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Friday, May 30, 2014

News Digest: Two teenagers crushed to death in Jammu

THE TIMES OF INDIA
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Today's Headlines

Two teenagers crushed to death in Jammu
Two teenagers were crushed to death by a speeding vehicle in winter capital Jammu on Saturday.

Four killed, 12 injured in Jammu hotel blaze
At least four people died and over a dozen sustained serious burn injuries Saturday in a hotel blaze in Jammu.

Modi's mom gets 'discreet' security cover
Hiraba Modi, mother of PM Narendra Modi, has been given “discreet security cover” by the state police at her house in Gandhinagar.

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Voda may drop arbitration in tax row
Vodafone Group external affairs director and former British Diplomatic Service officer Matthew Kirk had a meeting with finance secretary Arvind Mayaram and revenue secretary Rajiv Takru on Friday.

AirAsia India unleashes 'nano' fares
Living up to its promise of ‘Nano’ fares, AirAsia India Pvt Ltd (AAIPL) began sale of its tickets on Friday night by making available 15,000 tickets with a base fare of Rs 5 (excluding airport taxes and other fees).

UBI threatens to declare Mallya 'wilful defaulter'
Public sector lender United Bank of India (UBI) has served a notice on Vijay Mallya and directors of Kingfisher Airlines threatening to declare them wilful defaulters, a move that will choke the flow of loans to all companies promoted by the flamboyant businessman.

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Environment minister meets coal minister over issue of clearances
Keen to ensure fast clearances to infrastructure projects, environment minister Prakash Javadekar has held a meeting with minister of power and coal Piyush Goel to discuss coordination and resolve any issues of differences.

'World's major cities must unite against climate change'
Stressing that half the world's population is now urbanized, she noted that cities are already responsible for 80 percent of greenhouse gas emissions and the consumption of three quarters of Earth's energy resources.

Video streaming more eco-friendly than DVD viewing
Video streaming can be much better for the environment, requiring less energy and emitting less carbon dioxide (CO2), than some traditional methods of DVD renting, buying and viewing, a new study has found.

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Peter Mutharika wins Malawi's disputed presidential vote
Malawi's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led by Peter Mutharika won 2014 elections with 36.4 percent of votes, the Malawi Electoral Commission said on Friday.

US rejects Thai junta's year-long roadmap to elections
The United States on Friday flatly rejected a plan laid out by Thailand's junta chief to delay elections for more than a year to allow time for political reforms.

South Sudan rebel leader says 'committed to peace'
The leader of South Sudan's rebels, former vice-president Riek Machar, said Friday he was "committed to peace" and ready to resume peace talks next week in Ethiopia.

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Big B, Alia Bhatt take the top position in Times Celebex
While Bhoothnath Returns gets Amitabh Bachchan the top spot, 2 States gets Arjun Kapoor the second position in Times Celebex powered by zoOm! for April 2014

SRK manages to teach daughter Suhana about World War I
Most fathers dote on their children, but what makes Shah Rukh special is the importance and interest he takes in parenting

'We decided to get married after breaking up twice'
Punit Goenka, 39, may have started off as a rebel, but has made his father Subhash Chandra proud today by being the successful MD and CEO of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd, the flagship brand of the Zee group.

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Answer your phone from across the room
You will soon be able to answer your phone from across the room or see your self-driving car spot a child from miles away or even play virtual tennis on your driveway.

White bread consumption linked to obesity
People who eat more than two portions of white bread daily are at 40% increased risk of being obese compared with those with its low consumption, a research presented at the ongoing European Congress on Obesity has found.

Exposure to light while sleeping can make you fat
Women who are exposed to greater levels of light while sleeping are more likely to gain weight, a new study has claimed.

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Federer advances to French Open last 16
Roger Federer, the fourth seeded 2009 champion, reached the French Open last 16 with a 7-5, 6-7 (7/9), 6-2, 6-4 win over Russia's Dmitry Tursunov.

Sharapova inflicts double bagel on Paula
Maria Sharapova inflicted the first "double bagel" of the French Open when she beat unseeded Argentine Paula Ormaechea 6-0, 6-0 in the third round on Friday.

I am ready for the World Cup: Drogba
Didier Drogba underwent surgery in Qatar last month, but told a news conference in St Louis that he was feeling fine and was ready for the FIFA World Cup.

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Gionee Elife E7 Mini review
Gionee surprised everyone by launching Elife E7, a mid-range phone that boasts of high-end hardware only seen in premium flagships.

Microsoft working on smartwatch: Report
Microsoft plans to weigh into the wearable computing market with a smartwatch, Forbes reported on Thursday.

