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Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a session of the State Council Presidium in Voronezh, August 5, 2014. Putin has ordered his government to prepare retaliatory measures against the latest round of Western sanctions, Russian news agencies reported o

Putin may Retaliate Western Sanctions by Banning Flights from Using Russian Airspace

Russia may limit or ban flights over Siberia by European carriers bound for Asia, in tough response to the western sanctions.

Aug 6, 2014

Global yacht-builders adapt to the new market in China Duration: 02:12

Forget boat cabins -- it's all about mah-jong tables, karaoke and spas. Global yacht-builders adapt to the new market in China, hoping to cash in as the country's multimillionaires look for new ways to spend their wealth. Duration: 02:12

Aug 6, 2014

Cattle smuggler from Bangladesh killed in gun battle in West Bengal

South Dinajpur, Aug 6 (ANI): A Bangladeshi national, allegedly a cattle smuggler, was killed by the BSF in South Dinajpur district of West Bengal. Raju Mandal, a resident of Jaipurhut district in Bangladesh, was killed on Tuesday at Mathurapure area of Indo-Bangladesh border in the district. The incident occurred when around 25-30 Bangladeshi smugglers, who entered India from a temporary fencing area, tried to cross over to India with more than 100 cattle. The BSF personnel tried stopping them, but were instead attacked. As a result, the BSF fired eight rounds of Pump Action Gun (PAG) which injured Mandal, who was declared dead at a hospital. After the incident, the BSF and three Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) officers rushed to the spot and held a flag meeting, where the BGB accepted the deceased as a citizen of their country.

Aug 6, 2014

Rescue operation continues to take out six-year-old boy from borewell in Karnataka

Bagalkot, Aug 6 (ANI): Deputy Commissioner of Bagalkot district in Karnataka, PA Meghannavar, said the rescue operations of a six-year-old boy from a bore well will take few more days. Speaking to media persons, Meghannavar said that they are yet to dig over 110 feet as the child is stuck at 160 feet. He added that he can_t find any movement of the child inside the well but assured it was because there was no food or energy for the child. Authorities have intensified the rescue operations to save the six-year-old boy, who accidentally fell into a borewell in his father_s farm on Sunday.

Aug 6, 2014

18 missing, 22 rescued as boat capsizes in Varanasi

Varanasi, Aug 6 (ANI): In a tragic incident in Varanasi, a boat drowned into river Ganges on Tuesday. The District Magistrate (DM) Pranjal Yadav, informed that 40 people were on board in which 22 people have been rescued and 18 are still missing. The boat had headed from Varanasi_s Betawar village and sunk in Rohinia region. The injured have been admitted to nearby hospitals for medical treatment.

Aug 6, 2014

ISI creating sectarian strife in Gilgit

Gilgit Baltistan, August 6, 2014: Pakistan_s notorious spy agency ISI is creating a deep wedge amongst the Shias and Sunnis in Gilgit Baltistan, wherein no rule of law prevails there, and people are picked up and killed at will. ISI has a nefarious plan to create unrest in the region, to disunite the locals here so that no nationalist forces can come together against Pakistan.

Aug 6, 2014

Congress asks government to explain the hurry to introduce insurance bill

New Delhi, Aug 6 (ANI): Congress leader Anand Sharma has said the ruling BJP government must explain why they are in a hurry to introduce the insurance amendment bill. The government was to table the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill in the upper house of the Parliament on Monday (August 04) but it was removed from the business list after they failed to gain cooperation from the opposition in passing the bill. The proposal, which requires the approval of both houses of the Parliament, would bring foreign investment worth up to $2 billion into the sector within a year of its implementation. Addressing a news conference in New Delhi, Sharma, who is also the deputy leader of opposition in the upper house, said the BJP government needs to be more patient regarding the controversial bill.

Aug 6, 2014

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Aug 6, 2014

Police organise encephalitis awareness campaign in West Bengal

Darjeeling, Aug 6 (ANI): Police in association with health department organised a campaign to spread awareness about Japanese Encephalitis among people in disease-hit West Bengal. Outbreaks of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome and Japanese Encephalitis are common every year in India, especially during the monsoon season, and claim hundreds of lives. But this year, major outbreaks -usually most prevalent in the northern states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar -have spread to regions such as West Bengal and Assam further east and north -killing 568 people.

Aug 6, 2014

Rakhis with PM Modi_s pictures much in demand as _Raksha Bandhan_ closes near

Rajkot, Aug 6 (ANI): As _Raksha Bandhan_ draws closer, women and young girls in Gujarat are thronging the shops selling sacred threads known as _rakhis_ that are available in different colours and varieties. In Rajkot, rakhis with miniature pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are selling like hotcakes for the festival. The rakhis showing Modi waving his left hand and a small lotus in the background are gaining popularity among girls and women alike.

Aug 6, 2014