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N. Korea's Kim Jong-Un delivers New Year address

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un hails the recent execution of his powerful uncle Jang Song-Thaek, saying the removal of "scum elements" has helped cement unity among his people. Duration: 00:37 Jan 1, 2014
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India cancels AgustaWestland deal; defence expert says it was predictable

New Delhi, Jan 1 (ANI): India on Wednesday cancelled its Rs 3,600 crore deal with Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland for supply of 12 VVIP choppers to the Air Force in view of charges that kickbacks to the tune of Rs 360 crore were paid in it. Speaking on the same, Defence Expert, Uday Bhaskar on Wednesday said that with the kind of investigation that has been carried out, it was almost predictable that it will be cancelled. He further said that the government must take a quick action on procedural transgression. Jan 1, 2014
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Cong MP Sanjay Nirupam: Cut Mumbai power rates like AAP has

Mumbai, Jan 01 (ANI): Taking a chapter out of Delhi government's notebook regarding 50 per cent cut in power tariff, AICC secretary and MP Sanjay Nirupam on Wednesday demanded that Maharashtra government also reduce tariff for power consumption of less than 500 units per month in the city. Jan 1, 2014
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BJPs Anurag Thakur meets CEC, seeks action against Virbhadra Singh

New Delhi, Jan 01 (ANI): Stepped up attack on Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on corruption charges BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Wednesday met Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath and handed over a memorandum demanding action against Singh and his MP wife Pratibha Singh. Jan 1, 2014
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Brinda Karat condemns Madhyamgram gang rape case

New Delhi, Jan 1 (ANI): CPI (M) Leader, Brinda Karat on Wednesday condemned the Madhyamgram gang rape case saying that it seems the government is for the security of the goons and not for the people. She further condemned the government saying that if the government had taken any proper measure, the girl would not have died. She also slammed the Kolkata Police for their refusal to hand over the body of the victim to her father for cremation. Jan 1, 2014
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Tea growers in Assam face threats from militant outfits

Assam, Jan 1 (ANI): 20-year-old Damu Gour, who works as a daily wager in a tea garden, was recently abducted and severely beaten up by suspected cadres of NSCN (K) outfit. He was kidnapped with three other workers. The motive was to extort money from the tea garden owner they were working with. Jan 1, 2014
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Mark Zuckerberg, Wife Youngest to Top Philanthropy List

Zuckerberg, 29, and his wife Priscilla Chan gave $990 million to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, the California charity, in December, with this the couple have become the youngest philanthropist under 30 years to top the publication's annual ranking of the top 10 publicly announced gifts. Jan 1, 2014
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Sydney Says Loudest Happy New Year with Two Million in Attendance

"We were expecting 1.6 million and the estimate is that it was 2 million. We know that the event has just become more, and more, and more popular, and that is something that we will have to take into consideration as we plan for next year," Mayor Clover Moore said. Jan 1, 2014
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