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Majority of the States were in favor of early implementation of GST, says Jaitley after pre-budget m

New Delhi, Dec 26 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday after the pre-budget consultation meeting with the finance ministers of the states said that majority of the states were in favor of early implementation of GST. He added that states even suggested that flagships of the centre like Jan Dhan Yojana should be more encouraged. He further stated that all the suggestions will be taken into consideration while formulating the policies. Dec 26, 2014
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India, Bangladesh begin border talks

Dhaka, Dec 26 (ANI): A four-day conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and India's paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) began in Dhaka city on Friday. BGB Director General, Major General Aziz Ahmed, led a 23-member delegation and met BSF Director General Devendra Kumar Pathak, who was accompanied by 20-member delegation. Both the countries are expected to discuss issues relating to border security, smuggling, infiltration and curbing trans-border crimes. India, earlier this month, inched closer to settling a long-simmering border dispute with Bangladesh, possibly signaling a softer line from Prime Minister Narendra Modi than when he was in opposition. Dec 26, 2014
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Sanjay Dutt watches comedy-drama 'PK'

Mumbai, Dec 26 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who is out of jail on a 14-day furlough while serving sentence in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case, watched the much awaited Bollywood comedy-drama 'PK' starring superstar Aamir Khan on Thursday in India's showbiz capital Mumbai. Sanjay also has a guest appearance in the film. He is currently serving a five-year jail term after he was convicted in the Mumbai blasts in which over 350 people were killed. He was accused of possessing an AK-56 rifle. On Thursday, Sanjay, along with his wife Maanyata and children Iqra and Shahraan, attended the special screening of the film, arranged by director of 'PK' Rajkumar Hirani and producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Aamir Khan, who played the pivotal character in the film, also watched the movie with Sanjay. 'PK' was released on 19th December 2014. Dec 26, 2014
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Sanjay Dutt Attends Special Screening Of PK

The event was the special screening of the newly released movie PK. Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt who is out from jail on a furlough was spotted at the event along with his wife Manyata and his kids. Makers of the film, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and the actor Aamir Khan were also spotted at the event. Dec 26, 2014
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Raghubar Das meets Jharkhand Governor staking claim to form govt

Ranchi, Dec 26 (ANI): BJP delegation led by Raghubar Das met Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmed on Friday and staked claim to form the next government in Jharkhand. After attending the meeting, Das said that oath taking ceremony will be held on 28th December and it will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Dec 26, 2014
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'Dabbawalas' wield broom on Mumbai streets as part of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'

Mumbai, Dec 26 (ANI): World renowned 'dabbawalas' (lunch box carriers) of Mumbai on Friday wielded brooms to sweep streets after Prime Minister Narendra Modi nominated them to join 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'. The 'dabbawalas' are city's lifeline as the team of around 5000 people supply food to around 200,000 office goers every day. They carry hot food in lunch boxes from the houses of Mumbai residents in the morning and deliver them at their workplace. A group of lunch box carriers assembled at Lower Parel area and swept the streets and footpaths with a promise to involve their customers also in this campaign. The dabbawalas, world-famous for their efficiency, co-ordination and hygiene, said they would do their best to ensure cleanliness around. Dec 26, 2014
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Is Chris Brown engaged to on-off gal-pal Karrueche Tran?

New Delhi, Dec 26 (ANI): Chris Brown's on-off girlfriend Karrueche Tran recently posted pics of her diamond ring on Instagram gifted by the rapper. Tran did not clear the rumors whether it was an engagement ring or not as she was wearing the ring on her right hand, an online portal reported. The duo was recently spotted leaving from a Playhouse nightclub in Hollywood. Dec 26, 2014
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Sushma Swaraj to visit Seoul for India-Republic of Korea joint commission meeting: MEA

New Delhi, Dec 26 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin on Friday while addressing a press conference said that External Affairs Minister Shushma Swaraj will be travelling to Seoul from 28th to 30th December for India-Republic of Korea joint commission meeting. He added that efforts to increase bi-lateral trade will be the key subject of the meeting. He further stated that industrialists will be invited to join "Make In India" campaign. Dec 26, 2014
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BSE closes points 33.17 up on Dec 26

Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 33.17 points up to stand at 27,241.78. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 26.60 points up to stand at 8,200.70. UNIONBANK and AJANTA PHARMA LTD. were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 5.65% and 5.26% along with BAYER CROPSCIENCE LTD. and SYNDICATE BANK with an increase of 5.03% and 4.93% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include RASOYA PROTEINS LTD. and GSFC with a decrease of 4.49% and 3.87% along with OBEROI REALTY LTD. and JUBILANT with a decrease of 3.60% and 3.13% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is down 7.42 points at 18,455.13 while the banking sector is up 26.66 points at 21,253.30 and the reality sector is up 14.09 points at 1,533.94. The Indian currency is up 0.13% at Rs 63.60 per dollar. Dec 26, 2014
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Rajinikanth To Act In Aishwarya's Next?

We had earlier informed that Rajinikanth's upcoming film might be a relatively low budget quickie. Now sources close to the Superstar has revealed that the Lingaa star might act in a movie which will be directed by none other than his elder daughter Aishwarya R Dhanush. Dec 26, 2014
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Kangana Ranaut Reveals About Her Dating Relationship

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut has admitted to be in a relationship and the actress apparently is very happy being with her new beau. In conversation with a leading daily, Queen actress Kangana Ranaut confirmed about her relationship but she is reluctant to reveal about her boyfriend at this point of time. Dec 26, 2014
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Sanjay Dutt Takes A Christmas Break From Jail!

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt who is serving a jail for illegal possession of weapons is out on a furlough to meet his family and celebrate christmas with them. The actor also had a cameo role in the recently released PK, and he would love to catch the movie if time allows. Dec 26, 2014
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New title in new year for Mahesh Babu Fans!

Mahesh Babu's Upcoming film in production will have a name soon, revealed the films unit! we already know that mahesh babu and Koratala Siva has paired up for this project which was officially launched in August. The films shooting started in early september after Mahesh babu completed his aagadu. now the title for the film will be announced on the eve of the new year said the source. Dec 26, 2014
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It Happens : Hundreds of students take part in Yogathon

Chennai, Dec 26 (ANI): Hundreds of students took part in a "Yogathon" to create awareness about the ancient practice at an event in Chennai on Monday. Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's 'Art of Living Foundation' organized the event. Organizers said the event was being organized across the country, especially in schools and colleges, to create awareness among the people about the benefits of Yoga. Senior Faculty of Art of Living Foundation, Ayush Doshyam, said the idea behind the event was to spread awareness about the positives of Yoga. Dec 26, 2014