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  • Mothers day order on Valentines day backfires

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      A directive asking schools and colleges in Maharashtra’s Satara district to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day as “Mother’s Day” was withdrawn , an official said. Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde said of the Feb 11 circular: “It was wrong to issue such a circular.” Shortly after  the story, a top state education department official called…

  • Pakistani Taliban attack kills 20

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      At least 20 people were killed and over 50 others injured when Pakistani Taliban militants attacked a Shia mosque in Peshawar city during Friday prayers, sparking protests across cities, police and hospital officials said. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack, Dawn reported citing an email sent by the group. Heavy firing…

  • Modi summons police chief after Christian school attack

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      A Christian school was ransacked and burgled here, prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to summon Delhi Police chief B.S. Bassi and voice “deep concern” over rising crime in Delhi. Employees of Holy Child Auxilium School in Vasant Vihar in south Delhi told police that a few CCTV cameras in the premises were damaged, the…

  • Meat is murder!

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    Did the Muslim Council of Britain come out and defend the perpetrators of this cruelty who purport to be their co religionists? No. They came out immediately and unequivocally condemned it. Calling them ‘abhorrent in Islamic Practice’ The evidence for what was going on was all to see as secret cameras filmed what was going…

  • Ramlila Maidan ready for Kejriwal

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      The sprawling Ramlila Maidan in the heart of the national capital is almost ready for Saturday’s swearing-in ceremony of Delhi Chief Minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal. A Delhi government official said all the arrangements were in place at the venue, which is likely to be thronged by thousands. Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and four Aam Aadmi Party…

  • Indian grandfather assaulted by US police

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    By Arun Kumar   The FBI is investigating an incident in which an Indian grandfather’s encounter with police in Alabama left the man partially paralysed, while one of the involved officers has been arrested. Sureshbhai Patel, 57, had recently come from India to help care for his grandson, who was born prematurely and was suffering from…

  • World Cup Cricket kicks off

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    The 2015 cricket World Cup was declared open here  after a two-hour extravaganza featuring 1,000 performers, including past and present New Zealand cricketers and some of the country’s top musicians. The high-budget show was beamed live to 2.5 billion people across more than 220 countries and opened the sport’s showpiece tournament in style. There was…

  • Obama’s video selfie goes viral

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    A new video of US President Barack Obama, in which he uses a selfie stick to sell his ambitious health insurance plan, has gone viral – generating over 15 million views in just eight hours of its release late Thursday. The two-minute video by the Los Angeles-based BuzzFeed Motion Pictures Group is made with a…

  • Train derails near Bengaluru,12 dead

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      Twelve passengers died and 30 were injured when the Bengaluru-Erankulam inter-city express derailed near Bengaluru, said Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. Chandy, who spoke to Karnataka Home Minister K.J. George, told reporters in Kochi (for which Ernakulam is the railhead, and said a Kerala delegation led by Electricity Minister Aryadan Mohammed has left for…

  • INTERVIEW: Nimrat Kaur

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    By Sandeep Sharma   Talented Indian actor Nimrat Kaur, who has been rubbing shoulders with Hollywood’s creme de la creme at foreign awards’ galas since her internationally acclaimed and BAFTA-nominated film “The Lunchbox” and American TV series “Homeland”, says the scope of roles for Indian actors has widened across the globe. “The scope for Indian actors…

  • Is it time for a leadership change in Congress?

