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  • Bicester named England’s newest garden city

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    A market town that traces its roots back to Saxon invaders in the sixth century was named as the answer to a housing crisis in the overcrowded Home Counties area of England. Bicester will become the British government’s newest garden city as part of an initiative to create off-the-shelf cities by expanding existing towns, Xinhua…

  • New anti-hijacking bill gets cabinet nod

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    The union cabinet  okayed the comprehensive Anti-Hijacking Bill 2014 which provides for death sentence in cases of hijacking where it results in the death of a hostage or of a security personnel. The bill also provides for imprisonment for life and confiscation of the moveable and immoveable property of such convicts. The current law, the…

  • Xpress Money unveils new services

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    Xpress Money launches Direct Account Credit services to India. This will enable customers can now transfer money directly into any bank account in India  Xpress Money, one of the world’s most dependable money transfer brands, added a new mode of money transfer for its customers sending money to India. The brand has introduced the ‘Direct…

  • Christians protest Delhi church blaze

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      Thousands of Christians  protested outside the Delhi Police headquarters demanding security for churches and immediate probe into a mysterious fire that gutted a Catholic church in the city. The Delhi Police Crime Branch has set up a special team to investigate the matter. Over 5,000 people, including Catholics, Protestants, Baptists and Methodists, gathered in…

  • Ria Rocks Debenhams

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    Recently, The Rock shopping complex at Bury, Manchester, witnessed a unique cultural experiment. The frontage of Debenhams at The Rock became a colourful music box of eastern delights. Featuring the beautiful Dance Choreography of Ria Meera Munshi, owner of Multi-Award Winning & Guinness World Record Breaking Dance Academy: Ri Ri’s Dance Academy, based in Manchester.…

  • BBC goes Bolly Way

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    Despite the exit of Suntera, BBC is promoting the its Strictly Come Dancing on a big way – in Bollywood style – to attract the British-Asian audience. The Strictly dancers join Bollywood dancers Bolly Flex to open Strictly’s Around the World Week.

  • Iran says its close to a n-deal

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      Iran and the world powers are very close to a comprehensive nuclear agreement in the coming months, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said here . “To prepare the details of the final accord we need an extension of the talks, and the seven-month extension is aimed at buying the time,” Zarif was quoted…

  • Amma meets Pope Francis at Vatican

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    Spiritual leader Amma joined hands with global faith leaders in meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican  in an initiative to eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking. This was for the first time that leaders of the Christian (Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox) as well as Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish and Muslim faiths jointly committed to stamp out…

  • Minister’s comment rocks parliament

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      Cornered by a united opposition and isolated within the BJP, union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti  expressed regret for using abusive language at a rally in the capital  . The minister read out near identical statements in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha after opposition parties ganged up…

  • SRK joins DDLJ’s 1,000 weeks fest

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    It turned out to be a joyous reunion when the cast members of “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge”, the Bollywood romantic film which is set to clock a successful run of 1,000 weeks Dec 12, turned up on the set of hit show “Comedy Nights With Kapil”. Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Anupam Kher, Farida Jalal, Mandira…

  • Court allows Sahara to sell properties

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    SC permits Sahara to sell four properties to raise money to release chief Subrata Roy The Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted Sahara group to sell its four properties located in Gurgaon, Jodhpur, Vashi and Pune to raise Rs.5,000 crore it has to deposit in cash with market regulator SEBI as a part payment of investors’…

  • London schools to attend Kochi Biennale

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    The Kochi-Muziris Biennale in Kerala has become a major topic for this year’s prestigious Chevening Clore Leadership Programme for professionals in the art world. Kochi will host the works of nearly 95 artists from about 30 countries at the second edition of the 108-day Biennale which will begin Dec 12. Students from the art school…

  • Bhopal Tragedy: Three Decades of Trauma

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    M.R. Narayan Swamy comments on Bhopal Gas leak“Can you go to Bhopal immediately? Something big seems to have happened. Many people have died. You can help out our local bureau and return after two or three days.” This was U.R. Kalkur, a marvel of a journalist who was the deputy general manager of UNI. He spoke…

  • You must earn your place in this country!

