WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY-PHOTOS: Amazing photographs from around the world!

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Picture perfect: On World Photography Day (August 19) we bring you a selection of fascinating photographs from all over the world.

Photo: Challenged athlete JP Theberge runs on a trail under moonlight while training for the Carlsbad Marathon on December 3, 2006 in San Marcos, California.

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Google doodles India's 65th Independence Day!

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ibnlive.in.com / Posted on Aug 15, 2011 at 10:15am IST.

New Delhi: A sketch of Delhi's Red Fort takes guard on the Google home page on the occasion of 15 August 2011, India's 65th Independence Day. The Red Fort has an important place in the history of Delhi and that of India. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000, the fort was built in 1648 during the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. It remained a focal point in the struggles for the throne of Delhi ever since.

It is from the ramparts of the Red Fort that the Prime Minister of India delivers his Independence Day address to the nation.

An distinctive feature of the Red Fort today is the fluttering Tricolour atop. But the Indian flag is missing from the Google doodle for August 15, 2011.

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PAK CAULDRON: Militant attack on I-Day parade in Pak, 3 killed!

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Press Trust Of India / ibnlive.in.com / Posted on Aug 14, 2011 at 01:24pm IST.

Islamabad: Suspected Taliban militants attacked an Independence Day parade at an army camp in North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan on Sunday, killing three soldiers and injuring 22 more.

The attack was carried out in Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan Agency.

Four rockets hit the Scouts Fort while security personnel were holding an Independence Day parade, security officials said.

The rockets landed in the parade ground and three soldiers were killed instantly.

Troops took the bodies and injured to a nearby medical facility and continued the parade.

In a separate incident, two rockets were fired at a military base at Razmak, a key town in North Waziristan.

There were no reports of casualties in the second attack.

Security forces returned fire after the two attacks and shelled positions from where the rockets had been fired.

No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.

A powerful Taliban group in North Waziristan, led by Hafiz Gul Bahadur, had struck a peace deal with the security forces in 2007.

Both sides have stuck to the agreement.

Gul Bahadur's group usually denies involvement in such attacks.

Local residents said several breakaway groups of militants are active in the area, including hardcore fighters from Punjab province known as the Punjabi Taliban.

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Delhi put under tight security ahead of I-Day celebrations!

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PTI / The Hindu / NEW DELHI, August 14, 2011.

Secutrity men at the historic Red Fort during full dress rehearsal of the 65th Independence Day function in New Delhi on Saturday. The Union Home Ministry has already issued a country-wide alert asking states to tighten security at sensitive locations and installations to thwart any attempt of terror strike - PTI.

On the eve of Independence Day celebrations, an elaborate ground-to-air security apparatus has been put in place in the capital to pre-empt any terror strike.

Thousands of Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel were deployed in and around the city, especially near the Red Fort from where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will unfurl the tricolour and address the nation.

The Union Home Ministry has already issued a country-wide alert asking states to tighten security at sensitive locations and installations to thwart any attempt of terror strike.

“We have deployed personnel in abundance. We are not taking any chance,” a senior police official said.

Around 40 CCTVs will be installed in and around the Red Fort to ensure incident-free celebrations while sharpshooters of the NSG will be deployed on the high-rises near the 17th century Mughal monument.

Security agencies are constantly reviewing arrangements at the Red Fort and have zeroed in on the ‘safe houses’ where the Prime Minister and other leaders should be taken to in case of a terrorist strike.

According to a senior police official, the localities around Red Fort have been sanitised and informers have been deployed to keep a check on any movement of anti-national elements. Specialised units like Quick Reaction Teams, SWAT and Vajra are being deployed, the official said.

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13/7 MUMBAI TERROR ATTACK: Morning after: Unstoppable Mumbai gets back to work!

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Indo-Asian News Service, NDTV / Updated: July 14, 2011 10:59 IST.

Mumbai:  A day after three blasts rocked India's financial and entertainment hub, Mumbaikars with their unshakable spirit on Thursday ventured out of their homes and resumed their daily chores.

On Wednesday evening, at least 17 people were killed and 131 injured as three blasts ripped through the city -- at Dadar in central Mumbai and Zaveri Bazaar and Opera House in south Mumbai -- making it the worst terror attack since the 26/11 savagery.

The city's lifeline -- the Western Railway, Central Railway and the BEST buses -- had the usual crowds of office-goers this morning.

"Today, on account of very heavy rains in the city and Thane, a few people decided to stay put at home, but a majority are out as usual," Kiran S.V., an executive who works in Worli, barely three kilometres from the scene of blast in Dadar, told IANS.

A resident of Mira Road suburb of Thane, she said even her two children went to school "as usual" and everything appeared to be like any other day.

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HYDERABAD DOCTORS: I don’t Care for Arogyasri, not here for charity: Doc!

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July 1, 2011 / By SULOGNA MEHTA, DC / Hyderabad.

A 65-year-old diabetic woman was cold-shouldered when she went with her Arogyasri card to the super specialty Care hospital in Musheerabad, but was prescribed eight tests when she went as a paid patient.

Mr K.R. Rajasekhar, a small-time businessman and resident of Musheerabad, took his diabetic mother, Ms Pankajam, to cardiologist Dr G. Reddy, as she had complained of numbness and heaviness in her chest.

“On Tuesday, I paid the doctor Rs 300 as consultation fee. He asked my mother to undergo eight tests and asked us to pay Rs 4,000 at the reception,” said Mr Rajasekhar.

His family holds an Arogyasri card and he was told the tests could thus be done for free.

He re-registered as a new patient and this time, the same doctor merely wrote out a prescription for three tablets without even examining the patient. The doctor also visits other branches.

Well its everybody's knowledge that all corrupt doctors do prescribe scores of unnecessary tests so that they can get their 50% cut and also prescribe unnecessary drugs to earn commissions on their sales!

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DRUG ADDICTION: Join hands against the drug demon!

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ROSHIN ABRAHAM / The Hindu.

June 26 is being observed as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The U.N. General Assembly decided to set apart days like this to create awareness about the ill-effects of illicit drugs. This is being done on a regular basis. A day like this serves to direct our attention to the cause. I've been working in the field of addiction management for over five years. I wonder if this day is merely one for the service providers to gear up and conduct a bunch of awareness and advocacy programmers among the general public. This day could be a time to review our own commitment to be empathetic to those dependant on alcohol and other drugs. It could also be a warning bell to all those struggling with drugs; a time for a quick self-evaluation. Besides, it could be seen as a gesture of the government to combat this menace by releasing some money to run a poster exhibition or a rally or a public meeting. Something to show that they're in the fight against it as well, after making good revenue through liquor sales. This could be an eye opener for parents of college-going kids on what their children are exposed to now.

As wide and diverse as the culture of India, so wide are the options of drugs available. They consist of stimulants (uppers), depressants (downers), cannabis, opioids and opiates, solvents and inhalants, hallucinogens and other psychedelic drugs and the more recent threats like roofies and ketamine. The long-term effects of these drugs are dangerous and fatal.

The perils of this drug problem can be seen at different levels. The trouble starts at an individual level. It slowly begins to affect every area of his/her life. It takes a heavy toll on his/her interpersonal relationships. Bootlegging and illicit trafficking affect society. The crimes associated with these affect the community at large. We, as a global community will have to pay a huge price for sustaining the drug problem.

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