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Monday, March 03, 2014
Today's Headlines

'TRS open to alliance with Congress'
The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) will decide its electoral strategy on Monday at its politburo meeting at a time when its supporters do not want the party to go for an alliance with the Congress.

Post poll, Chavan sees role for independents
The post-election period will be "unstable" and independent candidates will play an important role, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said here on Sunday.

Pawar keen on regaining lost NCP bastions
Union agriculture minister and NCP president Sharad Pawar has fielded some of his ace men for the Lok Sabha polls from the state to regain control of the sugar belt.

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iGate claims damages from Phaneesh
The iGate vs Phaneesh Murthy battle is getting uglier. iGate has filed a counter-complaint against its former CEO alleging the firm had suffered significant damages from the events following Murthy's failure to disclose his relationship with a subordinate employee, and has claimed compensation.

Plan to free up motor third-party rates
The insurance regulator has drawn plans to free up pricing of motor third-party (TP) cover from 2015 even as insurance companies have raised objections to the proposed new rates set to come into force from April 2014.

Sahara case: Sebi to seek help of foreign regulators
The Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is planning to seek the help of overseas regulators in tracking some of the investments made by the Sahara Group.

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India reports largest number of bird species
Bird watchers from all seven continents had last year reported and documented 4,258 species from about 180 bird families.

Gibbon 'family' translocated to Arunachal Pradesh
The seventh of the 20 gibbon 'families' in Dello village in Arunachal Pradesh have been captured and translocated safely to nearby Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary in Lower Debang Valley district.

Russian team being trained in Panna to boost tiger conservation
In a bid to boost tiger conservation efforts globally, International Fund for Animal Welfare-Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) in collaboration with the Global Tiger Forum (GTF) has hosted a two-member team of Russian forest officers in India under the 'Tiger Watch Programme' that kicked off on February 24.

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Militant attacks in Nigeria, 90 die
Twin car bombs at a bustling city marketplace blasted buildings to rubble and tore apart bodies the same night an attack on a farming village razed every thatched-roof hut.

Osama's son-in-law goes to trial today
Amid unusually tight security, Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law goes to trial today on charges that he conspired to kill Americans in his role as al-Qaida’s mouthpiece after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Beijing blames Uighur terrorists for knife rampage
China has blamed Muslim Uighur separatists from Xinjiang region for the knife attack that killed 33 people and left over 130 injured at a railway station in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming late on Saturday.

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Rani-Nargis: Who will be the more popular Chopra bahu?
Rani Mukerji and Nargis Fakhri have the Chopra brothers, Aditya and Uday in common

Bollywood copies foreign videos
The fact that Bollywood gets ‘inspired’ by its international counterparts — Hollywood, European cinema and the Korean film industry — for its plots and music isn’t new

Weird and shocking facts about the Oscars!

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Answer to mystery of 'ET' might be at hand: Narlikar
Noted astrophysicist Dr Jayant Narlikar has said that the world might be closer to finding answer to the question as to whether the living organisms are found elsewhere in the universe.

Maths: Latest weapon in fight against poachers
Scientists have developed a new low-cost way to save rare animals and plants from poachers — by using maths.

Meteorite on Earth another proof of water on Mars: Nasa scientists
After finding clinching evidence of the presence of water on Mars last month, Nasa scientists have now unearthed a Martian meteorite in the Yamato glacier in Antarctica that features curved micro-tunnels consistent with moving water.

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Hafeez, Afridi fashion Pakistan victory
Shahid Afridi displayed a stupendous show in the end to script a dramatic victory for Pakistan against India and virtually knock them out of the Asia Cup.

Winning solves everything, says Federer
Roger Federer's 78th tour-level title, which came at the Dubai ATP 500 Series event on Saturday, took him to the third position in the in the all-time title leaders list.

Was under pressure to perform: Afridi
With Pakistan needing 10 runs off the last four balls, Afridi slammed R Ashwin for two consecutive sixes to take the team home with two balls to spare.

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Nokia X hacked to run Google Play Store
The Nokia X has been hacked to run the Google Play Store and key Google services.

Security flaw in Android Jelly Bean, KitKat: CERT-In
According to CERT-IN, Android 4.3 and 4.4 could allow an attacker to bypass an active VPN.

What it's like working for Apple CEO Tim Cook
Some new details on Apple CEO Tim Cook have emerged thanks to a forthcoming book on Apple in the post Steve Jobs era.

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Admissions online
The Indira Gandhi Delhi Technological University for Women (IGDTUW) is beginning its admission process from March 15. Apart from applying for the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, students — both male and female, can, for the first time apply for admission to PhD programmes.

