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  • Portrait of a teacher as a Jihadi

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    Jamshed Javeed, a chemistry teacher in Manchester, had been preparing to leave his home after helping his younger brother Mohammed make the trip to Syria…reports Kaliph Anaz A chemistry teacher in Manchester who was poised to travel to Syria to join ISIS has been jailed for nine years. Jamshed Javeed was “determined to fight jihad” despite…

  • Dissent in AAP, Yadav and Bhushan sacked

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     AAP leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan were ready to quit from the party’s top decision-making body but got sacked by loyalists of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, senior AAP leader Mayank Gandhi has said. Gandhi, one of the 19 who attended a party leadership meeting Wednesday where the two were dropped from the Political…

  • Indian help to remove Turkish jet

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    By Anil Giri   An Indian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules transport plane carrying an aircraft removal kit landed in Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Thursday to help remove a Turkish Airlines Airbus A-330 that skidded off the runway . Nepal request to India to send the special aircraft to remove the Turkish plane from…

  • Varanasi to Kathmandu by bus

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    By Anil Giri  A direct bus service between Nepal’s capital Kathmandu and India’s Varanasi city was flagged off here at a function attended by senior government officials from both sides. The service has been started under the Motor Vehicle Agreement between Nepal and India signed during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to…

  • India look to make it four from four

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      Defending Champions India are on a roll, having won all three of their cricket World Cup matches, and are favourites to make it four out of four when they take on two-times former champions West Indies in a Pool B contest on the fast, bouncy WACA wicket here. For the West Indies, who have…

  • Kerry, Zarif meet again

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    US Secretary of State John Kerry met with the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for a third day in the Swiss lakeside resort town of Montreux for further nuclear talks before heading to Saudi Arabia. Later on  senior diplomats from Iran and the P5+1 group, namely the US, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany,…

  • Manchester terror plot release risked lives

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      A former detective who investigated a plot to blow up a Manchester shopping centre said lives were put at risk by the failure to prosecute the perpetrator in Britain. Retired Detective Allan Donoghue said The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) was wrong not to charge Abid Naseer with plotting a terrorist attack, BBC reported .…

  • What influenced Rajan’s rate cuts?

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    By Biswajit Choudhury  The second unscheduled cut  – within two months – in the repo rate at which the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lends to commercial banks was not as unexpected as the first in January. Indeed, it could even be called expected after the weekend’s historic announcement by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in…

  • Paramhansa: India’s first yoga guru in the US

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    By M.R. Narayan Swamy If India’s idea of an International Yoga Day has found easy acceptance in the UN, much of the credit must go to Paramhansa Yogananda, India’s first yoga guru in the US whose 62nd death anniversary. Unlike Swami Vivekananda, Yogananda is not that widely appreciated although he played a huge role in…

  • Kargil war tripped Pakistan: Daily times

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      The Pakistani military’s decision to launch a covert war against India in Kargil in 1999 has made Islamabad “progressively irrelevant” internationally, a columnist said. “In the context of Pakistan-India relations, 1999 can be called one of the most significant years of the post-Cold War phase,” wrote columnist Qaisar Rashid in the Daily Times. He…

  • BJP hits back at Akhilesh

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    Hitting back at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s potshot on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Wi-Fi services at the Varanasi ghats, the BJP on Thursday said his anti-technology mindset will not take him far in politics. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took on Yadav for his barb on Wednesday that Wi-Fi services at ghats…

  • Palestinian Students honour British MP

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    Bradford MP, David Ward, joined MPs from across the House of Commons to receive awards from Palestinian Students to mark MPs’ support for voting for the UK Parliament to recognise the Palestinian State.  The General Union of Palestinian Students held a celebration event in the House of Commons to acknowledge the historic vote in the…

  • Obama names NRI as IMF director

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    President Barack Obama has nominated Sunil Sabharwal, an independent Indian American investor in the payments sector, as US Alternate Executive Director at International Monetary Fund for a term of two years. The White House sent Sabharwal’s nomination to the Senate. At over two dozen, Obama administration boasts of having the highest number of Indian Americans…

