Badaun gang-rape case: Mayawati to visit victims` family today, demands Prez ... - Zee News

Zee Media Bureau/ Neha AttreNew Delhi: Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati will be travelling to Badaun on Sunday to meet the family of the two Dalit victims who were gang-raped and then murdered last month.Mayawati's visit has already triggered a controversy after minor Dalit children from the village were found cleaning the helipad area prior to her visit to make way for her chopper to land.Soon after the controversy erupted,...

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Badaun gangrape: Mayawati to meet victims' family, demands Centre's intervention - IBNLive

New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati will visit Uttar Pradesh's Badaun ditrict on Sunday to meet the family of the two Dalit girls who were allegedly gangraped and killed. She has demanded also President's rule in the state and said that the Centre should order speedy trial in the case.The visit came a day after Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi met the family of the two teenaged girls.Ahead of her visit, she addressed a press...

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US soldier freed in Afghanistan, 5 Taliban prisoners leave Guantanamo - Reuters India

By Warren StrobelWASHINGTON Sun Jun 1, 2014 9:25am IST 1 of 2. U.S. President Barack Obama watches as Jami Bergdahl (L) and Bob Bergdahl (C) talk about the release of their son, prisoner of war U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, during a statement in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington May 31, 2014.Credit: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The last U.S. prisoner of war held in Afghanistan was handed over...

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LeMons Utah Day One: Volvo 740, VW Golf, Porsche 914 Leading Classes

http://ift.tt/1kXYTvT The quantity of race cars at the first-ever Salt Lake City 24 Hours of LeMons wasn’t so high, but the quality was just stratospheric. We knew we’d be in for a good race session on Saturday, and that’s precisely what we got. Here’s how things stood at the end of the first day of racing at the Return of the LeMonites 24 Hours of LeMons. Leading Class A and the entire field, we’ve got the Volvo 740 Turbo of Team Too...

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PM Narendra Modi to distribute bonus to BJP workers post LS polls victory - Zee News

Zee Media BureauNew Delhi: It seems good days have already arrived for the BJP office workers as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the party's headquarters to distribute them three-month salary as incentive for the hard work they had put in during the General Elections.The office workers, who will be getting the incentives, include office staff, personal assistants, computer operators and cleaning staff.Modi, had called a meeting of the BJP general secretaries at his residence on Saturday and decided to give bonus...

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US soldier freed from captivity in Afghanistan - Hindustan Times

The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed by the Taliban in exchange for the release of five Afghan detainees from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Obama administration officials said. Sgt Bowe Bergdahl was handed over to US special forces by the Taliban on Saturday evening, local time, in an area of eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border. In a statement, the Taliban said Bergdahl was handed over on the outskirts of Khost province. Officials said the exchange was not violent and the...

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Badaun gang-rape case: After Rahul, Mayawati to meet family of victims - Zee News

Zee Media Bureau/ Neha AttreNew Delhi: Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati will be travelling to Badaun on Sunday to meet the family of the two Dalit victims who were gang-raped and then murdered last month.Mayawati's visit has already triggered a controversy after minor Dalit children from the village were found cleaning the helipad area prior to her visit to make way for her chopper to land.Soon after the controversy erupted, the BSP said that it is the work of the administration and not their to make way for the...

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US soldier freed from captivity in Afghanistan - Hindustan Times

The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed by the Taliban in exchange for the release of five Afghan detainees from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Obama administration officials said. Sgt Bowe Bergdahl was handed over to US special forces by the Taliban on Saturday evening, local time, in an area of eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border. In a statement, the Taliban said Bergdahl was handed over on the outskirts of Khost province. Officials said the exchange was not violent and the...

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Centre mulling to allow news broadcast on pvt FMs: Javadekar - Economic Times

MUMBAI: Union Information and Broadcasting MinisterPrakash Javadekar today said that the Centre is considering to allow privately-owned FM radio channels to start their own news broadcast."Why should FM channels be banned from broadcasting news? The Centre is considering to allow privately-owned FM radio channels to start their own news broadcast," Javadekar told reporters here today."The auction of FM radios has already entered its third phase. We will issue the guidelines in this connection shortly," he added.The move is...

