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Indian Navy is totally secular, every ship a microcosm of India, says Admiral RK Dhowan

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Amid raging debate on religious intolerance in the country, Navy Chief Admiral RK Dhowan on Thursday asserted that his force was “totally secular” and every ship of the Indian Navy was a microcosm of India. Underlining that secularism starts from individual and the smallest unit, he said the Navy maintains the spirit of secularism. “I […]

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Akhilesh announces plans to recruit 35,000 new cops in UP; BJP questions CM’s motives

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has questioned Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s announcement that 35,000 new policemen will be recruited soon in the state. In a state where for 100 peon posts, more than 23 lakh applications had come, how will the government handle the police recruitment when it has decided to waive off

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France express solidarity with Chennai floods victims, calls for ‘urgent action’ against climate change

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France on Thursday expressed solidarity with people affected by the worst ever floods in Chennai and its suburbs and said the “unprecedented” magnitude of the flooding confirms that time is running out and “concrete and urgent” action needs to be taken against climate disruption. “Flooding in India’s Chennai region has taken a tragic toll. I

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Rains stop, water levels recede in Chennai but residents are yet to find relief

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Life for people in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai continue to be difficult though the rains have stopped in the capital. Many areas in Chennai still remain under water and supplies of essentials was difficult, said residents. “Water logging continues to be there. The only mercy was that there were no rains,” said Viswanath, a resident. The

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PM Narendra Modi’s photoshopped image goes viral; PIB deletes tweet

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Embarrassed over a fake photo it tweeted, the state-run Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Thursday was forced to delete the tweet – a photoshopped image showing PM Narendra Modi making an aerial survey of flood-hit Chennai – when a twitterati questioned its logic after spotting the blunder. The photoshopped image showed PM Modi looking through

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Tongue Tied? Sehwag Fails to Mention Dhoni in Speech

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Perhaps, six years weren’t enough for Mahendra Singh Dhoni to find a place in Virender Sehwag’s list of captains! As the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) felicitated the recently retired superstar on Thursday, Sehwag thanked all his ‘captains’, sans MS Dhoni. Former skippers Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble and Sachin Tendulkar

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‘BJP is not serious about Ram temple, they treat Ram like a party member’: Nitish Kumar

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With the confidence of a man who’s beaten a prime minister-led campaign to win the top job in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said BJP is not serious about constructing the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. His comments come barely 24 hours after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said he hopes the construction of the

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Acche din for Delhi MLAs and Ministers as assembly approves whopping 400% hike in basic salary

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The Delhi Assembly on Thursday approved a whopping 400% hike in basic salary of MLAs and Ministers besides hefty increase in perks and allowances, catapulting them among the highest paid lawmakers in the country. As per provision of the bill cleared by the Assembly, the basic salary of legislators will rise from current Rs 12,000

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Indian Navy to enhance infrastructure in the Andamans

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The Indian Navy was looking to create more infrastructure in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, navy chief Admiral R.K. Dhowan said on Thursday, terming the islands “strategically located”. “There is particular focus on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as extended arms of the country,” Admiral Dhowan said at the annual press conference ahead of Navy

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Pankaja Munde defends Maharashtra temple’s practice of barring women

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Defending the practice of not allowing women to perform ‘puja’ at Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra rural development minister Pankaja Munde said on Thursday traditional rituals cannot be “linked with insult” of women. Munde’s statement, which came in the wake of a woman offering ‘puja’ at the temple by breaching security, drew sharp

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CBI may seek info from Indrani’s acquaintances, two IPS officers

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing the 2012 murder of Sheena Bora, may seek information on aspects related to the wider conspiracy surrounding the case from two West Bengal-cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officers who were in touch with key accused Indrani Mukerjea. The two IPS officers allegedly knew Indrani as “friends”

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Pakistani origin couple carried out California shooting; FBI probing terror links, recovers 12 pipe bombs

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As the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday took over the investigation into the deadliest US mass shooting since the Sandy Hook massacre three years ago, police revealed that it has recovered 12 pipe bombs huge cache of arms and ammunitions at the home of the shooters identified as a Pakistani-origin couple, parents of

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Some relief for flood-hit Chennai as rain stops, water level in rivers decline

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After days of chaos, there was finally some relief for the flood-battered people of Chennai, as a break in rain overnight helped reduce water levels of the Adyar and Kumbh rivers, thus easing large-scale flooding. While intermittent rain has been forecast for Chennai over the next 24 hours, coastal and interior Tamil Nadu will receive

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Watch: The second trailer of ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ is all we hoped for, and much more

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Feast your eyes! The second trailer for Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: The Dawn of Justice is here and it doesn’t disappoint. If you, like us, thought the first trailer released during Comic Con was spectacular and if you, like us, were slightly disappointed by the recently released sneak-peek, wait till you see the second

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‘The entire system has collapsed’: Kamal Haasan sends distress message from Chennai

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The unprecedented rains in Chennai have left the city marooned and helpless. The rich and privileged have not been spared either. However, Kamal Haasan who lives on the posh Eldams Road is relatively sheltered and safe from the deluge. But many of his friends and relatives are hugely affected. Speaking exclusively from his residence in

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Angry Indian Goddesses review: Pan Nalin’s gorgeous film peers right into women’s soul

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For all the perverts out there who think it’s their birth-right to peer up women’s skirts, here’s a film that peers right into women’s souls, and seven of them. They’re all so grandly scripted they seem to have walked into the film from our lives. Every one of the seven female protagonists are by actresses

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IPTL: Defending champs Indian Aces start second season with a win over Japan Warriors

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Defending champions Indian Aces eked out a 25-24 win against first-timers Japan Warriors in their opening match of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) season two that began in Japan on Wednesday. Singapore Slammers had sailed past UAE Royals 26-20 in the first match of the season two at the Kobe World Hall. Though debutants

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Viru thanks fans for ‘making him Sehwag’ at felicitation ceremony before Kotla Test

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Virender Sehwag, who recently retired from international cricket, thanked his former India captains Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble along with iconic Sachin Tendulkar for their guidance during his illustrious international career. Sehwag, however, did not mention the name of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, under whom he played for the national team for almost six years.

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Cameroon army kills 100 Boko Haram fighters, frees 900 hostages: Ministry

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The Cameroon army claimed on Wednesday to have dealt a major blow to Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists, killing around 100 fighters and freeing 900 hostages in a three-day operation last week. The claim, which could not be independently confirmed, comes on the heels of twin suicide attacks the previous day in the far north of

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Obama believes PM Modi is ‘honest and direct’, has a clear vision for India, says US

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US President Barack Obama who has held meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on several occasions, has found in him a politician who is honest and has a clear vision for India, the White House has said. “President Obama has found Prime Minister Modi to be somebody who is honest and direct, somebody who has

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Taliban dismisses Kabul’s claim that leader Mullah Mansoor was wounded in Pakistan

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A Kabul official said Wednesday that the new Afghan Taliban leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, has been wounded in a firefight that broke out at a gathering of several Taliban figures in neighboring Pakistan the previous night. The Taliban promptly denied the claim, dismissing it as propaganda by the Afghan government. Sultan Faizy, spokesman for Afghan

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A cow is safer in India than a Muslim? Why would a man like Shashi Tharoor fire such a toxic salvo?

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There has to be an ETA with common sense and logic. We cannot keep delaying this flight as a nation. We cannot discuss the rights and wrongs of sitting down when our national anthem is being played in a public place. It is not up for debate. You don’t want to agree with the fact

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