Infosys CEO selection progressing as planned: Narayana Murthy
NR Narayana Murthy said the selection process for the new CEO is progressing as planned and the name of the candidate would be announced when the process concludes.

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CBSE will now allow 'revaluation'
Central Board of Secondary Education has introduced the provision of ‘revaluation’ at Class XII level from this year. It is in addition to the provisions of verification of marks and obtaining of photocopy of evaluated answer books which are already in practice. 

Doon CBSE student gets 5 in physics, 95 in maths
Alleging anomalies in the checking process, parents were demanding a re-evaluation of the papers. Police had to intervene to get the situation under control.

'Don't fret over results, it's not a day of reckoning'
With all board results out, counsellors caution against being stressed over performance.

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Errant drivers under eagle eye of police
The traffic police have launched a special campaign to crackdown on unruly motorists and bikers after zeroing in on timings when they are most likely to flout driving rules.

Dindoshi flyover off-limits for heavy vehicles
The Dindoshi flyover’s south-bound arm was finally thrown open to motorists around 6am on Friday after being partially shut since May 2 for repairs

Coaches of long-distance train decouple from engine at Vasai station
The coaches of a long-distance train got decoupled from the engine when it was about the cross the Vasai station on Friday afternoon. No one was injured.

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Afghanistan boy seeks free treatment
Denied treatment by AIIMS for not being able to pay its cost, the Afghan refugee parents of a four-year-old boy, who requires a bone marrow transplant, on Friday moved the Delhi high court seeking a direction to the government to provide their child free-of-cost treatment.

CBSE will now allow 'revaluation'
Central Board of Secondary Education has introduced the provision of ‘revaluation’ at Class XII level from this year. It is in addition to the provisions of verification of marks and obtaining of photocopy of evaluated answer books which are already in practice.

Jharkhand teen leads cops to job agency
All of 17 years old, a tribal girl from Jharkhand’s Khunti district—a belt affected by Maoist violence—led Delhi Police and an anti-human trafficking team from her home state to the placement agency in Taimoor Nagar in south Delhi on Friday.

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Karnataka cop case: Govt warns police against indiscipline
Do not cross the Lakshman Rekha. That was the message the state government sent out on Friday to those backing P Ravindranath, the KSRP additional DGP who was transferred after he was accused of clicking “objectionable” pictures of a woman.

Bangalore will get its share of development funds, says Venkaiah Naidu
Urban development and housing and poverty alleviation minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said Bangalore would get its share of required funds for development projects and, more importantly, Phase 2 of Namma Metro.

15 graduate in first batch of Biocon Academy
The gold medals were bagged by Shruti Rao, Poonam Mathur and Deepthi Kumar and 12 others were given Kudos Awards for notable performance.

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Cops get nod to prosecute Akbar for 'hate speech'
The Chandrayangutta police had taken suo moto action and the then sub-inspector of police Ashok Kumar filed a complaint against Akbaruddin Owaisi stating that he tried to instigate the public.

Corporate-NGO partnership for HIV programme stressed
Speaking at a conference, 'Coming together-a partnership for public health' organised in the city on Friday, organizers said FICCI will explore avenues to extend support to the vulnerable population in both states.

Plumber attacks family before jumping to death
In a fit of anger, a plumber attacked his wife and two daughters with an iron rod before leaping to death from the second floor of his residential building in Balanagar on Thursday night.

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Feuding in Congress intensifies as blame game continues
The war of words has led to speculation over who will succeed Gnanadesikan should the party high command considered replacing him.

11 killed in bus-truck collision in Tamil Nadu
Eleven people, including seven women and a six-year-old girl, were killed and 45 injured when a state transport bus collided head-on with a fly ash cement container vehicle in Ottakoil, eight km from Ariyalur district.

Street vendors upset as 200 more Amma canteens to be set up in Chennai
Another 200 of the popular Amma canteens are set to dot the city soon, with the corporation planning to take the number to 1,000 over the next few phases.

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Call 1091 to report phone harassment too
The growing number of cases where women are harassed over telephone has prompted the city police to come up with a solution - an exclusive helpline to nab such troublemaker.

Routed Congress MPs eye assembly seats
Many Congress leaders, including three former union ministers who lost in the parliamentary polls from Gujarat, have become active in state politics.

Gujarat IPS officers seek long-pending promotions
The IPS officers' association has written a letter to the home department expressing concern about promotions pending for the last many years.

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Three girls share top honours in city
Three girls shared the top position in the city in the UP Board high school exam, results of which was declared on Friday.

