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Corporal punishment for the 13 Birbhum gangrape accused: WB Governor

Kolkata, Jan 25 (ANI): Reacting to the recent Birbhum gangrape case where a tribal woman was raped by thirteen men on the directions of the village authorities, West Bengal Governor M.K Narayanan said that his verdict on the case was that the accused should be given corporal punishment. He further said that the criminals should not be associated with any political party. Jan 25, 2014
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Bharti has apologized, matter should be closed now: AAP

Ahmedabad, Jan 25 (ANI): Reacting to the criticism received by Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti for making a derogatory comment on a reporter, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Spokesperson Ashutosh on Saturday said that the whole matter should be closed as Bharti had apologized for his statement. He further said that Delhi Chief Minister had made the right statement by saying that Bharti's remark was wrong. Jan 25, 2014
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Lt Governor Najeeb Jungs speech on Republic Day eve

New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): In his address to the people on the eve of Republic Day, Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung congratulated the people of Delhi and other states. He stated the points for development in the state and also hoped for a corruption free nation. Jan 25, 2014
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Somnath Bharti's remark on reporter extremely wrong: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Reacting to the criticism received by Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti for making a derogatory comment on a reporter, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that it was extremely wrong on the part of Bharti to have said something like that to the media. Jan 25, 2014
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Abe hopes to seal Japan's first defence sale in 40 years on India visit

New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits India this weekend, hoping to wrap up the first overseas sale of military equipment by Tokyo in nearly four decades and open up the world's biggest arms market for his nation's defence manufacturers. In a sign of growing warmth between the two nations, Abe will be the chief guest at Republic Day parade on January 26. Jan 25, 2014
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Politicos condemn Somnath Bhartis paid media comment

New Delhi/ Nagpur, Jan 25 (ANI): Reacting to the recent comment made by Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti on a reporter, after he was asked if he was planning to resign from his post on moral grounds, BJP leader Harsh Vardhan said that it was very unfortunate that Bharti was insulting women as well as the media, and that he should be sacked if he did not resign. Meanwhile, CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury slammed saying that when media was in his favor, he was fine with it but now that media is not showing things he wants, he has a problem. Jan 25, 2014
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Birbhum gangrape Victim nearly stable, says WBs women and child welfare minister

Birbhum, Jan 25 (ANI): Women and Child Welfare Minister of West Bengal, Shashi Panja, on Saturday said that the victim who was forced to be gang raped as punishment for breaking social norms, is nearly stable and recovering well. The woman was punished by the village court for having a relationship with a man from a different community, according to police. She is now recovering in the hospital and had told police she was assaulted on the night of January 20 in Birbhum district in West Bengal. Jan 25, 2014
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Security tightened ahead of Republic Day celebrations

New Delhi/Guwahati / Poonch, Jan 25 (ANI): Authorities beefed up security across the nation ahead of Republic Day celebrations to thwart any militant attacks and avoid any untoward incident. New Delhi saw troops stationed at all important spots, especially along the iconic India Gate, in the heart of the city, where dignitaries and thousands of common people will witness the parade. Jan 25, 2014
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Intense cold wave disrupts routine life in north India

Amritsar /Bhopal /Shimla, Jan 25 (ANI): Dense fog and plummeting temperatures disrupted routine life in various parts of north India, affecting school children, daily wage workers and traders. Poor visibility due to dense fog has affected daily commuters, and also dozens of trains are running behind schedule or have been cancelled. In Amritsar, people were seen sitting around bonfires on pavements to beat the cold. Jan 25, 2014
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Statement misinterpreted: Somnath Bharti on his paid Media comment

New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti on Saturday clarified his statement, wherein he questioned a journalist how much was she paid by Narendra Modi, he said that his statement is being misinterpreted. He further said that if anyone has been hurt by his statement he apologize for that. Jan 25, 2014
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Political parties condemn Somnath Bhartis paid media comment

New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Political parties condemned Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti’s ‘paid media’ remark on Saturday. Congress leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi said that media has right to show both sides of the coin and to present its opinion too and the Bharti brought up the real face of AAP in front of people. Meanwhile, BJP Spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said that AAP cannot take criticism and that till the time media was questioning other parties, it was fine and the moment it started questioning AAP, they are putting allegations on the same. Jan 25, 2014
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Somnath a controversial man, should resign from post: Vijay Goel on Bharti's remark

New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): After Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti questioned a journalist that how much was she paid by Narendra Modi, BJP leader Vijay Goel said that Somnath is a controversial man and he should better resign instead of sticking to his post even after so many allegations on him. Further, Goel said that Bharti is not targeting Modi but the media who supported AAP and publicized the same during its initial period. Jan 25, 2014
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DCW act on complaints, no question of resigning without any fault: Barkha Singh

New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Reacting on Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti’s allegations that DCW Chairperson Barkha Singh is Congress motivated, Singh said that DCW acts on complaints and that there is no question of her resigning with no fault of her. Singh further said that rather Bharti should resign who mis-behaved with the Ugandan women and that the case which comes to the committee is seriously taken into concern. Jan 25, 2014
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