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  • Correct distorted impression of Muslims: Obama

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    By Arun Kumar    Citing the good work by Muslims around the world including India, with one of the world’s largest Muslim populations, US President Barack Obama acknowledged that many in the US have a distorted impression of Muslims. A part of the challenge in fighting the scourge of terrorism, he said was to correct the…

  • British Muslim Women Unite to Make a Stand Against ISIS

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    Muslim women are set to come together at #MakingAStand events, being held across the UK, as they look to make a united stand rejecting the barbarism of ISIS and take the lead in combating extremism and radicalisation in their communities. The women, from across local communities, will attend a series of events in key cities…

  • Modi push for boosting agri-production

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi said there is a need to adopt new scientific methods to boost agricultural production in the country. The agricultural production can be transformed with the use of new scientific methods, he said while launching the ‘Soil Health Card’ (SHC) scheme in Suratgarh, situated over 300 km from Jaipur. The SHC scheme…

  • Humanitarian visa sought Patel’s wife

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    A noted Indian-American lawyer has sent a letter to US Secretary of State John Kerry to issue a humanitarian visa to the wife of an Indian grandfather assaulted by an Alabama policeman. New York based lawyer Ravi Batra has sent another letter Air India’s Regional Manager to fly in free the wife of Sureshbhai Patel,…

  • RAF jets escort Russian bombers seen off Cornwall

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    RAF jets were scrambled on  after two Russian military aircraft were seen off the Cornwall coast, the Ministry of Defence says. The Russian Bear bombers were escorted from the UK area of interest, but did not enter sovereign airspace, it said. On the same day, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon warned that Russia’s President Putin posed…

  • India a bridge with hostile countries: Israel

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    Israel expressed hope that India could act as a “bridge” between Tel Aviv and “hostile” countries in the Middle East. Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon, giving a talk here, also said that the “sky is the limit” to enhancing cooperation with India in every field, including in their “behind the scenes” security cooperation. To a…

  • Hot bath for Indian mangoes

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    By Ranjana Narayan    India’s prized Alphonso mangoes will be treated with “hot water” as part of procedures to remove any contaminants like fruit flies before being exported to Europe, especially Britain, where they have a large market, a top EU trade official said. Maurizio Cellini, First Counsellor, Head of Trade and Economic Affairs team of…

  • HAL to make light utility choppers

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    State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will make military and civil variants of light utility helicopters (LUH) for the Indian and global markets, a top official said Thursday. “We are setting up a greenfield facility near Tumakuru to manufacture LUHs in the three tonne class for which there is a huge potential demand in the domestic…

  • Kumble to be inducted into ICC’s Hall of Fame

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      Legendary leg-spinner Anil Kumble will be inducted into the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Cricket Hall of Fame during the World Cup match between India and South Africa in Melbourne, the game’s world governing body announced . Kumble, who succeeded Rahul Dravid as India’s Test captain, will be the 77th member to be included in…

  • RBI lifts gold coin ban

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    The World Gold Council (WGC)  said the RBI’s decision to lift a ban on import of gold coins and medallions by banks and allowing them to import gold on a consignment basis was a right move. “These are important clarifications in the right direction, following removal of 80:20 import restriction and definitely positive for the…

  • Not at war with Islam: Obama

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    By Arun Kumar   Asserting that not religion but people are responsible for violence and terrorism, President Barack has declined to call the war against Islamic State terror group in Iraq and Syria as a war against a religion. “We are not at war with Islam, we are at war with those who have perverted Islam,”…

  • London to host Dubai property show

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    First Annual Dubai Property Show Hits London on Feb 27th  at London Olympia. The exhibition will last till Sunday Sumansa Exhibitions, the producer and organisers of global property and consumer shows, have announced the first annual Dubai Property Show (DPS), taking place at the iconic London Olympia from February 27th-March 1st.  The free event will host over…

