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  • BJP ready for polls in Delhi

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    Prodded by the RSS, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) declared Sunday that it was ready for fresh assembly elections in Delhi. The BJP’s new state president Satish Upadhyay made the announcement after a half hour meeting with Home Minister Rajnath Singh here. He said if the polls were announced, “the BJP is fully prepared to…

  • Gaiety marks Bonalu festival

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     Bonalu, the folk festival of Telangana, was celebrated here Sunday with pomp and gaiety. Hundreds thronged the Mahankali temples in the Old City and other parts of Hyderabad since morning. This is the first Bonalu after the formation of the Telangana state. The festival is being officially celebrated as the Telangana government has declared it…

  • PICS: Alia & Aditya unveils Manish collection ‘Portraits’

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    Actors Alia Bhatt and Aditya Roy Kapoor at designer Manish Malhotra`s show at the India Couture Week 2014, in New Delhi. Trust Manish Malhotra to create something different. The ace designer created an old world charm at the Shree Raj Mahal Jewellers India Couture Week (ICW) with ‘Portraits’, an amalgamation of vintage embroidery on contemporary…

  • PICS: Pranab on tour

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    Indian President Mr  Pranab Mukherjee on tour in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. He attended ceremonies at leading education institutions besides visiting the Padmanabha Swami Temple, at Trivandrum, in Kerala and Mariamman Temple in Thanjavur

  • INTERVIEW: M.S. Swaminathan

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    Anando Bhakto talks to eminent agriculturalist M.S. Swaminathan and he says special Agricultural Zones can aid food security in India He’s been credited with mentoring the Green Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s that saw India grow from a food deficit nation to a food surplus nation. Now, in the face of an “unpredictable” monsoon,…

  • India to revive ancient Nalanda

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    Imran Khan says Applications have come from the US, Russia, England, Spain, Germany, Japan, Myanmar, Austria and Sri Lanka for Nalanda University which is set to open Sept 1 Part of a premier state-owned hotel will temporarily serve as a hostel for students of the revived Nalanda University, an international centre of learning coming up in…

  • FRIGHTFUL STUFF

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    DAILY DOSE By Bikram Vohra So I am catching up with my email having left it all unplugged these past four days and there is the usual dross and spam and I notice that my old friend Joanna who wants to meet me terribly has been joined by Esmerelda and Ibo, both of whom share…

  • WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES

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  • Lord’s Test delicately poised

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    India were looking solid post-tea against England but three quick wickets in the last session were enough to put the second Test at Lord’s in a delicate situation and evenly poised with the visitors ending with a lead of 145 runs on Day 3 here Saturday. After bowling out the hosts for 319 in the…

  • MH17 black boxes not found: Rebel leader

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    A pro-Russian militia leader Saturday claimed that the black boxes of the Malaysian jetliner that crashed in Ukraine have not been found even as Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor agreed on a thorough and impartial investigation into the horrific tragedy. Aleksandr Borodai, the pro-Russian rebel leader in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, denied Saturday…

  • India & Palestine issue

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    `India’s West Asia policy unlikely to see major change’ There could be a nuanced change in India’s West Asia policy under NDA rule but there will be no substantive change, former diplomats and analysts have said, as the Modi government prepares to debate, after initial reservation, the spurt in violence in Gaza in Parliament Monday…

  • Just Sport on Jadeja-Anderson spat

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    Veturi Srivatsa  in his weekly column analysing the Jadeja-Anderson spat. It is a test case for new chief Srinivasan  It is incongruous to find players from India and England standing eyeball-to-eyeball within a month of the expressed bonhomie of their board along with Cricket Australia in joining hands to rule World cricket. It is difficult to believe…

  • Hindutva hawks and Modi India

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    Amulya Ganguli analysing the stance of Hindutva brigade during the Modi rule in Delhi. Modi is an “ideal swayamsevak” and the saffron zealots will, therefore, expect him to fulfil their dream of establishing a Hindu rashtra (nation) The latest reported observations of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) supremo, Ashok Singhal, echo what the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue,…

  • Israel escalates Gaza raids

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    At least 330 Palestinians, the vast majority of them civilians, have died and 2,400 others have been wounded since Israel launched a major military offensive in the Gaza Strip 12 days ago, medical sources said. The number of people killed has risen sharply since the Israeli army escalated its “Operation Protective Edge,” campaign of massive…

  • ‘Go to Gulf with rights’

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    Amnesty International India launches ‘Go to Gulf with rights’ campaign to help expats In a bid to prevent human rights violations among Indian migrant workers in the Gulf region, Amnesty International India and UAE Exchange India have launched a “Go to Gulf with rights” campaign. The awareness campaign will provide information about migrant workers’ rights under Indian…

  • ‘Knowledge, innovation key for progress’

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    Knowledge and innovation are the underpinnings of progress and prosperity in the 21st century, President Pranab Mukherjee said . “In this age of globalisation, we can derive competitive advantage only from an eco-system that is conducive to new learning, research and innovation,” he said after inaugurating the golden jubilee celebrations of the National Institute of Technology…

  • PICS: TYPHOON FURY

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    Super typhoon Rammasun hits China and Philippines. Rammasun made its landfall in Zhanjiang on Saturday. This was the second landfall of Typhoon Rammasun in China’s coastal areas within four hours.

