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India a responsible nuclear state, believes in ‘no first use’: Akbar

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Union minister M J Akbar today asserted that India is a responsible nuclear state and believes in ‘no first use’ of such weapons, even as he questioned why no action is being taken at the global level against proliferation. Speaking at a session on nuclear threats to international security here at the World Economic Forum (WEF), he said many countries see nuclear weapons as the ultimate deterrence and see “missiles as a message”. The minister of state for external affairs said just a few days ago India joined the Australia…

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Nitish Kumar rejects allegations of political volte-face

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today rejected opposition RJD’s allegation that he had done a political volte-face by walking out of the Grand Alliance and re-joined the BJP-led NDA. Without naming RJD or any of its leaders, Kumar, who is also the JD(U) national president, asserted that he had not turned his back on any of his government’s agenda but found it difficult to work with people who believed in using power for amassing wealth. “It is often said about me – ‘palat gaye’ (did a volte- face). I wish…

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4 policemen killed in encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh

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Four police personnel, including two sub-inspectors, were killed and seven others injured in a gun-fight with Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district today, police said. The encounter took place in the forests of Irpanar village in Abhujmad area when a police team was out on anti- Naxal operation, Special Director General of Police (anti- Naxal operations) D M Awasthi told PTI. “Two sub-inspectors and as many constables, belonging to DRG (District Reserve Guard of Police) lost their lives and seven other personnel sustained injuries in the incident,” he said. The team,…

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Politics robbing current gen of Indo-Pak rivalry: Akhtar

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Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar feels cricketers in India and Pakistan are being denied a chance to experience the historic cross-border sporting rivalry between the two countries due to politics. India and Pakistan have not played a full bilateral series since 2007 in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008. A short series was played in India in 2012 but considering the current hostility in diplomatic ties, resumption of full cricketing ties between the two nations seems highly unlikely anytime soon. “It is terribly sad that cricketers from either…

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Peter Jackson working on World War I documentary

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Filmmaker Peter Jackson is modernising World War I footage for a new documentary. The “Lord of the Rings ” director will take the archival footage from the conflict and digitally restore it to show what life in the Great War might actually have been like, reported Entertainment Weekly. The film project is part of 14-18 NOW, the United Kingdom’s arts program commissioned to commemorate the centennial of World War I’s end in 1918. Jackson has used modern technology to update and colourise the footage. It has also been paired with…

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Acting abroad doesn’t count as work experience in India:Nimrat

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Acting in Hollywood is often seen as a career boost but Nimrat Kaur says her stint in the West isn’t counted as work experience in India. Despite having appeared in two American shows “Homeland” and “Wayward Pines”, Nimrat said an actor is only talked about in the country when he/she is doing films here. “I have worked abroad but that doesn’t really translate here as work experience, so I am just two films old. How you are remembered in India is by the films that you are doing here,” the…

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SC refuses to modify order allowing release of ‘Padmaavat’

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The Supreme Court today refused to modify its earlier order which had cleared the decks for the nationwide release of ‘Padmaavat’, saying people must understand that orders of the top court have to be “abided with”. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said this while rejecting pleas filed by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh seeking modification in its January 18 order. The Supreme Court had paved the way for the nationwide release of ‘Padmaavat’ on January 25 by staying the ban on the screening in states of Gujarat and…

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Sensex ends above 36k, Nifty breaches 11k-mark on IMF boost

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Benchmark Sensex zoomed 342 points today to close above the 36,000-mark for the first time, while the broader Nifty too breached the historic 11,000-level after IMF projected India’s growth getting back on track. Investor sentiment got a boost after the IMF said India will see its growth picking up to 7.4 per cent in 2018-19 to regain the status of the world’s fastest growing major economy. In its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) update released yesterday in Davos on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meet, the International…

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West must share benefits of growth with emerging world: Rajan

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Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday said the Western world must realise they cannot go a long way without the help of the emerging economies and warned that no one would be able to resolve any problem of a ‘fractured world’ if things are not set right soon. Without naming any country, he said the West must realise that their population is ageing and the demand for their products would mostly come from the emerging world. Speaking in Davos at a session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual…

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EU takes Panama, seven others off tax haven list

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The EU removed eight countries including Panama from its new tax haven blacklist today after they pledged to address its concerns, in a move swiftly condemned by activists. The United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Mongolia, Macau, Grenada and Barbados were also lifted from the list by finance ministers, in a move that comes just weeks after the bloc unveiled its original list of 17 non-EU nations. The decision drew criticism from campaigners including Oxfam who say the EU’s commitment to tackle tax avoidance after the “Panama Papers” leak last year has…

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