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US prepares for total troop pullout from Afghanistan after 2014US President Barack Obama has instructed the Pentagon to acknowledge the likelihood that there will be no US troops remaining in Afghanistan after the year is over. According to Obama’s order, the Pentagon should “ensure that it has adequate plans in place to accomplish an orderly withdrawal by the end of the year should the United States not keep any troops in Afghanistan after 2014,” the White House said in a statement seen by Reuters. The message was also delivered to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, who has shied away from signing a much-debated bilateral security agreement that would allow the US to keep troops in the country for training and anti-terror purposes.   Suicide car bomb in Afghanistan kills 7 Seven people have been killed and a further 42 injured in a suicide car bombing at a busy restaurant in southern Afghanistan. The blast occurred Tuesday evening, and the death toll could rise due t
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Fastest car hits 435km per hour in US 26 02 2014 United States engineers have developed the world’s fastest car with a top speed of an incredible 435 kilometres per hour. US firm Hennessey’s Venom GT set the new record for the fastest car in the world during a test run at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.Venom beat the previous best record of 431km/h set by Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. Venom GT is a stretched Lotus Exige with a 7.0-litre, 927kW twin-turbo V8 wedged between its axles. Edit : Edit Comments : Leave a Comment » Categories : Automobile , Business , Transport , Uncategorized 26 02 2014 India, China agree on host of defence cooperation measures Posted on  February 26, 2014  by  sagarmedia Standard Pushing their defence engagement, India and China on Monday agreed on a slew of measures, including holding of joint Army exercise this year and strengthening maritime security cooperation while main
Daler Mehndi launched ‘Jawani Express’ 25 02 2014 Daler Mehndi launched ‘Jawani Express’, a full-length Hindi music album by Jasbeer Singh through his home label  DRecords at hotel Lalit, Barakhamba Road.  The launch of Jasbeer gains in significance as it not just marks the fulfillment of Indi-Pop King Daler Mehndi’s public commitment of launching Jasbeer and new talent. Commenting on the launch Daler Mehndi said:  “I was lucky enough to come from a family and legacy of music and thanks to God and my fans, my music journey has been one of fulfillment and fun. I had decided very early on itself that I would use my position to help newer talent especially those from across the country who are not so privileged get a good platform to not just get noticed and launch their music but to also in the process help enrich the industry with these young prodigies”. “I had met Jasbeer many years ago on the sidelines of a concert at G
Marathon Man Of India 25 02 2014 Marathon  Man Of India   Dr. (Wg. Cdr.) Ashis Roy  served in the Indian Air Force for 21 years and after retirement settled in New Delhi in 1978 as a Practicing Physician Cardiologist. At the age of 50 years  Dr. Roy  took up jogging and running to maintain good health. He ran his 1st Marathon at the age of 53 years and by the time he became 80 years old, he had completed 115 marathon races, which is a National record for men in India. His achievements in the field of most strenuous sports of running 42.2 Km. marathon, is the rarest example of extraordinary excellence in sports. His achievements are enumerated in the following paragraphs. Roy’s  115 marathon races include 75 marathons in foreign countries like U.S.A (44 marathons), Canada (12 marathons), U.K. (2 marathons), and one each in Greece, Holland, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Macau, Australia, New Zealand,
SAIL-SBI OPEN PRESENTED BY INCREDIBLE INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM Posted on February 25, 2014 by sagarmedia   25 02 2014 SAIL-SBI OPEN PRESENTED BY INCREDIBLE INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM RETURNS FOR ITS SEVENTH EDITION LAHIRI AND SIDDIKUR LEAD A STRONG FIELD New Delhi, February 24, 2014: The SAIL-SBI Open presented by Incredible India Ministry of Tourism returning for its seventh edition in India will mark the beginning of the 2014 Asian Tour season. The US$ 300,000 tournament will be staged at the venerable Delhi Golf Club from February 26 – March 1, 2014. The Pro-Am event is scheduled for February 25. The Steel Authority of India Ltd and State Bank of India are the main sponsors of India’s second-longest running international tournament. The tournament is supported by Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India and is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI). The strong field will feature five players from the
