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  • Indian executive held for links with ISIS

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      A Indian business executive, named as a supporter and publicist of the Islamic State (IS) terror group by a British news channel, was arrested from his rented house here early , a top police official said. “Terror suspect Mehdi Masroor Biswas, 24, was picked from his one-room rented house in the northeast suburbs and…

  • Alibaba founder Jack Ma is richest Asian

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    Jack Ma, the founder of China’s biggest e-commerce company Alibaba, has been ranked as Asia’s richest person by a Bloomberg survey published Friday. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the 50-year-old Ma, with a net worth of $28.6 billion, surpassed Li Ka-shing, the Hong Kong property and ports tycoon, who has held the top spot…

  • 160,000 Christians flee Mosul in Iraq

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    At least 160,000 Iraqi Christians have been forced out of their homes in the city of Mosul after the Islamic State (IS) radical group terrorists seized Iraq’s second largest city in June, a Christian lawmaker says. “Christian families have been displaced from the city because of violence and death threats from this terrorist group,” Press…

  • Shriti Vadera to chair Santander UK

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    Shriti Vadera, an Indian-origin minister in former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s government, has been named by the Spanish banking group Santander to chair its British business. Vadera was a minister in the British government during the days of the global financial crisis. She will replace Terence Burns in March, who had announced his plan…

  • Lyon takes India into a spin

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      India succumbed to off-spinner Nathan Lyon’s guile, losing eight wickets for 110 runs in the final session to go down against Australia by 48 runs in the the first Test despite valiant knocks from skipper Virat Kohli (141) and opener Murali Vijay (99) on the fifth and final day at the Adelaide Oval here…

  • British airports recover after technical glitch

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    Airports in Britain are returning to normal, except a few flight cancellations at Heathrow, a day after a technical failure in the country’s air traffic control centre. National Air Traffic Services (NATS) said a technical fault in the flight data system at its Swanwick centre in Hampshire had caused the problem Friday, BBC reported. Earlier,…

  • Hindutva upsurge dents Modi image

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    By Amulya Ganguli The first phase of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) politics was marked by the targeting of mosques and churches. After the advent of Narendra Modi, the scene has become quieter. In fact, the Ram temple issue has been put on hold and even the fulminations against “love jihad”, the supposedly sinister plan…

  • Falling oil prices devalue green power

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    Falling global oil prices threaten to devalue the renewable sources of energy, thereby derailing the revolution in the sector, experts have warned. Oil prices tumbled below $60 a barrel for the first time in more than five years Thursday – a fall of 44 percent since June – and are forecast to fall further, The…

  • Putin visit upsets US, Obama visit still on

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    By Arun Kumar  The US is unhappy over India doing “business as usual” with Russia, but it will have no effect on President Barack Obama’s upcoming visit to India which remains an “important partner.” “No. India remains an important partner,” State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters Friday when asked whether deals reached during Russian…

  • World is watching Kashmir polls: Modi

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir were being closely watched by the entire world following the massive turnout by the people. Addressing a large Bharatiya Janata Party election rally in this border district town in the Jammu region, Modi said the people of the state have proved that the…

  • Putin reassured after talks

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    By Saeed Naqvi  Who knows, Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have added non-alignment to his bow in the conduct of foreign affairs. He stood firm by the side of President Vladimir Putin at a time when Washington has all but given notice that it seeks regime change in Moscow. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov tweeted as…

  • Lord Ahmad sparks debate on integration

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    Manchester citizens took up the opportunity to quiz Communities Minister Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon on the government’s commitment to tackling hate crime and building stronger communities at the government’s Integrated Communities Roadshow in Manchester. “Everyone has the right to feel safe in the places where they live and work, free from discrimination and prejudice,…

  • Manmohan Singh predicts 8% growth

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      Former prime minister Manmohan Singh said India can achieve a growth rate of 8-9 percent given a ‘national consensus’ on methods to take advantage of a globalised world. “I think that even though many other emerging economies are not doing too well, India has an opportunity to move towards a growth rate of 6-7…

