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  • India makes its point clear to Pakistan

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    Pakistan should draw a “red line” whether it wants to talk to the government of India or to those who want to break India, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said here . Speaking at the India Economic Summit, Jaitley said India is ready to speak to Pakistan and is willing to normalise the relationship, but then…

  • Algorithms to hit UK screens

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    ‘Poetic … stirring … visually arresting.’ – The Hollywood Reporter, US This Indian, Grierson-nominated documentary, which follows the moving, fascinating and soulful story of three visually impaired chess players over a three-year period, is currently only available to watch in the UK through ourscreen at Picturehouse Cinemas. British filmmaker Ian McDonald’s feature-length debut follows in the footsteps of…

  • Israel block Jewish access to Temple Mount

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     Israeli police blocked access for Jews to the Temple Mount following clashes earlier in the day between Palestinian demonstrators and security officers. A police spokesman told Efe news agency that access to the Temple Mount which is holy for both Jews and Muslims was shut after dozens of young Arabs threw stones and firecrackers at…

  • Delhi assembly dissolved

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      The Delhi assembly has been dissolved, it was announced , and the Election Commission cancelled by-elections in three assembly constituencies in the capital. The Election Commission had Oct 25 announced that Mehrauli, Tughlakabad and Krishna Nagar would go to the polls Nov 25. BJP legislators from the three places were elected to the Lok…

  • WC win made Sachin greatest cricketer: Akram

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    Pakistan fast bowling legend Wasim Akram said that former Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar’s illustrious career would not have been complete without the 2011 World Cup victory, which eventually made him the greatest cricketer. “Personally, I think a World Cup triumph completes the career of a professional cricketer. And the testament to this are the…

  • NASA arranges 3D tour of Space Station

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    You could now have a 3D tour of the International Space Station and experience how astronauts orbit in zero gravity while sitting in front of your computer at home. NASA has posted a new playlist of 3-D videos on the agency’s official YouTube channel, providing a realistic representation of living and working on the International…

  • Asthma could affect entire body

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    Asthma could be more dangerous than previously thought as researchers have found that it could affect the whole body, not just the lungs. “Asthma is a very widespread disease, and we show for the first time an association between asthma and genotoxicity in peripheral blood,” said Robert Schiestl, senior author and professor at the University…

  • Varanasi desperately seeking a makeover

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    By Karishma Saurabh Kalita  You would be forgiven if you thought that Varanasi, one of the oldest cities known to man, which is now Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency, would be a sight for sore eyes. Sadly for me, what lies in “the city of Shiva” only managed to make the soreness worse.…

  • Felt the Mumbai attack to the bone: KP

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    Former England cricket captain Kevin Pietersen has revealed that when his side was touring India and the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack took place, they “felt it to the bone”. England were playing a One-Day International (ODI) against India in Cuttack Nov 26, the day the attacks started. The last two of the seven match ODI…

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  • Britain to digitally repatriate Indian flora records

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    Records of India’s diverse flora that exist in museum archives in India and London are all set to get digitised and made available electronically in a unique knowledge repatriation venture. In a collaborative exercise between the Indian Museum, Botanical Survey of India (BSI) and the University of Sussex in Britain, officials are exploring the possibility…

  • Rajnath calls for joined efforts to tackle terrorism

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      Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh  called on governments across the world to collectively address the issue of safe havens for organised criminal and terrorist groups. “Governments across the world have to collectively address the issue of safe havens for organised criminal and terrorist groups and their tainted money,” said Rajnath Singh at an Interpol…

  • Nikki Haley wins second term

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    Scoring the first win for Indian-Americans in the US mid-term elections, South Carolina’s Republican Governor Nikki Haley handily beat Democratic state Senator Vincent Sheheen to win a second term. Born Nimrata ‘Nikki’ Randhawa, the 42-year-old daughter of Sikh immigrants from India became the first minority and first female governor of the state four years ago.…

  • Obama faces difficult final years

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    President Barack faced the prospect of a tightening gridlock in his final two years in office as Republicans gained at least six seats to wrest back control of the Senate for the first time in eight years. Riding a wave of discontent with Obama and his policies, Republicans picked their sixth Senate seat in North…

  • Obama’s agenda at stake at home

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     Americans started voting early in crucial mid-term elections, with Republicans expected to make gains in both chambers leaving President Barack facing tough choices in his last two years in office. The fate of the Senate where Obama’s Democratic Party has a 53-45 majority with two Independents in the mix, hung in the balance as voters…

  • India assures death row fishermen freedom

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    India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Yash Sinha  met the five Indian fishermen sentenced to death at Colombo’s Welikada prison and assured them of every effort to secure their early release, even as in Chennai the MDMK accused the government of “playing with the lives of Indian fishermen”. Sinha met the five Indians – Emerson,…

  • Tendulkar’s revelation got history

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    By Veturi Srivatsa Sachin Tendulkar hardly ever spoke out of turn as long as he played for India. He always measured his words without betraying his emotions. The only time he was rattled and decided to react was when Greg Chappell tried to tinker with his batting order during the 2007 World Cup. When Tendulkar…

