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18 shlokas and sayings which express Modi's idea of India - their meaning and origin

November 27, 2015, 8:58 pm
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Modi explained his idea of India as a place which will accommodate everyone with the help of 18 shlokas and popular sayings drawn from Rig Veda to Manusmriti.

Noveber 28, 2015, NewsCrunch

Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to reach out to the Opposition parties on Friday in Parliament by assuming a conciliatory approach.

His speech wrapped up the two-day Parliament session that had been called to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of Dr Ambedkar.

Modi explained  his idea of India as a place, which will accommodate everyone, with the help of 18 shlokas and popular sayings - drawn from various sources, Rig Veda to Manusmriti.

He delivered them by-heart prefixing Idea of India to each one of them promoting the ruling party MPs thump their desk in approval.

Pheroze L. Vincent of The Telegraph notes the 18 Idea of India definitions Modi mentioned, along with their translations and origins.

Idea of India 1:

Satyameva Jayate

Meaning
(Truth alone triumphs)

Origin
Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.6

Idea of India 2:
Ahimsa paramo dharma

Meaning
(Non-violence is the highest duty)

Origin
The Mahabharata 1.11.12

Idea of India 3:
Ekam sad viprah bahudha vadanti

Meaning
(Truth is one, sages call it by various names)

Origin
Rigveda I.164.46

Idea of India 4:
Paudhe mein bhi parmatma hota hai

Meaning
(Even plants have God in them)

Origin
unknown

Idea of India 5:
Vasudhaiva kutumbakam

Meaning
(The whole world is one family)

Origin
Mahopanishad VI.71-73

Idea of India 6:
Sarva pantha samabhava

Meaning
(Same treatment for all sects)

Origin
unknown

Idea of India 7:
Appo deepo bhava

Meaning
(Be a light unto yourself)

Origin
Buddha’s last words

Idea of India 8:
Tena tyaktena bhunjitha

Meaning
(Enjoy through renunciation)

Origin
Isavasya Upanishad

Idea of India 9:
Sarve bhavantu sukhinah/ sarve santuh niramaya/ sarve bhadrani pashyantu/ ma kaschin dukh bhag bhavet

Meaning
(Everyone should be happy and healthy/ everyone should see only the good/ and no one should suffer from misery or diseases)

Origin
Adi Shankara’s prayer (Inspired by the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad)

Idea of India 10:
Na tvaham kaamaye rajyam, na moksham na punarbhavam/ Kaamaye dukh taptanam, praninam artinaashanam

Meaning
(I desire not kingdom nor salvation nor rebirth/ I desire only an end to the sufferings of living beings)
Rantidev, a mythological king

Origin
(In Bhagavata Purana)

Idea of India 11:
Vaishnava jana toh, tene kahiye je peed paraayee jaane re

Meaning
(He is a Vaishnav who feels the pain of others)

Origin
Narsinh Mehta’s bhajan (The 15th-century bhajan was popularised by Mahatma Gandhi)

Idea of India 12:
Jan seva hi prabhu seva

Meaning
(Service of people is service of God)

Origin
Swami Vivekananda

Idea of India 13:
Saha navavatu/ Saha nau bhunaktu/ Saha veeryam karvaavahai

Meaning
 (May God protect us both [teacher and student]/ May God nourish us both/ May we work together with energy and vigour)

Origin
Katha Upanishad

Idea of India 14:
Nar karani kare toh Narayan ho jaaye

Meaning
(Man can become God through his deeds)

Origin
unknown

Idea of India 15:
Nari tu Narayani

Meaning
(All women are goddesses)

Origin
unknown

Idea of India 16:
Yatra naryastu pujyante, ramante tatra devata

Meaning
(Where women are honoured, divinity blossoms there)

Origin
Manusmriti

Idea of India 17:
Aano bhadra krtavo yantu vishwatah

Meaning
(Let noble thoughts come to me from all directions)

Origin
Rig Veda

Idea of India 18:
Janani janmabhoom ishcha swargadapi gariyasi

Meaning
(Mother and motherland are superior to heaven)

