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Delhi witnesses full dress rehearsal of Republic Day parade

New Delhi, Jan 23 (ANI): A full dress rehearsal of this year's Republic Day Parade took place on Friday, and Delhi Police announced a change in traffic movement to facilitate the exercise. The parade started at 9:50 AM from Vijay Chowk and proceeded to the Red Fort ground via Rajpath, India Gate, Tilak Marg, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg and Netaji Subhash Marg. The helicopters were seen up the sky carrying national flags that gave a much boost to the patriotic sentiments of the people present. A well coordinated parade by the Army too was a sight to behold. Meanwhile, Delhi Traffic Police had stalled the traffic on the parade route from 5:00 AM till 12:30 PM. This year's parade will have US President Barack Obama as the chief guest, and in anticipation of his three-day second visit to India in four years, security has been tightened across the country. Jan 23, 2015
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Kumar Vishwas allegation that Kiran Bedi sympathized with BJP during IAC draws reactions

New Delhi/ Ghaziabad, Jan 23 (ANI): AAP leader Kumar Vishwas has alleged that BJP’s Chief Ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi was always a BJP sympathizer, even during the IAC movement. BJP leaders Nalin Kohli and Siddharth Nath Singh said that AAP is coming up with new blames and allegations every other day since BJP named Bedi as the CM candidate. Congress leader Manish Tewari said that Kiran Bedi had used IAC movement to gain public attention as her real motive was to join a political party. Meanwhile, AAP leader Kumar Vishwas stayed true to his statement saying that Kiran Bedi had always made sure that BJP’s corruption was not highlighted. Jan 23, 2015
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Yemen's President ready to accept demands of Houthis to end standoff

New Delhi, Jan 22 (ANI): Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi expressed readiness to accept Houthi demands for power-sharing after two days of battle. Reportedly, the rebels have agreed to release the President and withdraw their militias from government institutions if their demands are fulfilled. According to their demands, the rebel Houthi movement will have more say in the affairs of the Yemen. The Shiite Houthi rebels had seized the presidential palace and surrounded President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's home. Hadi himself was unharmed. Reports suggest, that the government and Houthi rebels have reached a tentative deal. Further reports are awaited. Jan 22, 2015
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AAP members free to voice their opinion, party holds democracy: Kejriwal on Shanti Bhushan

Kaushambi, Jan 22 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday while speaking over Shanti Bhushan said that the party members are free to voice their opinion and that the party holds internal democracy. Earlier in the day, delivering a blow to the party, its senior leader Shanti Bhushan came out in support of the Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial candidate for Delhi, Kiran Bedi. Bhushan hailed Bedi for her contribution in the 'India Against Corruption' movement, and said she would provide a very clean and efficient administration in Delhi. Jan 22, 2015
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Thousands more join anti-Islam rally in Leipzig

Thousands more people joined the anti-Islamic movement PEGIDA during a rally in Leipzig Wednesday after the group was prevented from holding a march in Dresden Monday over fears of an attack, while opponents also gathered. Duration: 00:54 Jan 22, 2015
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Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, Foreign Minister, Pakistan, Peace, Narendra Modi

New Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): A court has ordered the government to release blocked funds of Greenpeace India, the environmental group said, months after being accused of running campaigns that were hurting the country’s economy. India's intelligence service in June said Greenpeace and other lobby groups were damaging the country's economy by campaigning against power projects, mining and genetically modified food. While Greenpeace denied the allegations, India asked its central bank to tighten controls on moving funds from abroad into Greenpeace's Indian accounts. Greenpeace said the Indian government had "arbitrarily barred" it from receiving foreign funds from Greenpeace International and Climate Works Foundation in June 2014. The government's move to restrict the movement of funds had raised concerns that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new government will be tough on foreign-funded activist groups. Jan 21, 2015
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Danish wing of German anti-Islamist movement holds rally

The Danish wing of Germany's anti-Islamic PEGIDA movement staged its first rallies on Monday, drawing several hundred people in the capital and in other cities although marchers were outnumbered by counter-demonstrators. Duration: 00:33 Jan 21, 2015
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Govt Adjusts Disinvestment Plan: IOC Stake Sale Possible

The government is likely to bring IndianOil stake to the disinvestment table, as continued uncertainty over policy affecting Coal India and ONGC would prove an impediment to its plans, even as it struggles to limit itself to the 4.1% fiscal deficit. Jan 17, 2015