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Rebel volunteers ready for Ukraine frontline

A growing number of volunteers in east Ukraine are signing up with insurgents to battle government troops. The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic is actively recruiting to bolster its forces in heavy fighting with the army. Duration: 00:47 Jun 21, 2014
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Iraqi Shiite fighters parade in show of force in Baghdad

Shiite fighters paraded in Baghdad Saturday in a dramatic show of force aimed at Sunni militants who seized a border crossing, widening a western front in an offensive threatening to rip Iraq apart. Duration: 00:59 Jun 21, 2014
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Leaders pay tribute to Late Gopinath Munde at Prayer Meeting

Mumbai, June 21 (ANI): Political leaders on Saturday paid tribute to BJP leader late Gopinath Munde who lost his life on June 03 in a road accident. A prayer meeting was held in Mumbai where Home Minister Rajnath Singh also paid tribute to Munde along with other leaders. Singh said that the real tribute to Munde would be not to leave any poor, dalit or backward classes behind. Jun 21, 2014
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BJP says govt's top priority safe return of Indians from Iraq

New Delhi/ Navsari/ Hoshiarpur, June 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said primary concern of the government was safe return of stranded and abducted Indians in Iraq as families prayed for their security in the war zone. Meanwhile, CPI leader Atul Anjan asked the central government to send a special plane to Baghdad to airlift stranded citizens. Chief of Mission of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)-Delhi, Dominik Bartsch, said it would have big impact in the region, as refugees would stream out. Jun 21, 2014
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Indian government may launch special channel for children

Mumbai, June 21 (ANI): Information and Broadcasting Minister, Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said that the Indian government might launch a channel specially for children. Javadekar said that the decision would be taken within a couple of months. He added that government's objective is to take quality documentary, children and feature films to people. Javadekar met the officials of state-run film division and other media related bodies for the meeting. Jun 21, 2014
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Party expanding at booth level with eye on assembly polls: AAP

Amritsar, June 21 (ANI): AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Saturday said that the party is expanding at the booth level with an aim of fighting in the upcoming assembly election in Amritsar city of Punjab. He said people will be given responsibilities and committees will be formed once the party is consolidated in the next two months. He added that invariably, people who are hungry for power will also join their ranks but they will be rooted out quickly as the party is only looking to bring in honest and patriotic people within its folds. Jun 21, 2014
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Over 300,000 affected as heavy rain in China continues

China, June 21 (ANI): Downpours swept southwest China's Guizhou state and central China's Hunan, stranding residents and disrupting traffic. Heavy rain battered Kaibao Village of Niulang Township in Guizhou and the floodwater stranded villagers in their house. Flood damaged the only road of the village, making it inaccessible to fire trucks. Heavy rains triggered landslides in central China's Hunan, forcing several local expressway sections to close. Landslides took place in Hunan's Mayang County, disrupting traffic on three highway sections. Jun 21, 2014
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BJP's Nirmala Sitharaman files nomination for RS Polls from Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad, June 21 (ANI): Union Minister and BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday filed her nomination papers for Rajya Sabha Polls as a lone candidate from Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, BJP presidents of the state and Telangana K Haribabu and G Kishan Reddy and leaders of TDP and BJP accompanied her as she submitted her papers to the Legislature Secretary. The state will be going to polls next month and last date for filing of nominations is June 23. Sitharaman is currently holding office as the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry. Jun 21, 2014
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Security preparations underway for Amarnath Yatra

Jammu/Srinagar, June 21 (ANI): Security has been stepped up for safety of devotees who will take the annual Amarnath Yatra commencing from June 28 in Jammu and Kashmir, said police officials on Saturday. Director General of Police, K Rajendra Kumar said that security forces were prepared to face any challenge. Jun 21, 2014
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AAP MP Bhagwant Mann establishes contact with some Indians in Iraq

Chandigarh, June 21 (ANI): AAP MP from Punjab Bhagwant Mann on Saturday confirmed that he had established contact with some Indians in different cities of Iraq. Mann said that he had conversation with almost 4000 people stranded in Iraq. He also talked about what all the stranded Indians are going through in the violence hit country. Further, he also said that he and his party is ready to help the government to free the Indian nationals. Jun 21, 2014
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Iraq govt assured security of Indians in Iraq: BJP delegation after meeting Iraqi Ambassador

New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): Iraqi Ambassador to India Ahmad Tahseen Ahmad Berwari on Friday met the BJP delegation to discuss about the issue of security of Indians in Iraq. BJP leader Vijay Jolly said that the Iraqi government assured the delegation of the safety of all Indians in Iraq. Jolly added that the Iraq government ensured that it will work in co-ordination with the Indian government to rescue the abducted Indians in Iraq during crisis there. Jun 21, 2014
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Megan Fox says her heart is not in acting anymore

New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): Megan Fox, who has planned to make just one movie a year to support her family, has said that her heart is not in acting anymore. She told an online portal that it was hard because she did not feel like she was ever giving either one of them 100 per cent of her attention or 100 per cent of her, so she carried a lot of guilt, media reported. The 28-year-old actress who recently gave birth to a boy named Bodhi asserted that she never been an extraordinarily ambitious girl or career-oriented, but once she got pregnant with her first son and now second, it was so hard to be a working mom especially when one's heart was not in their work, when one's heart is with their family. Jun 21, 2014