Origin
Valmiki’s Ramayana
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17 graduates in Bihar Ministry - Viral post saying Nitish government run by illiterates is fake

November 28, 2015, 12:31 am
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A recent viral post, which described all of Nitish Kumar Government's ministers in Bihar as illiterates or semi-literates, is fake. The post had begun circulating immediately after Nitish cabinet was formed. The Times of India reports that of the 28 ministers in the government, 17 have graduate or higher degrees.
Nitish Ministers - Five graduates, four postgraduates, three hold PhDs,
five are professional graduates.
November 28, 2015, NewsCrunch

A recent viral post, which described all of Nitish Kumar Government's ministers in Bihar as illiterates or semi-literates, is fake.

The post had begun circulating immediately after Nitish cabinet was formed.

The Times of India reports that of the 28 ministers  in the government, 17 have graduate or higher degrees.

Five are graduates, four postgraduates, three hold PhDs and five are professional graduates.

The viral post said Ministers Madan Mohan Jha and Ashok Choudhary had studied only up to class 7 and 10. They have PhD degrees.

The Times of India based its report on an analysis made by Bihar Election Watch (BEW) and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), which in turn had collected data from election affidavits.




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Noted Kannada film director Girish Kasaravalli to boycott Bengaluru Literature festival

November 28, 2015, 1:49 am
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Noted Kannada film director Girish Kasaravalli has announced his decision to stay away from Bengaluru Literature festival. Speaking to a Kannada daily, Kannada Prabha, he said he had told the organisers that he would not attend the event, when they had approached him. But they still went ahead and added his name in the list of participants, he claimed. Malayalam writers Satchidanand, Sara Joseph, her daughter Sangeetha Sreenivasan, Kannada writers Arif Raja, T.K. Dayanand, O L Nagabhushana Swamy have announced that they will boycott Bengaluru Literature festival that will be held December 5-6.
Bengaluru Literature festival, hit by boycott call

November 28, 2015, NewsCrunch

Noted Kannada film director Girish Kasaravalli has announced his decision to stay away from Bengaluru Literature festival.

Speaking to a Kannada daily, Kannada Prabha, he said he had told the organisers that he would not attend the event, when they had approached him. But they still went  ahead and added his name in the list of participants, he claimed.

Malayalam writers Satchidanand,  Sara Joseph, her daughter Sangeetha Sreenivasan, Kannada writers Arif Raja, T.K. Dayanand, O L Nagabhushana Swamy have announced that they will boycott  Bengaluru Literature festival  that will be held December 5-6.

They have taken objection to the event organiser Vikram Sampath's opposition  to the writers returning Sahitya Academi awards. They also say they are not comfortable with his right-wing leanings.

Vikram Sampath, author of books on Mysore royalty and singer Gauhar Jaan, was among the signatories to a letter against the return of awards.

Dayanand, told The Telegraph: "I am for returning awards to protest injustices in society. He (Sampath) isn't. So it wouldn't be ideal for me to participate in this event," he said.

However, another section of writers who had returned awards such as Shashi Deshpande or supported them, have decided to take part in Bengaluru Literature festival. Some of them disagreed with the boycotting writers and said the event offered an opportunity to debate irrespective of the ideologies of the organisers.

A section of Kannada writes have been unhappy with Bengaluru Literature festival for giving a token presence to the State language. O L Nagabhushana Swamy said he was boycotting as the event was not giving Kannada prominence when compared  to English and Hindi.

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Death on camera - Mumbai youth Bhavesh Nakate, 21, falls off crowded train (Video)

November 28, 2015, 2:11 am
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A mobile camera has caught the shocking death of a Mumbai youth Bhavesh Nakate, who fell of a running local train. Bhavesh Nakate, 21, took the CST-bound Mumbai local at Dombivli. The footage shows him hanging from outside with just a grip on the steel pole inside the coach.
Shocking  accident - youth falls off Mumbai local (Vide below)
November 28, 2015, NewsCrunch

A mobile camera has caught the shocking death of a Mumbai youth Bhavesh Nakate, who fell off a running local train.