Bus conductor, passenger robbed
Two miscreants snatched the money bag of the conductor and a laptop and mobile phone from a passenger of UPSRTC bus coming to Balrampur from Kanpur on Thursday night.

40% of children exposed to second-hand smoke at home
With an objective to check tobacco menace, doctors' fraternity in Sangam city has suggested educational institutes to induct 'health education' as a topic comprising the chapter tobacco menace.

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Passengers block tracks after train AC malfunctions
Tension gripped Bhubaneswar railway station on Thursday after the air conditioning systems in three compartments of an express train allegedly started malfunctioning.

Rituals start for divine marriage in Sambalpur
The week-long Sital Sasthi started here on Thursday with 'patrapendi' (marriage negotiation) ritual of Nandapara jatra committee.

Cops bust sex rackets in Laxmisagar area
Police on Thursday busted sex rackets operating from two beauty parlours and a house in Laxmisagar area here and rescued 11 girls.

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MP scuttles Modi in textbooks after PM tweets in disagreement
The Madhya Pradesh government is totally tight-lipped not wanting to comment on the Narendra Modi in textbooks issue after the PM’s Friday morning tweet differing with the decision of certain BJP governments to include a chapter on his life in school textbooks.

MP minister declares war on swine population
Madhya Pradesh minister for industries and commerce Yashodhara Raje has sworn to fight the swine menace in her assembly constituency in Shivpuri.

Sagar central university recruitment scam: CBI raids 7 premises in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
The CBI raided seven premises in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (UP) in connection with the alleged multi-crore recruitment scam at Hari Singh Gour Central University in state's Sagar district.

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Vajra Corp's combat exercise ends on sound note
Exercise "Vajra Prahar" involving specific divisions and brigades of the Vajra Corps concluded on Friday.

RSS chief Bhagwat meets Radhasoami sect head
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat met with Radhasoami sect head Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon in Mansa on Friday, generating curiosity in political circles.

Former Babbar Khalsa commander arrested
Police today claimed to have arrested a former commander of banned militant outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).

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What Happens when Sun Light Hits this Mosque is Simply Amazing!

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The Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, located in Shiraz, Iran, is truly an artistic master piece. Even more amazing than the intricate designs is what happens every morning when the rays of the rising sun hit the mosque. Every morning as sunlight passes through the windows of the mosque, the interior is transformed into an ocean of colors. This is something you have to see to believe.
 
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Thursday, May 29, 2014

News Digest: SIT may not get to know to know source of black money stashed abroad

THE TIMES OF INDIA
Friday, May 30, 2014
Today's Headlines

SIT may not get to know to know source of black money stashed abroad
It would remain a challenge to figure out what part of the black money is generated from criminal activities such as drug smuggling, arms deals, policy manipulations etc which have serious implications for national security, beyond just financial integrity.

Power supply reduced by half in rural UP after election results
The Uttar Pradesh power consumers it seems are paying the price for ignoring candidates of the ruling SP and voting for the BJP.

Woman killed after TTE pushes her off train in Jalgaon
A woman was killed after a travel ticket examiner (TTE) allegedly pushed her out of an AC compartment of a moving train at Maharashtra’s Jalgaon railway station on Thursday.

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Govt likely to continue with Aadhaar: Bankers
Bankers say that the new government is likely to continue with Aadhaar given the huge savings that it can bring by plugging leakages in subsidy payments and the support it provides to extending banking services to the unbanked.

Times Internet buys majority stake in CouponDunia
Times Internet, a digital product company, which is part of the Times Group, has announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Mumbai-based CouponDunia Media Private Limited.

Air India privatization an option, aviation minister says
Facing an existential crisis, Air India may have to be privatized as infusion of tax-payers’ money into the loss-making airline cannot be endless.

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Video streaming more eco-friendly than DVD viewing
Video streaming can be much better for the environment, requiring less energy and emitting less carbon dioxide (CO2), than some traditional methods of DVD renting, buying and viewing, a new study has found.

Antarctic ice began melting earlier that thought: Study
Coming on the heels of recent studies that suggest destabilization of part of the West Antarctic ice sheet has begun, a study shows that the Antarctic ice sheet began melting about 5,000 years earlier than previously thought - at the end of last ice age.

Asiatic lion's abode set for Unesco leap
The proposal for the World Heritage Site status for Gir and Girnar could make it the county's first to be on both cultural and nature site lists.

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The rifts behind Nigeria's mass kidnap
When local people warned that hundreds of Islamist militants were heading towards his remote town of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria, Danuma Mphur hurried to summon help.

UN security council renews mission in Somalia
The UN security council on Thursday extended a UN mission in Somalia for one more year to continue providing "good offices" in the country's peace and reconciliation process.

