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PM Modi expresses satisfaction with new Cultural Exchange Programme signed with Australia

Canberra, Nov 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed his satisfaction with the new Cultural Exchange Programme signed between Australia and India, which he said would go a long way in connecting peoples of the two countries. He made a special mention of the games of cricket and hockey, which he described as the "natural glue between our people", but also made a pitch for yoga which was "enormously popular here (Australia)". Nov 18, 2014
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Pandit Nehru was all for secularism, says Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi, Nov 17 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday credited India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru with the foresight to see the importance of secularism for a country as diverse as India. Gandhi was speaking at the two-day international conference to commemorate 125th birth anniversary of Nehru in New Delhi. Gandhi further credited Nehru with laying the foundation for India's economic emergence and said he recognised the public sector as a potent symbol of change and modernisation. Congress president also said Nehru was a great unifying force in the critical years after independence. Nov 17, 2014
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Home Minister Rajnath Singh assures modernisation of prisons

New Delhi, Nov 15 (ANI): Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said that the second-phase of modernisation of prisons will begin from next financial year, while addressing a seminar by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on prison reforms. The NHRC organised a two-day national seminar on prison reforms in New Delhi, which concluded on November 14, with an aim to see that the recommendations given by it in 2011 were implemented. In his speech, Singh said that he has been to prison four to five times and has seen it very closely. He added that the situation of the prisons were quite miserable. Meanwhile, he praised the Commission for picking up this subject. He also said that NHRC chairman KG Balakrishnan’s concern of overcrowding prisons was also addressed. Nov 15, 2014
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Jennifer Lawrence Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction: 10 Worst Celebrity Fashion Faux Pas - Lady Gaga, Janet Jackson, Tara Reid and More [PHOTOS]

Jennifer Lawrence suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction at "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" premiere party in London on 10 November. Meanwhile, celebrities suffering wardrobe malfunction is not uncommon, as there are hordes of them in the list, including Lady Gaga, Janet Jackson and Tara Reid. Here are 10 worst celebrity fashion faux pas in the recent past. Nov 12, 2014
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Bilaspur sterilization camp deaths case: SC declines to entertain petition seeking its intervention

New Delhi, Nov 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a petition seeking its intervention in case of medical negligence deaths during sterilization camp in Bilaspur. Eleven women have died and dozens more are in a critical condition after a government-run sterilization programme in Chhattisgarh designed to control the country's billion-plus population went wrong. Nov 12, 2014
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Eight Indian women die after mass sterilisation

Eight women have died in India and dozens more are in a critical condition after a state-run sterilisation programme designed to control the country's billion-plus population went badly wrong. Duration: 00:38 Nov 11, 2014
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