Bhavesh Nakate, 21, took the CST-bound Mumbai local at Dombivli. The footage shows him hanging from outside with just a grip on the steel pole inside the coach.

You can see his grip loosening and Bhavesh Nakate falling off on the tracks as the train runs along in full speed.

The accident occurred between Kopar and Diva Junction, reports ABP Live.

Death on camera - Mumbai youth falls off crowded running train (Video) 


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Video: Watch Indian journalists mobbing Modi seeking selfies during Diwali Milan

November 28, 2015, 3:10 am
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Modi may avoid the media and they may also torment him. But when they meet him in person, they can't help but mob him. Modi was mobbed again by selfie-seeking journalists on Saturday during a Diwali Milan lunch hosted the Prime Minister and BJP chief Amit Shah at party headquarters.
An NDTV screengrab of media mobbing Modi (Video below)

November 28, 2015, NewsCrunch

Modi may avoid the media and they may also torment him. But when they  meet him in person, they can't help but mob him.

Modi was mobbed again by selfie-seeking journalists on Saturday during a Diwali Milan lunch hosted the Prime Minister and BJP chief Amit Shah at party headquarters.

Modi spoke briefly on non-discrimination and equality, and went around freely shaking hands, only to get mobbed.

During the last year's Diwali Milan also he had been similarly surrounded by journalists, who had pulled their mobile cameras out.

A few members of the media fraternity slammed journalists for acting like starstruck fans when they met Modi. Others defended them saying that is what happens when you meet him so rarely.

Video: Watch Indian journalists mobbing Modi seeking selfies during Diwali Milan

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Video: Watch Kerala Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson urging Church to spread Christianity in India - suggests three ways to evangelise

November 28, 2015, 4:55 am
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In his speech, Jiji Thomas suggests mass evangelism, personal evangelism and church evangelism (video below)
November 28, 2015, NewsCrunch

Kerala Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson called upon Kerala Church to spread Christianity in India recently.

Addressing a seminary of Malankara Orthodox Church in Kottayam recently, the Chief Secretary said that the church should introspect its mission step up on evangelism.

He asserted that true meaning of gospel was Go Spell - that is to spread the word of Christ.

He identified three ways to spread the biblical doctrine - mass evangelism, personal evangelism and church evangelism, that is churning out the right kind of missionaries.

A 16 minute video of the event  released by Malankanara Orthodox Church shows him making the speech in the presence of Kerala Governor Sathasivam.

He starts his speech saying in English that he would speak not as Chief Secretary of Kerala but as the son of Malankara Orthodox Church.

Jiji Thompson, a 1980 batch officer, took over as the Chief Secretary early this year despite some opposition as his name figures in the palmolive oil controversy.

The religious minded IAS officer  also gets frequently invited to functions held at Hindu temples.

Speech Video: Watch Kerala Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson urging Church to spread Christianity in India 


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Washington Post's Annie Gowen tweets protesting Modi government's ban on sharing information

November 28, 2015, 5:59 am
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Foreign journalists are usually content doing followup stories, working their contacts, which are easy to come by given their exalted status. They do not usually take on the host government on the administrative issues that affect their work. The Washington Post's India bureau chief Annie Gowen broke this norm on Friday by tweeting that fancy PR agencies had been trying to contact her. She also made a comment that suggested that the government should not be spending money on them.
Annie Gowen's tweets are not about spending money on
PR but on ban on information flow. Twitter pic

November 28, 2015, NewsCrunch

Foreign journalists are usually content doing followup stories, working their contacts, which are easy to come by given their exalted status.

They do not usually take on the host government on the administrative issues that affect their work.

The Washington Post's India bureau chief  Annie Gowen broke this norm on Friday by tweeting that fancy PR agencies had been trying to contact her. She also made a comment that suggested that the government  should not be spending money on them.

Her tweet created a splash with many reading it as evidence of Modi government wasting money to get publicity.

Annie Gowen posted a followup tweet on Saturday clarifying her statement further, hinting at the source of her frustration, and indeed, of many other journalists in Delhi.

