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  • NHS staff strike over pay dispute

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    Thousands of health workers, including nurses, midwives and ambulance staff, have taken part in the first strike over pay for more than 30 years. But disruption was minimised after unions agreed staff would make sure emergency care was covered reports BBC. Workers from seven trade unions took part from 07:00 to 11:00 BST in England,…

  • India’s foreign policy a hit on social media

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    The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has fuelled a spike in social media and interest in his government and its policies, including foreign policy. With a robust foreign policy agenda and some well-publicised diplomatic engagements, the Twitter handle and Facebook page of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has seen a quantum jump of…

  • Largest haul of Viking treasure in Britain

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    A metal detector enthusiast, Derek McLennan, has unearthed the biggest ever haul of Viking treasure in Britain. Vikings were seafarers who raided and traded from their Scandinavian homeland across wide areas of northern and central Europe during the late 8th to 12th century. The discovery, which was made on Church of Scotland land, included what…

  • Pistorius in court for sentencing

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     South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius arrived  at the High Court in Pretoria for the final sentencing on charges for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius is on trial for fatally shooting Stenkamp through a locked toilet door Feb 14, 2013, at his house in Pretoria. On Sep 11, Judge Thokosile Masipa of the high court…

  • Turkey to allow its military bases for US

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    Turkey will allow the US-led international coalition the use of its military bases for carrying out airstrikes against the Islamic State terrorist group in Iraq and Syria, US President Barack Obama’s chief security advisor has said. “It is a new commitment and we welcome it with great satisfaction,” Susan Rice, Obama’s national security advisor, told…

  • SC to hear Jaya’s bail plea Friday

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      The Supreme Court will Friday hear former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa’s bail plea. She is presently in a Bangalore jail after her conviction in a disproportionate assets case. The former chief minister was awarded four-year prison term and a fine of Rs.100 crore. The apex court Chief Justice H.L. Dattu said that…

  • Shashi Tharoor sacked as Congress spokesperson

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      Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor was Monday sacked from the post of Congress spokesperson, a statement from the party said here. “Congress President Sonia Gandhi has accepted recommendation of AICC (All India Congress Committee) disciplinary committee to remove Shashi Tharoor from the list of spokespersons of the AICC with immediate effect,” it said. Tharoor,…

  • Diwali at Trafalgar Square

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    Diwali celebrated at Trafalgar Square in London with traditional flavour.  Indian High Commissioner Mr Ranjan Mathai along with an array of invited guests inaugurated the festival. London Mayor Boris Johnson conveyed his Diwali wishes through a video message. Programme kick-started with an invocation to Lord Ganesha by Ragasudha Vinjamuri-Rapatwar of Sanskruti Centre, followed by several groups…

  • Rohit Bal closes WIFW in a grand way

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    Models showcase creations of fashion designer Rohit Bal at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Summer-Spring, 2015 in New Delhi. It had actor Arjun Rampal walking the ramp, French footwear designer Christian Louboutin gracing it, singer Shubha Mudgal enlivening it and a display of range inspired by the Mughal gardens of Kashmir. The grand finale by…

  • India Gate remains littered with garbage

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    By Rahul Vaishnavi Dirty paper plates and bowls, ice-cream covers and empty chips packets, and dry husks of roasted corn strewn on both sides of the road and all over lawns – it was business as usual Sunday evening at the Rajpath boulevard near India Gate – the capital’s landmark site from where Prime Minister…

  • Imran Khan demands probe into stampede

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    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan has demanded a judicial probe into the stampede in Multan, media reported Monday. At least seven people were killed and 40 injured last Friday in a stampede at a PTI gathering in Multan’s Qasim Bagh stadium, The Nation reported. The incident occurred after Imran Khan left the venue. After…

  • Yoga is more than just ‘asanas’

