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Salman Khans Being Human concludes its first leg of Veer

Mumbai, March 24 (ANI): Being Human & Thums-Up’s awareness and fundraising campaign ‘Veer’ on “Unleashing the Inner Potential of Persons with Disabilities”, culminated its first leg with grandeur in the presence of Bollywood actor Salman Khan in India’s entertainment capital Mumbai. The campaign was kick started on January 26 and has been organized by Khan’s nongovernmental organization ‘Being Human’, soft drink brand Thums-Up, media news channel CNN IBN and American Indian Foundation. Khan said that the campaign aims to provide employment to maximum number of specially abled people. The campaign accomplished its first juncture and concluded with an event recalling the journey of the campaign. The purpose of the campaign was to raise awareness about the challenges faced by the specially abled people and also address them by providing them with education, employment, skill training and development, and pressed for specially abled technology. One of the organizers of the campaign Hemanth Paul hoped that the campaign gets bigger from what it is at present. The campaign accomplished contributions worth 7.5 million rupees in its first leg. Many celebrities also offered their support in unraveling the potential of especially abled people. Mar 24, 2014
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Pramod Muthalik joins BJP, politicos react

Hubli/ Nagpur/ New Delhi/ Kolkata, March 23 (ANI): Sri Ram Sene Chief Pramod Muthalik joined BJP in the presence of party leaders on Sunday and said that he joined the party with the aim of making Narendra Modi the next PM of the country. Meanwhile, party leader Manohar Parrikar objected on the same and said that Muthalik's membership should be cancelled. Reacting on the same, Expelled JD (U) Leader Shivanand Tiwari said that Muthalik fits perfectly in Modi's cultural ministry. CPI (M) leader Mohd Salim said that its not surprising and that this is more control of Hindutva brigade in the party. JD (U) Leader KC Tyagi said that it's a bad news for Sushma Swaraj that BJP has incorporated all anti women ministers in it. Mar 23, 2014
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Maoist fear looms in Jharkhand ahead of LS Polls

Khunti, March 23 (ANI): Politicians in Maoist-infested Khunti district of Jharkhand expressed grave concerns as they face serious security threats from Maoists ahead of the general elections – a democratic exercise that the rebels despise. As per a report by the internal affairs ministry, Khunti has been ranked the topmost Maoist affected district in the country. Politicians said that as the mammoth exercise is just round the corner the people of the district are becoming increasingly scared of any Maoist activity. Meanwhile, the police said they are gearing up to put a fight against the insurgents and are getting support from higher authorities. Around 34 civilians and security officials were killed in Maoist attacks in Khunti last year. Mar 23, 2014
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Kejriwal praises EC decision to put gas price hike on hold

Faridabad, Mar 22 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to direct the government not to hike gas prices from April 1. On Friday, the Election Commission had said that it will be looking at the urgency of the manner in which the government was going ahead with a hike in gas prices. The oil ministry had last week sought the poll panel's approval to announce a hike in prices of gas from USD 4.2 a unit to USD 8 next month, when India goes to polls. Mar 22, 2014
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No info on threat to BJP leaders, says Shinde

New Delhi, March 20 (ANI): Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Friday said that the government had no information regarding terror threat to BJP leaders. Amid reports about possible security threats to top BJP leaders, the party had demanded that the Home Ministry ensure foolproof protection for them. Earlier, BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman had said that according to the media reports based on IB, sources suggest threats that could lead to kidnapping of BJP leaders. Mar 20, 2014
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Vladimir Putin calls PM Manmohan Singh to discuss situation in Ukraine

New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin called Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discussed the evolving situation in Ukraine and recent referendum in Crimea, said foreign ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin. Defying Ukrainian protests and Western sanctions, Putin signed a treaty on Tuesday making Crimea part of Russia again but said he did not plan to seize any other regions of Ukraine. Singh, meanwhile, expressed his hopes that all sides would exercise restraint and work together constructively to find political and diplomatic solutions that protect the legitimate interest of all the countries and ensured long term peace and stability in Europe and beyond. Mar 19, 2014
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Thousands protest French govt's social reform proposal

Several thousand protesters took to the streets of Paris to voice their opposition to a government program called the Responsibility Pact, supposedly setting out the terms and conditions for reduction in labour costs. Mar 19, 2014
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Toyota stops India production on workers pay issue

Bangalore, March 18 (ANI): Toyota Motor Corp's (7203.T) Indian unit has temporarily closed its two plants where some workers had stopped production lines to protest a delay in salary hike after 10 months of negotiations. Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), the world's biggest car maker's Indian unit, had stated that some workers over the past 25 days had disrupted business as the management, labour union and local government negotiated wages. The subsidiary closed the factories on Sunday (March 16) - a non-production day - and did not state when it will reopen them. The factories near Bangalore are Toyota Motor's only vehicle plants in the world's sixth-biggest auto market, where the Japanese manufacturer generates just a sliver of global sales. Mar 18, 2014
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