After Modi took over, one of the first moves made by his government was to place an informal ban on sharing of information by officers and ministers.There was never an official order, but the word was out and sources dried up overnight.

A fear psychosis developed among officers as rumours of government snooping on movements and communication of key personnel started buzzing.

From officers to clerks, and from gossips to documents, everything started getting held back leaving journalists in the lurch.

This is perhaps what Annie Gowen means when she asks Modi government to make its officers available instead of spending money on PR.




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Video: Watch insider video of Rs 140 crore Italian wedding of Rohan, son of Indian millionaire Yogi Mehta

November 28, 2015, 7:30 am
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Yogesh Mehta, who is based in Dubai, founded Petrochem in 1995 and is said to be worth over 600 million dollars. The big fat Indian wedding follows another lavish ceremony conducted by fellow Gulf moneybags Ravi Pillai, who spent Rs 55 crore to marry off his daughter Dr Aarathi at Kollam, Kerala, this week. Yogesh Mehta flew 500 of his friends and relatives from around the world to Florence in private jets. The ceremony spread over 3 days left nothing to imagination.
NRI millionaire son Rohan Mehta marries Roshni in Rs 140 crore ceremony at Florence, Italy (Video below)

November 28, 2015, NewsCrunch

Rohan Mehta, son of Indian millionaire, married his sweetheart Roshni at a dream Rs 140 crore wedding in Florence, Italy

Yogesh Mehta, who is based in Dubai, founded Petrochem in 1995 and is said to be worth over 600 million dollars.

Petrochem is the largest independent chemical distributor in the Middle East and 14th largest in the world.

The big fat Indian wedding follows another lavish ceremony conducted  by fellow Gulf moneybags Ravi Pillai, who spent Rs 55 crore to marry off his daughter Dr Aarathi at Kollam, Kerala,  this week.

Yogesh Mehta flew 500 of his friends and relatives from around the world to Florence in private jets. The ceremony spread over 3 days left nothing to imagination.

However, there was one minor irritant. The groom wanted to ride an elephant for the baraat, which was not allowed by the Florence City Council on grounds of animal welfare.


Here is a short video from the guests who recorded the extravagant ceremony and uploaded it on social media




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Economic crisis melts Greece sex industry - rate for sex falls to the price of a sandwich (With video)

November 28, 2015, 10:23 pm
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The ongoing economic crisis in Greece has rattled its sex industry so much that the going rate for sex has fallen from €50 to as low as just €2 for a single session, or the price of a sandwich. The widely quoted piece of data has been attributed to professor Gregory Lazos of the Panteion University, Athens, who has documented 18,500 sex workers in Greece and studied them. Some women just do it for a cheese pie, or a sandwich they need to eat because they are hungry,' he told The Times.
The number of Greek sex workers is also on
rise in the country (Video below)
November 29, 2015, NewsCrunch

The ongoing economic crisis in Greece has rattled its sex industry so much that the going rate for sex has fallen from €50 to as low as just €2 for a single session, or the price of a sandwich.

The widely quoted piece of data has been attributed to professor Gregory Lazos of the Panteion University, Athens, who has documented 18,500 sex workers in Greece and studied them.

Some women just do it for a cheese pie, or a sandwich they need to eat because they are hungry,' he told The Times. 

The number of Greek women in the sex industry is also on rise and according to Prof Lazos today they account for 80% of the sex workers in the country.

Before the crisis started mostly Eastern European women were working as prostitutes in Greece.

A €600 million business. sex work is legal in Greece.

Burdened with an unproductive government and public sector which employs most citizens at exorbitant wages and in unproductive jobs, Greece is in economic doldrums.

The country is steeply divided in pushing the reforms  that are required to pull it out as most politicians and citizens are  it ready for the pain.


