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I am proud of my glamorous image: Kareena Kapoor

May 25, 2018 strong

Mumbai, May 25 (DIN NEWS) Actor Kareena Kapoor believes the secret to her longevity in the film industry is striking a balance between commercial and alternative cinema. Kareena says that one should never get stuck to any one genre as that gets boring and there is the added risk of getting typecast. Her aim is to cater to all sorts of audience. “I am always proud of my glamorous image. One has to enjoy some commercial success. If I have done an ‘Udta Punjab’, then I have also done the…

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10 LeT men charged for preparing to revive outfit’s activities in India

May 25, 2018 strong

New Delhi, May 25 (DIN NEWS) The NIA today charged suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives Sheikh Abdul Naeem and others in a Delhi court for allegedly preparing to revive the terror outfit’s activities in India on the directions of Pakistan-based handlers. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) named 10 persons — five of whom have been arrested, while the rest are absconding — in its charge sheet filed before District Judge Poonam A Bamba. The charge sheet, which also names two persons, who have turned approvers, will be taken up for consideration…

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Vacant pvt medical college seats can be filled as per NEET merit list: SC

May 25, 2018 strong

New Delhi, May 25 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court today agreed to suggestions that the vacant post-graduate seats in private unaided medical colleges could be filled up as per the order of merit in the All-India National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) list. A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Indu Malhotra said this while hearing a matter of Uttar Pradesh during which the Medical Council of India (MCI) said that almost 41.95 per cent of post-graduate medical seats for academic year 2018-2019 in private unaided medical colleges in…

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Rupee logs best single day gain this year, surges 56 paise to 67.78 a dollar

May 25, 2018 strong

Mumbai, May 25 (DIN NEWS) The Indian rupee today clocked its biggest single-session rally, surging by a whopping 56 paise to close at 67.78 against the US dollar amid a rise in local equities and cooling global crude oil prices. This is the best single-day rise for the home currency since March 14, 2017. The rupee today touched a high of 67.70 in the intra-day trade. It had closed at 68.34 a dollar yesterday after bouncing back from an 18-month low. “Amidst a strength in local equities, rupee continued to…

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Call NSC meeting to discuss content of book authored by spy chief of India, Pak: Sharif

May 25, 2018 strong

Islamabad, May 25 (DIN NEWS) Pakistan’s ousted premier Nawaz Sharif today demanded an urgent meeting of the high-powered National Security Committee (NSC) to discuss the content of a book co-authored by former spy chiefs of Pakistan and India. Lieutenant General (retd) Asad Durrani, who headed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency from August 1990 till March 1992, along with Indian former RAW chief AS Dulat has written “The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace”. The book was released on Wednesday. Sharif demanded that whatever Durrani wrote in the…

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Summit with Kim Jong-un could still go ahead on June 12: Trump

May 25, 2018 strong

Washington, May 25 (DIN NEWS) US President Donald Trump today said that his administration is now talking with the North Koreans and hinted that the summit with Kim Jong-un could still go ahead on June 12, a day after he cancelled it. “We’ll see what happens. We are talking to them now,” Trump said at the White House before boarding Marine One for a commencement address in Annapolis. “They very much want to do it. We’d like to do it. We will see what happens,” he said. Trump appeared to…

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BJP govt has set new benchmark of inflation: Pilot on fuel price rise

May 25, 2018 strong

Jaipur, May 25 (DIN NEWS) Rajasthan Congress Chief Sachin Pilot today hit out at the BJP government at the centre over rising prices of petrol and diesel saying it has set a “new benchmark of inflation and its policies have broken common people’s back”. He alleged that that BJP ministers and leaders are silent at a time when prices of petrol and diesel are rising continuously. Petrol and diesel prices were raised for the 11th day in succession yesterday as the state-owned oil firms gradually passed on to the consumer…

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Karnataka drama ends as Kumaraswamy wins trust vote without contest

May 25, 2018 strong0 comment

Bengaluru, May 25 (DIN NEWS) The three-day-old Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka today won a vote of confidence without a contest, with the BJP MLAs walking out of the Assembly before the floor test, in an unexciting end to the 10-day high-voltage political drama after the polls yielded a hung House. It turned out to be a smooth sailing for the 58-year- old H D Kumaraswamy, as BJP members trooped out of the House after Leader of the Opposition B S Yeddyurappa’s blistering attack on the “unholy” JD(S)-Congress coalition. Kumaraswamy’s motion…

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No slip disc injury but Kohli’s County stint to be curtailed: officials

May 24, 2018 strong

New Delhi, May 24 (DIN NEWS) Fatigue and niggles could curtail India captain Virat Kohli’s much-hyped county stint to just a couple of first-class matches for Surrey after a hospital visit by him raised injury concerns. While Kohli had visited a hospital in Mumbai for a check-up, it has been reported that he is suffering from a slip disc injury and will not be playing for Surrey ahead of the UK tour starting with two T20 Internationals against Ireland in June. However, a top BCCI official, who is privy to Kohli’s…

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KKR banking on home advantage against SRH, says Kuldeep

May 24, 2018 strong

Kolkata, May 24 (DIN NEWS) Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders will relish home advantage when it takes on a struggling Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2 of the ongoing Indian Premier League, said the team’s left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav. KKR are lucky to play the two knock-out playoff matches at the Eden Gardens. The two-time champions ousted Rajasthan Royals last night here en route to its fourth win on the trot. Next up is Sunrisers Hyderabad, who have lost four matches in a row — the latest defeat coming against Chennai…