• BJP stands by Gadkari; Kejriwal asks businessmen to stay out of Parl

    New Delhi: India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal's new target on Wednesday was Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari, He called Gadkari a businessman and accused accused of grabbing farmers' land and corruption in collusion with NCP's Ajit Pawar. Kejriwal has said that businessmen should stay out of Parliament. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Kejriwal said, "There are large number of businessmen who are sitting in Parliament and they are also in the same committees which are making the policies on the business that they are in. For instance Mr Vijay Mallya is there in the aviation committee. There is a direct conflict of interest."

    New Delhi: India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal's new target on Wednesday was Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari, He called Gadkari a businessman and accused accused of grabbing farmers' land and corruption in collusion with NCP's Ajit Pawar. Kejriwal has said that businessmen should stay out of Parliament. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Kejriwal said, "There are large number of businessmen who are sitting in Parliament and they are also in the same committees which are making the policies on the business that they are in. For instance Mr Vijay Mallya is there in the aviation committee. There is a direct conflict of interest."

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  • GMR withdraws cheque bounce case against Mallya

    Hyderabad: GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) today withdrew a cheque bounce case filed against Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) in a court here after the airline agreed to pay the outstanding amount due to it.

    Hyderabad: GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) today withdrew a cheque bounce case filed against Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) in a court here after the airline agreed to pay the outstanding amount due to it.

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  • Afghan girl beheaded for refusing prostitution: Police

    Herat, Afghanistan: Afghan police have arrested four people who allegedly tried to force a woman into prostitution in western Afghanistan and beheaded her when she refused, officials said on Wednesday.

    Herat, Afghanistan: Afghan police have arrested four people who allegedly tried to force a woman into prostitution in western Afghanistan and beheaded her when she refused, officials said on Wednesday.

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  • Minor girls' hair cut off for not wearing Muslim headscarf

    Luxor, Egypt: A teacher in southern Egypt punished two 12-year-old schoolgirls for not wearing the Muslim headscarf by cutting their hair, the father of one girl said Wednesday, in an incident that stokes concerns over personal rights following the rise of Islamist political movements.

    Luxor, Egypt: A teacher in southern Egypt punished two 12-year-old schoolgirls for not wearing the Muslim headscarf by cutting their hair, the father of one girl said Wednesday, in an incident that stokes concerns over personal rights following the rise of Islamist political movements.

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  • Mothers selling breast milk on Facebook: Report

    London: Women in Britain and US are selling their breast milk online, despite serious concerns that it could be harmful for babies, a media report said.

    London: Women in Britain and US are selling their breast milk online, despite serious concerns that it could be harmful for babies, a media report said.

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  • Teen girl gang-raped, set on fire by assaulters

    Kolkata: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped and then set on fire by her assaulters at her home in Baruipur near Kolkata on Tuesday.

    Kolkata: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped and then set on fire by her assaulters at her home in Baruipur near Kolkata on Tuesday.

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  • Cows milk protects against HIV, says study

    Cows’ milk can be potentially developed into affordable creams that can help protect humans against HIV, a study has claimed.

    Cows’ milk can be potentially developed into affordable creams that can help protect humans against HIV, a study has claimed.

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  • Now Gadkari in Kejriwals line of fire

    New Delhi: After coming out with damning allegations against Law Minister Salman Khurshid and Robert Vadra, social activist turned politician Arvind Kejriwal is all set for the next big expose on Wednesday.

    New Delhi: After coming out with damning allegations against Law Minister Salman Khurshid and Robert Vadra, social activist turned politician Arvind Kejriwal is all set for the next big expose on Wednesday.

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  • China to open first atomic bomb test base to tourists

    Beijing: China is giving the public access to a deserted nuclear experiment site where scientists worked day and night more than half a century ago to develop the country's first atomic bomb.

    Beijing: China is giving the public access to a deserted nuclear experiment site where scientists worked day and night more than half a century ago to develop the country's first atomic bomb.

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  • Afghanistan's Pepsi Bottle Boys

    Mahi Par Pass, Afghanistan: Beneath the soaring faces of rock, on a treacherous road flanked by gaping drops, lines of trucks crawled up from the Pakistani border, groaning under impossible loads of house-size metal containers and boxes tottering under tarps.

    Mahi Par Pass, Afghanistan: Beneath the soaring faces of rock, on a treacherous road flanked by gaping drops, lines of trucks crawled up from the Pakistani border, groaning under impossible loads of house-size metal containers and boxes tottering under tarps.

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