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Liverpool break the bank for Van Dijk in £75m deal
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Liverpool [U.K], December 28 (ANI): Liverpool broke the world transfer record for a defender after they agreed on a deal to sign Southampton centre-back Virgil Van Dijk for a staggering 75 million pounds.
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Saudi princes, ministers detained in corruption probe
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], November 5 (ANI): A new Saudi anti-corruption committee has detained 11 princes, four sitting ministers and dozens of former ministers.
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Delay in 'Mersal's Telugu version 'unnecessarily sensationalised': Prasoon
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chief Prasoon Joshi on Friday expressed disappointment over the accusations on the censor board for the delay in the Telugu version of the controversial movie 'Mersal'.
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Mersal row: Madras HC dismisses plea to revoke censor certificate to film
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 27 (ANI): The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking to revoke the censor certificate of the controversial movie 'Mersal,' citing that it was only an imaginative story and that the freedom of expression was there for all.
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Left parties to hold meeting tomorrow to plan protests on Nov. 8 against C
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday said the Left parties will hold a meeting tomorrow, only after which they will announce their protest plan on the anniversary of Demonetisation on November 8.
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Mersal row: Police complaint filed against actor Vijay for hurting 'Hindu
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 23 (ANI): A police complaint has been filed against Tamil actor Vijay for allegedly hurting 'Hindu sentiments' through his latest film, Atlee's action romance Mersal.
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Mersal row: BJP must respect free speech, says Congress
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): The Congress Party on Sunday said that instead of criticising the Tamil film 'Mersal', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi must respect the Freedom of Speech.
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Mersal row: Assert right to criticise, but keep facts correct, says BJP
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi/Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 22 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday, while referring to the ongoing controversy involving Tamil movie 'Mersal', said that the people have right to criticise the government but must keep their facts correct.
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Shatrughan Sinha backs 'Mersal', says 'critics not anti-national'
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar), Oct 21 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday while referring to the ongoing controversy involving Tamil movie 'Mersal' said that criticising government's and its decisions does not make anyone anti-national.
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Congress backs 'Mersal'
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 21 (ANI): Amid brewing controversy regarding the Tamil flick 'Mersal', the Congress Party on Saturday extended their support to the film and its cast by taking to Twitter.
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Rahul's stand on 'Mersal' reeks of hypocrisy: Madhur Bhandarkar
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 21 (ANI): National Award-winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar on Saturday ridiculed Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for supporting Tamil film 'Mersal'.
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Kamal Hassan shows support to Mersal movie
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 21 (ANI): Actor Kamal Hassan on Friday showed support to the makers of Tamil film Mersal after the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Tamil Nadu chief demanded cuts in the film for showing Centre's schemes and Hindu religion in poor light.
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