Lok Sabha Results 2014: Narendra Modi Supporters In US Announce Three-Day Celebrations

Elated at the historic victory of the BJP lead by Narendra Modi, its supporters in the US today called for three-day celebrations by lighting "diyas" at their homes, community centers and temples.

 

"This is a historic moment for India. We have urged all non-resident Indians to celebrate this by lighting diyas at their homes on May 16, 17 and 18. It is a Diwali moment for us,"

 

Chandrakant Patel, president of Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP), told PTI after trends indicated sweeping victory for BJP-lead NDA.

 

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Twitter Adding Mute Button For Unwanted Posts

Twitter on Tuesday began letting users 'mute' posts from people they are not interested in hearing from at the popular one-to-many messaging service.

 

The new Mute feature was expected to be rolled out to all Twitter accounts in coming weeks.

 

"You can now mute users you'd like to hear from less," Twitter product manager Paul Rosania said in a blog post.

 

"The muted user will not know that you've muted them, and of course you can unmute at any time."

 

The feature is being added to Twitter iPhone and Android applications as well as at the twitter.com site accessed through computer Web browsers.

 

 

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Missing MH370 Flight At Least 11 Suspected Al-Qaeda Terrorists Arrested For Interrogation

At least 11 suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists were arrested in connection with Malaysia Airlines flight MH 370 on Saturday night.

 

The alleged terrorists aged between 22 years and 55 years were held in Kuala Lumpur and are being interrogated in link to the missing jet.

 

According to reports, the interrogation is being conducted with the militants after investigation agencies including FBI and MI6 asked for it.

 

As per an officer from the counter-terrorism division of Malaysia Special Branch said 'The possibility that the plane was diverted by militants is still high on the list. International investigators have asked for a comprehensive report on this new terror group.'

 

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Horrifying Pics: Landslide In Afghanistan Kills At Least 350, Desperate Search On For The Missing 2000

In the latest update, Afghanistan authorities have confirmed that over 2100 people have died after a landslide smashed a village in northern Afghanistan on Friday. "More then 2,100 people from 300 families are all dead," said Naweed Forotan, a spokesman for the Badakhshan provincial governor.

 

Villagers at the disaster site in Badakhshan province used shovels to dig through rocks and dirt, with national authorities, the United Nations and the US-led military force all racing to assess the damage and provide help.

 

Badakhshan governor Shah Waliullah Adeeb told AFP by telephone that the death toll could be as high as 2,500.

 

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Osama Bin Laden Death Anniversary Reliving The Horrific 9/11 Attacks

No one can ever forget the biggest terror attack across the world in which around 3000 people were killed. The September 11 attacks were masterminded by Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden, who was killed by US military in 2011 on May 2.

 

May 2 marks the death anniversary of Bin Laden which brings back the tragic memories of the families that lost their loved ones on the fateful day of September 11, 2001.

 

On September 11, 2001, the World Trade Centre was not the only place where tragedy struck. The Pentagon suffered the same fate which left 184 dead. There were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda in New York City and the Washington, DC metropolitan area on one Tuesday, September 11, 2001.

 

 

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In Pics: Syrian Armed Force Conduct Mass Wedding Ceremony Amidst War

 

Amidst the cry of death, massacres, barrel bombs and gunfire, Syrian armed forces conducted a mass wedding ceremony of 20 officers and soldiers at Dama Rose Hotel in Damascus, Syria.

 

The wedding event, which was organized by the Ministry of Tourism in cooperation with the Syrian Expatriates Society symbolised high-spirit and defiance in the face of challenge put forward by rebel forces.

 

Bishir Yazigi, the Minister of Tourism, said "men of the Syrian Arab Army deserve these moments of happiness as they have insisted to enhance life loving culture though they are offering their souls to save their homeland." 

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MH370 Found Australian Company Claims Missing Malaysian Plane Is In Bay Of Bengal

In a big development in case of missing Malaysian plane, an Australian marine exploration company has claimed that it may have found the wreckage of Flight MH370 in the Bay of Bengal - 5000 kilometres from the official search area.

 

According to media reports, Adelaide-based GeoResonance said on Monday it used images from satellites and aircraft to survey an area of more than 2 million square kilometres where the plane with 239 people on board may have crashed.

 

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