PRESS INVITATION Balaji Motion Pictures cordially Invites you to attend the cover of Press conference To share with you the uniqueness of their latest Hindi Film Shaadi Ke Side Effects To be addressed by: Vidya Balan Farhan Akhtar Ekta Kapoor Saket chaudhary  (director) Venue     : PVR Director's cut, Ambience Mall, Vasant Kunj Time       : 5 pm Date      : 26 th  February 2014(Wednesday) You are requested to send correspondents/photographers/camera crew for the  Press Conference R.S.V.P Shailesh Giri
Govt decides to cancel two more coal blocks    Updated on : 24-02-2014 08:20 AM The Centre has decided to cancel two more coal blocks, taking the total number of mines deallocated for not being developed on time to 28 so far.  The cancellation of these mines in Jharkhand come in the backdrop of an inter-ministerial group (IMG) recommending deallocation of a number of coal blocks allocated to various firms.  “The IMG recommends deallocation of block (Chitarpur coal block in Jharkhand…The recommendations of IMG have been considered and accepted by the competent authority on 11th February 2014.  However, further action is put on hold in view of the interim order of High Court of Jharkhand,” the Coal Ministry said in a letter to Corporate Ispat Alloys Ltd.  In another letter to the chairman and managing director of Rungta Mines and Kohinoor Steel Ltd said, “IMG recommends deallocation of the block.  The recommendations of IMG have been considered and acc
Vodafone, Airtel win spectrum; Govt gets Rs 61,162 crore Updated on : 24-02-2014 08:07 AM Vodafone Group and Bharti Airtel won critical wireless telecom spectrum in metros like Delhi and Mumbai and several other cities in an intensely fought 10- day auction that gave the government over Rs 61,162 crore, far exceeding its own target. Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Infocomm, which surprised by entering the fray despite owing pan-India 4G spectrum, bid aggressively for both the bands of airwaves on offer - the premium 900 Mega-Hertz and not so efficient 1,800 MHz, but choose spectrum only in the later band in 14 out of 22 circles. Vodafone, whose license in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata is due to expire in November this year and desperately needed spectrum in the auction to continue operations, put in bids worth Rs 19,600 crore to win 900 MHz airwave in the three metros and 2G 1800 MHz spectrum in 11 circles or zones. Airtel, whose licenses in Delhi and Kolkatta
Militants killed in air strikes in NW Pakistan 24 02 2014 Updated on : 23-02-2014 09:12 PM Pakistani combat jets carried out air strikes in the restive northwestern Khyber tribal region on Sunday, killing 38 terrorists, including some important commanders, days after the government called off a peace process with the Taliban. The strikes were carried out early Sunday morning in which 38 terrorists are believed to have been killed while many were injured, security sources said. “IEDs making factory and a huge quantity of explosives were destroyed in strikes,” a military source said. The attacks came a day after the air strikes in Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in which nine terrorists were killed. The military has gone on an offensive and has carried out air strikes in North Waziristan and Khyber Agency killing over 40 suspected terrorist in last week. The air strikes were carried out following a joint decision taken by the military and civilian leadershi
Sochi Olympics concludes Updated on : 24-02-2014 10:29 AM Flushed with pride after a spectacular showing at the costliest Olympics ever, Russia celebrates 17 days of sport-driven global unity on Sunday night with a farewell show that hands off the Winter Games to their next host, Pyeongchang in South Korea. The closing ceremony, a farewell from Russia with love, pageantry and protocol, starts at 20:14 local time precisely a nod to the year that President Vladimir Putin seized upon to remake Russia's image with the Olympics' power to wow and concentrate global attention and massive resources.  Its $51 billion investment, topping even Beijing's estimated $40 billion layout for the 2008 Summer Games, transformed a decaying resort town on the Black Sea into a household name. All-new facilities, unthinkable in the Soviet era of drab shoddiness, showcased how far Russia has come in the two decades since it turned its back on communism.  But the Olympi