  • Going…going…gone! Modi suit

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s famous ‘name-striped’ jacket stole the show at the three-day charity auction that began here , with a businessman bidding around Rs.1.21 crore for the attire. Sported by Modi when US President Barack Obama visited India in January, the suit was among the 450 items that went under the hammer Wednesday, evoking…

  • Kiran Bedi defends her poll statement

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    Defending her post Delhi assembly polls statement — “It is not my defeat, it is a defeat of the BJP” — former chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi  clarified that she said so because she had not failed herself in person. “There are two parameters of measuring success. One is the outer success and another inner…

  • HSBC’s Geneva office searched

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    Swiss prosecutors searched HSBC bank’s Geneva branch as part of an inquiry into alleged money-laundering, media reports said. The raid came more than a week after allegations that HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) may have helped wealthy clients, including Indians, evade tax. “A search is currently underway in the premises of the bank, led by Attorney…

  • Modi talks defence preparedness and modernisation

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      Prime Minister Narendra Modi  said it was important to modernise India’s defence forces and increase preparedness. Inaugurating the 10th edition of the Aero India 2015 here, Modi said: “We do need to increase our defence preparedness. We do have to modernise our defence forces.” “We have to equip ourselves for the needs of the…

  • Lahore suicide bombing kills 8

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      At least eight people were killed and several others, including a child, injured in a suicide bombing in Pakistan’s Lahore city, with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claiming responsibility for the terrorist attack. Officials said the attack targeted the Police Lines but the security measures forced the bomber to detonate his explosives prematurely, Dawn reported.…

  • India can retain World Cup: Gary Kirsten

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    By Sandip Sikdar  Former India coach Gary Kirsten exuded confidence in the defending champions, asserting that they have what it takes to retain the cricket World Cup crown. “They can retain the title. Absolutely! Everyone seems to write off India but that is a very dangerous thing to do because they know how to play…

  • Lankan Tamils distressed over UN probe report

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    Sri Lanka’s main Tamil political party  expressed distress at a decision taken by the Human Rights Council in Geneva to postpone the submission of a report based on war crimes. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) which has been pushing for the report to be submitted as scheduled next month said it will seek a meeting…

  • India seeks global investment in aerospace

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    By Fakir Balaji  Taking up the Narendra Modi government’s ‘Make in India’ campaign avidly, the defence ministry is pulling all stops to ensure global firms invest in the fledgling aerospace industry so it can reduce imports and achieve self-reliance. “In line with the government’s policy to promote greater indigenisation in the defence sector, the thrust…

  • Taliban attack Afghan police headquarters

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    At least 24 people, including 20 policemen, were killed and nine wounded in Afghanistan’s Logar province after a group of Taliban militants attacked the police headquarters, media reports said. Four attackers armed with guns and wearing suicide vests arrived in a car at the eastern Afghan province’s police headquarters in the provincial capital of Pul-e-Alam,…

  • Will ensure complete freedom of faith: Modi

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      Drawing on ancient Indian tradition of mutual respect for all faiths, Prime Minister Narendra Modi  said the government would ensure “complete” freedom of faith for all to have an “undeniable” right to practise any religion without “coercion”. Addressing a gathering of Christian leaders here, Modi said: “My government will ensure that there is complete…

  • Cathy Newman – No place to hide

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    The Cathy Newman debacle is something that refuses to go away. Emails are constantly in my inbox since it was first published in the Huffington Post that the Channel 4  journalist had actually lied during the Muslim Council of Britains visit a mosque day initiative…writes YZ Patel People say to me.. Your columns carry a…

  • COLLATERAL DAMAGE: A SHORTAGE OF BLANKETS

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    Why is it that certain acts of terrorism and gratuitous violence simply slip off the news page while others garner attention? Bikram Vohra explores… Why is it that certain acts of terrorism and gratuitous violence simply slip off the news page while others garner attention? The obvious response would be that faceless people in weak…

