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  • US police Officer indicted for assaulting Indian grandfather

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    By Arun Kumar  An Alabama police officer who assaulted an unarmed Indian grandfather while he was taking a morning walk in front of his son’s house in a Madison suburb has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Eric Parker, the Madison police officer who slammed Sureshbhai Patel, 57, to the ground in the Feb…

  • Yadav, Bhushan sacked from AAP

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      Dissident leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan were sacked  from the National Executive of the AAP, a party that had stormed to power in Delhi last month. Yadav’s supporters Anand Kumar and Ajit Jha were also removed from the Aam Aadmi Party’s 21-member National Executive, the party’s highest executive body that coordinates its activities…

  • SONIA: A ramshackle alliance and a missing son

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     Why Rahul Gandhi decided to a take a break, recalling his earlier periodic slumming in Dalit households, will not be clear till he breaks his silence. But, as of now, some of the effects of his absence are becoming clear. The most obvious of them is that Sonia Gandhi has had to return to active politics to…

  • VAJPAYEE: A giant in Indian politics

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    In the six decades he was in electoral politics, the now ailing Atal Bihari Vajpayee, presented the Bharat Ratna on Friday, catapulted from one who lost one election after another to a colossus who eventually became India’s only non-Congress prime minister to last a full five years in office. In the short but tumultuous period…

  • Ban Ki-moon warns of biological weapons threat

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     UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the whole world to continue to remain vigilant against the threat of biological weapons despite the progress made by the international community in preventing their spread, media reported on Friday. In his message marking the 40th anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Biological Weapons Convention, the secretary-general…

  • Germanwings fallout brings new cockpit rules

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    Air New Zealand  joined other global airlines in stipulating that two crew members would have to be present at all times in the cockpit, amid allegations that a co-pilot willfully crashed a passenger jet earlier this week, locking the pilot out of the cockpit. Prosecutors indicated on Thursday that the co-pilot of Germanwings flight 4U…

  • European Imams unite against extremism

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      By Kaliph Anaz Leading Imams from Britain and Europe gathered in London to condemn the atrocities taking place in the name of Islam and issued an appeal to the community to reclaim the ‘digital space from those who wish to tarnish their faith.’ Over 120  Imams attended the summit in London and released  a…

  • Jaguar Land Rover to invest £600 million in UK

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    Jaguar Land Rover has today reaffirmed its long-term commitment to the West Midlands, with confirmation of a £600m investment in the region to support product creation and advanced vehicle manufacturing. The largest single investment has been made at the company’s Castle Bromwich plant, where over £400m has been spent in new and upgraded facilities to…

  • President Pranab Mukherjee’s gesture welcomed

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    President Pranab Mukherjee’s gesture to personally visit Atal Bihari Vajpayee to hand over the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian honour, to the ailing former prime minister, has been widely welcomed. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi said the president by stepping out of protocol to personally visit Vajpayee at his Krishna Menon…

  • Dhoni calls for changes in ODI’s

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    Indian captain M.S. Dhoni  advocated changes in playing conditions governing one-day games, saying too many boundaries can cause boredom and the 50-over matches should not become like T20 outings. “It’s my personal opinion, I would like them to change. In the history of cricket we have not seen 200s; in three years’ time you see…

  • Paxman grills Cameron and Miliband

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    David Cameron and Ed Miliband have been put on the spot over immigration, the EU and spending plans in the first set-piece TV broadcast of the election. The PM said he had “turned the economy around” while the Labour leader said he was “tough enough” to be PM. Jeremy Paxman began the Channel 4/Sky programme…

  • Venezuela ready for dialogue with US

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    Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said Venezuela is ready to initiate dialogue with the US based on mutual respect and equality, and that he is prepared to speak directly with US President Barack Obama on this basis, Spanish news agency Efe reported. “Venezuela is ready for a dialogue based on respect and in terms of…

  • Telangana takes lessons from Kerala

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    By Sanu George   If it was Goa that first decided to replicate the Kerala model of protecting its rich biodiversity, the newly formed state of Telangana is now following suit. Kerala is the only state in the country that has established Biodiversity Management Committees (BMC) at all panchayats as required by the Biological Diversity Act…

