Virginal News: January 2019

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Meghalaya minister says rescue ops for trapped miners will continue as per SC orders; no details of expenses yet

Meghalaya home minister James K Sangma on Wednesday said the multi-agency operation to search for the remaining 13 miners trapped inside a 370-foot-deep coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district will continue, as per directions of the Supreme Court.

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ED arrests AgustaWestland case-accused Rajeev Saxena, aviation lobbyist Deepak Talwar after deportation from Dubai

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Dubai-based businessman wanted in the VVIP choppers case Rajeev Saxena and corporate aviation lobbyist Deepak Talwar, who were deported to India from Dubai.

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Venezuelans take to streets in walkout to push Nicolas Maduro out: Juan Guaido transforms into commanding force with Trump's backing

The latest walkout comes after Juan Guaido proclaimed himself the nation's rightful president, hurling nation into political tumult as the anti-Maduro movement tries to establish a transitional government and the socialist leader clings to power.

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Thithurta Hua Gantantra: Reading Harishankar Parsai's satirical reflections on our democratic 'climate'

Extreme income inequality, neglected socialist manifestos, communal politics and populist schemes - nothing much has changed for India since 1970, when Harishankar Parsai's satire Thithurta Hua Gantantra was first published. The sun of progress and development is yet to dawn upon India's shivering democracy. Here's a reading of an excerpt from Parsai's much-relevant social commentary.

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8 Indians, Indian-Americans arrested in US in fake student visa racket; accused indicted of facilitating foreigners' illegal stay

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested eight persons - all of whom are either Indian nationals or Indian-Americans - on charges of fraudulently facilitating hundreds of immigrants to illegally remain in the US as students.

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Daily Bulletin: Jind, Ramgarh bypoll results today; Budget Session to begin, but no Economic Survey this time; day's top stories

Today's top stories: Centre expected to lock horns with Opposition at the Budget Session; Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro says Donald Trump ordered his murder; Facebook is shutting down the iOS version of its controversial VPN Research app; and more.

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Donald Trump Govt unveils new H-1B visa lottery rules effective 1 April; advanced degree holders top priority for US

It's official. The Donald Trump administration, via the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced new rules favoring advanced US advanced degree holders filing H1B visas that go into effect 1 April and will be published in the US federal register Thursday. The revised scenario beginning this Spring recalibrates the educational qualification requirements of who (all) can be counted towards the regular, yearly stream of 65,000 visas in a move that will filter out more bachelor's degree holders from the H1B program, raise the probability of more US Master's degree holders filling the first wave of total available slots which analysts sat will eventually squeeze incoming batches of H1B workers.

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MEA summons Pakistani envoy over Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi's phone call to Hurriyat leader

The MEA said the Foreign Secretary "underscored that by this action Pakistan has confirmed yet again that it officially abets and encourages individuals associated with terrorism and anti-India activities.

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Madras HC quashes Tamil Nadu govt order forcing minority institutions to admit 50% students from community, says state has no such power

The Madras High Court Wednesday quashed a government order mandating minority educational institutions to admit not less than 50 percent of students belonging to the community every year to retain their minority status

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Narendra Modi in Surat: 'Fainted due to unavailability of water, glad PM paid attention,' says cameraman who fell during rally

Modi had paused his speech in between after he saw that a cameraman had fainted.

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Rakesh Asthana bribery case: CBI moves application in court seeking polygraph test of Manoj Prasad, SS Babu

The CBI moved an application in a Delhi court seeking consent for conducting polygraph test of accused Manoj Prasad and complainant Satish Sana Babu.

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Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora says electronic voting machines cannot be tampered with

Asked whether there are any chances of simultaneous polls of the Lok Sabha and the Jharkhand Assembly, the CEC said there was neither formal nor informal information on it

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Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha leader, 12 others booked for firing at Mahatma Gandhi's effigy, 'recreating' his assassination

The police on Wednesday registered cases against 13 persons, including a woman leader of Hindu Mahasabha, in Aligarh for firing at an effigy of Mahatma Gandhi with an air pistol

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Sanjay Sachdev, owner of NGO 'Love Commandos' arrested for confining, extorting money from runaway couples

The owner of the popular 'Love Commandos' NGO, who gained popularity after appearing in actor Aamir Khan's television show Satyamev Jayate, has been arrested for allegedly confining, intimidating and extorting money from couples, police said on Wednesday.

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Kerala Police books Congress leader accused of raping a tribal minor girl for over an year; party suspends membership

A local Congress leader in Wayanad has been booked for allegedly raping a minor tribal girl for nearly a year, police said on Wednesday

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AgustaWestland scam: After Christian Michel, now co-accused Rajiv Saxena extradited to India from UAE

According to the lawyers when they demanded to understand the situation, the UAE state security told that Saxena was already at the Dubai International Airport and for further query they should "ask the Indian Government".

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Hindu Mahasabha leader 'recreates' Mahatma Gandhi's assassination in Uttar Pradesh, garlands Nathuram Godse's statue

Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) leader Puja Shakun Pandey decided to 'celebrate' the occasion by shooting at an effigy of Gandhi from a toy gun.

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US warning of communal violence ahead of LS polls worrying, but singling out India amid global rise of hate crime is a stretch

The US ODNI intelligence singling out India, warning communal violence ahead of General Election to Lok Sabha, may indicate a certain bias, but a global rise of hate only makes that threat more serious, not less

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Next meeting of PM-led selection committee to pick new CBI chief on 1 Feb, says Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge

The last meeting of the panel took place on 24 January, but it was inconclusive.

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National Archives releases rare footage depicting immersion of Mahatma Gandhi's ashes at Jabalpur in 1948

The footage depicting the immersion of Gandhi's ashes in Jabalpur was released by the National Cultural Audiovisual Archives, and can be viewed in its entirety here.

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Firstpost Editor's Picks: West Bengal violence, Karnataka rift and Cummins' summer of fun; today's must-read stories

Which side cast the first stone in West Bengal cannot, obviously, be ascertained at this juncture, but it is clear that both parties were guilty of lawlessness

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Gandhi and self-transformation: The Mahatma's life is an example of philosophy as the art of living

Mahatma Gandhi is arguably the only individual, after the Buddha, who provides a measure of man's potential to cultivate a rich inner life and attain self-transformation

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जाने क्या होगा Redmi Note 7 pro में खास, जल्द होगा लॉन्च

इसमें क्वालकॉम का स्नैपड्रैगन 675 प्रोसेसर हो सकता है

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जानिए कितनी है आपके फेसबुक प्रोफाइल की कीमत

एक साल पहले एक औसत फेसबुक यूजर के मुकाबले अमेरिकी यूजर का डेटा पांच गुना ज्यादा महंगा था.