  • PICS: Folklore Fest- Croatia

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    Participants from Canada perform at the 48th International Folklore Festival in Zagreb, capital of Croatia. More than a thousand participants in 42 groups from Croatia and 10 other countries took part in the traditional festival.

  • PICS: Burma Martyr’s Day

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    Aung San Suu Kyi, daughter of Aung San, led a prayer meet at the Martyrs’ Mausoleum to mark the 67th Martyrs’ Day in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar held a ceremony here Saturday to commemorate fallen national heroes including Gen. Aung San and eight others who sacrificed their lives for the country’s independence

  • GALLERY: Manish Arora Collection

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    Designer Manish Arora’s show at the India Couture Week  in New Delhi contain several wow designs. Here is a collection of pics

  • Heatwave in Paris

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    An unsual heatwave is gripping the European cities.  People cool themselves in a fountain near Eiffel Tower in Paris, France

  • BACK TO NORMAL…WELL, ALMOST

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    DAILY DOSE By Bikram Vohra You know the part about being ill is that you get well and then all the sympathy you have been garnering disappears like a mist. Zip, gone. Misery is addictive. You were wallowing in it. Everyone was at your beck and call. They asked you what you felt like eating.…

  • PICS: The massacre on air – A tribute

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    Rescuers are still working at the crash site of MH17 of Malaysian Airlines near the city of Shakhtarsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk. Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said according to the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Annex 13, the Ukrainian government should institute an investigation into the circumstances of the deadly MH17 incident, and be responsible…

  • OBIT: Nadine Gordimer

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    Saeed Naqvi pays tribute to Nadine Gordimer- Chronicler of apartheid and South Africa’s transition  The world was in ideological transition when I met Nadine Gordimer in her bungalow in a Johannesburg suburb. Nelson Mandela had been released that very month after 27 years in the “White Man’s prison”. Earlier, the Soviet Union had collapsed. Wild victory celebrations…

  • Roy remarks on Gandhi draw flak

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    Booker wwinner Arundhathi Roy’s remarks on Father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi  triggered a new row in India . During a speech in India, Roy accused Gandhi of discrimination and called for institutions bearing his name to be renamed, The Guardian reported. She was addressing students at Kerala University in  Thiruvananthapuram, Roy, 52, described the generally accepted…

  • Jaya oppose Sanskrit Week celebration

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    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that celebration of Classical Language Week in each state based on linguistic heritage will be more appropriate than celebrating Sanskrit Week. Jayalalithaa said: “As you are aware, Tamil Nadu has a rich cultural heritage based on the ancient Tamil language. There has also…

  • Lord’s Test evenly poised

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    Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s four-wicket haul and a fighting century from Gary Ballance left the second Test between India and England evenly poised after the second day’s play at the Lord’s here Friday. Bhuvneshwar (4/46) completely wiped out the England top-order before Ballance fought back with a gutsy 110 that took England to 219 for six in…

  • Merkel to revive trust with US

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    German Chancellor Angela Merkel Friday said the lost trust between Germany and the US due to allegations of spying activities could be rebuilt only by talks and agreements. Speaking at a press conference, Merkel said the two countries should use conversation platforms such as US-German cyber dialogues to establish trust, Xinhua reported. She stressed that…

  • Morocco’s Sahara plan gets the nod

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     US President Barack Obama has extended support to Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara in line with the policy adopted by the last three US administrations. This “explicit support” is a recognition by Washington of Morocco’s King Mohammed VI’s regional leadership and stabilising force in Africa, according to Peter Pham, director of the Africa Centre…

  • Modi gets High Court notice

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      The Allahabad High Court has issued a notice to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a petition was filed accusing him of electoral malpractices in the Lok Sabha election. In the petition filed before the bench of Justice V.K. Shukla, Congress candidate Ajay Rai, who lost the Lok Sabha polls against Modi in Varanasi, has alleged…

  • Amarnath Yatra resumes

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    The Amarnath Yatra resumed at 10 a.m. Saturday from both Baltal and Pahalgam routes after its temporary suspension, an official said. A senior police official said in Srinagar Saturday: “After its temporary suspension yesterday (Friday), the Amarnath Yatra was today resumed from both Baltal and Pahalgam routes.” The Yatra was halted Friday following clashes in Baltal…

  • China calls for ceasefire in Gaza

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      China has appealed for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza Strip between Israel and Palestine’s Hamas and avoiding of any military ground operations and other actions that may lead to further escalation of the crisis. Liu Jieyi, China’s permanent representative to the UN, made the appeal at an emergency meeting of the Security Council on…