  • Kamala Harris to block ‘kill the gays’ ballot

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    California’ Indian-American Attorney General Kamala Harris has asked a state court to allow her to block a planned controversial move to put before voters a measure authorising the killing of gays and lesbians. Calling the proposed “Sodomite Suppression Act” patently unconstitutional and utterly reprehensible, Harris filed a request with the Superior Court in Sacramento Wednesday,…

  • Facebook to roll out suicide prevention tools

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    Popular social media site Facebook will introduce suicide prevention and support tools for vulnerable Australian users in the coming months, a company official has said. The initiative, which was welcomed by mental health groups when it was unveiled in the US earlier this year, allows users to report concerning online posts, The Brisbane Times reported.…

  • Kejriwal accused of “horse trading”

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    AAP leaders Prashant Bushan and Yogendra Yadav  accused the party chief and the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of “horse trading” and said that he acted in an autocratic manner and refused to pay heed to opposing voices. Bhushan, who along with Yadav addressed the media, said that despite the party’s massive defeat in 2014…

  • India needs to be energy independent : Modi

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    Stressing on energy security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India will have to be independent in this area and seek new avenues to replenish existing sources in a bid to serve the growing appetite of the people. “We need to be independent when it comes to providing our people with energy,” Modi said,…

  • Human trafficking to get life in Britain

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    By Anasudhin Azeez  To stem modern day slavery, Britain has implemented a new law under which human traffickers could be punished with life imprisonment, London-based Asian Lite daily reported . The maximum jail sentence for traffickers has been increased from 14 years to life imprisonment under the provisions of the Modern Slavery Act, 2015. It…

  • Salman to record statement

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     Bollywood mega star Salman Khan will step into the witness box  to record his statement on the 13-year-old hit-and-run case in which he allegedly ran his vehicle over pavement dwellers here. A man was killed and four others were injured. Salman has been ordered to personally appear before Additional Sessions Judge D.W. Deshpande to record…

  • UK Business into Renewed India

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    British South India Council of Commerce and British Business Group Chennai in association with Goa Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) , The Madras Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) & Cochin Chamber Of Commerce And Industry (CCCI),  organised a business meet  ” UK Business into Renewed India” at Parliament House in London. The business meet had 18…

  • Dhawan’s dismissal was the turning point: Dhoni

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    A crestfallen Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said opener Shikhar Dhawan’s dismissal was the turning point in the cricket World Cup semi-final against Australia, which his team lost by 95 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Dhoni said Dhawan was settled in the middle and stroking the ball well till during India’s 329-run chase…

  • Co-Pilot deliberately crashed aircraft

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    The co-pilot of a plane which crashed in the Alps activated the descent button and refused to open the cockpit door to the pilot. Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin says the co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, 28, was alone at the controls of the Germanwings flight and “intentionally” sent the plane into the doomed descent reports Sky News.…

  • Bibi begins talks to form government

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      Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  began negotiations for the formation of the next government, a process that will continue at best until the second half of April. Negotiations kicked off with delegates of Netanyahu’s Likud Party, which won the March 17 elections with 30 seats, to be followed by a series of meetings in…

  • Iran condemns Saudi-led air strikes

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    Iran condemned Saudi Arabia-led air strikes on Yemen, urging an immediate end to the military strikes against the country, media reported. Describing the move as an aggression, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham said launching military strikes against Yemen would complicate the crisis in the country and kill opportunities for peaceful resolution to the crisis…

  • India fall 95 short

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      Australia comprehensively overwhelmed India to oust the defending champions and enter the cricket World Cup final with a 95-run win in their semifinal encounter at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). With the triumph, Australia ensured a summit clash against co-hosts New Zealand and will be vying for their fifth title at the Melbourne Cricket…

  • Saudi offensive in Yemen gets support

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    Jordan, Sudan, Morocco, Egypt and Pakistan have declared their willingness to participate in Saudi Arabia’s ‘Al-Hazm against the Shia Houthi militia in Yemen, Saudi Press Agency reported. Arabia and its Gulf region allies launched military operations including airstrikes in Yemen to counter the Shia Houthis besieging the southern city of Aden. Gulf broadcaster al-Arabiya TV…

