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Congress protests against Vyapam scam, demands CBI probe

Bhopal, July 03 (ANI): Leaders of Congress party protested outside state assembly in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday demanding central police probe into Vyapam scam involving many government employees who got selected through unfair means. Congress party protesters walked out of the state assembly in Bhopal and demanded resignation of Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, over his alleged involvement in the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam. Congress leader, Ramnivas Rawat, said central police probe is the need of the hour to ensure justice to the students. Vyapam scam, also known as Employment scam, relates to admissions in medical and engineering colleges during the period 2008 to 2010 in which many government employees are under the scanner for getting selected through unfair means. Jul 3, 2014
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SC rejects Asaram Bapu's bail plea

New Delhi, July 03 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Asaram’s bail plea in sexual assault case filed against him in Gujarat. The court asked him to approach the High Court. The apex court has agreed to hear the case on 19th of August. His lawyer said that the move is positive and argued that Asaram was innocent. Jul 3, 2014
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Women Activists back SC's decision to rule out automatic arrests in dowry cases

Kolkata/ Mumbai, July 3 (ANI): Many women activists on Thursday backed the Supreme Court's decision of ruling out automatic arrests in dowry cases. The apex court expressed concerns over misuse of the anti dowry law. Section 498-A of the IPC was introduced with object to combat the menace of harassment to a woman at the hands of her husband and his relatives. Jul 3, 2014
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Kavita Shrivastava Speaks Up Against Sc Ruling In Anti- Dowry Cases

Jaipur, July 3 (ANI): Women Rights Activist, Kavita Srivastava reacted against the Supreme Court ruling on the Anti Dowry Law. She stated that the decision, which restrained the police of all states from "automatically" arresting the accused in dowry harassment cases on the grounds of misuse, was a terrible judgment. She argued that this ruling meant the end of all arrests and subsequently the end of criminal law. She added that the judgment reflects the misogynic attitude of men in the Indian society and there is an immediate need to urge the government to move a curative petition. Jul 3, 2014
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Fire at Jewellery Showroom in Bangalore cause destruction worth crores of property

Bangalore, July 03 (ANI): A fire broke out at the Navaratan Jewellers showroom in Bangalore causing traffic jam on the MG road on Thursday. The fire was noticed by staff when they came to open the showroom located on the first floor of the building. At least seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot to put out the fire. No casualty has been reported though the property worth crores was gutted, said officials. Attempts are now underway to secure the valuables. Jul 3, 2014
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MeT Dept declares monsoon hits Delhi, Haryana and Punjab

New Delhi, July 03 (ANI): Meteorological department scientist BP Yadav on Thursday announced that monsoon has hit Delhi, Haryana and Punjab. He said that though, there was less rain in June, but that does not indicate drought like situation anywhere. He also said that in coming days, there will be enough rain in northern and central India. Jul 3, 2014
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Congress does not have courage to hear me: Shivraj Chouhan on Vyapam scam

Bhopal, July 3 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has that the Congress does not have the courage to hear him in the Vyapam scam issue. He added that the rival party is murdering democracy and leveling baseless allegations. Earlier, the Congress had disrupted his reply to their own motion in the state Assembly. Jul 3, 2014
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Some Brazilians have seen business flourish

Some Brazilians, with the help of microcredit programs, have seen their business flourish in the past month and argue that the World Cup has had a positive impact on the country.Duration:02:31 Jul 3, 2014
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Japan funerals

Instead of shelling out tens of thousands of dollars on an elaborate tomb, which, according to religious custom must be lovingly tended by descendents, some in Japan have decided to do it differently. Duration:02:19 Jul 3, 2014
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Trial run for high speed Delhi-Agra train begins

New Delhi, July 03 (ANI): With an aim to ensure high-speed connectivity between the two cities of Agra and New Delhi, the trial run of the semi-high speed train, which runs at a speed of 160 kmph was conducted on Thursday. The train will cover 200km between the two cities in 90 minutes. It would comprise 10 coaches and one locomotive. At present, Bhopal Shatabdi Express is the fastest train en route, which covers the distance in 2 hours. The semi- high speed service would tentatively be launched by November. The trial train left the New Delhi Railway Station today morning and is scheduled to reach Agra in 90 minutes. Jul 3, 2014
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Anti-dowry law misused, no automatic arrest: SC

New Delhi, July 03 (ANI): The Supreme Court has said that women were increasingly using the anti-dowry law to harass in-laws and restrained police from automatically arresting the husband and his relatives on mere lodging of a complaint under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The apex court said the attitude to arrest first and then proceed with the rest is "despicable" which must be curbed and directed all state governments to ensure that police do not resort to arresting in all offences punishable up to seven- year jail term including dowry harassment cases. Jul 3, 2014
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Amit Shah gets Z security, Politicos give mixed reactions

New Delhi, July 03 (ANI): BJP leader Amit Shah being given Z+ security has invited mixed political reactions on Thursday. Congress leader Rashid Alvi said that the government should tell why Amit Shah has been given this security and what threat was posed to his life. JD (U) leader Ali Anwar said that Amit Shah is the right hand of PM Narendra Modi so he can get whatever he wants. BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that security is given to a person following a national procedure under which security to Amit Shah is justifiable. NCP leader Majid Memon said that Amit Shah has become a recognized leader of his party so he is given the security. Jul 3, 2014
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Psychological experiment was 'terribly communicated', says Facebook's chief operating officer

New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): Facebook's Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg, apologised for psychological experiment and said it was terribly communicated. Addressing a conference of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Ladies Organisation in New Delhi, Sandberg stressed that Facebook takes privacy and security issues seriously as people share on the social networking site. In 2012, Facebook manipulated the timeline of over six lakh users for nearly a week, showing only positive status for one set of users while showing negative updates for the other set. The experiment was conducted without bringing to knowledge of the users, whose timelines were manipulated, thereby raising privacy concerns. Jul 3, 2014
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Congress party accuses Modi of usurping India's constitutional right to select judges

New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): Following the Gopal Subramanium controversy, Congress party accused the Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party of breaching constitutional norms by usurping the right to select or reject the judges of the apex court. Congress Spokesperson, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, said the government action against Subramanium smacks of pettiness. In a letter sent to the Chief Justice of India, Subramaniam had withdrawn his nomination for the candidature of apex court. Singhvi added that Subramanium's only fault was that he spoke against Modi's government in Gujarat when he was Chief of the state. Jul 3, 2014
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Indian government brings onions and potatoes under essential commodities act to curb inflation

New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): The economic affairs committee of the Indian cabinet decided to bring onions and potatoes under the essential commodities act in order to curb the prices of these two essential vegetables on the nation's menu. Law minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad held a cabinet briefing to explain the government's decision of including onions and potatoes under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, for one year. Prasad said that the decision will prevent hoarding as it will place an upper limit on holding stock by wholesale traders and others. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has made tackling inflation his top priority after widespread resentment about rising prices contributed to the exit of the previous government last month. Jul 3, 2014
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