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SBI के सिक्योरिटी सिस्टम में बड़ी चूक, लीक हो सकता था लाखों ग्राहकों का डेटा

अमेरिकी बेबसाइट Techcrunch की एक रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक SBI बैंक का सर्वर बिना पासवर्ड के था जिसके कारण लाखों कस्टमर्स की जानकारी ऐक्सेस की जा सकती है

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अब आप हिन्दी में भी कर सकेंगे Paytm का इस्तेमाल, जानें कैसे

पेटीएम की मदद से हम घर बैठे ही बिजली बिल, मोबाइल बिल, मेट्रो रिचार्ज, डीटीएच का रिचार्ज कर लेते हैं.

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2019 में स्मार्टफोन बनाने वाली इन कंपनियों का रहेगा बोलबाला!

चीन की स्मार्टफोन बनाने वाली कंपनियां 2018 में भारतीय बाजार में सबसे ज्यादा हिस्सेदारी हासिल करने में सफल रहीं

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चैनल सेलेक्ट करने से कीमत जानने तक, बहुत काम की है TRAI web App, देखें पूरा प्रोसेस

देखें कितना आसान है इस Web ऐप से चैनल सेलेक्ट करना...

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एक फोटो और 2 मिनट का वीडियो मचा देगा राजनीतिक पार्टियों में 'खलबली', चुनाव आयोग का बड़ा फैसला

लोकसभा चुनावों से पहले आम नागरिकों के लिए ‘सी-विजिल’ ऐप होगी लांच : मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त

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सिर्फ 283 रुपये देकर खरीद सकते हैं 10,999 रुपये वाला Honor 9 Lite, जानें कैसे

फ्लिपकार्ट ने एक बार फिर 31 जनवरी से 1 फ़रवरी तक ऑनर डेज सेल की शुरुआत की है

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Facebook Messenger में करें सीक्रेट चैट, कोई नहीं पढ़ पाएगा मैसेज

यह चैट End to End Encrypted होगी यानी आपकी चैट पूरी तरह से सिक्योर होगी और कोई भी इसे हैक नहीं कर पाएगा.

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लॉन्च हुआ दुनिया का सबसे सस्ता स्मार्ट TV, आधार कार्ड बिना नहीं कर सकते खरीदारी

इस टीवी में फेसबुक, यूट्यूब ऐप पहले से ही मौजूद है लेकिन अगर आप इसके अलावा और भी कोई ऐप इंस्टॉल करना चाहते हैं तो उसे डाउनलोड कर सकते हैं.

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Asus ने लॉन्च किया लाजवाब फीचर्स के साथ 3 लैपटॉप, जानें कीमत और खासियत

असुस ने भारतीय बाजार में अपना तीन शानदार लैपटॉप ZenBook 13, ZenBook 14 और ZenBook 15 को लॉन्च कर दिया है

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#YouTubers से जानें कैसे बढ़ेगी आपके फोन की स्पीड

YouTubers से जानें कि कैसे आप अपने फोन के कुछ सेटिंग को चेंज कर उसकी स्पीड बढ़ा सकते हैं

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अंग्रेजी में बहुत बुरे के लिए Very Bad नहीं इस शब्द का होगा इस्तेमाल, जानें ऐसी कई और बातें

Very की जगह अंग्रेजी में कई और सटीक शब्द मिलेंगे जिसकी मदद से आप अपनी बात रख सकते हैं

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फेसबुक के सबसे बड़े आलोचक रहे नेट कार्डोजो बने वॉट्सऐप के नए प्राइवेसी मैनेजर

नेट कार्डोजो फेसबुक के गोपनीयता के खिलाफ बोलने वाले सबसे बड़े आलोचकों में से एक हैं.

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20 डॉलर देकर लोगों का डेटा चुरा रहा है Facebook!

रिपोर्ट के अनुसार फेसबुक 13 से 35 साल के यूजर्स को फोन में VPN ऐप “Facebook Research” इंस्टॉल करने के हर महीने 20 डॉलर और रेफरेल फीस दे रहा है

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DEALS OF THE DAY: ब्रांडेड घड़ी पर मिल रहा 60% का डिस्काउंट, बस एक क्लिक से करें खरीदारी

अमेजन पर टाईमैक्स, टाईटन जैसे ब्रांडेड घड़ी को बेहद सस्ते दाम में खरीद सकते हैं.

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अमेजन पर शुरू हुई Honor View 20 की सेल , मिल रहा शानदार ऑफर

फोन में लेटेस्ट 7NM ऑक्टा-कोर हाईसिलिकॉन किरिन 980 प्रोसेसर का इस्तेमाल किया गया है

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जानें Honor View 20 और OnePlus 6T में कौन सा फोन है आपके लिए बेहतर

जानिए Honor View 20 और OnePlus 6T में कौन सा फोन बेहतर है.

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Jio Cinema पर बदल सकते हैं Theme, बैटरी बचने के साथ-साथ बदल जाएगा लुक

देखें कैसे आप भी Jio Cinema पर बदल सकते हैं Theme...

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4 हजार रुपये के डिस्काउंट के साथ खरीदें Xiaomi के ये फोन्स, बस आज है मौका

फ्लिपकार्ट और शियोमी ने मिलकर “Mi Days” सेल की शुरुआत की है. ऐसे में सस्ते दाम में स्मार्टफोन खरीदने का अच्छा मौका है

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WhatsApp से पाएं बिजली का बिल, ये है तरीका

यह सर्विस सबसे पहले साउथ और वेस्ट दिल्ली के लिए शुरू की गई है

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Google ने पूछाः Assistant से क्यों पूछते हैं 'मुझसे शादी करोगी' जैसे सवाल?

गूगल के इस सवाल के बाद ट्विटर पर लोगों ने अलग-अलग तरीके की प्रतिक्रिया दी.

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Nokia के तीन पॉपुलर स्मार्टफोन हुए सस्ते, जानें नई कीमत

नोकिया ने अपने तीन स्मार्टफोन Nokia 3.1, Nokia 5.1 और Nokia 6.1 के दाम में कटौती की है.

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जान लेंगे WhatsApp की ये सीक्रेट ट्रिक्स तो चैटिंग हो जाएगी और भी मजेदार

जानिए कौन सी है वह ट्रिक्स जिसे आपको इस्तेमाल करना चाहिए...

