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AAP leader Alka Lamba attacked in Delhi

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Alka Lamba

New Delhi: AAP legislator Alka Lamba was on Sunday attacked by some people when they pelted stones at her during an anti-drug drive here, police said.

“Some unknown people threw stones at her and she was injured. One person has been detained in this connection,” a police official told IANS.

Police said the Chandni Chowk MLA has sustained a minor injury.

Lamba started an anti-drug drive at 5 a.m. from Yamuna Bazar to mark the Quit India Movement Day. She was attacked at Kashmere Gate.

Fellow Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh tweeted: “AAP’s fight (against) drugs will be intensified. AAP MLA Alka Lamba was attacked by drug cartel. Our fight will continue.”

In his tweets, he also said that Lamba was attacked by a man working in a sweet shop, which he said was owned by BJP legislator Om Prakash Sharma.

“Locals told us (that the) man (who) attacked Alka Lamba was working in sweet shop. (The) shop is owned by present BJP MLA Om Prakash Sharma,” he tweeted.

“… she was the only one in the crowd who was hit. It’s deep conspiracy. AAP will fight back,” he tweeted.

(Agencies)

Lalit Modi reveals blueprint of breakaway cricket body to rival ICC

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Lalit Modi

London: He is living in exile and facing arrest but that has not stopped sacked IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi from preparing the blueprint for a breakaway governing body for cricket to rival the ICC — a plan which he claims is the future “world order”.

Modi, who faces allegations of financial impropriety and is currently based here, said the new body would be affiliated with the Olympic movement and oversee Test and T20 competitions, while scrapping the ODI format altogether.

“We’re talking about another cricketing system. There is a blueprint out there, it’s got my rubber stamp on it,” Modi told the ‘Australian Broadcasting Corporation’.

“I have been involved in it. I say it for the first time, I’ve been involved in putting that blue print together. We could take on the existing establishment, no problem. It requires a few billion dollars, I don’t think it would be a problem to get that … into action,” he said.

“The plan that I have put together is a very detailed plan, it’s not a plan that’s come off the cuff, it’s been taking years and years and years in the making,” he added.

Modi, a pariah in cricket after he was sacked in 2010 as commissioner of the very league he conceptualized, has an arrest warrant against him based on the Enforcement Directorate’s allegations.

Modi, on his part, has vehemently denied all charges against him. The controversial administrator said his plan would only fail if the ICC, currently headed by his nemesis and former BCCI President N Srinivasan, carries out reforms.

“I hope that print [the blueprint] doesn’t take off. But if the people can’t continue, then that print will take off and that blueprint will become the world order tomorrow. I guarantee you that, sitting here today,” he said.

Modi said his blueprint comprises a calendar of events to rival the ICC’s schedule in Tests and T20 games. “The plan conceives only of Test cricket and T20; it doesn’t take into account one-day at all. I think that is completely redundant in today’s day and age. I think it should just be T20 and Test matches that should be played,” he said.

Modi said the ICC should look to get the International Olympic Committee’s affiliation. “I have been proposing that. The ICC will never agree to that; never means never. It is a plan that one day, if I ever implement it, will re-write history in sport. “IPL has re-written history in sport in the way it’s marketed. I think this will re-write history once again.”

(PTI)

Nitish to launch new campaign, says 50 lakh people will send DNA samples to Modi

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Patna: The war of words between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached a new level with Nitish’s new ‘shabdwapsi’ campaign.

Hitting back at Modi for his DNA remark, Nitish tweeted today, “In this shabdwapsi /take back your words/ campaign, at least 50 lakh people of Bihar will join the campaign and send their DNA samples to Modiji for test.”

Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United and Lalu Prasad’s Rashtriya Janata Dal are expected to launch this campaign jointly and send DNA samples of at least 50 lakh people to the Prime Minister.

Two weeks back, PM Modi had made the controversial statement that deceit and treachery are in the Chief Minister’s DNA. Nitish questioned the remark in an open letter to the PM and asked him to withdraw those remarks as it insulted the people of Bihar.

