| Madhya Pradesh Christians to protest in ‘Gandhigiri’ way |
| NAT47National/ReligionMadhya Pradesh Christians to protest in ‘Gandhigiri’ wayBhopal, Oct 1 IANS From Thursday, Christians in Madhya Pradesh will take to “Gandhigiri” - donating blood and planting saplings - to protest the violence targeting the community.The Madhya Pradesh Isai Mahasangh MPIM that is spearheading the protests along with many socio-political organisations Wednesday said the campaign is being launched to protest the violence against the community.“We do not believe in violence in any form, including terrorism read more |
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| Mumbai, Oct 1 IANS Premium carmaker Honda Siel Cars India la |
| BUS21BusinessThird generation Honda City launched in MumbaiMumbai, Oct 1 IANS Premium carmaker Honda Siel Cars India launched the third generation model of its popular sedan 'City' here Wednesday.Priced between Rs.815,000 and Rs.942,000 ex-showroom Delhi, the new Honda City comes with 1.5-litre, four cylinder new i-VTEC engine in three different versions with automatic and manual transmissions.Honda president and chief executive Masahiro Takedagawa said Honda City was one of the most successful car brands in the Asian markets read more |
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| Uttar Pradesh minister's motorcade attacked by mob |
| NAT56National/Politics/CrimeUttar Pradesh minister's motorcade attacked by mobLucknow, Oct 1 IANS An Uttar Pradesh minister's motorcade was attacked Wednesday after his security personnel got into a scuffle with a mob blocking traffic to protest electricity problems in Chandauli district, police said.The incident took place when state Minister for Culture Subhash Pandey was travelling through Zaleel region in Chandauli, 275 km from here. Residents of the area had blocked a road, demanding the replacement of an electric transformer that was out of order for the past 10 days read more |
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| INT72International/Business/EconomyEurope may also need massive rescue plan: OECD chiefStrasbourg, Oct 1 DPA Despite assurances by European leaders that their finance systems were stable, Europe may still need a massive rescue plan similar to the $700-billion measure being voted on by the US Congress, the head of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD said Wednesday. Speaking as he presented the annual report to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the outlook read more |
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| BJP accuses Congress of politics of 'minorityism' |
| NAT79National/Politics/TerrorismBJP accuses Congress of politics of 'minorityism'Mumbai, Oct 1 IANS The Bharatiya Janata Party BJP Wednesday accused the ruling United Progressive Alliance of following the politics of minorityism.“The Congress and some other parties have developed a vested interest in practising the politics of minorityism. They treat minorities as vote banks and don't have real concern or commitment for their development and welfare,” BJP senior leader L.K read more |
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| Advani promises national board for pilgrimage centres |
| NAT62National/Politics/ReligionAdvani promises national board for pilgrimage centresMumbai, Oct 1 IANS Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leader L.K. Advani Wednesday promised to set up a national board to provide better facilities and ensure safety at all religious places if his party was voted to power in general elections.Making a reference to the temple stampede in Rajasthan's Jodhpur town Tuesday that killed 149 people, Advani told a public rally at Washim town in Maharashtra that the issue of pilgrims' facilities had not got adequate attention until now read more |
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| Threat to blow up Mumbai Income Tax offices |
| NAT73National/TerrorismThreat to blow up Mumbai Income Tax officesMumbai, Oct 1 IANS The Income Tax IT head office has received a threat that bomb blasts will be carried out at all 14 branches of the IT department here between Oct 27 and Oct 31, officials said Wednesday.The threat, on an ordinary postcard, unlike e-mail threats in the recent past, has been taken seriously and the police department has been informed, an IT department official told IANS.Additional Commissioner of Police Protection read more |
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| Advani greets Muslims on Eid |
| NAT60National/Politics/ReligionAdvani greets Muslims on EidMumbai, Oct 1 IANS Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leader L.K. Advani Wednesday greeted Muslims on the occasion of Eid.“Tomorrow will be Eid-ul-Fitr. The month of Ramadan will end. I send by festive greetings to all our Muslim sisters and brothers,” Advani told a public rally at Washim in Maharashtra.Describing India as a country of many religions, he said: “Our national culture enjoins upon us to respect all faiths and treat followers of other faiths as our own brethren read more |
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| Car bomb explosion kills three in Iraq |
| INT67International/TerrorismCar bomb explosion kills three in IraqBaghdad, Oct 1 Xinhua At least three people were killed and 29 injured Wednesday when a bomb planted in a car went off at a parking-lot in Iraq's Salahudin province, the police said."A car bomb in a busy parking-lot in the Shia holy suburb of Saiyd Muhammad in the town of Balad, some 80 km north of Baghdad, went off and killed at least three people," a police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.More than 25 people were also injured in the blast, the official said read more |
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| Dev Anand sells off his Mumbai recording studio |
| ENT14Entertainment/Economy/CinemaDev Anand sells off his Mumbai recording studioMumbai, Oct 1 IANS A buzz currently doing the rounds in Bollywood is that the industry's octogenarian star Dev Anand, who celebrated his 85th birthday Sep 26, has sold off his Anand Recording Studio here to a builder for Rs.500 million.But the deal could not be confirmed as the star is currently in London for the launch of the international edition of his autobiography, "Romancing with Life". He is expected to return to Mumbai Oct 5 read more |
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