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     Whenever one talks of yoga, the image that forms is that of a semi-clad person doing certain complicated exercises or ‘asanas’. Most think this is all there is to yoga. Nothing could be farther from the truth. While postures are indeed an integral part of yoga, they don’t comprise yoga, which is a much larger…

  • Sharif unlikely at Malala’s Nobel ceremony

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    Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is unlikely to attend the award ceremony for the Nobel Peace Prize shared by Malala Yousufzai and Indian activist Kailash Satyarthi, a top official said. Malala has called upon Sharif and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the Dec 10 ceremony in Oslo, The Nation reported. But Advisor to…

  • Modi to visit Visakhapatnam

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit cyclone-hit Visakhapatnam  to take stock of the situation, an official tweet said Monday. “Have been constantly taking updates on Cyclone Hudhud. Spoke to AP (Andhra Pradesh) CM (Chief Minister). Will visit Visakhapatnam tomorrow & take stock of the situation,” Modi tweeted. Relief operations began in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam city…

  • More British teenagers shunning TV

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    Tablets have replaced television sets as far as British teenagers are concerned with six in 10 children using a tablet at home – a 50 percent increase from 2013, a survey found. With more than one-third of young people aged five to 15 owning their own tablets, the number of children with televisions in their…

  • Guns fall silent on India – Pak border

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    Guns on both sides of the India, Pakistan border remained silent overnight Monday, but thousands of displaced border residents were still camped in makeshift accommodations away from their homes. “The night remained peaceful on both the LoC (Line of Control) and the international border. There was no ceasefire violation from Pakistan side during the night,”…

  • Relief operations begin after ‘Hudhud’

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    Relief operations began  in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam city and other coastal areas, a day after severe cyclonic storm ‘Hudhud’ made the landfall, leaving a trail of destruction and killing five people. With rains receding in the cyclone-hit areas and intensity of gales also coming down, people came out of their houses, only to find that…

  • Sania Mirza walks for designer Ritu Pande

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    Indian tennis player Sania Mirza walks on the ramp for designer Ritu Pande show at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Spring Summer 15, in New Delhi. Donning a white anarkali with gold colour embellishment, tennis star Sania Mirza looked like a lady in lace in designer Ritu Pande’s creation at the ongoing Wills Lifestyle…

  • Big B celebrates his 72nd birthday

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    Actor Amitabh Bachchan speaks to the media on his 72nd birthday at his residence in Mumbai.

  • Cairo conference talk Gaza re-construction

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    US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Cairo  to participate in a conference aimed at raising funds for the re-construction of the war-torn Gaza Strip. The conference will be attended by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, UN General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon, chief of Arab League Nabil Al Arabi, and representatives of the International Tripartite Committee,…

  • ? Modi speaks to Andhra CM on cyclone

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      Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu by phone and enquired about the cyclone ‘Hudhud’, which hit the Andhra coast near Vizag . Naidu received the prime minister’s call at a news conference he had called to brief about the cyclone. He told Modi that the eye of…

  • US to fund strategic tech projects in India

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    With the India-US Defence Trade and Technology Initiative regaining momentum after the Indian elections, the US has set aside $20 million for strategic cooperative science and technology projects with India, according to a top US official. During the Indian elections there was a time-out on the initiative, but now progress has resumed, US Undersecretary for…

  • Heavy rainfall lashes Andhra & Odisha

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      Two people were killed  in Andhra Pradesh due to heavy rainfall with strong winds in coastal areas as cyclonic storm moved closer to Visakhapatnam coast. One person was killed in a wall collapse in Visakhapatnam while the other person died when a tree fell on him in Srikakulam district, officials said. “Very severe cyclonic…

  • Britain test Ebola preparedness

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    British authorities  held a national exercise to test preparedness for an Ebola outbreak in the country, following recent enhanced screening among arrivals from countries affected by the disease. Senior ministers, government departments and expert medical professionals from ambulance services, hospitals and Public Health England, along with the country’s chief medical officer, took part in the…