Video: Athens streets of sex - How the sex industry in Greece works 


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Baba Ramdev says women make indecent proposals to him - one of them even called 1,000 times (Watch video)

November 29, 2015, 1:55 am
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Baba Ramdev may have turned himself into a high-profile ascetic, but that has not stopped several of his women devotees from pestering him with proposals. The yoga camps he holds, in India and elsewhere seem to be triggering these proposals. Te startling information was disclosed by Ramdev himself to ABP News, who added that he always politely refused such proposals.
Baba Ramdev says women propose him offering "everything" (video below)

November 29, 2015, NewsCrunch

Baba Ramdev may have turned himself into a high-profile ascetic, but that has not stopped several of his women devotees from pestering him with proposals.

The startling information was disclosed by Ramdev himself to ABP News, who added that he always politely refused such proposals.

He also recalled an incident in the US when an affluent-looking woman asked to speak to him in private, to which he agreed thinking she had health issues.

He was taken aback when she told him that she wanted to offer her tan, man and dhan (body, soul and money) to him. Though he escaped by giving his secretary's phone number, she rang it a 1000 times.

ABP News journalist Dibang asked Ramdev  if he had any girlfriend in his youth.

Ramdev said if he had one, he would have ended up in jail like many other Hindu saints.

Baba Ramdev also attacked Modi government for letting black money increase under its watch.

Follow this link to watch full interview on video. For quick preview, please see below.


Video: Watch Baba Ramdev saying women make indecent proposals to him



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Mumbai Muslim thrown out of movie theater for sitting during national anthem; video goes viral

November 30, 2015, 4:35 am
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A video of a Muslim family getting thrown out of a Mumbai theater for not standing up during national anthem has gone viral. The incident occurred at Mumbai’s PVR Kurla on Saturday evening. A few members of the audience noted that a family had not stood up for the anthem and got into . fight with them.
PVR audience fighting with Muslim family for not getting up
during National Anthem (Video below) 

November 30, 2015, NewsCrunch

A video of a Muslim family getting thrown out of a Mumbai theater for not standing up during national anthem has gone viral.

The incident occurred at Mumbai’s PVR Kurla on Saturday evening.

A few members of the audience noted that a family had not stood up for the anthem and got into . fight with them.

A bald man is seen in the video threatening to slap a male member of the Muslim family, which was surrounded by an angry crowd.  After the heated argument, the family is seen leaving and the crowd applauding an cheering their exit.

The Union Home Ministry has clarified that standing in cinema halls for national anthem was not mandatory. It has in fact, opined that standing in cinema halls would interrupt the exhibition of the film and “create disorder and confusion rather than add to the dignity of the anthem.”

The Muslim family may have shown poor judgement, but they did not violate any law by not standing up for the anthem.

Video: Watch Muslim family getting thrown out of PVR theater, Mumai, over Nationa Anthem controversy


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Huchcha Venkatesh latest outrage on Kannada news channel Public TV goes viral (Watch full video)

November 30, 2015, 5:51 am
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A flop actor and producer, Huchcha Venkatesh, has built a following among youngsters largely due to his eccentric behavior. He shot into fame three years ago after claiming he had married actress Ramya. His movie Huchcha Venkat released last November, with the first show drawing only a handful of people. His emotional outburst on TV had gone viral drawing about two lakh views. His latest performance on Public TV also has got nearly 170,000 views.
On Public TV, Huchcha Venkatesh contended that Rishi
had come to the show drunk (Video below) 

November 30, 2015, NewsCrunch

Huchcha Venkatesh, who was in news recently for beating up a fellow inmate on Kannada Bog Boss, has again gone viral.

This time for a nasty confrontation with director Rishi on Kannada news channel Public TV.

Huchcha Venkatesh's contention was that Rishi had come to the TV show drunk, an allegation that seemed to have been made without a shred of evidence.

But that did  not stop him from trying to assault Rishi, launching into a rambling monologue on assorted issues and occasionally breaking into a bloodcurdling scream.

Kannada TV Channels have learnt that when Huchcha Venkatesh comes on the show they need to have a few extra men around to restrain him.

But invite him they will,  as he boosts up their TRPs.

A flop actor and producer, Huchcha Venkatesh, has built a following among youngsters largely due to his eccentric behavior. He shot into fame three years ago after claiming he had married actress Ramya.