  • Malala appeals to world leaders

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    Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has written an open letter to world leaders seeking help on Climate Change, education and slavery Malala calls on world leaders to make 2015 the year in which they and the rest of the world “commit to seeing the last child out of school, the last child forced into slavery and…

  • PALESTINE: Trapped In Their Public Narrative

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    The upcoming March 2015 Israeli elections provide the Palestinians a momentous opportunity to engage in reconciliatory public narratives by stating their readiness, willingness, and ability to negotiate in earnest to achieve a lasting peace based on a two-state solution…writes  Dr. Alon Ben-Meir, professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at NYU The…

  • Is it still a nasty party?

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    There is something wrong with the Conservatives….writes YZ Patel “There’s a lot we need to do in this party of ours. Our base is too narrow and so, occasionally, are our sympathies. You know what some people call us – the Nasty Party. Theresa May, Chairman of the Conservative Party, October 2002  The problems with…

  • Parrikar talks tough on Pakistan

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      Even as India will try to use diplomatic steps to avoid a confrontation with Pakistan, one needs to teach lessons to “those who are rogue”, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said. Asked at the Aaj Tak-2014 conclave about the disturbances created by Pakistan along the border, he said India was not closing any options for…

  • CIA chief admits of brutal interrogations

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    Some officers of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) used brutal techniques on terrorist suspects and there was no proof of useful information yielded from the interrogation, the chief of the US spy agency has said. John Brennan, in a rare televised press conference held at the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, acknowledged “unauthorised” and “abhorrent”…

  • US Congress averts government shutdown

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    Beating a midnight deadline, the US Congress narrowly averted a government shutdown with the Senate agreeing to a two-day extension of current funding levels to consider a $1.1 trillion spending bill passed by the House. The Senate action came within 20 minutes of the House approving the spending bill that keeps the government open through…

  • A journey between time and space

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    By Shilpa Raina   If Hollyoowd wizard Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” explored the idea of finding life on another planet in space, artist Jitish Kallat is redirecting many journeys between time and space through artistic impressions that would take the audience on a whirlpool of explorations during the 108-day-long Kochi-Muziris Biennale. Spread over eight venues across this…

  • NASA offers prizes for climate change app’s

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    NASA has offered $35,000 in prizes to create apps which use US climate data. The contest, called the Climate Resilience Data Challenge in partnership with the US Geological Survey (USGS), offers prizes to citizen scientists for ideas that will help the United States cope with climate change. It is open from Dec 15 till March…

  • Labour will deliver the reform we need: Rachel Reeves

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    During a visit to Brussels to discuss Labour’s proposals to reform the benefits system with EU government ministers, senior MEPs and members of the European Commission, Rachel Reeves MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, has called for the Government to deliver the reforms Britain needs. Labour will put fairness and contribution…

  • Modi urge youths to take up yoga

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      Elated over the UN decision to declare June 21 as the International Day of Yoga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday urged the youth to take up yoga “diligently and regularly”. “I have been practicing  yoga for years, and you can’t believe the positive difference it has made in my life,” he said in a…

  • British Olympic sailors robbed in Rio

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      British sailors Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark have been robbed at knife-point after a training session here. The 2012 London Olympic silver medallists were chased by two men while walking back to their hotel on Flamengo beach, police said Thursday, reports Xinhua. “Our delightful walk back from the sailing club to the hotel turned…

  • Protest in Lok Sabha over Godse

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    BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj regretted in the Lok Sabha his remarks eulogizing Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse after vociferous protests by the opposition. The house was in uproar over the issue as soon as it met for the day until the MP from Unnao in Uttar Pradesh finally said: “I regret my remarks and take…

  • Imran Khan shut-down Karachi

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      Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan’s party, protesting since August against the alleged rigging in the 2013 parliamentary elections, Friday imposed a shut-down in the port city of Karachi. Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) has announced their plan to block 11 spots in the city, where protests would be held by party leaders. The party, while terming it as…

