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Annie Raja on Shoma Chaudhury's resignation

New Delhi, Nov 28 (ANI): Reacting over the resignation of Tehelka Managing Editor Shoma Chaudhury, Social activist Annie Raja on Thursday said that Shoma was responsible for tarnishing the woman journalist's image who was sexually assaulted by Tehelka's editor in chief Tarun Tejpal and making the issue so public. Nov 28, 2013
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Congress successful in maintaining peace, mainstreaming minorities: Manish Tewari

Singapore, Nov 28 (ANI): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said that Congress has been successful in mitigating fear, maintaining peace and mainstreaming the minorities, while delivering the Fullerton Lecture at International Institute for Strategic Studies in Singapore. The Information Minister said that since Independence, “the warp and the woof” of the ‘India story’ has been time and again woven by the Congress around a pluralistic society aspiring for impartiality in the policy frameworks of governance. Nov 28, 2013
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India's Mars mission spacecraft in final earth orbit, injection next week

Bangalore, Nov 28 (ANI): Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has geared up for Trans-Mars injection of the country’s maiden Mars Mission on December 01, planning four mid-course corrections in case of any deviation along its path to Martian orbit. A scientist at ISRO, Dharmanarayan Rath said that preparations for Mars mission were complete and that they were confident of executing the program flawlessly. Nov 28, 2013
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Shoma Chaudhury quits Tehelka

New Delhi, Nov 28 (ANI): Managing editor of Tehelka, Shoma Chaudhury has reportedly resigned from her post in the organization. Chaudhury reportedly wrote a letter to the management of the magazine and the staff on Thursday announcing her resignation. In her resignation letter, Chaudhury has written that she did not want questions raised about her honesty affecting the magazine. Chaudhury also said that she believed she had acted in instant outrage and in solidarity with the journalist who had suffered sexual assault. Nov 28, 2013
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Strikes, demos in Tunisia as ruling party office torched

Angry protesters clashed with police Wednesday and torched an office of Tunisia's ruling Islamist party, as rising discontent and political deadlock prompted people to go on strike in three parts of the country. Duration: 0:36 Nov 28, 2013
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Giant Louis Vuitton trunk ordered off Red Square

French luxury brand Louis Vuitton has been ordered to remove a giant trunk put up on Moscow's iconic Red Square, organisers said Wednesday, after it triggered outrage among some Russians. Duration: 0:47 Nov 28, 2013
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Nigeria sharia police smash 240,000 bottles of beer

Police enforcing Islamic law in Nigeria's city of Kano publicly destroyed some 240,000 bottles of beer on Wednesday, the latest move in a wider crackdown on behaviour deemed "immoral" in the area. Duration: 0:34 Nov 28, 2013
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Merkel agrees coalition with Social Democrats

German Chancellor Angela Merkel agrees to form a coalition government with campaign rivals the Social Democrats, two months after her conservatives won elections but fell short of a full majority. Duration: 01:02 Nov 28, 2013
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Italian parliament expels Silvio Berlusconi

Italian senators on Wednesday expelled three-time former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi from parliament due to his criminal conviction for tax fraud, in a momentous round of voting. Duration: 00:57 Nov 28, 2013
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China looks to calm fears over disputed islands

China moves to allay fears that its air defence identification zone around islands in the East China Sea is not a provocation after the US and Japan slam Beijing for escalating tensions in the region. Duration: 02:20 Nov 27, 2013
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Crowds besiege a government building in Bangkok

Crowds besiege the Department of Special Investigation in Bangkok to challenge Yingluck and her exiled brother, ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, in the biggest protests since mass street rallies in 2010 that turned deadly. Duration: 00:39 Nov 27, 2013
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