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Mausoleum in Rajouri breaking communal barriers

Rajouri, Nov 11 (ANI): Sufism in Jammu and Kashmir has served to promote a common way of understanding the world. Hence, there is a belief in the powers of the Sufi saints, and people from all walks of life congregate at their shrines to pay their respects. The Urs of Baba Faiz Baksh Shah Bukhari in Rajouri district provides a perfect example of this fact. Here, every year, devotees from different faiths come in large numbers to pay obeisance to the revered saint. Legend has that the saint was a mystic who devoted his entire life for the betterment of mankind, and preached communal harmony. It is believed that wishes of devotees are fulfilled here.

Nov 11, 2013

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Missed Calls from Pakistan a Fraud; Beware of Numbers with Country Code +92

If you receive missed international calls - originating from Pakistan - with the country code +92, do not call back, as fraudsters are lurking to dupe and rob you off all you got.

Nov 11, 2013

AAP ready for probe on source of party funds: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Nov 11 (ANI): AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that AAP is ready for any kind of probe on the source of party funds. However, he also added that along with the AAP, the BJP and the Congress should also reveal their source of funding. Earlier in the day, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said that the government was probing complains that AAP was receiving funds in violation of FCRA.

Nov 11, 2013

Government to probe AAP funding: Shinde

New Delhi, Nov 11 (ANI): Union Home Minister, Sushilkumar Shinde on Monday said that the Government was probing the source of funding of Aam Aadmi Party, after the Home Ministry received complaints of foreign funding to AAP.

Nov 11, 2013

Maoist violence during Chhattisgarh polls shows failure of BJP Govt: Congress

Bhopal, Nov 11 (ANI): Congress leader Harish Rawat on Monday said that the frequent reports of violence during the polling in Chhattisgarh shows the failure of the BJP government in curbing Maoism in the state.

Nov 11, 2013

Pakistani Taliban creates havoc in Gilgit Baltistan

Gilgit, Nov 11 : Despite the death of its commander Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is on a rampage in Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Kashmir. The TTP, an umbrella organization of various Islamist militant groups based in North Waziristan, is not only responsible for targeting Shias, but also for killing foreign tourists. The outlawed group recently issued a warning about targeting the Shia community in Gilgit Baltistan. Such open threats expose the inadequate security measures put in place by the administration for the safety of the people of Gilgit Baltistan.

Nov 11, 2013

Congress conceded defeat much before 2014 elections: BJP on Chidambarams remark on Modi

New Delhi, Nov 11 (ANI): Reacting on Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s remark that BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi is a "challenger" to the Congress, BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said that this acknowledgement by a senior Congress leader shows that the party has already conceded defeat much before the 2014 elections.

Nov 11, 2013

CBIs autonomy definitely a question: BJP on PMs statement

New Delhi, Nov 11 (ANI): Hitting at Congress party, the BJP on Monday said that the CBI’s autonomy is definitely a question as the organization has been used as a tool for long by the Congress.

Nov 11, 2013

Narendra Modis fresh histrionics tickle Congresss funny bone

Bhopal, Nov 1 1(ANI): Even as BJP’s PM Candidate, Narendra Modi made a faux pas confusing the BJP’s founding patriarch Shyama Prasad Mookherjee with a Gujarati freedom fighter, calling Mookherjee a proud son of Gujarat, the Congress on Monday ridiculed the same.

Nov 11, 2013

Naxal menace in Chhattisgarh polls: Will fight them out, says Congress

Bhopal, Nov 11 (ANI): Even as Chhattisgarh voted in its first phase of assembly polls reeling under Naxal violence, Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Monday said the country was united in fighting Maoist menace.

Nov 11, 2013

IEDs found in Chhattisgarh, Maoists continue disrupting polls

Dantewada, Nov 11 (ANI): District Collector in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh KC Dev Senapati confirmed recovering IEDs from 6 places. He said that the Maoist-hit area has been given good security system by the Election Commission so that the election process can be carried out smoothly. Further, he said that even after a bomb blast in Kanker region, the voter turnout has been good and the election process is going on without any disruptions.

Nov 11, 2013

Raman Singh expects 85% polling; praises women & youth for coming out to vote

Rajnandgaon, Nov 11 (ANI): Reacting to the voting for the first phase of Chhattisgarh assembly polls in 18 constituencies of Naxal-hit Bastar region and Rajnandgaon district, an ecstatic state Chief Minister, Raman Singh on Monday said he expected 85% polling by the end of the say.

Nov 11, 2013

Two shot dead in Kolkata street firing

Kolkata, Nov 11 (ANI): Two persons were shot dead and at least 10 were injured after 10-15 unidentified people entered a kindergarten school building compound in Kolkata and started firing, confirmed Joint Commissioner of Police (crime) Pallab K Ghosh on Monday. Ghosh said that four people are detained including one woman and the investigations are on.

Nov 11, 2013

Mumbai building fire kills four

Mumbai, Nov 11 (ANI): A seven-storey Slum Rehabilitation Area (SRA) building in Vikhroli area of Mumbai caught fire in the early hours of Monday killing four people and injuring atleast 10 others. As per officials, the fire erupted at around 2:30 at night in a meter cabin of the building, and is said to have spread through a wire in there. Four fire engines, four tankers and an ambulance reached the spot and the fire has been put out. Rescue operations are on at the site and injured have already been admitted to different government hospitals.

Nov 11, 2013

Sensitive probes becoming topic of running media commentary, confidentiality vital: PM

New Delhi, Nov 11 (ANI): While addressing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conference on corruption in New Delhi Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said that sensitive probes were becoming the topic of running media commentary and that confidentiality was vital in some cases, while referring to exemption of CBI from RTI.

Nov 11, 2013