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Making VK Singh's operation public threat to country: Bharat Verma

New Delhi, Sep 20 (ANI): Talking about the allegations on Former Army Chief Gen. VK Singh, Defence Analyst Captain (Retd) Bharat Verma said on Friday that the politicization of the operation and making it public can be a great threat to the security of the country. He further said that this seems more like a political rivalry than anything else. Gen. VK Singh is under scrutiny on the allegations of toppling the Jammu and Kashmir government by setting up a special unit in the Army. Sep 20, 2013
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Jungle raj in UP; Muzaffarnagar left 'Gujarat' behind: Rashid Alvi

New Delhi, Sep 20 (ANI): As the situation in Muzaffarnagar district of UP is nowhere improving, and politicians continue to get arrested on visiting the state, Congress leader Rashid Alvi said on Friday that Muzaffarnagar has even left 'Gujarat' behind and the situation in the state is worse than the later. Further, he said that the residents of the area are scared of going back home in the backdrop of recent communal riots. Talking about ADG Arun Kumar seeking transfer, he said that the state has failed in all aspects and there is a 'jungle raj' in the state. Sep 20, 2013
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First UK India Business Centre opens in Gurgaon

Gurgaon, Sep 20 (ANI): The British Trade and Investment Minister Lord Stephen Green, currently on a visit to India with a delegation launched the first bilateral business centre at Gurgaon. This move would enable small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to prosper with their ventures in India. The UK-India Business Centre, is the maiden centre to open in a major emerging market after Prime Minister David Cameron___s call that Britain would go ahead with a new scheme to support business overseas. Great Britain aims to doubling its bilateral trade with India by 2015. Sep 20, 2013
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Ramdev dubs PM as a ___robot___

Lucknow, Sep 20 (ANI): Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev dubbed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a robot and slave of Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Ramdev obliquely said that Sonia Gandhi had taken control of democracy in India by subverting the Constitution. Yoga guru has decided to campaign in the country till parliament polls scheduled in May 2014. Born in a dusty village in northern India to illiterate parents, Swami Ramdev heads a $40 million global yoga empire and owns an island off the coast of Scotland. Sep 20, 2013
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Tata group plans new air carrier in alliance with Singapore Airlines

New Delhi, Sep 20 (ANI): Singapore Airlines Ltd and Tata group, owner of the Jaguar and Land Rover brands, have entered into a pact to set up a new full-service airline in India and also have sought approval for this tie-up to function from New Delhi. India___s Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh clarified this while interacting with the media persons in the national capital. Tata Sons said it will own 51 percent of the carrier and Singapore Airlines will own the remainder. On its part, Singapore Airlines said the initial outlay of $100 million would be funded by the two sides in proportion to their ownership. Sep 20, 2013
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Egypt army buries police general after clashes

The funeral of Giza deputy security chief Nabil Farrag took place in Cairo today, with Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and other top brass in attendance. Farrag was shot dead when security forces stormed the Islamist bastion Kerdassah near the Giza pyramids on Thursday in the latest crackdown on Islamist supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. Duration: 00:40 Sep 20, 2013
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Toddler's 9/11 t-shirt lands mum suspended sentence

French appeals court rules "severe, surprising" sentence over mother for sending her three-year old to school wearing a T-shirt bearing the words "I'm a bomb" and "Jihad, born September 11." Duration: 00:52 Sep 20, 2013
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Swiss split on whether to abolish military draft

Swiss voters will head to the ballot box Sunday to decide whether to abolish their conscript army, as much a part of the Alpine nation's image as direct democracy, chocolate and cheese. Duration: 00:53 Sep 20, 2013
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Rise of violence raises food concerns in C. Africa

The African Union on Friday urged the international community to do more in the poor and strife-torn Central African Republic, describing the situation there as "dire". Central African Republic has been chronically unstable for the greater part of the past two decades. Duration: 00:57 Sep 20, 2013
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Obama: US becomes 'deadbeat' if debt ceiling not raised

President Barack Obama warns that America will become a "deadbeat" nation if conservative Republicans refuse to raise the government's debt ceiling by next month and throw the economy into crisis. Duration: 00:55 Sep 20, 2013
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