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    If we want to make constructive contribution to the society we live in and want to be part of then we must do things that allow us to do that…comments YZ Patel on the issue of discrimination at British workplaces Two paradoxical emails dropped in the inbox. One a report pertaining how British Muslims face…

  • Air India begins daily flights from Birmingham

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    India’s national carrier played Santa as it announced its decision to commence daily flights from Birmingham from December 21, Sunday. Air India will use modern Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ aircraft in the sector. The new service will be a boon to passengers living in the Midlands and North. The Birmingham Airport is linked with Birmingham International on…

  • Sush @ The English Manner Finishing & Style Academy Event

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    Actress Sushmita Sen during the launch of The English Manner Finishing and Style Academy (A Wasan Knowledge Hub) in Mumbai.

  • Story of a girl with SEVEN mothers-in-law

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    Zee TV has unveiled Satrangi Sasural, a show centers around Aarushi who marries Vihaan Narmada Vatsal, a man raised by not one, but seven very strong and independent mothers! Starting December 4, every Monday to Friday at 10 PM on Zee TV, join Aarushi on her journey of deftly managing the expectations of her seven mothers-in-law, who only have Vihaan’s best interests at…

  • Mario sorry for Instagram post

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    Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has apologised for a post on social media which appeared to contain anti-Semitic and racist references. Balotelli, 24, quickly deleted the post from his Instagram page of Nintendo computer game character Super Mario reported BBC. The Italian had tweeted to deny the text of the post was offensive before his apology.…

  • Victoria Beckham bags fashion award

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    Singer-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham and actress Emma Watson have been honoured for their excellent style sense at the 2014 British Fashion Awards. Victoria, who was escorted to the event Monday by husband David Beckham just two days after he was involved in a car crash, was presented with the Best Brand prize during a ceremony…

  • A.R. Antulay 1929-2014

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    Congress veteran Abdul Rahman Antulay, Maharashtra’s first Muslim chief minister and a former central minister, died here Tuesday following prolonged illness, his nephew said. He was 85. Antulay passed away at the Breach Candy Hospital where he was admitted a few days ago. He is survived by his wife Nargis, son Naved and daughters Neelam,…

  • Neeta Lulla’s creations @ Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2014

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    Actor Aditi Rao Hydari walks on the ramp with designer Neeta Lulla during Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2014 in Mumbai.

  • HIV virus losing virility

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    A study involving more than 2,000 women in Africa has found that the rapid evolution of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and widespread access to antiretroviral therapy are slowing down the virus’s ability to cause AIDS. “Factors that influence the virulence of HIV are of direct relevance to ongoing efforts to contain, and ultimately eradicate, the…

  • India’s $3-bn investment game changer for Nepal

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    By Anil Giri    Within just six months at the helm, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi injected over $3 billion of investments into Nepal, a possible gamechanger in Nepal-India relations that may entirely change the economic landscape of the Himalayan nation. The two sides recently reached three agreements – two in the energy sector and one…

  • India tests n-capable Agni-IV missile

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    “The test firing was successful. The missile crossed over more than 3,500 km,” Ravi Gupta, director (Public Interface) at DRDO, said. It was the first user trial of the long-range, nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Agni-IV. The operation was carried out by the Indian Army’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC). The two-stage, 17 tonne and 20-metre tall Agni-IV missile…

  • Muslims in Britain still confident in police: Study

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    Muslim communities in Britain may not be as victimised by violent crime or as dissatisfied with the police as is widely suggested and believed, according to a Cambridge University researcher. An examination of statistics taken from the Crime Survey of England and Wales between 2006 and 2010 reveals a surprising counter-narrative to commonly-held perceptions of…

