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Monday, July 7, 2014

Malaysian Muslims Have Preserved the Ramayana in their Ancient Arts

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The Ramayana helped to mold concepts of state and kingship in Malaysia. The epic probably reached Malaysia by way of Javanese traders who brought their shadow play, Wayang Kulit. Many changes developed in the Malay version Ramayana and those changes depended upon the local traditions and politics. Religious beliefs also influenced these changes since the Malays were followers of Islam.
 
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5000 years ago, the sage Vidura counseled King Dhritarashtra on leadership and the characteristics of wise people. Vidura seeks to prevent war by urging evil king Dhritarashtra to reconsider his behavior and actions against the Pandava cousins.
 
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Sunday, July 6, 2014

News Digest: 2,200 more want to come back: MEA

THE TIMES OF INDIA
Monday, July 07, 2014
Today's Headlines

2,200 more want to come back: MEA
About 2,200 Indians in non-conflict zones in southern Iraq have expressed their desire to leave for home and they will be in India in the next 36 to 48 hours, even as 200 others reached here on Sunday morning.

Moradabad clashes: Centre seeks report from UP govt
Tensions erupted on Friday in Kanth area of Moradabad district, after the police tried to stop some people from holding a ‘mahapanchayat’, organized by the state BJP.

Indians working in Iraq: Back home, future is still uncertain for these nurses
"We tried to stay back in Iraq despite the civil war because of the uncertain future," said Tinu V John, one of the nurses who returned from Iraq on Saturday.

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Big ask from Arun Jaitley's first Budget
Both global and domestic investors as well as international rating agencies are keeping a hawk eye on this most awaited event this week.

SpiceJet seeks nod for non-refundable fares
Budget carrier SpiceJet has sought the aviation ministry's nod to bring this global practice to India by offering "restricted non-changeable, non-refundable" fares.

Stop flight of startups to US: IT industry to Jaitley
Many who are concerned about the issue say finance minister Arun Jaitley should address it in the budget that he will present on July 10.

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Delhi's satellite towns witness increase in air pollution
Delhi's air pollution measures like introducing compressed natural gas, building the Metro and moving polluting industries outside city limits have been praised universally.

National meet on Ganga cleaning on Monday
With the aim of cleaning and rejuvenating the Ganga river, the Centre is organizing a national level meet on July 7 where spiritual leaders, policy makers, NGOs and environmentalists will mull over the matter.

Climate change may turn fish friendless
Rising carbon dioxide levels worldwide could lead fish to lose their ability to recognise each other and make them "friendless" wanderers who will hang out with just about anybody, a new research suggests.

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Palestinian teen's murder: Israeli PM pledges justice
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged his cabinet to keep a cool head over how to tackle Gaza.

Kuwaiti protesters arrested, police use teargas
Kuwait police fired tear gas and stun grenades Sunday in a busy historic market to disperse several thousand protesters calling for the release of an opposition activist and a purge of corrupt judges.

UK ministers seek deals on first India visit since Modi's election
Two of Britain's most senior government ministers begin a two-day visit to India on Monday hoping to open up opportunities in the defence and infrastructure sectors, the first such trip since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's May election win.

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'Thank my lucky stars to have Salman in my life'
Jacqueline Fernandez, 28, is not just a stunner of a looker but is also an extremely warm and simple human being

Ranbir-Kat to give European feel to their home
Ranbir Kapoor had acquired three storeys in a plush Bandra apartment complex a while ago

Shahrukh, Salman hug each other at iftaar party
The two leading Khans of Bollywood - Shah Rukh and Salman - hugged each other with warmth as they came face to face at an iftaar party here Sunday.

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Dubai planning to build a temp-controlled 'city'
Dubai is planning to build a temperature-controlled city featuring the world’s largest mall and an indoor park, as well as hotels, health resorts and theatres, the developer said.

This rocket engine will revolutionize space travel
A British scientist has created a revolutionary engine that may make space travel cheaper in future.