China sets target of 2 million extra babies annually
China has set a target of producing two million extra babies annually, health officials said on Thursday. This will mean an 11% jump in the country’s birthrate.

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When Prachi Desai was asked to pad up her breasts
Actress Prachi Desai, who has wowed the audience with her looks in in Mohit Suri's 'Ek Villain', reportedly lost her temper when she was asked to pad up with silicone cups.

Deepika beats Katrina as the most desirable woman
The Times 50 Most Desirable Women is India’s pick of the women who possess the looks, the curves and the confidence to get a place on this coveted list.

OMG: Mallika Sherawat draped in Indian flag only
Mallika Sherawat seems to have done it again – stepped right into a controversy, that is. And this time, she is all set to raise the political temperature this scorching summer with the first look poster of her upcoming flick, Dirty Politics.

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Social media boosts health in elderly
Are you in your 60s? Involve in social networking to stay healthy! Having regular positive interactions with family and friends and being involved in several different social networks can help older adults be healthier, according to new study.

Star Trek's voice translator set to become a reality
Microsoft has announced what it called a breakthrough in real-time voice translation and said it would offer a test version through its Skype messaging unit before the end of 2014.

5 things to know about SpaceX's flight plans
SpaceX has made supply runs to the International Space Station under a Nasa contract. Now it's eyeing carrying astronauts to low-Earth orbit.

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Top guns are on the way out: Nadal
"Our generation is now on the way out, you know, like Murray, Djokovic, Ferrer, and Berdych, and Tsonga, as well, we have been here for a long," said Nadal.

India beat SA 4-1 in final practice game
A spirited India defeated South Africa 4-1 in their final practice game to round off their warm-up campaign ahead of the hockey World Cup on a positive note.

Andy Murray advances to third round
Seventh seeded Andy Murray of Great Britain reached the French Open third round on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Australia's Marinko Matosevic.

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With Beats buy, Apple may be eyeing stylish wearables
Apple's $3 billion purchase of Beats Electronics is at least in part recognition that Beats founders Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine might be able to help Apple incorporate more style and flair into its premium technology gadget.

BG Srinivas may join Infosys rival as CEO & MD
BG Srinivas, who was Infosys' highest-paid executive (annual compensation of Rs 7.52 crore in 2013-14 fiscal), led key portfolios like financial services, manufacturing and public services.

7 things you didn't know about Google's self-driving car
Google caused a flurry of excitement by unveiling an all-new self-driving car that takes its array of add-on sensors and integrates them into a vehicle that looks like a cross between a Smart car and a Cozy Coupe.

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Modi congratulates CBSE students
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the students who passed the CBSE Class XII examinations, results of which were announced on Thursday.

High marks in Class XII exams to push Delhi University cutoffs
Going by the CBSE and ISC results, cutoffs in Delhi University's undergraduate admission is likely to see a new high.

Class XII result: Delhi bags top honours in all streams
Students from the city have topped the CBSE Class XII boards in the aggregate as well as the different streams this year.

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'Illiterate' Rakhi backs HRD minister Smriti
TV actor-turned-politician Irani found herself in a controversy over inconsistencies in her educational qualifications in the affidavits filed in 2004, 2011 and 2014

Two shooters held in Sena leader murder case
The accused, Chandrakant Mahskar (24) and Gangaram Linge (29), were arrested from Bhiwandi

Mhada lottery on June 25
The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) has marginally reduced the rates of its new flats by 3% to 4%.

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Kejriwal responds to anger over undemocratic functioning
Before it steps into its next election in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party is expected to go through major restructuring.

Ex-Delhi chief minister defends refusal to sign bond
Kejriwal also said the Lok Sabha result did not reflect AAP’s performance.

Forest chief wants leopards in Asola
If Delhi’s new forest department chief has his way, leopards and hyenas could return to Asola Bhatti, the capital’s lone wildlife sanctuary which was part of the terrain where these predators roamed in the not-too-distant past.

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Sincerity proved his undoing, says ADGP family
The family of the top cop transferred after he was caught clicking objectionable photos of a woman in a coffee shop on Thursday stood up for him, though the incident has shaken them.

ADGP wasn't put in jail, walked in himself, says B'lore commissioner
City police commissioner Raghavendra Auradkar said he’s being unnecessarily dragged into the controversy involving senior KSRP officer P Ravindranath. The ADGP had alleged that charges filed against him were part of Auradkar’s conspiracy.

ADGP Ravindranath may get show-cause notice
The Karnataka government appears to have decided not to yield to pressure tactics of ADGP P Ravindranath, who is in the dock after allegedly clicking objectionable pictures of a woman in a coffee shop on Monday.

