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PM Modi pays tribute to former president APJ Abdul Kalam on his 84th birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tribute to late former president APJ Abdul Kalam on his 84th birth anniversary. “Today we salute APJ Abdul Kalam and celebrate his monumental achievements as a scientist, scholar and the President of India. We fondly remember his passion for teaching and education. Dr. Kalam truly ignited young minds […]

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Kangana Ranaut after Salman’s life for Katti Batti failure

Kangana Ranaut’s Bollywood career has reached a stage where stardom becomes frustration and blame-game becomes an easiest way to escape the situation. Few days back she had allegedly been in a cold war with her fellow actress Deepika Padukone. Not confirmed, but evident enough with straight words targeting Deepika for not cooperating with her. In

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Govt blocks 2 websites, FB pages for carrying IS propaganda

The government has blocked two websites which were being used by the Islamic State (IS) for propaganda in the country. Two Facebook pages, run by anonymous persons in Jammu & Kashmir to lure youngsters into joining Jehad, have also been removed. A committee comprising senior officials of Intelligence Bureau, home and information technology ministries, CERT-In

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2 killed in police firing, Faridkot tense after Guru Granth Sahib desecration

Two people were killed in police firing Wednesday as protests over the alleged desecration of a Guru Granth Sahib spread to several villages in Fardikot. At least 80 people were injured when police used teargas, lathicharge and fired in the air to disperse a dharna by Sikhs at Kotakpura chowk in Faridkot early Wednesday. Later

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Hope it puts speculations to rest: Netaji’s daughter welcomes decision to declassify files

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s daughter Anita Bose Pfaff on Wednesday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement about declassifying Netaji files, saying it would put to rest speculations on her father’s mysterious disappearance in 1945. “I am very happy that the Prime Minister has finally agreed that so far closed files on my father would be

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India win 2nd ODI against South Africa by 22 runs, level series 1-1

Spurred by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s masterful 92, Indian bowlers responded well in a low-scoring encounter at Indore on Wednesday. South Africa were bundled out for 225 while chasing a target of 247. Dhoni was forced to bring on Axar Patel and Harbhajan Singh early on in the innings due to the wayward bowling of

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Saint Francis Home

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Amy Jackson bags the lead role opposite Rajnikanth in Robot 2

Amy Jackson’s second innings in the Indian film industry seems to have had a fabulous start. While her last South film I too was directed by Shankar, the actress will yet again collaborate with the director for his next, tentatively titled Robot 2 starring megastar Rajnikanth. Robot, also directed by Shankar had Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

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Shiv Sena attacks PM Modi after Dadri remark, says ‘we respect him for Godhra’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s condemnation of the Dadri lynching incident and the cancellation of Ghulam Ali’s concert in Mumbai as “unfortunate” hasn’t gone down well with Bharatiya Janata Party’s alliance partner in Maharashtra – Shiv Sena. Coming down hard on the Prime Minister, senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut raked up the 2002 Gujarat riots

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ISL 2015: Atletico de Kolkata unbeaten and dominant, but not ruthless enough

The narrow margin of the final scoreline between Atletico de Kolkata and Kerala Blasters did not reflect the sheer domination of Antonio Habas’ side in a 2-1 win which took them to the top of the table — however, the defending champions must stop conceding in the last ten minutes and kill off matches with

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ICL scandal: Dinesh Mongia mulling legal action against Lou Vincent for match-fixing allegation

Dinesh Mongia has claimed innocence and is mulling legal action against New Zealand cricketer Lou Vincent, who has alleged that the former India cricketer was involved in fixing during the unsanctioned and the now defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL). Vincent had told a London courtroom that Mongia was one of the key members of a

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World Cup Qualifier: India remain point-less in Group D after losing 3-0 to Oman

Indian football team’s abject humilation continued as they slumped to their fifth consecutive defeat in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round, losing 0-3 to Oman in an away game on Tuesday. For the hosts, Ahmed Kano Mubarak scored in the 55th minute while Abdul Aziz Al Muqbali scored in the 67th and 85th minute

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Andhra Pradesh hopes to bring back famed Amaravati artifacts from UK

The Andhra Pradesh government is hoping to bring back many artifacts related to its new capital city Amaravati, which are on display in the British Museum in London. Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary IYR Krishna Rao, who recently visited the museum, said about 30 to 40 artifacts that were excavated from and around Amaravati site are

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Some of our partners have mush for brains: Vladimir Putin slams US on Syria crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday slammed the US for refusing to share intelligence with Russia on Syria, and accusing it of muddled thinking. “I believe some of our partners simply have mush for brains,” Putin said, expressing some of his strongest criticism yet of Washington’s handling of the Syrian crisis. Late last month, Moscow

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Reconstruction of MH17 wreckage reveals violent last moments of the plane and passengers

A partial reconstruction of a Malaysia Airlines jet made of wreckage found strewn across eastern Ukraine told the graphic story of its violent last moments after being hit by a surface-to-air missile. Dutch-led air crash investigators concluded some of the 298 people on board may have known for up to 90 seconds after the Russian-made

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Pak leadership knew about Osama’s presence, says country’s ex-defence minister

Pakistan’s top civilian and military leadership knew about Osama bin Laden’s presence in the country much before the US navy SEALs killed him in a raid in 2011, the then defence minister of Pakistan has claimed. The Pakistani establishment, the country’s powerful army chief and the intelligence agency ISI were aware that Osama was living

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ISIS confirms killing of second-in-command in US air strike

Militant outfit Islamic State has conformed that its second-in-command, Abu Mohamed al-Adnani, whose real name was Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali, was killed in a US air strike earlier this year. ISIS spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani, in an audio recording, said, “America is rejoicing over the killing of Abu Mutaz al-Qurashi and considers this a great victory.”

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Mayawati promises quota for upper caste poor in Bihar

Wooing upper caste voters for Bahujan Samaj Party candidates contesting the Bihar elections, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Tuesday promised quotas for them in government jobs and education institutions if her party came to power in the state. “The socio-economic condition of upper caste poor is as bad as that of their brethren

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Iran releases nine Indian sailors jailed on charges of smuggling, says Swaraj

Nine Indian sailors who were in a jail in Iran on charges of smuggling have been released and will reach Delhi tomorrow, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday. “Iran has released nine Indian sailors — Thank you Iran. Thank you (Iranian Foreign Minister) Javad Zarif for a prompt action on our request,” Swaraj

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VHP puts up banners asking non-Hindus not to take part in Garba

With the Navratri festival starting on Tuesday, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has started putting up banners at the entrances of select garba venues across the state, asking non-Hindus not to participate in the dance programmes as it is restricted “only for Hindus”. According to Gujarat VHP leaders, the banners are being put up at

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India hits back: Don’t need Pakistan lecture on tolerance

With Pakistan expressing “concern” over Shiv Sena’s attempt to disrupt its former foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri’s book launch in Mumbai by smearing black paint on the face of the event’s organiser, Sudheendra Kulkarni, New Delhi on Tuesday slammed Islamabad for “lecturing” it on tolerance and pluralism. When asked about Pakistan’s statement, a top official

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