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    By Trina Joshi  The Congress needs to go for a leadership revamp following its humiliating rout in the Delhi election, experts say, but the country’s oldest party does not feel that is necessary. Political pundits say the massive defeat in Delhi has again put the focus on leadership deficit in the party and its need…

  • Obama calls Nawaz to improve India ties

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    Two weeks after his visit to India, President Barack Obama telephoned Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and told him that the US supports efforts by India and Pakistan to improve ties. “The president discussed his recent visit to India, and noted the US supports all efforts by both nations to improve ties,” said a White…

  • Christian school ransacked in Delhi

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    Staff members of the Holy Child Auxilium school in south Delhi’s Vasant Vihar told police that a few CCTV cameras installed in the school premises were damaged and the office of the principal was ransacked. “Some CCTV cameras were damaged and the office of the school principal was ransacked by some unidentified people early Friday,”…

  • US continues anti-terror fight in Yemen

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    The US Department of Defense has announced that it will continue its anti-terrorist operations in Yemen “unilaterally” despite the fall of the US-backed government in Sanaa and its takeover by the Houthi rebels close to Iran. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby stressed that US military operations would continue despite the chaos created by the fall of…

  • Modi appalled about his temple

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     Prime Minister Narendra Modi  said he was appalled after he came to know that a temple dedicated to him was built in Gujarat. He said it made him “very sad”. “Have seen the news about a temple being built in my name. I was appalled. This is shocking and against India’s great traditions. Building such…

  • Ukraine peace talks continue in Minsk

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    The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France adjourned for dinner after more than four hours of talks here  in pursuit of a solution to the Ukrainian conflict that has claimed more than 5,000 lives. The pause followed reports from the Belarus foreign ministry about “advances” in the discussions among Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko, Vladimir Putin…

  • Manjhi’s loyalists confident of victory

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    Upbeat after being asked to prove his majority on the floor of the state assembly Feb 20, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s loyalists were confident of their victory with the BJP’s support. “We are 100 percent sure that Manjhi would prove his majority with BJP’s support,” state minister Bhim Singh, one of the leading…

  • India return to practice after break

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      India’s location for the practice session here on a sunny  morning was nothing short of scenic. The team took full advantage and went about their regular routine with the normal stretches and warm-ups before they walked out to the nets to prepare for the all-important World Cup tie against Pakistan Sunday. A plush surrounding…

  • Kejriwal meets Modi

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      Delhi Chief Minister-designate and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal along with his associate Manish Sisodia  met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed issues concerning Delhi. Kejriwal, who is scheduled to take oath Feb 14, and Sisodia were with the prime minister for over 20 minutes. “We discussed issues concerning Delhi, one of the issues was…

  • Manish likely to be deputy CM

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      Delhi Chief Minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal is likely to appoint his trusted colleague Manish Sisodia as the deputy CM, sources said , adding that cabinet ministers in AAP’s Delhi government are almost decided. The decision was taken at a meeting of Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Political Affairs Committee (PAC) Wednesday night at Kejriwal’s residence in…

  • Tharoor questioned again

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    Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was questioned for the second time  in connection with the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar last January. Tharoor, who was asked Wednesday to join the probe by the special investigative team (SIT) investigating Pushkar’s death, is being interrogated at south Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar Police station. The SIT team had earlier…

  • Britain withdrawing diplomatic staff from Yemen

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    The embassies of the US, France and Britain announced  that they will withdraw their diplomatic staff from Yemen due to the security situation. The US embassy posted a statement of the State Department on its website saying that the US government has decided to suspend embassy operations in Sanaa and “will explore options for a…

  • Britain approves test of driverless cars

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    The British government gave the go-ahead to test driverless cars on public roads in a bid to take an international lead in the development of the new technology. Companies wishing to conduct tests in the country are not limited to the test track or certain geographical areas, do not need to obtain certificates or permits,…

  • INTERVIEW: Russell Peters

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    By Siddharth Jha   Comedy is about telling the truth in a funny way, says world-famous stand-up comedian Russell Peters, ahead of his multi-city tour in India, where a group of humorists are currently facing criticism for showcasing an insult comedy show. Peters, whose Almost Famous World Tour, will be staged in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad…

  • Kiran Bedi is not the only reason

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    By M.R. Narayan Swamy It will be too tempting to solely blame it all on Kiran Bedi, the BJP’s chief ministerial candidate, for the party’s humiliating rout in Delhi. Nothing can be farther from the truth. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be committing a blunder if it does not accept the larger ugly reality…

