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<br>People like Sudheendra Kulkarni are real threat to sovereignty: Shiv Sena</br> <br>Unfazed by the criticism for blackening the face of Sudheendra Kulkarni, Shiv Sena today went one step ahead and likened him to 26/11 terror attack convict Ajmal Kasab, saying India does not face as much threat from terrorists as it does from people like him. "As soon as Sudheendra Kulkarni's face was blackened, he immediately put his photos on social networking sites and alleged that the Sena was behind the attack. Being patriotic and securing our country is Maharashtra's work and we are doing our work," the Sena said. "The real threat to the sovereignty of our nation is not due to extremists or terrorists, but people like Kulkarni." (13/10/2015) (Express Photo)</br>
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"But once the exchange of bullet gets over, the exchange of culture can follow", Ajay Devgn said. (IE)
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<br>Rat jumps out of sealed bread packet at AIIMS</br> <br>In a shocking incident, a live rat was found inside a sealed packet of bread at the country's premier medical institute AIIMS, prompting the authorities here to blacklist the supplier for the next three years. "Immediately after receipt of written complaint, the said sealed packed of bread slice in which the live rat was found was taken in custody and the vendor was called for an urgent meeting which was held on July 29…." (13/10/2015) (PTI)</br>
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<br>RSS assails writers renouncing honours</br> <br>RSS has come down heavily on litterateurs suffering from "disease of secularism" returning their "medals", saying they had no problem in accepting the honours from those "guilty of anti-Sikh riots". It said nothing but the "Nehruvian model" was acceptable to these secular "pen artistes". "Some pen artists afflicted with the disease of secularism have returned their medals to protest attempts at distorting Hindu religion and destroying India. No matter which government the country wants, nothing but the Nehruvian model is acceptable to them. "These intellectuals were not hurt when they accepted the honours from those guilty of anti-Sikh riots," an editorial in RSS mouthpiece 'Panchjanya' said. The editorial claimed Jawaharlal Nehru had in 1938 written to Muhammad Ali Jinnah acknowledging cow slaughter as the "fundamental right" of Muslims. (13/10/2015) (PTI)</br>
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<br>BJP MP terms Dadri lynching a 'small incident', kicks up row</br> <br>BJP MP Satyapal Singh today kicked up a row with his remarks calling Dadri lynching a "small incident", evoking strong reactions from Opposition parties, which said it was a reflection of the party's "polarisation" strategy. "As far as a small incident like Dadri is concerned, our country's democratic atmosphere is fully competent to handle," Singh said. The BJP MP from Baghpat also said government needs to take a view on the plight of Muslims as well as followers of other religion. Reacting sharply to Singh's comments on Dadri, Congress spokesperson Ajoy Kumar said it is a reflection of what the BJP was trying to do. "I am absolutely dismayed at the remarks of the BJP MP, who was also a former Police Commissioner of Mumbai," he said, alleging that such remarks reflect the "strategy" of BJP to "usurp" power by "polarising" communities. (13/10/2015) (PTI)</br>
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<br>Jagan Mohan Reddy's health deteriorates; hospitalised</br> <br>YSR Congress President Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, who began an indefinite fast six days ago seeking special status to Andhra Pradesh, was today forcibly admitted to a government hospital here following concerns over his worsening health condition. A team of policemen led by ASP Bhaskarrao shifted Jagan from his fasting camp at Nallapadu to the Guntur Government hospital (GGH) here in an ambulance around 4.30 AM amid a large number of YSRCP supporters and volunteers trying to prevent the cops from moving their leader out of the area. Doctors, who monitored Jagan's health condition said that the ketones in his body have risen which may lead to kidney-related problems besides various complications. Other health parameters too were worrisome. (13/10/2015) (PTI)</br>
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<br>When was the last time Modi practised what he preached? Nitish <br>Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "no shame" barb in the wake of a sting video of a state minister allegedly taking money to contest elections. "Rattled by imminent defeat in Bihar, Modiji forced to muster courage and talk of corruption that wasn't in his discourse since Lalitgate and Vyapam," Kumar said in a tweet. "We have seen what he has done on Lalitgate and Vyapam. But, when was the last time Modiji practised what he preached?" (13/10/2015) (PTI)</br>
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<br>Ideological inclinations of writers should be checked: BJP</br> <br>Facing heat over a long list of writers who have returned Sahitya Akademi awards or resigned from their posts in the literary body, BJP today denied that it was being soft on the issue of "intolerance" and said the ideological inclinations of the writers should be looked into. BJP national secretary Siddharth Nath Singh described the claim that the central government was going soft on intolerance as "baseless". "The argument is baseless. We have taken measures, whatever needs to be taken. We feel that the ideological inclinations of the writers who have either resigned or have returned their awards should be looked into. You will get the answer," Singh said. "I want to ask them whether they had thought of returning their awards or resigning from the posts during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots or during the Bhagalpur riots," he said. (13/10/2015) (PTI)</br>
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<br>AAP govt mulls using mosquitoes to take sting out of dengue</br> <br>Delhi government is mulling over over a Chinese proposal to mate genetically-modified mosquitoes with dengue-causing female members of the same species to "root out" the threat of the vector-borne disease that has claimed over 40 lives this year. A team of Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC), headed by its vice-chairman Ashish Khetan, is heading to southern China's Guangzhou province next month to study the experiment's "success" at the ground level. The experiment involves turning Male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes sterile and mating them with female Aedes mosquitoes to prevent breeding, and subsequently the spread of dengue. (13/10/2015) (PTI)</br>
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<br>VHP puts up banners asking non-Hindus not to take part in garba</br> <br>With the Navratri festival starting today, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has started putting up banners at the entrances of select garba venues across the state, asking non-Hindus not to participate in the dance programmes as it is restricted "only for Hindus". Banners are being put up at over 100 garba venues across Gujarat, which are hosting commercial events during the nine-day festivity. "We put up our first such banner at the entrance gate of Rajpath Club on S G Highway here today. Gradually, we will cover all other venues in the city. These posters carry a common text, which warns non-Hindus from entering the venue. (13/10/2015) (PTI)</br>
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