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African migrants go to Italian quake zone to help survivors

African migrants hoping to start a new life in Italy after risking their lives crossing the Mediterranean have headed to the area of Wednesday’s earthquake, helping local people who lost everything in the disaster.

Wearing bright orange overalls, the group from a temporary hostel about 50 km away blended in on Friday with other volunteer workers who have come from all over Italy.

“We need to help…

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#Italian quake

AAP removes Sucha Singh Chhotepur as Punjab chief for alleged corruption

The political affairs committee of the Aam Aadmi Party took the action against the Punjab AAP convener Chhotepur.The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday evening removed its Punjab convener, Sucha Singh Chhotepur, from the post and formed a panel to probe allegations of corruption against him.

Chhotepur will now face a disciplinary committee of the party, comprising Delhi lawmaker Jarnail Singh and…

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#Sucha Singh Chhotepur

AAP removes Sucha Singh Chhotepur as Punjab chief for alleged corruption

The political affairs committee of the Aam Aadmi Party took the action against the Punjab AAP convener Chhotepur.The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday evening removed its Punjab convener, Sucha Singh Chhotepur, from the post and formed a panel to probe allegations of corruption against him.

Chhotepur will now face a disciplinary committee of the party, comprising Delhi lawmaker Jarnail Singh and…

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#Sucha Singh Chhotepur

'Poor children used as shields in Kashmir': Emotional Mehbooba takes firm stand

‘Poor children used as shields in Kashmir’: Emotional Mehbooba takes firm stand

It was supposed to be a “joint” press conference of Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti — her first open media interaction since the time the current bout of unrest hit the state 48 odd days ago.

While Singh did most of the talking and she spoke only a few sentences towards the end of the media briefing, in the end it was Mufti who was the newsmaker of…

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#Mehbooba Mufti

Russia banned from Rio Paralympics after appeal is upheld by CAS

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Sir Philip Craven declared “it is not a day for celebration” despite the Court of Arbitration for Sport upholding Russia’s exclusion from the Rio Paralympic Games.

Russian competitors remained banned from next month’s Rio Paralympics after the country lost an appeal on Tuesday against a suspension issued over a vast, state-run doping programme.

T…

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#Rio Paralympics

The official list of Android 7.0 Nougat features

The rumors were true and the Android 7.0 Nougat release date was indeed August 22. Praise be to Duarte! The Android Nougat update will roll out to supported Nexus devices today. Until we can flash images and get into the nuts and bolts of what the latest version of Android has in store, all we’ve got to go on is the official Android 7.0 Nougat features listed by Google. We’ve listed those for…

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#Nougat features

Balochistan, Gilgit, PoK: Modi's tough stand against Pakistan leaves little choice for Opposition

Balochistan, Gilgit, PoK: Modi’s tough stand against Pakistan leaves little choice for Opposition

India and Pakistan continued their diplomatic jousting over Kashmir with the Pakistani Foreign Secretary on Friday in a polite rejoinder to his Indian counterpart inviting him for talks in Islamabad on the “Kashmir dispute” with the aim of finding a resolution “in accordance with UNSC resolutions”.

This makes the Opposition’s dilemma more acute as they are aware of the adverse fallout of critical…

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#BALOCHISTAN #PoK

Parliament Monsoon Session scripts history with GST Bill, boosts Congress, BJP bonhomie

What a Monsoon Session in Parliament India witnessed this time! Exactly a year ago it was a complete wash out as the heightened ruckus had forced Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to take an unprecedented action of suspending 25 Congress MPs for five days.

Last year extreme bitterness soured relationship between the Congress and the BJP and the session ended on 13 August with no work done even at…

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#Parliament

LG’s next smartphone specs leaked, and it sounds amazing

The successor to last year’s popular V10 has been making the rounds recently, mostly directly from LG, who have confirmed the LG V20 will launch on September 6 in San Francisco and will be the first smartphone to run Android 7.0 Nougat.

The biggest question on most people’s minds is whether LG’s somewhat-failed attempt at modularity with the G5 will reappear with the V20.

While our source can’t…

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Kalikho Pul: A rise from humble beginnings to Arunachal Pradesh CM's chair

Kalikho Pul: A rise from humble beginnings to Arunachal Pradesh CM’s chair

Pul, who was 47-years-old, allegedly hanged himself from the ceiling fan in his bedroom, a top police officer said. Reports suggest he has been suffering from depression. After the news of his death spread, MLAs from ruling and Opposition parties, ministers, friends and members of public rushed to his bungalow.

However, the Supreme Court termed the appointment as illegal. Later Nabam Tuki was…

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#Kalikho Pul

Be Curious If You Want To Make Smarter Decisions

Curiosity could be an effective tool to entice people into making smarter and healthier decisions, a recent study has revealed.

“Our research shows that arousing people’s curiosity can influence their choices by steering them away from tempting desires, like unhealthy foods or taking the elevator and toward less tempting, but healthier options, such as buying more fresh produce or taking the…

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#Curiosity

Punjab polls: AAP's first list of 19 candidates includes HS Phoolka, Himmat Singh Shergill

Punjab polls: AAP’s first list of 19 candidates includes HS Phoolka, Himmat Singh Shergill

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday released its first list of 19 candidates out of the 117 segments for the Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections due early next year. AAP state affairs in-charge Sanjay Singh, Sangrur MP and chairman of the campaign committee, Bhagwant Mann, and AAP’s women wing chief Baljinder Kaur released the list at a press conference here. State convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur was…

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Uttar Pradesh 2017: Why Varanasi is an opportunity for Congress and Rahul Gandhi

To expect the Congress to win the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh is like betting on India to top the medal tally at the Rio Olympics.

As Raj Babbar said before his party’s road show in Varanasi, the Congress needs a miracle to return to power in the state.

Yet, the impressive crowd at the road show in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency suggests the Congress is at least getting…

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#RAHUL GANDHI

OPPO F1s smartphone launched in India

This one is for the selfie aficionados in India. OPPO continues their selfie revolution in India with the launch of another selfie centric smartphone, the OPPO F1s, which the company introduced at an event held in Mumbai.

The OPPO F-series of smartphones is known for its capable front-facing camera and includes the F1, unveiled in January this year, and the F1 Plus that launched in April. The…

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#OPPO F1s

The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is the world’s top-selling smartphone so far in 2016

Samsung seems to only be getting bigger and better. Not only does it now account for the three top-selling Android smartphone models shipped worldwide, but its Galaxy S7 Edge was also the world’s top-selling Android smartphone model in the first half of 2016, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics.

Samsung has done a killer job with their Galaxy S7 Edge, which has achieved…

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#Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

Inderjeet Singh fails B sample test also, Rio hopes virtually over

In another jolt to India shot-put athlete Inderjeet Singh’s chances of making it to Rio, his ‘B’ sample athlete has also been found positive. This lessen his chances to go to Rio and represent India. Last week, the ‘A’ sample of the shot-putter was also found positive but he had claimed foul play in the dope test.

28-year-old Inderjeet’s ‘A’ sample had returned positive for banned steroids…

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#Inderjeet Singh

Sonia Gandhi Attempts Congress Course-Correction in Modi's Varanasi

Sonia Gandhi Attempts Congress Course-Correction in Modi’s Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home constituency Varanasi, for a change or at least for a day, is shining with Congress colours. Congress’ external poll strategist Prashant Kishor has ensured that Sonia Gandhi’s posters, banners, welcome arches and gates are seen everywhere in the city and her road show on Tuesday becomes a talking point, on whatever merit.Attempting to resurrect a near moribund…

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