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1st woman def minister on Sukhoi, Sitharaman breaks records

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In an olive green pilot’s G-suit and a helmet on her head, Nirmala Sitharaman today soared high on a Sukhoi-30 MKI jet, the first Indian woman defence minister to go on a sortie on the all-weather, long-range fighter. The supersonic jet took off from the Air Force station at Jodhpur, where one of the Sukhoi squadrons is based, at 1 pm, rose to a height of 8000 metres and broke the sound barrier. After a 45-minute flight on the India Air Force (IAF) s frontline jet over the Western sector…

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BSF jawan killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire

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A Border Security Force jawan was today killed as Pakistani troops opened fire and shelled Indian positions along the International Border in R S Pura sector of Jammu. “BSF troops are giving a befitting reply,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Jammu, Arun Manhas, said. A BSF personnel died in the heavy shelling. He has been identified as head constable Suresh. He was a native of Tamil Nadu. The firing and shelling on the Border Out Posts and civilian areas in RS Pura sector started at 2100 hours yesterday, a BSF official…

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GENERAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Playing lead even after 20 years the biggest award: Madhavan

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R Madhavan has been in the film industry for over two decades and the actor says the fact that he still gets to play a lead in the movies is the “biggest award” for him. The 47-year-old actor, who started off as a TV actor with hit shows such as “Sea Hawks” and “Ghar Jamai”, said he is proud of his achievements. “They all give titles to actors in the South. They also wanted to give me a title which meant ‘King of Smiles’, but I said no. And they…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

Virat Kohli fined for breaching ICC code of conduct

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India skipper Virat Kohli has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for showing dissent against the umpire during the third day’s play of second Test against South Africa here. “India captain Virat Kohli has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee and received one demerit point for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third day s play in the second Test against South Africa at Centurion on Monday,” ICC said in a statement. The incident happened in the 25th over…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Hope Adira will be proud to have working parents: Rani Mukerji

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Rani Mukerji went through the usual anxiety of a mother when she started “Hichki” after Adira’s birth, but the actor is confident that her daughter will one day be proud of her working parents. The actor said more than her, it was her filmmaker husband Aditya Chopra who wanted her to get back to the sets. “I had this anxiety about leaving my daughter at home because it was going to be a new environment for her. She is not going to see me for a few hours, which she…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

SC questions locus of BJP leader who filed appeal in Bofors case

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The Supreme Court today asked BJP leader Ajay Agrawal to explain his locus in filing an appeal in the politically-sensitive Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-offs case. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra noted that the CBI has not filed any appeal in the apex court challenging the May 31, 2005 Delhi High Court judgement and asked the petitioner to explain his locus in the case. “We expect the petitioner to argue the matter on the next date of hearing and argue the parameters on grant of leaves,” the…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Bengal garners Rs 17K cr investment commitments

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West Bengal has received investment commitments worth Rs 17,000 crore soon after the start of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) here today. Reliance Industries Ltd has committed Rs 5,000 crore for the state over a few years, while the JSW Group has pledged Rs 10,000 crore over four to five years. The Adventz Group has committed Rs 1,000 crore in a multi-modal logistics park, and Sanjiv Goenka-led CESC Ltd will pump in an equal amount on a power distribution network. RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani announced Rs 5,000 crore investment…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Nifty snaps 3-day rally, slips 41 pts to 10,700

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NSE benchmark Nifty snapped its three-day winning streak today to end 41 points lower at 10,700.45, weighed down by selling in realty, metal, PSU bank, energy, infra, FMCG and auto stocks. Gains in IT sector cushioned the losses. Overseas, most European stocks edged higher as investors awaited the release of corporate earnings. Asian stocks gained, erasing early losses. US stock markets were closed yesterday. The NSE Nifty opened higher at 10,761.50 points and moved in a range of 10,762.35 and 10,687.85 before ending at 10,700.45 points, down 41.10 points, or…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Two dead in suspected gas blast in Belgium’s Antwerp: police

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Belgian rescuers found two dead bodies today at the site of a powerful suspected gas explosion in the port city of Antwerp that also injured 14 people, police said. The blast late last night, which police say is not linked to terrorism, collapsed or severely damaged several buildings in the Paardenmarkt area of central Antwerp, a Dutch-speaking city in northern Belgium. “Police confirm two more victims found under the rubble, both deceased. The victims have not yet been identified,” Antwerp police said on Twitter. Several people were pulled alive from…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Erdogan vows to uproot ‘terror nests’ in Kurd-controlled Syria

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today vowed Turkey would soon begin an operation against towns in Syria controlled by Kurdish militia, calling the areas “nests” of terror. The Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia controls key Syrian northern towns including Manbij and Afrin and is an ally of the US but Ankara accuses the group of being a terror organisation. “Tomorrow, (or) the day after, (or) within a short period, we will get rid of terror nests one-by-one in Syria starting with Afrin and Manbij” in northern Syria, Erdogan promised in…

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