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Irrfan-starrer ‘Blackmail’ to release on April 6

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Irrfan Khan-starrer “Blackmail” will release as per schedule, the makers have announced after meeting the actor. Irrfan, 51, recently announced that he was fighting a rare disease in a Twitter post. Bhushan Kumar and Abhinay Deo met Irrfan, whose ill health had led to speculation about his upcoming projects. Accroding to the filmmakers, Irrfan told them to go ahead with the planned release of the film. “I recently met Irrfan and even though he is battling his health, he was very excited about the initial response to the trailer and…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

NGT directs CPCB to submit report on Anpara thermal power plant

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The National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to submit report on the emission standards of the Anpara thermal power plant located at Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim reteirated its earlier direction and asked the apex pollution monitoring body to file the report by April 12. The green panel also directed the chief general manager of the power plant to be present before it after noting that there was no record of his presence on the earlier date. “We…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

No Nirav Modi firm in the list of 2.26 lakh deregistered cos: Govt

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The government said today that no firm promoted by Nirav Modi group featured in the list of more than 2.26 lakh companies whose names were struck off from the official records till the end of 2017. As part of larger efforts to curb the black money menace, the corporate affairs ministry has deregistered little over 2.26 lakh companies for not carrying out business activities for long. Diamond merchant Nirav Modi is allegedly the key person behind the Rs 12,700 crore scam at the Punjab National Bank. Modi, his associates and…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Russian spy case: UK ‘encouraged’ by international support

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The UK government today said that it was “encouraged” by the support offered by its international allies over the poisoning of a UK-based Russian spy, even as Russia denied any role in the deadly nerve agent attack. UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson said that he had spoken to a number of allies, including the US and members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), and there had been a “willingness” to show “solidarity”. His comments came a day after British Prime Minister Theresa May set a Tuesday midnight deadline for…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Syria ‘bleeding inside and out’ as conflict enters 8th year: UN chief

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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed strong concern over continued violence and hostilities in Syria, saying the Arab country is “bleeding inside and out”. He called for full implementation of a UN resolution for a ceasefire in the strife-torn nation. “I am deeply saddened by the immense loss and cascading suffering of the Syrian people. And I am deeply disappointed by all those who have, year after year, by action or inaction, by design or indifference, allowed this to happen Syria is bleeding inside and out,” the UN chief…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

9 CRPF men killed in Naxal triggered blast in Sukma

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Nine CRPF personnel were today killed after Maoists blasted their mine protected vehicle using over 50 kgs of explosives in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma, about a year after a dozen jawans were killed in a similar ambush in the district. Officials said the incident took place around 12:30 pm along the 5-km under-construction Kistaram-Palodi road when the troops of the 212th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were out for an operation. Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the incident was “deeply distressing” and asked CRPF Director General R R Bhatnagar…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

SC extends March 31 deadline of Aadhaar linking till it gives its order

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the March 31 deadline for linking Aadhaar with various services till the five-judge constitution bench delivers its judgement on petitions challenging the validity of the biometric scheme and the enabling law A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra had on March 7 said it may not be possible to decide by March 31 the batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar Act The bench, which also comprised justices A K Sikri, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

PM to inaugurate Mary Kom’s academy in presence of Vijender, Sushil

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the ‘Mary Kom Regional Boxing Foundation’ in Imphal on March 16 and present in the long-awaited event will be Olympic medallists — boxer Vijender Kumar and wrestler Sushil Kumar. Nestled at the foot of Langol hills in Manipur’s Imphal West district, Mary Kom’s Boxing Academy, spread across 3.3 acres, is around 10 km from the center of state capital Imphal. It currently houses 45 young boxers, including 20 girls, at the three-storey building. The land was allotted by the Manipur government in 2013, and…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

I won’t work with Woody Allen again: Michael Caine

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Veteran actor Michael Caine has joined the list of Woody Allen film alums who have vowed to never work with the director again in the wake of the allegations levelled against him by daughter Dylan Farrow. Caine, who won an Academy Award in 1987 for Allen’s film “Hannah and Her Sisters” told The Guardian, “I am so stunned. I’m a patron of the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) and have very strong views about paedophilia.” The 84-year-old actor said that while he did not “regret…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

HC grants bail to AAP MLA in chief secy assault case

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The Delhi High Court today granted bail to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in the Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash assault case. Justice Mukta Gupta granted relief to the Okhla MLA, who was arrested on February 21, with certain conditions as imposed on AAP legislator Prakash Jarwal earlier. “The petitioner (Khan) has served an incarceration of more than 20 days and no further custodial interrogation is required. So the petitioner is released on bail,” the court said. During the hearing, the Delhi Police counsel submitted a status report stating that Khan was…

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