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China Mulls Scrapping Death Penalty for 9 Crimes

Chinese lawmakers are considering to remove the death penalty for nine crimes, including smuggling weapons and nuclear materials.

Oct 27, 2014

Cambodians the latest target for organ traffickers

The seven-inch scar runs diagonally across one side of his lower torso, a glaring reminder of an operation he hoped would save his family from debt but instead plunged him into regret. Duration:02:20

Oct 27, 2014

Leftist Dilma Rousseff Narrowly Wins Re-election in Brazil

After the closest, most divisive campaign since Brazil returned to democracy three decades ago, Rousseff won 51.6 percent of votes

Oct 27, 2014

Authorities rope in residents to clean holy river Ganges in Allahabad

Allahabad/Patna, Oct 27 (ANI): State administration of Uttar Pradesh undertook a massive drive by including local residents to clean up holy River Ganges in Allahabad. Hundreds of officials and volunteers cleaned up the bank and swept the nearby roads. The government has also planned to stop direct discharge of drains into the river. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched a nationwide cleanliness mission to raise awareness and better sanitation among citizens under the banner of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan' or Clean India Mission. Meanwhile, in Patna Muslim women cleaned the Ganges bank for Hindu festival of Chhath.

Oct 27, 2014

Maharashtra to Get New Govt on Thursday; Shiv Sena Set to Join BJP?

The new chief minister will be elected by party MLAs in the state on Tuesday.

Oct 27, 2014

Divided Ukraine votes under shadow of war

A divided Ukraine voted Sunday in parliamentary elections expected to back President Petro Poroshenko's pro-Western reforms and test support for his plan to negotiate with pro-Russian insurgents threatening to break up the country. Duration: 01:11

Oct 26, 2014

Kurds watch the war in Kobane from Turkish side

Kurdish forces thwarted a new attempt Sunday by Islamic State group fighters to cut off the Syrian town of Kobane from the border with Turkey before Iraqi Kurdish reinforcements can deploy. Duration: 00:47

Oct 26, 2014

Rousseff narrow favorite as Brazilians turn out to vote

Brazilians voted Sunday for the next leader of the world's seventh-largest economy, with opinion polls narrowly favoring President Dilma Rousseff after a topsy-turvy and bitter campaign. Duration: 01:54

Oct 26, 2014

BJP keen to form government with Shiv Sena in Maharashtra: Vinod Tawde

Mumbai, Oct 26 (ANI): BJP leader Vinod Tawde on Sunday, while addressing a press conference, said that Bhartiya Janta Party would like Shiv Sena as allies to form government in the Maharashtra. He added that there will be a meeting of all Maharashtra BJP MLAs and MPs at party headquarters on October 28. He further said that the final decision over the matter will be taken in the meeting which will be attended by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP leader JP Nadda.

Oct 26, 2014

Reactions pour in after PM Modi hosts NDA MPs over high tea

New Delhi, Oct 26 (ANI): Reactions poured in on Sunday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a tea party for NDA MPs at his residence in New Delhi. BJP leader RP Rudy said that the PM talked about the cleanliness drive and even elaborated on the role that the member of parliaments can play in bringing change in the society. BJP leader Anurag Thakur said that the meeting was a learning experience. RJD leader Ram Kripal Yadav said that the meeting focused on better involvement of MPs in making schemes successful. TDP leader CM Ramesh also expressed similar sentiments.

Oct 26, 2014

BSF informs about roles and duties during fair in West Bengal

Siliguri, Oct 26 (ANI): Paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) displayed weapons and informed people about its role in country's security during a fair in West Bengal on Sunday (October 26). The BSF organised a day-long fair in Siliguri city where the troopers focused on creating awareness among hundreds of visitors. BSF Inspector General (IG), SK Sood, said that the paramilitary force was raised in 1965 and it would complete 50 years in 2015. Various weapons, equipments used for communication and uniforms were also on display. Counselling stalls were also placed to give out information on recruitment and selection.

Oct 26, 2014

Nobel Memorial Wall unveiled at metro station in New Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 26 (ANI): The Embassy of Sweden and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Sunday (October 26) jointly unveiled The Nobel Memorial Wall, displaying the portraits of Indian Nobel laureates in the national capital. At the moment, photographs and a brief history of physicist CV Raman, bio-chemist Har Gobind Khorana, Albanian Roman Catholic nun Mother Teresa, Bengali poet and Nobel Literature Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore and Nobel economics laureate Amartya Sen adorn the wall. This year, portrait of India's children rights activist, Kailash Satyarthi, is a new addition to the wall.

Oct 26, 2014