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Back from dead AAP member charged with murder
Published by Hindustan Times on 2014-08-29 at 00:48:47Chandra Mohan Sharma an RTI activist and Aam Aadmi Party member whose burnt body was recovered from his car three months ago faked his death with his brotherinlaws help police said on Thursday
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101 twitter shares, 13359 retweets and 39 favorites
75 shares and 27 likes on Facebook
2 Google+ Shares and 2 plus ones
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Modi Magic? Indian Economy May Have Registered Fastest Growth in 2 Years
Published by NDTV on 2014-08-29 at 13:34:57Economic growth is forecast to have picked up to 5.3 per cent between April and June, according to a Reuters poll of 40 economists, sharply higher than 4.6 per cent in the previous quarter. The GDP da…
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102 twitter shares, 5265 retweets and 84 favorites
144 shares and 133 likes on Facebook
2 shares on LinkedIn
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How India turned ice bucket to rice bucket
Published by Times of India on 2014-08-29 at 07:30:02As the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge touched Indian homes, engaged Bollywoodians, CEOs and students, it got a very Indian twist in one Hyderabad home.The bucket stayed, but ice turned into rice. Meet #RiceBucketChallenge, gaining popularity as RBC.
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82 twitter shares, 2741 retweets and 80 favorites
38 shares and 34 likes on Facebook
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In UP both Hindus and Muslims feel insecure
Published by Hindustan Times on 2014-08-29 at 02:28:16A section of Hindus in the politically crucial state feels the ruling Samajwadi Party represents only Muslims On the other hand members of the minority community say they feel marginalised and not secure
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103 twitter shares, 2134 retweets and 63 favorites
11 shares and 4 likes on Facebook
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Mumbai’s gold Ganesha richest at Rs 23 cr, insured for Rs 50 cr a day
Published by IBNLive on 2014-08-29 at 09:01:00A heavy premium is paid insuring not just the gold on the deity but even the safety of its devotees.
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43 twitter shares, 412 retweets and 13 favorites
157 shares and 1280 likes on Facebook
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Beyond Nehru-Gandhis: UGC to name chairs after ‘unsung’ heroes
Published by Times of India on 2014-08-29 at 09:17:21For decades, the Nehru-Gandhis have ‘made’ their names in centres of excellence, but it’s now the turn of a whole new lot to lend their glory to India’s best research chairs and institutions.
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99 twitter shares, 1412 retweets and 79 favorites
18 shares and 4 likes on Facebook
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Make premarital clinical tests mandatory HC
Published by Hindustan Times on 2014-08-29 at 00:45:43Noting that impotency or frigidity were serious social problems that often broke marriages the Madras high court has suggested making premarital clinical tests mandatory for grooms
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65 twitter shares, 1296 retweets and 25 favorites
13 shares and 9 likes on Facebook
2 Google+ Shares
1 shares on LinkedIn
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Yogi Adityanath: ‘Love jihad’ will be a bypoll issue in UP
Published by Times of India on 2014-08-29 at 10:57:50"There is no dearth of issues in the state when SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son Akhilesh are at the helm of affairs," Yogi Adityanath said.
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103 twitter shares, 790 retweets and 13 favorites
38 shares and 18 likes on Facebook
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UP: Panchayat orders swapping of wives after man’s wife elopes with another woman’s husband
Published by IBNLive on 2014-08-29 at 09:08:25The Panchayat also directed that Rs 10,000 be paid to the woman, whose husband had eloped with the wife of another person.
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81 twitter shares, 557 retweets and 15 favorites
110 shares and 193 likes on Facebook
2 shares on LinkedIn
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Narendra Modi Government Clears Defence Purchases Worth Rs 20,000 Crore
Published by NDTV on 2014-08-29 at 16:35:19In keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s "Make in India" promise made from the ramparts of the Red Fort, the Centre opened defence manufacturing to the private sector on Friday and cleared purch…
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102 twitter shares, 727 retweets and 47 favorites
36 shares and 15 likes on Facebook
2 Google+ Shares
7 shares on LinkedIn
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Woman’s body is a temple, Harsh Vardhan says
Published by Times of India on 2014-08-29 at 09:58:51"A woman’s body is a temple, extremely important from the perspective of a nation’s future," Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said.
