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South African court says corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma to be reviewed

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A South African court has ruled that a decision to drop 738 corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma should be reviewed, adding to the leader’s legal troubles. Judge Aubrey Ledwaba’s ruling Friday allows prosecutors to re-open charges against Zuma which are linked to a multi-billion dollar arms deal in 1999. Zuma has denied the corruption […]

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N Korea gives Korean-American 10 years hard labour: Xinhua

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North Korea today sentenced a detained Korean-American, Kim Dong-Chul, to 10 years hard labour on charges of subversion and espionage, China’s official Xinhua news agency said. The announcement, which comes at a time of elevated military tensions on the Korean peninsula, followed an even harsher sentence of 15 years hard labour passed last month on

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MPs maange more: Lawmakers demand 100% pay hike; raise will burden exchequer by Rs 250 crore

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Ahead of the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission, members of Parliament have recommended a hike of 100% for themselves, saying they deserve it for their ‘good conduct’. A joint committee on salaries and allowances of Members of Parliament (MPs) under BJP MP Yogi Aditya Nath has recommended doubling of MPs salaries and perks. According

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Crucial file on ‘truth behind Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s disappearance’ destroyed in 1972

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A day after the Central government on Friday declassified 25 more files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, it has emerged that a key file had been destroyed by the Centre decades back as part of a ‘routine’ exercise. The file in question is – File No 12 (226)56-PM – as per The Times of

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ICC has one rule for West Indies, another for India: Viv Richards

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The legendary Viv Richards has lashed out at ICC for its official reprimand of the World T20 champions West Indies, stating that it has one rule for the Darren Sammy-led outfit and another for Indian cricket team. Top cricketers like T20 captain Darren Sammy, all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, Marlon Samuels had come down heavily on West

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IPL 2016: Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum together is like a dagger which cuts both ways

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Gujarat Lions wrestled it back in the 24th game of the Indian Premier League against Rising Pune Supergiants in their own den and emerged victorious by three wickets. The injury to GL’s in form batsman, Aaron Finch, in the 19th game against Royal Challengers Bangalore paved way for Dwayne Smith to open the innings for

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SC to hear pleas against ban on high-end diesel cars in Delhi

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The Supreme Court will on Saturday hear the pleas of automobile companies like Mercedes, Toyota, Mahindra and General Motors that their high-end diesel cars with engine capacity of 2000 cc and above be allowed to be registered in the National Capital Region (NCR). The pleas by these companies is part of the scheduled full-fledged hearing

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Govt goes back on EPF rate cut decision, fixes interest at 8.8% vs 8.7%

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Stung by all-round criticism, the government has rolled back its decision to lower interest rate on provident fund deposits to 8.7% for 2015-16 and agreed to fix it at 8.8%, the third EPF-related roll back since March. “I am happy that our Finance Minister has agreed for 8.8% interest to be given for EPF workers

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Sultan poster: Aarfa aka Anushka Sharma’s fierce avatar is impressive!

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The makers of ‘Sultan’ have already created huge buzz by unveiling the smashing look of the male lead Salman Khan. His intense avatar as a wrestler left many speechless. Fans even expected to get a glimpse of Anushka Sharma through posters but that did not happen so easily. The teaser too released but we just

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Archery World Cup: Day after world record, Deepika Kumari makes shock quarter-final exit

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A day after her world record equalling feat, Deepika Kumari made a shock quarter-final exit on a forgettable day for the Indians in the individual events of the Archery World Cup first stage at the Yuanshen Stadium in China on Thursday. The top seed Deepika, who got a bye into round three following her world

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Dutee Chand shatters national record, misses Olympic qualification by 0.01 second

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Two national records were shattered with 100m sprinter Dutee Chand hogging the limelight on the opening day of the Federation Cup National Athletics Championships in New Delhi on Thursday. Odisha athlete Dutee clocked 11.33secs in women’s 100m dash to win the gold and erase Rachita Mistry’s 16-year-old earlier national record of 11.38 secs. Another Odisha

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Gangster’s son claims Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Raees’ defames his father; moves court

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A local court today issued a notice to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s production house in response to a suit filed by the son of the gangster Abdul Latif, claiming damages for defaming his late father. City civil court judge R T Vatsani issued notices to Red Chillies Entertainment Private Limited, Khan’s production house, and

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Baaghi quick movie review: The first half of Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor’s action flick is impressive!

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Tiger Shroff made his Bollywood debut with Sabbir Khan’s Heropanti opposite Kriti Sanon. Tiger’s debut film was loved by the masses for the actors killer action moves and his hot bod. Jr Shroff has teamed up with the filmmaker for the second time for Baaghi which also stars Shraddha Kapoor. The expectations from this action

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Lava launches Lava A72 and A76 entry level 4G smartphones, announces Lava A89

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Lava International Limited launched two entry level 4G smartphones, aimed to give a faster mobile browsing experience. The A72 and the A76 are launched, while the A89 is announced. All these phones have 1.5 GHz Quad Core Processor and 1 GB RAM. Lava A72 is priced at Rs 6,499. It has a 5 inch display.

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IRNSS Launch: PM Modi Names New Navigation System As ‘NAVIC’

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Hailing the successful launch of navigation satellite IRNSS-1G, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday named the new system as ‘NAVIC’ (boatman) as he dedicated it to the people of the country and said SAARC countries can also take advantage of its services. PM Modi gave the expanded form of ‘NAVIC’ as ‘Navigation with Indian Constellation’.

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China passes law tightening controls on foreign NGOs

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China passed a law Thursday tightening controls over foreign non-governmental organizations by subjecting them to close police supervision, a move officials say will help the groups but critics charge is the latest attempt by authorities to clamp down on perceived threats to the ruling Communist Party’s control. The law, adopted by the national legislature, states

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Strong earthquake rattles Vanuatu but no threat of tsunami

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A major earthquake hit the Pacific nation of Vanuatu early on Friday, briefly prompting a tsunami warning that was cancelled after locals reported no significant damage. The United States Geological Survey said the 7.0-magnitude quake — originally reported as 7.3, struck at a relatively shallow depth of 35 kilometres, some 209 kilometres from the capital

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Syria: Air strikes on Aleppo mostly kill children and doctors, death toll rises to 61

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Air strikes destroyed a hospital and killed dozens of people in rebel-held areas of Aleppo on Thursday, including children and doctors, in an attack that a US official said appeared to be solely the work of the Syrian government. The city of Aleppo is at the center of a military escalation that has undermined peace

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In talks with Indian officials on Narendra Modi’s US visit: White House

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The White House is in talks with Indian officials on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to the US, a presidential spokesman said on Thursday after House of Representative Speaker Paul Ryan announced that Modi has been invited to address a joint meeting of the Congress on 8 June. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest,

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Controversy in the making: Centre asks Urdu writers not to write anti-national content

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Amid ongoing nationalism debate, the Centre has reportedly asked the Urdu writers to refrain from writing highly inflammatory anti-national content. According to a ToI report, the Centre has issued a new circular informing writers affiliated with the National Council for Promotion of Urdu (NCPUL) advising them not to produce content ”against national interest” or that

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Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone to perform at IIFA 2016

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It will be the celebration of Indian cinema in Spain when Bollywood stars like Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone and Sonakshi Sinha will perform at the 17th Edition of The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) in June. To be held in Madrid, capital of Spain, the four-day cinematic celebration will start on

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