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US soldier freed from captivity in Afghanistan - Hindustan Times

The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed by the Taliban in exchange for the release of five Afghan detainees from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Obama administration officials said. Sgt Bowe Bergdahl was handed over to US special forces by the Taliban on Saturday evening, local time, in an area of eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border. In a statement, the Taliban said Bergdahl was handed over on the outskirts of Khost province. Officials said the exchange was not violent and the...

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Deal To Free US Soldier Tied To Afghan 'Reconciliation' - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

U.S. President Barack Obama says U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl – a soldier held for five years by militants in Afghanistan -- has been freed as part of a deal that transfers high level Taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay to the custody of Qatar’s government.A senior official in Obama’s administration revealed on May 31 that the transfer of the Afghan detainees is part of “a broader reconciliation framework” for Afghanistan that involves Qatar.RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan reports that Taliban negotiators in 2013 had...

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Centre mulling to allow news broadcast on pvt FMs: Javadekar - Oneindia

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Seeking inputs on allowing 100 pc FDI in news media: Javadekar - IBNLive

Mumbai: Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar today said his ministry is seeking inputs from various stakeholders on whether to allow 100 per cent FDI in news media."The Centre is currently busy collecting views of various stakeholders in connection with the issue of allowing 100 percent FDI in news media," Javadekar told reporters here."We want to take the views of all the stakeholders before we take a final decision...

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Govt mulling to allow news broadcast on private FMs: Prakash Javadekar - Times of India

MUMBAI: Union information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said that the Centre is considering allowing privately-owned FM radio channels to start their own news broadcast."Why should FM channels be banned from broadcasting news? The Centre is considering allowing privately-owned FM radio channels to start their own news broadcast," Javadekar said here. "The auction of FM radios has already entered its third phase. We will issue the guidelines in this connection shortly ," he said. The move is likely to...

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Govt mulling to allow news broadcast on private FMs: Prakash Javadekar - Times of India

MUMBAI: Union information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said that the Centre is considering allowing privately-owned FM radio channels to start their own news broadcast."Why should FM channels be banned from broadcasting news? The Centre is considering allowing privately-owned FM radio channels to start their own news broadcast," Javadekar said here. "The auction of FM radios has already entered its third phase. We will issue the guidelines in this connection shortly ," he said. The move is likely to...

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Raj to be first in Thackeray family to contest election - Times of India

MUMBAI: Raj Thackeray has offered himself as the MNS's chief ministerial candidate. He will contest the state assembly election in October, thus becoming the first member of the Thackeray family to fight a poll.The late Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray never contested an election. Raj's cousin Uddhav, who now leads the Sena, also hasn't, till date.Raj announced his decision at a well-attended party conclave on Saturday, thus sending Maharashtra's political mercury soaring to a new high."I want to tell you something. I will contest...

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Seeking inputs on allowing 100 pc FDI in news media: Javadekar - IBNLive

Mumbai: Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar today said his ministry is seeking inputs from various stakeholders on whether to allow 100 per cent FDI in news media."The Centre is currently busy collecting views of various stakeholders in connection with the issue of allowing 100 percent FDI in news media," Javadekar told reporters here."We want to take the views of all the stakeholders before we take a final decision...

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Raj to be first in Thackeray family to contest election - Times of India

MUMBAI: Raj Thackeray has offered himself as the MNS's chief ministerial candidate. He will contest the state assembly election in October, thus becoming the first member of the Thackeray family to fight a poll.The late Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray never contested an election. Raj's cousin Uddhav, who now leads the Sena, also hasn't, till date.Raj announced his decision at a well-attended party conclave on Saturday, thus sending Maharashtra's political mercury soaring to a new high."I want to tell you something. I will contest...

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