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17 die in NE flood; situation grim in Assam, improves in 3 states

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Guwahati/Agartala, Jun 16 (DIN NEWS) The flood situation in Assam worsened today as four more people lost their lives, taking the death toll in the region to 17, officials said. Although the situation improved marginally in Tripura and Mizoram in the past 24 hours, one more person died in Manipur from flood-related incidents. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), four persons lost their lives in flood and landslide related incidents during the last 24 hours. While one person each died at Sadar and Lakhipur revenue circles in…

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Missing peace negotiator: SC asks Centre to respond within two weeks

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New Delhi, Jun 15 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court today granted two weeks time to the Centre to respond to a plea filed by the son of a missing mediator, who was working as a peace negotiator between the government and separatist outfit United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) since 1991. Mediator Rebati Phukan’s son has claimed in the top court that his father had gone missing on April 22. A vacation bench comprising Justices U U Lalit and Deepak Gupta allowed the request made by the Centre’s counsel, who said…

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Renovation of ponds in Braj area: Justice Lalit recuses from hearing

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New Delhi, Jun 15 (DIN NEWS) Supreme Court judge U U Lalit today recused himself from hearing a matter relating to renovation work of ponds in the Braj area of the pilgrimage town Govardhan in Uttar Pradesh. “I cannot hear this,” said Justice Lalit while giving the reason that before becoming a judge of the apex court, he had given some opinion as a lawyer to one of the parties in the case. Justice Lalit was sitting with Justice Deepak Gupta in a vacation bench. Now, the matter will be listed…

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Sensex ends in green on IT push

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Mumbai, Jun 15 (DIN NEWS) The BSE Sensex ended with modest gains today, propelled by a late burst of buying in technology and pharma stocks. Index heavyweight TCS spurted 2.75 per cent after the company’s board approved a Rs 16,000-crore share buyback plan. The 30-share Sensex, which had lost 139.34 points in the previous session, resumed higher at 35,656.26 and advanced to 35,675.20 in early trade. But selling pressure emerged in sync with a mixed trend at other Asian markets and sustained foreign fund outflows, which dragged the gauge to a…

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Nervy Argentina seek Messi magic against Iceland

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Moscow, Jun 15 (DIN NEWS) Lionel Messi’s Argentina aim to put a shambolic World Cup build-up behind them and make a statement in their opening match against tournament debutants Iceland today.The two-time champions arrived in Russia dogged by poor form, injuries and controversy. But Messi is a man on a mission as he chases his first World Cup winner’s medal and will not tolerate complacency against the minnows at Moscow’s Spartak stadium. “Iceland showed they could compete with anyone at the last Euros,” he said, referring to their giant-killing run at…

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Sharmila Tied 2nd after first round despite injury in Prague

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Prague, Jun 15 (DIN NEWS) Sharmila Nicollet overcame a troublesome ankle to card four-under 68 in the first round of the AXA Czech Ladies Challenge on the LET Access Series, the second rung of the Ladies European Tour. Sharmila, who is dividing her time between China LPGA and Ladies European Tour, has also been playing on the LET Series whenever possible. She had six birdies against two bogeys and was Tied-second with Swaziland’s Nobuhle Dlamini and France’s Emilie Piquot. The Indian is just one shot behind the leader, young amateur Tereza…

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Gisele Bundchen apologises for comments about younger s“

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Los Angeles, Jun 15 (DIN NEWS) Supermodel Gisele Bundchen has apologised for her comments about younger models facing the pressure of self-promoting themselves on social media. Bundchen said she was “sorry” for the remarks that she made for Vogue’s July issue. “I’m sorry that my words in my most recent Vogue article were misunderstood. My intention was simply to express that I come from an older generation and am not technologically savvy. “I admire the younger generation and their skill to manage all the added demand of social media. I certainly…

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I learned that I’m much stronger: Brie Larson on playing Captain Marvel

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Los Angeles, Jun 15 (DIN NEWS) Actor Brie Larson says playing Captain Marvel made her aware about her own strength. “Captain Marvel”, which is set to release on March 8, 2019, is a first Marvel Studios project to be fronted by a female superhero. “I will say that I learned that I’m much stronger than I realise in playing her,” she told Variety on the carpet of the Crystal + Lucy Awards. The 28-year-old actor said playing the iconic superhero was was a surreal moment of her career. “A lot of…

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Filipino Muslims mark Eid amid ruins of war-torn Marawi

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Marawi, Jun 15 (DIN NEWS) Muslim residents of a southern Philippine city devastated by last year’s bloody militant siege are celebrating the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr in gunfire-riddled mosques while many whose homes were leveled by the fighting prayed in tent shelters. A few thousand people walked past burned homes Friday to the city landmark, the pockmarked Golden Mosque, to celebrate the holiday marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. In an evacuation center elsewhere in the lakeside city, homeless residents prayed in the open for an…

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IPS officer’s daughter booked for ‘assaulting’ police driver

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Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 15 (DIN NEWS) The daughter of a senior IPS officer of Kerala cadre has been booked under non-bailable charges for allegedly manhandling his official driver following a quarrel. Based on her counter complaint, a case was also registered against Assistant Director General of Police (ADGP) Sudesh Kumar’s driver, Gavaskar who is now undergoing treatment at the district hospital for the injury he suffered in the alleged attack yesterday, police said. The incident kicked up a row as more police personnel, deployed as camp followers for the personal service of…