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Mamata slams both Congress and BJP ahead of LS Polls

Kolkata, March 22 (ANI): In a public rally as part of her election campaign ahead of the general elections, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, slammed her political opponents for the increase in prices of essential commodities. Mamata known for her charismatic leadership in West Bengal is all set to contest the upcoming elections and hopes for her win without any alliance either with Congress party or with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Slamming the parties, Banerjee accused them of forming a syndicate to secure a vote bank. Banerjee took a dig at the Congress led central government by slamming them over price rise and inflation. Criticising the opposition, Banerjee cautioned people about the consequences of BJP rule if they come to power by sharing experience during her alliance with BJP led NDA. Mar 22, 2014
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Pope Francis to meet hundreds of mafia victims' relatives

One of Italy's leading anti-mafia associations, Libera, is holding a meeting on Friday with Pope Francis and hundreds of relatives of mafia victims. Its deputy head, Marcello Cozzi, explains the importance of the pope's support and the hope that the Catholic Church will play a greater role in fighting organised crime -- including cleaning up the scandal-hit Vatican bank. Mar 22, 2014
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Obama: Sanctions on more Russian govt. officials, bank

President Barack Obama announces new sanctions on more Russian officials, other individuals and a bank, and threatens to directly target the Russian economy over Moscow's absorption of Crimea. Duraion: 00:39 Mar 20, 2014
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BSE closes points 12.33 up on March 18

New Delhi, March 18 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 12.33 points up to stand at 21,822.13. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 12.45 points up to stand at 6,516.65. Maruti Suzuki and Financial Tech were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 7.54% and 4.99% along with Union Bank and Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd. with an increase of 4.84% and 4.24% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include Muthoot Finance Ltd. and IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd. with a decrease of 5.95% and 5.22% along with JPPOWER and Tata Motors with a decrease of 4.78% and 3.09% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is down 13.00 points at 12,795.16 while the banking sector is up 50.93 points at 13,807.08 and the realty sector is down10.47points at 1,377.21. The Indian currency is up 0.07% at Rs 61.15 per dollar. Mar 18, 2014
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Thousands take to West Bank streets to support Abbas

Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of West Bank cities Monday in support of president Mahmud Abbas's visit to Washington for talks with Barack Obama on the peace process with Israel. Duration: 01:08 Mar 18, 2014
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Lady Gaga admits to being bankrupt during 2009 'Monster Ball' tour

New Delhi, Mar 17 (ANI): Lady Gaga has admitted that she was actually bankrupt during her Monster Ball tour in 2009. The 27-year-old singer revealed that she had 3 million dollars in the bank to her name and she spent it all to make her stage, which made her go bankrupt. Gaga added that she was able to get the attention of Arthur Fogel, chairman of Live Nation's global touring division, which changed her and her family's life, as she was given a cheque of 40 million dollars. Mar 17, 2014
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Judge killed by Israeli troops at Jordan border buried

Raed Zeiter, a Palestinian with Jordanian citizenship who worked as a judge in Amman, was buried in the West Bank city of Nablus. The 38 year-old man was shot at the Allenby Bridge crossing between the West Bank and Jordan. Duration: 00:25 Mar 12, 2014

P Chidambaram presses for freedom of media

New Delhi, March 10 (ANI): Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday emphasized on the freedom of media for the interest of the nation while addressing the Delhi's unit of Kerala's union of working journalists in the national capital. He also called on media to do extensive research before reporting news after mentioning the example of a newspaper that ran incorrect news about Reserve Bank of India. He quoted United States Watergate scandal case as an example of proper research and verification of facts. He also mentioned about how dangerous the profession of journalism and the restrictions faced by the journalists today. Mar 10, 2014