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Rockets fired at new Afghan Parliament building in Kabul; no casualties reported

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Four rockets were fired towards the new parliament building of the Afghanistan Parliament on Monday morning. According to initial reports, one rocket has hit the building. The incident took place as senior security officials were on the way towards the building to brief lawmakers, reports TOLO News. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The […]

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Classes resume in Hyderabad University amid boycott call by JAC

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Classes resumed in Hyderabad Central University after being suspended since March 23, amid a fresh boycott call given by Joint Action Committee for Social Justice (JAC) which is leading the protest on Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula’s suicide issue. “Classes have resumed from today…. The Vice-Chancellor has also appealed students to attend the classes,” HCU

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What’s cooking between Sushant Singh Rajput and his ‘Raabta’ co-star?

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Year 2016 hasn’t been a good one for celebrity couples who have been in a long committed relationship. Since January, we have seen a number of couples heading towards splitsville. And according to the latest buzz, Sushant Singh Rajput and Ankita Lokhande have broken-up. Nonetheless, neither Sushant nor Ankita have spoken about any “trouble” in

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Prez to confer Padma awards on 56 eminent personalities today

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President Pranab Mukherjee will honour 56 eminent personalities with Padma awards on Monday. The first list of awardees includes founder of Reliance Industries, late Dhirubhai Ambani, Jammu and Kashmir governor Jagmohan, actors Anupam Kher and Ajay Devgn, badminton star Saina Nehwal, Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, renowned dancer Yamini Krishnamurthy, former Comptroller

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Suspected money launderer for ”El Chapo” detained in Mexico

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A man suspected of laundering money for jailed drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was detained in southwestern Mexico, and faces extradition to the United States, Mexican authorities said on Sunday. Juan Manuel Alvarez, who was arrested in Oaxaca state, has ties to an international money-laundering network that spans Mexico, Colombia, Panama and the United

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Belgian riot police deploy water cannon against ‘fascists’ in Brussels square

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Belgian riot police have deployed water cannon to the Place de la Bourse in Brussels in a bid to disperse a right-wing march that has disrupted a peaceful rally. Hundreds of people had assembled informally in the large public square to remember the 31 victims of last Tuesday’s terror attacks when dozens of men, some

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Donald Trump questions NATO, Asia nuclear weapons ahead of Washington summit

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Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Sunday doubled down on his criticism of NATO, a cornerstone of US foreign policy for decades, and called for the alliance`s overhaul days before world leaders convene in Washington. President Barack Obama will host the Nuclear Security Summit on Thursday and Friday with 56 delegations in attendance. While preventing

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Air India flight makes emergency landing in Mumbai, all passengers safe

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An Air India flight made an emergency landing today at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport due to smoke in the undercarriage. Timely action by pilots of the AI620 Hyderabad-Mumbai flight following the incident saved the lives of 120 passengers on board. Emergency chutes were deployed immediately after smoke was noticed in the undercarriage. Following the

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Mulayam’s daughter-in-law gets ticket from Lucknow

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In the latest addition to Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh’s ever expanding political family tree, his youngest daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav was on Sunday declared the party’s candidate from Lucknow for the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Ms. Yadav will fight from the prestigious seat of Lucknow (Cantontment), currently held by the Congress’ Rita Bahuguna Joshi.

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Why Mohan Bhagwat want the whole world to chant ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’

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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said to instill the feeling of patriotism, everyone should chant ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’. “We want the whole world to chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai. We want to make Bharat rich, free from exploitation and full of self-respect. For that we will have to live that

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Malaika Arora Khan, Arbaaz Khan confirm separation. Read their statement

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After months of are-they-are-they-not, actor Malaika Arora Khan and husband Arbaaz Khan have confirmed that they have separated. In a joint statement issued to DNA, the star couple maintained that while they have walked their separate ways, there is no truth to the fact that Malaika is seeing anyone or has approached a divorce lawyer.

