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Congress condemns Amit Shah's speech at BJP national council meet

New Delhi/ Kanpur, Aug 9 (ANI): Congress on Saturday condemned BJP chief Amit Shah’s statement that the electoral verdict of Lok Sabha polls was "defeat of dynasty politics" and the "people rejected appeasement and vote bank politics". Shah had said that when history will be written, the former UPA government will be known as a government of scams. Aug 9, 2014
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WHO declares Ebola outbreak an international health emergency

Nigeria/ Johannesburg, Aug 09 (ANI): The World Health Organization said that the world's worst outbreak of Ebola that has killed nearly 1,000 people in West Africa represents an international health emergency and could continue spreading for months. Nigeria became the third African nation, after Sierra Leone and Liberia, to declare a national emergency as the region's healthcare systems struggle to cope with the advance of the disease. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's spokesman Reuben Abati outlined the plan to help battle the deadly Ebola virus, after Jonathan declared a national state of emergency, and approved 1.9 billion naira of emergency funds to contain it. Aug 9, 2014
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Truce fails as Israel strikes Gaza after militants resume rocket fire

Israeli-Gaza Border, Aug 09 (ANI): Israeli tanks gathered on the border with Gaza on Saturday as a brief three-day peace crumbled on Friday after militants in Gaza fired dozens of rockets at Israel and Israeli forces responded with their own salvos. Israel launched more than 20 aerial attacks in Gaza early on Saturday and militants fired several rockets at Israel in a second day of violence since a failure to extend an Egyptian-mediated truce that halted a monthlong war earlier this week. Relative of a victim in Gaza talked about his loss. Meanwhile, Hamas blamed Israel for the failure of the talks. Aug 9, 2014
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Foraging for food in New York's parks

Foraging for wild, edible plants and berries is becoming a popular pastime in New York, with several restaurants now selling dishes that can be sourced to the city’s parks and open spaces. Duration: 02:03 Aug 9, 2014
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Ethiopian wine raises cheer for economy

The sandy soil, short rainy season, cheap land and abundant labour make Ethiopia ideal wine growing territory, and the government is hoping wine can also boost the country's image abroad to attract more foreign investment. Duration: 01:50 Aug 9, 2014
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UPA faced blow in elections, we are a low taxation govt: Jaitley

New Delhi, Aug 09 (ANI): Finance and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday spoke about the tremendous win of BJP and heavy loss of Congress in the recent elections. Jaitley said that all political analysts had failed to estimate the extent to which the BJP would win in the elections. He added that Modi-led NDA government is a low taxation government which works for the betterment of the citizens. Aug 9, 2014
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BJP's victory is victory of ideology: Amit Shah

New Delhi, Aug 09 (ANI): Amit Shah who was installed as the party president on Saturday said that the BJP's electoral victory is a victory of ideology. Addressing the BJP national council meet in New Delhi, he said that for years only the Congress school of thought has dominated politics and society. The nation is going in a new direction. He added that after 1980 nation began to accept BJP's ideology. Aug 9, 2014
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Amit Shah thanks workers for BJP's success

New Delhi, Aug 09 (ANI): Amit Shah who was installed as the party president on Saturday thanked BJP workers for party's success in the Lok Sabha Polls. Addressing the BJP national council meet in New Delhi, he said that lakhs of activists have worked to ensure BJP' success on various mediums including Facebook and Twitter. Aug 9, 2014
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Mixed reactions come as Rahul Gandhi alleges UP riots to be 'engineered'

New Delhi, Aug 09 (ANI): Mixed reactions come in as Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi alleged that UP riots were ‘engineered'. Congress leader Rashid Alvi said that Gandhi is right and blamed the SP government in UP for the communal tensions. BJP said that Gandhi should think about the welfare of his own party and that the party should now give away its arrogance. JD (U) leader Ali Anwar supported Gandhi's remark in the wake of ongoing violence in the state. Meanwhile, Rajya Sabha MP Mohammed Adeeb said that such politics for the vote bank should be stopped which results in loss of innocent lives. Aug 9, 2014
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SP alleges communal tensions in UP an 'engineered act by BJP'

Lucknow, Aug 09 (ANI): After Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi alleged that 'communal riots in UP were artificially engineered', SP leader Rajendra Chaudhary came out to say the communal tensions in the state has been engineered by the BJP. Chaudhary said that the state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is very particular about law and order in the state and that he would not allow any such attempts to succeed. He also said that the BJP has been trying to create tensions in UP ever since it has come in power and the chief minister is working for the development of the state. Aug 9, 2014
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