  • Amit Shah predicts win in Kashmir

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      BJP president Amit Shah said his party will win the the ongoing Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls as well as the West Bengal assembly elections scheduled for 2016. Speaking at the Agenda Aaj Tak – 2014 conclave, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president said the voters of Jammu and Kashmir wanted development and will…

  • Lord Mayor strikes deal at Royal mint in India

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    The Lord Mayor of the City of London has struck a special commemorative gold Sovereign during a visit to The Royal Mint’s operations in India as a lasting reminder of his first official overseas trip. The Lord Mayor, the elected head of the City of London Corporation which supports the world-leading finance and business sector…

  • Godse eulogy disrupts Rajya Sabha

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    The Rajya Sabha witnessed protests by opposition members on the issue of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse being eulogised in Maharashtra, leading to the house being adjourned twice, but the government made it clear that there was no question of supporting any such move. The issue was raised by Congress MP Husain Dalwai who said…

  • India enter Champions Trophy semis

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      India stormed into the semi-finals of the hockey Champions Trophy after thrashing Belgium 4-2 in the quarter finals at the Kalinga stadium here . The team will face arch-rival Pakistan, which beat the Netherlands in the other quarter-final Thursday and will be looking to take the revenge for the Asia Cup defeat. Having defeated…

  • UN adopts Modi’s proposal of Yoga Day

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      The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution, with a record number of 175 country co-sponsors, for observance of International Day of Yoga June 21 each year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had proposed holding an international yoga day in his UN General Assembly speech in Sep 27 this year, voiced his elation on twitter.…

  • NRI doctor donates $20 million to village

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    US-based NRI neurosurgeon Kumar Bahuleyan, 81, donates his personal fortune to his village to establish a hospital…Mr C.O.T Azeez reports Dr Kumar Bahuleyan, 81, earned millions as a  neurosurgeon in the US. He had a lavish life – driving Rolls-Royce and keeping  five Mercedes at garage besides a personal jet for short-trips.But he is quiting everything. Surprisingly, for the sake…

  • Probe Palestinian minister’s death: Germany

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    The German government  called for a complete investigation into the death of Palestinian cabinet minister Ziad Abu Ein, who died Wednesday in an incident with Israeli security forces. “The tragic death of Ziad Abu Ein in the West Bank represents a new low in the weeks-long tensions between Israelis and Palestinians,” Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier…

  • Dewani’s property vandalised

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     The house of British Indian businessman Shrien Dewani, who was acquitted  by a South African court of charges of ordering his wife’s murder, was vandalised after his return to Britain, a media report said. White paint was thrown over the driveway of the businessman’s gated property in Bristol’s Westbury on Trym, Mirror Online reported Thursday.…

  • Big B dedicate Dadasaheb Phalke’s mural

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      Megastar Amitabh Bachchan unveiled a 120×150 feet mural of Dadasaheb Phalke, revered as the father of Indian cinema, on the MTNL Building at Bandra Reclamation here . St+art Mumbai festival, an initiative by non-profit organisation St+art India Foundation, closed on a high with the unveiling of the filmmaker-screenwriter’s mural. “St+art India Foundation’s vision is…

  • NATO bombing kills schoolboys in Afghanistan

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    Five schoolboys were killed in a NATO airstrike in Parwan province in eastern Afghanistan, an Afghan police source told Efe news agency, but the incident could not be immediately confirmed by the international alliance. The victims, aged between 16 and 19, were playing volleyball in Seyagard district when the bombing took place Wednesday, according to…

  • 1,000 weeks of DDLJ romance

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    By Siddharth Jha   It tugged at the heartstrings of the young, middle-aged and the old alike when it released way back in 1995. Even a thousand weeks after its run at the box office, Shah Rukh Khan-starrer romantic drama “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” (DDLJ) continues to be “cherished” by youths, who consider it an “ideal…

