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South Asian Bands festival in Delhi

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The South Asian Bands Festival witnesses bands from countries like Afghanistan, Myanmar, Nepal, Maldives, Bhutan and Sri Lanka, besides a host of Indian bands too, all of them performing at Purana Qila.

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Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Wednesday informed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as well as UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will tour the flood affected areas of Uttarakhand, including Kedarnath at 2 pm on Wednesday afternoon.
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Uttarakhand: rescue operation underway as floods cause extensive damage
 
Monsoon rains and floods caused extensive loss of life in Uttarakhand.
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King Khan along with his leading lady Deepika Padukone and director Rohit Shetty pratically survived on biscuits while shooting for an important train sequence for the movie ‘Chennai Express’. “There was lunch prepared for us but we realized that by the time we were ready for it, it was rotten” a source told.
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After splitting with BJP, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will face a trust vote in the one-day session of the state assembly on Wednesday.
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after inquiring about the flood situation in Uttarakhand directed all Central government agencies to assist in rescue operations in flood-hit state. He also assured state chief minister Vijay Bahuguna that all help will be provided in affected areas.
PM assures all assistance to flood-hit Uttarakhand
 
Actor, Jackie Chan who expressed his love for Bollywood music and dance sequences, has said that he is waiting for the right script and film director before venturing into an Indo-Chinese Cine collaboration. Chan, is in India for a six-day Chinese film festival in New Delhi.
Jackie Chan admires Bollywood, welcomes Indo-Chinese Cine collaboration
 
Heavy monsoon has wreaked havoc in the north Indian states claiming 73 lives so far and over 72,000 tourists and pilgrims remained stranded at various places. Around 57 Chardham pilgrims from Chennai have also been stuck at various places of Uttarakhand.<BR>
57 chennai pilgrims stuck in Uttarakhand
 
The Gujarat high court on Tuesday directed the CBI to complete investigation in the alleged Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case and file the chargesheet in the court by July 4, 2013.
Ishrat Jahan encounter case: CBI final report on July 4
 
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi who on Tuesday met deputy chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia at Yojana Bhawan said that the Planning Commission has approved Rs 59,000 crore plan for Gujarat as compared to Rs 58,500 crore sought.
Gujarat gets Rs 59,000 crore from center
 


Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi met senior BJP leader LK Advani on Tuesday. This was the first interaction between Advani and Modi since the latter had resigned from three key forums of the BJP in wake of the formers elevation to head the partys 2014 poll campaign committee.
Narendra Modi meets LK Advani, Vajpayee in New Delhi
 
Local authorities deployed helicopter to airlift Hindu pilgrims stranded in the hilly region of Uttarkashi.
Authorities deploy helicopter to airlift Hindu pilgrims
 
Former UP Minister, Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya today gave his consent for a lie-detection test in connection with the murder case of Kunda DSP Zia-ul-Haq, after appearing before a special CBI Court in Lucknow. The former minister said the truth should come to fore and that he still remains firm on his statements.
Raja Bhaiya agrees to undergo Polygraph Test
 
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Heavy rains : NDRF, NDMA undergoing rescue operations
 
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan is known for being controversys favourite child. This time, the actor is in trouble over sex determination test.
Shah Rukh Khan in trouble over sex determination test
 


Union defence minister AK Antony on Tuesday urged Pakistan to take strong action against the militant groups with an aim to improve cross-border relations between the two neighbouring nations.
Take strong action against militant groups: Antony to Pak
 
Top BJP leaders courted arrest in Patna on Tuesday during a bandh to protest against the JD (U)s decision to end their 17-year alliance with them. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Shahnawaz Hussain and Sushil Kumar Modi were among the top BJP leaders who courted arrest.
Bihar bandh: BJP leaders court arrest in Patna
 
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Uttarakhand floods: 60 dead, thousands stranded
 
The BJP on Tuesday slammed Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar who said that he is at peace after the Prime Minister called him a secular leader.
BJP mocks Nitish for taking Cong's 'secularism tag'
 
Two days after the split of BJP and JD (U), the principal opposition party observed a bandh across Bihar on Tuesday which turned violent between the friends-turned-foes, leaving many injured. The BJP, however, blamed the JD (U) for violence.
Bihar bandh turns violent as BJP-JD(U) workers clash
 


JD-U’s split with BJP has made Congress happy more than anyone. Digivijaya Singh who has been given wider responsibilities by Congress president Sonia Gandhi congratulated Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for his decision to pullout of alliance.
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Post NDA-JD(U) split, PM Manmohan Singh had termed Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar as a secular leader. Nitish Kumar replied that he is thankful to the PM for the praise.
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In protest against the betrayal of the people by Janata Dal (United), the state unit of Bharatiya Janata Party called for ‘Bihar bandh’ (Bihar shut down) today. The day will be observed as ‘Vishwasghat Diwas’.
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Priyanka Chopra, who lost her father last week to cancer, is back to work. She has begun shooting for Sanjay Leela Bhansalis biopic on Olympic bronze medalist Mary Kom. The movie is about the journey of Mary Kom from Manipur who went on to become five-time world champion.
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