Inspite of our repeated pleas Modiji hasn’t retracted his derogatory remarks on our DNA, we’re going to launch शब्दवापसी /TakeBackYourWords
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) August 10, 2015

DNAके अपने वक्तव्य को वापिस न लेने की मोदीजी की हठधर्मिता और फिर कल गया रैली में बिहार को बीमारू और लोगों को दुर्भाग्यशाली बताना क्षोबनीय है
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) August 10, 2015

हमारा यह विश्वास है कि बिहार और बिहार की जनता को अपमानित करने वालों को यहाँ की जनता माकूल जवाब देगी
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) August 10, 2015

(Agencies)

Holy cow! India is world’s largest exporter of beef

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New Delhi: Despite Modi government’s move to ban slaughter of cow across various states in the country, India is the largest exporter of beef in the world.

According to a report in The Hindu, India retained it’s top position as the world’s leading exporter of beef and even extended its lead over Brazil, citing a data released by the US Department of Agriculture.

As per the data, India exported 2.4 million tonnes of beef and veal in the financial year 2015 as compared to 2 the million tonnes exported by Brazil. During the same period, Australia exported 1.5 million tonnes, the report said.

And while these three countries account for 58.7 percent of all the beef exports in the world, India alone accounted for 23.5 percent of the exports, a significant rise from the 20.8 percent share that it had in the previous year.

According to reports, cow slaughter is banned in the following states of India – Andhra Pradesh, Telangana , Bihar, Chattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

In Assam, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, it is permitted with slaughter certificates.

However, in Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura, cow slaughter is permitted.

(Agencies)

Tremors felt in Kashmir valley, Delhi, parts of north India

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New Delhi: Earthquake shook buildings in New Delhi on Monday afternoon.

People were seen coming out of buildings in Delhi.

Tremors were also felt in Kashmir valley and other parts of north India.

Panic-stricken people ran out of homes and offices as buildings swayed in Kashmir.

The epicenter of the magnitude 6 quake was 88 kilometers (54.68 miles) from Feyzabad in Afghanistan, at a depth of 209 kilometers (129.87 miles), the US Geological Survey said.

The tremor was also felt in various parts of Pakistan including Islamabad, Faisalabad, Mianwali, Peshawar and Sargodah.

So far, there was no report of any loss to life or property.

(Agencies)

England thrash Australia to regain the Ashes

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Ben Stokes

Nottingham: England regained the Ashes by sealing an innings and 78-run victory over Australia on the third day of the fourth Test here on Saturday.

England needed only three wickets to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series and they took it without much trouble at Trent Bridge. Australia were bowled out for 253 runs in their second innings.

They claimed those three wickets within an hour of play on Saturday. Pacer Ben Stokes claimed a wicket on Saturday to end with figures of 6-36 in the second innings.

The win caps a remarkable reversal from the 0-5 whitewash suffered by England Down Under in 2013-14.

Stokes second over of the morning set England on their course for victory as he claimed the opening breakthrough, forcing Mitchell Starc to edge one to Ian Bell at second slip for a duck.

Fellow pacer Mark Wood got in on the act as he bowled Josh Hazlewood (0) as England sensed victory in double-quick time with barely an hour of the morning session having passed.

Adam Voges (51) did go to his half century but it was his partner Lyon whose wicket led to the regaining of the Ashes, as he played on off the bowling of Wood to spark scenes of wild celebration as England reached the crowning moment.

England took a giant step on their road to victory when Australia collapsed to just 60 all out in 111 balls on Thursday with right-arm Stuart Broad taking eight for 15.

Within moments of the loss, Australian captain Michael Clarke announced his retirement after the final Ashes Test at The Oval cricket ground, in London, this month.

He told Channel 9: “The time is right. I want to play the last Test at The Oval and give it one more crack. I’ll take so many memories away. I’m looking forward to sitting and cheering the boys on. It’s the right time.”

England have now won five of the last seven Ashes series and the last four at home.

(IANS)

Death toll rises in deadly 24 hours in Afghanistan

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Attacks on military base and other areas in Kabul kill at least 40, including NATO soldier

Afghan security staff inspect the site of a truck bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday, August 7, 2015. (Photo: Rahmat Gul/AP)

Afghan security staff inspect the site of a truck bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday, August 7, 2015. (Photo: Rahmat Gul/AP)

by Nadia Prupis, Common Dreams

As of Saturday, a deadly 24 hours in Afghanistan has seen more than 44 people killed and hundreds wounded in a wave of attacks on a military base and other sites in Kabul.

