Actor-turned-MP Raj Babbar andtwo nominated members took oath today in the Lok Sabha.Babbar, who was elected on a Congress ticket fromFerozabad constituency in Uttar Pradesh, took oath on theopening day of the Winter Session of Parliament.Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, whosedaughter-in-law Dimple Yadav to Babbar, was seen thumping thedesk along with other members to welcome the new MP.Babbar...
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JOINING HANDS: Canada's PM Stephen Harper (L) shakes hands with Indian PM Manmohan Singh at a joint news conference.Copyright...
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VISIT TO CHINA: Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with Wen Jiabao prior to their talks...
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Major Irrigation Minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah shakes hands with a police dog at Kakatiya Medical College in Warangal...
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HONOURED: France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) shakes hands with US actor and director Clint Eastwood.Copyright...
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AHMEDABAD:Gujarat Inc may have to stay away from shaking hands for a while. At least, thehandful who accompanied chief minister Narendra Modi to Russia and were on thesame flight back to Gujarat on Wednesday. Though they have tested negative forswine flu, many have been asked to be cautious."I was advised toavoid public meetings for at least three days and not shake hands with peoplefor at least a...
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GUIDO WESTERWELLE had a busy first week in office. Hours after being sworn in as Germany’s new foreign minister, he was shaking hands at an EU summit, looking the part of the new boy on his first day at school.In quick succession he visited Warsaw, Luxembourg, Brussels, Paris and Washington — smiling, shaking hands, and ogling at the splendor of his new surroundings.Westerwelle, the brash, self-righteous...
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woman was resting at her home in Oberon Street, east Belfast, on Saturday afternoon.She awoke to find a stranger in her hallway. He said he was a policeman but had no identity card.She found a second man ransacking her bedroom.She shouted for help. She was pushed onto a bed and a man tried to put a hand over her mouth. But she grabbed a brush and fended them off.They left the house empty handed. Police...
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with a stun gun-type weapon tried to rob a woman in the Maryhill area of the city, detectives have said.The 26-year-old woman was walking on Cadder Path when a man threatened her with a handheld electronic device and demanded she hand over her bag.Police said the woman, who was badly shaken by the ordeal, managed to fight him off and he fled empty-handed in the direction of Cadder Road.Detectives have...
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Security was sent into a tizzy but both Rahul Gandhi and sister Priyanka emerged unhurt on Saturday from freak accidents that could have caused greater damage.Rahul was shaking hands with supporters after a meeting at the Bariatu Ground in Ranchi when the barricade gave way. The Congress leader had jumped the first barricade when securitymen asked him to come back. He complied but continued to shake...
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