  • BBC airs gang-rape documentary

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    Brushing aside Indian protests, the BBC has telecast a documentary on a brutal gang-rape in Delhi that has been banned in India, “given the intense level of interest” in it. The hour-long documentary was then uploaded on YouTube by an individual, effectively making it available to a global audience. Shown on BBC Four, “India’s Daughter”…

  • Victory for UK and Single Market

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    An historic verdict by the General Court of the European Court of Justice powerfully reaffirmed the principle that Single Market rules prevent any discrimination against countries outside the Eurozone and that legislation agreed by all 28 member states trumps policy by the European Central bank . The Court found in favour of the first of…

  • Arts consortium to help arts thrive in Leeds

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      Four arts charities in West Yorkshire have joined forces to set up a consortium to help the arts scene in Leeds grow, and they are holding an event next week to showcase the cultural, social and health benefits of getting involved in their programmes. Here to Thrive is a collaboration between Fabric, Chol Theatre,…

  • NEWS IN PICS – Latest pics from world events

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  • Archer Rocks Bengaluru

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    Author Lord Jeffery Archer interacts with audience during the launch of his new book `Mightier than the Sword` in Bengaluru, the Garden City of India. Mightier than the Sword opens with an IRA bomb exploding during the MVBuckingham‘s maiden voyage across the Atlantic – but how many passengers lose their lives? When Harry Clifton visits his…

  • Lok Sabha pass insurance bill

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    The Lok Sabha on  passed the insurance sector amendment bill, which seeks to hike the foreign equity cap on domestic companies from 26 percent to 49 percent, despite opposition protests. Formally called the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, it seeks to replace an ordinance that was promulgated earlier. The bill now faces a crucial test in…

  • Obama, Bibi divide gets bigger

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    By Arun Kumar US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took pot shots at each other as the latter warned against entering a “very bad” deal with Iran over its nuclear programme. “This is a bad deal – a very bad deal. We’re better off without it,” he said in a defiant…

  • Iran calls Bibi speech ‘show of deception’

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    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech in US Congress  on a potential agreement on Iran’s nuclear issue was a “show full of deception,” Iran’s foreign ministry said. Netanyahu’s speech was the sign of “weakness and isolation” of the radicals in Israel and their attempts to influence the international policies, ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham was quoted…

  • INTERVIEW:Dev Patel

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    By Sugandha Rawal  His brief visits to India for shooting his international movies help British actor of Indian descent Dev Patel connect to the “astounding” and “inspiring” country as well as revisit his cultural roots. “It is a wonderful way to get in touch with your culture and with your roots. I’m constantly astounded whenever…

  • Delhi rapist interview telecast stopped

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      Home Minister Rajnath Singh  said the government had taken necessary steps to stop the telecast of a documentary based on an interview with a convict in the December 16 Delhi gang-rape case. In statements in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, the home minister said the government condemns the December 16, 2012, incident…

  • Cartilage from stem cells created

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    Providing a ray of hope for arthritis patients, scientists have succeeded in producing cartilage formed from embryonic stem cells. In future, this may be used to treat the painful joint condition osteoarthritis. Scientists have developed a protocol under strict lab conditions to grow and transform embryonic stem cells into cartilage cells (also known as chondrocytes).…

  • Himalayan glaciers fast disappearing

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    By Vishal Gulati  Glaciers in the upstream basin of the Brahmaputra, a 2,900-km-long river that originates from Tibet and flows into the Bay of Bengal, are likely to reduce alarmingly by the middle of the 21st century, according to an international body which also warned that the overall flow in the river was likely to…

  • Hazare gets death threat from Canadian NRI

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    Veteran social crusader Anna Hazare has received a death threat from a Canada-based Indian resident, an aide said here . Hazare’s office has lodged a complaint with Thane Police and also written to the Maharashtra director general of police about the death threats posted on Facebook on February 24-25. According to the complaint with the…