  • Kailash Satyarthi calls on PM

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      The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize Kailash Satyarthi  called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi who congratulated him warmly on winning the award. Satyarthi expressed enthusiasm about the prime minister’s initiatives on Swachh Bharat (Clean India campaign) and Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (Parliamentarians model village scheme) and said he was keen to contribute to…

  • Shami helps India level ODI series 1-1

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    Indian bowlers, led by pacer Mohammed Shami, came back strongly from the hammering they received from the West Indies batsmen in the first One-Day International (ODI) at Kochi to turn the match here Saturday around for the home side and help them win by 48 runs to level the five-match series 1-1. Chasing India’s competitive…

  • Half a million evacuated in Andhra

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    Nearly 500,000 people were being evacuated as cyclonic storm Hudhud is expected to hit Andhra Pradesh coast . Heavy rains accompanied by winds started lashing parts of the north coastal Andhra region Saturday evening under the impact of the ‘very severe’ cyclone in Bay of Bengal. Authorities have closed Ichapuram-Kakinada national highway for traffic. Kakinada-Uppada…

  • Modi chairs emergency meeting on Cyclone

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired an emergency high-level meeting to review the preparedness for Cyclone Hudhud as heavy rains accompanied by winds lashed parts of north coastal Andhra in the evening and 400,000 people were evacuated from the area. After reviewing the emerging situation, the prime minister asked Home Minister Rajnath Singh to remain in…

  • Next generation of Ambani’s join board

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    Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and director Nita Ambani’s twin children Isha and Akash are set to join two of the groups arms, making them the third generation of founder Dhirubhai Ambani’s family at the helm of the $66-billion group. Isha Ambani and Akash Ambani have been appointed on the board of the group’s broadband…

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  • Ebola threat unprecedented: UN

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    The Ebola crisis was an “unprecedented” challenge since the virus is “far ahead” of the global response, UN officials briefed on disease said here. “The world has never seen anything like it. Time is our enemy. The virus is far ahead of us,” said Anthony Banbury, head of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response…

  • Indian Super League kicks off Sunday

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      After weeks of unprecedented promotional blitzkrieg generating an initial awareness about football in a cricket-dominated country, the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL) begins Sunday with a potential of awakening a ‘sleeping giant’ from its long slumber. The competition’s aim is to help world’s most popular sport grow, with a heavy dose of glamour quotient,…

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  • Firing resumes along LoC in J& K

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    The Pakistani Army  resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian positions along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. A senior police officer said here: “The Pakistani Army violated the ceasefire in Shahpur Kerni sector of the LoC in Poonch district today (Saturday) afternoon. “The Pakistani Army is using automatic weapons to target…

  • Boeing & SpaceX to begin work on space taxis

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    NASA has ordered the US multi-national Boeing Company and the California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) to restart work to develop space taxis to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS) using their CST-100 and Crew Dragon spacecraft respectively. Last month, NASA had asked Boeing and SpaceX to suspend work in response…

  • Life a hell at border due to Pak shelling

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      Life for nearly 30,000 people living in relief camps has been turned upside down after they were forced to abandon their homes because of indiscriminate shelling from across the India-Pakistan boder on civilian habitations in Jammu, Kathua and Samba districts. Local residents say the hostilities were nothing short of a war, save for the…

  • NRI is new Canadian envoy to India

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      Canada’s new High Commissioner to India Nadir Patel is an Indo-Canadian, one who was born in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state of Gujarat and speaks Gujarati at home. Patel is barely 44. His appointment was announced Friday by Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and International Trade Minister Ed Fast. Patel’s appointment follows the appointment…

  • ISIS at the gates of Turkey

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      Turkey tried to strengthen security measures along the Turkish-Syrian border so as to confront threats from the Islamic State (IS) militant organisation in Syria by sending a dozen of military tanks to its southeastern part, a media report said Friday. A military convoy including 15 tanks on trucks started moving to the southeastern Turkey,…