  • Indians will build the next Whatsapp: Neeraj Arora

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    Indians have it in their DNA to build the next WhatsApp for the world, a top company official said here. “While Indians, thanks to their propensity for hard work and great ideas, have this DNA in them naturally, what is missing is the ecosystem to leverage it,” said Neeraj Arora, vice president for business development…

  • India welcomes Pentagon report on Pakistan

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     India welcomed a Pentagon report that points fingers at Pakistan for allowing Afghan- and Indian-focused militants to continue to operate from its soil “to the detriment of Afghan and regional stability”. External affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said the Pentagon report “manifests a growing acknowledgement in the international community of the extent of Pakistan’s involvement…

  • Jaguar Bags Best British Luxury Brand Award

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    India-based TATA owns Jaguar has been named the Best British Luxury Brand at the prestigious Walpole British Luxury Awards in London. The awards are run by Walpole – a unique alliance of 160 British luxury brands that work together to promote British quality, design, craftsmanship, innovation and service around the world. Jaguar Land Rover was…

  • SNP to derail Miliband dream

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    A survey predict a hung Parliament with Labour as the largest party – but short of 34 seats for majority. This is due to the recent dramatic growth in Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP). It will bag 38 seats – sufficient to deprive Labour of an effective governing majority. A new experimental UK-Elect forecasting method was used…

  • ALL ABOARD For Rolls-Royce Show

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    As Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is making final preparations for its first ever public exhibition, the Inside Rolls-Royce in London. Inside Rolls-Royce will run at London’s Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York Square, just off the Kings Road from Thursday 13 November to Sunday 16 November. Entrance to the public is free-of-charge with doors open from 10:00am…

  • Xendpay offers ‘Pay what you want’

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    WORLD’S FIRST ‘PAY WHAT YOU WANT’ MONEY TRANSFER BUSINESS LAUNCHED IN LONDON Rajesh Agrawal, an Indian-origin entrepreneur, has set down a challenge to the multi-billion pound global remittance industry after launching the world’s first money transfer service to rely on voluntary customer tips. Xendpay aims to save developing nations’ customers £60m over next five years.…

  • Indian envoy visits Reading

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    Indian Deputy High Commissioner Dr Virander Paul visits Reading, constituency of Alok Sharma MP Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West, hosted a meeting for local businesses and individuals with the Indian Deputy High Commissioner to the UK, His Excellency Dr Virander Paul. More than 40 people attended the Reading meeting, during which the…

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  • Fashion Week 2015

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    Model presents a creation by Indonesian designer Stephanus Hami during the Jakarta Fashion Week 2015 in Jakarta, Indonesia.  

  • Vivek’s ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’

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    Actor Vivek Oberoi participates in Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan organised by Cancer Patient Aid Association (CPAA) in Mumbai. Vivek Oberoi is known for his social causes and the initiatives taken up by the actor are note worthy. He was seen with the CPAA patients, mostly children at Juhu Beach,joining in the campaign for…

  • Hindus to lead Muharram in Delhi’s Trilokpuri

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     Over 30 Hindu volunteers are ready to set an example of communal amity in riot-hit Delhi’s Trilokpuri by leading Muharram processions Nov 4, while Delhi Police have deputed extra force to avoid any fresh violence. The Hindu volunteers will be divided among the five Muharram processions that will set out from different blocks of the…

  • Sikh group seeks Obama support

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    An umbrella Sikh group and a couple of human right bodies have written a letter to US President Barack Obama seeking his support for justice for the 1984 anti-Sikh violence in India that claimed 3,000 lives. “We are writing to urge the Obama administration to call on India’s new government to bring justice to the…

  • Ghoncheh Ghavami on second hunger strike

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      A British Iranian woman held in Iran after attempting to watch a men’s volleyball match is on hunger strike for the second time. Ghoncheh Ghavami, 25, was part of a group of women who tried to watch Iran play Italy in a match June 20, BBC reported. The women were arrested and allegedly beaten…

  • An Unique band with a difference

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    By Natalia Ningthoujam  Lahore-based musician Mekaal Hasan has done something unique by adding Indian artistes to his band last year. Now out with a new album “Andholan”, aptly named, he says it’s more adventurous in its writing style and believes that the “unique band” has best talent from his homeland and India. Popular for Sufi…

  • Norman Baker Quits

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    Norman Baker has quit as a Home Office minister, complaining that working under Home Secretary Theresa May was like “walking through mud”. The Liberal Democrat MP accused the Tory Cabinet minister of viewing her coalition colleagues as “a cuckoo in the nest rather than part of government”. His decision comes days after he became embroiled…

  • Chappell denies Sachin’s claims

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    Former Indian cricket coach Greg Chappell  denied Sachin Tendulkar’s claim that the Australian had asked the Indian legend to replace then skipper Rahul Dravid prior to the 2007 World Cup. Chappell had initially refused to respond to Tendulkar’s claims but then released a statement through Cricket Australia (CA), where he is working as a national…