  • ?Dalai Lama undeterred by protests

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      By Vishal Gulati  Globetrotting elderly monk the Dalai Lama, who is revered as a spiritual leader in the Orient and the West, considers himself a citizen of the world. He loves to interact with the public, especially youth, despite encountering protests. Wearing his trademark maroon robes, the Nobel Peace Laureate explains that the protesters…

  • Danish gunman pledged allegiance to ISIS

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      The gunman suspected of killing two people in the Danish capital Copenhagen had sworn allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group on Facebook, CNN reported. The Facebook post pledges “allegiance to Abu Bakr (IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi) in full obedience in the good and bad things. And I won’t dispute with him…

  • Hindu temple vandalized in US

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     In the latest attack targeting Hindus places of worship, a temple in Washington State was vandalized on the eve of its planned celebration of Maha Shivaratri, according to media reports. When members of the Hindu Temple Cultural Center in Bothell, 36 km from Seattle, went there on Sunday they found a swastika painted on it…

  • India-Britain to minimise antibiotics abuse

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      In a landmark India-Britain collaboration, scientists are seeking to address the problem of antibiotics abuse. The UK-Indian Centre for Advanced Technology for Minimising the Indiscriminate use of Antibiotics (UKICAT-MA) will focus on research in anti-microbial resistance (AMR). This will be led by the University of Sheffield and University of Bradford to establish smart materials for…

  • AAP now dream Uttar Pradesh

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    By Mohit Dubey   After winning the assembly elections in Delhi hands down, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has set its eyes on Uttar Pradesh — the country’s politically most crucial state. The state had slipped out of the party’s radar following the initial euphoria after Arvind Kejriwal took power in Delhi the first time in…

  • India, Lanka ink civil n-deal

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    India and close neighbour Sri Lanka  sought to begin a new chapter in their relations as the island nation’s newly-elected President Maithripala Sirisena held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and the two sides inked four agreements, including one on civil nuclear cooperation. Sirisena, who arrived here Sunday evening on a four-day state visit…

  • Kate Pledges Support For childrens Mental Health

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    The Duchess of Cambridge has recorded a video message in support of the first ever Children’s Mental Health Week. She says that stigma around mental health means that many children do not get the help they need reported BBC. The duchess recorded the message for the Place2Be charity, which is organising the mental health week. Kensington…

  • Trinamool retains Bongaon, Krishnaganj seats

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      West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress  retained the Bongaon Lok Sabha and Krishnaganj assembly seats where by-polls were held last week. The BJP finished second in Krishnaganj, pushing the CPI-M, which heads the opposition Left Front to the third spot. In Bongaon, the CPI-M finished second while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took the third…

  • NRI surgeon on a mission to save lives on Indian roads

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    By Arun Kumar An Indian-American surgeon is on a mission to save thousands of lives that are lost on Indian roads every day with an innovative training programme for trauma first responders using a $200,000 simulator dummy. Rajasthan University educated surgeon Dr. Dinesh Vyas, an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at Michigan State…

  • Egyptian Church confirms executions by ISIS

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    The Egyptian Orthodox Church confirmed  that the 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians abducted by the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Libya have been executed by the militants, Xinhua reported, citing Egypt’s state-run MENA news agency. “We watched the painful video. We can confirm (that) the slain were our kidnapped sons in Libya,” spokesman for the…

  • Sirisena accorded ceremonial reception

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    New Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena was accorded a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan  in the presence of President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sirisena along with his wife Jayanthi Sirisena also paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. This is the Sri Lankan president’s maiden foreign trip after assuming office following the…

  • Yuvraj sparks IPL bidding war

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    Indian left-hander Yuvraj Singh was bought by the Delhi Daredevils for a whopping Rs.16 crore. But in a big surprise, there were no takers for South African opener Hashim Amla after the first round of bidding for marquee players in the IPL auction here. The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction ahead of the eighth season…

