India needs modernization, not westernization: Narendra Modi
  Expressing concern about the education system in India , Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that ‘what India needed was modernization, not westernization’. Addressing students at Pune’s Fergusson College, Modi said: “Education has become a money-making business. We have become money-making machine from man-making machine. We need modernization, not westernization.“Since independence, we

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Halle Berry, Olivier Martinez married in Paris
London: Hollywood actress Halle Berry and French actor Olivier Martinez married in Paris on Saturday, reports Us Weekly magazine. Only  close family and friends invited to the function. The couple, who announced their engagement in April last y

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Ottavio Quattrocchi dies in Italy, But the Scandal alive in Delhi
The  Bofors scam accused Italian businessman  Ottavio Quattrocchi died after a heart attack in Milan. He was 72.   Quattrocchi,who is more popular in India than Italy , was accused of being the middleman in the Bofors scandal which hi

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Diet drinks' 'link to depression' questioned
Experts are questioning whether diet drinks could raise depression risk, after a large study has found a link. The US research in more than 250,000 people found depression was more common among frequent consumers of artificially sweetened beverage

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Nokia's India factory raided by tax officials
Finnish phone maker Nokia has become the latest foreign telecommunications company to face tax issues in India. The firm's Chennai factory, one of its largest manufacturing facilities, has been raided by Indian tax officials. According to some medi

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Bradford City win over Aston Villa 'unreal' says Matt Duke
Bradford goalkeeper Matt Duke said the 3-1 win over Aston Villa in the League Cup semi-final first leg felt "unreal". The 35-year-old pulled off a string of saves as the League Two side recorded a famous victory at Valley Parade. Villa

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China censorship row: 'Deal' at Southern Weekly
Reports from China suggest journalists at a newspaper embroiled in a censorship row are returning to work after an agreement was reached. Staff at Southern Weekly had demanded that a top propaganda chief step down after a New Year message was chan

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Lance Armstrong set for Oprah Winfrey interview
US cyclist Lance Armstrong will be interviewed by chat show host Oprah Winfrey, amid reports that he might publicly admit to doping. Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles by the sport's governing body, following a report by th

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Coalition government pledge audit set to be published
David Cameron and Nick Clegg are set to publish a dossier detailing progress on hundreds of pledges made by the coalition government. The document is expected to show that the vast majority of aims have been met but acknowledge some have been miss

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