Among those killed were dozens of civilians and service members, including one NATO soldier. The attacks targeted a police academy, a residential area, and the military base Camp Integrity, all in Kabul.

The nationality of the NATO soldier has not yet been released. One international service member and eight Afghan contractors were killed in the attack on Camp Integrity, with several others wounded. The bombing of the police academy killed at least 20 and wounded 24, when a man dressed in a police uniform reportedly detonated an explosive vest as recruits lined up for classes.

The Guardian reports:

While the truck bomb exploded outside a Ministry of Defence base, the exact purpose remains unclear, and the timing of the attack [at 1am] was unusual. According to a security source speaking to the Guardian, the US military frequently visits the Afghan army base in Shah Shaheed, which also contains a facility housing several high-level detainees.

A Taliban spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahed, said the group was responsibile for the attack on the police academy, but no one has yet claimed the truck bomb attack or the assault on Camp Integrity.

Reuters adds:

Previously seen as open to reviving peace talks, the Taliban have since pledged to press on with the insurgency that has killed and wounded thousands this year.

….The conflict between the Western-backed government and the Taliban has intensified since the NATO combat mission ended last year, but Afghan security forces and civilians have borne the brunt of the violence.

There have been almost 5,000 civilian casualties in Afghanistan in the first half of the year, U.N. figures show.

No death penalty for Colorado theatre massacre gunman

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Jury fails to agree on capital punishment, meaning James Holmes will serve life in prison without parole for 12 murders.

Prosecutors argued Holmes deserved to die because he methodically planned the 2012 assault [File: Reuters]

Prosecutors argued Holmes deserved to die because he methodically planned the 2012 assault [File: Reuters]

by Al Jazeera

United States theatre gunman James Holmes will be sentenced to life in prison without parole after a jury failed to agree on whether he should get the death penalty for his murderous attack on a packed movie premiere in Colorado in 2012.

The nine women and three men said on Friday that they could not reach a unanimous verdict on each of the murder counts. That automatically eliminates the death penalty for the failed neuroscientist, who blamed his calculated murders of 12 people on mental illness.

Prosecutors argued Holmes deserved to die because he methodically planned the 2012 assault at a midnight screening of a Batman movie, even blasting techno music through ear phones so he wouldn’t hear his victims scream.

The same jury had rejected his insanity defence, finding Holmes capable of understanding right from wrong when he murdered 12 people and tried to kill 70 others.

But the defence countered that his schizophrenia led to a psychotic break, and that powerful delusions drove him to carry out one of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings.

There was never any question during the gruelling, four-month trial as to whether Holmes was the killer.

Holmes surrendered outside the theatre, where police found him clad head-to-toe in combat gear.

The trial hinged instead on the question of whether a mentally ill person should be held legally and morally culpable for an act of unspeakable violence.

It took jurors only about 12 hours of deliberations to decide the first part – they rejected his insanity defence and found him guilty of 165 felony counts.

The defence then conceded his guilt, but insisted during the sentencing phase that his crimes were caused by the psychotic breakdown of a mentally ill young man, reducing his moral culpability and making a life sentence appropriate.

The jury’s final decision came after days of tearful testimony from relatives of the slain.

Palestinian baby’s father also dies from settler attack

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Saad Dawabsheh, the father of Ali, dies from severe burns caused by firebomb attack, his brother tells Al Jazeera.

The UN says at least 120 attacks by Israeli settlers have been documented in the occupied West Bank since the beginning of 2015 [Reuters]

The UN says at least 120 attacks by Israeli settlers have been documented in the occupied West Bank since the beginning of 2015 [Reuters]

by Al Jazeera

The father of the Palestinian 18-month-old baby boy who died in last week’s settler arson attack in the occupied West Bank has also died from his wounds.

Saad Dawabsheh, the father of Ali, died early on Saturday, his brother told Al Jazeera.

The 32-year-old died in Soroka hospital, where he had been treated for second-degree burns to more than 80 percent of his body.

Al Jazeera’s Imtiaz Tyab, reporting from West Jerusalem, said Saad’s wife, Riham, and four-year-old son Ahmad remain in critical condition, in Tel Hashomer hospital.

“His mother and brother also remain at the hospital. They both remain in very serious condition.

