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Rahul Gandhi an institution builder like dad: Priyanka Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi an institution builder like dad: Priyanka GandhiNew Delhi, Apr. 25 : Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi is an institution builder like his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, claims his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

Revealing this aspect of Rahul's personality to NDTV during an interview, Priyanka also said that her brother was right in consistently saying that he is not ready to be Prime Minister, even if that post were to be offered to him in the near future.

Five of family killed by wild elephants in India

Five of family killed by wild elephants in IndiaNew Delhi - Five members of a family were trampled to death on Friday by wild elephants that went on a rampage in a village in India's north-eastern state of Assam, a news report said.

Wildlife officials told the IANS news agency that two elephants strayed into a village in the western Dhubri district late on Thursday night.

"The elephants first tore apart a mud-and-thatch hut and killed a woman and her two children," Syed Isfaqur Rehman, a local offical told IANS.

Parents of missing children hold protest march in New Delhi

Parents of missing children hold protest march in New DelhiNew Delhi, Apr 24: Under the aegis of the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), a non-governmental organisation working to eradicate child labour, parents of missing children held a protest march here on Friday against the apathy of the politicians.

Chanting slogans, the parents whose children have been missing for several years gathered at the Jantar Mantar.

They say New Delhi has become a safe haven for traffickers and abusers of children.

Renuka Choudhary deplores death of Modern school girl

Renuka Choudhary deplores death of Modern school girlNew Delhi, Apr 24: Amid an outrage over the death of Akriti Bhatia, Union Minister of State for Women and Children Development Renuka Choudhary on Friday said that such incidents should never happen.

"What can be done is that if there are five or six schools in an area and there is a nursing home or a hospital there then the schools can be linked to that. But we must examine the feasibility of this. We must ensure that something like this never happens," said Renuka.

Hugh Jackman''s son loves pointing out ‘hot chicks’!

 Hugh Jackman''s son loves pointing out ‘hot chicks’!New Delhi, Apr 24 : Hugh Jackman has revealed that his eight-year-old son Oscar has an eye for attractive women.

The ''X Men Origins: Wolverine'' actor, who raises Oscar and three-year-old Ava with wife Deborra-Lee Furness, said he can''t decide whether to be embarrassed or impressed when his son shows him attractive girls, reports The China Daily.

"My son is already scoping the crowd for chicks. It''s unbelievable.

Indian court orders tests to find Mumbai attacker's age

Indian court orders tests to find Mumbai attacker's age New Delhi  - An Indian court on Friday ordered medical tests to determine the age of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone gunman suspect captured during the November
2008 assault on Mumbai, news reports said.

Special Judge ML Tahilyani's order came after Kasab's lawyer contended that the suspect be tried as a juvenile on grounds that he was 17 years old, the IANS news agency reported.

The judge said a doctor would carry out dental and bone examinations to find Kasab's true age.

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