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करोड़ों की ऑनलाइन ठगी का ये है ‘नाइजीरियन’ तरीका

नाइजीरियन गिरोह के द्वारा ठगी का एक तरीका ये भी है कि गिरोह हजारों की संख्या में ईमेल आईडी खरीदता है. आईडी खरीदने के लिए बैंक के ही कर्मचारियों को फंसाया जाता है. ज्यादातर लोग लालच में आ जाते हैं.

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इस शॉर्ट फिल्म को देखकर सीखें इंग्लिश, अब तक 2 लाख से ज्यादा बार देख चुके हैं लोग

इस वीडियो में बताया गया है कि हम कैसे किसी से अंग्रेजी में बातचीत की शुरुआत करें

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Honor Watch Magic और ऑनर बैंड 4 रनिंग एडिशन को भारत में किया गया लॉन्च

Honor Watch Magic और Honor Band 4 रनिंग को आप Amazon से खरीद सकते हैं

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वोडाफ़ोन ने अपने दो प्लान को किया अपडेट, पहले से ज्यादा मिलेगा इंटरनेट डेटा

वोडाफोन ने अपने पुराने प्लान 209 और 479 रुपये वाले प्लान में बदलाव किया है, जिसके बाद यूजर्स को अब पहले से ज्यादा डेटा मिलेगा

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DEALS OF THE DAY: 299 रुपये में फोन, 599 रुपये में लहंगा, यहां सस्ते में करें खरीदारी

शॉपक्लूज ने भी सेल की शुरुआत की है, जिसमें आपको इलेक्ट्रॉनिक प्रोडक्ट से लेकर घरेलु प्रोडक्ट पर भारी डिस्काउंट पा सकते हैं

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व्हिडिओकॉन कर्ज प्रकरणात चंदा कोचर दोषी आढळल्यानंतर त्यांच्यावर बँकेच्या आचारसंहितेचे उल्लंघन केल्याचा ठपका ठेवण्यात आला आहे. आयसीआयसीआय बँकेच्या अंतर्गत चौकशी समितीने हा निष्कर्ष काढला आहे. त्यामुळे कारवाईस्वरुप कोचर यांना बँकेच्या सीईओ असतानाचा 2009 सालापर्यंत मिळालेला पूर्ण बोनस परत करण्यास सांगितला आहे. बोनसची रक्कम तब्बल 10 कोटी इतकी आहे., शिवाय

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मोबाईल पाहण्यात दंग असलेल्या राष्ट्रवादीच्या कार्यकर्त्यांना अजित पवारांना आपल्या शैलीत सुनावलंय काल इंदापूरमध्ये कृषी उत्पन्न बाजार समितीच्या शरद कृषी प्रदर्शाच्या उद्घाटन झालं. यावेळी<br />अजित पवारांनी वेगवेगळ्या विषयात तुफान फटकेबाजी केलीय.<br />कोल्हापूरमध्ये पाहिलेल्या 12 कोटी रुपये किंमतीच्या रेड्याचा किस्सा आपल्या खास शैलीत सांगत उपस्थितांमध्ये हशा पिकवला.

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VIDEO | जिल्हा परिषद शाळेतील खिचडीत चक्क शिजलेला साप | नांदेड | एबीपी माझा

आजपर्यंत आपण जिल्हा परिषदेच्या शाळेतील गलथान कारभारामुळे खिचडीत पाल, उंदीर, पडून विषबाधा झाल्याच्या घटना ऐकल्या आहेत. मात्र, नांदेड जिल्ह्यातील शाळेच्या खिचडीत चक्क साप शिजल्याने एकच खळबळ उडाली आहे. हदगाव तालुक्यातील गारगव्हाण येथील जिल्हा परिषदेच्या शाळेत काल हा धक्कादायक प्रकार घडला आहे. खिचडी खाण्याच्या पूर्वी शिक्षक तपासणी करत असताना एका

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VIDEO | अण्णा हजारेंच्या उपोषणावर तोडगा काढण्यासाठी प्रयत्न सुरु | गिरीश महाजन | एबीपी माझा

अण्णा हजारे यांचं आंदोलन मागे घेण्यासाठी प्रयत्न सुरू आहेत, अशी माहिती जलसंपदा मंत्री गिरीश महाजन यांनी केलीय.

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VIDEO | आपण राम-कृष्णाचे भक्त, धुम्रपान सोडा, रामदेवबाबांचं साधूंना आवाहन | प्रयागराज | एबीपी माझा

योगगुरु रामदेव बाबा यांनी प्रयागराजमधील कुंभमेळ्यात सहभागी झालेल्या संत आणि साधूंना धुम्रपान सोडण्याचं आवाहन केलं आहे. ‘आपण राम आणि कृष्णाचे भक्त आहोत ज्यांनी त्यांच्या जीवनात कधीही धुम्रपान केलं नाही, मग तुम्ही का करता? आपण धुम्रपान सोडणार अशी शपथ घेतली पाहिजे’, असं रामदेव बाबा यांनी म्हटलं आहे. आजपर्यंत अनेक तरुणांना

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VIDEO | स्पीक फॉर इंडियाची विजेती मेघना अभ्यंकरशी खास गप्पा | ब्रेकफास्ट न्यूज | एबीपी माझा

आज आपल्यासोबत आहे खणखणीत वक्तृत्व लाभलेली एक कॉलेज युवती. तिचं नाव मेघना अभ्यंकर. मेघनाने कॉलेजातील मुला-मुलींना त्यांची मते मांडण्यासाठी व्यासपीठ देणारी \'स्पीक फॉर इंडिया\' या स्पर्धेचं विजेतपद मिळवलंय. या स्पर्धेत राज्यभरातल्या १५०० पेक्षा अधिक कॉलेजातल्या जवळपास ४२ हजार मुलांमध्ये तिने प्रथम येण्याचा पराक्रम केलाय. <br />मुख्यमंत्री देवेंद्र फडणवीस यांच्याहस्ते

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VIDEO | त्र्यंबकेश्वरमध्ये निवृत्तीनाथांचा संजीवन समाधी यात्रोत्सव | नाशिक | ब्रेकफास्ट न्यूज | एबीपी माझा

