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Security Experts raise concerns of terrorist involvement in Sydney Cafe Hostage

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Reacting on hostage of unknown number of people in Sydney cafe, Security experts on Monday said that this raises concern of terrorist involvement in the mater. Praful Bakshi said that the world need to look at the threat completely as people belonging to same religion of ISIS are following them at massive scale. Uday Bhaskar said that said that the incident poses threat to civil society. Meanwhile, Major General (retd.) SR Sinho said terrorists through the Sydney hostage crisis are sending out a message to important nations of the world that this is what they can do. Sinho said Australia until now was peaceful and the terrorists have by this activity sent a message that now they can go out anywhere in the world. He said the attack is a threat to India also as it is the most vulnerable country. Dec 15, 2014
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PM Narendra Modi addresses rally in Dumka

Dumka, Dec 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a rally in Dumka, Jharkhand, attacked his rival parties. Modi accused the Congress and the JMM of looting public money. He urged voters to vote for his party to ensure development in their state. Dec 15, 2014
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DGP who arrested ISIS Twitter operator in Bengaluru being threatened, Reactions flow

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Reactions flowed on Monday as the DGP of Bengaluru is being threatened after he arrested the pro-ISIS Twitter operator from the city. NCP leader Majid Memon and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said that officials involved in anti-terrorist operations are prone to get threat calls but they are well trained to deal with such situations. Meanwhile, Security Expert Uday Bhaskar said that the threat to the DGP is not to be ignored and social networking should be taken in his context. Dec 15, 2014

DGP who arrested ISIS Twitter operator in Bengaluru being threatened, Reactions flow

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Reactions flowed on Monday as the DGP of Bengaluru is being threatened after he arrested the pro-ISIS Twitter operator from the city. NCP leader Majid Memon and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said that officials involved in anti-terrorist operations are prone to get threat calls but they are well trained to deal with such situations. Meanwhile, Security Expert Uday Bhaskar said that the threat to the DGP is not to be ignored and social networking should be taken in his context. Dec 15, 2014
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BJP on Yogi Adityanath's religion conversion statement

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): BJP leaders reacted on Monday as Yogi Adityanath still held his opinion for religion conversion. BJP leader GVL Narasimha Rao said that Adityanath is a religious leader too so his opinion does not hold for the party. BJP's Subramanian Swamy said that the Babri mosque issue should be solved by discussion among the Hindu and Muslim religious leaders. Dec 15, 2014
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Politicos react as Yogi Adityanath says religion conversion should continue

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Political leaders reacted on Monday after BJP leader Yogi Adityanath still held his opinion for religion conversion. NCP leader Majid Memon said that such issues should not be given much importance because they tend to raise communal disharmony. BSP Chief Mayawati said that UP government should take note of the situation. JD (U) Chief Sharad Yadav said that BJP only tries to spread communal tension. JD (U) leader Ali Anwar said that Central government should make strict laws regarding religion conversion. Dec 15, 2014
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Shows Congress' opportunistic politics: BJP on Rahul to meet TMC leaders

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will be meeting TMC leaders from West Bengal to discuss political strategy. BJP leader GVL Narasimha Rao said that Gandhi meeting TMC leaders shows Congress' opportunistic political nature as this is the time when Congress may decide upon an ally in West Bengal. Dec 15, 2014
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BJP welcomes decision to celebrate Dec 25 as 'good governance day'; JD (U) condemns decision

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): BJP leaders on Monday welcomed the Central Government's decision to celebrate December 25 as 'good governance day'. MoS Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that no one should raise any objection on celebration of 'good governance day'. BJP leader GVL Narasimha Rao said that it will be a good way to celebrate former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday. However, JD (U) leader Ali Anwar criticized the government for making December 25 'good governance day'. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that national 'Good Governance Day' will be observed each year on the birthday of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Dec 15, 2014
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India working to ensure safety of Indian nationals in wake of Sydney cafe hostage: MEA

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs Syed Akbaruddin on Monday said that the authorities are working to ensure safety of Indian nationals in the wake of Sydney caf hostage. Akbaruddin said that the staff of the Indian consulate in Sydney has been evacuated and a helpline is set up. He added that the ministry's main focus was the safety of Indian nationals in Sydney and that Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has been in touch with high commissioner who is in touch with Indian authorities for all updates. Armed assailant was holding an unknown number of hostages inside a central Sydney cafe on Monday, police said, with local television showing some being forced to hold up a black flag with white Arabic writing in the window. Dec 15, 2014
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Schools to remain close on December 25, essay competition on 'good governance' online and voluntary:

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Monday slamming The Times of India for its inaccurate reporting said that all the CBSE schools would remain close on December 25 and essay competition on 'good governance' is online and voluntary. She added that misreporting has been deliberated. The Times of India in its report had mentioned that the HRD ministry intends to keep all the CBSE schools open on December 25 to celebrate the birthdays of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Hindu Mahasabha leader Madan Mohan Malviya by observing 'good governance day'. Dec 15, 2014
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Yogi Adityanath remains defiant, says nothing wrong in 'ghar wapsi' and should be allowed

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Amidst raging controversy over his statement on conversion issue, BJP MP Yogi Adityanath remained defiant and said that there is nothing wrong in 'ghar wapsi' programme and that the same should be allowed. Adityanath claimed that the opposition parties are trying to divide the society and further said that since independence, many states had massive conversion due to allurement and pressure. He said that if these people wanted to come back to their original religion, the doors for the same should be open. Lashing out at the opposition for creating ruckus over the conversion issue, the BJP MP said that they had run out of issues and did not want discussion on anything which is why they are doing this. Dec 15, 2014
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