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India for rule-based approach in the Indo-Pacific: Sarna

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Washington, May 15 (DIN NEWS) The Indo-Pacific is of huge importance to India and the world as the fulcrum of economic and political activity is moving from the Atlantic to this region, India’s envoy to the US has said and called for a rule-based approach to reap benefits for all. Indian Ambassador to the US Navtej Singh Sarna said the entire blue economy was virtually untouched in terms of exploration and development. “It (Indo-Pacific region) has a huge importance, not only in India but for the world because as you see…

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Gaza toll rises to 59 with more protests against Israel planned

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Gaza City, May 15 (DIN NEWS) Fresh protests were expected today a day after Israeli forces killed 59 Palestinians during clashes and protests along the Gaza border against the US embassy opening in Jerusalem in the conflict’s bloodiest day in years. Palestinians today mark the Nakba, or “catastrophe,” commemorating the more than 700,000 Palestinians who fled or were expelled in the 1948 war surrounding Israel’s creation. It comes a day after the United States transferred its Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to the disputed city of Jerusalem in a move that…

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Regional parties’ role can’t be undermined in politics: Goa

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Panaji, May 15 (DIN NEWS) The junior alliance partners in the BJP-led Goa government today said the importance of regional parties cannot be undermined in politics. The remarks came two days after BJP chief Amit Shah said his party aimed to win in at least 35 out of the total 40 seats in the next Goa elections. The Manohar Parrikar-led state government, which came to power after the elections in March last year, is currently supported by the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), the Goa Forward Party (GFP), and three Independents. The…

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Poll trends disappointing, need to rethink caste management: Moily

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New Delhi, May 15 (DIN NEWS) Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily today described early trends suggesting a BJP victory in the Karnataka Assembly polls as “quite disappointing and attributed his party’s loss to wrong caste management . The Congress should not have raised the Lingayat issue before the polls, Moily said, adding that the party had not managed caste equations well in its electoral strategy. He also defended Congress president Rahul Gandhi and praised him for engaging in a positive campaign as against the negative campaign carried out by Prime…

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Heartbroken Italians prepare for World Cup without Azzurri

May 14, 2018 strong

Rome, May 14 (DIN NEWS) For the first time since 1958, football-mad Italy will follow a World Cup finals from the sidelines without their national team. Four-time winners Italy have been in chaos since their shock elimination in the play-offs last November to Sweden. But on a club level Italy have had a good season, with Roma reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League and Juventus the quarter-finals, with Lazio going as far as the Europa League last eight. In Serie A, there was a gripping battle until the end for…

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Barcelona’s unbeaten season ended by five-star Levante

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Madrid, May 14 (DIN NEWS) Philippe Coutinho hit a hat-trick but could not save Barcelona’s unbeaten season as the Catalans were left stunned by an extraordinary 5-4 defeat to Levante. Ernesto Valverde rested Lionel Messi for his team’s penultimate match of the campaign but it was a defensive horror-show that allowed Emmanuel Boateng to score three times and Enis Bardhi twice at the City of Valencia Stadium. The La Liga and Copa del Rey champions trailed 5-1 after an hour and still came within a whisker of a sensational comeback as…

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Vaani Kapoor to star opposite Ranbir in ‘Shamshera’

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Mumbai, May 14 (DIN NEWS) Vaani Kapoor is all set to feature in “Shamshera” opposite Ranbir Kapoor. The 29-year-old actor will play the character of a desirable and sought-after travelling performer from Indian heartland in Yash Raj Films’ action entertainer. Director Karan Malhotra said the character played by Vaani acts as the catalyst to Ranbir’s role in the film and she is the perfect choice for the part. “Vaani plays Ranbir’s love interest in the film and is a very important collaborator in his character’s journey. Her character graph is interlinked…

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Emilia Clarke backs Kit Harington to play Luke Skywalker

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Los Angeles, May 14 (PTI) Emilia Clarke has said she would love to see her “Game of Thrones” co-star Kit Harington play a young Luke Skywalker. The 31-year-old actor, who plays Qi’ra in the new “Solo: A Star Wars Story”, suggested Harington’s name if the iconic character gets his own Star Wars spin-off. ‘I feel like I have to say Kit Harington. Because I have to, do you know what I mean?’ Clarke told Entertainment Tonight. The actor said she is excited to feature in the movie directed by Ron Howard.…

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SC to hear Kathua witnesses plea alleging police harassment on May 16

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New Delhi, May 14 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court will hear the plea of three witnesses in the Kathua gangrape and murder case, alleging that they are being harassed by the state police, on May 16. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud today agreed to hear on Wednesday the plea of Sahil Sharma and two others, who are college friends of the juvenile accused in the case. According to their plea, they had already recorded their statements before the police and…

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Xerox ends agreement with Japan’s Fujifilms

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New York, May 14 (DIN NEWS) Copier company Xerox Corp. has said it was ending an agreement to combine with Japan’s Fujifilm Holdings and is entering a settlement deal with investors Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason. Fujifilm opposed the move. The two companies had announced earlier this year that Fuji Xerox, their 56-year-old joint venture, would combine with Xerox, with Fujifilm Holdings taking a 50.1 percent stake in the newly formed company, New Fuji Xerox. The deal was meant to be part of a restructuring that, along with other reforms, would…