Microscopic art: 'Nano Monet' is world's smallest masterpiece
Nanotech engineering has allowed scientists to create the world’s smallest masterpiece which is just 300 micrometres across — and it is a copy of a Monet painting!

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Novak Djokovic wins Wimbledon title
Djokovic won his second Wimbledon title and seventh career major with a 6-7 (7/9), 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), 5-7, 6-4 victory over Federer, shattering his dream of a record eighth title.

Lewis Hamilton wins British Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton won his home British Grand Prix on Sunday and slashed Nico Rosberg's lead to four points after he retired for the first time this season.

WC attendance second highest ever
The average attendance at 2014 World Cup matches is now the second highest of all time with an average gate of 52,762 overtaking the 52,491 in 2006 edition.

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iWatch coming? Apple poaches Tag Heuer senior VP
Apple has poached a senior executive from Swiss luxury watch brand Tag Heuer, which could be to help it with the launch of its iWatch expected this autumn.

7 Android KitKat smartphones under Rs 7,000
Here are seven phones you can get in sub-Rs 7,000 range that run on Android KitKat.

Social media, strictly for adults
Pornography now comes formatted like social media sites with options to 'like', 'follow' and 'share' explicit content from 'friends'.

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My idea of leadership
Young Indians are moving towards a ‘broader sense’ of leadership.

Budget 2014: Need of the hour in education
Manish Thakur lists the important educational issues the upcoming budget needs to address.

Placement season
An engineering student at Manav Rachna International University (MRIU) has received a job offer with an annual pay package of Rs 8 lakh, the highest so far, according to the university.

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Rs 4 crore duping case: Properties of accused attached
The city economic offences wing (EOW) has attached two properties of Pankaj Patel, one of the accused in the case where 85 investors were duped of Rs 3.86 crore by a private firm Peacock Media.

Mumbai Metro ridership crosses 1 cr in one month
Mumbai Metro, which completes one month on July 7, has crossed the one-crore ridership mark.

Robbers on bikes target businessman's car, flee with Rs 25 lakh
Four bikeborne men waylaid a businessman’s car, broke its windowpane and robbed a bag containing Rs 24.9 lakh cash in Goregaon (E).

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Discoms trying to stall audit: AAP
“We will protest if DERC goes ahead with its plan to raise tariff without waiting for the findings of the audit,” the party said in a statement.

Labourer dies in dump yard blast
Police said that a few barrels of chemical might have been stored in the basement of the shed where the explosion took place.

New Delhi Municipal Council draws plan for solar power
NDMC has now drawn up a detailed plan for rooftop solar energy generation.

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It's no sin, says Gowda Jr of talks on selling MLC seat
Unfazed by the controversy over an audio CD about him purportedly discussing about cash-for-seat with the supporters of an MLC seat aspirant, JDS leader and former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday defended himself, saying it had been blown out of proportion as if he had "committed a sin".

Sisters arrested for killing brother's wife
For over a month, police were searching for two women in burqa who had murdered a 28-year-old woman. They slit the woman's throat in front of her one-and-a-half-year-old child at her home in Mico Layout on May 30.

Farmer electrocuted on field
A farmer was electrocuted on Sunday when the iron fencing of his field came in contact with a poorly maintained adjacent electric post near Hesaraghatta Cross, Peenya, north-west Bangalore.

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Andhra Pradesh follows in Telangana's footsteps
After Telangana, it’s now the Andhra Pradesh government that’s going all out to reclaim the land parcels that have not been fully utilized by the concerned allottees till date.

Steel industry: Losing sheen?
Divided by geographical boundaries but united by woes, the steel industry in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh is staring at black days ahead, thanks to high power tariffs, acute power shortage and 2% central sales tax (CST).

Forgotten promise
Soon after he took over as the first chief minister of newly created Andhra Pradesh, N Chandrababu Naidu, made a tall promise: to work out of AP for at least four days a week.

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Panjab University shooter fired in Sector 27
The 26-year-old unemployed youth who had shot at a Panjab University (PU) student on the campus in broad daylight on May 9 was the prime accused in the Saturday night attack and firing on two persons in Sector 27, police said on Sunday.