  • Two arrested in Bengal nun gang rape case

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      The West Bengal Police arrested two people in connection with the March 14 Ranaghat nun gang rape case, police said. A team of CID (Criminal Investigation Department) of the state police nabbed a Bangladeshi Mohammed Salim Sheikh from Mumbai in the morning with the help of the Mumbai crime branch, police said. CID Deputy…

  • Decide Lakhvi detention in 5 days: Court

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      The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday ordered the Punjab government to take a decision within five days regarding the detention of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi. Lakhvi had submitted an application in the LHC on Wednesday with two pleas — one challenging his detention and the other alleging that the federal…

  • US airstrikes support Iraqi efforts

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    The US has begun airstrikes to support Iraqi government efforts to recapture the city of Tikrit from the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, overcoming earlier resistance to its intervention, Efe news agency reported. “At the request of the government of Iraq, coalition forces are providing support to Iraqi security forces as they combat ISIL (as…

  • Pakistan examining Saudi request for Yemen operation

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    Pakistan  said it was examining Saudi Arabia’s request to join the Gulf-led operation against Shia Houthi militias in Yemen. Advisor to Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz confirmed that top Saudi officials had contacted the Pakistani leadership requesting it to join the Yemen operation, Dawn online reported. A decision has not…

  • Pilot locked out of cockpit before crash: Report

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      One of the two pilots of the crashed Germanwings flight may have been locked out of the cockpit before the plane crashed in the French Alps, the New York Times reported. The report quoted a senior military official involved in the investigation as saying that evidence from a cockpit voice recorder indicated that the…

  • INTERVIEW: Jackie Chan

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    Asian cinematic icon Jackie Chan, whose latest actioner “Dragon Blade” hits Indian screens on Friday, says he may come down to the country to shoot his new film “Kungfu Yoga”, the first project under a India-China co-production agreement signed during President Xi Jinping’s visit here last September. When Chan last visited India in 2013, he…

  • FBI to track hate crimes

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    Six US lawmakers along with leading advocacy groups have welcomed the inclusion of Sikh, Hindu, and Arab American communities in the Department of Justice’s hate crimes tracking effort. This is the final step in the long-fought effort to encourage the US federal government to finally begin tracking and quantifying hate crimes against these at-risk communities,…

  • Countdown begins for launch

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    The countdown for the lift of an Indian rocket with the country’s fourth navigation satellite as the sole passenger began, the ISRO said. According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the 59 and half hours countdown for the launch of rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV–27) carrying Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System-IRNSS-1D began in the…

  • India 329 runs from final

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    Bouyed by Steven Smith’s fine century (105 runs off 93 balls), Australia posted 328/7 after chosing to bat against India in the second cricket World Cup semi-final here. Smith alongwith opener Aaron Finch (81 off 116) contributed to the bulk of the home team’s total with a 182-run second-wicket partnership at the Sydney Cricket Ground.…

  • Britain’s Gentle Giant Dares Asian Fayalwans

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    Eddie Hall, UK’s strongest man, is challenges Asian fayalwans (strongman) to test their might in Britain or in their home turf. British-Asian millionaire businessman Mo Chaudhry offers cash prize for the winner…writes Kaliph Anaz   Eddie Hall, UK’s strongest man, is challenges Asian fayalwans (strongman) to test their might in Britain or in their home turf. Mo…

  • Zayn Malik has quit One Direction

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    Zayn Malik has quit One Direction, the band have confirmed in a statement. Malik said: “My life with One Direction has been more than I could ever have imagined. But, after five years, I feel like it is now the right time for me to leave the band. “I’d like to apologise to the fans…

  • India votes against gay rights for UN staff

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    India was among 43 countries which voted in favour of a Russia-drafted resolution that proposed doing away with benefits for same-sex partners of the United Nations staff. India said that UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon, a strong proponent of gay rights, had “of his own accord” changed the existing rules without consulting member countries. The…

