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  • Will Hindu right take over Kashmir?

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     Buoyed by its performance in the Lok Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP is now making all-out effort to realise ‘Mission 44-plus’, a feat that will enable it to form a government in India’s only Muslim-majority state for the first time in history and promote its nationalist agenda, including perhaps scrapping Article 370…

  • Attenborough no more

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    Richard Attenborough, an Oscar-winning British film director known for the monumental film ‘Gandhi’, died at the age of 90 Sunday, media reported Monday. Attenborough was one of Britain’s leading actors, before becoming a highly successful director, BBC reported.In a career that spanned over six decades, he appeared in films including “Brighton Rock”, “The Great Escape”…

  • Row over transfer of Governors

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    In an early Sunday operation, Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan was suddenly transferred to Mizoram, raising protests from the Congress and reulting in resignation of the governor.The transfer order came barely three days after Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and other members of the ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress Party coalition boycotted functions…

  • SAEED NAQVI: Friends & foes

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    Saeed Naqvi says even during India’s non-aligned phase, there were groups and individuals who saw Israel as a model for the wrong reasons It is widely known that New Delhi tilts towards Israel in its dealings with West Asia, particularly since the 1999 Kargil war when the Jewish state provided the ammunition required for India’s…

  • RBI & Customer rights

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    Venkatachari Jagannathan says RBI is just taking baby steps on customer rights’ Customers expected the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to leap forward with a strong regulation for consumer protection than taking baby steps with its draft charter on customer rights, a consumer activist said. “The RBI could have learnt from insurance regulator IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development…

  • Israeli raid hits Gaza Mall

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    Israeli airstrikes destroyed a six-story apartment building and a business mall in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah late Saturday, Palestinian security sources said. Israeli fighter jets bombed Zorob residential building which consists of 30 apartments, levelling the construction to the ground, security sources told Xinhua. A business mall was also destroyed entirely in…

  • Transfer Game Continues

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    Maharashtra governor transferred to Mizoram! K. Sankaranarayanan, the governor of Maharashtra, was Sunday transferred and appointed as the Mizoram governor for the remainder of his term, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said. A press communique said Gujarat Governor Om Prakash Kohli “will discharge the functions of the governor of Maharashtra, in addition to his own duties, until…

  • UK plans Asbos for terrorists

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    New powers to tackle extremist groups are being looked at by the government, the home secretary has said. The Government is planning to acquire new powers to tacle extremist groups, the home secretary said. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Theresa May said what have been dubbed “Asbos for terrorists” could be introduced for those who…

  • `Shake your Bootiya`

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    Actors Arjun Kapoor and Deepika Padukone during the launch of song Shake your Bootiya from the film Finding Fanny in Mumbai. After ‘O Fanny Re‘, actress Deepika Padukone and Arjun Kapoor launched the second song, ‘Shake Your Bootiya’, from their upcoming ‘Finding Fanny’. The song is as wacky and hilarious as its lyrics, which have…

  • Chitrangada dazzles the ramp

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    Actor Chitrangda Singh displays the creation of fashion designer Harshita Chatterjee Deshmukh during the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Winter/ Festive 2014 in Mumbai. Dusky beauty Chitrangada Singh dazzled the ramp showcasing traditional attire for designer Harshita Chatterjee Deshpande at Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2014. “I was told that this collection is inspired by temples and…

  • UK detainees on slave wages

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    Campaigners have criticised private firms for using immigration detainees as cheap labour inside detention centres after research suggested this saves them millions of pounds. Some detainees said they were being paid as little as £1 an hour to cook and clean, according to a Guardian report. Home Office figures showed that in May this year,…

  • Singh wanted to meet Pak militants

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    JKLF leader Yasin Malik has said then Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh wanted him to contact militants in Pakistan. Malik told Rajat Sharma in his TV show “Aap ki Adalat” that the request was made to him in 2006, two years after Manmohan Singh became prime minister.According to Malik, Manmohan Singh desired the contacts so as…