The world's a stage
With the stiff competition in the acting industry, a Masters degree in drama can help one understand the required theory while gaining practical exposure in acting to make the cut in the film or theatre industry.

Humanitarian law
National Law University, Delhi (NLUD) in collaboration with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Regional Delegation, is conducting a programme from March 3-5 at NLU Delhi.

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'Build smaller bridges if not Pedder Road flyover'
Unplanned construction and growth have left no part of Mumbai unscathed, not even the seat of the old money.

Traffic strains home turf of the affluent
In the fifties and sixties, and even until the eighties, the privileged residents of Cumballa Hill and Walkeshwar enjoyed their plush sea-facing homes that gave a bird’s eye view of the city in unmatched quietude.

Depositors to get up to maximum of Rs 1 lakh if bank goes bust: HC
The Bombay high court has upheld the validity of the Rs1lakh rule that states that if a bank goes bust, its depositors will get up to a maximum of Rs 1 lakh from the banking insurance system.

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Millennia-old itra tradition hit by gutka ban
A 5,000-year-old tradition is suffering a setback as sale of itra or attar, the nonalcoholic fragrance extracted from plant parts, has gone downhill, interestingly, due to a ban on tobacco products.

AAP reversed development work of Sheila Dikshit government: Cong
Congress on Sunday accused AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal of betraying people by reversing all developmental works initiated by the Sheila Dikshit government and running away to escape “public wrath”.

Big areas to get more Metro stations
To provide its commuters with better connectivity, Delhi Metro will set up more than one station in large residential and commercial areas of the city under its Phase III expansion plan.

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Gokarna chariot wheel develops cracks, authorities stop festival
A major mishap was averted in Gokarna on Sunday when the wheel of the Rath( temple car) belonging to the historic Mahabaleshwara temple developed cracks when it was being pulled by the devotees.

Lead kindly street light!
In the 1980s and 90s, the two-lane stretch between Kumble Circle and BRV junction used to be one of the brightest spots of a then thriving part of the Central Business District.

Sriramulu all set to rejoin BJP
Decks have been cleared for BSR Congress chief B Sriramulu's re-entry to the BJP.

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Poor response to 'Property Tax Parishkaram'
GHMC commissioner Somesh Kumar, in an official release, said as many as 634 grievances were received at property tax Parishkaram (PTP) programme-phase II at the18 GHMC circles.

Robbers steal 5 tolas of gold from farmer's house
Six members of a farmer's family were injured after an attack by three robbers who stole five tolas of gold from their house at Fatehpur in Shankarpally on Sunday.

Godavari water project runs into loan hurdle
The Water Board suffered a major setback with the resignation of chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, who was also chairman of the Board."Now we are facing a big challenge to complete and commission the Godavari project.

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Taking baby steps away from a life of crime
The young boy walks down the narrow lane that winds its way through a slum.

4 killed as mini truck rams van
Four people were killed and 13 others injured when a mini truck rammed into a stationary van and crashed into a hut at Kattankulathur near Chennai on Sunday.

In bid to save cellphone, woman falls to death in Chennai
A 43-year-old woman, who tried to prevent her cellphone from dropping to the ground, lost her balance and died after falling off the terrace of a four-storey apartment complex at Valasaravakkam.

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Desai is 1st Gujarati to be AIU president
H M Desai, vice-chancellor of Dharamsinh Desai University in Nadiad, has been elected as the president of the Association of Indian University (AIU).

Two women duped of 55K in Satellite
Two women were conned by a man who posed as a representative of Reserve Bank of India to get their bank account details.

NSUI sweeps GU senate polls, wins 6 out of 8 seats
Gujarat University is one battleground where the saffron brigade simply cannot seem to trounce its opponents.

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Dacoits hold house inmates captive, loot booty worth Rs 6 lakh
Armed dacoits, dressed in police uniform, raided a house in Tejwapur village on Friday night.They beat up the women with sticks and locked the entire family in a room.

Allahabad University students to get insurance cover from next session
Parents of Allahabad University students can breathe easy.The university has proposed an insurance cover to every student from the next academic session.

128 centres made for UP Board exams
In order to ensure that UP Board examinations are conducted in a fair and successful manner, the administration has divided 128 examination centers of the district into five zones and 16 sectors.

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BJD, Congress workers from Begunia join BJP
Around 200 workers from BJD and Congress in Begunia assembly segment joined BJP on Saturday.

Ravenshaw agitation over festival venue
Tension prevailed at Ravenshaw University here on Saturday after authorities declined playground to students to host an inter-college cultural festival.

