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New Delhi faces urbanization crisis as world_s second most populous city

New Delhi, July 22 (ANI): Indian capital New Delhi, which was recently named the second most populous city in the world after Tokyo, is bursting at the seams - struggling to meet the challenges of a population explosion, experts warned. Home to 25 million people, a number more than the population of Australia, Delhi has become the world_s second most populous city, said a United Nations report released by its Department of Economic and Social Welfare. The primary problem, the report stated, lies in migration of people from rural areas to urban areas in lookout for better living conditions. Meijer said it is difficult to stop people from migrating but advised a managed and fair distribution of revenues by the government to ensure good quality of living for all sections. Jul 22, 2014
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MN Reddi takes charge as Bangalore Commissioner

Bangalore, July 22 (ANI): With furore over the rape of a 6-year old girl still on, MN Reddi took charge as the Commissioner of Bangalore. The case took a toll on the previous commissioner Raghavendra H Auradkar and additional commissioner of police (law and order) Kamal Pant who were transferred on Monday. The officials are replaced by Reddi and IGP (grievances and human rights) Alok Kumar respectively. Reddi maintained that the security of women is priority and that their problems will be addressed systematically. Jul 22, 2014
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Dalai Lama in Dharamsala terms Israel-Gaza violence unthinkable, sad

Dharamsala, July 22 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, has said that the ongoing crisis in Israel and Gaza is very sad and totally opposite to what their religion promotes. Israeli forces killed 10 Palestinian militants who slipped across the border from Gaza through hidden tunnels on Monday, the military said, as the death toll from the two-week conflict passed 500 amid growing international calls for an end. Non-stop attacks lifted the Palestinian death toll to 496, including almost 100 children, since fighting started on July 08. Israel says 18 of its soldiers have also died along with two civilians. While addressing mediapersons at Kangra domestic airport in Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh, Dalai Lama said he did not expect such sort of violence and misbehavior from people who claim to have faith in religious principles. Jul 22, 2014
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Assam Students Union protest infiltration of Bangladeshis in state

Guwahati, July 22 (ANI): Various activist groups, including tribal organisations and All Assam Students Union (AASU) staged a protest in Assam against the state government for its inability to stop Bangladeshis infiltrate into the state. The proposal sent by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi___s cabinet to the central government to accommodate Bangladeshis on humanity grounds has not been welcomed by the people of the state. Last week, the state cabinet passed a proposal to grant Indian citizenship to refugees who fled Bangladesh to avoid religious persecution and entered the country after 1971. However, on earlier occasions, Assam government has fought ruling BJP___s ideology to consider Hindu Bangladeshis as refugees coming to India under hard conditions. Jul 22, 2014
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Wife defends husband accused of child_s sexual assault in Bangalore

Bangalore, July 22 (ANI): Wife of accused in sexual assault case of a six-year-old girl in Bangalore has defended her husband. Public anger erupted after two staff members raped a girl on the school premises. Skating instructor of the public school, Mustafa, was arrested on Sunday by the city police. However, Mustafa_s wife, Ayesha Siddiqua, said watching malicious content on laptop does not guarantee that he has done something wrong. Meanwhile, victim_s father, Kiran Reddy, met state education minister Kimmane Ratnakar, who assured him of safer environment in schools. The crime took place on July 02 in a school campus during class hours, which led to city-wide protests. Jul 22, 2014
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Armed men on a motorbike kill at least four in Mombasa

At least four people were killed in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa on Sunday in an attack by armed men on a motorbike, according to medical sources. Another eight people were wounded in the shooting, said the same source. Duration: 01:05 Jul 22, 2014
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Ukrainian PM ready to hand investigation reigns to Dutch

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Monday that Ukraine is 'ready to transfer an international investigation to our Dutch friends' following the MH17 plane crash in the east of the country. Duration: 01:07 Jul 22, 2014
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Obama: Putin must push separatists to aid MH17 probe

US President Barack Obama voiced outrage Monday that the probe into the downing of a Malaysian airliner was being hampered by Ukrainian rebels and demanded Russian leader Vladimir Putin force them to cooperate. Duration: 01:06 Jul 22, 2014
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