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Sonu Nigam celebrate the "Music Room" album success

Singer Sonu Nigam and table player Bikram Ghosh celebrated the success of their new album ‘Music Room’ along with their friends in the industry by throwing a party in Mumbai. Spotted on the occasion was actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, singers Kailash Kher, Udit Narayan & Sunidhi Chahuan amongst others who came up to cheer the duo. Feb 26, 2015
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Sonu Nigam & Bikram Ghosh celebrate the success of their new album Music Room

Mumbai, Feb 26 (ANI): Singer Sonu Nigam and table player Bikram Ghosh celebrated the success of their new album ‘Music Room’ along with their friends in the industry by throwing a party in Mumbai. Spotted on the occasion was actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, singers Kailash Kher, Udit Narayan & Sunidhi Chahuan amongst others who came up to cheer the duo. The duo’s music for the movie ‘Jal’ was also a part of the long list in the original score category but missed the final nominations list. Feb 26, 2015
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Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Nathula pass to start from 18th June: Sushma Swaraj

New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday announced that Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Nathula pass will start from 18th June. She said that the route is totally motorable and was not developed till 2014. Swaraj while introducing the route and the website on the same said that initiative on the same was taken up when Prime Minister Narendra Modi took up the issue with Chinese Premier Xi Jinping on the later's state visit. Swaraj also said that the earlier route will be functional as before and the new route will carry less people on its first operation. A phone helpline is also put in place to facilitate the pilgrims. Feb 19, 2015
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Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi seeks new law to check child labour in India

New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Nobel laureate and child rights activist, Kailash Satyarthi sought a new law to keep a check on child labour in India. Satyarthi estimated that 60 million children, or 6 percent of the country's population, are forced into work. This, he believes, has nothing to do with parental poverty, illiteracy or ignorance. Satyarthi, 61, rooted for amendment to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act in the upcoming session of Parliament which could ensure rehabilitation. Feb 17, 2015
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Prakash Javadekar wields broom in Ratnagiri, takes forward cleanliness drive

Ratnagiri, Feb 16 (ANI): Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar wielded broom and picked up garbage on Monday in n Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district as a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Clean India' mission. Around 6, 000 students from 21 schools had gathered for cleanliness drive and took oath along with Javadekar to keep the surroundings clean. The campaign was launched by Modi in October last year with an aim to modernize sanitation within five years. Bollywood singer Kailash Kher was also present at the event. Feb 16, 2015
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Climate change providing impetus to child trafficking: Kailash Satyarthi

New Delhi, Feb 06 (ANI): Nobel laureate and child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi warned that children end up bearing the brunt of natural calamities caused by climate change as families get displaced, they are forced into child labour, prostitution and child trafficking. Satyarthi was speaking at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) in the national capital. The DSDS, which is a global platform for experts to hammer out goals for 2015 climate talks, aims at discussing sustainable development goals with emphasis on energy and environment and clean energy for all. Thousands of children, mostly from poor rural areas, are taken to the country's cities every year by trafficking gangs who sell them into bonded labour or hire them out to unscrupulous employers, promising to send their parents their wages. Meanwhile, Chairman of UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Rajendra Pachauri said that the job of child rights activists like Satyarthi was only going to get infinitely more difficult with the impact of climate change. Feb 6, 2015
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Sushma Swaraj meets Chinese President Xi Jinping

Beijing, Feb 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday met Chinese President Xi Jinping and discussed issues on positive agenda for 2015. The Chinese President reportedly said relations between the two countries had entered a new phase and the positive side of the China-India bilateral ties had been growing. Swaraj's visit is also aimed at laying the groundwork for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China in May. On Sunday, India and China exchanged notes on modalities for opening the second route for pilgrims undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar yatra. Feb 2, 2015