  • Sharif to attend London conference on Afghanistan

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    Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would be visiting Britain to attend the London Conference on Afghanistan, a foreign ministry statement said . The conference is scheduled to be held Dec 3-4. British Prime Minister David Cameron had telephoned Sharif Oct 28 and invited him to participate in the conference. The conference will be co-hosted by…

  • Most wanted Nazi war criminal dead

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      The chief investigator pursuing Alois Brunner, one of the world’s most wanted German Nazi war criminals, has said that Brunner died four years ago in Syria, media reported. “We cannot prove it forensically, but we are certain that is the case,” BBC qouted Nazi-hunter Efraim Zuroff as saying. SS captain Brunner, who would now…

  • Maldives concerned about poultry imports from Kerala

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    The Maldivian government  warned against importing poultry from the Indian state of Kerala due to an outbreak of the avian influenza virus in the region. The Maldives health ministry, in a statement, warned against importing live birds, flesh and eggs from Kerala, Xinhua reported. “Over 15,000 ducks have died in Kerala from the H5N1 virus,”…

  • Voting picks up in J&K

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      The turnout picked up in the second phase of Jammu and Kashmir polls as more and more men and women queued up at polling stations to cast their votes. People waited in long, disciplined queues to cast their franchise. Many of them said they were voting for change. Men and women lined up in…

  • SPECIAL REPORT: 30 years of Bhopal tragedy

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    At least 3,000 people were killed on the night of Dec 2-3, 1984, after poisonous gas leaked from the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal. The incident has inspired quite a few filmmakers and as the disaster is marching towards its 30th anniversary, we list the movies made on one of the world’s worst industrial…

  • Interview: Oz director Paul Cox

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    Frowning on Hollywood productions as “manipulative”, legendary Dutch-origin Australian filmmaker Paul Cox asserts he would watch “silly” and “innocent” Bollywood flicks rather than those made in “manipulative” Hollywood. Described as a humanist filmmaker, the Holland-born and Melbourne-settled Cox, is a “huge admirer” of India’s repertoire of independent movies but laments the absence of powerful storytelling…

  • Anushka Sharma @ ‘Captain Tiao’ show

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    Actress Anushka Sharma shoots for Disney channel chat show ‘Captain Tiao’ in Mumbai.    

  • Sush walk for Shiven and Naresh

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    Fashion designers Shiven and Naresh with actress Sushmita Sen during their show at Blenders Pride Fashion Tour in Mumbai.  

  • Cry, the beloved country!

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    How fair is our justice system? Why there are two yardsticks to measure the crimes and perpetrators of crime…writes YZ Patel Picture the scene… A young Muslim, fervent in his beliefs but recalcitrant to those that the British authorities feel he should hold with regards to his religion. His family are also sharing of the…

  • Palestinian woman stabs Israeli soldier

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    A Palestinian woman was shot dead Monday after she stabbed an Israeli soldier in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, Xinhua reported citing Israel Radio. The report quoted Israeli army sources as saying that the Israeli military opened fire at the woman and shot her dead, after she stabbed an Israeli soldier at Gush…

  • Modi effect shadow Kashmir ballot

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    By Sheikh Qayoom  After over 70 percent polling in the first round, 18 constituencies in the Jammu region and the Kashmir Valley will vote Tuesday in the second leg of the five-phase polls in Jammu and Kashmir. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s shadow hanging heavily on voters, primarily in the Jammu region, it will be…

  • ‘achche din’ for Goa Tourism

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    By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar   ‘Achche din’ (good days) are here for Goa’s travel and tourism industry, stakeholders claim, rubbing their hands in glee at the inclusion of Goa’s Dabolim international airport as one the nine nationwide authorized to issue visa-on-arrival (VoA) to foreign tourists. Francisco Braganca, president of the Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG),…

