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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Earth Day 2014 Apple, Microsoft, Toyota, LG And More Commit To Greener Earth

Google today brings the awareness for Earth Day to the world via 6 animals in one Google Doodle. Google has added a new Doodle to its landing page of the search engine showing - Rofous hummingbird, dung beetle, moon jellyfish, Japanese macaque, puffer fish, and veiled chameleon in its logo.


The company has been redesigning its Doodle since 2001 around Earth Day. Last year it added a slice of nature's subtle wonders. Look at the 2013 Doodle in the next page.


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Is The‘Inexperienced Crew Of South Korean Ferry Responsible For The Tragic Incident Death Toll 64

Divers retrieved a number of bodies over the weekend and the death toll in the tragic incident has now reached 64. Anger flared in South Korea on Monday over fresh indications that the evacuation of a capsized ferry was delayed by panic and indecision, as hundreds are still missing.

"Precious minutes just wasted," ran the front page headline in the Dong-A Ilbo newspaper, in response to a communications transcript released Sunday revealing the confusion as the crew and marine traffic control debated evacuating the sinking vessel.

While an unidentified crew member repeatedly asked if there were coastguard vessels on hand to rescue anyone who abandoned ship, the marine controller insisted the crew check that passengers had donned lifejackets and extra clothes.


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From Gaddafi To Obama Check Out The Unbelievable Lookalikes Of World Leaders

Its election time in India and all the candidates are doing their best to campaign and garner maximum votes. Narendra Modi lookalike Vikas Mahante is much in demand due to his uncanny resemblance to the prime ministerial candidate.

Mahante is now a regular sight on the campaign trail with right-wing candidates in the financial capital who are keen to cash in on Modi's popularity.

But do you know, it’s not only Modi who has a lookalike but many political leaders have them. From US President Barack Obama to Muammar Gaddafi – all have their lookalikes


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Worlds Highest Peak Mount Everest Hit By Avalanche 6 Killed 9 Missing Reported

At least nine people were killed when world’s highest peak Mount Everest was hit by an avalanche on Friday along a route used by the climbers to ascend the hill. Those nine people are known to be Nepalese guides. The officials said that while nine are killed, many more have been reported to be missing.

Nepal tourism ministry official Krishna Lamsal talked about the accident and said that four bodies have been recovered so far, while two are being taken out of the snow, whereas 9 are believed to be buried.

All the guides were present at the scene as they had to fix the ropes for hundreds of climbers. The avalanche hit just below Camp 2 early in the morning around 6.30am local time. The hill where the avalanche took place has been nicknamed as "popcorn field".


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Missing MH370 Plane In US Military Base Diego Garcia? White House Refutes It As 'baseless Conspiracy Theory'

The US has refuted as "baseless" claims that the missing Malaysian jet landed in its Diego Garcia military base, saying there was no cover-up in the mystery behind the jet's disappearance.


As discussions, including on social media, on the purported role of the US behind the Boeing 777-200 jetliner going missing continue to swirl, Washington, through its embassy here, said that they were all "baseless conspiracy theories".


The US Embassy here, in an email to the New Straits Times, said claims that MH370 was hidden somewhere in its island military base, Diego Garcia, were also wild allegations.


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SHOCKING Girl 12 And Her 13 Year Old Boyfriend Become Britain Youngest Parents

In a shocking report that came to light, a girl aged 12 and her 13-year-old boyfriend had a baby, making them Britain’s youngest parents.

The mother was just ten years old when she met the father. She was at primary school when she fell pregnant. The young couple hails from London. They celebrated the birth of their baby daughter over the weekend and have vowed to stay together as a family. Their child weighed 7lb, which is close to the UK average for a girl of 7lb 4oz, The Sun reported.

The mother is five months younger than the UK’s previous youngest mum while her mother becomes one of the UK’s youngest-ever grandmother at the age of 27.


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Fresh Troubles For Paralympic Star Oscar Pistorius: Prosecution Accuses Him Of Fake Tears!

The Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has invited some fresh troubles to his name as he has now been accused of faking tears and emotions so that he can avoid tough questions about the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by prosecution.
The second week of testimony in the murder trial began today.
Frustrated with Pistorius's frequent crying in the witness box, prosecutor Gerrie Nel toughened his questioning and accused the Paralympic star of crocodile tears.
Nel asked Pistorius if he was faking emotions in a bid to escape the situation.
"Mr Pistorius, you're not using your emotional state to escape, are you?" he said after the athlete broke down under questioning on one of several occasions today.


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Missing Malaysian Flight MH370 These False Leads Were Biggest Disappointments

 

Malaysia on Sunday rejected claims that phone calls were made from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 before it vanished, but refused to rule out any possibility in a so far fruitless investigation over the cause of the jet’s disappearance.

