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Artist formerly known as Cat Stevens back on tour

The folk-pop legend Yusuf Islam - formerly known as Cat Stevens - is back on tour with a new album that mirrors the songs of his heyday, his love for the blues and his dual identity. Duration: 01:52 Nov 8, 2014
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Orion launch to test human flight risks in deep space

With memories still fresh of two commercial space flight accidents in the past 10 days, NASA is readying its first test flight of the Orion spacecraft that could one day carry humans to Mars. Duration: 00:38 Nov 7, 2014
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NATO chief vows Afghan support as combat mission ends

NATO's new chief Jens Stoltenberg pledged Thursday that Afghanistan would not be abandoned when the alliance's combat mission ends next month after 13 years of fighting against resilient Taliban insurgents. Duration: 00:57 Nov 7, 2014
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Brotherhood wants Jordan to scrap peace treaty with Israel

Muslim Brotherhood officials on Friday called on Jordan to scrap its peace treaty with Israel, during a protest in central Amman, after Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque. Duration: 00:53 Nov 7, 2014
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Health benefits of Curcumin just got better

New Delhi, 07 Nov (ANI): A new research has revealed that curcumin, compound naturally found in the spice turmeric boosts health by easing inflammation with its anti-inflammatory goodness. Curcumin has been used for centuries as an Ayurvedic medicine treatment in food or supplements for ailments such as allergies, diabetes and ulcers which stay in the gastrointestinal tract and any portion that's absorbed is metabolized quickly. This nutraceutical, which refers to nutrients that provide medical or health benefits, could be one day used as daily supplement to help prevent certain diseases and also as a therapeutic drug to help combat the bad inflammation observed in many diseases. Nov 7, 2014
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Naomi Campbell still 'scared' of runway

New Delhi, Nov 7 (ANI): Naomi Campbell has admitted that she still gets scared before hitting the runway. She revealed that she cross her fingers before she go onto the runway and pray that her dress won't fall off, a leading daily reported. She continued that fear was a terrible thing to have and she had been aware of that since she was a kid. She added that fear could stop one doing things in their life and she did not want fear to get hold of her. Nov 7, 2014
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Suzanne Khan at ACETECH 2014

Mumbai, Nov 7 (ANI): Entrepreneur Suzanne Khan along with Maharashtra's new Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated leading architecture, Construction, Building materials, engineering, innovation, interiors and design trade event ACETECH 2014 in Mumbai recently. It was Suzanne’s first public appearance after her divorce with actor Hrithik Roshan. Nov 7, 2014
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Theatre festival concludes with fanfare in Bhubaneshwar

Bhubaneswar, Nov 7 (ANI): Theatre artists from across the country converged in Odisha to take part in a five-day national theatre festival. The festival, Purva Ranga, or 'Colours of the East', which is concluding today, attracted many spectators to Bhubaneswar city. President of Odisha Natya Sangh, Dhira Mallik, said that they had organised this festival with an aim to portray artists on national level. The festival was organised by Odisha Sangeet Natak Academy under the aegis of state tourism and culture department in collaboration with Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata. A director of Amateur Theatre Group, Mushtaq Kak, said that youth taking up theatre should come with a clean mindset as they are only keen to join silver screen actors rather than being natural artists. Performers from Jammu and Kashmir staged a play named-'An Accidental Death'- an adaptation of Dario Fo's 'Accidental Death of an Anarchist'. Nov 7, 2014
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Children to get 'Clean India' message through film festival

New Delhi, Nov 7 (ANI): Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar, on Friday informed that the government would be organising a three-day National Children Film Festival (NCFF) in New Delhi. Addressing a news briefing, Javadekar said that the government is keen on promoting films for children by facilitating expansion of its reach. Javadekar said that the children's film festival culture was needed to be taken to other cities and states. He said the government would lend support to organising such film festivals. The film festival in the national capital will be held on the theme, 'Swachhta', or cleanliness. The Film and Television Institute of India will be holding cinematography workshops, puppetry and animation and best out of waste workshops for the children during the event. Nov 7, 2014
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PM Narendra Modi addresses BJP Booth workers in Varanasi

Varanasi, Nov 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed the BJP Booth workers in Varanasi. Modi thanked the workers for their immense support and enthusiastic approach due to which he won by a heavy margin in the 2014 General Elections. Nov 7, 2014
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Politicos react after Election Commission censures MHA over 1984 compensation