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88 twitter shares, 210 retweets and 42 favorites
135 shares and 356 likes on Facebook
2 Google+ Shares, 8 plus ones and 2 reshares
2 shares on LinkedIn
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Sadananda Gowda’s son will be held if necessary, say police
Published by The Hindu on 2014-08-29 at 02:19:24A day after a film actor filed a complaint of rap…
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53 twitter shares, 683 retweets and 22 favorites
19 shares and 44 likes on Facebook
1 Google+ Shares and 1 plus ones
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Injured Rohit Sharma replaced by Murali Vijay for ODIs, T20 in England
Published by IBNLive on 2014-08-29 at 16:18:33Rohit was ruled out after sustaining a fracture in the middle finger of his right hand.
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13 twitter shares, 14 retweets and 4 favorites
21 shares and 752 likes on Facebook
2 Google+ Shares and 3 plus ones
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We Block One Porn Site, Another One Opens: Government to Supreme Court
Published by NDTV on 2014-08-29 at 14:18:16The government said today that it is struggling to block pornography sites because "There are around four crore websites and when we block one, a new one comes along."
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100 twitter shares, 383 retweets and 21 favorites
47 shares and 53 likes on Facebook
5 Google+ Shares and 1 plus ones
2 shares on LinkedIn
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Aadhaar not mandatory to open bank account under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan scheme
Published by The Hindu on 2014-08-29 at 02:43:33Account openers will get a RuPay Debit card with an in-built accident insurance cover of Rs.1 lakh and a pass-book immediately.
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23 twitter shares, 20 retweets and 2 favorites
162 shares and 382 likes on Facebook
2 Google+ Shares and 5 plus ones
1 shares on LinkedIn
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Used ‘Hindi’ for Indians, not ‘Hindu’, Najma Heptullah clarifies
Published by Times of India on 2014-08-29 at 11:47:45Union Minority Affairs Minister Najma Hepatullah Friday clarified that she used the word ‘Hindi’ for all citizens and not ‘Hindu’ that a media report quoted her as saying.
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89 twitter shares, 381 retweets and 29 favorites
21 shares and 17 likes on Facebook
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Another ‘love jihad’ case comes to light in Jharkhand
Published by Times of India on 2014-08-29 at 07:35:58Another case of alleged love jihad was reported from Chatra district where police on Wednesday jailed a Muslim boy for deceiving a Hindu girl by faking his identity.
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75 twitter shares, 376 retweets and 20 favorites
30 shares and 2 likes on Facebook
2 Google+ Shares
1 shares on LinkedIn
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‘I don’t Win Because of Your Votes’: Bihar Chief Minister Tells Protesters
Published by NDTV on 2014-08-29 at 11:53:37Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today lost his temper at a crowd of protesters and shouted "We don’t win because of your votes."
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98 twitter shares, 344 retweets and 41 favorites
14 shares and 4 likes on Facebook
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1 shares on LinkedIn
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‘Said Hindi, Not Hindu’: Najma Heptulla Clarifies After Appearing to Back RSS View
Published by NDTV on 2014-08-29 at 15:49:18Union minister Najma Heptulla today said she had said "Hindi", not "Hindu", in an interview in which she appeared to endorse the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s view that "all Indians are Hindus".
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93 twitter shares, 348 retweets and 7 favorites
20 shares and 4 likes on Facebook
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Firebrand MP Yogi Adityanath to lead BJP in UP bypoll
Published by The Hindu on 2014-08-29 at 03:03:37Couple of days ago a video surfaced showing Adityanath exhorting Hindus to counter âlove jihadâ
467 Shares
24 twitter shares, 182 retweets and 6 favorites
34 shares and 219 likes on Facebook
1 Google+ Shares and 1 plus ones
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