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After production, direction on Dia Mirza's mind

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After acting and producing films, Dia Mirza wants to move towards directing a movie. However, she wants to wait till a story appeals to her enough.

“I love storytelling, which is why we make movies and I have chosen production. Direction is one of the more meaningful aspects of storytelling and I will admit that it is an area I would actually gravitate to,” the 32-year-old said here Wednesday at the launch of the Savvy magazine edition featuring her on the cover.

She doesn’t know “how soon” it would be before she makes her directorial debut.

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‘Fifty Shades’ actor Jamie Dornan to star in ‘The Siege of Jadotville’

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Washington, Aug 7 (ANI): ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ actor, Jamie Dornan, has signed his next project ‘The Siege of Jadotville.’ The 32-year-old Irish actor, who would be portraying a U.N. commander in the film, which is to be helmed by first-time director Richie Smyth and produced by Alan Moloney, said that he admired both Smyth and Moloney, and was really looking forward to the work with them, the Hollywood Reporter reported. Smyth added that he thought Dornan to be the perfect man to play the lead as Commandant Quinlan and was really excited to start working with him.

Insight – Samsung’s next reinvention challenge: itself

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A woman takes a picture outside the Samsung stand at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

By Se Young Lee and Sohee Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – As its smartphone sales stutter and a generational leadership succession looms, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is under pressure to reinvent itself – to be more innovative, but not lose the rigor and focus that made it a global powerhouse. The flagship of South Korea’s dominant conglomerate, or chaebol, is also trying to address shifting cultural values at home by curbing some of the excesses hardwired into corporate Korea. “It’s 1-1-9 for evening company outings now: one type of alcohol, in one place and only until 9 p.m,” said a Samsung employee in his eighth year at the firm. Samsung last month posted an unexpectedly sharp drop in second-quarter earnings, squeezed by falling market share in smartphones, and with no obvious driver in sight to reverse the decline.

5 things to know from the AP-GfK poll on politics

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FILE - This June 9, 2014, file photo shows the US Capitol building as seen from the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. Congress has checked out, and the American people have noticed. Three-quarters of Americans doubt the federal government will accomplish much to address the important problems facing the country this year, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest Associated Press-GfK poll finds the nation dissatisfied with what Congress and President Barack Obama have done lately, and few expect much more after the midterm elections. Here’s a look at five things to know from the poll.

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Foreign equity can flag next leg of Indian rail’s journey

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A momentous decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi government late Wednesday, allowing 100-percent foreign equity in big-ticket projects of Indian Railways for the first time, can prove a game-changer for the 160-year-old network in India that was seen floundering in recent decades due to a mix of issues, notably political populism, lack of clarity in executing its social obligations and paucity of funds. India boasts one of the oldest railroad networks in the world and also among the largest, ferrying some 23 million people, or a population the size of Australia, on its coaches each day. The rail infrastructure, too, suffered as new trains kept being added without much thought on expansion and modernisation. This ratio for Indian Railways declined to an unsustainable level of over 95 percent in 2010-11 from around 80 percent in the 1950s.

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Bengal textbook calls freedom fighters terrorists

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A history chapter titled “revolutionary terrorism” describes the activities of freedom fighters like Shahid Khudiram Bose, Jatindranath Mukherjee and Prafulla Chaki as “extremism and terrorism”.

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Positive movements in economy, 5.5 percent GDP achievable: ICICI chief

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New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) There are some signs of positive movements in the Indian economy and a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 5.5 percent is achieveable, Chanda Kochhar, chief executive officer and managing director of ICICI Bank, said here Thursday. “There are some signs of positive movements in the economy, like coal allocation has started taking place and passenger car sales have gone up,” Kochhar said at an interactive session on ‘The Woman on Top’ organised by the Young Ficci Ladies Organisation (YFLO). “A 5.5 percent GDP growth target is achievable,” she added. Talking about expectations on rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the apex bank, Kochhar said: “Rate cut is expected by the end of the fiscal.” When YFLO chairperson Avarna Jain asked about her view on the new BJP-led government and the tasks at its hand, Kochhar said: “There is a lot that needs to be done.