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Trump urges college students to stand up to criticism

 Sat, 13 May 2017
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Trump urges college students to stand up to criticism

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Delivering his first commencement address, President Donald Trump today urged graduates of a Christian university to follow their convictions but to also be willing to stand up to criticism from others who don't have the courage to do what is right.Trump kept to an upbeat message in his first...
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Pakistan army chief visits LoC amid border tension

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Amid border tension, Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa today toured some areas along the Line of Control, two weeks after a similar visit which was followed by the beheading of two Indian soldiers.Bajwa visited troops deployed along the LoC in Nikial sector, Pakistan Army's media wing...
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Pak summons Indian envoy over ceasefire violation

Pakistan on Saturday summoned India's Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh over the latest ceasefire violation between the two nations.According to sources, India conveyed that Pakistan initiated heavy shelling and artillery in the Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir.It was the third consecutive...
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Need to isolate Pakistan at all international forums, says Gadkari

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Pakistans refusal to accept its role in disturbing peace in India and funding militants in Jammu and Kashmir is a serious challenge and it is necessary to isolate Islamabad at all international forums, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday.Road Transport, Highways and Shipping minister...
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Mehbooba expresses grief over death of 2 civilains in Pak firing

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today expressed grief over the death of two civilians in the firing by Pakistani forces along the Line of Control in Rajouri.Mehbooba has expressed grief over the death of two civilians and injuries to few others at Jhanger in Nowshera sector of...
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JUST IN: India's Bajrang Punia clinches gold, defeating Lee Seungchul of South Korea, in the Men's 65 kg at the Asian Wrestling Championship
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Candlelight march for Kashmiri officer Lt Umar Fayaz

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A candlelight march has begun at India Gate in New Delhi to pay homage to Army officer Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz, who was killed by terrorists on Wednesday.Earlier in the day, the army said a school had been renamed after Fayaz and his family was handed over a cheque for Rs 75 lakh. The cheque...
18:35

J-K Police busts Lashkar-e-Tayiba module

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The Jammu and Kashmir Police today claimed to have busted a module of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba, which had been trying to revive militancy in the Chenab valley, with the arrest of seven persons, including an special police officer and a former Territorial Army personnel.The module was...
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Michelle Obama criticises Trump administration's school lunch policy

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Former US first lady Michelle Obama expressed concern over the Trump administration's decision to scale back school meal nutritional requirements.You have to stop and think, 'Why don't you want our kids to have good food at school? What is wrong with you, and why is that a partisan issue? Obama...
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Ransomware virus also strikes India, systems of Andhra police hit

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The unprecedented global wave of cyberattacks, which have affected over 45,000 computers in at least 74 countries since Friday evening, have also spread to India. Over 100 systems of the Andhra Pradesh police have been affected by the virus, called ransomware.Confirming the attack, Gulshan Rai,...
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Imam Barkati finally removes red beacon from his car

Shahi Imam of Tipu Sultan Masjid, Maulana Noor-ur Rehman Barkati, who had initially refused to remove the red beacon from his car, finally agreed to follow Centre's order.Defying Centre's order, Barkati earlier said that he would continue to use the red-beacon as the permission for it was given...
16:54

AAP leader Ashish Khetan claims to have received death threat

AAP leader Ashish Khetan today claimed to have received a death threat from fringe Hindu groups, and demanded that Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh initiate action against the culprits.Khetan said he had on May 9 received a letter stating that he had crossed all levels in committing sins against...
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Triple talaq victims meet Yogi, demand justice

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held his junta durbar on Saturday inside the Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur where several Muslim women, victims of triple talaq, met him and demanded justice.Momina Khatoon, a resident of Sant Kabir Nagar with three children queued up at the Gorakhnath...
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10 labourers killed near Pak's Gwadar port

At least 10 labourers working on a road project near Pakistan's strategic Gwadar port in the restive Balochistan province were shot dead by gunmen today.Gwadar Deputy Commissioner Naeem Bazai said the labourers worked on a road project and were from Sindh province.Eight of the labourers died on...
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IPL: 5 bookies arrested with Rs 70,000 in Ghaziabad

Two days after betting rackets were busted in Delhi and Kanpur, five more bookies have been arrested with Rs 70,000 from Ghaziabad in connection with the Indian Premier League betting.On Thursday, three bookies namely, Ramesh Shah, Vikas Chauhan and Ramesh were caught along with cash worth Rs 4,...
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Nawaz Sharif-Jinping display bonhomie over OBOR

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Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reached Beijing on Saturday and felicitated his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang for organising the international forum to highlight One Belt One Road Initiative.Terming the participation of key world leaders as a positive indication, Sharif, at the meeting,...
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School to be renamed after slain hero Lt Ummer Fayaz

To honour the death of Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz who was abducted and later killed by a group of militants in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army has decided to rename a school after the former as 'Lt Ummer Goodwill School'.This was announced by Victor Force, General Officer Commanding Major General...
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Jadhav case: Islamabad feels it's 'at a disadvantage', says Pak official

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Pakistan is likely to tell the International Court of Justice that it has no jurisdiction over the case of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav whom its military court has put on death row, say Pakistani media reports.Islamabad also feels it's clearly at a disadvantage in the case because the ICJ...
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Osama's son 'bent on avenging his father's death'