His movie Huchcha Venkat released last November, with the first show drawing only a handful of people. His emotional outburst on TV had gone viral drawing about two lakh views.

His latest performance on Public TV also has got nearly 170,000 views.

Huchcha Venkatesh clashes with Kannada director Rishi on Public TV 




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Sorry Bangalore techies, Whitefield protest has a touch of hypocrisy - rise up for garbage as well

November 30, 2015, 6:24 am
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The protest against poor infrastructure at Whitefield, the oldest IT hub of Bangalore. drew about 8,000 techies on Monday. Whitefield, always a commuter's nightmare, has taken a turn for the worse. The recent rains have washed off poorly laid roads exposing both corruption and pot holes, irking techies.
We pay taxes, so give us good roads - that is the essence
of the Techie argument here.

November 30, 2015, NewsCrunch

The protest against poor infrastructure at Whitefield, the oldest IT hub of Bangalore. drew about 8,000 techies on Monday.

Whitefield, always a commuter's nightmare, has taken a turn for the worse. The recent rains have washed off poorly laid roads exposing both corruption and pot holes, irking techies.

We pay taxes, so give us good roads - that is the essence of the Techie argument here.

Techies, in Bangalore and elsewhere, are so inward-looking they come out only when their lives are affected.

The unsegregated garbage they generate gets dumped in landfills at nearby villages where they pollute land, air and water,  destroy farming and health.

There has not been one murmur on the issue, not one group from techies has made any attempt to address it.

Of course, the government is ultimately responsible for public service delivery. But it works better when there is public pressure.

When the affluent groups worry only about themselves, ignoring more pressing issues, the hypocrisy in the situation becomes startling.

A video posted on Sunday gives a sample of the garbage problem in the city. But people like the person, who narrates in the video, will be happy if this garbage is shifted out of his locality.

Voices like his will carry more impact if they also strive for an effective  solution.

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Eight all-new gorgeous pictures of Anushka Sharma without makeup

November 30, 2015, 7:11 am
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Anushka Sharma is one of the rare actresses who likes to get clicked without makeup. She started modelling when she was 16 and looks forward to cosmetic free days.
Anushka Sharma - look no makeup, Instagram photo

November 30, 2015, NewsCrunch

Anushka Sharma is one of the rare actresses, who likes to get clicked without makeup.

She started modelling when she was 16 and looks forward to cosmetic free days.

It could also be a reflection of her confidence in her natural beauty. She has a glowing skin and hair and a body made in heaven. Besides, she is among the tallest actresses of her generation.


Anushka Sharma recently posted eight gorgeous make up-free pictures on Instagram 



Anushka Sharma - look no makeup, Instagram photo





Anushka Sharma - look no makeup, Instagram photo

Anushka Sharma - look no makeup, Instagram photo

Anushka Sharma - look no makeup, Instagram photo

Anushka Sharma - look no makeup, Instagram photo

Anushka Sharma - look no makeup, Instagram photo

Anushka Sharma - look no makeup, Instagram photo




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Miami Ad school students replace SlapAamir.com with KissAamir.com: Bhakts fail did not get the joke, they say

November 30, 2015, 8:25 am
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Miami school students Himanish Ashar and and Dhvani Shah have replaced their hit Slap Aamir site with Kiss Aamir. If you type www.SlapAamir.com, you now get redirected to www.KissAamir.com now? So, what brought about the change. The students say it was never their intention to spread hatred against Aamir Khan by encouraging people to slap him. They just wanted to "mock the ongoing controversy" over Aamir's statement.
Himanshu and Dhvani developed www.SlapAamir.com and www.KissAamir.com as class projects 


November 30, 2015, NewsCrunch

Miami school students Himanish Ashar and and Dhvani Shah have replaced their hit Slap Aamir site with Kiss Aamir.

If you type www.SlapAamir.com, you now get redirected to www.KissAamir.com now? So, what brought about the change.

The students say it was never their intention to spread hatred against Aamir Khan by encouraging people to slap him. They just wanted to "mock the ongoing controversy" over Aamir's statement.