  • RSS and Modi: Modus vivendi

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    Although the assertions of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat about India being a Hindu nation and that all its citizens are Hindus in a cultural sense have long been among the basic tenets of the Hindu nationalist outfit, the reiteration of these old postulates undoubtedly has something to do with the Bharatiya Janata…

  • Udhav backs Modi on “booing” CMs

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot be held responsible for the booing and heckling of non-BJP chief ministers in some states, including Maharashtra, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has said.“The people who are booing are not imported from Gujarat or New Delhi, they belonged to Maharashtra, ditto in Haryana,” Thackeray said, referring to the hooting of…

  • WHY ARE WE SCARED OF BEING IN OUR OWN COMPANY

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    Daily Dose by Bikram Vohra Oops, I have just had a thought. Not one of those cosmic, celestially illuminating, lightning strikes the empire thoughts but one of those ‘what do you know’ variety where something vaguely hits you and it has been there for years tucked away in the recesses of the mind except you…

  • Apollo strikes deal with Man United

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    India-based Apollo Tyres strikes a deal with one of Europe’s most favourite football clubs to promote the brand in 69 countries across the world. Apollo Tyres in association with Manchster United will set up eco-friendly football pitches by using 100% recycled rubber from its own tyres to engage with the communities in the grass-root level.…

  • OBITUARY: UR Ananthamurthy

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    Eminent Kannada writer Ananthamurthy dead  Renowned Kannada writer and literary critic U.R. Ananthamurthy died in Bangalore on Friday after a brief illness. He was 82. Murthy, who was admitted to a private hospital last week for treatment of infection and fever, was put on multi-support system, as his condition turned critical earlier in the day, hospital sources…

  • World’s 1st ‘Green’ temple

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    Acharya Swamishree Maharaj presides over the opening ceremonies of Shree Swaminarayan Mandir at Kingsbury in London. The ornate £20m temple will be the world’s first ‘eco-temple’ featuring solar panels on the roof and a rainwater harvesting system. The new mandir combines traditional Indian architecture and carvings with “green” technology, and is funded entirely by the…

  • God’s Own Country to Go Dry

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    South Indian state of Kerala, one of the top destination for tourists, readies for new liquor policy Kerala’s new liquor policy would be submitted to the high court on Aug 26, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said.”Today (Friday) morning we have finalised the details of the liquor policy that was recommended last evening by the UDF…

  • Asian Lite Bookshelf

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    Short stories, self-help and seduction  Overcoming emotional obstacles can be achieved only when one liberates the soul or learns new lessons of life from Mahatma Gandhi’s principles. On the other hand, there are women who will go to any length to fulfill their desires. All this and more is at the Asian Lite book stack this…

  • Konkona turns golden girl @ LFW

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    Actor Konkana Sen Sharma displays the creation of fashion designer Anavila during the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Winter/ Festive 2014 in Mumba. Actress Konkona Sen Sharma put her best fashion foot forward when she hit the ramp Thursday in a metallic sari with yellow-gold and rust-gold blocking teamed with a gold metallic blouse as a…

  • Can work while pregnant: Rani

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    Actor Rani Mukerji during the flag off of a Women Beat Marshall`s scheme, at Police Gymkhana in Mumbai. Popular actress Rani Mukerji says her marital status won’t affect her work and even a pregnancy won’t come in the way as long as the director is comfortable.After marriage, actresses often cut down on their work. Asked…

  • Pak govt polishes US shoes: Imran

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    Parliament rallied behind Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as an unrelenting opposition leader Imran Khan warned the US not to interfere in Pakistan’s domestic politics. Many thousands of opposition activists continued their protest in the heart of Islamabad for the seventh straight day demanding the resignation of Sharif, saying the 2013 election he won was rigged. Cricketer-turned-politician…

  • Opportunity for British brands

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    The UK India Business Council have identified a number of emerging opportunities and challenges for UK Companies in India’s Fashion and Beauty sector in a joint report with Cluttons, launched at an event on the Indian consumer with Mark Ashman, former CEO of Marks and Spencer’s India.  The UK India Business Council report ‘Fashion and…

