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‘Bajirao Mastani’ Is A Bollywood Classic – Just leave Your Scepticism At Home

For those who were intrigued by all the controversy before the release of Bajirao Mastani, spare yourself the trouble of dusting off the history books or feverishly hitting the web search box. More than being a slice of history, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s latest film is essentially a celebration of love, a tale that portrays the […]

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Landmark Japan-South Korea Deal Backs Obama’s Asia Rebalance

Japan and South Korea’s landmark accord to end a divisive historical dispute will lead to increased economic and military cooperation between the U.S. allies, complementing the Obama administration’s efforts to counter China’s rise and North Korea’s nuclear saber-rattling. The two countries on Monday announced a “final and irreversible” agreement over the issue of comfort women,

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‘Significant step forward’: US hails Iraq’s victory over Islamic State in Ramadi

In a significant development in the war against militant group Islamic State, Iraqi forces have retaken control of Ramadi from Islamic State with the US also hailing their victory. “The expulsion of ISIL (another name for Islamic State) by Iraqi security forces, supported by our international coalition, is a significant step forward in the campaign

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Vijayakanth booked for making derogatory remarks against CM

A derogatory remarks against the state chief minister landed the DMDK president Vijayakanth in trouble after the Thanjavur police registered a case against him and his 58 supporters on Monday. The opposition party leader condemned the state government for not disbursing the compensation to farmers for crops damaged by flood, during a demonstration held by

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Gopal Subramanium agrees to head probe panel

The former Solicitor-General, Gopal Subramanium, has formally accepted the Delhi government’s offer to head the Commission of Inquiry to probe the alleged scam in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA). Mr. Subramanium sent his letter of acceptance to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday. Contrary to earlier stand However, Mr. Subramanium’s acceptance marks a

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CPM most opportunist, rally a flop show, claims TMC

TERMING the CPM’s rally held Sunday at the Brigade Parade Ground here as a “flop show”, the ruling Trinamool Congress government claimed that the CPM’s meeting had poor attendance. “Today the CPM’s meeting was devoid of crowd. None of the speakers could speak for more than five minutes,” Trinamool secretary-general Partha Chatterjee told reporters in

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Odd-even plan: Delhi police chief BS Bassi warns of action against volunteers enforcing rule

With the AAP government all set to implement the odd-even scheme, Delhi Police commissioner BS Bassi on Monday said the policy is being rolled out in a hurry and action will be taken against any volunteer who takes law into his hands by forcing motorists to follow the restrictions. Four days before the scheme comes

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E-tailer war: Snapdeal to boost logistics spend even as rival Flipkart ties up for easing license of foreign brands

Online marketplace Snapdeal, backed by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp and others, has said it will boost spending on logistics and technology to better compete with rivals Flipkart and Amazon’s Indian unit, its co-founder said on Monday. Even as Snapdeal is preparing to invest more in logistics, e-tailer rival Flipkart on Monday announced its tie-up with

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Parliament building can last for another century claim designers

The Indian Parliament House may not be retired just as yet. The British-era structure, known for its imposing grandeur and beauty, can still serve a century, believe urban designers and heritage conservationists. Restoration is the need of the hour, not abandoning the heritage structure and symbol of Indian democracy, they said. The reaction came in

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‘RSS dictionary’ used for anti-Sonia article, says Congress leader, seeks probe

City unit Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam on Monday came under intense criticism from his party over articles in a Congress mouthpiece slamming Jawaharlal Nehru and Sonia Gandhi’s father, with a senior leader claiming that terminology used in the write-ups was borrowed from the “RSS dictionary”. Accusing Nirupam, the journal editor, of bringing “disgrace” to the

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From January, consumers with annual taxable income over Rs 10 lakh won’t get subsidised LPG

The NDA government today announced that taxpayers with an annual income of more than Rs 10 lakh will not get subsidised LPG cylinders from the new year. This is the central government’s decisive step to curbing the supply of subsidised cooking gas. At present, all households are entitled to 12 cylinders of 14.2-kg each at

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Girl allegedly gang-raped by three armymen in the Howrah-Amritsar Express train

A girl has filed a police complaint alleging she was gangraped by three army personnel in a running train on Monday, police said. Police said they have arrested one army man, and the others will be arrested soon. The girl was travelling in the Howrah-Amritsar express train. She had boarded the army compartment in the

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‘Nehru to be blamed for Kashmir issue’: Clanger by Congress mouthpiece stuns party seniors

It is the classic foot in mouth situation only this time it is Congress’ mouthpiece ‘Congress Darshan.’ As the party celebrates its 131st Foundation Day on Monday, senior leaders were shocked after the mouthpiece published an exhaustive piece blaming former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru for the current state of affairs in Kashmir, China and Tibet.

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DMDK chief Vijayakanth faces flak after behaving in ‘uncivilised’ manner with journalists

DMDK chief Vijayakanth on Sunday allegedly behaved in an “uncivilised” manner with a group of scribes, when he was asked if the ruling AIADMK would capture power in next assembly elections, drawing flak from the journalist community here. In an interaction with reporters after participating in a blood donation camp held in Chennai by his

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Sena criticises Modi’s Lahore visit, says Pakistan’s ‘cursed’ soil a death knell for politicians’ careers

Citing examples of BJP stalwarts AB Vajpayee and LK Advani, ally Shiv Sena on Monday said that political careers of leaders who got too close to Pakistan have been on the wane as it criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise visit to Lahore. The Sena also said that the neighbouring country’s soil is “cursed” because

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China officially ends one-child policy

China officially ended its controversial one child policy, allowing couples to have a second child amid deepening demographic crisis of shrinking workforce and ageing population in the world’s second-largest economy. Legislative approval Chinese lawmakers passed a historic decision allowing all couples to have two children from January 1, ending its over three-and-half decades old policy

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Iraq army notches up first win: Claims victory over Islamic State in Ramadi

Iraq’s army said on Sunday it had defeated Islamic State fighters in a provincial capital west of Baghdad, the first major victory for the US-trained force since it collapsed in the face of an assault by the militants 18 months ago. Victory in Ramadi, capital of mainly Sunni-Muslim Anbar province in the Euphrates River valley

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Mufti Sayeed admitted in Delhi’s AIIMS, is ‘absolutely fine’, says government spokesman

A state government spokesman said “health is absolutely fine” for Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed who was admitted in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for treatment on Thursday in New Delhi. He was accompanied by his daughter and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti. An official spokesman said in

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1 Arrested For Murder Of 2 Bihar Engineers In Suspected Case Of Ransom

One person has been arrested today in connection with the killing of two engineers of a private road construction company who were shot dead in Bihar’s Darbhanga district on Saturday. A cop was also suspended on Saturday and the probe was handed over the State’s Special Task Force. Just a week ago, the two engineers

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Students oppose Ramdev speech on JNU campus

A group of students from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have opposed the varsity’s move to allow an invitation to yoga guru Baba Ramdev for a keynote address at the 22{+n}{+d}International Congress of Vedanta, being co-organised by the institution. Calling the move, a “silent Right-wing onslaught” on JNU, the students have warned University officials to withdraw

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