नाशिकमध्ये संत निवृत्ती नाथ महाराजांच्या संजीवन समाधी यात्रोत्सवाला सुरुवात झालीय..हजारोंच्या संख्येनं वारकरी त्र्यंबकेश्वर नगरीत दाखल झाले आहेत..जलसंपदा मंत्री गिरीश महाजन यांच्या हस्ते निवृत्तीनाथांची शासकीय महापूजा संपन्न झाली.. पौष एकादशीला निवृत्तीनाथ मंदिरात यात्रा भरत असते. त्यानिमित्तानं राज्यातल्या पालख्या आणि वारकरी कानाकोपऱ्यातून त्र्यंबकेश्वरमध्ये दाखल झाले आहेत..दरम्यान काल त्र्यंबकेश्वरजवळील अंजनेरी इथं भव्य

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VIDEO | संसदेच्या अर्थसंकल्पीय अधिवेशनाला आजपासून सुरुवात | ब्रेकफास्ट न्यूज | एबीपी माझा

आजपासून अर्थसंकल्पीय अधिवेशनाला सुरूवात होणार आहे. उद्या मोदी सरकारचा अखेरचा अर्थसंकल्प मांडला जाणार आहे. त्यामुळे या अधिवेशनाकडे सर्वांच्या नजरा लागून आहेत. दरम्यान अधिवेशन सुरू होण्यापूर्वी सकाळी 11 वाजता राष्ट्रपती कोविंद संसदेच्या दोन्ही सभागृहात भाषण करतील. 13 फेब्रुवारीपर्यंत अर्थसंकल्पीय अधिवेशन सुरू राहील..सकाळी साडे नऊला राज्यसभेचे सभापती व्यंकय्या नायडू यांनी राज्यसभेतील

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VIDEO | अण्णा हजारेंचं उपोषण दुसऱ्या दिवशीही सुरुच | ब्रेकफास्ट न्यूज | एबीपी माझा

ज्येष्ठ समाजसेवक अण्णा हजारेंच्या उपोषणाचा आज दुसरा दिवस आहे. लोकपाल आणि लोकायुक्ताची अंमलबजावणी, स्वामिनाथन आयोगाच्या शिफारशीप्रमाणे शेतकऱ्यांना हमीभाव या मागणीसाठी अण्णांनी उपोषणाचं हत्यार उपसलंय.. अण्णांच्या आंदोलनाला राळेगणसिद्धीतील ग्रामस्थांनी देखील पाठिंबा दिलाय. बंद पुकारत गावातील सर्व व्यवहार ठप्प ठेवण्यात आले आहेत.. दरम्यान अण्णांचं वय लक्षात घेता दोन दिवसांच्या वर उपोषण

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Philippines vows to 'destroy' Islamist extremism. Here's why that won't be so easy

Less than two years after victory was declared over ISIS-aligned militants in Marawi, the threat of extremism has returned to the southern Philippines.

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Trump tells his intelligence chiefs to 'go back to school!'

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Denuclearization talks with North Korea 'got nowhere': sources

As President Donald Trump hails "progress being made," a source familiar with details of the high-profile visit of North Korea's top negotiator this month says those discussions -- at both the State Department level and with the White House -- "got nowhere" on denuclearization. A second source agreed with that assessment.

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Pro-Russian Twitter account posted court docs to try to discredit Mueller probe

A pro-Russian Twitter account used information from a criminal case that Robert Mueller's team brought against a Russian social media company as part of a disinformation campaign, according to a new filing from the Justice Department.

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Roger Stone warns Trump's presidency is in peril

Roger Stone is known for hyperbole, but his latest graphic warning should worry Donald Trump.

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Foxconn may drop plans to build flat screens in Wisconsin

Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn may drop plans to build flat screen panels at a Wisconsin plant for which it was promised $4 billion in state and local tax dollars.

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When it's this cold, Chicago sets its train tracks on fire

Chicago residents are a hearty bunch. They know how to keep things moving when the weather turns cold.

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Tesla shares sink after its CFO becomes the latest top exec to leave

Tesla rattled investors on Wednesday by reporting profit that fell short of expectations and revealing that its chief financial officer is leaving — the latest senior executive to exit the electric car company.

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US deep freeze threatens 'instant frostbite'

Even for the hardiest, cold-tested Americans, the deep freeze sweeping over the Midwest will be brutal.

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Authorities: Filipina domestic worker executed in Saudi Arabia

A Filipina domestic worker has been executed in Saudi Arabia, according to the country's Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

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Emiliano Sala: Seat cushions found believed to be from missing plane

Seat cushions believed to be from the plane carrying missing footballer Emiliano Sala have been found, according to Britain's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB).

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This cave sheltered some of the first known humans 300,000 years ago

In the foothills of Siberia's Altai Mountains lies a cave that contains some of the keys to understanding the earliest humans to walk the Earth. Denisova Cave is the only place in the world where fossils have been found that belong to mysterious ancient humans called Denisovans.

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Bangkok deploying drones to ease toxic air that forced school closures

Thailand's Ministry of Education have ordered all schools in Bangkok and some surrounding provinces to close for the remainder of the week amid concerns over dangerous levels of air pollution.

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Snow squall pounds Northeast

From the Gulf Coast to Maine, most of the United States is facing freezing and even subzero temperatures this week.

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Trump's talk sounds like this movie

President Donald Trump continues to use unproven talking points to make his case for a US-Mexico border wall. CNN's Miguel Marquez notes the similarities between Trump's talking points and the movie, "Sicario."

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Undocumented worker fired from Trump's Bedminster club invited to State of the Union

An undocumented worker fired from President Donald Trump's New Jersey golf club will be in attendance at Trump's State of the Union address next week after being invited by a Democratic congresswoman.

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Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido says country must unite to end Maduro regime

Venezuela's self-declared interim president Juan Guaido has claimed that he has secretly met with some members of the country's armed forces, as the political crisis surrounding his challenge of incumbent Nicolas Maduro intensifies.

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The community where women rule and men are banned

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Brazil dam was certified 'stable' weeks before it collapsed

In just over three years, two dams have collapsed in the same Brazilian state, leaving thousands of families in mourning. This time, some Brazilians say they fear that the country's monitoring system is deeply flawed.

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Palace asks social media firms for help with rising Meghan-Kate abuse

Kensington Palace has asked social media firms for help in combating a boom in abuse aimed at the British Duchesses Kate and Meghan.

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The scientist creating test tube penguins

African penguins are among the smaller breeds, known for their irregular markings and loud voices.

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Super Bowl player surprises janitor with tickets

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Brandin Cooks surprised the team janitor with tickets to the Super Bowl.

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James Ingram, R&B star, dead at 66

James Ingram, the soulful, smooth voice behind R&B hits like "Just Once" and "I Don't Have The Heart," has died at the age of 66.

