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Several Congress leaders are on bail, party is a ‘bail gaadi’: PM

July 7, 2018July 8, 2018 strong

Jaipur, Jul 7 (DIN NEWS) Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday the opposition party was now being called a ?bail gaadi’ as several of its leaders were out on bail ?Several leaders who are called stalwarts of the Congress and former ministers are out on bail these days,? Modi said at a public rally here, punning on the Hindi term for a bullock cart He said the people were well aware of the ?intentions? of the Congress party and had started calling…

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Agent: Ronaldo ‘eternally grateful’ to Madrid if he leaves

July 6, 2018 strong

Madrid, Jul 6 (DIN NEWS) Cristiano Ronaldo’s agent has told Portuguese media that the player would be “eternally grateful” to Real Madrid if he ends up leaving the European champion. Jorge Mendes was quoted as saying in Portuguese newspaper Record that Ronaldo would always be grateful to “the club, the president, the directors, the medical staff, all the workers without exception and all the Madrid fans around the world.” Local media in Spain and Italy claim Ronaldo has already reached a deal to sign with Serie A team Juventus, although…

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By beating Russia, Croatia can finally shake 20-year shadow

July 6, 2018 strong

Sochi, Jul 6 (DIN NEWS) Twenty years ago, Croatia made its World Cup debut with a result that happened only once previously in the tournament’s history and has never been topped. Finishing in third place the first time it participated in soccer’s biggest showcase set a lofty standard. The Croatians’ memorable run to the semifinals in 1998 remains a moment of pride for the country. It also created a shadow every successive Croatia team has been forced to deal with and has not come close to matching. Until now. Croatia…

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Saif Ali Khan and company returning for ‘Go Goa Gone’ sequel

July 6, 2018 strong

Mumbai, Jul 6 (DIN NEWS) Saif Ali Khan, Kunal Kemmu and Vir Das are all confirmed to return for the sequel to their hit zombie comedy “Go Goa Gone”. The film will be once again helmed by director duo Raj Nidimoru, and Krishna DK, and Dinesh Vijan will produce it via his banner, Maddock films. “It’s been quite a journey from 2013, and I’m so excited we are back again with this crazy ride! ‘Go Goa Gone’ redefined many things, and we are gunning to do that again.” “Saif’s character…

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Marathi cinema is bolder than Hindi films, says Akshay Kumar

July 6, 2018 strong

Mumbai, Jul 6 (DIN NEWS) Akshay Kumar, who has turned presenter for “Chumbak”, believes Marathi cinema is way ahead of Bollywood when it comes exploring complex stories. “The content of Marathi cinema is no doubt better than Hindi cinema. Also, they (Marathi cinema) are much bolder. I have seen ‘Balak Palak’ and I have enjoyed watching it. It is a bold film, they (Marathi cinema) create (good) content and that too bold,” Akshay told reporters here at the trailer launch of “Chumbak”. The film, directed by Sandeep Modi, stars Swanand…

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Wadala cave in: Backfill work underway as per IIT suggestions, HC told

July 6, 2018 strong

Mumbai, Jul 6 (DIN NEWS) The Bombay High Court was told today that an expert team from IIT-Bombay had inspected the site of a wall collapse in Wadala and backfill work was underway as per its suggestions. A division bench of justices A S Oka and Riyaz Chagla had last week asked the director of the IIT to set up a team comprising structural engineers and others to inspect the site and suggest both immediate and permanent measures. The order was passed in a petition, filed by the Dosti Blossom…

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Court sends separatist Aasiya Andrabi, 2 others to 10-day NIA custody

July 6, 2018 strong

New Delhi, Jul 6 (DIN NEWS) Aasiya Andrabi and two other Kashmiri separatists were today handed over by a Delhi court to the National Investigating Agency (NIA) for 10 days’ custodial interrogation in connection with a case of allegedly waging war against the country. Amid tight security, the trio, who were brought here from Srinagar, were produced before District and Sessions Judge Poonam Bamba. During the in-camera proceedings, the judge allowed the plea of the NIA that Andrabi, who is chief of the banned outfit Dukhtaran-e-Milat, and others were required…

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Sebi revamps panel on alternative investment

July 6, 2018 strong

New Delhi, Jul 6 (DIN NEWS) Markets regulator Sebi has reorganised the committee that advises it on matters pertaining to further development of the alternative investment and startup ecosystem in the country. The Alternative Investment Policy Advisory Committee is chaired by Infosys Founder N R Narayana Murthy, as per the latest update with the markets watchdog. The regulator had constituted the committee in March 2015 with the mandate to prepare a new regulatory framework for alternative investments. So far, the panel has submitted three reports to Sebi. It had submitted…

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Sensex rises 83 pts in see-saw trade

July 6, 2018 strong

Mumbai, Jul 6 (DIN NEWS) The Sensex rebounded over 83 points to close at 35,657.86 in volatile trade today, led by gains in auto, realty, capital goods and energy stocks. Markets benefited from bargain-hunting in recently battered stocks amid mixed global cues, brokers said. Asian markets ended higher even as investors monitored developments on the trade front in the aftermath of tit-for-tat tariffs by the US and China. The 30-share Sensex, after a negative opening, slipped to the day’s low of 35,532.21, but staged a strong comeback in the later…

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Trump says he’s narrowed Supreme Court nominees to 2 or 3

July 6, 2018 strong

Washington, Jul 6 DIN NEWS) The list of contenders to fill a Supreme Court vacancy by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy is narrowing, with President Donald Trump telling reporters that he’s focused on two or three people ahead of his Monday announcement. “I think I have it down to four people. And I think of the four people I have it down to three or two,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. The president, who was travelling to a campaign rally in Montana, has wrapped up the interview process and…