  • Obama opens door to combat operations against ISIS

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    US President Barack Obama sent Congress a draft legislation authorising the use of military force against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, earlier known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). In a letter to Congress, Obama warned that if the extremist group was left unchecked, it would “pose a threat beyond…

  • US to support reforms in India

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      US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew expressed his country’s commitment to support growth and reforms in India and encourage greater opening of the Indian economy to US firms. “I hope we can work together to deepen capital markets to unlock domestic resources and welcome foreign investment into India, strengthen financial regulatory reform, improve our…

  • Kejriwal discuss statehood with Rajnath Singh

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    A day after the AAP registered a historic victory in the Delhi assembly polls, chief minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday sought the centre’s cooperation to ensure full statehood for the national capital. Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) convenor, meanwhile, declined to take the Z security cover accorded to him, party sources told IANS after he…

  • ‘British values are Muslim values’

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    The Prince of Wales also spoke of his anxiety at the number of young British Muslims being radicalised by extremist preachers and the internet and the continued persecution of Christians in the Middle East. These concerns are deeply shared by British Muslims and British Imams have been very vocal in propounding that a sincere, intelligent and…

  • WORLD CUP: A ONE HORSE RACE

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    The BCCI is intent on suing the West Indies Cricket Board for $42 million as reparations for the ‘walk out’ by its players during its tour of  India last year and ‘freezing’ all bilaterals till they cough up that sum…writes Bikram Vohra Now, I am all for hope springing eternal in various parts of the…

  • MANSION TAX – A Tax of Envy

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    Labour’s proposed Mansion Tax to raise funds to shore up NHS is a tax of envy on the aspirations of hard working Britons…writes Dr Rami Ranger The British Labour party’s method of coming to power is by promising voters more than the nation can afford in terms of public services or benefits. Their solution is…

  • Modiji wasted 8 months in power!

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    We gave Modi 8 months to deliver; we received nothing but grand theatrics, swept streets but Modi government showed neither leadership, nor vision for change…writes Sanyia Kirpalani Congratulations Aam Aadmi, you have won the trust of the capital city of India. A landslide victory of 67 seats (vs.the duck of Congress and the apologetic 2…

  • Delhi debacle a personal defeat for Modi?

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    By Sreeparna Chakrabarty  He campaigned like a local leader, handpicked his own chief ministerial candidate for Delhi and made it a personal referendum on his leadership. Yet Prime Minister Narendra Modi could not halt the AAP juggernaut in these assembly polls and in the process lost his first election since his winning streak began with…

  • Iran ready for more business with India

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    Iran is committed to its good bilateral ties with India and is ready to cooperate more closely with the Indian private sector, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said. In a meeting with visiting Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval, the president said Tehran welcomed further expansion of cooperation with New Delhi, which strengthens peace and…

  • Z security cover for Kejriwal

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    Delhi Police will provide Z category security cover, with at least 30 armed commandos, to AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal after he is elected the leader of the legislative party, an officer said Tuesday. “He will be given Z category cover which includes Delhi Police armed commandos. They will be around 30 in number,” a Delhi…

  • I, me, myself’ style backfires for Modi

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    By Amulya Ganguli  What the Delhi poll outcome has confirmed is that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) can be stopped in its tracks by a determined opponent, even one not as well-entrenched as established regional parties like the AIADMK, the Biju Janata Dal or the Trinamool Congress were in their respective states in last year’s…

  • BJP looks lost and isolated this morning

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    Virtually targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray  termed the sweeping AAP win in Delhi a ‘tsunami’ and congratulated AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for the historic victory. “This is a great day for democracy. It was not just a wave. It was a tsunami which swept Delhi,” a jovial Thackeray told media-persons.…

  • US think tank applaud India’s N-Deal

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    By Arun Kumar  Beyond the nuclear deal breakthrough, President Barack Obama’s trip to India showed that the new Indian government with a strategic global outlook was willing to fulfill its commitments, according to a US think tank. Questions have been raised over whether the workaround for civilian nuclear trade is the breakthrough both sides claim,…