  • Call for new strategy to tackle terrorism

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    An Exclusive Interview with Mr Tony Lloyd by Anasudhin Azeez. The veteran politician said tough sentences for offenders and a rehabilitation scheme for misguided youths can stem terrorism Senior Labour leader and Greater Manchester’s Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd called for a programme to rehabilitate returned fighters from Syria and the Middle East. Mr Lloyd, former Labour…

  • Ties with Russia incomparable: Modi

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      India’s strategic partnership with Russia is “incomparable in content” and it remains India’s foremost defence partner, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here. Addressing media after his summit talks with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin, Modi said Russia has been a pillar of strength for India’s security. “The strategic partnership is incomparable in content,” he…

  • Poor sleep may lead to dementia

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    Having proper sleep every night may protect your brain from degeneration as researchers have found that people who have sleep apnea or spend less time in deep sleep are at increased risk of dementia. People who do not have as much oxygen in their blood during sleep, which occurs in sleep apnea, are more likely…

  • Pakistan deplores CIA torture

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     Pakistan’s Foreign Office condemned the US Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) torture of detainees and said steps taken for countering terrorism must be transparent. “Pakistan deplores the Senate report on CIA torture of detainees,” spokeswoman Tasneem Aslam said. “It is a violation of international laws. Human rights laws must be respected,” Dawn online quoted Aslam as…

  • What conversion?, asks Agra converts

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    By Brij Khandelwal  The “conversion” to Hinduism of some people of a settlement on the outskirts of this city has triggered a debate in parliament, but the residents say they haven’t converted and wonder what the hullaballo is all about. About 55 odd families are now a worried lot after their “conversion and home-coming” ceremony…

  • RSS marching ahead in UP

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    By Mohit Dubey   Since Narendra Modi became the prime minister in May, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) has been merrily expanding its network in populous Uttar Pradesh. In recent months, the RSS — founded in 1925 and traditionally weak in the sprawling state — is focussing on widening its influence among Dalits and in the…

  • Worldwide Jihadi violence kill over 5000 in November: Study

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    More and more people continue to be sacrificed at the altar of jihadi violence across the world and a study has found that 5,000 people died worldwide in November as a result of such violence. This was revealed by a BBC study , which recorded a total of 664 terrorist attacks in 14 countries and…

  • God’s post office at Sabarimala

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    By Sanu George   It is a unique post office, and one of its main tasks is to deliver letters to God. Located near the famed Hindu temple at the Sabarimala hills, the post office may perhaps be the only one in the country which doesn’t work round the year. It comes alive when the peak…

  • Dakar Rally trials

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    The 37th edition of the world-famous Dakar Rally will be held in Argentina, Chile and Bolivia. MINI and the MINI ALL4 Racing, winners of the world’s most adventurous long-distance rally from 2012 to 2014, enter the competition as the reigning champions. Joan “Nani” Roma (ES) and his co-driver Michel Périn (FR) claimed the 2014 Dakar…

  • Law to end ‘grey area’ in Online child abuse

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    An offence is to be created to stop paedophiles soliciting explicit photos from children online or via mobiles. It is illegal in England and Wales to possess such images but not to ask a child to send them. David Cameron will say there can be no “grey areas”. In a speech later, the prime minister…

  • Kohli leads India’s batting charge

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    A ton from Virat Kohli (115), his seventh, and three 50s from Cheteshwar Pujara (73), Ajinkya Rahane (62) and Murali Vijay (53) helped India coast to 369 for five at the end of the third day of the first Test at the Adelaide Oval here Thursday. Australia earlier declared their first innings at the overnight…

  • India, Russia hold summit talks

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      India and Russia held their 15th Annual Summit talks here  with the two sides expected to ink major agreements later in the field of energy, defence and trade. The talks between Prime Minster Narendra Modi and visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin are being held at Hyderabad House. It is the first full-fledged summit between…

  • 2015 will see more growth in Indian economy: UN

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    By Arul Louis  While the global economy is expected to grow marginally by 3.1 percent next year, India’s is likely to grow by 5.9 percent, recording the second highest increase among the world’s larger economies, according to a UN report. For 2016, the report projects a growth of 6.3 percent for India’s gross domestic product…