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iPhone sales dip as Apple's growth in China slows

Apple reported holiday quarter earnings of $84.3 billion. That's down 5% from last year and driven by a drop in iPhone sales.

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Céline Dion on criticism she's too thin: 'Leave me alone'

Céline Dion doesn't much care if you think she's lost too much weight.

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Paltrow's rep disputes skiing hit-and-run lawsuit

Gwyneth Paltrow is firing back at a lawsuit that alleges she crashed into a skier and abandoned him on a Utah mountain.

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96-day church service saves asylum seekers from deportation

After holding religious services around the clock for 2,327 hours, a Dutch church declared victory Wednesday in its bid to prevent a family from being deported.

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A sinkhole turned out be an underground tunnel to a bank

Public works employees in Florida stumbled upon something they don't see every day: a small "claustrophobic " tunnel leading to a Chase bank, according to the FBI.

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Can e-cigarettes help you quit smoking?

A new study out of the UK shows e-cigarettes worked twice as well as other nicotine replacements in helping adults kick their smoking habit, but experts are concerned the results don't apply to the United States.

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University of Iowa student dies during polar vortex; 7 other deaths linked to wintry blast

A University of Iowa student has died after being found unresponsive on campus grounds early Wednesday as a polar vortex gripped the Midwest in arctic temperatures that have been linked to at least seven other deaths.

Cornyn warns Texas Republicans against complacency ahead of 2020

Texas Republicans have their work cut out for them if they hope to maintain the party’s dominance there, according to the state’s senior U.S. senator.

Judge Andrew Napolitano: An American nightmare

the current, unreal world -- where politics deeply infuse law enforcement -- prosecutors use brute force to send a message of terror to innocent defendants. Like all defendants at the time of arrest, Roger Stone is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

ICE officials force-feed 6 immigrants on hunger strike at Texas detention center

Six immigrants at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in El Paso, Texas, are being force-fed through plastic nasal tubes after taking part in a hunger strike that spanned for a month, leaving some detainees so weak that they are unable to speak or stand, a report on Wednesday said.

Tucker Carlson and pro-choice advocate have heated debate on Virginia abortion bill

Tucker Carlson and pro-choice advocate Monica Klein got into a heated debate Wednesday during a discussion on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” about a proposed Virginia abortion bill that would allow late-term abortions.

Manson ‘family’ member Leslie Van Houten recommended for parole again

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten was recommended again for parole on Wednesday after serving more than four decades of a life sentence for her role in the cult’s grisly murders in 1969, marking newly inaugurated California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first chance to decide her fate.

'Jersey Shore' cast member Jenni 'JWoww' Farley accuses estranged husband of domestic abuse in lengthy open letter

"Jersey Shore" star Jenni "JWoww" Farley blasted her estranged husband Roger Mathews on Wednesday, claiming he abused and threatened her, while detailing the allegations in a lengthy open letter to him on her website and on social media.

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

धांसू फीचर्स के साथ Oppo जल्द लॉन्च करेगा ये तीन स्मार्टफोन. जानें खासियत

ओप्पो जल्द ही भारतीय बाजार में Oppo F11, F11 Pro और Oppo R17 Neo लॉन्च कर सकती है.

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ज़बरदस्त कैमरे के साथ लॉन्च हुआ Honor View 20, यहां जानें फीचर्स और कीमत

देखें Honor View 20 में क्या है खास और कितनी है कीमत...

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सिर्फ 101 रुपये में घर लाएं Vivo के ये महंगे स्मार्टफोन्स, बचे हैं बस तीन दिन

देखें कैसे सिर्फ 101 रुपये में घर ला सकते हैं Vivo के महंगे स्मार्टफोन्स...

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Amid Brexit uncertainty, British Jews seek German citizenship; embassy received 3,380 applications since June 2016 referendum

With UK due to leave the European Union on 29 March, i.e. Brexit, British Jews have more emotional reasons to acquire German citizenship than just retaining the ability to travel easily or maintain business ties.

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Martyrs' Day: Narendra Modi, Ram Nath Kovind, several political leaders remember Mahatma Gandhi on social media

President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu and several Union ministers, political leaders and prominent figures took to social media to remember Mahatma Gandhi on his 71st death anniversary, observed as Martyrs' Day.

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Modi-led panel to pick new CBI chief today: YC Modi, who probed Gujarat riots, IPS Rina Mitra among top contenders

Amid the controversies surrounding the post of Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) director, the high powered selection committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet on Wednesday to discuss probable candidates and pick a name for the coveted post.

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World Leprosy Day: India accounts for over half of 2 lakh cases recorded worldwide; disease curable if diagnosed early

World Leprosy Day is observed across the globe on the last Sunday of January, but India observes it on 30 January to commemorate the death of Mahatma Gandhi, who understood the seriousness of the disease.

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Nayantara Sahgal feted at Mumbai cultural event, after Marathi Sahitya Sammelan row

Sahgal, who was not allowed to inaugurate the sammelan following threats made by the Maharashtra Navanirman Sena (MNS) cadre, addressed those gathered at the park in Mumbai and talked about the infringement on their freedom of speech.

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Laxmi Narayan Tripathi claims a place for trans people at Kumbh Mela, pushes for recognition of her Kinnar akhara

Unlike other akharas at the Kumbh Mela, which are only open to Hindu men, the Kinnar akhara is open to all genders and religions. On the Kumbh's first bathing day, Tripathi led a train of 21 tractor chariots from their tent camp to the bathing ghats.

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Pakistan-backed militant groups to continue attacks in India and Afghanistan, warns US National Intelligence

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and heads of other top American intelligence agencies appeared before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on their worldwide threat assessment.

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Calcutta High Court rejects woman's plea to abort 26-week-old foetus with Down Syndrome, says 'no harm to mother's life'

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday refused permission to a woman to terminate her 26-week-old pregnancy on the ground of possible abnormality since the foetus has already developed most of its organs, and that the mother's life is not at risk.

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Narendra Modi to inaugurate Salt Satyagraha Memorial at Dandi, lay foundation stone for Surat airport building extension today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the National Salt Satyagraha Memorial at Dandi in Gujarat on Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary on Wednesday.

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India improves ranking on global corruption index by 3 points in 2018; US out of top 20 performers, says report

The Transparency International said in its Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2018, "As India gears up for its upcoming elections, we see little significant movement in its CPI score, which moved from 40 in 2017 to 41 in 2018."

