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Sonakshi cheers for women empowerment

Deepika Padukone’s latest video on ‘women empowerment’ has triggered an online debate over feminism and the way the video My Choice defines feminism. Joining the popular side of the debate now is Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha. Speaking at an event in Mumbai, Sonakshi said, “Women empowerment is not always about the kind of clothes you wear, not about who you ...

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You Can Actually Tell A Lot About A Person Based On Eye Color

Eyes: We use them to see the beauty in everything. Shakespeare even said they are the windows to our souls. They are the first things we look at on another person. They can tell us when someone is lying or telling the truth, and they can even tell us when someone is in love. And apparently, our peepers can tell ...

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Death toll rises to 54 after Russian trawler sinks in Western Pacific: rescue center

At least 54 people have died and 15 are missing after a Russian trawler sank late on Wednesday in the Western Pacific Ocean near the Kamchatka Peninsula, an officer at a maritime rescue coordination center in the area said. Viktor Klepikov, coordinating captain of the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky maritime rescue coordination center, told Reuters that there were 132 people on board the ...

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Major powers and Iran have stretched talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme into a second day past an end-March deadline, with diplomats saying the chances for a preliminary deal were balanced between success and collapse.   Both Brent and US crude prices snapped three-session losing streaks on Wednesday, gaining $2 or more after data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed ...

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Old man commits suicide in Sylhet

A 50 year old unemployed man committed suicide at his residence in Kanaighat upazila on Monday morning. Boshir Uddin 50, had been jobless for almost a month due to which there were regular arguments between the couple. On Monday morning. neighbours saw the body hanging from a Kalbart piller. On being informed, the Kanaighat police reached the spot and initiated ...

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International flight service now at Sylhet airport

From now on international airlines will be making a stopover at M A G Osmani Int Airport in Sylhet. Sources said that an aircraft of ‘fly dubai’ with 132 passengers on board landed at Osmani Airport around 5:20pm on Wednesday for refueling. Later, it departed the airport at 6:00pm with 160 people on board. Through this flight services began at ...

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Mohammedpur School prize giving ceremony held

The annual cultural programme and prize distributing ceremony-2015 of Mohammedpur Primary School was held atthe school playground Sunday. GM of Sylhet Sonali Bank Md. Forhad Hossain graced the ceremony as the chief guest. He distributed Merit Awards among the meritorious students of Mohammedpur Primary School and prizes among the winners of Annual Cultural Competition. On this occasion, the chief guest ...

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Business makes cautious comeback as political violence eases in Sylhet

Business got back its rhythm amid cautious mood as the violence eased but the political turmoil continues to deepen, according to people involved with the supply chain. Suppliers and traders opined that supply of food grains and industrial raw materials across the Sylhet area was restored but fear of return of violence still hunted them due to the rolling transport ...

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Preparedness key to reduce disaster risks, say speakers

Speakers at a discussion meeting in the city yesterday underlined the need for preparedness to reduce the risks of natural disaster. They also laid importance on public awareness and modernised training to protect lives, livelihood and resources of millions of people across the country during natural calamity. The discussion on ‘National Disaster Preparedness Day-2015′ was held at the conference room ...

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End of season success for Tigers teams

The football season has come to an end and we have a round of well done to send to our teams who have ended on a high note. London Tigers Under 12s finished the season coming runners up in the Camden & Regents Park League. The Under 16s completed their season as runners up in the Camden and Regents Park ...

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