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Not looking for revenge against India, says Kenya coach

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Mumbai, Jun 9 (DIN NEWS) Kenya coach Sebastian Migne today played down any talk of seeking revenge against India in the summit clash but reiterated it was a referee blunder that saw his team lose 0-3 to the hosts in the league game of the Intercontinental Cup here. Kenya hammered a listless Chinese Taipei 4-0 to set up the summit clash with India tomorrow at the Mumbai Football Arena. The African nation qualified for the final owing to a superior goal difference, throwing New Zealand out of the tournament. Kenya…

Dominant Indian women crush Pakistan by 7 wickets

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Kuala Lumpur, Jun 9 (DIN NEWS) A dominant India sailed into the final of the women’s Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament with a seven-wicket drubbing of arch-rivals Pakistan in their last round robin match here today. Electing to bat after winning the toss, Pakistan were restricted to 72 for seven in the allotted 20 overs at the Kinrara Academy Oval. Left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht was the most successful India bowler, claiming impressive figures of 3/14 in her four-over spell. The others chipped in with a scalp apiece, although pace spearhead Jhulan…

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‘Game of Thrones’ prequel pilot lands at HBO

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Los Angeles, Jun 9 (DIN NEWS) HBO has officially given a pilot order for a still-untitled “Game of Thrones” prequel, created by Jane Goldman and George R R Martin, whose “A Song of Ice and Fire” novel series serves as the basis for the popular epic fantasy series. Set thousands of years before the events of “GOT”, the project chronicles the world’s descent from the golden Age of Heroes into its darkest hour. A logline from the network teased the plot without divulging any details. “Only one thing is for…

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Obama pays moving tribute to Bourdain

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Washington, Jun 9 (DIN NEWS) Former US President Barack Obama took to Twitter to pay a touching tribute to the globetrotting celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain who apparently committed suicide in a hotel room in France. Obama shared a photo of the celebrated USD 6 lunch he shared with Bourdain at a Hanoi restaurant in Vietnam in 2016. “Low plastic stool, cheap but delicious noodles, cold Hanoi beer. This is how I’ll remember Tony,” Obama tweeted. “He taught us about food but more importantly, about its ability to bring us together.…

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Rouhani and Putin discuss US exit from nuclear deal

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Qingdao (China), Jun 9 (DIN NEWS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says he would like to discuss the situation following the US withdrawal from the Iranian deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speaking at the start of his today’s meeting with Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Qingdao, China, Rouhani hailed close ties between Russia and Iran. Iran has an observer status in the SCO, and Putin said that Moscow would support the full-fledged Iranian membership. Rouhani said that the US exit from the nuclear agreement with…

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Trump trades easy banter with allies but differences persist

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La Malbaie (Canada), Jun 9 (DIN NEWS) President Donald Trump charged into the Group of Seven summit at odds with key allies over US tariffs, then set out to defuse tension with friendly banter and offered vague claims of progress in trade talks. But details were scant and clear differences remained at the summit’s midpoint. After days of verbal sparring over new US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, Trump joined the leaders of major industrialised nations in an idyllic Canadian resort town yesterday. On his way to the annual…

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26 killed in dust storms, lightning strikes in UP; heavy rain lash Mumbai

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New Delhi, June 9 (DIN NEWS) Twenty-six people were killed in dust storms and lightning that struck parts of Uttar Pradesh yesterday, while two persons died today in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra. A downpour battered Mumbai, causing disruptions in rail and air traffic, and a dust storm hit the national capital and its surrounding areas that had been reeling under the scorching heat for a few days. There were reports of rains in Punjab, Haryana and some parts of Uttar Pradesh, which had been sweating it out in sweltering conditions.…

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People of country share common value system;Nirmala Sitharaman

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Hyderabad, Jun 9 (DIN NEWS) People of the country share the common value system and culturally they are one, though they speak in different languages, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said here today. “That cultural oneness is what that has kept us together,” she said. She referred to descriptions and episodes in ‘Bhagavata’ and worship of Lord Krishna which were commonly shared by people in the North East, in the South and in other parts of the country. Sitharaman was Chief Guest at a talk on ‘Re-emergence of India that is…

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SBI expects Rs 30,000cr recovery from resolution under IBC

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Kolkata, Jun 9 (DIN NEWS) State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender expects to recover around Rs 30,000 crore from the resolution process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) during the current fiscal, an official said today. From the two stressed assets’ list referred for resolution under IBC by the Reserve Bank of India, the bank’s total exposure was around Rs 78,000 crore, Pallav Mohapatra, DMD (stressed assets resolution group) of SBI said. The bank had been able to recover Rs 8,500 crore from the Bhushan Steel-Tata Steel…

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Modi, Xi discuss blueprint for bolstering bilateral ties after Wuhan summit

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Qingdao, Jun 9 (DIN NEWS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping today held talks here to draw a blueprint for deepening bilateral relationship and reviewed the implementation of decisions they had taken at an informal summit in Wuhan, reflecting a renewed momentum in their ties. Their second meeting in nearly six weeks since the Wuhan summit took place on the sidelines of the SCO meet and covered key aspects of the bilateral engagement, reflecting the resolve by the two countries to reset relations and bring back trust…