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Former Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil dies after prolonged illness

Mumbai, Feb 16 (ANI): Former Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil, who was suffering from oral cancer, passed away at the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai on Monday. Earlier today, Dr Sanjay Ogeymoghe, who was monitoring his treatment at the hospital, had said that Patil was on life support system and his condition was "critical but stable". Patil had been undergoing treatment at the Lilavati Hospital in Bandra for oral cancer. Patil, who also served as the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, was operated upon last December at Breach Candy Hospital. The 57-year-old Patil was shifted to the ICU in January and was on ventilator support for a long time. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and former Deputy CM Ajit Pawar later visited Lilavati Hospital after the news broke. Feb 16, 2015
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Sri Lanka and India sign nuclear deal

Sri Lanka's new president Maithripala Sirisena signs a nuclear cooperation agreement with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Duration: 00:40 Feb 16, 2015
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Different religions celebrate and pay homage at annual Urs of Wamik Mian in Bareilly

Bareilly, Feb 16 (ANI): India is a country of multiple faiths. The people in the country are living in peace and harmony, preached by the saints of different religions. Wamik Main, who established his base in Bareilly, is one such saint who sermonized oneness among the people of different faiths. Every year, devotees gather at his shrine in Bareilly to celebrate the annual urs and pay homage to him. The Celeberation goes for several days, marked by prayers and singing of Qawallis. Devotees, who come from different parts of the country and also from abroad, hold prayer to seek blessings of the saint. Similarly clerics threw light on the life and teachings of the saint, which aim to lead a righteous life. The harmony being visible during the urs celebrations symbolizes the fact that people of India still believe in oneness and stand united for each other. Feb 16, 2015
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Patna HC stays all decisions taken by Manjhi since Feb 7

Patna, Feb 16 (ANI): The Patna High Court on Monday stayed all the decisions taken by Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi since February 7. Manjhi's party the ruling Janata Dal-United had expelled him for six years on February 9 for anti-party activities and asked him to step down. Feb 16, 2015
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Annual Maulana Azad theatre fest in Aurangabad promotes message of unity & communal amity in country

Aurangabad, Feb 16 (ANI): Maulana Abul Kalam Azad alias Maulana Azad played a significant role during India's struggle for freedom from British colonial rule. Besides being a freedom fighter, his message of brotherhood and amity through his literary work is still being prevailed today. A theatre group in Aurangabad city of Maharashtra is one such example which seeks to convey the message of former freedom fighter through their plays. What fascinates the most about this theatre group is that it includes artists belonging to Hindu community, who perform in Urdu language, as Azad was Muslim by religion and his work are Urdu based. Through the play artists of the group convey the message of Azad, which he aimed at spreading while living. The theatre presentation by this group makes us believe that people like Maulana Azad devoted his entire life in strengthening the spirit of communal harmony, which has been our tradition from centuries. Feb 16, 2015
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Calcutta HC grants bail to Rajat Majumdar in Saradha scam

Kolkata, Feb 16 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court on Monday granted bail to Trinamool Congress (TMC) vice-president Rajat Majumdar in connection with the Saradha chit-fund scam case. Majumdar, a former Director General of Police, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in September 2014 for his alleged involvement in the scam. He was allegedly associated with Saradha Group, which has been accused of duping thousands of investors with crores of rupees. Feb 16, 2015
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Governance became biggest casualty after BJP-JD (U) split: Sushil Modi blaming Nitish Kumar for Biha

New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Monday slammed JD (U) senior leader Nitish Kumar and said that governance became the biggest casualty in Bihar after BJP- JD (U) split. He said that the last there is a political drama in Bihar for the last 20 months and as a result of which the state has been pushed back by 20 years. Hitting out at Kumar, Sushil Modi said that this is the fourth resignation by the former state CM and as usual, he wants to make a comeback after few months of his resignation. He went on to say that Nitish Kumar made three major mistakes, that is, splitting JD (U) from BJP, allying with Lalu Prasad Yadav and Congress and resigning as chief minister. Asked if Jitan Ram Manjhi is to join BJP, he said that the membership to the party is even open to Kumar and that even he can join the party by dialing a number. Feb 16, 2015
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Prakash Javadekar wields broom in Ratnagiri, takes forward cleanliness drive

Ratnagiri, Feb 16 (ANI): Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar wielded broom and picked up garbage on Monday in n Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district as a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Clean India' mission. Around 6, 000 students from 21 schools had gathered for cleanliness drive and took oath along with Javadekar to keep the surroundings clean. The campaign was launched by Modi in October last year with an aim to modernize sanitation within five years. Bollywood singer Kailash Kher was also present at the event. Feb 16, 2015
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Virtual body-swapping could tackle racial bias

STORY: It's hard to imagine having a body part with a different skin colour to your own - isn't it? In fact, it's surprisingly easy to "trick" people into thinking they have a foreign body part. And Feb 16, 2015
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Danes reflect on weekend shootings

The mood is somber in the Danish capital Copenhagen Monday morning after shooting incidents left two people dead and five others injured over the weekend. Security was tight during the morning Feb 16, 2015
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PM Modi congratulates Sri Lankan Prez on election mandate, says looking forward to visit'beautiful n

New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a press conference on Monday with Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena congratulated the later for his win and the election mandate given by the people. Modi said that the mandate represents collective voice of Sri Lanka and their aspirations for united and prosperous nation. He said that the two had discussions on bilateral relations and international issues. PM Modi also asserted that India will support for a balanced trade in both directions. He also assured to improve air and sea connectivity between the two nations. The two leaders also had discussions on civil nuclear cooperation among others. Finally, the prime minister thanked Sirisena for invited him to Sri Lanka and said that he was eagerly looking forward to visiting the'beautiful nation' in March. Feb 16, 2015
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