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Uddhav Thackeray presses calling off India, Pakistan cricket matches, Congress slams

New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray has said that India and Pakistan cricket matches should be called off in order to teach a lesson to the nuclear-armed neighbour. Thackeray also added that Pakistan was fuelling militancy and killing innocent people. Shiv Sena led by Chief Uddhav Thackeray is an old ally of the BJP which won the general election with a landslide victory. Meanwhile, Congress leader and former IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla said the Congress government has never compromised in the matters related to country’s pride but no one should unnecessarily hype the issues. May 21, 2014
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AAP will be thoroughly rejected by people: Harsh Vardhan on AAP holding referendum

New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): BJP leader Harshvardhan on Wednesday said that the AAP would be thoroughly rejected by people if they decide to hold a referendum and ask people whether they should make a bid for forming the government with support of Congress or go in for election. AAP has asked lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung not to dissolve the Delhi assembly, although, earlier it had gone to court asking for fresh elections in the capital, and had declared that it had no desire to take support from the Congress. The party has also decided to hold a referendum, like it did before forming the government in Delhi five months back to ask people whether it should make a bid for forming the government or go in for fresh elections. May 21, 2014
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Fire engulfs wholesale vegetable market in Patiala

Patiala, May 21 (ANI): A raging fire charred shops and inflicted huge losses upon traders as it engulfed a wholesale vegetable market in Punjab on Wednesday. The fire broke out at 4.30 am (2300 GMT) in Patiala. A vegetable vendor, Raju, said that all the vegetables and cash kept in shops were completely burned in the fire. May 21, 2014
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DMK attacks Jayalalitha over sacking four district secretaries

Chennai, May 21 (ANI): DMK leader TKS Elangovan said the state chief and supremo of regional AIADMK J Jayalalitha is making mockery of democracy after the latter sacked four district secretaries in charge of three constituencies in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Spokesperson of DMK, Elangovan said on Tuesday (May 20) that such actions display total failure of governance in the province. The district secretaries shunted out were of Dharmapuri, Kanyakumari and Thiruvallur where the party couldn’t win. Meanwhile, hitting at Jayalalithaa over misgovernance, Elangovan said that the AIADMK government had done minimal developmental work in the state. May 21, 2014
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Police arrest Maoist in Jharkhand, recover arms and ammunition

Gumla, May 21 (ANI): Police has arrested a Maoist in India’s red corridor of Gulma district of Jharkhand and recovered arms, ammunition and a number of mobile phones. Accused in several criminal activities, the red rebel was the commander of a faction in the area and a wanted criminal in police records. The police launched combing operation in the area and were successful in nabbing the Maoist on Tuesday. Maoists, also known as Naxals, have killed police and politicians, and targeted government buildings and railway tracks in an insurgency that has killed thousands since the 1960s. May 21, 2014
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Sonia, Rahul pay homage to Rajiv on 23rd death anniversary

New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi, her daughter Priyanka Gandhi and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi paid homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 23rd death anniversary on Wednesday. President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President M. Hamid Hansari, outgoing Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, other dignitaries reached Virbhumi, the Samadhi of Rajiv Gandhi in the national capital and paid floral tributes to him. Priyanka Gandhi's husband Robert Vadra and Congress leader Haroon Yusuf were also present along with Sonia on the death anniversary of her husband. May 21, 2014
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RBI governor says fiscal discipline key for economic growth

New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has reiterated his call for fiscal discipline. Rajan stated that it is essential for the country to achieve sustainable economic growth. Although the comments were part of a broader speech on public sector banks, they come as India's newly elected government led by Narendra Modi is set to face its first credibility test with markets when it delivers a budget by July. Rajan repeated his call while noting that India would not always be able to rely on banks to buy a large portion of its government debt as it usually does. Banks, in turn, raise the funds needed to buy the bonds by attracting deposits from retail investors. May 21, 2014
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Indonesian Election Presents U.S. with Modi-style Visa Headache

The emergence of Prabowo Subianto as a serious contender in Indonesia's election this week means the United States faces the awkward possibility of having to welcome another Asian leader it had denied entry to because of alleged links to mass killings. May 21, 2014
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FARC legend lives on in historic stronghold

After half a century of armed fighting, Colombia may finally come close to negotiating peace with its leftist FARC guerrillas, who announced a truce for the upcoming presidential elections. Duration: 01:51 May 21, 2014
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