  • Sajad Lone refuses to join J&K cabinet

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      Upset over the portfolio allocated to him, Sajad Gani Lone of the Peoples Conference (PC) refused to join the council of ministers in the PDP-BJP government headed by Mufti Muhammad Sayeed. Lone was miffed over allocation of the animal husbandry department portfolio to him by Sayeed Tuesday. He did not attend his office in…

  • Kejriwal offers to quit as AAP convenor

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    Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has offered to resign as the convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), a party source said. There were conflicting versions to Kejriwal’s offer to quit. In one, Kejriwal apparently wrote a letter on February 27 to party secretary Pankaj Gupta saying that he wants to quit as the AAP…

  • RBI cuts keys rates

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    In a surprise development that sent stock markets soaring, India’s central bank cut its key lending rates by 25 basis points, expecting inflation to soften in the coming fiscal even as it expressed concern over the postponement of fiscal consolidation by a year. Getting some positive cues from the national budget tabled last week, and…

  • Bibi slams Iran deal

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    By Arun Kumar   In a defiant speech before a joint session of Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the deal the US and its allies are negotiating with Iran over its nuclear programme as “very bad”. “This is a bad deal “a very bad deal. We’re better off without it,” he said, directly challenging…

  • Modi disapproves Sayeed’s remarks

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on  disapproved Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s controversial remarks crediting Pakistan and militants for peaceful elections in the state and said such comments cannot be supported. Modi said the PDP-BJP alliance government in Jammu and Kashmir will run on the common minimum programme (CMP). Replying to the debate…

  • Maharashtra goes beefless

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    Beef, the popular red meat, was on banned in Maharashtra with presidential assent being accorded to the relevant legislation — two decades after the assembly had passed it during the former Shiv Sena-BJP government in the state. Presidential assent was accorded to the Maharashtra Animal Prevention (Amendment Bill), 1995, which bans even the slaughter of…

  • British Sikhs Hail Regiment Plan

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    The bravery of the Sikhs is recorded in the annals of history. The Battle of Saraghiri is one of the most famous where 21 Sikh soldiers kept 10,000 Afghan tribesmen at bay and fought until their last breath in defence of the British realm, rather than desert their posts. The Afghan tribesmen had expected to…

  • Crucial spectrum telecom auction to begin

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    The finance ministry is expected to closely watch the e-auction of radio frequency spectrum, our airwaves, for telecom operators that commences, seen as crucial for the government to be able to meet its fiscal deficit target of 4.1 percent of GDP. A mock auction was conducted Tuesday. “It went off smoothly. We are all set…

  • Drive launched against female foeticide

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    By Mohit Dubey  Khaps, the body of village elders in northern India often associated with regressive social diktats, may be turning a new leaf after widespread criticism of their practices. At least a start has been made in a western Uttar Pradesh village where a sarv (larger) khap panchayat decided to launch a campaign against…

  • Prince William in China

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    The Duke of Cambridge arrived in Beijing for an official visit. This is the highest-profile UK royal visit to China in nearly 30 years. The prince met Chinese President Xi Jinping. The president said the Royal Family had contributed “positively” to co-operation between China and the UK. Prince William presented him with an official invitation from the…

  • Is Ajit Jain to succeed Buffett?

