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Western masterpieces offered up to Chinese buyers

A $50 million Rembrandt portrait takes pride of place in a Beijing hotel room, with Picassos and Renoirs dotting the walls, as major Western auction houses look to tempt China's super-rich with Europe's finest art. Nov 29, 2013
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Traditional festivals bring together people in the northeast

Meghalaya, Nov 29 (ANI): A traditional festival of the Khasis, the annual Nongkrem Dance, was celebrated with enthusiasm in Meghalaya recently. The five-day long festival is celebrated during autumn at Smit, the capital of the Khasi state of Hima Khyrim. It is celebrated to appease the Goddess Ka Blei Synshar for a bumper harvest and prosperity of the people. Young men and women, dressed in traditional attires, perform various dances. The festival attracts many tourists every year. Nagaland also bore a festive look as people from the Sumi tribe came together to celebrate their traditional post-harvest festival Ahuna, with much enthusiasm. The festival is a celebration of the season's harvest and prayers for good fortune in the future. Nov 29, 2013
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Bangladesh war crimes committee chief hopes trials will go on after elections

London, Nov 29 (ANI): Chairperson of Bangladesh War Crimes Fact Finding Committee, M. A. Hassan, has pinned his hopes on the tribunal and said that the perpetrators of the 1971 liberation war will be brought to books. In his book titled, 'Beyond Denial: The Evidence of Genocide, and its provenance', Hassan emphasised that the purpose is not for vengeance but for reconciliation, which cannot exist until justice is served and remorse is shown by the perpetrators. While talking to a reporter, Hassan said that he feared that the perpetrators might come to power and cancel the whole process of trials.A war crimes tribunal, which was set up in 2010, requires wrapping up investigations of all those who were accused, as the government aims to finish their trials before Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's five-year term ends. She took charge of office in early 2009. Commenting over the ongoing trials, Hassan said that there is no assurance as to whether the trials can be continued. Nov 29, 2013
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BJP confident of emerging victorious in Rajasthan polls

Jodhpur, Nov 29 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said he is confident that the BJP will win polls in Rajasthan. He also took a jibe at the Congress for using Twitter to slam BJP's prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi. Nov 29, 2013
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Fears South Africa's treatment success could breed complacency

South Africa's free AIDS drugs programme has doubled over the last three years and now provides over two million patients with life-saving antiretrovirals. But some fear that this treatment success might make people less careful to avoid infection. Nov 29, 2013
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Strong BJP wave will reach every corner of India: Narendra Modi

Pokhran, Nov 29 (ANI): Addressing a public meeting in Pokhran district of Rajasthan on Friday, Bharatiya Janata Party's Prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said that there is a strong BJP wave in the country and it is difficult for the Congress party to retain power. He also said that the ruling party will be uprooted from the entire nation. Nov 29, 2013
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Pokhran nuclear tests showed the world India's strength: Narendra Modi

Pokhran, Nov 29 (ANI): Addressing a public meeting in Pokhran district of Rajasthan on Friday, Bharatiya Janata Party's Prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi praised former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee for going ahead with nuclear tests at Pokhran. Modi also said that the then NDA government conducted tests and the world saw India's strength. Nov 29, 2013
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