  • Singapore & Japan to build Andhra capital

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    Companies from Japan are ready to join hands in building the new capital of Andhra Pradesh, the designing of which will be done by Singapore, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said . Claiming his five-day visit to Japan was a success, Naidu told reporters here that several Japanese companies expressed their willingness to be partners…

  • Northeast is Natural Economic Zone: Modi

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      A new resurgent, stronger and more prosperous India and Nagaland needs to be built, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, adding that the region is a Natural Economic Zone (NEZ) and it is his priority to tap it. “There are SEZs in some parts. Here it is NEZ – Natural Economic Zone. My priority is…

  • No talks with Imran Khan: Pakistan

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    The Pakistan government has ruled out the possibility of resuming a dialogue with PTI chief Imran Khan after he said that he would shutdown major cities – and the country. Most political parties rejected Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief’s call, fearing that the country would be plunged into a crisis, Dawn online reported Monday. Responding swiftly…

  • ‘Right to rent’ checks begin in West Midlands

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    Landlords in the West Midlands who fail rightfully check whether prospective tenants and current tenants are in the country legally will face a £3,000 fine, under a new rule expected to be rolled out across the UK. The Birmingham, Walsall, Sandwell, Dudley and Wolverhampton area is the first where the check must be made reported BBC.…

  • British Muslims face worst job prospect: Study

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    Muslims in Britain constitute the worst off community when it comes to employment opportunities, a new research has found, according to media reports. Muslim men in Britain were up to 76 percent less likely to have a job of any kind compared to white, male British Christians of the same age and with the same…

  • Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2014

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    Former Pakistani Cricketer Wasim Akram, actor Aditi Rao Hydari, designers Suneet Varma and Neeta Lulla during Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2014 in Mumbai.

  • India pins hopes on tourism

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    India’s new Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma is targetting to double the foreign tourist arrivals by 2015. An interview with Mr Sharma by Prashant Sood and Shilpa Raina  The Narendra Modi government intends to double the number of foreign tourists by next year from the present 7.2 million, union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma said and assured that total…

  • Rajni rocks Bangalore

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    Superstar Rajinikanth, mega star Chiranjeevi, Mammootty will attend an event to honour Dr.Rajkumar in Bangalore. Earlier, Rajni and other stars join Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to unveil a memorial of Dr Rajkumar at Kanteerava Studio.

  • Interview: Priyanka Chopra

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    Commenting on recent reports about her flat being used to run a sex racket, actress Priyanka Chopra says she had no clue about what was happening in her property as she doesn’t snoop around. “When we rent properties we don’t go and check what is happening in the bedroom. Hence I had no knowledge about…

  • Review: ‘Ungli’

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    Film: “Ungli”; Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Emraan Hashmi, Randeeo Hooda,Kangna Ranaut, Neel Bhoopalam, Angad Bedi, Neha Dhupia; Directed by Rensil d’Silva; Rating: *** (3 stars) “Ungli” is what one would call a late bloomer. Don’t get me wrong. It doesn’t take long to get to the point. In fact the film’s vigilante intentions are unmasked immediately…

  • Life tough for HIV patients

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    By Rupesh Dutta  Thirty-four-year-old Ratan Singha, an AIDS patient, wanted to live. He borrowed heavily from family and friends and dipped into his meagre savings to fund his second-line therapy of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) drugs. But Singha, who had spent his life in pursuit of alcohol and injectible drugs, was compelled to buy the medicines…

  • Britain should double intake of Indian students

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    By Karan Bilimoria Student mobility is a proven means of building long-lasting relations between countries. There is no better opportunity for India and Britain to further this cause than now when our two countries mark the 400th year of direct relations. As chancellor of the University of Birmingham, the most frequent question I am asked…

  • Modi plans for SMART policing

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday called for SMART policing in India and urged the people to change their perception about police forces. “I have a concept of ‘SMART Police’ in my mind,” Modi told the 49th All India DGPs and IGPs conference here. “S stands for Strict and Sensitivity, M for Modern and Mobility, A…