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Raid Movie Box Office Collection Day 4: Hiccup after Good Start

March 20, 2018

For Ajay Devgn , Raid has become one of the more popular ones on his all-time list of top grossers. So, Raid collection has soared steadily and is on the verge of reaching the covetted Rs 50 cr mark. Day 3 (Sun) - 17.11 Cr. Overall earnings will enter Rs 30 crore club if the film's performance goes with this progress rate. After the weekend, it is imperative to fall in the earnings of the film on wick.

SC imposes three-month ban on Dr Shahid Masood's TV show

March 20, 2018

Masood first suggested a ban for one month and then extended it to two months, but the Court announced a three month ban on him from hosting any TV shows, saying that the courts "were not the same as before". Expressing regret at presenter Shahid Masood's remarks regarding Additional Advocate General, Asma Hamid, on Tuesday, the chief judge said that Shahid Masood insulted his court officer.

Two year old rescued from vehicle in river Teifi in Cardigan dies

March 20, 2018

Dyfed-Powys Police deputy chief constable Darren Davies wrote on Twitter that the outcome of the incident was "tragic", and offered his sincerest condolences to the family. The site sits on the riverbank in Cardigan, just off a road called The Strand which passes Cardigan Castle. The Mirror reports that her father, Jet Moore , has written on Facebook: "We thought she and the auto had been taken".

Goa Congress chief quits; says Rahul's speech inspired action

March 20, 2018

Last year, in Assembly elections February 2017, Congress emerged as the single largest party, but the BJP managed to crack state's arithmetic calculation. "I only want to suggest that somebody who has put in at least 10 years in the party and has love and commitment for the party should be given a chance to come forward and lead the party in the country", he said about the future leaders of the party.

Mueller team states what Russia probe wants from Trump

March 20, 2018

Trump may have felt emboldened after Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired former Federal Bureau of Investigation deputy director Andrew McCabe on Friday, something Trump had clamoured for out of a belief that McCabe was part of the entrenched, anti-Trump bureaucracy.

Trump Eyeing Further Legal Team Shakeup As Mueller Probe Intensifies

March 20, 2018

The president reassured Mr. Cobb that he had no plans to fire him, according to a person who spoke with the president late Monday, in part to prevent a narrative that his team was in disarray after The New York Times began making inquiries.

United Kingdom police lose track of nearly 500 registered sex offenders

March 20, 2018

Forces across the United Kingdom were asked to reveal the number of registered sex offenders whose whereabouts were unknown on January 17. The missing include rapists and paedophiles, including some who disappeared more than a decade ago, according to a Sky News investigation.

John Oliver's Children's Book Trolling Mike Pence Is Now an Amazon Best-Seller

March 20, 2018

John Oliver and his " Last Week Tonight " team have a hit. John Oliver new children's book about Veep Mike Pence's bunny, Marlon Bundo , has sold out but that another printing is in the works asap, the HBO late-night host told Ellen DeGeneres on her show today.

Grad Programs Make US News Rankings Debut

March 20, 2018

The Best Business Schools rankings were announced March 20. The law school's clinical training program is now ranked No. 8, an increase of five points from past year. The part-time MBA ranking methodology is based on five factors: peer assessment (50 percent), standardized test scores (15 percent), student undergraduate grade point average (12.5 percent), percentage of MBA enrollment in the part-time program (12.5 percent) and years of work experience (10 percent).

Red arrows jet crashes after incident at RAF base

March 20, 2018

The BBC reported that two crew members were on board. Another witness said they saw someone parachute from the plane before it burst into flames. An RAF spokesman said: "We are aware of an incident today at RAF Valley involving a Hawk aircraft".

IRCTC ties up with Ola for booking cabs on its website, app

March 20, 2018

IRCTC spokesperson said, "The IRCTC - OLA partnership will provide first and last-mile connectivity to commuters". Some reports also claimed that in view of the ongoing protests, some Ola and Uber cab drivers were over-charging the passengers and dropping them mid-way.

Boston Properties (BXP) Lifted to "Outperform" at Evercore ISI

March 20, 2018

The stock decreased 0.35% or GBX 2.2 during the last trading session, reaching GBX 626.4. The company had a trading volume of 56,465 shares, compared to its average volume of 861,689. Webster Bank acquired 24,289 shares as Bank Of America Corp (BAC)'s stock declined 6.00%. The Davis Selected Advisers holds 121,572 shares with $14.94M value, up from 74,334 last quarter.