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India through to World T20 semi-final as Kohli brilliance beats Australia

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In a country whose cities are synonymous with chaos Chandigarh is rated an exception. Its residents will say unprompted that this is the only planned city in India, a monument to local ingenuity built as a patriotic gesture post-independence. A perfect grid running to cardinal points may not be the most original idea but most

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As Indian economy soars Narendra Modi reforms face big headwinds

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When Prime Minister Narendra Modi swept into power in 2014, he did so with an ambitious mandate to reboot the economy, stamp out corruption and lure foreign investment by streamlining the country’s convoluted regulatory regime. The leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the election by the biggest margin in three decades, and it

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Lahore Easter blast: Taliban suicide bomber targeting Christians kills 69, injures 250

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A powerful blast ripped through a public park in Lahore where Christian families were celebrating Easter on Sunday, killing 69 people and wounding over 250, mostly women and children. The blast, apparently caused by a suicide bomber, occurred in a parking lot at Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, one of the largest parks in Lahore, the capital of

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Pathankot Attack: Visiting Pakistani Officials To Meet Indian Investigators Today

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A team from Pakistan, including officials of its Inter Services Intelligences or ISI, will meet with National Investigation Agency (NIA) officers in Delhi as it begins its inquiry today into the terror attack in the Pathankot air base at the start of this year. The five-member joint investigation team, which includes Pakistan’s military intelligence and

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Centre imposes President’s rule in Uttarakhand a day before floor test

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The Centre imposed President’s Rule on Sunday in politically fragile Uttarakhand while citing a “constitutional breakdown”, a day before the state’s Congress-led government was slated to prove its majority in the assembly. The decision sparked a political storm, with the rebellion-hit Congress calling it “murder of democracy” and pointing to a pattern after the party’s

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World T20: Crunch match, difficult chase, masterful innings — just another day in the life of Virat Kohli

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It’s India vs Australia. A do or die match for qualification. Australia have put up a competitive total on the board on a tricky wicket. In response, India have gotten off to a bad start. Things look difficult but there is this man at the crease. There is confidence. Hope. He starts well with a

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141 Pathankot students to be adjusted in 9 medical colleges

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After a long legal battle, 141 MBBS final-year students of Chintpurni Medical College, Pathankot, will finally be adjusted in other state medical colleges from Monday. The private college had been debarred from admitting students from the 2012-13 batch after the Medical Council of India (MCI) had pointed out deficiencies in its functioning. The students have

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Syria army seizes town north of Palmyra: State TV

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Syria`s armed forces on Saturday expanded their control north of the historic city of Palmyra, state television reported, capturing a nearby town from Islamic State group jihadists. Russian-backed Syrian troops seized the town of Al-Amiriyah on the northern outskirts of Palmyra “after fierce clashes” with ISIS fighters, state television said. An AFP journalist on the

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Deepika Padukone and Sidharth Malhotra will make a good screen pair, says Karan Johar

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Filmmaker Karan Johar says actress Deepika Padukone and Sidharth Malhotra should do a film together as they will look good on screen. Karan launched Sidharth in his last directorial venture ‘Student of the Year’ and has worked with Deepika in his home production, ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’. The ‘My Name is Khan’ director had recently

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Civilian, two army men injured in grenade attack in south Kashmir’s Bijbehara

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At least three people were injured in a grenade attack by suspected militants in south Kashmir’s Bijbehara town of Anantnag district on Saturday. Local residents said two army men and a civilian were injured in the attack. Army spokesman NN Joshi said two soldiers had got wounded in the attack and they have been rushed

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World T20: Beating India in India is the ultimate challenge, says Shane Watson ahead of virtual quarter-final

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Beating India in their own backyard is the ultimate challenge and the boys are up for the knockout battle against the hosts in the ICC World Twenty20 on Sunday, said Australian all-rounder Shane Watson. Australia knocked Pakistan out of the tournament yesterday, setting up a virtual quarter-final against India at the I S Bindra Stadium.

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Libya attacks: Kerala nurse and son killed in shell attack; CM Chandy tries to reach out

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A Kerala nurse and her son were killed in a shell attack on their residence in Libya’s Sabratha city, officials said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Friday night when the shell landed in their apartment complex. Sunu and her 18 month old son were there, while her husband Vipin was outside. According to reports,

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Nuclear Security Summit: We should consider policy and not just the technicalities of nuclear weapons, energy, and commerce

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With an important nuclear conference — the last Nuclear Security Summit — about to start in a week, this is usually the time when articles criticising aspects of non-Western nuclear programmes coincidentally begin to appear. India has been a favoured subject recently, inspiring thoughtful prose before the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, biennial meetings of the

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