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Daniel Radcliffe to visit rehab for smoking addiction

New Delhi, July 10 (ANI): Daniel Radcliffe, who smokes 20 cigarettes a day is going to rehab to beat his smoking addiction, according to reports. A source told the leading daily that it will be a kind of residential treatment programme that will involve counseling, both individual and group and stress management and herbal treatments to help withdrawal symptoms. The insider asserted that Daniel knew he had an addictive personality, and he had been open in the past about his drinking demons. The insider added that now the 'Harry Potter' star saw cigarettes as his last major vice to conquer, and he was confident that he will succeed once again.

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No vision, no roadmap in Arun Jaitley's Budget: Congress

New Delhi, July 10 (ANI): The Congress has slammed the budget for 2014-15 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Congress leader Manish Tewari said that the budget is high on rhetoric, short on delivery. It has also no vision and no roadmap. Congress leader Rajeev Shukla said that the budget doesn't benefit the common man.

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Overdose crisis hits US as heroin becomes drug of choice

Across the US, heroin use has more than doubled in the past decade, and so have overdose deaths. Some states have declared it a full-blown crisis and increased resources to fight the highly-addictive drug. Duration: 02:50

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Halal tourism takes off in Japan

Largely homogenous Japan is struggling to provide enough halal food for a new wave of wealthy tourists from Muslim countries. Duration: 01:48

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Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau speaks at an unknown location in this still taken from an undated video released by the outfit.

Prominent Nigerian Politicians Interrogated for Aiding Boko Haram Militants

The Army personnel found documents that reveal Boko Haram's links with several Nigerian politicians.

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Sensex gains 400 points, Nifty stable at 7,700 as markets laud Modi_s budget

Mumbai, July 10 (ANI): Post budget presentation, the markets have shown some cheer and recovered from the fluctuations. Sensex has recovered by 400 points at 25,681 points after an anxious free fall which led to other sectors witnessing fall. Meanwhile, nifty has also recovered and is stable above 7,700 points. The Sensex had fell by over 200 points as the budget speech began but recovered the losses as Arun Jaitley reached the end of his speech that lasted for two hours.

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Places to visit in South India during July

The beauty of South India lasts throughout the year but monsoons see some places take on an ethereal quality! Here is a list of few top places in South India where you should visit during monsoons. Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Travelbugshow Twitter : https://twitter.com/Travelbugshow Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/user/ventunotravel A Ventuno Production : www.ventunotech.com

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French police make their own Tour de France

At this year's Tour de France, the country's police force is not only protecting riders and fans, but also appealing to residents across nearly 7,000 kilometres of the route to burnish its image and promote careers within the force. Duration: 01:49

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General Budget 2014-15: Jaitley says did not want to burden common man

New Delhi, July 10 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley after presenting the General Budget for 2014-15 hoped that the budget will lead to economic expansion of the country. He added that they did not want to burden the common man and aimed to resolve a lot of issues.

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FICCI on Union budget presented by Arun Jaitley

New Delhi, July 10 (ANI): FICCI on Thursday held a press conference in Delhi over Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Union Budget 2014. Speaking at the conference was FICCI President Sidharth Birla who hailed the budget.

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Arun Jaitley announces revised taxes and custom duties in general budget Part -3

New Delhi, July 10 (ANI): Continuing to present the general budget 2014-2015, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced revised direct and indirect taxes along with custom duties for various items. While, tobacco, and alcohol taxes are increased citing health concerns, taxes on other essential goods are reduced to cater to basic necessities of common man. Following the budget, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourned the house till Friday 11:00 AM.

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