Ulaka's son quits Congress
In a blow to Congress in Rayagada district, president of youth Congress, Rayagada assembly segment, Sibasankar Ulaka on Saturday announced his decision to quit the grand old party.

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Joshi couple gave a tough time to Lokayukta
Best was Arvind Joshi's explanation to SPE on seizure of liquor bottles from his house and its inclusion in the inventory of alleged disproportionate assets.

'Not responsible for what my hubby did'
"Being a public servant, I am not only a separate person, but also a separate legal identity. And in respect of the I-T Act, I have the status of an independent income tax assessee.

Forest department sets world record in tree plantation
Madhya Pradesh forest department has made it to Guinness Book of World Record for planting 17 lakh saplings in 10 hours flat.

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Filling travel purpose in vouchers must for Punjab cops
Sources said that although the column of purpose of visit used to be there in vouchers earlier too, the personnel would deliberately either leave it unfilled or only mention "official duty" as the purpose of visit.

Medico legal group slams poor facilities at Patiala college
MLAG convener Neeraj Nagpal stated that this was a big blow to aspirations of thousands of MBBS doctors of Punjab who are waiting to complete their post-graduation.

'Accountability procession' to question Akal Takht jathedar on March 5
Gurbax Singh Khalsa had earlier said that it was Akal Takht jathedar's responsibility to get the detainees released.

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Saturday, March 1, 2014

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THE TIMES OF INDIA
Sunday, March 02, 2014
Today's Headlines

Misleading advertisements may stop
From now on, telecasting, airing and publishing misleading advertisements such as ‘magic oil’ for baldness will be difficult.

CB-CID may summon Gurunath Meiyappan
The Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) may soon summon Chennai Super Kings former principal Gurunath Meiyappan as the agency seeks to expand its scope of investigation from IPL betting to match fixing. A senior CB-CID officer said Meiyappan would be summoned, along with Chennai-based hotelier Vikram Agarwal, bookie Uttam C Jain alias Kitty, and suspended superintendent of police G Sampathkumar.

Pranab seal on T-Bill, President rule
President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday gave his assent to the AP Reorganization Bill – 2014 apart from signing the ordinance promulgating central rule in the state.

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'Global banks mmanipulating gold yardstick'
The London gold fix, the benchmark used by miners, jewellers and central banks to value the metal, may have been manipulated for a decade by the banks setting it, researchers say.

Rogue startups ruin angel party
Jogesh Khatwani, who studied at Wharton and now runs the Dazzler Confectionery Company in Goa, provided angel funding of Rs 15 lakh to a startup in Bangalore founded by a husband-and-wife team who had previously lived in the US.

Wine industry in Maharashtra losing its high
Of the 75 wineries in Maharashtra, 50 are on the brink of closure; an estimated 50 lakh litres of unsold wine stacked up in barrels and winery owners staring at unpaid bank loans they had taken on interest.

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Poachers blamed for killing Gir lion cub
A 5-month-old lion cub was killed for its nails and bones by poachers on the outskirts of Gir Wildlife Sanctuary near Liliya in Amreli district, forest wardens said.

One held, 730 tortoises seized in Bihar
Nearly 730 tortoises were seized and a member of a smuggler's gang was arrested on Saturday in Bihar's Purnea district, an official said.

Baby shark breathes life into aquarium project
The state-of-the-art aquarium at Jagdishchandra Bose Udyan in Pal, which will be inaugurated here on Saturday, will help the people of the city realize their long-held dream of 'walking with the shark.'.

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Pak Taliban announces unilateral ceasefire
Pakistani Taliban announced a month-long unilateral ceasefire on Saturday days after the government had called off talks with their representatives over the execution of 23 soldiers in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

China completes tunnel to link Pak, plans another
China has completed constructing one of its longest tunnels which will help it build a rail link with Pakistan. It has also announced plans for building the world’s longest undersea tunnel measuring 123 km to link two major cities.

UK asks nationals to immediately leave Ukraine
Britain has advised all its nationals to leave Crimea immediately by ‘all practical means possible’.

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Shah Rukh Khan more popular than Tom Cruise abroad?
Bollywood has been flying abroad successfully for two decades. It is well-known that Shah Rukh Khan is more popular in some foreign regions than even Tom Cruise. What is new, though, is the fact that, newer foreign markets are opening up for Hindi cinema.

Kunal Khemu's male organ to be part of a film
Kunal Kemmu’s member is all set to be the centre of attention in a film titled Guddu Ki Gun. The gun here denotes the male organ.