Guns Found After Paw Paw Teen Arrested after School Threat

March 20, 2018

The 15-year-old was arrested Sunday, March 18 and was taken to a juvenile detention facility. "People were going to get shot, homemade bombs were going to be going off, this was going to be seen on the national news that's how prepared this kid was".

Expelled Russian diplomats leaving London embassy

March 20, 2018

On March 4, Skripal, once a Russian double agent, along with his daughter Yulia, and a British police officer, were poisoned with a rare and powerful nerve agent. Also on Tuesday, a Russian scientist told state media that he worked on an official programme to produce Novichok, contradicting Moscow's claims it never developed the nerve agent.

Stormy Daniels' lawyer reportedly confirms he has pics of Trump's tadger

March 20, 2018

I have never texted her. Cohen told Vanity Fair that he did not threaten Daniels and had never even spoken to her, instead interacting with her through a previous attorney. "I have never emailed her". Avenatti is suing Trump on behalf of Daniels . The lawsuit claims Trump "purposely did not sign the agreement so he could later, if need be, publicly disavow any knowledge of the Hush Agreement and Ms.

Suspicious Device Found in Melbourne

March 20, 2018

He then fled the area on foot, before a police bomb squad inspected the package hours later and found what appeared to be a red jerry can with a gas bottle attached. Investigators believe a male, dressed in black clothing, standing near the shopping centre on Fletcher Road would have seen the man they are seeking to identify as he fled and are urging him to contact Crime stoppers.

Shooting at a Maryland High School

March 20, 2018

There were no immediate official reports of casualties in the shooting at Great Mills High School, located about a 90-minute drive southeast of the USA capital Washington. " Maryland State Police is in touch with local law enforcement and ready to provide support". Parents were directed to pick their students up at a nearby school.

Norway's minority government hangs in the balance as no-confidence vote looms

March 20, 2018

Listhaug is a high-profile figure in the anti-immigration party, which is part of Norway's tripartite coalition government. Remaining became untenable for the minister after it became clear that a majority in parliament would vote for her ouster in a process scheduled to start at 10 a.m.

Shooting at Maryland high school, facility on lockdown

March 20, 2018

According to district officials, the shooting was reported at Great Mills High School in Lexington Park, Maryland . There were no immediate official reports of casualties in the shooting at Great Mills High School, located about a 90-minute drive southeast of the USA capital Washington .

Maryland high school on lockdown after report of shooting, school district says

March 20, 2018

Mary's County Public Schools said "There has been a Shooting at Great Mills High School". ABC's Brad Bell reports three people have been shot. The school system posted on their website that the incident is contained, and the Sheriff's Office is on the scene.

Zimbabwe to Hold 1st Elections Since Mugabe Left Office

March 20, 2018

The envoy, who said polls were an urgent priority, said the exercise was key to the country's future course of worldwide re-engagement and economic recovery. The President said the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) was still open to process transactions where the concerned parties could show proof of declaration and/or repatriation of funds without prejudice given the burden of proof lying with the concerned parties.

Shane Jones, Air New Zealand trade barbs over regional flight decline

March 20, 2018

Jones says he won't be backing down over the issue. In 2015, Air NZ axed its twice-daily flights to Kaitaia and a number of other regional centres. Jones told the company's regional affairs manager Ian Collier last week to stop "closing down regional air links".

Hunter re-indicted for manslaughter of Sherman woman

March 20, 2018

He was originally charged November 30 with the shooting, which happened at about 5:20 p.m.in a field about 150 yards behind Billquist's house. According to a joint-media release sent out late Monday morning by the Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office , the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office , and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation , 34 year-old Thomas Jadlowski was indicted by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury on a count of Second Degree Manslaughter and ...

BlackBerry teams with Microsoft to secure Office apps on mobile devices

March 20, 2018

This allows users to share their documents while the data encryption and document fidelity are preserved, and common data leakage policies are applied. Specifically, BlackBerry UEM Cloud, BlackBerry Workspaces, BlackBerry Dynamics, and BlackBerry AtHoc are now available on Azure. This isn't the first collaboration between the two tech companies.

Leahy renews call for safeguarding Mueller probe

March 20, 2018

Trump wrote . The night before, he had tweeted , "The Mueller probe should never have been started". In addition, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Virginia Democrat Party, 'over which Mr. Just a few Republicans strongly warned Trump against firing Mueller - Senator Lindsey Graham of SC said it could lead to the end of Trump's presidency.

