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Railway infrastructure not growing in proportion with passenger traffic: Manoj Sinha

Lucknow, Feb 07 (ANI): Minister of State for Railways, Manoj Sinha on Saturday acknowledged that the passenger and freight traffic in the railways has grown manifold but the infrastructure has not grown correspondingly. Sinha was speaking at the flagging off ceremony of the Lucknow-Kathgodam train in Lucknow city of Uttar Pradesh. The train was flagged off by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and will ply thrice a week between Lucknow and Kathgodam town of Uttarakhand. He further expressed hope that the upcoming budget would offer a good package for Indian railways, allowing the government to develop it in accordance with the expectations of the masses. Feb 7, 2015
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Cattle fair in Tamil Nadu draws large number of enthusiastic farmers

Pollachi, Feb 07 (ANI): A cattle fair held to spread awareness among people about the preservation of livestock drew enthusiastic response from villagers in Tamil Nadu. The fair, held at Samathur on the outskirts of Pollachi town in Coimbatore district, also drew animal lovers from abroad. Villagers dressed in traditional attire brought hundreds of cows and bulls of different breeds at the fair ground. A member of Vanavarayar Foundation, which organised the event, Shankar Vanavarayar said the idea was to create awareness about the importance of livestock in agriculture. A cattle specialist from New Zealand, Doctor John Henry Niezen said the fair offered opportunities to farmers to share their ideas and thoughts with each other about the health of animals. Feb 7, 2015
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Small scale industry in Gujarat hopes for revival with govt's upcoming budget

Rajkot, Feb 07 (ANI): Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Gujarat are hoping for revival with Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's budget later this month. The coming budget for fiscal 2015-16, April-March, which will be unveiled on February 28, is widely seen as a test of Modi's ability to lead economic reform. In Rajkot city, small and medium scale industrialists say Modi's 'Make in India' initiative will be a success only if government takes steps to smoothen infrastructure and skill development. The auto industry, reportedly, does a business of rupees 40 billion every year and over the years has suffered immensely due to less acceptance of rebate. Feb 7, 2015
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J and K holds Rajya Sabha elections

Jammu, Feb 07 (ANI): Kashmir is holding elections for four seats in the upper house of parliament with seven candidates in the fray. Prominent among those whose fate will be decided is Congress' Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha. Jammu and Kashmir Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, whose regional National Conference (NC) party is supporting Azad, was among those who cast their votes. Besides Azad, the other contestants are Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) Mir Mohammad Fayaz and Nazir Ahmad Laway; BJP's Shamsher Singh and Chander Mohan Sharma; and Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo and Nasir Aslam Wani of NC. Both BJP-PDP and National Conference-Congress are fighting the elections under seat sharing arrangements. Feb 7, 2015
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Sunny Leone unveils first look of 'Ek Paheli Leela'

Mumbai, Feb 7 (ANI): The star cast of upcoming Bollywood film 'Ek Paheli Leela' attended its trailer launch on Friday in India's showbiz capital, Mumbai. The movie stars Sunny Leone, Jay Bhanushali and Rajneesh Duggal in lead roles. The movie is slated to release on 10th April 2015. Feb 7, 2015
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Waxing hurt more than spanking in '50 Shades', says Dakota Johnson

New Delhi, Feb 7 (ANI): Dakota Johnson has admitted that she felt more pain while doing waxing for ' Fifty Shades of Grey' rather than her spanking scenes in the movie. Dakota, who will be playing Anastasia Steele in 'Fifty Shades', said that to look good in the wild sex scenes on Christian Grey's red room of pain she had to stay silky smooth and for this she underwent a lot of waxing than any woman should have, a leading daily reported. She described a scene with her co-star Jamie Dornan in which Christian Grey hurls Steele on to a bed in the middle of one steamy session, but it actually took multiple takes. Feb 7, 2015
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Indian army launches recruitment drive in J and K

Poonch, Feb 07 (ANI): Indian army has launched recruitment drive in border areas of Jammu and Kashmir, which aims to increase the representation of the state in the army and could reduce unemployment in the region. The candidates were subjected to physical measurement such as height, weight and chest before going through physical tests such as running, jumping and walking on a narrow ramp. Later they would be put to medical test before recruitment. An Indian army officer, Ajay Sharma, said it was an opportunity for the local youth to join the armed forces to serve the nation. Feb 7, 2015
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Varun Dhawan Promotes Badlapur On CID

Varun Dhawan has teamed up with detective show ‘C.I.D.’. The actor will not just be promoting his forthcoming movie ‘Badlapur’ on the show, but will also be seen solving a case with the detective team. The upcoming episode will see Raghu debut on ACP Pradyuman’s popular series. So watch Varun team up with the ‘C.I.D.’ team to solve the case on Sony Entertainment Television on February 13 and 14. And catch ‘Badlapur’ at a theatre near you on February 20. Feb 7, 2015
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Shamitabh Review!

