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  • Saudi restricts marrying foreigners

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    The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced tighter regulations for men wanting to marry foreigners, and has banned them from marrying expat workers from four specific countries, BBC reported. Bridegrooms must give the police a marriage proposal and ID signed by their local mayor – which will then be sent to the government for consideration…

  • Mission I success- Beniwal sacked

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    Beniwal sacked in accordance with Constitution: Naidu Parliamentary Affairs minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Thursday said that the decision to sack Kamla Beniwal as Mizoram governor was taken in accordance with Constitution and there was “no politics in it”. “Action against Kamla Beniwal was taken in accordance with the Constitution and there is no politics in it,”…

  • Monkey owns copyright

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    A selfie taken by a black macaque on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi three years back has become a tug of war between Wikipedia and the photographer who claims he is the owner of the selfie. Wikipedia has refused to remove the famous selfie, saying the monkey – and not the photographer – owns the…

  • Boris to back on Westminster politics

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    London Mayor Boris Johnson has confirmed he intends to stand as an MP for the Conservative Party at next year’s general election. But he said it was “highly unlikely” he would one day stand to become Conservative leader, replacing David Cameron, as there was “no vacancy”. Boris has been linked to Uxbridge and South Ruislip…

  • The goof-up on Anderson Affair

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     Ashis Ray says Dhoni, BCCI to blame for goof-up on Anderson affair  Indian cricket captain Mahendra Dhoni’s obstinacy and ignorance about the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) processes have caused an unmitigated loss for Indian cricket on the James Anderson affair, where it could have been victory. The latest and lasting slap was delivered Wednesday when the ICC,…

  • The man with the golden shirt!

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    Quaid Najmi meets the man with the golden shirt! James Bond’s rival had a golden gun. This school dropout is acquiring a golden shirt that weighs four kilograms and costs a staggering Rs.1.30 crore ($214,000). But then, Pankaj Parakh, a school dropout who made his fortune from his garment fabrication business and who is a corporator to…

  • Delhi to tough on junkets

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    The union sports ministry  virtually clamped down on junkets abroad by officials of the Indian Olympic Association and the National Sports Federations (NSFs) by asking them to furnish by Aug 20 the details of their trip to Glasgow. The move comes in the wake of the unsavoury incidents involving two Indian officials at the Glasgow…

  • NEWS N PICS – World

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    Hiroshima tops the news agenda of today’s pictures. People shout slogans to call for peace at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on August 6, 2014. Hiroshima, the city that suffered U.S. atomic bombing in 1945 during the World War II, commemorated the 69th anniversary of the bombing on Wednesday at the city’s Peace Memorial…

  • Blame game begins on WTO deal

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    India blames rich nations for trade talks deadlock India blamed the rich nations for a deadlock on global trade talks in Geneva last week and said they were unwilling to discuss other issues of importance to developing countries, such as permanent solution on food subsidy. “Some developed countries were reluctant to engage on other issues,”…

  • PICS: Leader on tour!

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  • PICS – Times Square Bus Collision

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    Two sightseeing buses collided headon at Times Square. The collided double-decker sightseeing buses are seen at Times Square, New York City, the United States. Two sightseeing buses crashed at the tourist-dense site on Tuesday, injuring 14 people were injured, three of them critically, according to the latest report

  • JD Design Fest 2014

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    Models walk the ramp during 9th JD Design Fest 2014 at ITA Machkhowa centre in Guwahati. JD institute of fashion technology, Guwahati centre is organizing the 9th JD DESIGN FEST’ 2014 with “Responsibility” as its theme. The show will be of two days. R.C Dalal, the Executive Director of JD Institute of Fashion Technology, inaugurate…

  • Vidya distributes ‘Smartcanes’

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    Aactor Vidya Balan during the launch and distribution of SmartCane and Plextalk Vachak function by The Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC), St. Xavier’s college, Mumbai. Bollywood actor and alumnus of St Xaviers’ College, Mumbai, Vidya Balan handed over the devices to the students. “This device will now integrate visually impaired into the…

  • Three fold surge in teenage drinking

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     Revealing an alarming trend, a team led by an Indian-origin researcher has reported a threefold surge in the number of male teenagers drinking alcohol in India, especially in urban cities and poorer households. “The proportion of men who started drinking in their teenage rose from 19.5 percent for those born between 1956 and 1960 to…

  • The risk of seeking remedy on Internet

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    Daily Dose by Bikram Vohra Most of us are compu-Doctors. We feel so good when we are unwell. To compound this felony we have, thanks to the Net become experts. I turned into a compudoc about three years ago and am now convinced that I have the symptoms of at least 37 ailments of the exotic…

  • Murdoch drops Warner bid

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    Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has withdrawn its bid to purchase US entertainment giant Time Warner for an estimated $80bn (£47bn), BBC reported. Time Warner rejected Fox’s initial offer in July. The company wrote in a statement that Time Warner had “refused to engage with us to explore an offer which was highly compelling”. It added…

