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    Hindu Extremists Attack Christians Gathered for “Mediation Meeting” in India

    Yes I do. This goes against the fundamental freedoms defined in the constitution. How different is this Gram Sabha compared to the khap panchayats in Haryana? How do you justify these things? “It’s been over two months now that we have been denied ration in the village and 10 Christians were...
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    Hindu Extremists Attack Christians Gathered for “Mediation Meeting” in India

    What is happening there? In Bastar, 50 villages ban non-Hindu missionaries - The Hindu
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    Delhi Shahi Imam invites Nawaz Sharif but leaves out PM Narendra Modi for son's anointment

    He may hate the man but does he have no respect for the post of the Prime Minister? It is a bad move to not invite the Prime Minister and then highlight the fact that you have invited the Pakistani PM but not the Indian one. It will be interesting to see if Sonia Gandhi and others do attend as...
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    Indian prime minister claims genetic science existed in ancient times

    The guardian is up to its usual mischief. The speech is from a year ago when he was at the opening of a hospital at Pune has been taken out of context and mis-translated. The quote starts at about the 8:00 minute mark. If you understand Hindi you can understand that he says that a culture...
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    A very clear evidence that the Turkish army is coordinating with ISIS terrorists

    From my position, it looks like a repeat of the Pakistan-Afghanistan saga. Didn't end well for both players. I am not convinced that this will end well for Turkey.
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    Maharashtra: Behind the victory of a Muslim party, the gamble of a journalist

    Just rhetoric. Aurangabad is not turning into a Muslim caliphate any time soon.
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    10 Indian states that you should add to your bucket list!

    It doesn't mention Delhi. The seat of power. The place is full of sights to see and I've eaten some of the best food there.
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    Maharashtra: Behind the victory of a Muslim party, the gamble of a journalist

    I see this as a victory of the Indian democratic setup. This shows that any one can aspire to enter politics. A chai walla can become a prime minister a political green horn can get elected to the state legislature. The elections was transparent, nobody disputed the results, the transfer of...
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    UNICEF warns India against Polio risk as cases rise in Pakistan

    Only way ensure polio isn't introduced back into India is to eradicate polio from Pakistan and Afghanistan. I hope the Indian people and government gives the two countries all the help it needs to eradicate this disease.
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    for funds we will go to public, not feudals or industrialists. Imran Khan

    Considering the number of times the foreign hand is played up in Pakistani politics, I am surprised that donations for political parties are solicited from a foreign country. India, UK and the US prohibit such donations.
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    British parliamentarians to take Indian PM to ICJ over Kashmir oppression

    Why doesn't the paper mention who these parliamentarians are? I only receognize the MP from Birmingham in that picture there.
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    India asks US not to invest in Pak dam in disputed Gilgit Baltistan

    I suspect the objection is put in merely as a bargaining chip the next time the US asks India not to deal with Iran.
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    Who Owns The Moon?

    Forget the moon. Who owns the sun?
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    China's software industry revenue is 5+ times of India

    I've been to several technical conferences related to software in Germany and Belgium. All the talks including the key note addresses are in English only. Yes, Europeans are very proud of their culture and their languages but English acts as a bridge language for software developers. Almost all...
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    Pakistani Hindus demand public holiday on Diwali

    Many multinational companies have a fixed number of holidays their employees can take. So if there are a large number of public holidays(India, Japan - yes, they have more public holidays than India), their paid time off is reduced. Countries with fewer public holidays get more paid time...
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    Injured in stone-pelting, cop dies in Kashmir

    Was his injuries due to a deficiency in his kit? If yes. We need to fix this.
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    Christian on death row for blasphemy loses appeal in Pakistan court

    Whatever she said cannot be repeated in the court of law because that in turn would also be blasphemy. So the evidence is based purely on the testimony from people who have heard her commit blasphemy and that too based on their own judgement ie. the accusers which here is the women who...
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    Protests in MP after Christian weds Hindu, police declare marriage ‘invalid’

    Err, the girl is hindu. Isn't her rights trampled too? Or is the girl considered invisible when it comes to marriages?
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    Beef Eating in Hinduism

    You can be an atheist ie. do not believe in the existence of a deity while identifying oneself with a particular culture.
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    Microsoft jumps straight to Windows 10

    I am aware of it. The point I was trying to make is that Linux itself is not immune to attacks and has vulnerabilities too. It is upto the user to make sure that the software installed doesn't open unnecessary services and to keep the packages on their systems upto date.
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