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Friday, January 23, 2015

Islamic State deadline on Japanese captives expires

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Japan said on Friday it was still trying to secure the release of two Japanese hostages held by Islamic State militants after a deadline to pay ransom for their release passed and there was no immediate word on their fate. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government considered whether planned legislative...

India clears cows, dogs, dust for Obama Taj Mahal trip

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Agra: US President Barack Obama and the first family of America are to visit India for Republic Day ( January 26, 2015) and then visit the Taj Mahal on January 27. At least 10,000 paramilitary troope rs will join the 80,000-strong Delhi police to ensure fool-proof security in and around Rajpath...

'Steps taken by Narendra Modi, Barack Obama key for trust in Indo-US defence deals'

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New Delhi: Ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to the country, Boeing India today said that the initiatives taken by the American President and Prime Minister Narendra Modi constitute a "very important" direction for building trust for the supply of defence equipment to India.    Participating...

Pakistan must punish 26/11 perpetrators, India true partner: Barack Obama

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New Delhi: US President Barack Obama has said "safe havens" of terrorism inside Pakistan were not acceptable and those behind Mumbai terror attacks must be brought to justice. "I have made it clear that even as the US works with Pakistan to meet the threat of terrorism, safe havens within Pakistan...

Two killed, several injured in bomb blast in court premises in Arah

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Ara: A powerful bomb blast took place inside the premises of a civil court in Bihar's Ara district killing at least three people and injuring several others on Friday. According to an eyewitness, a middle-aged woman, who entered the court premises carrying a crude bomb hidden in her purse, died...

Thursday, January 22, 2015

APSCC asks Sikhs in Kashmir to remain vigilant ahead of Obama's India visit

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Srinagar: A Sikh organisation on Thursday asked people of Kashmir to remain vigilant and foil any attempts to target the minority communities in the valley ahead of the visit of US President Barack Obama to India. "We apprehend that members of minority community may be targeted by the people with...

IPL spot-fixing case: N Srinivasan can't contest BCCI polls till he gives up commercial interest in CSK, says SC

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld as unsustainable and impermissible an amendment in BCCI rule permitting cricket administrator to have commercial interest in IPL and Champions League.  The apex court ruled, "N Srinivasan or any administrator having commercial interest in cricket...

Ahead of Barack Obama's visit, India shows signs of pushing back against China

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New Delhi: When Sri Lanka unexpectedly turfed out President Mahinda Rajapaksa in an election this month, it was the biggest setback in decades for China's expansion into South Asia - and a remarkable diplomatic victory for India. Despite New Delhi's protestations, diplomats and politicians in the...

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

India & Russia to fast track Fighter Aircraft issue, confirms Parrikar

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New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday stated that in his meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu, the two sides decided to fast track many long-pending issues, including that of the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA). "The Russian Minister and I have...

Kiran Bedi declares assets worth Rs 11.65 crore

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New Delhi: BJP chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi on Wednesday declared movable and immovable assets worth over Rs 11.65 crore belonging to her and her husband. In her affidavit filed along with nomination papers for the Delhi Assembly elections from Krishna Nagar constituency, Bedi has mentioned...

Russia hits back at Obama's State of the Union speech: US wants to dominate the world

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Moscow: Russia hit back on Wednesday at US President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech, saying it showed the United States believes it is "number one" and seeks world domination. Obama said his country was upholding "the principle that bigger nations can't bully the small" by opposing...

Pope rows back from `rabbits` comments, praises large families

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Vatican City: Pope Francis on Wednesday described large families as a "gift from God", just days after he said Catholics did not need to "breed like rabbits". In an apparent attempt to put the controversial comments he made on his way back from a visit to the Philippines into context, the Argentinian...

Four charged with helping Paris Jewish supermarket gunman

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Paris: France has charged four suspects with assisting one of the Islamist gunmen who carried out the Paris attacks, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Four men aged between 22 and 28 were charged and remanded in custody on Tuesday night, three of them suspected of having bought "equipment" for Amedy...

Bihar riots: Hindu widow saved 10 Muslims

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Azizpur (Bihar): A Hindu woman who saved lives of 10 Muslims in this village in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district during the recent clashes in which five people died is being hailed as a hero, officials said.  Shail Devi, a frail widow in her early 50s, risking her own life, gave shelter to her...

100 US security personnel for Obama protection in Agra

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Agra: About 100 American security personnel along with their 4000 Indian counterparts will ensure a protective cover to President Barack Obama and his family when they visit the world famous Taj Mahal here on January 27.  The security cover will involve an intense ground-to-air paraphernalia...

Indonesia will not make public preliminary AirAsia crash report

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Jakarta: Indonesia will not release to the public a 30-day preliminary report detailing its investigation into last month's crash of an AirAsia passenger jet that killed all 162 people on board, said Tatang Kurniadi, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Committee, on Wednesday.  Investigators...

Obama's 6th State of the Union speech gets better response than last year

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Washington: According to a CNN/ORC instant poll, United States President Barack Obama's sixth turn at the State of the Union podium has received a more positive response from the audience as compared to last year's speech. Among all the viewers present at the speech, 51% of them reported a...

RSS "very nationalistic"; has kept India united: Kiran Bedi

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New Delhi: A rare BJP leader with no RSS link, Kiran Bedi, the party's chief ministerial nominee for Delhi, on Wednesday described the Sangh as "very nationalistic" that has kept India united. The 65-year-old Bedi, who has been pitchforked to a leadership role within days of joining the BJP, also...

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

'India world's second most trusted nation'

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New Delhi: Moving up the ranks, India has emerged as the second most trusted country in the world in terms of faith reposed on its institutions even as globally trust levels have fallen, says a survey. As the world's rich and powerful gather in the Swiss resort of Davos, a study by public relations...

Nepal: MPs brawl as anger over constitution boils over

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Kathmandu: Fighting broke out in Nepal's parliament early Tuesday, with Maoist lawmakers throwing chairs and injuring four security officers, as tensions ran high ahead of a deadline to complete a new national constitution. Hours later, the opposition Maoists began a nationwide general strike,...

UK PM Cameron rebuts POPE on speech offensive to religion

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Washington: British Prime Minister David Cameron defended the right to speech that gives offence to others' religious beliefs, in a rebuttal to Pope Francis who said there should be limits. In an interview that aired on Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation", Cameron said the west must show that its...

Australia raises terror threat level to 'high' for police

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Canberra: Australia's main domestic security agency on Tuesday raised the terrorist threat level against police from "medium" to "high" in response to recent international attacks targeting officers.  The threat against police as assessed by the Australian Security Intelligence Organization...

Protests at Delhi BJP office, supporters of Upadhyay demand ticket for their leader

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New Delhi: Delhi unit chief Satish Upadhyay's Angry supporters shouted slogans and staged a sit-in protest against outside Delhi BJP office on Tuesday after the top leadership denied a ticket to him. Upadhyay, on his part, tried to pacify them but the unrelenting supporters kept on shouting slogans...

'Terrorism' as possible cause behind AirAsia crash?

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Jakarta: Investigators examining the cockpit voice recorder of a crashed AirAsia jet said Tuesday they were considering whether human error or problems with the plane caused the accident, after ruling out terrorism.  Flight QZ8501 went down in the Java Sea on December 28 in stormy weather...