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Osama bin Laden's son Hamza is poised to lead a stronger, larger Al Qaeda and is bent on avenging his father's death, according to a former FBI agent familiar with the personal letters seized in a dramatic US raid that killed the al Qaeda leader in Pakistan's Abbottabad.Hamza, about 28 year old...
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UPDATE: No role in Umar Fayaz's killing, says Hizbul Mujahideen chief

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Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin denied Jammu and Kashmir Polices statement blaming three members of his outfit for Lt Umar Fayazs killing. Our militants are not involved in the murder of Lt Umar Fayaz. Such a killing is condemnable, he said in a statement to a local news agency.He blamed...
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AAP's Sanjeev Jha tries to launch hunger strike outside Kapil Mishra's house, detained

Aam Aadmi Party MLA Sanjeev Jha, who was planning to go on a hunger strike against the allegations made by sacked party leader Kapil Mishra, was today detained by Delhi Police.According to the police, Jha did not have permission to hold the strike and was thus detained along with his...
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India to skip China's Belt and Road Forum

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India will skip China's high-profile Belt and Road summit beginning on Sunday in view of sovereignty concerns related to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a flagship project of the initiative that is expected to play a dominant role in the two-day meet.While there is no official word,...
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Pakistan ready with arguments to pursue case against Jadhav before ICJ

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Pakistan has devised their strategy on how they are going to plead their point of view in the public hearing on Monday before the International Court of Justice over the conviction of Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav.After hectic consultations for two days with the Foreign Office and law ministry...
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JUST IN: Army patrol party fired upon by terrorists in Pulwama's Tral. Area cordoned off. More details awaited
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'Invisible' laser walls to bolster security along border with Pak in J-K

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The Border Security Force is all set to get more teeth to man the 198 km India-Pakistan international border using a newly developed technology that can detect intrusions and relay information immediately to the nearest post for action.Developed by Delhi-based defence IoT firm, CRON Systems, the...
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Vivek Oberoi donates 25 flats to families of CRPF martyrs

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Bollywood actor Vivek Oberois company Karrm Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. has donated 25 flats to the families of Central Reserve Police Force martyrs in Thane, Maharashtra.According to reports, Viveks organistation has written a letter to the CRPF fraternity announcing the flats to the kin of the...
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Army is not against Kashmiris, our job is to separate, target terrorists: Gen Rawat

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Underlining the operating philosophy of the army which believes that all Kashmiris are not involved in militancy, Army chief General Bipin Rawat has said our job is to separate the terrorists from the Kashmiri people and target the terrorists. Disabusing the notion that the army is against...
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Next 'expose' will be shocker for AAP voters, says Kapil Mishra

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Axed Delhi minister Kapil Mishra, who is on an indefinite fast, claimed his next expose will rattle the people of Delhi who trusted the Aam Aadmi Party.His mother Annapurna, a former BJP mayor, wrote a letter to Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of spreading lies that the BJP was behind her son's...
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UP may soon have 'no school bag Saturdays'

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The Uttar Pradesh government is considering a proposal to declare no school bag day on Saturdays in state-run schools. This was conveyed at a meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma in Lucknow, an official release said.  School kids will be allowed to come to school without...
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Rajnikanth gets warning from Haji Mastan's son: Portray him right or else...

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Tamil actor and superstar Rajinikanth has received a legal notice from Sundar Shaekhar, who claims to be the son of underworld don Haji Mastan Mirza.  In the legal notice, Sundar has asked Rajinikanth not to depict Haji Mastan as a 'smuggler and an underworld don'.  There has been...
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HC asks UP govt to issue new licences for slaughter houses

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The Allahabad high court has said it is an obligation of the Uttar Pradesh government to establish and run modernised slaughter houses in the state and directed authorities to issue new licenses as per rules. Considering that licences for meat shops and slaughter houses can be granted under...
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White House opens theatre to public after Melania calls for it

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The White House has for the first time opened its movie theatre for the general public after US First Lady Melania Trump called for it.  The theatre was opened as part of the White House's self-guided tours in the East Wing.  The White House belongs to the people of this country. I...
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ISPs told to block child abuse sites by July 31

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The Centre has asked all internet service providers to prevent the distribution and transmission of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) into the country by adopting and implementing Internet Watch Foundation resources by July 31.  The ministry of women and child development has issued an...
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Just In: Pakistan again violates ceasefire, resorts to mortar shelling along LoC in Rajouri district of J&K, says Army.
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Man does a 'Darr' in real life, tries to kill husband of girl he stalked

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A man allegedly tried to kill the husband of a woman he used to stalk and when arrested told the police that he was inspired by Shah Rukh Khan's act in Bollywood movie Darr. After Vivek Kumar Aggarwal (37) got to know that the police have launched a manhunt for him, he allegedly attempted to...
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Trump threatens to cancel media briefings to ensure 'accuracy'

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United States President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to cancel the White House press briefings and instead issue written responses to questions 'for accuracy', escalating his tiff with the media that has questioned the administration's shifting stance on the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
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