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Chief Ministers at PMs meet favors the need to decentralise power and planning, says Arun Jaitley

New Delhi, Dec 7 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday while addressing a press conference said that the chief ministers in the meeting headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi favored the need to decentralise power and planning. He added that since the PM has served as a Chief Minister, hence, his heart will be with the CMs in dealing with Central government and Planning Commission. He further stated the PM believes that the process of policy planning has to now change from top-bottom & bottom-top. Dec 7, 2014
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UN to declare June 21 as World Yoga Day: Sushma

New Delhi, Dec 07 (ANI): Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said that the United Nations will soon declare June 21 as World Yoga Day following a proposal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing the 'Gita Prerna Mahotsav', organized "to celebrate 5,151 years of religious book Gita" at the Red Fort Maidan in New Delhi, Sushma said that yoga is not merely an exercise, but a road to prosperity and good health. Dec 7, 2014
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Sushma urges Centre to declare Bhagwad Gita as 'Rashtriya Granth'

New Delhi, Dec 07 (ANI): Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday urged the Centre to declare Bhagwad Gita as 'Rashtriya Granth' or national holy book. Swaraj was attending the celebrations marking 5,151 years of the Bhagwad Gita in Delhi. Swaraj added that she participated in the event not as a minister but like an ordinary person. Sushma also said that PM Narendra Modi had gifted Bhagwad Gita to President Barack Obama during his US visit and indicated the Bhagwad Gita as a national holy book. Dec 7, 2014
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Iran unveils budget based on lower oil price

Iran unveiled a draft budget Sunday for next year based on oil prices remaining around $70 per barrel, with President Hassan Rouhani saying the country would become less dependent on crude. Duration: 01:04 Dec 7, 2014
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Eco friendly products mesmerize visitors at Kerala Bamboo Fest in Kochi

Kochi, Dec 07 (ANI): Visitors made a beeline towards the makeshift tents of the 11th edition of the annual 'Kerala Bamboo Fest' which displayed artisans' innovativeness while propagating the use of the 'green wood' in Kochi. Craftsmen from various Indian states arrived in the five-day bamboo festival to propagate the use of bamboo and bamboo-made products in order to spread awareness regarding the use of eco friendly products in daily life. Managing Director of Kerala State Bamboo Co-operation, T Sukumaran Nair, said that the fest aims to make eco-friendly things and prevent deforestation. The annual event is being organised by the Kerala State Bamboo Mission. The fest displays various artifacts and furniture made of pure and treated bamboo and wall mounting art works which are also on sale. Dec 7, 2014
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50,000 proud Chennai residents create Guinness world record of largest human national flag

Chennai, Dec 07 (ANI): The 50,000 proud residents of Chennai on Sunday succeeded in forming the largest human national flag as they made their way to the Guinness Book of World Records. People from all walks of life assembled holding placards of different colours - saffron, white and green to form the Indian national flag. One of the participants in the record attempt, Vatrivel, said he felt proud of the attempt. Another participant, Ekta said she felt proud as an Indian after the successful attempt. The officials of the Guinness world record limited will adjudicate the details of the attempt and will announce the record later in the day. The record was organised by the Rotary Club International. Dec 7, 2014
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Politicos react as Mamata & Omar fail to attend PMs meeting over new Planning Commission

New Delhi/ Kolkata, Dec 07 (ANI): Political leaders on Sunday react as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah failed to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with state CMs on new Planning Commission. BJP Spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao said that such meetings are meant for welfare of the states and Banerjee failing to attend the same would only harm people of West Bengal. Meanwhile, Congress leader Rashid Alvi said that there can be other reasons and engagements for Banerjee for not attending the meeting and Abdullah may be busy with the state polls. PM Modi held the meeting at his residence 7 Race Course Road in New Delhi. In the meeting, discussions took place on the structure and role of the new body that will replace the Planning Commission. Dec 7, 2014
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Politicos & Social activists demand action against Uber cab driver for alleged rape case in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 07 (ANI): Political leaders on Sunday demanded action against the Uber taxi service driver who allegedly raped a woman who was returning from a dinner party in Gurgaon on Friday night. BJP Spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao said that police is taking action and that the government will not tolerate crime against women. Congress leader Rashid Alvi also condemned the incident and demanded action on the same. Meanwhile, women rights activists and social activists also condemned the incident and said that it is unfortunate that such incident take place under the very nose of the central government. The incident took place at around 9:30 pm when the woman, who works for a finance company in Gurgaon, was headed back to her home in north Delhi's Inderlok area. Dec 7, 2014
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BJP says twitter won't be only defining factor to get BJP tickets for Delhi polls

New Delhi, Dec 07 (ANI): BJP on Sunday stood by the reports that the party will back twitter factor to decide on who gets tickets for Delhi Assembly elections. BJP leader GVL Narasimha Rao said that the party is depending on more twitter followers but that would not be the only defining factor to get tickets for the Assembly polls. Party leader Ashwini Upadhyay also said that there are many factors which decide the candidature and this would be just one of them. He said that this will make leaders more social network friendly and they will in this way get more connected to youth. Dec 7, 2014
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BJP worker burned with cigarette butts for attending Amit Shah's Kolkata rally, politicos react

Kolkata, Dec 07 (ANI): A BJP worker was branded with burning cigarette butts - allegedly by workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress - for attending BJP chief Amit Shah's rally last Sunday. The incident took place in Hooghly district adjoining Kolkata after Bishnu Choudhury reportedly participated in BJP national president Amit Shah's rally. Meanwhile, the BJP and Congress criticized the incident terming it as an act of barbarism. Dec 7, 2014
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Lalu arrives in Lucknow with 'shagun' for daughter's wedding

Lucknow, Dec 7 (ANI): RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav arrived in Lucknow on Sunday to pay a visit at SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's residence and to perform the "shagun" ceremony ahead of his daughter Raj Lakshmi's wedding. Lalu's youngest daughter Raj Lakshmi is set to tie the knot with Mulayam's grandson MP Tej Pratap Singh and the dates are yet to be decided. The grand ring ceremony is scheduled to be held in the New Delhi on December 16. Dec 7, 2014
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Security tightens in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of Modi rally

Srinagar, Dec 7 (ANI): Security was tightened in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election rally scheduled for Monday. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party had alleged that the purpose of the recent militant attack at an Army base in the state was to create terror among the masses. BJP National Secretary Tarun Chugh alleged that these incidents were to disrupt the election atmosphere in the state. Sniffer dogs and security personnel were deployed in and around the rally venue. Checking was also carried out with the metal detector machine. Chug said that all security arrangements are in place. Dec 7, 2014
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