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Will India Still be Affected by US-Iran Nuke Deal?

Even as the six world powers see potential in the Iranian nuclear deal to resolve a decade-old global standoff following intense negotiations, India is unlikely to benefit from the agreement that would see Iran curb its uranium enrichment programme in exchange for a lift on the sanctions by the European Union. Nov 25, 2013
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Shi'ite Muslims take to streets during Muharram procession in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Nov 16 (ANI): Shi'ite Muslims took to streets in Bangladesh on Friday; flogged themselves with steel-tipped flails and slashed their bodies with knives to express solidarity with Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, observing ‘Ashura’ the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram. Imam Hussein was killed by his political rivals along with 72 companions in the 7th century battle of Karbala. Crowd of mourners, men and women came out in droves and observed Ashura. Ashura falls on the tenth day of a 40-day mourning period during the Islamic calendar's first month, Muharram, which commemorates the death of Imam Hussein. Shi'ites express their mourning by crying, flagellating themselves and listening to verses and sermons about how Hussein and his family were martyred. Nov 16, 2013
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Can person responsible for death of so many people be PM, asks Beni

New Delhi, Nov 15 (ANI): Even as BJP's PM Candidate, Narendra Modi said that it was better to sell tea than to sell the nation, Union Steel Minister, Beni Prasad Verma on Friday hit out at Modi saying that a person responsible for the deaths of so many people could not become PM of the country. Nov 15, 2013
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Explosion at Tata Steel Plant injures at least 10

Jamshedpur, Nov 15 (ANI): Atleast 10 employees of Tata Steel were injured following the first-ever explosion that triggered a fire inside Tata Steel's works in Jamshedpur. The injured were ferried to the city's Tata Main Hospital for first aid. Media reports also indicate that fire broke out in the adjoining gas pipeline after the explosion. The roof of the gas holder was badly damaged. Doctors on Thursday said that 10 persons are being treated for burn injuries at the hospital. Company officials claimed the blaze was controlled within an hour without disrupting production schedules. Nov 15, 2013
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BSE closes points 82.73 down on November 7

New Delhi, Nov 07 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 82.73 points down to stand at 20812.21. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 30.10 points down to stand at 6,185.05. Muthoot Finance and Wockhardt Ltd. were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 9.37% and 6.92% along with Tata Steel and Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd. with an increase of 4.30% and 3.95% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include Neyveli Lignite and Bank of Baroda with a decrease of 7.96% and 5.91% along with HPCL and Indiabulls Real Estate with a decrease of 5.57% and 5.56% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is down 113.32 points at 12,094.51 while the banking sector is down 290.33 points at 12,601.29 and the realty sector is down 38.05 points at 1,324.52. The Indian currency is down 0.24% at Rs 62.54 per dollar. Nov 7, 2013