“In fact the mother’s condition for several days was thought to be worse than the father’s so the fact that he succumbed to his wounds raises alot of concern about her,” Tyab said.

Early last Saturday morning, a firebomb was thrown into the family’s bedroom in a suspected settler arson attack, setting the house alight.

A funeral is expected to be held later on Saturday in Duma, where last week’s attack took place.

The Palestine Liberation Organization has said it holds Israel’s government “fully responsible” for the death of the 18-month-old baby and will lodge a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The attack was roundly condemned around the world, including by Israeli leaders, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ringing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and saying they must fight “terrorism” together.

The US state department condemned the “vicious terrorist attack” in “the strongest possible terms”, urging Israel to “apprehend the murderers” and calling on both sides to “avoid escalating tensions”.

According to the UN, at least 120 attacks by Israeli settlers have been documented in the occupied West Bank since the beginning of 2015.

A recent report by Yesh Din, an Israeli human rights organisation, showed that more than 92.6 percent of complaints Palestinians lodge with the Israeli police go without charges being filed.

DomainX™ 2015 becomes the first Live-streamed domain name conference internationally

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Bangalore: DomainX™, the 1st dedicated international domain name conference that was held today in Bangalore, was a great success with over 600 participants from diverse domains attending the event that was held over two days of inspiration, networking and knowledge.

Mr. Ron Jackson, Publisher of DNJournal.com from Tampa Bay, Florida, presided over the event as the chief guest.

DomainX™ not only educated the participants about the thriving global domain name industry and its various facets but also facilitated an impactful interaction of prominent investors, successful entrepreneurs, tech-savvy innovators and domain name investors to open a spectrum of business opportunities for all involved.

DomainX™ created a history of sorts with becoming the first Live-streamed domain name conference anywhere in the world. DomainX™ was applauded for bringing together a galaxy of international industry experts to a common platform.

Ron Jackson, founder, editor and publisher of Domain Name Journal; Nidhi Hola, Director – Marketing of Godaddy India; Samarth Kholkar, Business Development Leader for IBM Cloud Business; Rodney D Ryder, Advisor to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India; Anirudh Suri, Founding Partner at India Internet Fund were some of the eminent speakers amongst others.

The keynote address on domain names as an investment class was delivered by DomainX™ Brand Ambassador Mr. Deepak Daftari who showcased through his keynote the appeal of domain names to investors across the world and the impending growth on the horizon of the domain name industry.

Zak Muscovitch, Founder of DNAttorney.com discussed UDRP, URS & INDRP issues in an enlightening panel discussion moderated by INDRP Arbitrator Ankur Raheja.
Veteran domain name investor and mentor Deepak Daftary hosted a fireside chat with Ned O’Meara and Martjin Schneider to explore domain name markets in countries such as Australia and the Dutch market.

The event emphasised the ambition of DomainX™ 2015 to deliver ‘two days of inspiration’ with a business networking session on 7th August which connected global experts and key domain name investors in an intimate environment where knowledge was shared freely and key business ties were forged.

Organised by Domain Name Owners Association of India (DNOAi™), the DomainX™ conference was supported by Godaddy, Escrow.com, IBM, INForum.in, Resello, .Desi & Airfare.in. Godaddy is the world’s leading domain name registrar and provides domain name registration services to individuals and organisations world over. While Escrow.com pioneered the process of online escrow services and is one of the leading providers of secure business and consumer transaction management on the Internet

The organisers expressed their pleasure on the immense success of DomainX™ and said, “We are enthralled at the astounding success of DomainX 2015. It’s very heartening to see realization of our dream to provide a common platform to various stakeholders of the industry. We are sure that this conference will keep pushing the envelope on innovating to contribute to the growth of a flourishing domain name industry in India.” The DomainX™ organizers included Manmeet Pal Singh and Gaurav Kohli..

About DNOAi™

DNOAi™ is the first (in India) privately held association of similar minded domain name owners who have joined hands in order to bring investment, monetization and general awareness towards the domain name sector as well as web development industry.

With experience in domain names and website development, DNOAi aim to grow DNOAi™ into the largest domain name organization in India. Domain Name Owners Association of India™ tries to bring together top brass investors, successful entrepreneurs and tech-savvy innovators in India, to demonstrate and exhibit the impact of our industry on thefinancial market.

For more information visit www.DNOAi.com

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