  • Google on Indian online market

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    Indian online market set to explode: Google study With the Indian online market set to explode, telecom companies stand to generate an additional revenue of $8 billion and EBITDA of $2.9 billion over the next three years, a joint study by Google and AT Kearney has forecast. India will witness a major mobile explosion with…

  • Bedford most generous

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    Bedford has been crowned the UK’s most generous town, BBC said citing data gathered by donation site JustGiving. In the year to May 2014, 41,631 people with a Bedford postcode gave a total of £1,145,967 to appeals on the site. JustGiving compiled its list based on the number of givers and the amount donated in relation…

  • Anti-Semitic attacks on the rise

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    In France and Germany, synagogues and Jewish community centres have been firebombed. In Britain, a rabbi was attacked near a Jewish boarding school. And in Australia, a bus carrying Jewish schoolchildren was targeted by teenagers shouting “Heil Hitler” and threatening to slit the children’s throats. But while anti-Semitism is clearly a problem, is it correct…

  • Brits top list of ‘suicide tourists’

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    The numbers of ‘suicide tourists’ going to Switzerland to take their own lives has doubled within the sace of four years, reports a study published online in the Journal of Medical Ethics. Citizens from Germany and the UK make up the bulk of the numbers, with neurological conditions, such paralysis, motor neurone disease, Parkinson’s, and…

  • India warms up to Arab world

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    The Modi government’s refusal to have a parliament resolution condemning Israel for the bombardment in Gaza had attracted a lot of flak. Now India is warming up to Arab states, a traditional partner and ally.  Emphasising the government’s “unflinching commitment” to expand ties with the Arab world, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Thursday said there…

  • Pak protest: What will army do?

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    A leading Pakistani daily Thursday wondered about the army’s role in the current political impasse, saying that perhaps it even steered events from behind and was like a “big brother chiding the children of democracy to behave – or else”. “In the evolution of virtually every political crisis, there comes a point where the military…

  • Goa CM uses N-word

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    Goa government is in the news once again for using a racial offensive term while referring to Africans and Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has now apologised after protests. In an annexure submitted to the state assembly, the term ‘unknown African Negro’ was used while referring to an African national who was arrested from the beach…

  • Priyanka @ Jhalak Dikhla Jaa

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    Actor Priyanka Chopra on the sets of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 during the promotion of film Mary Kom, in Mumbai. Priyanka Chopra has been on a promotional spree and leaving no stone unturned to promote her upcoming flick Mary Kom. Priyanka recently made a chick appearance on the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7…

  • Shilpa walk for Masaba @ LFW

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    Actor Shilpa Shetty walks on the ramp for designer Masaba Gupta`s show during the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Winter/ Festive 2014 in Mumbai. Designer Masaba Gupta Tuesday showcased her fashion line at Lakme Fashion Week Winter/ Festive 2014 and her showstopper Shilpa Shetty grooved with the models on the ramp.Donning a slinky black printed cut-out…

  • Modi faces SC challenge of judges bill

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    The Supreme Court will hear Monday a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill.An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice R.M. Lodha said Thursday the matter would be heard along with other similar petitions listed for hearing after senior counsel Sushil Kumar Jain mentioned a plea by…

  • E-Commerce & Biz Models

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    Aparajita Gupta meets PwC Director Saurabh Srivastava who says profitable biz model, a must for e-commerce firms The blooming e-commerce companies in India need to focus more on a business model that will be profitable in the short to long term for better survival, a senior functionary of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has said. “The Indian e-commerce companies…

  • Fareed faces new plagarism charges

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     Indian-American journalist Fareed Zakaria, who two years ago got away from a plagiarism controversy claiming he made a “terrible mistake”, is facing fresh plagiarism charges from anonymous internet watchdogs.The website “Our Bad Media” in a Tuesday report by @blippoblappo and @crushingbort cited 12 instances where Zakaria appears to have lifted passages wholesale from other authors.“Their…

  • John the Jihadi with multicultural accent

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    The English jihadist who beheaded the American journalist James Foley is believed to be the leader of a group of British fighters holding foreign hostages in sources, the Guardian has said quoting sourcing. “As an international manhunt got under way on Wednesday, the English-speaking militant was identified to the Guardian by one of his former…