  • Pray for me:Kejriwal on first working day

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      On the first day of office as Delhi’s chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal  said his health is better now and asked people to pray for him. Kejriwal was suffering from high fever when he took the oath of office Feb 14. “Fever gone. Feeling much better. Restarted daily morn walk and yoga, which had stopped…

  • British women at higher dementia risk

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     Dementia is now a leading cause of death among British women and they are far more likely to end up suffering from physical and emotional stress, and consequent job losses, find researchers. “Women are dying from dementia but not before it has taken a considerable toll on minds and bodies. In Britain, dementia hits women…

  • Sirisena begins India visit

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    Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena arrived here  on a four-day state visit – his maiden trip abroad since he won the presidential elections last month. He was received by Minister of State for Shipping P. Radhakrishnan. On Monday, President Sirisena will be accorded a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan after which he will go to…

  • India win, jinx continues for Pakistan

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    India had won all their previous five meetings against Pakistan in the World Cup and it was no different Sunday as the defending champions defeated their neighbours by 76 runs to take the advantage to a perfect tennis scoreline of 6-0. India once again came out on top in the high-octane clash to defeat Pakistan…

  • Modi calls for energy revolution

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    Calling for an energy revolution in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said India had the strength and resources to lead the world’s fight against global warming. “If there is one country to show the world the way to combat global warming it is India,” Modi said inaugurating the first three-day Renewable Energy Global…

  • Curry is King in Britain

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    By Natalia Ningthoujam She comes from a family of chefs and co-owns Southall-based Brilliant Restaurant that specialises in Punjabi cooking with a Kenyan twist. Dipna Anand, a London-based Indian chef, says the city has welcomed Indian curries with open arms. “Indian cuisine is pretty big in the UK. So much so that the national dish,…

  • Pakistan optimistic on dialogue with India

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      Pakistan stands for “meaningful and serious dialogue” with India, a top official has said, after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif. Reacting with “cautious optimism”, Sartaj Aziz, the advisor on foreign affairs and national security, said India took the step due to persuasion by the UN and some…

  • Denmark shootings kills two

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      At least two people were killed and five police personnel were injured in separate shooting attacks in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen since Saturday evening, media reported . In the first attack Saturday evening, one person was killed and three police officers injured when gunmen opened fire at a meeting on blasphemy at a cultural centre,…

  • Mamata reshuffles Trinamool leadership

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      Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Saturday effected a series of organisational reshuffles in what is being termed as a move to clip the wings of her one-time second in command Mukul Roy. Roy, a former railway minister, has seemingly fallen out with Banerjee after his interrogation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in…

  • Obsolete laws to be repealed: Modi

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      Prime Minister Narendra Modi  said the government has identified around 1,700 obsolete and is working towards their repeal. Pointing out that the world is looking at India with great hopes, he said one of the reasons for this was the global investor community trusts the independence of the country’s judicial system. “At times laws…

  • India-Pak clash to give World Cup momentum

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      India-Pakistan clashes always create a lot of buzz among cricket fanatics and it is no different this time as the high-octane encounter is once again ready to enthrall fans, this time during the World Cup at the Adelaide Oval here Sunday. For many, the outcome of the World Cup doesn’t even matter as a…

  • Kejriwal promises a corruption-free Delhi

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      Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal pledged to make Delhi the country’s first corruption-free city and urged his party colleagues never to be arrogant. Addressing thousands at the Ramlila Maidan after taking oath as chief minister, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader pressed the need to make Delhi a full state. In his second stint as…

  • 266 kg gold missing from Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple

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    As much as 266 kg gold is missing from the famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple here, says former chief government auditor Vinod Rai in his audit report submitted to the apex court. The highlight of the report that has been obtained by media reveals that out of the 893 kg gold that was given out for…

  • Modi has a cricket diplomacy with Sharif

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      In a display of “cricket diplomacy”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi  spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif as well as leaders of some other SAARC nations to convey his best wishes for their teams in the ICC World Cup 2015 and said Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar would visit the countries, including Pakistan, soon. Shortly…