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Working on different areas to boost exports: Prabhu

April 17, 2018 strong

The commerce and industry ministry is working on different areas such as improving standards of products and identifying new markets and goods to promote the country’s exports, Union Minister Suresh Prabhu today said. He said the ministry is also working on ways to promote shipments in Africa as the region holds huge potential. The commerce and industry minister is visiting Africa at the end of the month to discuss trade and investment opportunities with businesses and leaders of 12 countries. “We are working on several areas to promote exports. We…

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Myanmar pardons 8,500 prisoners in holiday amnesty

April 17, 2018 strong

Myanmar’s president today announced pardons for more than 8,500 prisoners, including three dozen jailed in political cases, as part of an annual amnesty marking the country’s traditional new year. President Win Myint, who took office last month after his predecessor suddenly resigned, said the pardons would be granted on humanitarian grounds during the Buddhist new year festival known as Thingyan. The amnesty was extended mostly to drug offenders, as well as more than 50 foreigners and 36 political prisoners, according to a breakdown posted on Facebook by government spokesman Zaw…

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Two Pakistani killed in firing by Iran security forces

April 17, 2018 strong

Two Pakistanis were killed when Iran’s border security forces fired at a group of people allegedly trying to enter the country illegally, according to a media report. On April 12, a group of 15 Pakistanis belonging to different cities of Pakistan tried to illegally enter Iran, Express Tribune reported. The Iranian Border Force fired on the people who crossed the border, killing two. Iranian force then arrested five people, while the remaining eight disappeared after crossing the border, it said quoting Pakistani authorities According to reports, Iranian authorities have handed…

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BJP demands apology from Sonia, Rahul for defaming Hindus, cites Wikileaks,

April 17, 2018 strong

The BJP today said Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi should apologise for defaming Hindus “globally” and cited a telegram sourced from Wikileaks to back its demand. The BJP’s renewed attack on the Congress comes a day after a special anti-terror court acquitted rightwing activist Swami Aseemanand and four others in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case in Hyderabad. “If Congress considers India to be its own, then Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi must apologise to the whole country for defaming the great Hindu religion by trying to prove…

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ATMs run dry in some states, FM says temporary shortage

April 17, 2018 strong

Several parts of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and poll-bound Karnataka have reported shortage of currency and ATMs running down, which the government today attributed to unusual spurt in demand in last three months Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the “temporary shortage” in certain states is being “tackled quickly” and that there is “more than adequate” currency in circulation Jaitley, who has been away from office since April 2 due to kidney ailment, said he has reviewed the currency situation in the country “Overall there is more than…

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Winless MI take on formidable RCB in high-octane clash

April 16, 2018 strong

Winless Mumbai Indians will pit their might against formidable Royal Challengers Bangalore in an adrenaline-charged Indian Premier League match in western Indian state Maharashtra’s Mumbai on Tuesday. Both teams, with a plethora of explosive batsmen, are yet to find their feet in the T20 league and would be keen to gather some momentum with a victory in Mumbai at the Wankhede Stadium. If MI have their problems to sort out, having lost at the death in all three games so far, RCB too have their own shortcomings to address with…

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Modi govt is ‘surveillance sarkar’, says Congress

April 16, 2018 strong

The Congress today attacked the Modi government over its proposal to install a chip in television set-top boxes to ascertain viewership data, dubbing the move a serious breach of privacy and the “next stage of surveillance”. Congress communications in-charge Randeep Surjewala alleged that Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani wanted to now know what shows people watch within the four walls of their bedrooms. In a Twitter post, Surjewala referred to the Modi government as “surveillance sarkar” which had shattered to pieces the right to privacy. “BREAKING! The Next Stage…

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Don’t need to use my back as my arms can do the job: Dhoni

April 16, 2018 strong

Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s powerful forearms won many a matches for India and no wonder the former India captain has confidence to clear the boundary even when he is suffering from excruciating back pain. For lofted shots, a batsman needs to maintain shape while transfering body weight into the shot. However against Kings XI Punjab last night, the Chennai Super Kings captain was in real pain but kept clearing the ropes with consummate ease. Dhoni’s unbeaten 79 off 44 balls got CSK agonisingly close to the target before the visitors fell…

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It is frustrating to not get good scripts: Patralekhaa

April 16, 2018 strong

Actor Patralekhaa says she wants to be known as a good actor but in her four-year-old Bollywood career, her biggest struggle has been to get good scripts. Patralekhaa made her acting debut in Hansal Mehta’s “CityLights” in 2014, which received critical acclaim, and two years later the actor starred in Vikram Bhatt’s forgettable erotic-thriller- “Love Games”. She is back on the big screen with Abhay Deol-starrer “Nanu Ki Jaanu”. “It’s very difficult to get good scripts. The scripts that come to me are not great. So to get a good…

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Five accused in Mecca Masjid bomb blast case acquitted

April 16, 2018 strong

A special anti-terror court here today acquitted right-wing activist Swami Aseemanand and four others in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case, ruling that the prosecution failed to prove charges against them. A massive blast had ripped through the Mecca Masjid on May 18, 2007, during Friday prayers, killing nine people and wounding 58. Aseemanand’s counsel, J P Sharma, told reporters after the verdict by a metropolitan court for NIA cases that “The prosecution failed to prove allegations against the five accused who faced trial in the case and hence the…