West wary as Putin wins fourth term with record vote

March 20, 2018

Russians began voting in a presidential election on Sunday set to give Vladimir Putin a commanding victory that could only be blemished if large numbers do not bother taking part because the result is so predictable. Putin says he believes Trump accepted his denial of allegations that Russians meddled in the election that brought Trump to power. In one case, a senior election official inspecting a polling station said the photographs of voting should not be allowed, and ordered election ...

Spring equinox 2018: Winter is finally, officially, over

March 20, 2018

Meteorological spring began on 1st March 2018 and ends on 31st May 2018 . If you stand directly on the equator at noon in the Eastern Time time zone at noon, the sun will appear more or less directly overhead. In September the equinoxes are labelled vice versa - the Northern Hemisphere experiencing an Autumnal Equinox and the Southern Hemisphere having their Vernal Equinox .

Sophie Lionnet: Couple 'murdered French nanny then burned body'

March 20, 2018

Prosecutor Richard Horwell told the jury at Old Bailey's criminal court that the couple planned to dispose of Lionnet's body in their garden by cremating it. Mr Horwell said the nanny had been recruited as a nanny through a friend of Medouni, who is also a French national, and left her family home in Troyes, north-east France, for Wimbledon, South London, in January 2016.

Ex-spy poisoning: UN Chief says use of nerve agent 'unacceptable'

March 20, 2018

Russian officials deny any involvement. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, "The response will come very quickly, I can assure you ", Tass reports. The prime minister declared solidarity with the United Kingdom as it completes its investigation into the "heinous" nerve agent attack carried out on English soil.

Warming climate to displace millions in coming decades

March 20, 2018

World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva on Monday stated that climate change is becoming a more urgent economic, social and existential threat to countries and their people and the worsening impacts of this can be seen in three densely populated regions in the world - sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America.

Putin re-elected Russia president in landslide win

March 20, 2018

Anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny , an outspoken critic of Putin who was considered his strongest potential rival was barred from Sunday's vote following his conviction on fraud charges that are widely viewed as politically motivated.

Saudi Prince Alwaleed describes his business deals with kingdom

March 20, 2018

Directly or indirectly through Kingdom Holding, Prince Alwaleed holds stakes in firms, such as Twitter Inc and Citigroup Inc, and has invested in top hotels including the George V in Paris and the Plaza in NY. Al-Waleed also denied reports he had been tortured or subject to mistreatment behind bars. The company is "on the verge" of getting between $1 billion and $2 billion in financing facilities, he said.

Kamal hits out at govt for allowing Ram Rajya Rath Yatra

March 20, 2018

In a bid to alleviate the uproar in Tamil Nadu due to the ongoing Ram Rajya Rath Yatra , south Indian superstar Rajinikanth on Tuesday stressed that the Rath Yatra should not affect the communal harmony in the state. Meanwhile, the Rath Yatra reached Sengottai in Tirunelveli district around 9 am from Kerala today. The 41-day rath yatra was flagged off by Sree Ramadasa Mission Universal Society from Ayodhya on 13 February.

Rajinikanth condemns beheading of Periyar statue, denies BJP connection

March 20, 2018

Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth today condemned the behading of a Periyar statue in in Alangudi town of the Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu today. The fourth attack on a statue in the state comes on the same day the Ram Rajya Rath Yatra enters into the state of Tamil Nadu. Chennai: A statue of Dravidian icon and social reformer EV Ramasamy, popularly known as Periyar, was vandalised by unidentified people in Tamil Nadu's Pudukkottai on Tuesday.

India must recognise, tackle problems in Kashmir, says ex-PM Manmohan Singh

March 20, 2018

The atmosphere in the State has been deteriorating day by day", he said. "Our borders are not secure", Singh said. "There are today issues which are a source of great worry to all our citizens", the former Prime Minister said. Those promises have not been fulfilled. "We should warn Pakistan that their actions are detrimental to peace and prosperity". Singh said the Congress will be able to provide the nation a new pathway to handle the upcoming challenges faced by it.

California Pregnancy Center Abortion Info Law Heads To US Supreme Court

March 20, 2018

In the current national context the decision by the nine Supreme Court justices will likely have ramifications beyond California, the most populous state, which has about 200 "Crisis Pregnancy Centers" typically run by Christian conservatives.

G20 financial leaders seek 'free trade' pledge amid United States tariffs concern

March 20, 2018

The G20 finance leaders will wrap up their two-day meeting on Tuesday and issue a communique summarizing their agreements on issues ranging from global economic risks to cryptocurrency. "We are convinced that free trade is the best solution to guarantee the well-being of our peoples". Following the meeting, Altmaier said he and Ross had agreed to intensifying US-EU talks on an exemption.