They decided to create the www.SlapAamir.com after Shiv Sena offered a lakh of rupees to anyone who could slap Aamir Khan. The Bollywood actor had caused outrage in right-wing circles with his comments on intolerance.

But instead of spreading humour they found that www.SlapAamir.com was spreading hatred.

Bhakts took it as a chance to deliver endless slaps and www.SlapAamir.com recorded over 8 million slaps in 15 hours before it was taken down.

“While many understood, others who were not able to see the subtle humour and message in the campaign, just enjoyed virtually slapping 'Aamir',” Himanshu told The Week.

So, they quickly moved to on to launch the phase 2 of their project and launched  www.KissAamir.com. 

Now, bhakts who type www.SlapAamir.com to slap Aamir, land at www.KissAamir.com that invites them to kiss him.
Himanshu and Dhvani are happy to note that www.KissAamir.com also is receiving a good response clocking hundreds of kisses per minute.

Himanshu and Dhvani developed www.SlapAamir.com and www.KissAamir.com as class projects for Miami Ad school.

Miami school students Himanish Ashar and and Dhvani Shah have replaced their hit Slap Aamir site with Kiss Aamir. If you type www.SlapAamir.com, you now get redirected to www.KissAamir.com now? So, what brought about the change. The students say it was never their intention to spread hatred against Aamir Khan by encouraging people to slap him. They just wanted to "mock the ongoing controversy" over Aamir's statement.
Himanshu and Dhvani developed www.SlapAamir.com and www.KissAamir.com as class projects 
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Bengaluru group vows to teach Flipkart Kannada and good manners (With video)

November 30, 2015, 9:02 pm
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Samanya Kannadiga, a Bangalore-based activist group, has started a campaign to force e-commerce giant Flipkart provide support to Kannada-speaking customers in their own language. Kannadigas are upset that despite being headquartered in Bangalore, Flipkart provides support only in Hindi and English. If you call the toll free customer support number 1800 208 9898, you get a welcome message in Hindi and then asked to choose between Hindi or English to carry on.
The Facebook cover of Samanya Kannadiga, which is spearheading the campaign against Flipkart

December 1, 2015, NewsCrunch

Samanya Kannadiga, a Bangalore-based activist group, has started  a campaign to force e-commerce giant Flipkart provide support to Kannada-speaking customers in their own language.

Kannadigas are upset that despite being headquartered in Bangalore, Flipkart provides support only in Hindi and English. If you call the toll free customer support number 1800 208 9898, you get a welcome message in Hindi and are then asked to choose between Hindi or English to carry on.

Kannada groups are also upset that Flipkart billboards and other marketing activities are carried out entirely in English or Hindi.

Samanya Kannadiga released a video on Monday, which shows a Kannada customer insisting on speaking in his language. The man is polite but firm. The Flipkart customer agent tries Hindi, English and then switches on to a lengthy monologue in Malayalam before cutting the call.

Industry leaders such as Subroto Bagchi   acknowledge that the generosity of Kannadigas in accepting migrants with a big heart played a key role in the success of the software industry in Bengaluru.

Kannada groups feel offended when companies, which operate in their state, fail to give due recognition to their language and culture.

Samanya Kannadiga has also launched two Twitter hashtags  #NokannadaNobusiness and #SayNoToFlipkart to mobilise support against Flipkart, which is yet to take the campaign seriously, and has just sent a standard response.



Samanya Kannadiga video shows Flipkart struggling to deal with a Kannada-speaking customer   





ಫ್ಲಿಪ್ ಕರ್ಟ್ ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿರೋಧಿ ದೋರಣೆ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಿಗೆ ಕಷ್ಟ ಆಗುತಿರುವುದು ಹೀಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿರೋಧಿ ಫ್ಲಿಪ್ ಕಾರ್ಟ್ ಗೆ ಧಿಕ್ಕಾರ.#NoKannadaNoBusiness #SayNoToFlipkart @flipkart @sakannadiga-- ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ 9035956900
Posted by ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ Samanya Kannadiga on Monday, November 30, 2015


