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Celebrity News - 28/5/2014

Acclaimed author, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has passed away at the age of 86. The celebrated writer was most known for her groundbreaking memoir I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings - which made history as one of the first nonfiction best-sellers by an African American woman. In addition to being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2010, she was also honored as one of Glamour’s Women of the Year in 2009. 92962429 // :01 Maya Angelou: many people wonder…phenomenally :20 // :30 all you women…thank you :34 LONDON Tom Cruise is known for his sense of adventure and now he’s taking it to the red carpet. In promotion for his latest movie “Edge of Tomorrow” – the leading man is set to attend three premieres in three countries during the course of one day. We caught up with Tom at the first stop in London. :04 Tom Cruise: so much fun…fun :17 Co-star Emily Blunt is also joining Tom on the premiere marathon. Here’s what she had to say about working with him. May 29, 2014
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Modi pays tribute to Veer Savarkar on 131st birth anniversary

New Delhi, May 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to freedom fighter Veer Savarkar on his 131st birth anniversary on Wednesday. Newly sworn-in ministers including Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde, Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla and senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani also paid floral tribute at Savarkar’s portrait in New Delhi. May 28, 2014
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Javadekar takes charge as IandB Minister, stresses on press freedom

New Delhi, May 27 (ANI): BJP leader Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday took to independent charge as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting. Javadekar said that he believed in freedom of press. He also said that the whole polity and media plays an important role in making democracy a success as it gives people choice of opinions. He added that there is no external regulation which works in media and constructive criticism will always be welcomed. May 27, 2014
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Kashmiris remember Arif Shahid on his first death anniversary

Italy/ Geneva, May 26: It’s been over a year now, and the killers of Arif Shahid, the chief of the All Parties National Alliance (APNA), are still on the run. The 62-year-old leader was brutally shot on May 13, 2013, while returning from his office in Rawalpindi in Pakistan. Allegedly targeted by the Pakistani spy agency, the motive was to weaken the struggle for freedom in Azad Kashmir. The nationalist leader was remembered on his first martyrdom anniversary by Kashmiris in Europe and Azad Kashmir. In Italy, the leader of United Kashmir People’s National Party, Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, charged Pakistani spy agencies with the killing of Arif Shahid to kill the voice for a free Azad Kashmir. May 26, 2014
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Pope urges respect for religious freedom in Mideast

Pope Francis urged respect for religious freedom in the Middle East on Saturday and an end to persecution of Christians, saying they were "full citizens" with a right to be in the region. Duration: 01:08 May 25, 2014
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Indonesian Election Presents U.S. with Modi-style Visa Headache

The emergence of Prabowo Subianto as a serious contender in Indonesia's election this week means the United States faces the awkward possibility of having to welcome another Asian leader it had denied entry to because of alleged links to mass killings. May 21, 2014
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