Some in GOP alarmed as Trump tweets against Robert Mueller

March 20, 2018

Trump has fumed to confidants that the Mueller probe is "going to choke the life out of" his presidency if allowed to continue unabated indefinitely, according to an outside adviser who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations with the president.

Stanley to appear in provincial court today on firearms storage charges

March 20, 2018

Even though proceedings Monday were brief, there was still a large turnout of media and of supporters and several family members of Colten Boushie , the young Indigenous man who was shot and killed on August 9, 2016.at Stanley's property in the R.M.

Suspects arrested in Jerusalem for failing to act during deadly stabbing attack

March 20, 2018

JERUSALEM-Adiel Coleman, a father of four murdered by a terrorist in Jerusalem's Old City late Sunday afternoon after leaving work as a security guard at the archeological digs in the City of David, was laid to rest on Monday in his hometown village of Kochav HaShachar in northern Samaria.

'More than five billion could lack water by 2050'

March 20, 2018

The report notes that reservoirs, irrigation canals and water treatment plants are not the only water management instruments at disposal. Despite emerging initiatives, the use of nature-based solutions remains marginal and nearly all investments are still channelled to grey infrastructure projects, the report points out."For too long, the world has turned first to human-built, or 'grey, ' infrastructure to improve water management".

Newmont Mining (NEM) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

March 20, 2018

Deutsche Bank cut Newmont Mining from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $42.00 to $40.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 16th. West Family Investments, a Illinois-based fund reported 192,763 shares. Ancora Lc holds 0.05% or 20,974 shares. Asset Mngmt One Limited invested in 974,348 shares.

Officials investigate officer-involved shooting in Daviess County

March 20, 2018

Troopers say the trooper that fired the shots was not hurt and has been placed on administrative leave while an investigation is conducted. Further complicating matters, KSP says the man was not carrying identification and the black Jeep Cherokee was reported stolen from Lexington, KY.

Package addressed to Austin explodes at FedEx facility in Schertz

March 20, 2018

Multiple law enforcement agencies are on the scene where a package exploded overnight at a FedEx facility near San Antonio. Two people have died and four others have been injured. Austin has been the site of several explosions in recent weeks. It was a more advanced design than the previous bombs. The FedEx employee suffered a "percussion-type" injury from the blast, and it's not believed to be life threatening.

CBI files chargesheet against ex-Canara Bank CMD over loan default

March 20, 2018

Ever since Punjab National Bank came out with a revealation that it unearthed a fraud that could result in a mammoth $2 billion loss to the banking industry, reports about more and more bank loan scams have flooding the market. Through a statement, the CBI clarified: "The public is reminded that the findings are based on the investigation done by CBI and evidence collected by it".

Faizabad sit-in: ATC orders arrest of TLYRA chief, other leaders

March 20, 2018

During the proceedings, the court, while declaring Rizvi, along with other leaders including Maulana Afzal Qadri, Maulana Inayat and Sheikh Izhar as absconders, warned that if the accused were not produced in court within the next 30 days, they would be declared as proclaimed offenders.

Mandatory evacuations issued for Santa Barbara County ahead of winter storm

March 20, 2018

After 23 lives lost, first responders want people to heed evacuation orders. "This is the most powerful storm of the season since the 1/9 debris flow", said Rob Lewin, the director of the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management.

Sasikala seeks parole to attend husband's funeral

March 20, 2018

M Natarajan had undergone a kidney transplant in October past year and was discharged after having completely recovered. Sasikala was sent to a Bengaluru jail in February past year, after the Supreme Court upheld her conviction by a lower court in the disproportionate assets case .

Carroll leads Oklahoma State past Stanford in NIT second round

March 20, 2018

Smith and Carroll, two seniors who fake-sparred with each other at midcourt after the 3, led OSU to its 21st victory with 19 and 26 points, respectively. The under has been a great play recently when Oklahoma State is in action. Stanford wasn't as effective in turning points into turnovers - 7 points from turnovers, compared to Oklahoma State's 23.

Gujarat Congress chief Bharatsinh Solanki scotches resignation rumours

March 20, 2018

After landing in Ahmedabad, Mr Solanki scotched talk of his resignation. Among names for possible successors is former president Shaktisinh Gohil. The Congress has chosen Amee Yagnik and Naran Rathwa for its two seats in the the upper house from the state.

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