Who says I am ready to settle the issue: Geetika
Ten days after she accused Subhash Kapoor of molestation, actress Geetika Tyagi claims to be still gathering evidence against the director

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New debate on breast milk
Breast-feeding babies may not actually have the wide-ranging long-term health outcomes we think it does, according to new research published in the journal Social Science & Medicine.

To keep 'alive' during surgery, patient's leg attached to arm
A doctor of Indian origin in the UK carved out all the skin and muscle from the leg of a cancer patient and then attached them to his forearm, to keep them “alive” during surgery.

Biologists find fruit flies forced to be monogamous become slower learners
The new study was carried out by Brian Hollis and Tadeusz J Kawecki, biologists at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. They investigated a fly species called Drosophila melanogaster that normally has a very un-monogamous way of life.

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India take on Pak in make or break game
India will look to regroup quickly and plug their loopholes as they go into the make or break match against arch-rivals Pakistan in Asia Cup on Sunday.

The Floydian slip in Alex Ferguson's story
Ferguson finding life-altering inspiration after 6 lashes of a leather belt during his school days is just what Pink Floyd sang themselves hoarse about since 1979.

India lacks quality spinners: Harbhajan
Harbhajan said there was lack of quality spinners in the domestic circuit adding it was good for a spinner to have variations but one should stick to the basics.

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'Apple working on products other than iPhone, iPad'
Cook promised that Apple is working on new gadgets that will expand the company's product line-up beyond smartphones and tablets.

First look: Nokia's new Android smartphone
By design, Nokia's new Android smartphones will underwhelm users of high-end phones.

Was Jobs behind 'no poaching' policy of Silicon Valley?
Tech companies love new ideas, unless they belong to someone else.

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Drop out of Muslim students in Class IX is high, says survey
The dropout rate among Muslim students in Class IX is the highest among all other communities, finds a survey done by Shiv Charan Mathur Social Policy Institute in Jaipur.

Board vows timely results of HSC exam
Though the HSC examinations started from February 20, not a single answer sheet has been assessed till date because the chief moderators associated with the paper assessment process boycotted the daily meetings.

Varsity reminds colleges to appoint campus ambassadors
However, according to a circular dated February 28 by the university, very few colleges have responded to the initiative.

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Kids made to repeat years for 'good' schools
The dazzle of big brands, star teachers, small class size, elite peers and extra activities add up when that exclusive list of schools is drawn up by parents.

Activists join captain in his battle to get a home in Bandra
Outraged at the TOI report on alleged discrimination against Muslims by housing societies in Bandra (No flats for Muslims, says Bandra to saviour of Indians stuck in Kuwait, Feb 28), many political and social activists have demanded action against erring societies and property dealers.

Crash courses multiply, tutors thrive as exam fever rises in Mumbai
January and February are busy months for tutors and institutes who charge anywhere between Rs 10,000 and Rs 20,000 to condense subjects in a month. Sites such as Quikr.com are full of ads for crash courses.

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Nearly 90% vote against appointment of dean at JNU's student referendum
The students of Jawaharlal Nehru University held a referendum on February 27 and 28 on whether a faculty member with a case in JNU's GSCASH (Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment) should be appointed into an administrative post.

Sting operation on poll surveys: EC seeks action from Delhi Police
The Election Commission on Saturday wrote to the government and Delhi Police seeking “appropriate action” against 11 opinion poll companies that a news channel recently claimed were willing to manipulate their poll projections.

Bharti, Krishnan in war of tweets
A war of words broke out between former law minister Somnath Bharti and activist Kavita Krishnan on Twitter on Saturday after the former was indicted by a judicial panel in the Khirki Extension raid case.

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With 1am deadline, Bangalore gets a nightlife
The long wait is over. Restaurants in Bangalore will remain open till 1am every day. On Fridays and Saturdays, even bars will remain open till 1am.

Designing shoes is a team effort
Everywhere he goes, Graeme McMillan carries with him a tiny spiral notebook that easily fits into the back pocket of his jeans.

Big B asked me for ghar ka khana
I have had the privilege to cook for many well-known people at my restaurants at the Taj, but Mr Amitabh Bachchan remains one of my most favourite celebrity guests.

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Extension to Mohanty triggers controversy
The controversy surrounding the four month extension granted to chief secretary P K Mohanty is refusing to die down with two senior officers threatening to move the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) challenging the decision.

Two techies die in car accident
A late night party turned tragic for a bunch of young software professionals after their car rammed into a tree at P ragathinagar in Kukatpally in the wee hours of Saturday. While two passengers died on the spot,two others escaped with injuries.

Bangaru Laxman, ex-BJP president, dies
Former BJP leader and the first dalit to head the national party Bangaru Laxman passed away on Saturday following a brief illness.He was 74.