  • Thanks to Mamma, FB for a new life

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    Sahana Ghosh  writes about a student gets new life courtesy mother’s liver, Facebook campaign A month and a half ago Srijani Halder had slipped into a coma following the sudden onset of jaundice that irreversibly damaged her liver. Her life-saving liver transplant came in the form of an odd mix of family support and the social…

  • THE FUNNY SIDE – Gender Issues

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    Nury Vittachi focus on gender issues which can be confusing  I was so outraged when an American friend said that Asian males were kind of “girly” that I almost hit him with my shoulder bag. But instead I just gave him a cold stare and turned back to my Hello Kitty collection. Westerners have bizarre…

  • Portrait of a politician as a writer

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    Vikas Datta portrays politicians as successful writers  A British prime minister who was a novelist too, a US president known for works on history and nature, an Indian statesman who was a famous philosopher too… They make a compelling case that politics is not a full-time occupation and its practitioners can shine in other fields…

  • BJP elders sidelined in the Modi era

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    Prashant Sood says in Modi era, little place for BJP seniors like Advani and Joshi They anchored the rise of the BJP in the 1990s and guided it through the tumultuous years in the opposition but do not appear to have a role in the party’s first full-majority government. L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi,…

  • REVIEW: Modi’s first visit to Nepal

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    Saroj Mohanty says Modi’s Nepal visit unfurls vision of an integrated South Asia  Flying in to Kathmandu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he wanted to forge a “new relationship” with Nepal that could serve as a model for regional partnership in South Asia. After his two-day visit, it is apparent he has succeeded to a large…

  • Call to stop arms export to Israel

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    Senior British politicians including Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond call for suspending arms licences to Israel after “the country “overstepped the mark” in its attacks on Gaza. Clegg said he shared Baroness Warsi’s “concerns” over Britain’s relations with Israel and said such licences should be halted pending an existing…

  • UNICEF raps Israel for killing children

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    Nearly 400 children killed in Israel’s offensive on Gaza: Unicef Economic losses at $1.6 billion, while Palestinian Public Works Minister Mufeed al Hasayne said $5 billion would be needed to repair damages to buildings and infrastructures Nearly 400 Palestinian children were killed and 2,500 wounded in the 29-day Israeli offensive on the Gaza strip, and…

  • Nepal to host 18th SAARC Summit

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    The Himalayan country to host 18th SAARC Summit on  Nov 22-27  Nepal will host the 18th SAARC Summit here Nov 22-27, the government announced . The foreign ministry made the formal announcement saying the dates had been circulated by the Kathmandu-based SAARC Secretariat to the grouping’s other seven member states. “We decided to announce the dates of…

  • Air India to begin daily flights from Birmingham

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    Air India has committed to increase its Birmingham-Delhi-Amritsar operation from four flights per week to daily services from November, when its 18th Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ aircraft is inducted into service.  Announcing the growth plans at a celebratory dinner to mark Air India’s first anniversary of operating from Birmingham Airport, the airline’s Commercial Director, Mr Pankaj Srivastava,…

  • NEWS N PICS – World

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  • Manchester Airport back to normal

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    Flight services  have resumed at Manchester Airport after a fighter jet was scrambled to escort a passenger plane. Greater Manchester Police said the Qatar Airways pilot received information about a possible device on board. The Airbus A330-30 had 269 passengers and 13 crew on board. The news first broke on Twitter where eyewitnesses posted pictures…

  • PICS: Cavalia in Singapore

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    The horses for equestrian theatrical spectacular Cavalia were showcased at the Cavalia fairgrounds at Marina Bay, almost a week after touching down in Singapore. The most popular cast member is Troubadour, even though he only has about 30 seconds of showtime. Troubadour and the rest of the horses are settling into their new surroundings, ahead of…

  • PICS: Golden Shirt, price – 1.3 crore

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    Pankaj Parakh, a Nashik based businessman wearing a shirt made-up of 4 kg pure gold costing Rs 1 .30 crore during his visit to Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai

  • India Inc. hails RBI move

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    India Inc. Tuesday welcomed the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) move to put more funds into the system by cutting statutory liquidity ratio (SLR). However, it said that an interest rate cut should also be considered when inflation is slowing down and growth needs a boost. “At a time when industrial growth continues to be…

  • BIG INTERVIEW: Soha Ali Khan

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    Soha Ali Khan tells Subhash K.Jha that there’s no perfect relationship Be it Bollywood or Hollywood – in the world of showbiz, several marriages are crumbling. Actress Soha Ali Khan, who recently got engaged to her beau Kunal Kemmu, says the key to a healthy relationship is to “work around the dissatisfactions” as nothing is…

  • Labour lauds Warsi decision

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    Prime Minister David Cameron lost a key ally from the Asian community as Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi quits from the government, saying the British government’s  policy on the crisis in Gaza is “morally indefensible”. She wrote on her Twitter feed that she was leaving with “deep regret”. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi has resigned from her Cabinet post…

  • Mission Home Fashion

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    Actress Nargis Fakhri during the launch of Mission Home Fashion by Portico New York in Mumbai.

