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Sri Lankan Navy Detains Another 22 Tamil Nadu Fishermen

At least 22 fishermen from Jagadapattinam in Pudukottai district in Tamil Nadu were detained by the Sri Lankan navy, while fishing in the Palk Strait on Sunday.

Dec 29, 2013

Anthony Van Dyck Painting Revealed: Portrait Bought for £400 Identified as Masterpiece Worth £400,000

A painting that was originally purchased for £400 by a priest in the Peak District, England has been revealed as an Anthony Van Dyck masterpiece worth £400,000.

Dec 29, 2013

2014 Lok Sabha Elections: Lalu Slams Arvind Kejriwal, Narendra Modi

A day after Arvind Kejriwal took oath as the Delhi CM, Rashtra Janata Dal (RJD) founder Lalu Prasad Yadav took a dig at him and the NDA prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

Dec 29, 2013

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2014 Lok Sabha Elections: Ramdev to Launch Door-to-Door Campaign for Narendra Modi

Yoga expert Ramdev has announced he will organise a door-to-door campaign with the slogan 'Vote for Modi' for NDA prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in the run up to the 2014 general elections.

Dec 29, 2013

Dec 29: The day when India's brave daughter lost her fight with life

New Delhi, Dec 29 (ANI): On December 29, 2012, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student lost her fight with life in a hospital in Singapore after being brutally gang raped for an hour and tortured with an iron rod on a moving bus in New Delhi. Six men lured the woman and a male friend onto the bus on the night of December 16, 2012 as the pair was on their way home after watching a movie at a shopping mall in south Delhi.

Dec 29, 2013

Student killed as Egypt protesters torch university

A student was killed and more than 100 arrested as police clashed with students who set fire to a Cairo university building Saturday amid an intensifying crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood.

Dec 29, 2013

Fresh violence erupts in C. African capital

After two days of apparent calm in the capital of the Central African Republic, violence eruped once again on Saturday morning as former Seleka rebels fired on civilians while the French army was on patrol.

Dec 29, 2013

Beirut residents say they want to leave after bombing

Uncertainty and fear prevailed in Beirut Saturday, following the explosion of a car bomb which killed six people including Mohammad Chatah, a leading critic of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

Dec 29, 2013

Cong-AAP react to Gadkari's 'match fixing' allegation

New Delhi, Dec 28 (ANI): Both Congress and AAP on Saturday reacted to the shocker from the BJP stable, even as national party president Nitin Gadkari said a prominent industrialist brokered a deal between Congress and Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal at a hotel in connection with forming the next government in Delhi.

Dec 28, 2013

An industrialist brokered deal between Congress-Kejriwal: Gadkari

New Delhi, Dec 28 (ANI): In a shocker from the BJP stable, national party president Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said a prominent industrialist brokered a deal between Congress and Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal at a hotel in connection with forming the next government in Delhi.

Dec 28, 2013

Narendra Modi flags off scrap collection vehicles for 'statue of unity'

Ahmedabad, Dec 28 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister, and BJP's PM Candidate for 2014 Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off scrap collection vehicles for collecting Iron for the 'statue of unity' in Ahmedabad.

Dec 28, 2013

Anna's movement gave Delhi 2 things; new CM and Lokpal Bill: Kiran Bedi

Bangalore, Dec 28 (ANI): Social Activist, Kiran Bedi on Saturday said that veteran anti-graft crusader, Anna Hazare's movement gave Delhi two things, one a new CM and the other a strong Lokpal Bill.

Dec 28, 2013

Donations in private schools must be monitored: Manish Sisodia

New Delhi, Dec 28 (ANI): Briefing the media for the first time after being sworn as the national capital's Education Minister, Manish Sisodia on Saturday said donations in private schools must be closely monitored since education isn't about making profit but helping the country grow.

Dec 28, 2013

Kejriwal's tenure is not going to be very long: BJP

Patna, Dec 28 (ANI): General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajiv Pratap Rudy congratulated Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal for swearing-in as the new Chief Minister of Delhi however he also said that his tenure as CM will not be very long.

Dec 28, 2013

Colorado's New Year High: Marijuana Conflict Still Exists

The first batch of licenses were given out to owners of cannabis dispensaries in Denver. Earlier in 2012, Colorado had voted for a new law that allowed the production and sale of medical marijuana for recreational use. In the first round, 42 licenses have been issued.

Dec 28, 2013