Faulty lights leave Thiruvottiyur bus commuters in dark
Boarding a bus from the Thiruvottiyur bus stand at night is a hassle for commuters in the absence of proper lighting.

Firemen who sifted through Porur debris recovered bodies at Tiruvallur
They hadn't yet recovered from spending a week sifting through debris 40ft high at Moulivakkam when fire rescue personnel were called to the site of another pile of concrete-this time the remains of a wall.

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Crime rate down, claim city police
The crime rate in the city is declining because of 'effective policing', claims city police chief Shivananad Jha.

Despite staff shortage, police posts unfilled
Against the national average of 136 policemen per 1 lakh population, the number for the state is 122.

Gang involved in 16 loots busted
The city crime branch on Sunday arrested two members of an interstate Gwala gang from Saraspur.

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Now, tattoos, jewellery dazzle teeth
Call it an innovative dentistry idea or a fashion gimmick, dental tattoos and jewellery seem to have captured the imagination of youngsters in Sangam city.

Many areas waterlogged after first showers
The first monsoon showers gave relief to the citizens from the sultry weather conditions.

Understaffed cops in UP look for numbers
The UP Police are understaffed and ill-equipped.Around 56% posts in country's largest police force are lying vacant.

More Allahabad News»

Diploma students fear losing a year
Spectre of an uncertain future haunts final year diploma students of different engineering schools.

Monumental neglect miffs historians
Academics and historians on Saturday expressed anguish over neglect of government in protecting and preserving rich monuments and historically-important sites in Ganjam district.

Four arrested for rape, abduction
At least four persons were arrested on Saturday from different places in Ganjam and Kandhamal districts on charges of abducting and raping girls.

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Curfew continues in riot-torn Raisen
Indefinite curfew remained in force for the second day on Saturday in riot-torn Raisen district where clashes between two communities on Friday left 17 people injured.

Kid's body exhumed for post mortem
Body of two-and-half-year-old kid, Atishay Jain, who was found dead in his father's car outside his shop in New Market on Thursday, was exhumed for post mortem on Saturday.

Duper conned out of Rs 8.5 lakh, four nabbed
A man was conned out of Rs 8.50 lakh by five people, including a woman by promising to double his money.

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PGI-PU intersection to get traffic lights
The turn just before PGI gate number one would soon have automatic traffic signals to facilitate thousands of people crossing the road to go in and come out of the medical institute.

Boy's death sparks stir, three vehicles damaged
A group of 60 persons smashed three vehicles of a local resident at Bapu Dham Colony in Sector 26 on Sunday, holding him responsible for the death of an eight-year-old boy on Saturday night.

Chhatbir to roar with a makeover
A multi-level parking lot on two hectares of land. A food plaza accommodating 400 persons. Multiple ticketing counters. Refurbished roads. This is what you may encounter at Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park, popularly known as Chhatbir Zoo, 20 km from here, in the near future.

More Chandigarh News»

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Listen to the Complete Bhagavad Gita Sung in Classical Melodies by Sri Vidyabhushana; Ancient Shiva Lingas Found Throughout Vietnam

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Now you can listen to the ancient sanskrit chants of Bhagavad Gita, sung in classical melodies by noted devotional singer Sri Vidyabhushana. Listen to all 700 verses of the Gita with a beautiful accompaniment of flute, veena, sitar, mridanga, tabla and tala.
 
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Throughout Vietnam many ancient Shiva Lingas have been found, dating back thousands of years. This is further proof of the vast extent of Vedic culture throughout the world. We will soon be including some articles on the ancient lost Hindu temples of Vietnam, but in the meantime we offer some pictures showing some of the many Shiva Lingas found throughout Vietnam.
 
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My Sweet Guru's unsaid message, please listen! Saibaba never asked anyone to worship him although he always scolded those who came to him after leaving their guru. He always said I am the slave of my devotee. I am not posting this for debate and starting this article by paying due respect to all gurus and saints on this earth. First let's answer who is a guru. Guru is the one who take care of you, teach you, guide you and protect you from worldly false desires.
 
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