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Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar found dead in New Delhi's Leela Hotel

New Delhi, Jan 18 (ANI): Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD) Shashi Tharoor was found dead in a hotel room in New Delhi on Friday. Shashi Tharoor's personal secretary, Abhinab Kumar, said that Sunanda's body was found in Leela Hotel and the cause of the death is yet to be ascertained. The couple, who got married in 2010, had checked into the five-star hotel due to construction work in their house. Both of them have been married twice before. Jan 18, 2014
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Syria offers to swap prisoners with rebels

Syria said on Friday it was ready to swap prisoners with the rebels and would take swift steps that could lead to the first such mass exchange in nearly three years of fighting. Duration: 00:53 Jan 18, 2014
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Sochi goes into lockdown as Olympic Games approach

Unprecedented security measures have been put in place ahead of next month's Winter Olympics in Sochi. Fear of attack has been amplified by the recent double bombing in Volgograd that killed 34 people. Duration 01:13 Jan 18, 2014
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Son of slain Lebanese premier reacts after trial

Four Hezbollah members went on trial in absentia at a special UN tribunal on Thursday accused of murdering Lebanon's former premier Rafiq Hariri in a 2005 car bombing that shook the Middle East. Duration: 01:07 Jan 17, 2014
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Obama to unveil NSA reforms, response to Snowden

Privacy advocates are eagerly waiting Barack Obama's proposals to reform US intelligence in the wake of a series of revelations on the vast data-gathering capabilities of the spy agencies. Duration: 01:41 Jan 17, 2014
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Smuggler guides Syrians across perilous border

Thousands of Syrians have fled over the border with Turkey in recent days after clashes between rival rebel groups. Ibrahim, an Al-Nusra rebel smuggler, helps refugees cross over illegally. Duration: 02:30 Jan 17, 2014
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Australian fires turn deadly as heatwave scorches

Skies over southeastern Australia darkened with huge plumes of smoke and lightning storms after an epic heatwave, with raging wildfires claiming one life and residents warned to "leave and live". Duration: 00:49 Jan 17, 2014
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Subsidized LPG cylinders should be raised from 9 to 12: Rahul

New Delhi, Jan 17 (ANI): During his speech at the AICC meet on Friday, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi made the biggest demand to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He asked Prime Minister to increase the cap on annual sales of subsidized cooking gas cylinders to 12 from 9 per household. Jan 17, 2014
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Congress took steps to ensure power to people: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Jan 17 (ANI): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) meet on Friday said that the Congress had taken a lot of steps to ensure power to the people and that the Right To Information Act (RTI) was one of them. He also said that the Congress played a vital role in transforming the Panchayati Raj system. Jan 17, 2014
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