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Red-flagging universities in Intelligence Bureau note a reminder of growing shadow of government surveillance

Apparently, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has sent a note to the HRD Ministry 'red-flagging' universities, because key stakeholders in them were critical of the Narendra Modi government. This has made the HRD ministry hesitant to award the Institute of Excellence (IoE) status to these private universities.

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Swine flu: Toll rises to 169 across India as 4,571 test positive for H1N1 virus; Rajasthan accounts for 75 deaths

With the swine flu numbers going up, the health ministry recently held a meeting with the states and asked them to strengthen their surveillance for early detection. It also asked them to keep beds reserved in hospitals to deal with acute cases.

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Daily Bulletin: Modi to inaugurate Satyagraha Memorial in Dandi; fuel prices decline; Apple disables Group FaceTime; day's top stories

Today's top stories: Narendra Modi to inaugurate Salt Satyagraha Memorial at Dandi today; Venezuela targets Juan Guaido with probe, travel ban; Apple temporarily disables Group FaceTime; and more.

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Rajdev Ranjan murder case: Charges framed against RJD leader Shahabuddin, seven others in connection with killing of journalist

A Bihar court on Tuesday framed charges against former MP Shahabuddin and seven others in connection with journalist Rajdev Ranjan's murder case

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Two members of National Statistical Commission quit; PC Mohanan and JV Meenakshi resign over disagreement with govt

Two independent members of the National Statistical Commission, PC Mohanan and JV Meenakshi, have resigned over a disagreement with the government on certain issues, an official said on Tuesday.

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BJP's Sambit Patra calls Mamata Banerjee 'Talibani Didi', accuses TMC chief of unleashing terror in West Bengal

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha alleged that the attack was the handiwork of TMC supporters. He alleged that the TMC supporters also attacked women travelling in these vehicles.

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Budget Session of sixth Delhi Legislative Assembly to commence from 22-28 February

The AAP government on Tuesday decided to convene a seven-day Budget Session of the Delhi Assembly starting 22 February

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Already started preparations for minimum income guarantee as promised by Rahul Gandhi, says Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said he has already started preparations about the scheme. Gehlot said that the country is capable of providing such a guarantee to its citizens.

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Maharashtra CMO to come under jurisdiction of Lokayukta, says Girish Mahajan, says new bill will bring transparency in govt

The Chief Minister's Office (CMO) of Maharashtra will come under the jurisdiction of Lokayukta, said Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan

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Broken benches, walls and drainage in NIT Manipur: Students threaten to quit comparing campus conditions to living in jungle

Fed up with lack of basic amenities and proper infrastructure at NIT Manipur, all the 912 students of the technical institute have threatened to quit if the authorities fail to address their grievances

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Marathas and Kunbis not separate castes, both should be under OBC: Maharashtra Backward Class panel report

The Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission in its report has said that Marathas and Kunbis are one and the same community. As the Kunbis are already included in the Other Backward Class (OBC), the Marathas too should have been categorised as a Backward Class long ago, it said.

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Anna Hazare to fast for formation of Lokpal and Lokayuktas from 30 January; says strike not against 'a party or person'

Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Tuesday announced to start his fast for the formation of Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in the states from 30 January, also the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, which is observed as Martyrs' Day.

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George Fernandes dead at 88: Ex-defence minister's tenure defined by attention to detail, fierce commitment

This piece recalls George Fernandes' tenure as defence minister of National Democratic Alliance-I

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The many species of ants and their similarities with humans: How the tiny insects showcase brutal survival skills and warfare tactics

Ants tend to separate the world in a rather simple way, into two classes: colony members and everybody else. Somewhat like humans.

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अण्णा उपोषणाला बसले; भाजप सरकारवर बरसले!

लोकपाल व लोकायुक्त कायद्याची अंमलबजावणी व शेतकऱ्यांच्या मालाला दीडपट हमीभाव मिळावा या प्रमुख मागण्यांसाठी ज्येष्ठ समाजसेवक अण्णा हजारे यांनी आजपासून राळेगणसिद्धी इथं उपोषण सुरू केलं आहे. उपोषणस्थळी उपस्थितांना संबोधित करताना अण्णांनी केंद्र व राज्यातील भाजप सरकावर जोरदार टीका केली. 'सरकारलाच भ्रष्टाचारमुक्त देश नको आहे. त्यामुळंच लोकपाल कायदा लागू होत नाही,' असा आरोप त्यांनी यावेळी केला.

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गायक राहत फतेह अलीवर तस्करीचा आरोप

परकीय चलनाची देशाबाहेर तस्करी केल्याप्रकरणी प्रसिद्ध सुफी गायक राहत फतेह अली खान याला सक्तवसुली संचालनालयानं (ईडी) फेमा (फॉरेन एक्स्चेंज मॅनेजमेंट अॅक्ट) अंतर्गत कारणे दाखवा नोटीस बजावली आहे. राहत फतेह अली खान गेल्या काही वर्षांपासून परकीय चलनाची तस्करी करत असल्याचं समोर आलं आहे. या प्रकरणी त्याच्याकडून योग्य खुलासा न केला गेल्यास त्याला अटक होण्याची शक्यता आहे.

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व्हिडिओ: अण्णा हजारे यांचे पुन्हा उपोषण सुरू

ज्येष्ठ समाजसेवक अण्णा हजारे यांनी लोकपाल कायद्याची अंमलबजावणी व्हावी या प्रमुख मागणीसाठी पुन्हा एकदा उपोषणाचं हत्यार उपसलं आहे. यावेळी त्यांनी संपूर्ण गावात पदयात्रा काढूली होती...

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बेनामी संपत्ती: शाहरुख खान आरोपमुक्त

बेनामी संपत्ती प्रकरणी अभिनेता शाहरुख खान याला लवादानं दिलासा दिला आहे. अलिबागमधील मालमत्तेचा लाभार्थी असल्याच्या आरोपांतून त्याची मुक्तता करण्यात आली आहे. तसंच मालमत्ता जप्तीची केलेली कारवाई निराधार असल्याचं नमूद करत लवादानं आयकर विभागाला फटकारलं आहे.

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सावरकर अतिरेकी; YCMOUच्या पुस्तकात चूक

यशवंतराव चव्हाण महाराष्ट्र मुक्त विद्यापीठाच्या कला शाखेतील द्वितीय वर्षाच्या अभ्यासक्रमातील इतिहासाच्या पुस्तकात स्वातंत्र्य सैनिक वीर सावरकरांचा उल्लेख दहशतवादी म्हणून केला आहे. त्यावर अखिल भारतीय विद्यार्थी परिषदेच्या कार्यकर्त्यांनी आक्षेप घेतला आहे. हा आक्षेपार्ह मजकूर काढून टाकण्यात यावा, अशी मागणी त्यांनी केली.