  • curious case of cricket coaches

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    What exactly is the role of Ravi Shastri, the new director of cricket operations of the Indian team now in England to complete a tortuous tour playing five one-dayers and a Twenty20 game after losing the five-Test series 1-3?It is not the role of the former India all-rounder but the designation that tells a story.…

  • Sikhs can’t skip helmets

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    Sikhs in the Canadian province of Ontario will not be exempted from wearing helmets, Premier Kathleen Wynne announced.The Canadian Sikh Association said it received a letter last week from Wynne stating the Liberal government, for safety reasons, will not allow Sikh motorcycle riders to wear only turbans, the Toronto Star reported Wednesday.“After careful deliberation, we…

  • Raja, Kani get bail in 2G case

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    A special court here Wednesday granted bail to former telecom minister A. Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi, ADMK chief M. Karunanidhi’s wife Dayalu Ammal and others in a money laundering case related to the allocation of 2G spectrum.Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge O.P. Saini allowed the bail pleas of Raja, Kanimozhi, Dayalu Ammal, Swan…

  • Pak defends talk with separatists

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    Pakistan’s ambassador to India defended his recent talks with Kashmiri separatists, saying that including them in a dialogue is the only way to find a lasting peace between the South Asian rivals. Abdul Basit spoke to reporters in New Delhi two days after India called off diplomatic talks with Pakistan because he had met with separatist…

  • Boy with big hands baffles docs

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    The Barcroft TV aired a footage on Kaleem Khan, 8, who has huge palms weighing more than 12 kg. The rare condition makes his daily tasks such as eating, wearing clothes, tying shoelaces and playing really difficult . Kaleem was born with hands twice the size of an average baby, and his palms now measure 13…

  • Sush walk for Amit @ LFW

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    Fashion designer Amit Agarwal walk with actor Sushmita Sen during his show at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Winter/ Festive 2014 in Mumbai. Stunning in a black gown with a transparent back, Sushmita Sen turned the show stopper for Amit Aggarwal as Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2014 rolled off Tuesday with a display of the…

  • US welcomes Modi despite opposition

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    The US has reiterated that it looks forward to welcoming Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi despite an online petition seeking cancellation of his visit.An online “We the People” petition to the White House initiated by US based Sikhs for Justice had demanded that instead of hosting Modi at White House, President Barack Obama should condemn…

  • Gaza war is back

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    The conflict in Gaza has flared up with renewed rocket fire and air strikes as talks in Cairo aimed at forging a durable ceasefire in the six-week war broke down. A woman and a two-year-old girl – reported to be the wife and child of Mohammed Deif, Hamas’s military chief, whom Israel has wanted to…

  • Yoga legend no more

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    World renowned Yoga guru B.K.S. Iyengar, who founded the ‘Iyengar Yoga’ died at a private hospital here early Wednesday, an aide said. He was 96. A widower, he was suffering from age-related ailments and breathed his last around 3.15 am. The funeral will be held here later Wednesday. Author of several books on Yoga, its practice and…

  • World News N Pics

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    News pictures from around the world

  • UK: Controlling husbands face jail

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    The British government will introduce new legislation to jail husbands who keep their wives downtrodden, the Teelgraph reported. Theresa May, the Home Secretary, published proposals for a new offence of “domestic abuse” designed to criminalise men who bully, cause psychological harm or deny money to their partners. The law would make the worst cases of…

  • Pak Army calls for dialogues

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    Pakistan army calls for dialogue as protesters reach parliament  The Pakistan army on Wednesday called for dialogue to resolve the current political crisis in the country as thousands of anti-government protesters forced their way to reach the parliament building demanding resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The current “situation requires patience, wisdom and sagacity from…

  • ‘Secrets of a silent man’

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    Manmohan Singh sought a soft job, but Indira Gandhi did not agree’ Manmohan Singh, who steered the UPA government for 10 years as prime minister, was looking for a ‘soft’ job in his 50s but was told by then prime minister Indira Gandhi to become the governor of the Reserve Bank of India as he…