  • Kejriwal a man of steel

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    By M.R. Narayan Swamy and Gaurav Sharma  For one dubbed a maverick and written off politically less than a year ago, Arvind Kejriwal has proved to be more wily than his seasoned political rivals who underestimated this slightly built, doughty fighter who has made an incredible comeback by scripting his second sensational election victory in…

  • Israel destroys tunnel linking Gaza, Israel

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    The Israeli army destroyed an underground tunnel connecting eastern Gaza city and Israel early, Xinhua news agency reported citing witnesses and the Israeli military. The witnesses said they saw unusual movement of Israeli army vehicles near the border between the eastern Gaza neighborhood of Sheja’eya and Israel. An Israel Defence Forces (IDF) spokesperson confirmed that…

  • Bedi apologises after big loss

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      BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi  apologised to BJP leaders and workers for letting them down after the party suffered a huge loss in the Delhi election. “I want to thank BJP leadership which reposed trust in me,” said Bedi who herself lost from Krishna Nagar. “I apologise to everyone…I could not fulfill their…

  • AAP celebrates in Delhi

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      A shower of petals, white and green balloons, tri-colours and posters of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal dominated the scene as euphoric supporters celebrated the party’s victory in the Delhi assembly elections. The biggest celebration was witnessed at the AAP headquarters in east Patel Nagar in west Delhi, where thousands of party supporters and workers…

  • Its a cakewalk in Delhi for AAP and Kejriwal

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    In one of the most stunning comebacks in Indian political history, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of Arvind Kejriwal  scored a landslide win in Delhi, delivering to the BJP its first electoral defeat since its historic Lok Sabha triumph and reducing the Congress, that had ruled the capital for 15 years till 2013, to a…

  • Apple planning a Google?

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    There perhaps isn’t anything that a Google search cannot find, but all of us who have only been ‘googling’ for information and knowledge may soon be “appleing” for them. The Daily Mail, in a report Monday, referred to an Apple job advertisement posted earlier this month, calling for a professional to develop “a search platform…

  • London museum to focus on India

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      An enormous tent used by Tipu Sultan, a vast wall hanging from rural Gujarat discovered abandoned on a New York street in the 1990s, an embroidered 17th century Mughal dress and a costume worn by Madhuri Dixit in “Devdas” are some of the objects that will be displayed at the London’s Victoria and Albert…

  • Upbeat AAP readies for celebrations

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      They smell victory and are ready for a carnival. Preparations are in full swing Monday outside the AAP headquarters in central Delhi. Expecting to return to power again as predicted by exit polls, the Aam Aadmi Party has planned a massive celebration Tuesday when votes polled in the Saturday ballot will be counted. In…

  • Ricky and Neela win honours at Grammy Awards

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      Two Indians — Ricky Kej and Neela Vaswani — took home a Grammy Award each at the 57th edition of the musical extravaganza held here Sunday night. The latter’s narration of the audio of the book “I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World” won her the trophy.…

  • Loneliness haunts most people in England

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    Loneliness and isolation were the most widespread social problems in England, afflicting wealthy and deprived sections alike, the country’s clergy said in a survey. According to the survey published by the Church Urban Fund and the Church of England, social isolation was listed as a more common problem than unemployment, homelessness and poor housing by…

  • Putin blames conflict on US

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed the US and its allies for causing the crisis in Ukraine with their attempts to “impose their will everywhere”. The Ukrainian crisis “is the result of attempts by the United States and its Western allies who consider themselves ‘winners’ of the Cold War, imposing their will everywhere”, Putin said…

  • British accent world’s most attractive: Poll

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      A poll conducted among 11,000 people across 24 cities says that the British accent is the most attractive in the world, a media report said. The Time Out Global Dating Survey found that more than a quarter of respondents preferred a British accent compared to people from Paris, New York and Sydney, The Independent reported.…