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Ace table tennis player and Commonwealth medallist Manika Batra has been roped in by the Election Commission to spread awareness on voting in Delhi ahead of the general election, officials said Wednesday. A campaign in this regard will begin soon, they added. Seeking to promote awareness, the office of the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Tuesday also launched a Voter Awareness Forum (VAF), an informal forum for generating discussions and build awareness on the election process. "We had recently... Читать дальше...

Former IAS officer Shah Faesal Wednesday said invoking sedition law against Kanhaiya Kumar and others in the JNU case was travesty of free speech. Nearly three years after former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kumar and 9 others were accused of raising anti-India slogans, the Delhi police Monday charged them with sedition. "Invoking Sedition law against Kanhaiya Kumar and eight others is a travesty of free speech. Sec 124A IPC is totally at odds with the spirit of the time. Читать дальше...

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Sri Lanka is considering an offer from Bank of China for a loan of US$300 million, which could be raised to US$1 billion, to help it meet repayments during coming months, two sources in Colombo with knowledge of the offer told Reuters on Tuesday.

The 9-day-old strike by around 32,000 BEST workers was called off Wednesday, bringing relief to lakhs of commuters in the metropolis. The BEST buses will start plying on roads again with immediate effect, Union leader Shashank Rao said. Rao's announcement came after the BEST workers' union earlier Wednesday agreed to call off the stir after accepting the '10-step' pay hike to be granted to them as an interim measure by the civic transport undertaking's management. The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) workers... Читать дальше...

: Sports Authority of India beat Hockey Madhya Bharat 2-0 in a Pool 'H' match to enter the quarterfinals of Arise Steel 9th Hockey India senior national championship for men ('B' Division) here Wednesday. It was SAI's fourth win in the group. SAI topped the pool with 13 points to enter the quarterfinal. It will take on Hockey Maharashtra in the quarter-finals tomorrow. In another match in the same group played Wednesday, Hockey Coorg drew with All India Police Sports Control Board 0-0. Quarterfinal line-up... Читать дальше...

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said he watched the film "Uri: The Surgical Strike" and big rounds of applause for the movie in theatres show how much the country respects its security forces. Addressing a conference on railway security, Goyal said that while watching an 11 pm show of the movie in a packed theatre in central Delhi on Tuesday, he was amazed by the way the audience reacted to every scene. "The excitement of the audience... when they were standing up and applauding every scene... Читать дальше...

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday warned a section of suspected BJP supporters, who booed him as he started to speak during the inauguration of a road at Kollam. Mr Vijayan sharply...

Goa Power Minister Nilesh Cabral Wednesday said his department has become "defunct", which is why he was unable to bring out a white paper on its functioning. Talking to reporters in Margao town of South Goa, the minister said steps need to be taken to revive the department. "I had told (people) that I would be giving a white paper (on the functioning of the department). But I can't give it. The department is defunct," the BJP MLA said. Cabral was inducted into the Manohar Parrikar-led cabinet... Читать дальше...

Socceroos star Awer Mabil hopes to one day link up with AFL star Majak Daw as the mental health support message behind his goal-scoring celebration goes viral.

The federal government’s inner cabinet – the prime minister and his deputies only – are...

"Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi" is set for a release after a lot of controversy but actor Ankita Lokhande, who is making her Bollywood debut withe period drama, says she never lost faith. Ankita, who rose to fame with her debut daily soap "Pavitra Rishta", is playing Jhalkaribai, a warrior in Rani Laxmibai's army. "I was confident that there will be a way out. I was sure that nothing can go wrong with my debut film. I did feel bad that it went through so many ups and downs. We have been working on this film for two years. Читать дальше...

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In an outreach to the Hurriyat, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday said he was available for the separatist grouping if it wanted to flag any "injustice" meted out to common people but ruled out any political discussions, saying it is the mandate of the Central government."Hurriyat should not consider me an alien," he told ANI here.He said the Hurriyat must approach him directly with matters pertaining to atrocities and injustice to the common man if they come across any such situation."As I am available to a common man... Читать дальше...

CHRIS Hughes’ brother Ben has revealed he is having his testicle removed next week following his cancer diagnosis, but says it’s “not a big deal”. The Love Island star announced his brother had been diagnosed with testicular cancer earlier this month, just months after he had taken part in a live cancer check on This […]

It's time once again to check in on the good old Afghanistan occupation. America was losing badly in 2015 and had made no progress as of 2017. Maybe 2019 will be the year we turn it around?

​Leading Zimbabwean activist Evan Mawarire was detained by police on Wednesday when he was taken from his house in a widening crackdown

The first time I heard a Lou Reed song I was 18 and floating down the Chattahoochee River in a canoe. A shirtless Georgia teenager stood on the riverbank slapping his paddle at some swimming kids as a boombox blasted “Walk On the Wild Side.” At one point the teen’s paddle made contact with a young boy’s skull. I heard a loud “thwap” and the boy fell face first into the water. The teenager laughed maniacally as the boy’s friends pulled him to safety.

A middle school in California invoked disciplinary measures against a dozen kids after shocked parents discovered that they shared hateful messages in a private chat room and laid together in the shape of a swastika.
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2. Florida Official: Muslim Rep. Rashida Tlaib Might ‘Blow Up Capitol Hill’  HuffPost
3. Florida commissioner: Rep. Rashida Tlaib might 'blow up' Capitol, has 'no place in government'  USA TODAY
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5. Florida official rebuked for calling Rep. Rashida Tlaib a ‘danger’ who may ‘blow up’ the Capitol  The Washington Post
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The BEST workers were on strike since January 8 over their various demands, including pay hike, revision of pay scale of junior level employees and merger of BEST's budget with BMC

Under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, United have won their last six Premier League games, including a 1-0 win against Tottenham on Sunday

Walk down Bond Street, and you'll pass a Crossrail building site where contractors of US engineering behemoth Jacobs beaver away, unnoticed by passing Londoners.

Grant Stewart in Scotland 6 Nations Squad