  • Kerala Tourism wins national award

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    Kerala Tourism was conferred the national Web Ratna Award for 2014 for exemplary e-governance initiative through the internet. The Kerala Tourism website (www.keralatourism.org) won the Golden Icon award in the ‘Outstanding Content’ category of the Web Ratna Awards, instituted by the Union government under the ambit of the National Portal of India. Kerala Tourism secretary…

  • Modi heading west

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     Giving a fillip to India’s ‘Link West’ foreign policy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go on an eight-day official visit to France, Germany and Canada from April 9 to 16. External affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin, announcing the tour, said: “The prime minister’s visit to these countries reflects the ‘Link West’ aspect of India’s foreign…

  • Germanwings crash probe begins

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      A probe was launched  into the crash of an Airbus A320 of a German budget airline with 150 people on board in southern France while flying from Spain’s Barcelona to Germany’s Dusseldorf. A plane operated by Germanwings, the budget carrier of Germany’s Lufthansa airlines, crashed on Tuesday in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the southern French Alps…

  • Church of England gets second female bishop

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    The Church of England  appointed its second female bishop. The Archbishop of York John Sentamu announced that the new Bishop of Hull will be Reverend Canon Alison White, BBC reported. “This is a joyous day. I am delighted to be welcoming Alison as the next Bishop of Hull,” Archbishop Sentamu said. Reverend White is currently…

  • Manmohan moves SC against summons

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      Former prime minister Manmohan Singh moved the Supreme Court challenging the summons issued to him by a special court over the allocation of Talabira II coal block in Odisha to Kumar Mangalam Birla-owned Hindalco in 2005. The matter is likely to be mentioned for an early hearing on Thursday. Special Court Judge Bharat Parashar,…

  • Spectrum auction concludes

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     After 19 days of rigorous bidding, the auction of airwaves for telecom operators concluded, with officials initially placing the figure of cumulative bids at over Rs.100,000 crore. auction was conducted for 800 MHz, 900 Mhz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz covering both mobile telephony and broadband, including 4G. Till Tuesday, the government had received cumulative…

  • Obama sees Palestinian state sabotaged by Bibi

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    US President Barack Obama has said that “it’s hard to envision” the creation of a Palestinian state after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent remarks rejecting the idea, and that the possibilities of a lasting peace right now are “very dim”. “There still does not appear to be a prospect of a meaningful framework established…

  • Qatar ink six agreements with India

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    India and Qatar inked six agreements, including one on transfer of sentenced prisoners, as visiting Emir of Qatar Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here . The Emir, who is here on a two-day visit, was in the morning accorded a ceremonial reception at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan.…

  • Sledging will be the Australian weapon: Rohit

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      India’s batting mainstay Rohit Sharma said on that Australian cricketers might use sledging as a weapon during their high-voltage cricket World Cup semi-final match  but hoped they wouldn’t cross the line of tolerance. “It’s part of the game, I guess. I just hope they don’t cross the line. We all know as professional cricketers…

  • Search operations resume in the French Alps

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    The search operations for an Airbus A320 of a German budget airline with 150 people on board which crashed on Tuesday in southern France while flying from Spain’s Barcelona to Germany’s Dusseldorf, resumed on Wednesda. A plane operated by Germanwings, the budget carrier of Germany’s Lufthansa airlines crashed in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the southern French Alps…

  • ISIS releases Bangladeshi hostages in Libya

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    Two Bangladeshis, who were held hostage by the Islamic State (IS) terror group in Libya, have been released after 18 days, the foreign ministry here has confirmed. Helal Uddin of Jamalpur and Mohammed Anowar Hossain of Noakhali were released on Tuesday evening and were taken to Libya’s Sirte hospital for check-up, bdnews24 reported. The physical…

  • NRI develops new imaging technique

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    A new imaging technique developed by an Indian American scientist will allow pathologists a peek into the structures of tissues and cells, enabling quicker and better diagnostic assessments. Rohit Bhargava, a professor of bioengineering at the University of Illinois, led the team of researchers that developed the new technique that uses a combination of advanced…