New Delhi, Nov 7 (ANI): Politicos reacted on Friday after the Election Commission in a letter to the home ministry censured the government for hiking compensation to families affected in the 1984 Sikh riots, saying it violated the model code of conduct. Congress leader Rashid Alvi, reacting over EC’s letter, said that the EC took a right step and condemned the government for breaking the model code of conduct. Leaders from other political parties also echoed similar sentiments. Nov 7, 2014
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Kamal Haasan takes up Modi's clean India challenge on 60th birthday

Chennai, Nov 7 (ANI): Veteran Actor Kamal Haasan, took up 'Clean India' mission on his 60th birthday on Friday, swept street and picked up garbage in Tamil Nadu. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the nationwide cleanliness mission on October 02 to raise awareness of cleanliness and better sanitation among its citizens under the banner of 'Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan', or Clean India Campaign. Haasan took up cleaning of Madhambakkam Lake in Chennai. Haasan participated in the movement along with the volunteers of a welfare club and volunteers of Environmentalist Foundation of India and his fans. Meanwhile, President of BJP's Tamil Nadu unit Tamilisai Soundararajan, welcomed Haasan at the lake site with floral bouquets. Nov 7, 2014
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Plane hits stray buffalo during take off in Surat

Surat / New Delhi, Nov 7 (ANI): A SpiceJet plane crashed into a stray buffalo during take-off from Surat although no passengers or crew were hurt. The airline was forced to ground the Boeing 737 which suffered "substantial damages", plane's operator said. SpiceJet said the buffalo, which was killed in the accident on Thursday evening, was "essentially invisible" against a dark background. Passengers on the Delhi-bound aircraft were transferred on to another plane, SpiceJet said. Air Vice-Marshal (Retired), Indian Air Force, Kapil Kak, said a thorough inquiry should be launched and infrastructure of all airports across the country should be reviewed. "Stray animals are a growing menace in some airports," SpiceJet said in a statement. Nov 7, 2014
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Star Cast at the screening of 'Rang Rasiya'

Mumbai, Nov 7 (ANI): Star cast of Bollywood film 'Rang Rasiya’ attended the movie premiere in India's entertainment capital Mumbai on Thursday. 'Rang Rasiya' has been inspired by the real life story of 19th century painter Raja Ravi Varma, known for portraying women in the image of goddess on canvas. It stars Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda and actress Nandana Sen in lead roles. Talking about her character, Nandana said she expects the audience to watch the film with an open mind as the film portrays eroticism. The film has been directed by acclaimed Indian film director Ketan Mehta who had long struggled to get a green signal from Central Board of Film Certification due to portrayal of bold scenes between the lead pair. Bollywood actresses Tabu and Manisha Koirala were also present for the movie premiere. Meanwhile, the director was thrilled for the movie released after struggling to find a place in theatres for six years. The film has been produced by Deepa Sahi and Aanand Mahendroo. Nov 7, 2014
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Whatsapp Introduces New 'Double Blue Tick' Feature

New Delhi, Nov 07 (ANI) : Mobile messaging service WhatsApp has come up with a new "double blue tick" feature that allows users to know when their texts have been delivered and read.The blue tick appears as soon as the person at the receiving end has read the message.One grey tick means a message has been successfully sent, two grey ticks show it has been delivered and a blue tick means the message has been read. The app now also shows the exact time a text was sent. Users need to press and hold down on a particular post to know the accurate time the message was sent to them.The changes will affect all versions of the app used on the Apple iPhone's iOS, the Android operating system, as well as Windows phones, Nokias and Blackberrys. Nov 7, 2014
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Sonu Sood makes it to the cover of 'Rising Star' Magazine

Mumbai, Nov 07 (ANI): Bollywood Actor Sonu Sood was spotted unveiling the cover page of Rising Star Magazine on which he features. The actor who has been featured as a rising star in the magazine looked quite happy about it. Sood was last seen in Farah Khan's 'Happy New Year' has received good reviews for his performance. Nov 7, 2014
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Budgam firing: Army accepts responsibility, assures full support to victims families

Srinagar, Nov 7 (ANI): The Indian Army on Friday took responsibility for the Budgam incident in which two Kashmiri teenagers were shot dead by army personnel earlier this week. Northern Command GOC Lt Gen DS Hooda, while addressing a press conference, promised a transparent inquiry and said that action will be taken if rules were violated. He further stated that the Defence Ministry has approved ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh for families of the deceased and Rs 5 lakh for those injured. Nov 7, 2014
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