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टी-२० वर्ल्डकप: ...तरच होणार भारत-पाक सामना

पुढील वर्षी ऑस्ट्रेलियात टी-२० वर्ल्डकपचा महासंग्राम होणार आहे. क्रिकेटच्या या रणमैदानात भारत आणि पाकिस्तान या पारंपरिक प्रतिस्पर्धी संघांची 'लढाई' अनुभवता येईल, अशी आशा बाळगून असलेल्या दोन्ही देशांतील क्रिकेट चाहत्यांची आयसीसीनं घोर निराशा केली आहे. हे दोन्ही संघ वेगवेगळ्या गटांत खेळणार आहेत.

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व्होडाफोनचा प्लान; १५४ रुपयांत ६ महिने सेवा

आजच्या या जीवघेण्या स्पर्धेच्या जगात तग धरण्यासाठी व्होडाफोनने आपल्या ग्राहकांसाठी नवा प्लान आणला आहे. १५४ रुपयांच्या या प्लॅनचे वैशिष्ट्य हे आहे की, हा प्लान १८० दिवसांसाठी वैध असणार आहे.

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ममतांवर आरोप; अमित शहांना मानहानीची नोटीस

पश्चिम बंगालच्या मुख्यमंत्री ममता बॅनर्जी यांच्याविरोधात टिप्पणी करणारे भाजप अध्यक्ष अमित शहा यांना सत्ताधारी तृणमूल काँग्रेसनं मानहानीची नोटीस पाठवली आहे. शहा यांनी जाहीर माफी मागावी, अन्यथा आम्ही कायदेशीर मार्गाचा अवलंब करू, असा इशारा तृणमूलनं या नोटिशीद्वारे दिला आहे.

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सुनो जिंदगी: स्वच्छतेसाठीचा अफलातून संदेश

माणसं प्लास्टिक बॉटल इकडे तिकडे फेकतात... प्राणी फेकत नाहीत.... पृथ्वीला स्वच्छ कसं ठेवता येतं हे इंटरनेटवर सांगितलं जातं, पण आपण त्याकडे दुर्लक्ष करतो... आपल्या आसपासचा परिसर स्वच्छ ठेवण्यासाठी आरजे सायमाचा हा मोलाचा सल्ला ऐकाच...

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चाचणीत कमी गुण; मुंबईत विद्यार्थ्याची आत्महत्या

दहावीतील एका चाचणी परीक्षेत कमी गुण मिळाले म्हणून विद्यार्थ्याने गळफास लावून आत्महत्या केल्याची धक्कादायक घटना चेंबुरमध्ये घडली आहे. या प्रकरणामुळे मुलाच्या आई वडिलांना धक्का बसला असून , दबावाखाली येऊन आत्महत्या करू नका अशी सूचना मुंबई पोलिसांनी जाहीर केली आहे.

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Venezuela top court freezes Guaido's accounts, imposes travel ban

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Supreme Court imposed a travel ban and financial restrictions on self-declared interim president Juan Guaido on Tuesday, including freezing his bank accounts, the president of the court said.

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Venezuela targets Guaido with probe, travel ban, asset freeze

By Ana Isabel Martinez CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government struck back at self-declared interim president Juan Guaido on Tuesday, with the Supreme Court imposing a travel ban and freeze on his bank accounts despite a warning from Washington of "serious consequences" if it did so.

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Vale to cut output, shut down dams after Brazil disaster

By Jake Spring and Gram Slattery BRASILIA/BRUMADINHO, Brazil (Reuters) - Vale SA, the world's largest iron ore miner, on Tuesday vowed to take as much as 10 percent of its ore output offline in order to decommission 10 more dams like the one that burst last week, killing scores of workers and nearby residents. Chief Executive Fabio Schvartsman said it would temporarily paralyse operations using those dams and spend 5 billion reais ($1.3 billion) to decommission them over the next three years. The move came as prosecutors began arresting Vale executives over the Friday collapse of a tailings dam in the Brazilian town of Brumadinho, which was hit by a torrent of mining waste that killed at least 84 people and left hundreds more missing

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Indigenous village faces existential threat from Brazil dam burst

By Leonardo Benassatto and Adriano Machado SAO JOAQUIM DE BICAS, Brazil (Reuters) - Miles (km) downstream from where a dam owned by miner Vale SA burst on Friday, killing hundreds, a small indigenous village in Brazil faces doubts about its very existence as the river at the centre of life here runs dark with mining waste. For members of the Pataxo-Hahahae tribe living at the end of a sinuous dirt road, fish from the Paraopeba River are the principal source of food.

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U.S. federal contractors fight for back pay after shutdown

By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the U.S. government shutdown over, Lila Johnson returns to work on Friday cleaning bathrooms as an employee of a federal contractor, but unlike those who work directly for the government, she is not getting any of the pay she lost during the month-long hiatus. Johnson, 71, and other union members joined congressional lawmakers on Tuesday in pushing for legislation that would provide back pay to low-wage government contract workers who went unpaid during the 35-day shutdown "I'm a little furious.

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Exclusive: Vale eyed dam design changes in 2009 that may have prevented disaster

By Marta Nogueira and Ernest Scheyder RIO DE JANEIRO/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale SA identified concerns around its tailings dams in 2009 and studied but did not implement several steps that could have prevented or lessened the damage from last week's deadly disaster, according to a corporate presentation seen by Reuters. A tailings dam, used to store the muddy detritus of the mining process, collapsed on Friday, killing at least 65 in one of Brazil's largest industrial accidents on record. The Brumadinho disaster, coming just over three years after a similar incident at another mine partially controlled by Vale, has fueled calls for a management overhaul and erased more than 70 billion reais ($18.61 billion) in Vale's market value

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Brazil union says it urged Vale to move offices away from burst dam

BRUMADINHO, Brazil (Reuters) - The union representing mining workers in the Brazilian town devastated by a burst tailings dam said on Tuesday it had been asking Vale SA for "at least two years" to move its cafeteria and offices out of the path of a dam break.