  • Farage back on the road

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    UKIP won the Essex seat by 12,404 votes, while Labour won the Heywood and Middleton by-election – beating UKIP by just 617 votes. Mr Farage is campaigning ahead of the Rochester and Strood by-election reported BBC. Tory and Labour MPs meanwhile have called for a response to UKIP’s surge. Speaking on BBC’s Newsnight, Conservative MP…

  • Victory for all striving for human dignity: Obama

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    President Barack Obama has congratulated Indian and Pakistani activists Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai saying their Nobel Peace Prize “is a victory for all who strive to uphold the dignity of every human being.” In a message on behalf of himself, wife Michelle and all Americans, Obama, who himself won the prize in 2009, said:…

  • Big B turns 72

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    Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who turned 72 birthday , feels there’s no gift greater than spending time with family. The actor, who feels “luckiest today”, has thanked all those who have been in his life through happiness but also in “loneliness”. “To them that wish for me for my 72nd moving into 73rd…I have just few…

  • Ebola advances in West Africa

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    The Ebola virus disease continues its relentless expansion through West Africa, the region where it first emerged, despite the resources deployed by other countries and new health protocols aimed at preventing the contagion from spreading. In Liberia and Sierra Leone, the two worst-affected countries, Ebola has taken root in the respective capitals, Monrovia and Freetown.…

  • Pak Taliban condemns Malala

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    Members of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) offshoot Jamat-ul-Ahrar has condemned the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Malala Yousufzai, calling her an “agent of kuffar (disbelievers)”. Jamat-ul-Ahrar’s spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan and other members together Friday posted comments on Twitter about Malala and the award, stating that she did not represent Islam, Dawn online said. Ehsanullah…

  • Modi asks MP’s to adopt a village

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi  launched the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana and said he would also adopt a village in Varanasi, the constituency from where he was elected to the Lok Sabha. “I too have to select a village for Varanasi, have received the guidelines. Will go there, discuss and decide,” Modi said as he launched…

  • Evacuations begins before ‘Hudhud’ makes landfall

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    With cyclonic storm Hudhud set to hit the Andhra coast Sunday, the authorities are preparing to evacuate more than 200,000 people in four coastal districts to safer places. The northern coastal districts of Srikakulam, Vijayanagaram and Visakhapatnam and adjoining coastal district of East Godavari are bracing for the ‘very severe’ cyclonic storm, which is likely…

  • Guns fall silent at J&K border

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     It was a calm at the international border in Jammu, brightening hopes of peace returning to villages whose residents are living in relief camps following incessant firing by Pakistan Rangers. “It was completely peaceful all along the international border in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts for the second day today. There are no reports of ceasefire…

  • Happy to share Nobel prize with an Indian: Malala

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      Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai  said she is “really happy” on sharing the Nobel Peace Prize with a person from India and both have decided to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif for the award ceremony in Oslo. The Pakistani teenager, shot in the head by Taliban militants in…

  • India offers help to make affordable Ebola drugs

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      India will cooperate in the development of vaccines and drugs to fight the Ebola virus “for the poorest of the poor at realistic prices”, Indian Ambassador to the UN Asoke Kumar Mukerji has told the UN General Assembly (UNGA). The Indian ambassador said, “The international community must support research and development of a vaccine…

  • Kailash’s love and compassion shines through

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    By Azera Parveen Rahman   Child rights crusader Kailash Satyarthi, who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize along with Pakistan’s Malala Yousufzai, is a passionate man. His love for children makes him go to any length to comfort the vulnerable victims of child labour. He loves to cook sumptuous meals for them. Umesh Gupta, a former…

  • Palestinian PM wrap up Gaza visit

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    Palestinian unity government Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and his 12 West Bank ministers wrapped up a one-day visit to the Gaza Strip, during which they held the first ever meeting of the cabinet in the besieged enclave. The visit was in general positive and included a series of understandings that would enable the government to…