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Courthouse erupts with joy at Al Jazeera journalists release

TV AND WEB RESTRICTIONS~**NONE**~ ROUGH CUT (No reporter narration) Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, were released from an Egyptian jail on Thursday after more than 400 days,

Feb 12, 2015

Normalcy returns in Kashmir after four days of shutdown

Srinagar, Feb 12 (ANI): Life returned to normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday after four consecutive days of shutdown and curfew in the region. Shops and markets reopened in summer capital Srinagar and other major towns of the valley. A shopkeeper, Bashir Ahmad, said his business was affected with the shutdowns and urged for permanent solution. Separatists had called for shutdown to mark second anniversary of hanging of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. Besides, Hurriyat Conference had appealed people to observe a complete shutdown as a youth, named Farooq Ahmad Bhat, was killed when forces allegedly opened fire on a group of stone-pelting protesters in Palhallan area of north Kashmir on Monday (February 09).

Feb 12, 2015

Bihar Crisis: BJP refutes Nitish Kumar's allegations of 'throttling democracy'

New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): BJP on Thursday refuted Bihar's fomer Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's allegations of 'throttling democracy'. IT and Communication Minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad while speaking at a press conference said that Kumar has imposed baseless and untrue allegations on BJP and that the party condemns his statement. He added that BJP did not expect a person of Nitish Kumar's stature to stoop to this level.

Feb 12, 2015

Patna HC says Nitish Kumar can continue as JD (U) legislative party chief

Patna, Feb 12 (ANI): In a major boost to Nitish Kumar, the Patna High Court on Thursday ordered that he can continue as the leader of JD (U) Legislative Party. The order came on a review petition filed by JD (U) against the court's order that had stayed Nitish's election. A division bench of Chief Justice LN Reddy has modified its earlier order of stay on Nitish Kumar's election as the new leader of the legislature party, PK Shahi, who has filed a petition challenging the stay and requested it be withdrawn, told media that he can continue as party legislative leader.

Feb 12, 2015

Maoists blow up railway tracks in Jharkhand, call for shutdown

Ranchi, Feb 12 (ANI): Maoists on Thursday called for a 24-hour shutdown in Ranchi against the government's land acquisition bill and blew up some railways tracks in Gomoh, Bokaro and Dhanbad regions of Jharkhand state. The shutdown had an impact as no public transport was available for daily commuters. Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) passed an urgent executive order in December 2014 to ease land-acquisition rules in sectors like power, housing and defence to kick-start hundreds of billions of dollars in stalled projects, though investments are unlikely to flow in immediately.

Feb 12, 2015

CBS reporter Bob Simon killed in car crash

==THIS STORY REPLACES THE VERSION THAT RAN EARLIER=== Veteran CBS news correspondent Bob Simon was killed in a car crash in New York City Wednesday night. Police say Simon was a passenger in a hired

Feb 12, 2015

ISIS has released the pictures of its attack on Iraq 30th brigade,in which over 300 Iraqi soldiers were killed.

US President Barack Obama Seeks 'Limited Ground Involvement' of Troops to Fight ISIS

The new proposal will formally approve the deployment of US combat troops in the war against ISIS.

Feb 12, 2015

CBS reporter Bob Simon killed in car crash

==THIS STORY REPLACES THE VERSION THAT RAN EARLIER=== Veteran CBS news correspondent Bob Simon was killed in a car crash in New York City Wednesday night. Police say Simon was a passenger in a hired

Feb 12, 2015

Sun's activity captured in stunning time-lapse video

A twisting solar flare erupting into space......just one of many captivating images taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory during its five years in space. To mark the milestone, NASA has released a

Feb 12, 2015

Hindu activists slam Valentine's Day

Indian activists protest against Valentine's Day in Amritsar. Duration: 00:37

Feb 12, 2015

Greece fails to reach bailout deal with Europe

Greece's new anti-austerity government looks forward to a second round of bail-out talks Monday after failing to reach a deal with its European partners Thursday.

Feb 12, 2015

Protest against water policies as drought grips Brazil

Angry residents of Brazil's economic capital Sao Paulo protested Wednesday against the state government's management of the worst drought in decades. Duration: 00:50

Feb 12, 2015

Gujarat Police Reach Teesta Setalvad's Home; SC Stays Arrest

The Supreme Court restrained the police from arresting the duo till Friday.

Feb 12, 2015

Anna Hazare to hold rally against Land Acquisition Bill in New Delhi, Politicos react

New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): Politicos reacted on Thursday as anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare will be addressing a rally of farmers opposed to the Land Acquisition Bill introduced by the central government on February 24 in New Delhi. BJP leader GVL Narasimha Rao said that everyone has their own right to protest. Anna's supporter Sunita Godhara said that the rally is a one day revolution where farmers from all section will join. AAP leader Dilip Pandey said that Anna Hazare won't like to have any political interference in the rally; hence, AAP will not participate in the rally.

Feb 12, 2015

Jitan Ram Manjhi will have to see face of defeat: Lalu Prasad Yadav

New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): RJD President Lalu Prasad Yadav on Thursday said that Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi will ultimately have to see the face of defeat. He said that the decision on Bihar political situation will be taken on February 20th and that Manjhi will have to step down.

Feb 12, 2015