  • Rani unveils ‘Mardaani’ anthem

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    Actress Rani Mukerji during the song launch of film `Mardaani` in Mumbai. Actress Rani Mukerji Monday unveiled “Mardaani” anthem and says it talks about “anger and frustration” women go through. “This anthem is a thought that has come from the anger and frustration we go through in our daily life,” Rani told reporters here. “The…

  • Baroness Warsi quits over Gaza

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    Prime Minister David Cameron lost a key BME ally as Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi quits from the government, saying the British government’s  policy on the crisis in Gaza is “morally indefensible”. She wrote on her Twitter feed that she was leaving with “deep regret”. Lady Warsi, daughter of a Pakistani immigrant, who was previously chairman of…

  • India retains key lending rates

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    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as expected, left key interest rates unchanged in its third bi-monthly monetary policy review Tuesday and said near-term tightening is not expected if inflation continues to ease. “Reserve Bank will continue to monitor inflation developments closely, and remains committed to the disinflationary path of taking Consumer Price Index (CPI)…

  • UAE expats to abide Sharia Law

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    The Foreign Office has warned expatriates living in the United Arab Emirates they could face Sharia courts in divorce or child custody cases, BBC reported. UAE personal status law provides expatriates, even if they are not Muslim, with the right to have their case heard under the Islamic law. It comes after a British mother lost…

  • Truce begins in Gaza

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    A 72-hour humanitarian truce brokered by Egypt between Israel and Palestine went into effect Tuesday in the Gaza Strip. The start of the truce at 8.00 a.m was preceded by a barrage of rockets from Gaza, with air raids sirens howling throughout southern Israel, including in the cities of Ashdod, Ashkelon and Beersheba, as well…

  • PICS: Lights out to mark World War 1

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    A candle-lit vigil at Westminster Abbey and a “lights out” event have concluded a day of ceremonies marking 100 years since Britain entered World War One. People were invited to turn off their lights for an hour until 23:00 BST, the time war was declared in 1914. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry…

  • PICS: RAKHI TIME IN INDIA

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    Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters; the festival is also popularly used to celebrate any brother-sister like loving protective relationship between men and women who are relatives or biologically unrelated. It is called Rakhi Purnima, or simply Rakhi, in many parts of India. The festival…

  • DID YOU TAKE THE RIGHT ROAD?

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    Daily Dose by Bikram Vohra It doesn’t matter how wealthy, healthy, successful or on top of the heap you are. In all our lives there was one turning we did not take, one that would have changed our lives completely. I don’t think there is anyone who hasn’t come to that crossroad and made that…

  • Delhi boy wins top award

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    Delhi student Arjit Kansal named Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 world champ Sixteen-year old Delhi student Arjit Kansal has been named the 2014 Microsoft Office Specialist World Champion in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, it was announced here Monday. Certiport, a Pearson VUE business and a test delivery solution provider for the global workforce and academic markets, announced the award.…

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  • Big B’s Yudh fails to hit bulls eye

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    Amitabh Bachchan’s Yudh,  Directed by Anurag Kashyap, was one of the most highly anticipated TV shows this year. The series also features the likes of Kay Kay Menon and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. With a powerful star cast and an intriguing plotline, one would expect the show to have become a smash hit. The news however is different.…

  • I-Day fest at Golconda Fort

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    Mohammed Shafeeq says Independence Day celebrations at Golconda Fort to bring focus back on the historic fort The decision of the Telangana government to celebrate the Independence Day at Golconda has put the spotlight back on the historic fort, which today lies in ruins due to decades of neglect and encroachments. This will be the…

  • Flood alert in Bihar

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    About 65,000 evacuated after flood alert in Bihar Over 65,000 people have been evacuated in Bihar Monday amid a flood alert, following a rise in the water level of Kosi river, an official said. A day after the Bihar government invoked the provisions under the Disaster Management Act to start forcible evacuation of people living…

  • Special Report: Asian Comedy Stars

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    Saumya Mathur looks into the new Asian comedy stars. YouTube is a boon for stand-up comedians, comedy clubs Lilly Singh, an Indian origin Canadian comedian, would never have been known as ‘Superwoman’ had she not taken to YouTube to showcase her talent. Her comic sense helped her earn over 200 million views and 3 million…

  • Air India to acquire more Dreamliner

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    Air India has spent $1.80 bn on Boeing Dreamliner Air India has spent $1.80 billion in acquiring 16 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft in the last three financial years. According to Minister of State (Civil Aviation) G.M. Siddeshwara, Air India has entered into a sale and lease-back arrangement for seven of its Boeing 787 aircraft. “Funding…

  • Turkey, UK rap Israeli attack on school

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    The United Nations was right to speak out against an Israeli attack near a UN-run school in Gaza, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said. Palestinian officials said at least 10 people died in the attack on Sunday. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called the attack “a moral outrage and a criminal act”. Mr Cameron…