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Azam Khan must be arrested and dismissed from cabinet: Vinay Katiyar

New Delhi, Sept 19 (ANI): BJP leader Vinay Katiyar on Thursday said that SP leader Azam Khan must be immediately arrested &dismissed from the state cabinet for his alleged role in Muzaffarnagar riots. A sting operation by a TV news channel showed police officers purportedly blaming senior SP leader Azam Khan for "pressuring" them to go slow during the recent communal clashes in Muzaffarnagar. Sep 19, 2013
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Government to ease taxation for IT sector

New Delhi, Sept 19 (ANI): In its draft proposal, the Revenue Department of Finance Ministry has proposed lessening of taxation burden for the IT sector so as to enable those engaged in this segment to safely harbour their profits. Revenue Secretary Sumit Bose stated this at a news conference in New Delhi. He said the government had issued a notification with an objective to curb the disputes related to transfer pricing by relaxing the prevailing norms. Further he said that the proposed norms, if finalized, would prevail for five fiscal years. Sep 19, 2013
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Villagers hail construction of stadium in Maoist hit WB

West Midnapore, Sept 19 (ANI): Villagers hailed the construction of a stadium and other development projects in the Maoist hit West Midnapore district in West Bengal. The project of building a stadium by the state government has cheered the sports lovers as well as the youth of the region looking for employment opportunities. Mihir Khan,a supervisor said that the project would be completed by 2014 . Sunil Mahato, a labourer said that the project would help to bring about development in the Maoist hit region. Sep 19, 2013
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Government to ease taxation for IT sector

New Delhi, Sept 19 (ANI): In its draft proposal, the Revenue Department of Finance Ministry has proposed lessening of taxation burden for the IT sector so as to enable those engaged in this segment to safely harbour their profits. Sep 19, 2013
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Iraq Kurds to vote amid domestic, regional tensions

Iraq's Kurdish region goes to the polls on Saturday, grappling with a swathe of disputes with the central government while fellow Kurds fight bloody battles across the border in Syria. Duration: 00:34 Sep 19, 2013
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Acapulco tourists seek exit as new storms loom

Thousands of frustrated tourists lined up under sweltering heat Wednesday to board airlifts out of the flooded Mexican resort of Acapulco while the storm-lashed country braced for more bad weather. Duration: 01:05 Sep 19, 2013
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Japan PM tours crippled Fukushima nuclear plant

Japan's prime minister told Fukushima's operator to fix radioactive water leaks as he toured the crippled nuclear plant Thursday, less than two weeks after assuring the world the situation was under control. Duration: 00:48 Sep 19, 2013
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Brazil court lets 12 appeal graft convictions

Brazil's Supreme Court has ruled to allow sentencing appeals in the country's biggest political corruption scandal for a dozen of the defendants linked to the ruling Workers' Party. The court ruled that 12 of the 25 politicians, businessmen and bankers found guilty last December were entitled to a new trial as they had obtained at least four votes against their original convictions. Duration: 00:55 Sep 19, 2013
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Mexico wants to tax surgary drinks to fight obesity

The Mexican government wants to tax sugary drinks to curb Mexico's obesity epidemic. President Pena Nieto wants Mexicans to pay an extra peso (almost 8 US cents) for every liter of sweetened drink in a country that guzzles more soft drinks than any other and rivals the United States as one of the world's most obese nation. Duration: 02:25 Sep 19, 2013
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