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Indian company builds Afghanistan parliament building to boost bilateral ties

Kabul, June 27 (ANI): A team of Indian engineers and supervisors are working diligently to build Afghanistan parliament building in Kabul city in a bid to boost bilateral ties between the two countries. The team comprising 50 workers from different states of India said they were facing no problems and added that Afghanistan has always been friendly towards Indians.The team members said people in Afghanistan were treating them well and they felt secure in the nation. The parliament building will be the most prominent symbol of Indian efforts to help Afghanistan. Its foundation stone was laid by the last king of Afghanistan, Mohammed Zahir Shah, in presence of President Hamid Karzai and then Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2005. The construction began in 2009 and efforts are underway to complete project by this year end. Jun 27, 2014
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Watch Tour Match Live Scores: Leicestershire vs Indians Online

Indians' top-order got some solid practice in the first warm-up fixture against English County side Leicestershire, as Shikhar Dhawan, Gautam Gambhir and Cheteshwar Pujara struck elegant fifties at the Grace Road Ground on Thursday. Find the live score updates and commentary information here. Jun 27, 2014
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Divide within DU Academic council surfaces as some demand removal of FYUP while others favour it

New Delhi, June 25 (ANI): Divide within the Delhi University Academic Council surfaced as some demanded removal of FYUP while others justify the same on various grounds. Professor Vijay Chaudhary said that the council has decided certain guidelines for the removal of FYUP for the honours course and carry on the three years foundation courses and that the UGC should let the B. Tech courses remain functional for four years as that would only clear the interest of the students. Chaudhary also said that these are the directives to the Vice Chancellor and he will have to listen to the same. Jun 25, 2014
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President receives copy of 'Encyclopedia of Hinduism'

New Delhi, June 23 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday received a copy of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism at a function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Auditorium. The President complimented Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji of the Parmarth Niketan Rishikesh, the founder-chairman of India Heritage Research Foundation (IHRF) for undertaking the effort to bring out the encyclopedia. Present at the event were also LK Advani, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Uma Bharti. The Encyclopedia, a compendium of thousands of years of history, science, art, architecture, polity, religion, philosophy and culture, took 25 years to complete. Jun 23, 2014
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Greenpeace India denies receiving government notice on foreign funding

New Delhi/ Tamil Nadu, June 20 (ANI): Executive director Greenpeace-India, Samit Aich denied media reports that the central government had served notice to it on its foreign funding. India has asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to tighten controls on moving funds from abroad into Greenpeace's accounts. The government has asked the RBI to obtain its permission before releasing funding from Netherlands-based Greenpeace International and the US-based Climate Works Foundation, both contributors to Greenpeace India. Greenpeace India receives about 60 percent of its funding from donors in India and about 38 percent from Greenpeace International. Jun 20, 2014
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Plaque with Atal Bihari Vajpayees name put in NMC, Politicos react

New Delhi, June 18 (ANI): Political leaders on Wednesday reacted over the putting up of a plaque with former PM and BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s name outside National Media Centre. Congress leader Shobha Oza said that BJP is doing mean politics but they cannot remove Congress leaders’ names from people’s heart. Congress leader PC Chacko stated that the NMC was inaugurated by Congress and the BJP should do some work if they want their leaders’ name on foundation stones. Meanwhile CPI leader Atul Anjan said that the BJP is behaving in a selfish way by laying a stone with Vajpayee’s name. Jun 18, 2014
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Celebrity News - 16/6/2014

Celebrities took to their Twitter accounts to pay tribute to radio legend Casey Kasem – who passed away at the age of 82. Kasem was best known as the long running host of American Top 40 and also provided the voice of Shaggy in the Scooby-Doo cartoons. His name was also in the headlines recently as his three children battled with his second wife Jean over his care. LOS ANGELES In Los Angeles, game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals was a hot ticket for celebs. Spotted at the Staples Center were the likes of Channing Tatum, Chris Pine, Chloe Grace Moretz, Taylor Kitsch, Joe Jonas and Joshua Jackson. Joshua Jackson: Elsewhere in LA, Holly Robinson Peete and Kat Graham of “The Vampire Diaries” were among the honorees at a fundraiser for Children Mending Hearts. :19 Kat Graham: I really don’t…globally :34 LONDON There was even more giving back in London as Samuel L Jackson hosted a charity ball for the men’s cancer foundation One For the Boys. The event was part of the menswear fashion week London Collections. Also in attendance: Chris Evans, Jeremy Piven and Colin Firth. Jun 17, 2014
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