Well, after over a month since the Malaysian plane went missing, there have been several prominent leads which later were dashed. There is a frustrating long list of false leads in the effort to find the jet.

Here are the most prominent moments which raised the hopes of solving the mystery:

March 8: An hour after the Malaysian Airlines went missing, there were rumours on the Internet that the plane had landed safely at an airport in China. The rumours were however turned baseless soon. Later the same day, planes searching for the missing jet found oil slicks in the South China Sea but it was revealed later the oil was not from MH370.


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Desperate Call For Help: Missing Malaysian Plane's Co-Pilot Made Mid-Flight Phone Call, Says Report

The co-pilot of missing Malaysian airliner flight MH370 attempted to make a mid-flight call from his mobile phone just before the plane vanished from radar screens, a report said on Saturday citing unnamed investigators.

The call ended abruptly possibly "because the aircraft was fast moving away from the (telecommunications) tower", New Straits Times quoted a source as saying.

But the Malaysian daily also quoted another source saying that while Fariq Abdul Hamid's "line was reattached", there was no certainty that a call was made from the Boeing 777 that vanished on March 8.


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No Work After 6 Pm Is France The Best Country To Work Work Emails Banned After 6 Pm

Well, is it possible to ban work emails after 6 pm? Well, France has brought in rules to protect employees from work email disturbing them outside office hours.


Two employee unions and federations in France signed an agreement that requires employees to disconnect after the workday ends at 6 pm, the Guardian reports. All after-hours work activity - checking email, logging into the company chat just to check in, or responding to late-night ‘emergencies’ from their bosses - is banned.


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Alien life? Artificial light spotted on Mars, rumours of UFO fly high

As per pictures taken by Navcam (NAV_RIGHT_B) onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 589 (2014-04-03 10:00:03 UTC) a source of bright light has been spotted on the Martian surface. This is not coming from sun, nor from any other source. With this picture rumours of possibility of alien life on Mars are flying high on Internet.


According to UFO Sighting Daily, “This could indicate there is intelligent life below the ground and uses light as we do. This is not a glare from the sun, nor is it an artifact of the photo process. Look closely at the bottom of the light. It has a very flat surface giving us 100% indication it is from the surface.”


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Barack Obama's WARNING: Americans Beware Of India And China

United States President Barack Obama has said that Americans are facing competition from India and China and exuded confidence that young Americans can match or exceed anything that they do.

 

“You guys are all coming up in an age where you’re not going to be able to compete with people across town for good jobs -- you’re going to be competing with the rest of the world. Young people in India and China, they’re all interested in trying to figure out how they get a foothold in this world economy,” Obama said while addressing students in Maryland on Monday.

 

“That’s who you’re competing against. Now, I’m confident you can match or exceed anything they do, but we don’t do it by just resting on what we’ve done before. We’ve got to out-work and out-innovate and out-hustle everybody else.

 

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Missing MH370 Search: Australian, Chinese Ships Detect Unidentified Signals

Australian and Chinese ships, engaged in scanning the missing Malaysian Airlines jet MH370 reportedly detected pulse signals, which could have potentially come from the flight’s black box.

Australian search authorities said on Sunday a Chinese patrol vessel, the Haixun 01, had picked up a fleeting "ping" signal twice in recent days in waters west of Perth, near where investigators believe Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 went down on March 8.

More planes and ships were being sent to assist in that area, but meanwhile, Australia's HMAS Ocean Shield had reported a separate "acoustic event" some 300 nautical miles away.

The Ocean Shield is carrying sophisticated US Navy equipment designed to pick up signals sent from the black boxes, which may hold the key to why the aircraft ended up thousands of kilometres off course.


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HORRIFYING VIDEO: How 8.2 Magnitude Earthquake SHOOK Chile

A massive earthquake measuring 8.2 on Richter Scale struck off the northern coast of Chile prompting worries of a tsunami. 

 

-The epicenter of the quake was 96 km off the coast of Iquique, Chile. The shocks were also felt in the neighbouring state of Peru.

 

-The quake prompted the people to move to higher grounds from coastal regions, after the authorities issues tsunami warnings.

 

-So far, 5 people have been reportedly feared dead after the intense shock wave rattled the South American region.

 

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Cruel HOAX: Fake Video Says All Passengers On Board Malaysia Airlines Plane MH370 Safe After A ‘Miracle’, Found In Bermuda

A video on Facebook has created a buzz that the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 has been found inside the Bermuda Triangle.

The video was later dubbed as fake, after reports claimed that it’s a fake video that has been duping scores of people on the social networking site.

A screen grab from the video said that all the 239 passengers on board the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 were “safe” after a “miracle”.

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MH 370 Mystery Why Is Malaysian Airlines In A Hurry To Declare The Passengers Dead

The mystery behind the disappearance of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH 370 deepens even after the authorities declared that the plane with 290 passengers on board plunged into the Indian Ocean.