  • US drone attack kills eight in Pakistan

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     At least eight militants were killed Saturday in a US drone attack in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region. According to officials, the attack occurred at around 3 a.m. when an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fired two missiles on a compound in Dattakhel area, around 35 km west of Miranshah, Dawn online reported. The dead militants belonged…

  • Interpol to help identify MH17 victims

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      Interpol said that they would send a team to help identify the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 that crashed Thursday in eastern Ukraine. In a press release, Interpol Friday announced that at the request of the Ukrainian authorities, they are ready to send in the team in the next two days, Xinhua reported.…

  • SPB Honoured at British Parliament

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    Padma Bhushan Dr. SP Balasubramaniam was felicitated at the British Parliament . The event was hosted by  Senior Labour leader and MP from Southall Virendra Sharma MP. The Chief Guest on the occasion was High Commissioner of India Ranjan Mathai, Guests of Honour included Lord Loomba and Lord Dholakia, while Dr Nanda Kumara of Bharatiya…

  • Rise in multicultural brides in Britain

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    The multicultural population in the UK now stands at over 7.5 million, particularly in London areas such as Tower Hamlets and Newham which are booming in popularity. It therefore comes as no surprise that this area of growth is proving big business for a number of niche market operators; particularly those offering services in the…

  • Bhuvneshwar make England sweat at Lords

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    Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up three wickets to leave England struggling at 125 for four in the first innings as India still led by 170 runs at tea on the second day of the second cricket Test at Lord’s here Friday. Bhuvneshwar struck in quick succession in the first session to snare the England openers…

  • TOKYO SPACE EXPO 2014

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  • PICS: Festival with sand

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    Some snaps from the international festival of sand sculptures in St.Petersburg, Russia

  • LOVEENA TANDON : I can feel an India buzz in London

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    Loveena Tandon, the UK/European correspondent for Aaj Tak/Headlines Today, looks into the changing attitudes of Western World to Indian Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi and how London is changing its hues to welcome Modi About 400 guests, predominantly of Indian origin, gathered at London’s prestigious Marriott Hotel applauded when Prime Minister David Cameron said: I…

  • From police with Love…

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    A Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officer has helped to raise £1,570 for a family who were the victims of two terrifying aggravated burglaries in the space of a year. Sucha Singh, 44, is paralyzed from the neck down and was forced to watch in horror as three masked men forced their way into the house…

  • HOW TO STEM SPORTS DEPRESSION?

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    DAILY DOSE By Bikram Vohra All this hype about sports has a downside. For the past three months it has been running our lives, isolating the men and some of the women, the whole texture of normal family life disrupted, even socializing predicated to the timing. IPL. Wimbledon. The World Cup. Suddenly, it is all…

  • Netaji’s kin approach Modi for probe

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    Family members of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose have approached Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an SIT to probe the “disappearance mystery” of the nationalist leader. Subhash Chandra Bose was declared killed in an air crash over Taipei, Chinese Taipei (formerly Formosa) Aug 18, 1945. But, many people doubted his death and though numerous commissions were…

  • Modi welcome to visit Pakistan: Envoy

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     Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be welcome whenever he chooses to visit Pakistan, said that country’s envoy here Friday. Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit said a visit to Pakistan by Modi “would be welcome whenever he comes”. But Basit noted that such high-level visits “don’t happen without adequate preparation”. “It is too early to…

  • Lucky escape for Scottish couple

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      A Scottish couple “loyal” to Malaysia Airlines escaped by the skin of their teeth when they were told that there were no seats available on flight MH17 to Kuala Lumpur, and were forced to switch to another airline. MH17, which crashed in Ukraine Thursday killing all 298 on board, is believed to have been…

  • Kejriwal slams Delhi budget

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    Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday criticised the Delhi budget and said the BJP has taken a “u-turn” on almost all the election promises. “BJP (had) promised 30 percent reduction in tariff. It didn’t do it. Why this u-turn? BJP has made a u-turn on almost all poll promises,” Kejriwal said in a tweet.…

  • Flight MH17 crash site

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  • Chinese exports regain pace

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    Mark McFarland, Chief Economist for Coutts, comments on Chinese exports ChChina’s latest data set adds conviction to our overweight stance on Asia Pacific markets. China’s economy grew at an annual rate of 8% when comparing the quarter ending June to the previous one. Economists had expected growth to rise from 5.6% in the first quarter…

  • Saina pulls out of Commonwealth Games

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    India’s chances of winning a gold in badminton at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games starting July 23 got a major jolt as defending champion Saina Nehwal Friday pulled out of women’s singles event. The World No.7 said she suffered blisters during last month’s Australian Open and couldn’t prepare for the Glasgow Games. “I am pulling out…

  • UK to overhaul insurance system

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    The British government has introduced the Insurance Bill to Parliament, which will support the growth of Britain’s insurance industry and help customers by updating the 100 year-old rules governing contracts between businesses and insurers. The new bill introduces a more modern legal regime which will benefit both insurers and their business customers by increasing transparency…