Typhoon kills over 1000 in Philippines

The death toll from a typhoon that devastated  the southern Philippines earlier this month has topped 1,000 as hundreds more remain missing, the government said on Sunday.

  Typhoon Bopha killed 1,020 people, mostly on the southern island of Mindanao where floods and landslides caused major damage on December 4, civil defence chief Benito Ramos said.

A total of 844 people remain missing, about half of them fishermen who ventured out to sea before Bopha hit, Ramos said, adding he feared many of the missing were dead.

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Fire erupts in Parliament Annexe,

New Delhi, Nov 28 (PTI) A fire broke out in the Parliament Annexe this afternoon but no one was injured.

The fire was reported from room number 78 around 12:30 PM, Fire brigade officials said.

Six fire tenders have been rushed to the spot. The reason of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

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Bal Thackeray died | Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray passes away

President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday condoled the death of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray and said it was a loss to people of Maharashtra and the country.

In a message to Bal Thackeray's son Uddhav, Mukherjee said the nation has lost a veteran leader who worked to help the common man.

"I am extremely sad to learn about the passing away of your father, Shri Balasaheb Thackeray. Shri Thackeray's passing away is a loss for the people of Maharashtra and India," the president said.

"In his death, the nation has lost a veteran leader who worked to help the common man and whose contributions in the field of media added a different perspective to the political discourse," Mukherjee said.

"Please accept my heartfelt condolences and convey the same to other members of your family and numerous followers of Shri Balasaheb Thackeray. I pray to the almighty to give you and your family the strength and courage to bear this irreparable loss," the president added.

The Shiv Sena had supported Mukherjee during the presidential election earlier this year going against the stance of its ally Bharatiya Janata Party.

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Sunanda Pushkar Slaps Video you tube | Sunanda Pushkar Slaps a Youth Congress worker

Shashi Tharoor and his wife Sunanda Pushkar once again started making headlines. This time the couple hogged the limelight when Mrs Tharoor fumed over "misappropriate" behaviour of a Congress worker. [Update: Shashi Tharoor's public display of love for wife amuses BJP] The couple reached Thiruvananthapuram Airport on Monday, Oct 29 where many Congress workers gathered to welcome them. While walking amid the crowd, Mrs Tharoor accused a party worker of touching her inappropriately and then slapped him repeatedly. 

Earlier on Monday Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi criticised Mr Tharoor while targeting his wife over her alleged involvement in Kochi IPL team following which Tharoor had resigned from the external affairs ministry in 2010. Modi, while addressing a rally at Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, said, "Wah kya girlfriend hai. Apne kabhi dekha hai 50 crore ka girlfriend (What a girlfriend. Have you ever seen a 50-crore-girl friend)?" Criticising UPA government for inducting Tharoor once again, Modi said, "Everyone has heard about the minister, taken back on board and rewarded for his conduct. 

He claimed in the Parliament that he is in no way connected to the Rs 50 crore and that these are in his friend's name. Who has heard of a crorepati girlfriend? And then girlfriend becomes wife, we learn some time later." However, reacting against Modi's statement, Mr Tharoor on Tuesday tweeted, "@narendramodi My wife is worth a lot more than your imaginary 50 crores. She is priceless. But you need2be able2love some1 2understand that." Mr Tharoor on Sunday was inducted in the UPA cabinet as minister of state for HRD.

Sunanda Pushkar Slaps a Youth Congress worker  

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Cabinet reshuffle: Khurshid is foreign minister, Moily gets petroleum

 Salman Khurshid was India's new external affairs minister as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday effected a major revamp of his council of ministers, inducting 22 faces, including seven of cabinet rank, in what is said to be the last major ministerial shuffle before the 2014 general election.  

NEW CABINET MINISTERS:

K. Rahman Khan : Minority affairs

Dinsha J. Patel : Mines

Ajay Maken : Housing and urban poverty alleviation

M.M. Pallam Raju : Human resource development

Ashwani Kumar : Law and justice

Harish Rawat : Water resources

Chandresh Kumari Katoch : Culture

CHANGES IN PORTFOLIOS OF CABINET MINISTERS

M. Veerappa Moily : Petroleum and natural gas

S. Jaipal Reddy : Science and technology and earth sciences

Kamal Nath : Urban development and parliamentary affairs

Vayalar Ravi : Overseas Indian affairs

Kapil Sibal : Communications and information technology

CP Joshi : Road transport and highways

Kumari Selja : Social justice and empowerment

Pawan Kumar Bansal : Railways

Salman Khurshid : External affairs

Jairam Ramesh : Rural development

NEW MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

Manish Tewari : Information and broadcasting

K. Chiranjeevi : Tourism

CHANGES IN PORTFOLIOS OF MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

Jyotiraditya Scindia :Power

K.H. Muniappa : Micro, small and medium enterprises

Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki : Drinking water and sanitation

Sachin Pilot : Corporate affairs

Jitendra Singh : Youth affairs and sports

NEW MINISTERS OF STATE

Shashi Tharoor : Human resources development

Kodikunnil Suresh : Labour and employment

Tariq Anwar : Agriculture and food processing industries

K.J. Surya Prakash Reddy : Railways

Ranee Narah : Tribal affairs

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury : Railways

A.H. Khan Choudhury : Health and family welfare

Sarve Sathyanarayana : Road transport and highways

Ninong Ering : Minority affairs

Deepa Dasmunsi : Urban development

Porika Balram Naik :Social justice and empowerment

Killi Kruparani : Communications and information technology

Lalchand Kataria : Defence

CHANGES IN PORTFOLIOS OF MINISTERS OF STATE

E. Ahmed : External affairs

D. Purandeswari : Commerce and industry

Jitin Prasada : Defence and human resource development

S. Jagatharakshakan : New and renewable energy

RPN. Singh :Home

KC Venugopal : Civil aviation

Rajeev Shukla : Parliamentary affairs and planning

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Willard Mitt Romney - Republican Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 election Willard Mitt Romney

Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and the Republican Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 election. From 2003 to 2007, he served as the 70th Governor of Massachusetts.

Raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan by his parents Lenore and George W. Romney, Mitt Romney spent thirty months in France as a Mormon missionary beginning in 1966. He married Ann Davies in 1969, with which he has had five children. By 1971, Romney had participated in the political campaigns of both his parents. In that year, he earned a Bachelor of Arts from Brigham Young and in 1975, a joint Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration from Harvard. Romney then entered the management consulting industry and in 1977 he secured a position at Bain & Company. Later serving as its chief executive officer, he helped lead the company out of financial crisis. In 1984, he cofounded and led the spin-off company Bain Capital, a highly profitable private equity investment firm that became one of the largest of its kind in the nation. His considerable net worth, estimated in 2012 at $190–250 million, helped finance his prior political campaigns.

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Popular Online shopping sites in India

India's largest online shopping site listed below. This is not rating wise calculates, some important shopping sites.

1.      eBay

eBay is one of India's leading online marketplace. It is an online marketplace where anyone can trade practically anything. It is a platform for the sale of goods and services by a diverse community of individuals and businesses. eBay users trade in more than 50,000 categories including collectibles, antiques, sports memorabilia, computers, IT and office, art, antiques, toys, dolls, stamps, comics, magazines, music, pottery, glass, photography, electronics, jewellery and gemstones, claims the company.

2.      Fashion and You

Fashion and You is an invitation-only online destination. It features the best International & Indian designer brands in luxury, hi-fashion and lifestyle experiences for men, women, children and your home.

3.       Flipkart.com

It is an online chopping site that lets users shop various items including books, mobile accessories, cameras, game consoles, MP3 players, home and kitchen appliances and much more, online at discounted prices. It offer multiple methods to make payments for order: credit card, debit card, net Banking, e-gift voucher and cash on delivery. The order is generally delivered within 3-4 working days.

4.      MyGrahak.com

MyGrahak.com is said to be India's largest online SuperMarket. It sells a wide range of products like FMCG, Food, Non Food, Grocery, Rice, Gourmets and others. Attractive offers are also available for shopping online at MyGrahak.com.

5.      futurebazaar.com

It is one of India's largest online retailers and is part of Future Group %u2013 owner of brands like Big Bazaar, Pantaloons & Central. It offers a wide range in cameras, consumer durables, home decor, home entertainment, appliances and electronics, mobile.

6.      Homeshop18

Homeshop18 is a virtual retailer operating in a multimedia environment that includes television, web, catalogue and print to sell high quality products and services directly to consumers across the country. It deals in books, movies and music, gifts and flowers, mobiles and accessories, camera and camcoders, electronics, computers and peripherals, toys and games and much more.

7.      myntra.com

It is an online shopping destination for fashion and lifestyle products. It lets you shop online from the latest catalog of original branded products in apparel, footwear and accessories for men, women and kids.

8.      snapdeal.com

The website claims to offer 50-90 per cent off daily discount deals in major cities of India. It is touted to be the one-stop-shop for availing discount coupons/vouchers for restaurants, spa, gyms, travel/holiday packages and other cool things in your city.

9.      Letsbuy.com

Letsbuy.com is an Internet retailer of branded Consumer electronics and IT products, which claims to offer more than 9000 products from top international and domestic brands. The company deals in technology products like notebooks, printers, networking, digital cameras, storage and Consumer electronics such as LCD TVs, mobile phones, MP3 players, gaming and home electronics.

10.  mydala.com
It is a platform which gets you great deals you want in your city. It claims to offer deals each day - 40-95 per cent off on the best of restaurants, shopping, salons in your city.

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S.M. Krishna Resigns; Soni, Wasnik Too Offer to Quit

The countdown for a substantial reshuffle of the Union Council of Ministers began yesterday  resignation of External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and reported offers by Ambika Soni and Mukul Wasnik to quit the government in favour of party work.

The reshuffle, which will take place on Sunday morning, is expected to see induction of new faces, including actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi.

80-year-old Krishna, a former Chief Minister of Karnataka, sent his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after apparently being told of plans to revamp the Cabinet. It has since been accepted.

Krishna, who was surprisingly made the External Affairs Minister after 2009 elections, said he was stepping down to pave the way for youngsters and strengthen the hands of leadership for strengthening the party.

There were indications that he could be asked to lead the Congress in Karnataka where assembly polls are due next year.

Late in the night, reports emerged that Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni and Social Justice Minister Mukul Wasnik also had offered to quit to work for the party.

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Flop Show comedian Jaspal Bhatti died

Jaspal Singh Bhatti (3 March 1955 – 25 October 2012) was an Indian television personality famous for his satirical take on the problems of the common man. He is most well known for his television series Flop Show and mini capsules Ulta Pulta which ran on Doordarshan, India's national television network, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

On 25 October 2012, he died in a car accident. The Honda Accord car which the 57-year-old actor/director's son Jasraj Bhatti was driving hit a tree near Shahkot in Nakodar area of the Jalandhar district. The accident took place at around 1.30 am, when Jasraj lost the control over the vehicle while taking a blind turn and rammed into a roadside tree. The actor, along with his son and actress Surilie Gautam, was driving from Bhatinda to Jalandhar for the promotion of his Punjabi Film, Power Cut, based on frequent power cuts in Punjab. Bhatti was sitting in the rear seat of the car and received serious head injuries. Bhatti was taken to a private hospital in Jalandhar where he was declared dead on arrival by the doctors.

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