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Women_s Rights Activists condemn Lucknow, Bangalore rape cases

New Delhi/ Mumbai, July 19 (ANI): The recent brutal rapes in Bangalore and Lucknow have sparked up furious reactions from social and women_s rights activists across India. Women_s rights activist Abha Singh attacked the Uttar Pradesh government over the gangrape and murder of a woman in Lucknow, saying that law and order has broken down in the state and if the government cannot protect the women of its state, then it should be dismissed. Chairperson of NCW Shamina Shafiq threw light on the appalling number of rapes that take place in UP each day while women_s rights activist Neelam Katara pointed out to the endless delays, which have plagued the justice system. Social activist Kiran Bedi said that whether it is Bangalore or UP, India is in a need of social revolution that addresses the backwardness of the mindset of Indian men. She added that improvement in governance was extremely important to improve policing in the country. Jul 19, 2014
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Grand Finale of IIJW 2014

Mumbai, July 18 (ANI): Bollywood divas such as Bipasha Basu and Sonam Kapoor sashayed down the runway for the grand finale of the India International Jewellery Week (IIJW) 2014 in India’s showbiz capital Mumbai recently. Bipasha looked beautiful in a Neeta Lulla creation. She walked the ramp for PC Jeweller. Whereas Sonam walked in a designer Neeta Lulla outfit. In a white net sari wearing a golden headband on her head with studs and a bracelet, she looked gorgeous. The designer showcased her Autumn Winter Bride collection at the finale. Well…it was a great end to starry-week long event!!! Jul 18, 2014
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Mumbai building fire: Chopper airlifts stuck firemen, one feared dead

Mumbai, July 18 (ANI): A fireman is feared to be dead in the fire that broke out on Friday in a 22-storey commercial building in a western suburb of Mumbai. The blaze started on the 21st floor of Lotus Business Park on Andheri Link road, and later spread to the 20th floor, according to fire brigade officials. The occupants were rescued by the fire-brigade personnel but a few of the rescuer got stuck and one of them is reported to have died. Two choppers pulled out a dozen firemen trapped on the rooftop after a fire they had put out started again. Jul 18, 2014
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No hard evidence against Hafiz Saeed, can_t put him in jail to please everyone: Pak Envoy

New Delhi, July 18 (ANI): Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit on Friday said that Hafiz Saeed is a private citizen of Pakistan and the country cannot put him behind bars in absence of _hard evidence_ against him. Basit also added that even though a country like America has put a bounty on him but they cannot arrest him to please anyone. Saeed, founder of the Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, is on top of India_s most wanted list, for plotting a series of terror strikes in India, including the 26/11 Mumbai attacks in 2008, in which 166 people were killed. Jul 18, 2014
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Major fire breaks out at Lotus Business park building in Mumbai

Mumbai, July 18 (ANI): A major fire broke out on 21st floor of Lotus Business park building at Andheri, Link road in Mumbai. Around 12 fire tenders and 8 water tankers have been rushed to the spot to douse the fire. No casualty has been reported till now. Jul 18, 2014
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Vaidik-Saeed meeting was between two private individuals and nothing more: Pak Envoy

New Delhi, July 18 (ANI): Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit on Friday stated that the meeting between Indian journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik and Hafiz Saeed was a meeting between two private individuals and neither the Pakistan government nor the Indian government were aware of it. The meeting with the founder of the Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, Hafiz Saeed has created a major controversy in India as he has been accused of being the mastermind behind the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack in 2008. Jul 18, 2014
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