The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Rajak, said in a presser that Malaysia Airlines flight 370 ‘ended’ in the Indian Ocean, effectively putting an end to speculation that survivors could still be found.

The families of the passengers were startled out of agony when they received blunt text message from Malaysian Airlines informing about the ‘crash’. Many were not able to accept it and they had a point.


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MH 370 Mystery Deepens Highly Inflammable Lithium Batteries In Plane Cargo Reignite Fire Speculation

Four days after denying it, Malaysian officials have at last confirmed that a consignment of highly inflammable lithium-ion batteries was in the cargo hold of the missing flight MH370.

The admission by CEO re-ignited the speculation that a fire may have caused the disappearance of the plane. Meanwhile, CEO of Malaysian Airlines Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said that the authorities were investigating the cargo, but did not regard the batteries as hazardous.

“These are not regarded as dangerous goods,” Ahmad Jauhari Yahya, “and were packed as recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organisation.” He insisted they were checked several times to ensure they complied with the guidelines. 'Airlines do that all the time, it is not just Malaysia Airlines. These goods are being flown by many airlines as cargo anyway, (which) is based on ICAO’s ruling,' he added.

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Missing Malaysian Airlines Disappearance Of MH 370 Was Well Planned By The Plane Crew

Nearly two weeks after the Malaysian Airlines flight MH 370 went missing, the search is still on and there is no clue of the whereabouts of the plane. Latest reports suggest that a Norwegian ship had reached the area of search in the Indian Ocean after possible debris was spotted by Australia.

The Royal Australian Air Force has also dispatched an aircraft to the designated spot. The plane has not been relay any possible information due to poor visibility owing to bad weather. However, the exhaustive search operation for the MH370 has resumed in a much clearer weather, with air teams joined by both military and commercial ships as officials scramble to cover the search area.

According to Daily Mail, “Officials are preparing for the worst possible news, with several aviation experts now claiming the remote location of the debris would almost-certainly point to deliberate cockpit intervention, either by the pilots, the crew or passengers. 

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MH 370 Debris Found Australian PM Says Two Objects Possibly Related To The Missing Malaysian Airlines Spotted

As the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 entered its 13th day, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Thursday that two objects possibly related to the search have been sighted.

Abbott told parliament ‘new and credible information’ had come to light nearly two weeks after the plane vanished. He said an Australian air force Orion had been diverted to look into the objects. He did not specify where they were but Australia has taken charge of the search in the southern Indian Ocean.

Australia will be taking responsibility for the southern vector of the search operation to locate Boeing 777.

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Missing Malaysian Airlines jet: Almost Rs. 800 crore to be spent on search and rescue operations

As the desperate search for the missing flight MH 370 entered the eleventh day, Malaysia further expanded its search and for obvious reasons, the costs are rising. Some analysts said that the outlay could run beyond Rs. 800 crore, adding that this could be far beyond the most expensive aviation investigations in history.

Unfortunately, it comes at a time when Malaysians have been grappling with the rising cost of living, with some even taking to the streets in protest, but for the government, the priority is to find the missing flight

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Malaysian PM Najib Razak Confirms DELIBERATE ACTION On Missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Saturday refused to confirm the claims that the missing Malaysian jetliner with 239 people was hijacked.

He said though there have been reports about the plane being hijacked the investigators are still looking at the possibilities.

A while after reports emerged that the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH 370 was hijacked, Malaysia Prime Minister Najib razak addressed a press conference saying that the transponder was deliberately disabled by someone on the plane.

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Missing Jet: Passengers Spotted 'active' On Chinese Social Media Site QQ, Hacking Not Ruled Out

Family members of missing Malaysia Airlines plane were greeted with ring tones when they resorted to calling the passengers .Videos of the ringing phones have gone viral on social media, in turn leading to speculation that the jetliner is still safe. According to media reports Chinese officials are probing reports that family members were able to phone loved ones on missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH 370, and that some had appeared "active" on social media.


According to media reports, passengers had also been spotted as "active" on Chinese social media site QQ.

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Day 5: Malaysia Airlines Missing Plane NOT LIKELY To Be TERRORITST ATTACK, Indian Navy Joins Search

Malaysia Airlines plane, with 239 people on board, has been missing for five days but no one knows where the plane disappeared. The fact that two men onboard were using stolen passport gave rise to the suspicion of terror angle. Now, Interpol has identified those two men as Iranians. According to Interpol, both the men were "probably not terrorists" and missing of the plane is not a terrorist attack.

One of the men travelling on a stolen passport is believed to have been looking for a "better life" in Europe. Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble also suggested that two men who boarded using stolen passports and had aroused suspicion may have been smuggled by traffickers.

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