After giving us heart stirring films like Cheeni Kum and Paa, director R Balki is back with yet another endearing film with a promising combination of Amitabh Bachchan and Dhanush. The special screening of the film was held for the Bollywood stars on Thursday and Sr.Bachchan's Daughter in law, Aishwarya Rai liked the movie so much and she went and hugged 'Pa' Amitabh after watching it. Feb 7, 2015
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Another body found from Taiwan plane crash

Soldiers in Taiwan stand guard as the latest body to be recovered from the TransAisa crash is prepared for removal. The act is a small courtesy to the deceased which now stands at 37. Wednesday's Feb 7, 2015
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Congress leaders JP Aggarwal, AS Lovely and Sandeep Dikshit cast their vote

New Delhi, Feb 07 (ANI): Congress leaders JP Aggarwal, Arvinder Singh Lovely and Sandeep Dikshit cast their vote on Saturday as polling for Delhi Assembly is underway. Aggarwal said that he is sure of Congress' victory in Delhi. Lovely said that people should come out to vote for Congress in order to bring a developmental government. Sandeep Dikshit also expressed his confidence over Congress' victory. Feb 7, 2015
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North Korea test-fires new anti-ship cruise missile

North Korea's state media on Saturday (February 7) released still photographs of its leader Kim Jong Un watching test-firing of a new anti-ship cruise missile by Korean People's Army (KPA) naval units Feb 7, 2015
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BJP candidate accuses AAP worker of misbehaving with her sister, AAP reacts

New Delhi, Feb 07 (ANI): BJP candidate Nupur Sharma on Saturday accused AAP worker of roughing up and misbehaving with her sister when asked not to campaign near polling booth. Sharma said that AAP is an anti-women party which does not respect women. Meanwhile, AAP leader Atishi Marlena said that this is BJP's frustration of defeat why they are putting baseless allegations on AAP workers. She added that if any BJP leader has a problem with any AAP worker, he or she is free to file a complaint with the police. Feb 7, 2015
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Residents in AZ react to IS claims of hostage death

(SOUNDBITE) English PRESCOTT, ARIZONA RESIDENT SAYING: "..not Prescott, but yes, it really is Prescott now." For residents in Prescott Arizona- the hometown of Kayla Mueller- news that one of their Feb 7, 2015
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BJP alleges AAP showing 'double standards' by threatening voters in Krishna Nagar, AAP refutes claim

New Delhi, Feb 07 (ANI): Reactions come in after reports of Aam Aadmi Party workers and supporters threatening voters in Krishna Nagar constituency to vote for the party and not for the BJP surfaced. BJP leader Sambit Patra said that such incidents show 'double standards' of AAP and that people of Delhi will give them a befitting reply. Meanwhile, AAP leader Sanjay Singh said that these are the BJP workers who are wearing 'AAP caps' to misguide the people. He said that people know this kind of politics and that such politics are condemnable. Feb 7, 2015
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Govindacharya moves EC against ad by political parties on polling day in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 07 (ANI): Social activist KN Govindacharya, who is also a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak, on Saturday, said that moved the Election Commission against the advertisements by the political parties on the polling day in Delhi. Govindacharya said that people of Delhi are intelligent enough to choose the party for Delhi and that he has asked the poll panel to take note of the violation of model code of conduct. He said that action should be taken against whichever party does this. Feb 7, 2015
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Activist's car vandalised in Hyderabad after launching "Shame the Rapist Campaign"

Hyderabad, Feb 07 (ANI): An activist who started an online video campaign to shame rapists said Hyderabad on Friday that her car had been vandalised and she had received emails containing pornographic images. Sunitha Krishnan, co-founder of the anti-trafficking charity Prajwala, started the "Shame the Rapist Campaign" earlier this week by posting two videos on the Internet that showed men raping women. The police said they were investigating the attack on Krishnan’s car. Krishnan, who herself is a rape survivor, told a news channel that said she had edited the videos, blurred the identity of the victims, but fully exposed the identity of the rapists. Feb 7, 2015
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PM Modi inaugurates conference of head of mission

New Delhi, Feb 07 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Head of the Missions Conference in New Delhi. The three-day conference will focus on what diplomacy can do for the country. On previous occasions, the focus of the conference had been the impact of international issues on India and what the nation can do globally. While addressing the diplomats, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said that this year, the theme of the conference is Diplomacy for Development. Feb 7, 2015
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