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Vale to end use and dismantle all upstream dams after disaster - CEO

BRASLIA (Reuters) - Vale SA, the world's largest iron ore miner, on Tuesday vowed to take as much as 10 percent of its ore output offline in order to decommission 19 dams like the one that burst last week, killing scores of workers and nearby residents. Chief Executive Fabio Schvartsman said Vale would halt operations using those dams and spend 5 billion reais ($1.3 billion) to decommission them over the next three years

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Death toll from Brazil dam burst rises to 84, with 276 unaccounted for

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The death toll from Vale's dam burst in the Brazilian town of Brumadinho rose to 84 people, and 276 were still unaccounted for, according to rescuers working at the site on Tuesday. They said that 48 people have been identified so far, as work continues in the area. (Reporting by Marcelo Teixeira; Editing by James Dalgleish)

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Vale sacrifices output to decommission dams after Brazil disaster

'Dreamers' will not figure in U.S. border security talks, Democrat says

By Amanda Becker and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Citizenship for "Dreamer" immigrants will not be on the table as lawmakers try to negotiate a compromise on border security to keep federal agencies open beyond Feb. 15, the No

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U.S. lawmakers again seek to end U.S. support for Saudis in Yemen

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers will try again to pass a resolution ending U.S.

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Ireland says UK-EU withdrawal agreement not open for renegotiation

DUBLIN (Reuters) - The European Union's position on the Brexit withdrawal deal, including the Irish backstop, has not changed and the agreement is not open for renegotiation, Ireland's government said in a statement on Tuesday. A change in London's red lines could lead to a change in the political declaration on the future relationship UK/EU relationship that accompanies the withdrawal treaty, and a better overall outcome, the statement added. Earlier the UK parliament backed an amendment instructing Prime Minister Theresa May to demand that Brussels replace the backstop - which aims to avoid customs checks on the island of Ireland after Brexit - with "alternative arrangements"

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U.S. Treasury's Malpass is a finalist on Trump's list for World Bank - Bloomberg

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - David Malpass, the U.S. Treasury's top diplomat, is a finalist to be President Donald Trump's pick to lead the World Bank, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with the matter, said Trump was still interviewing candidates to replace Jim Yong Kim as head of the bank, but said several others who had been considered were now seen as unlikely to win Trump's backing.

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EU's Tusk says Brexit "backstop" not renegotiable

By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Council President Donald Tusk said the EU-UK divorce deal was not up for renegotiation after Britain's parliament on Tuesday voted to replace the Irish "backstop" border arrangement contained in it with unspecified "alternative arrangements".

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After decline, U.S. military's Mexico border mission to grow again

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is planning to send thousands more troops back to the U.S. border with Mexico, acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Tuesday, as Democrats in Congress questioned the merits of a mission that had declined in size.

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UK parliament rejects Labour's Brexit amendment

LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers voted 327 to 296 on Tuesday against a proposal which called for parliament to consider alternative options to prevent Britain leaving the European Union without a deal. The proposal, put forward by the opposition Labour Party, was opposed by Prime Minister Theresa May. (Reporting by William James; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)

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U.S. sends first Central American asylum seeker to Mexico under new policy

By Shannon Stapleton and Lizbeth Diaz TIJUANA/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States sent the first Central American asylum seeker back to Mexico through a crossing at the border city of Tijuana on Tuesday as part of a hardened immigration policy, an official at Mexico's national migration institute said. The return of a Honduran man was carried out under a U.S. policy dubbed the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) by which the United States will return non-Mexican migrants who cross the U.S

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U.S. Senator McConnell would support bill making shutdowns more difficult

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he would support bipartisan legislation to make government shutdowns more difficult as federal agencies returned to work after a partial shutdown that spanned more than a month. "I'm certainly open to it," McConnell told reporters

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Life-threatening cold grips U.S., could hit minus 50F in Midwest

By Gina Cherelus (Reuters) - A blast of arctic-chilled air from the polar vortex brought dangerous, record-setting cold to a wide swath of the eastern United States on Tuesday, stretching from the Dakotas through Maine, with snow expected as far south as Alabama and Georgia.

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Vale eyed dam design changes in 2009 that may have prevented disaster

'We know how to survive,' but U.S. shutdown cuts deep for Native Americans

By Stephanie Keith and Andrew Hay EAGLE BUTTE, S.D./TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) - The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma used a GoFundMe page and its own money to feed its many members who were furloughed or worked without pay during the U.S. government shutdown.

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Oregon woman had dog’s Xanax in system when she struck and killed cyclist, prosecutors say

An Oregon woman had her dog’s Xanax medication in her system when she fatally struck a cyclist with her SUV in December 2017, according to reports.

St. Louis police may be blocking investigation into officer’s death, prosecutor says

In a letter released Tuesday, a St. Louis prosecutor has raised questions about whether the city’s police department was blocking an investigation into an officer allegedly fatally shooting a fellow officer.

Turkish flags hung at Armenian schools in California investigated as hate crime

Police are investigating the hanging of several Turkish flags outside two Armenian schools in the Los Angeles area early Tuesday as possible hate crimes, authorities said.

Ball girl at Thailand Open takes care of bug on the court in viral video

Ballkids at tennis matches are often called upon to perform the most inane tasks. They get the towels for players, dry the courts and of course deliver them balls to serve with.

Kamala Harris maintains position calling for elimination of private health insurance: source

California Democratic Sen. and 2020 presidential candidate Kamala Harris still supports “Medicare for all” despite a CNN report that tried to moderate her calls to eliminate rather than expand private health insurance, a source at the Harris campaign told Fox News.

New Orleans Saints wide receiver tweets video of Super Bowl LIII tickets thrown in trash

NFL's New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas posted a Twitter video on Tuesday of someone throwing a pair of Super Bowl LIII tickets into the trash.

Eric Trump calls on his father to declare national emergency if negotiations fail

Eric Trump, son of President Trump, in an interview on "Hannity" Tuesday, said he wants his father to declare a national emergency at the border if negotiations for a wall or barrier fall through.

Howard Schultz, mulling 2020 run, apologizes for role in NBA team leaving Seattle -- but not all accept

As he mulls an independent run for president, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz apologizes in a new book for selling the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics to an Oklahoma City-based ownership group, making him the most reviled figure among Seattle sports fans when the team relocated two years later.

McGregor, Nurmagomedov suspended, fined for UFC 229 post-fight brawl

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former champion Conor McGregor each received suspensions and fines Tuesday for a brawl that unfolded after their UFC 229 bout in Las Vegas last October.

Documentary explores The Beatles’ final performance and demise

On a blustery, bitterly cold day in London 50 years ago, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr clambered to the roof of their record company, Apple Corp., for an impromptu lunchtime concert — stunning passers-by with the band’s first live performance in two and a half years.