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After Budget, Opposition Preps To Target Smriti Irani Again

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Union Budget presented, opposition parties have prepped to target Education Minister Smriti Irani in both Houses of Parliament over her statements on the death of Hyderabad Central University student Rohith Vemula and the JNU controversy. Alleging that she misled Parliament, two Congress leaders moved privilege motion against the minister in the Lok Sabha this morning. […]

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Israeli troops kill Palestinian after soldiers attacked in West Bank

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Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian during a gunfight in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian medical sources said on Tuesday, as troops fought to rescue two soldiers who were attacked after straying into a violent trouble spot, the army said. The Palestinian Red Crescent said a 22-year-old man died of gunshot wounds and six were

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Epic I-League clashes: It’s Kolkata v/s Goa in Goa as Mohun Bagan, East Bengal fight for the title and Bengal’s honour

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Defending champions Mohun Bagan would look to consolidate their position at the top when they take on Sporting Clube de Goa in a 10th round match of the I-League at Margao on Tuesday while their arch rivals East Bengal would try to outdo Salgaocar at Vasco to keep the title race in perfect balance. Bagan,

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India vs Sri Lanka: Toe, ankle allow elbow room for trial

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A piece of black cloth served as the ‘iron curtain’. Cameras were intruding into ‘dressing room’ privacy and the Indian cricketers must have felt a little uncomfortable. The Sher-e-Bangla academy ground has two concrete structures that double up as makeshift locker rooms during practice. Shikhar Dhawan’s left ankle was getting tended to by physio Patrick

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Asia Cup: Pakistan set to face strong challenge from Bangladesh

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Having registered resounding back-to-back victories, hosts Bangladesh are expected to put up a tough fight against Pakistan despite the absence of their main strike bowler Mustafizur Rahaman in an Asia Cup round robin league encounter on Wednesday. It will be a must-win game for both teams aiming to make it to the finals of the

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Whatsapp to stop supporting Blackberry, Nokia and other android devices

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Whatsaap has turned sever years this week and so the widely used Facebook-owned instant messaging application, has decided to drop support for various operating system from 2017. WhatsApp, is going to end support for BlackBerry 10 OS, along with support for all other BlackBerry operating systems. Also on the list are Symbian, Windows Phone 7.1,

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Macedonia police fire tear gas at refugees while Europe bickers

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Macedonian police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of refugees who stormed the border from Greece on Monday as a deeply divided Europe traded barbs over the biggest humanitarian crisis in decades. As frustrations boiled over at restrictions imposed on people moving through the Balkans, refugees trapped on the Greece-Macedonia border tore down a metal

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Syria: Opp claims govt wrecking truce deal; track alleged violations, says Kerry

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A senior official from Syria’s main opposition group said on Monday that a fragile international attempt to halt nearly five years of fighting was in danger of collapse because of attacks by government forces. The cessation of hostilities drawn up by Washington and Moscow faced “complete nullification” becauSyria: Opp claims govt wrecking truce deal; track

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Malayalam TV anchor threatened, abused after moderating debate on Mahishasur Jayanti

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Sindhu Sooryakumar, chief coordinating editor of Asianet News TV, moderated a discussion on Friday night about whether Mahishasur Jayanti could be considered an act of treason. Since then, she has been inundated with threats and has received about 2000 calls. These calls were allegedly from activists and sympathisers of various pro-Hindutva groups who accused her

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SC seeks Centre’s response to Muslim woman’s plea against triple talaq

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The Supreme Court sought on Monday Centre’s response to a petition filed by a Muslim woman to end gender discrimination in the minority community. Shayara Bano has challenged the practice of triple ‘talaq’, ‘nikah halal’ and polygamy, calling it unconstitutional as it violated the right to equality. Under triple ‘talaq’, a Muslim man can divorce

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Budget 2016 | Cheap crude, absolute majority, but no substantial reform: P Chidambaram

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This is the third budget of the NDA government. The first two were forgettable. The Prime Minister had promised that he would “reform to transform”. The word ‘reform’ is a little understood but much used word. Reform means reform of factor markets or product markets. There is little evidence of such reform in the budget.

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Budget 2016: Rahul Gandhi taunts Narendra Modi over MGNREGA

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Budget 2016: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the General Budget lacks both vision and conviction. “Modi ji spent the first 2 years mocking the Congress Party’s focus on farmers, MNREGA, Rural dev and social spending. Now mere rhetoric, without vision or action, will fool neither farmers nor the poor of this country.

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Asian shares inch up after China stimulus step

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Asian shares rose on Tuesday, bolstered by China’s monetary easing and downbeat manufacturing and service surveys that raised hopes of additional measures, though lacklustre U.S. and European data kept concerns about global growth momentum alive. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up about 0.2 percent, though Japan’s Nikkei was down 0.9 percent,

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Malaysia’s Mahathir Quits Ruling Party Over PM’s Scandals

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Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad announced today he was quitting the ruling party, saying it had degenerated into an organisation whose sole purpose was to protect scandal-plagued Prime Minister Najib Razak. Mahathir has for months been a leading voice calling for the ouster of Najib, who is under pressure over allegations that billions of dollars

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Candidates asked to appear for Army recruitment exam in underwear

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In a bizarre and shocking incident, candidates appearing in army recruitment examination in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur District were asked to sit in their underwear to prevent cheating. Around 1150 candidates had appeared for the exam on Sunday when they were ordered to take off their clothes and sit in only underwear in an open ground. The

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