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Legendary actress Zohra Sehgal dies at 102

New Delhi, July 11 (ANI): Legendary actress Zohra Sehgal, who essayed character roles with aplomb in a career spanning both theatre and cinema, died on Thursday at the age of 102. A Padma Vibhushan awardee, Sehgal breathed her last at Max hospital in Delhi around 4:30pm. Sehgal, unwell for last three-four days, died of cardiac arrest. The veteran actress would be cremated today at 11am at the Lodhi Road crematorium. The news came to light by historian Irfan Habib who tweeted, "Just confirmed that Zohra Aapa is no more..." Sehgal started her career as a dancer with Uday Shankar in 1935. She had appeared in many Bollywood films as a character actor as well as in English language films besides television series and plays. Jul 11, 2014
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Determined to bring down consumer inflation: Raghuram Rajan

Chennai, July 11 (ANI): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan said that he was determined to ease consumer inflation through a combination of demand and supply management. An RBI panel in January recommended bringing consumer price index (CPI) inflation down to around eight percent by the end of January 2015 and to six percent by the end of the following year. Rajan also noted that the RBI would issue circulars regarding banks' lending for infrastructure projects. The RBI Governor also assured stability in oil price. Jul 11, 2014
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Erdogan_s main election rival launches _unity_ campaign

The main rival of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey_s presidential election launched his campaign on Thursday, positioning himself as a unifying figure against a dangerously polarising opponent. Duration: 00:54 Jul 11, 2014
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Holocaust hero Wallenberg gets US Congress Gold Medal

Swedish Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg, who saved tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews before mysteriously dying in a Soviet prison, was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal Wednesday at the US Capitol. Duration: 01:36 Jul 11, 2014
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Contaminated water at Fukushima plant to be frozen

The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant takes foreign press on a tour of the ___ice wall___ it is building to block contaminated water from leaking into the ocean. Duration: 00:46 Jul 11, 2014
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World Cup spectators perish in Gaza air strike

In the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis, an Israeli missile slammed into a coffee shop, killing nine as they watched a World Cup semi-final match. Another 15 people were injured. Duration: 00:35 Jul 10, 2014
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Tel Aviv tourism industry wary of violence

Tourism professionals in the lively city of Tel Aviv say they worry the recent violence with the Palestinians could force visitors to stay away. Duration: 02:09 Jul 10, 2014
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