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Jaipur, Jul 8 (DIN NEWS) A special court here has issued bailable warrants against Ravi Krishna, Director of Ziqitza Health Care Pvt Ltd and son of ex-Union minister Vayalar Ravi, and two others in connection with alleged corruption in the running ambulance services in Rajasthan. The CBI had named Krishna, Mumbai-based company’s CEO Sweta Mangal and employee Amit Antony Alex and the Ziqitza Health Care as accused in the charge sheet filed on June 4, the officials had said. “The CBI court has now summoned all the named accused and…

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K’taka court awards life term to man 11 days after murdering wife

July 8, 2018July 9, 2018 strong

Chitradurga(K’taka), July 8 (DIN NEWS) A court here has sentenced a 75-year-old man to life imprisonment for killing his wife, just 11 days after the crime took place. Chitradurga District and Sessions Court Judge S B Vastramutt yesterday sentenced Parameshwaraswamy to life and slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on him. According to prosecution, the man had killed his 63-year-old wife, Puttamma, suspecting her fidelity, in Valse village on June 27. “This is the first time in Karnataka that a man has been convicted for murder just 11 days after…

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England tackled Kuldeep well and it made difference: Kohli

July 7, 2018July 8, 2018 strong

Cardiff, Jul 7 (DIN NEWS) England could level the series since they came well-prepared to effectively tackle wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav, India captain Virat Kohli said after they lost the second Twenty20 by five wickets. Kohli had no qualms in admitting that the hosts were a better side in the second Twenty20 with the hosts comfortably chasing a 150-run target. Kuldeep, who had bamboozled England batsmen in the series-opener and returned a five-wicket haul, remained wicket-less in second match last night. “They played Kuldeep really well today, and that was…

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England did well to curb mistakes: Chahal

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Cardiff, July 7 (DIN NEWS) England batsmen made fewer mistakes in the second Twenty20 as compared to the Manchester game and consequently won the second match, said India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. England won the second T20I by five wickets to level the three-match series 1-1. Like his captain Virat Kohli, Chahal too said that playing against Kuldeep Yadav better was key to England victory. Kuldeep had bowled really well in the last game but in this game they played him more carefully. They chose which delivery they wanted to play…

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‘Twilight’ star Ashley Greene marries Paul Khoury

July 7, 2018July 8, 2018 strong

Los Angeles, Jul 7 (DIN NEWS) “Twilight” star Ashley Greene has tied the knot with longtime boyfriend Paul Khoury. The 31-year-old actor and the Australian TV personality got married in San Jose, California, Brides magazine reported. The guest list included the couple’s friends such as actors Liam Hemsworth, Zac Efron, Robert Pattinson, Brittany Snow, Lauren and Aaron Paul, and Evan and Ashlee Simpson-Ross. Greene donned a custom back-bearing dress by Katie May for the ceremony, and later changed into a statement reception gown by Windi Williams-Stern, owner of Studio Unbiased.…

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Alexandra Shipp calls out critics of ‘X-Men’ Storm casting

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Los Angeles, Jul 7 (DIN NEWS) Alexandra Shipp, actor who plays young Storm in the “X-Men” film franchise, has addressed the criticism surrounding her casting in the role, saying people have no right to tell her that her skintone “doesn’t match a Crayola from 1970”. Shipp first starred as the character in 2016’s “X-Men: Apocalypse” and was slammed for not having a dark enough skin. Halle Berry played the adult version of the role in “X-Men” (2000), “X2” (2003) “X-Men: The Last Stand” (2006) and “X-Men: Days of Future Past”…

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Will work closely with West Bengal for its progress: Prabhu

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Kolkata, Jul 7 (DIN NEWS) Union Minister for Commerce and Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu today said his ministry will work closely with the government of West Bengal, which has a “great potential” to become an economic hub in future. “We want the state to achieve progress. We will work together to ensure that,” Prabhu said at an Indian Chamber of Commerce meet here. The minister said the Central government was working towards ease of doing business across the country. “Modernisation of existing business is the key element of the new…

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Iran says Trump ‘destabilising’ oil market

July 7, 2018July 8, 2018 strong

Tehran, Jul 7 (DIN NEWS) Iran today accused US President Donald Trump of destabilising the oil market with his flurry of tweets taking aim at the OPEC cartel. “These days… the price is dependent on the behaviour of Mr Trump,” Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on state television. “Every day, Mr Trump has a new message or remark that causes concern in the market, or he gives OPEC members orders that are very insulting,” or demands other countries increase their production, Zanganeh said. “It’s an insult to the…

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Toll from deadly Thai tourist boat sinking rises to 41

July 7, 2018July 8, 2018 strong

Phuket (Thailand), Jul 7 (DIN NEWS) Recovery divers have pulled 41 bodies from the sea off the Thai holiday island of Phuket, officials said today, 48 hours after a boat capsized in rough waters killing dozens of Chinese passengers. Many of the dead were found drifting in the sea, still wearing life jackets, several kilometres from where the Phoenix went down after being hit by five-metre (15-foot) high waves in a storm on Thursday evening. It is one of the worst boat disasters in the recent history of Thailand, a…

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Not averse to working with Congress: Mamata

July 7, 2018July 8, 2018 strong

Kolkata, July 7 (DIN NEWS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that she is not averse to working with the Congress to oust the BJP government at the centre which is behaving like “a hundred Hitlers”. The TMC president, in an interview to a magazine, said she shares very good relations with UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi but has never worked with Congress President Rahul Gandhi, whom she described as “much junior”. To questions about prime ministerial ambitions, Banerjee said she has “no intent”. However, she was ambivalent when…