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2 children's homes sealed after sexual abuse charges
Two unauthorized children’s homes in Korrukupet and Royapuram were raided and sealed by police on Friday afternoon after complaints of sexual abuse from the children there. There were 40 children, including 12 boys, in the two homes, and most of them are now under the care of the Child Welfare Committee.

Madras high court's punishment to bishop: Seek pardon from God
An evangelical bishop has been 'punished' by the Madras high court for contempt of court, and how?

Man caught with Rs 2.5cr worth narcotic during vehicle check
A man from Hyderabad was nabbed during a routine vehicle check in Red Hills on Friday night and 67kg of pseudo-ephedrine worth about Rs 2.5 crore in the international market seized. The car was confiscated.

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Fake bank official offers job, swindles Rs 2.5 lakh
A complaint has been registered with Navrangpura police against one Raju Bhavsar, a resident of Asarwa, allegedly for cheating one Sachin Patni by posing as a bank employee.

RTI unearths fraudulent land transfer
An RTI query filed by a resident of Dhokla has helped unearth a fraud involving a 5 acre land that belonged to his grandfather.

Nobel discipline that changed science
The 1910-20 period is famous for a series of discoveries that laid the foundations for an entirely new scientific discipline called crystallography, the study of atomic and molecular structures through crystals.

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Allahabad University student expelled for 'misbehaviour'
An undergraduate girl student was expelled from the Allahabad University on Friday for allegedly misbehaving with head of the home science department.

Security guards hold Allahabad University's finance officer hostage
A large number of private security guards gheraoed Allahabad University's finance officer (FO) AK Singh (CA) on Friday.

Allahabad losing 62cm of groundwater every year
The level of groundwater in Allahabad, the confluence of three rivers - Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, is going down by 62 cm every year.

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Boatmen struggle to stay afloat in Bhitarkanika
It is difficult to run a family with a monthly income of Rs 6,000, but this is a reality for Khageshwar Sahoo, 54, a launch driver of forest department.

Phailin rubs salt into Ganjam farmers' wounds: Production may come down drastically due to sand bar near sea mouth
Salt production in Ganjam district will be severely affected this year, if the authorities do not intervene to streamline things.

Twin cities policemen get lessons in good behaviour
The commissionerate of police on Friday started lessons on "good conduct and moral value" for its officers.

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Land Rights campaign launched in Madhya Pradesh
Around 3.44 lakh landless dalits and adivasis were promised land as per Bhopal declaration in 2002. Of these, 2.5 lakh have not yet got possession of land.

Forest officials track big cat through radio collar signals
Four months after being bitten by a mad dog at Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR), a big cat christened P212 is all set recreate history by retracing its steps through a lost tiger corridor with forest officials atop elephants hot on the trail.

Bhutan princess visits state museum
Princess of Bhutan Ashi Sonam Dechan Wangchuk visited the state museum in Bhopal on Friday to participate in a three-day second international international conference on intra and inter-cultural study of varied Buddhist traditions to be organized by Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies.

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Savita Bhatti to be AAP's face from Chandigarh
Savita Bhatti spent most of the last three decades mocking corrupt politicians and a dysfunctional system of governance as part of her deceased husband Jaspal Bhatti's troupe of comedians.

New Punjabi encyclopedia portal put through cuss test
Apart from queries about traditional dances, folklore and literary figures, the users' litmus test to rate the portal's 'efficiency quotient' was bad words.

Thumbs up for English as CBSE Class XII exams start
The opening day of Central Board of Secondary Education exams in the city was a relatively light one, with students reporting a lengthy but easy question paper.

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Powerful Portraits of India's Holy Men; Ganga Sagara Mela: Welcoming the River Ganges to Earth

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This stunning set of portraits by Brooklyn-based photographer Joey L puts us face to face with religious ascetics who have dedicated their lives to the pursuit of spiritual liberation. Starting in Northern Ethiopia, Joey has traveled the world searching for wandering monks and spiritualists. The latest installment of his Holy Men series features holy men, or sadhus, living in Varanasi, India. All of the world's faiths have their own forms of ascetics, but the ascetics of the Hindu faith are known for sometimes extreme acts of self-denial, such as keeping a single arm aloft for months or even years.
 
Ganga Sagara Mela celebrates the holy union of the River Ganges with the Bay of Bengal. The festival is celebrated to honor the occasion of King Bhagiratha bringing down the River Ganges from the heavens above to join with the oceanic waters of planet earth. This festival of confluence is celebrated on the sacred day of Maha Sankranti. This is when the sun starts moving away from the Tropic of Capricorn towards the northern hemisphere.
 
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