegal network…

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Investment in digital infrastructure crucial for emerging economies: PM

July 27, 2018 strong

Johannesburg, Jul 27 (DIN NEWS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the digital revolution has offered new opportunities to the members of the BRICS grouping and other emerging economies and it is essential to invest in artificial intelligence and big data analytics to reap the benefits. Addressing the BRICS Outreach Session here, Modi called for more investment in the digital infrastructure and skill development in the area of digitisation “Today we are once again at the historic turning point. Thanks to digital revolution, new opportunities are emerging for…

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Delhi govt to SC: 1000 standard-floor cluster buses will be fitted with hydraulic lifts

July 26, 2018 strong

New Delhi, Jul 26 (DIN NEWS) The Delhi government today told the Supreme Court that it will install hydraulic lifts in 1,000 standard-floor buses to be procured under the cluster scheme on its own cost to make them accessible for differently-abled persons, especially those on wheel chair. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has challenged an order of the Delhi High Court by which it had barred them from procuring 2,000 standard-floor buses. The top court, had yesterday asked the government to explain by…

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HC upholds Maha state eligibility rules for medical admissions

July 26, 2018 strong

Mumbai, Jul 26 (DIN NEWS) The Bombay High Court today upheld the Maharashtra government’s state quota eligibility rules-2018 for admissions to medical colleges under the state quota. The rules were mentioned in an information brochure by the state’s admission cell for 2018 medical admissions. A bench of Justices SC Dharamadhikari and Bharati Dangre refused to interfere with the state’s rules that mandate that an applicant seeking admissions to one of the 31 private and government medical colleges across the state under the state quota must possess a domicile of Maharashtra.…

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Stories at the heart of everything we do: Priyanka Chopra

July 26, 2018 strong

Mumbai, Jul 26 (DIN NEWS) Actor Priyanka Chopra has thanked an online magazine for including her in its list of the 500 most influential people, saying it encourages her to tell important stories. Popular magazine Variety had recently unveiled its list of influential people and apart from Priyanka, it also featured the names of Indian celebrities such as Karan Johar, Salman Khan and Ekta Kapoor among others. The 36-year-old actor took to Instagram to express her happiness over being included in the list and shared the credit with her team.…

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Steyn backs England to win Test series against India

July 26, 2018 strong

Mumbai, Jul 26 (DIN NEWS) In spite of terming the Indian team led by Virat Kohli as capable of pulling off anything, veteran South Africa paceman Dale Steyn backed hosts England to come out victors in the upcoming five-Test series because of their slightly superior seam bowling attack. “Led by Virat this Indian team is capable of anything. I know Virat pretty well; he’s quite a determined character. Five Test matches is going to be good for one team and if one team gets on a roll the other team…

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Imran Khan: Forever the ‘Kaptaan’

July 26, 2018 strong

New Delhi, Jul 26 (DIN NEWS) Leading the race to become Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan will always be first and foremost the enigmatic ‘Kaptaan’, who pulled off the impossible — transform an immensely talented but fractious bunch of cricketers into world beaters. There were many international captains during the ’80s but there was only one leader on the cricket field and that was Pakistan’s Imran Khan. It was an era when India lost more often to Pakistan (in Sharjah mostly) and those who would be glued to Doordarshan on…

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Donald Trump’s Hollywood Walk Of Fame star destroyed by vandal

July 26, 2018 strong

Los Angeles, Jul 26 (DIN NEWS) US President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been destroyed. According to Los Angeles Times, the police arrested Austin Clay, 24, in connection with the apparent act of vandalism. The police said that Clay strode up to Trump’s star off Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue and proceeded to destroy the majority of the star with a pick axe which he was carrying in a guitar case. Soon afterward, he surrendered to Los Angeles police and is being held on USD…

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Dr Reddy’s shares up over 2% after Q1 earnings

July 26, 2018 strong

New Delhi, July 26 (DIN NEWS) Shares of Dr Reddy’s Laboratories today rose by over 2 per cent after the company reported nearly eight-fold jump in consolidated net profit for the first quarter of 2018-19 fiscal. The stock gained 2.19 per cent to close at Rs 2,134.65 on BSE. During the day, it climbed 4.83 per cent to Rs 2,189.95. On NSE, it rose by 1 per cent to end at Rs 2,110. The company’s market valuation went up by Rs 750.87 crore to Rs 35,421.87 crore. Dr Reddy’s today…