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Two Americans killed by Jordanian police officer; Obama taking it ‘seriously’

A Jordanian police officer opened fire on Monday at a regional police training center in the Jordanian capital, killing two Americans, a South African and a Jordanian before being shot dead, the Jordanian government spokesman said. Two Americans, four Jordanians and a Lebanese were wounded in the shooting, said the spokesman, Mohammed Momani, He said

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126 Indian fishermen languishing in Sri Lankan jails finally get their freedom

All the 126 Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly poaching into the country’s waters were released on Monday by courts in the country. The release came as Sri Lanka and India completed the formalities for the release of fishermen detained in each other’s country for allegedly fishing in each other’s waters, Colombo

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PM Modi’s UK visit comes at a bad time: How the British press viewed the Bihar defeat

Looks like the drubbing Narendra Modi-led NDA alliance received in Bihar state assembly elections will resonate till 10 Downing Street in London. The Prime Minister’s three-day visit to Britain, beginning on 12 November, is being billed as an important milestone in the evolving bilateral relations between New Delhi and London, especially since an Indian prime

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Why the Coorgs are upset with Tipu Sultan and the Karnataka government’s efforts to honour him

The Karnataka government’s decision to celebrate 10 November as Tipu Jayanthi flies in the face of history and has deeply offended the people of Coorg, Mangalore, and parts of Kerala who regard Tipu Sultan as a tyrant who destroyed temples, killed non-Muslims, and forcibly converted tens of thousands of conquered people. Various parties and organisations

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Pakistan invites Sushma Swaraj for conference on Afghanistan’s future

Pakistan has invited External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for a crucial conference in Islamabad on Afghanistan’s future, a move that could provide an opportunity for the two neighbours to repair their ties. The ‘Heart of Asia’ conference on Afghan issue will be held on December 7 and 8, where representatives from Azerbaijan, China, Iran, Kazakhstan,

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Belgian Court Gives Facebook 48 Hours to Stop Tracking Internet Users

A Belgian court on Monday gave Facebook 48 hours to stop tracking Internet users who do not have accounts with the US social media giant, or risk fines of up to EUR 250,000 ($269,000) a day. The order follows a case lodged by Belgium’s privacy watchdog in June which said Facebook indiscriminately tracks Internet users

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Chinese lights spell darkness for traditional potters this Diwali

For generations, Indian homes were lit up by diyas, or traditional earthen lamps, during Diwali. Potters now complain that customers prefer cheaper Chinese electrical lighting or more pricey products in shopping malls, jeopardizing their livelihoods. Until a few years ago, hundreds of potters and their families would be overworked in the run up to Diwali,

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Rival Taliban factions clash in southern Afghanistan, dozens dead

Rival groups of Taliban militants have clashed in the southern Afghan province of Zabul, killing as many as 80 people in recent days, officials said on Monday, as brewing hostility between factions in the insurgency turned violent. Government officials and spokesmen for the two main Taliban groups said fierce fighting had been underway since the

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Madhesi protest in Nepal: Why India needs to step back a little

The buzz among sections of Nepal’s intelligentsia is that the Modi government encouraged Madhesi protest in the Terai Region to gain electorally in Bihar elections. This might be farfetched but it goes to show the extent of distrust among the Nepali elite about India’s role in what is essentially an internal issue for a country

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‘Haathi chale Bihar,… bhaunken hazaar’: Shatrughan Sinha returns fire at Vijayvargiya

Shatrughan Sinha just escalated his tiff with the BJP as he responded to an insult hurled at him by a party leader infamous for consistently sticking his foot in his mouth. After Kailash Vijayvargiya — yes, the very same one — on Monday compared party MP Shatrughan Sinha to a dog, Sinha took to Twitter

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How did Chhota Rajan manage to get passport renewed in 2008, asks CBI

A special CBI team interrogating long-absconding underworld don Chhota Rajan will visit Karnataka in a couple of days to enquire from the regional passport officials who issued him a passport in 2003 on a fake name and address. The passport was made using the Tatkal (urgent) service with its validity date till 2008, sources said.

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Pawan Hans helicopter crash: Coast Guard recover body of one of the two pilots

The Coast Guard on Monday recovered the body of one of the two pilots who were missing since their Pawan Hans helicopter crashed into the Arabian sea off the Mumbai Coast last week. The Coast Guard also found wreckage, including cockpit, of the 14-seater VTPWF Dauphin aircraft, five days after the mishap occurred on November

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OROP row intensifies, ex-servicemen to return medals from today

The ex-servicemen will start returning their medals from Tuesday to protest against Centre’s notification on the implementation of One Rank, One Pension, which they have categorically rejected. “The notification that the government has issued completely murders the definition of OROP. In OROP’s definition, a senior will never get less pension than a junior. In the

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After Bihar debacle, the rumoured Cabinet reshuffle is a question of ‘when’ and not ‘if’

2015 has politically proved to be a bad year for Narendra Modi. For the first time since he became chief minister of Gujarat in 2001 to when he became Prime Minister of India in 2014, and then won a series of state Assembly elections, Narendra Modi had only tasted success. The severe drubbing in the

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Selma director Ava DuVernay compares Aamir Khan to Oprah Winfrey!

Academy Award-nominated director Ava DuVernay says she admires superstar Aamir Khan’s work and compared him to Oprah Winfrey. “I have seen more of Aamir Khan’s work. I have been learning about huge stars like Big B (Amitabh Bachchan) and a number of stars that people know here. And there in America people don’t know many

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Bigg Boss 9: Yuvika Chaudhary eliminated, says Prince’s feelings for her are genuine

People might brand Prince Narula’s proposal to Yuvika Chaudhary on “Bigg Boss Nau” a publicity stunt, but the actress says his feelings for her are real. The “Om Shanti Om” actress becomes the latest contestant to be evicted from the controversial reality show and Yuvika said Prince’s behaviour after her elimination was announced makes her

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6 million-year-old elephant skull discovered in China

The skull of an elephant around six million years old, has been discovered in China’s Yunnan province, the media reported on Saturday. The fossil found in Shuitangba, Zhaotong city, puts the history of the mastodon species back one million years, said Wang Shiqi, a vertebrate evolution expert with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Previously,

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Ballistic missile Agni-IV test-fired as part of user trial

In pre-Diwali fireworks over the Bay of Bengal, India on Monday successfully tested the nuclear-capable Agni-IV ballistic missile, which has a strike range of 4,000-km, from the A P J Abdul Kalam Island (formerly Wheeler Island) off Odisha coast. The user trial by the tri-Service Strategic Forces Command (SFC), which saw the two-stage missile being

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OROP row: Not all demands can be fulfilled, says Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar

With the protesting ex-servicemen dissatisfied with the formal notification of one rank, one pension (OROP) scheme, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said that everyone has a right to make a demand in democracy but not all demands can be fulfilled. Underlining that the “maximum” demands of the veterans have been fulfilled, he said the

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Boxing: Vijender Singh destroys England’s Dean Gillen for second pro win

Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh knocked out Dean Gillen of England in the opening round to register his second consecutive victory at the professional level at the National Stadium here on Saturday. Vijender, who had scored a Technical Knock Out (TKO) victory over another Englishman Sony Whiting within three rounds in his debut bout was

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Cricket All-Stars: Warne’s Warriors trump Sachin’s Blasters in front of electric New York crowd

Amid a sea of Indian shirts, fluttering Pakistan flags and deafening roars, New York cricket fans turned out in their thousands to watch greats of the game face off against each other on Saturday — in a baseball stadium. Australian spin king Shane Warne and Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar captained two star-studded teams in a

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