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    By Arun Kumar  As Warren Buffett revealed that someone from the Berkshire Hathaway itself would succeed him as the company’s CEO, media speculated on two likely successors – India-born Ajit Jain and Greg Abel. “Both the board and I believe we now have the right person to succeed me as CEO, a successor ready to…

  • Iran, US wrap up round one n-talks

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      Negotiators from Iran and the US have wrapped up the first round of fresh talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme in the Swiss city of Montreux. The negotiations were held  in an attempt to narrow differences on the outstanding issues over Iran’s nuclear programme, Press TV reported. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Director of…

  • A.R. Rahman to embark on US tour

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      Music maestro A. R. Rahman will kick start his three month long North American tour March 21. He promises to deliver “special performances”. The tour will begin May 21 in Huntington, NY at The Paramount before travelling to major cities across the US, including the Beacon Theatre in New York City, Bass Concert Hall…

  • British girls lured by attractive jihadis

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    Attractive jihadi fighters can be “eye candy” to lure British Muslim girls, a former female extremist has said. The former extremist said she was taught to see Britain as a “kuffar (non-Islam) nation” that had killed many Muslims and was “our enemy”, BBC reported on Tuesday. “As a teenager, I wanted to get my piece…

  • West Indies can upset India: Clive Lloyd

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      West Indies’ chairman of selectors Clive Lloyd believes India are formidable opponents but says a disciplined West Indies effort can see the reigning World champions beaten when the two teams meet in a cricket World Cup Pool B game at the WACA Ground here. India are unbeaten in three outings in the ongoing tournament…

  • Shiv Sena tells Muslims, no special treatment

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      “If the Muslim community in India want any special treatment as Muslims, they should go to Pakistan,” the Shiv Sena warned here. “If they (Muslims) want anything from this country, they must first accept India as their motherland and proclaim ‘Vande Mataram’. They cannot demand freedom and yet continue to cling to their religion,”…

  • Youth obesity linked with high BP

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    As the number of overweight adolescents go up, so does the number of youth with high blood pressure, a study shows. Body mass index (BMI) in adolescents has a statistically significant association with both systolic blood pressures (SBP) and diastolic blood pressures (DBP), the findings showed. “An important finding in our analysis is that BMI…

  • Jaishankar meets his Pakistani counterpart

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    Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar met his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhary here on the third leg of his four-nation SAARC yatra. Accompanied by a delegation of diplomats, Jaishankar was welcomed by officials from the foreign ministry as well as those from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, Dawn reported. The primary agenda for the…

  • Obama slams Netanyahu

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    By Arun Kumar   Ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the US Congress, President Barack Obama slammed his approach on a nuclear deal with Iran even as the Israeli prime minister struck a conciliatory note. Pointing to the 2013 interim deal with Iran, Obama told Reuters news agency on Monday that Netanyahu, who has come to…

  • Internal tussle hurts Kejriwal

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    Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on  said he was “deeply hurt and pained” by the ongoing tussle in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). “I am deeply hurt and pained by what is going on in the party. This is betrayal of trust that (the people of) Delhi reposed in us,” Kejriwal tweeted, adding that he…

  • Iran blames west for ISIS crimes

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    Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has slammed the West for the crimes committed by Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in Europe and the Middle East. “Why quite a sizeable number of individuals and groups espousing extremist ideologies and engaged in acts of brutal terror and heinous violence, in Europe and on a much bigger…

  • Bill Gates world’s richest

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    By Arun Kumar  Mukesh Ambani again tops 90 Indian billionaires, 28 of them newcomers, on Forbes’ annual ranking as Bill Gates emerged as the world’s richest person for the 16th time in the last 21 years. With a current net worth of $79.2 billion, up from $76 billion in 2014, Gates for the second consecutive…

  • Sikh boy in US shares racism footage

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    A shocking video of a bunch of school kids abusing a Sikh boy in the US state of Georgia was uploaded on video-sharing website YouTube and is going viral. The video, which was uploaded on Sunday by a user named “Nagra Nagra”, claims that the Sikh boy being bullied is named Harsukh Singh and is…

  • Mr Cage, please get out of the box

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    Cage’s research director Asim Qureshi told the media that the Jihadi John was in fact ‘beautiful and kind’ and it was the intimidation by the spooks that unhinged him, making him the callous, bloodthirsty butcher that we know of today …writes YZ Patel ‘Victim culture’. A recent inception where the onus of responsibility for any actions…