  • New respiratory vaccine against Ebola

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    A single dose of a breathable, respiratory vaccine could provide long-term protection against the deadly Ebola virus, new research shows. Currently in development, the vaccine was found effective in shielding non-human primates from the virus. The findings could have significant global implications in controlling future Ebola outbreaks as they represent the only proof to date…

  • India-Pak face off at UN

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    India and Pakistan faced off  at the UN as Islamabad brought up Kashmir in its renewed campaign to internationalise the issue. Diyar Khan, a counsellor at Pakistan’s UN Mission, said his country regretted that the people of Jammu and Kashmir had been deprived of their right to self-determination. Self-determination did not lapse with the passage…

  • Obama’s Democrats face tough luck

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    As Americans headed for the polls, pundits predicted that Republicans would likely snatch the Senate to leave President Barack Obama facing an opposition controlled Congress in his last two years in office. The Republicans who currently have a 233-199 lead in the 435- member House are expected to widen the gap in what at an…

  • India warns of nuclear terrorism threat

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    Warning that nuclear terrorism threats were a pressing challenge to the global community, India has called for stronger national and international action to prevent terrorists getting hold of nuclear material. “The threat of nuclear terrorism is one of the pressing challenges facing the international community,” Abhishek Singh, a first secretary in India’s UN Mission, told…

  • Friends with wings disappear

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    Bird populations across Europe declining rapidly….reports Alex Thmpson Bird populations across Europe have experienced sharp declines – a staggering 421 million birds over the past 30 years – with the majority of losses from the most common species, a research shows. The decline in bird populations can be linked to modern farming methods, deterioration of…

  • Teacher killer gets 20-year jail

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    A 16-year-old British school boy has been given 20 year prison sentence after he admitted murdering Leeds teacher Ann Maguire, BBC reported.. Will Cornick stabbed Mrs Maguire, 61, seven times in the back and neck at Corpus Christi Catholic College, then sat down and said “good times”. Leeds Crown Court heard he had told other pupils…

  • Modi to finalise WTO stand

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    Top commerce ministry officials  met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to finalise India’s position on the impasse over signing an agreement to ease global customs rules at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), an official source said here. India has asked for a permanent solution to the issue of public stockholding for food security purposes and not…

  • Google launch voice search in Hindi

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      Google announced the creation of the Indian Language Internet Alliance (ILIA), a partnership with leading Indian technology and content companies, in a bid to promote the growth of Indian language content on the web. Google said it hopes to bring 300 million Indian language speakers to the web by 2017 through the effort. Google…

  • India condemn Wagah attack

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    The terror bombing at Wagah in Pakistan that claimed 60 lives drew wide condemnation in India, with the government calling for “the firmest and most comprehensive action” against all terror groups while politicians called for united efforts to deal with terrorism. In a statement, the government said it “strongly condemns the dastardly terrorist attack” and…

  • Israel approves new houses in east Jerusalem

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    Jerusalem’s municipal committee  approved the construction of 400 housing units in an east Jerusalem neighbourhood, media reports said. The 400 housing units are set to be built in the Jerusalem neighbourhood of Ramat Shlomo. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and retiring Interior Minister Gideon Sa’ar both agreed to promote the construction in the neighbourhood in…

  • Pakistan makes U-turn at Attari-Wagah

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    Making a U-turn on its earlier request to the BSF not to hold the full-fledged Retreat ceremony for three days following the Wagah blast, Pakistan Rangers Monday went back on their own word and held a symbolic ceremony for the lowering of national flags at the Attari-Wagah joint check post. The Pakistan Rangers held the…

  • NRI in race for Senate election in US

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      A man from Odisha who had gone to the US 20 years ago with just $50 in his pocket to seek a better life for himself and his family is a Democratic Party candidate for Georgia state Senate elections on Tuesday. Georgia-based Bikram Kumar Mohanty is in the race for the second time for…

  • Pakistan clueless on terror: The Dawn

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      The Pakistani state is clueless how to fight terrorist groups holding the country to ransom, a leading Pakistani daily said following the horrific suicide attack at the border. The Dawn also said in an editorial that the Sunday evening attack at the Wagah border indicated the terrorists had deliberately targeted civilians for “their perceived…

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  • Congress splits in Tamil Nadu

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    Barely six months after it was routed in the Lok Sabha election, the Congress in Tamil Nadu split Monday with senior leader G.K. Vasan announcing his decision to float a new party. “The people are looking for an alternative. We want to give an alternative in Tamil Nadu,” Vasan told the media, ending his long…

  • US Asia pivot and its Indian objectives

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      As US President Barack Obama prepares to attend the ASEAN and East Asia Summit next week in Myanmar, a leading US strategic expert feels that if the Obama government is serious about its “rebalance to Asia” then it should take advantage of the convergence between what the US would want to achieve and India’s…

  • Goa on date with its colonial past

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    By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar   Over food, songs and films, Goa will engage with the culture of its colonial past in the sixth edition of the Semana da Cultura Indo-Portuguesa, an Indo-Portuguese cultural fest stretching over four months, kicking off on. The festival will see a celebration of Indian and Portuguese culture including art, cinema, music, cuisine,…