Facebook face Kannadiga ire -  Sample tweets from  #NokannadaNobusiness and  #SayNoToFlipkart 














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Video Review: Watch - girl buys condoms and leaves behind a message

November 30, 2015, 11:41 pm
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A woman walks up to the at a medical shop and asks for a condom. In a video from Prankbaaz, she does it at several shops in the rural Delhi. The shopkeepers are baffled that she has no shame. Some assume that as she is so bold, she must be a prostitute. There are some who take a slightly more charitable view.
The video has a message worth spreading - December 1 is World Aids Day. Prevention is not a mater of shame.

December 1, 2015, NewsCrunch

A girl walks up to the at a medical shop and asks for a condom.

In a video from Prankbaaz, she does it at several shops in rural Delhi.

Shopkeepers are baffled that she has no shame. Some assume that as she is so bold, she must be a prostitute. There are some who take a slightly more charitable view.

This is not one more video that talks about sex to titillate and get the eye balls.

It has a message that is worth spreading - December 1 is World Aids Day. Prevention is not a mater of shame.


Video: Watch -  girl buys condoms and leaves behind a message 




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Buried among other leaders, Modi peeps out and waves at President Obama in Paris (Watch video)

December 1, 2015, 1:59 am
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A new video taken during Modi's visit to Paris for climate change talks is buzzing. The video shows Modi buried in the last row of world leaders, who are standing for a group photo. As Obama enters the frame, many leaders greet him, including Modi. Though Modi can be barely seen, he does his best to draw Obama's attention by peeping out and waving hands.
Video meme of Modi trying to wave at Obama goes viral - he was buried among other leaders

December 1, 2015, NewsCrunch

A new video taken during Modi's visit  to Paris for climate change talks is buzzing.

The video shows Modi buried in the last row of world leaders, who are standing for a group photo. As Obama enters the frame, many leaders greet him, including Modi.

Though Modi can be barely seen, he does his best to draw Obama's attention by peeping out and waving hands.

The video adds music and dialogue to enhance Modi's discomfort and take a dig at his zeal to greet an old friend.

The incident seems to have occurred at the culmination of the talks when the French president Hollande assembled all leaders for a ‘Paris 2015 family photo’.

The event was attended by nearly 150 world leaders including Barack Obama and Xi Jinping.

Video: Watch Modi greeting Obama at COP21 UN climate change conference, Paris 


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Muni, the cross-eyed cat finds fame on Internet (Watch video)

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The three-year-old Siamese was found abandoned on the streets of Armenia. She was adopted by Ani Hovsepian, who did more than giving her a loving home. Ani started posting Muni's pictures online where she attracted a huge following.
Ani says squint eyes do not handicap Muni
in anyway except in catching mice (Video below)
December 1, 2015, NewsCrunch

Squint eyed cat Muni has built a huge following online.

The three-year-old Siamese was found abandoned on the streets of Armenia. She was adopted by Ani Hovsepian, who did more than giving her a loving home.

Ani started posting Muni's pictures online where she attracted a huge following.

Ani says squint eyes do not handicap Muni in anyway except in catching mice, reports Mirror.

Muni, the cross-eyed cat finds fame on Internet (Watch video)








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Just say, I do: The best of marriage proposal videos that went viral

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The more dramatic the moment, the more memorable it gets and the more viral it goes. Here is a set of marriage proposal videos, which went viral, carefully handpicked by Cosmopolitan. The men catch their women by surprise, perfectly choreograph the event and pull it off.
The more dramatic the proposal, the more memorable it gets
and the more viral the video goes. (Video bekow)

December 1, 2015, NewsCrunch

Many women dream about the moment of their man popping up the question - all their life.

The more dramatic the proposal, the more memorable it gets and the more viral it goes.

Here is a set of marriage proposal videos, which went viral, carefully handpicked by Cosmopolitan.

The men catch their women by surprise, perfectly choreograph the event, and pull it off with aplomb.

Just say, I do: The best of marriage proposal videos that went viral (compilation)

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