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Telangana Rashtra Samithi bandh partial in Hyderabad
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) supporters moved on motorcycles across the city to force businesses to down their shutters as part of the bandh to protest merger of some villages in Khammam district with Seemandhra for the construction of Polavaram irrigation project.

Confusion over fish medicine venue
Fish prasadam distribution may be hit as the Exhibition Society has refused to allot the venue for the annual ritual on Mrigasira Karthi day.

Telangana Transco to come into being on June 2
A separate transmission company has been created for power transmission in the Telangana region.

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Society that rescues animals needs care
The bank is what draws your eye when you walk through the arch from Vepery High Road. Only the presence of a placid cow or two straying across the yard gives you an inkling of the true purpose that the red brick building was raised for.

No horseplay here
Groups of students clad in white coats are gathered around the dissection tables. A few are examining the body of a dead deer while others study the carcass of a dead calf at another table in the small red brick building that dates back to 1903.

Poor imitation, the bane of bhani in Carnatic music
The passing away of Jayalakshmi of the famed Radha-Jayalakshmi duo struck a sad note. Jayalakshmi had internalized GNB (G N Balasubramaniam —1910-65) whose style of singing a.k.a. bhani has occupied the minds of many lovers of carnatic music.

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Ahmedabad Police busts bogus passport racket linked to New Jersey
Crime branch sleuths on Thursday arrested one Divyesh Upadhyay, a resident of Sabarmati, and busted a bogus passport racket.

Gujarat University's BCom admission centralized
With the HSC (general stream) results expected to be declared on May 31, the admission fever has started griping the students.

Inter-terminus link at Ahmedabad airport to be active from next week
The passengers getting down at international terminal at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport and wanting to catch a local flight at domestic terminal will now not have to hire a cab or call relatives as the inter terminus link at the city airport is soon going to be functional.

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Allahabad residents spend sleepless nights over thefts
Ninety-three cases of thefts in houses/break-ins in four months and 13 in last fortnight have forced Sangam City residents to spend sleepless night.

Minor sisters raped, killed, hanged from tree
In a shocking incident at Ushaiti village under Badaun Kotwali on Tuesday night, two minor girls aged 14 and 15 years were raped and killed.

Demand to restore Jhunsi-Puramufti bus service
Volunteers of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and a group of daily commuters on Tuesday urged the divisional commissioner to restore Jhunsi-Puramufti bus service for the convenience of daily commuters.

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Passengers block tracks after train AC malfunction
Tension gripped Bhubaneswar railway station on Thursday after the air conditioning systems in three compartments of an express train allegedly started malfunctioning.

Rituals start for divine marriage in Sambalpur
The week-long Sital Sasthi started here on Thursday with 'patrapendi' (marriage negotiation) ritual of Nandapara jatra committee.

Cops bust sex rackets in Laxmisagar area
Police on Thursday busted sex rackets operating from two beauty parlours and a house in Laxmisagar area here and rescued 11 girls.

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Cops to book mother after 'dead' son comes alive
Jabalpur police will file a closure report of kidnapping and murder case registered against nine people in connection with the disappearance of a 25-year-old man from district's Barha village.

Ratlam businessman detained for role in PSC paper leak
Special Task Force (STF) on Thursday detained a businessman from Ratlam district for his alleged involvement in Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) paper leak case.

Man booked for forcing wife for group sex
A woman on Wednesday filed a complaint against her husband for forcing her to have group sex. She also alleged that her husband also indulged in dirty talk about her mother.

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Day of free parking as contractors go on strike
With paid parking contractors protesting Municipal Corporation's (MC) decision to charge service tax, around 25 parking lots were available for free to city residents on Thursday.

Now, music, theatre PhD entrance in Hindi, Punjabi
In a bid to encourage students from diverse language backgrounds and rural areas, Panjab University (PU) is now allowing entrance test for PhD at the departments of music and Indian theatre in Hindi and Punjabi medium.

Hackers fleece retd armyman, woman of Rs 2.50 lakh
Though the incident took place in July 2013, the cyber cell lodged an FIR on Thursday after a thorough investigation was done.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

The Hindu History of Afghanistan

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The year 980 C.E. marks the beginning of the Muslim invasion into India proper when Sabuktagin attacked Raja Jaya Pal in Afghanistan. Afghanistan is today a Muslim country separated from India by another Muslim country Pakistan. But in 980 C.E. Afghanistan was also a place where the people were Hindus and Buddhists.

The name "Afghanistan" comes from "Upa-Gana-stan" which means in Sanskrit "the place inhabited by allied tribes".
 
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