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Starting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/moblie/@mahendran/oneplus-6-here-are-six-things-that-we-expect-from-the-upcoming-flagship-smartphone-23c254e3506b4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/moblie/@mahendran/oneplus-6-here-are-six-things-that-we-expect-from-the-upcoming-flagship-smartphone-23c254e3506b4</guid><category><![CDATA[moblie]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mahendran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 14:48:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMzC7TCktdcZgAKhscFNN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[RAF ALERT RAF Typhoon fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian bombers approaching UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bombers - nuclear-capable Blackjacks that can travel at supersonic speed - were tailed as they travelled down the North Sea. The stand-off is the latest in a series of provocations from Moscow amid]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/flight/@mahendran/raf-alert-raf-typhoon-fighter-jets-scrambled-to-intercept-russian-bombers-approaching-uk-72f27dd3d15b4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/flight/@mahendran/raf-alert-raf-typhoon-fighter-jets-scrambled-to-intercept-russian-bombers-approaching-uk-72f27dd3d15b4</guid><category><![CDATA[flight]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mahendran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 13:08:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN5QNUkMP1DowNRiArszW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Floor at Indonesia's stock exchange collapses, more than 70 injured]]></title><description><![CDATA[JAKARTA: More than 70 people were injured after a mezzanine floor at the Indonesia Stock Exchange collapsed onto the building's lobby on Monday (Jan 15). Police cordoned off the complex as people fled]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/indonesia/@mahendran/floor-at-indonesia-s-stock-exchange-collapses-more-than-70-injured-2c503c123cf63</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/indonesia/@mahendran/floor-at-indonesia-s-stock-exchange-collapses-more-than-70-injured-2c503c123cf63</guid><category><![CDATA[indonesia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mahendran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 12:55:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN4fp2M2iA2bWCwiWLNcW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cairo Film Festival Celebrates Indian cinema]]></title><description><![CDATA[Egypt has since time immemorial been fascinated with all things India, and Bollywood has been an all-time favourite there with Raj Kapoor and his movies like Sangam and Mera Naam Joker still playing in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/caro/@mahendran/cairo-film-festival-celebrates-indian-cinema-10dd10a139ea</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/caro/@mahendran/cairo-film-festival-celebrates-indian-cinema-10dd10a139ea</guid><category><![CDATA[caro]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mahendran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 12:48:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMfsikFsZsDtqt5n3kxF8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[12,000 Flee As Philippines Warns Of Volcano Eruption]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legazpi, Philippines: The crater of a rumbling Philippine volcano was glowing bright red Monday, with vulcanologists warning it could erupt within days, sending thousands fleeing from their homes. Volcanic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/volcano/@mahendran/12-000-flee-as-philippines-warns-of-volcano-eruption-5776c84cc2757</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/volcano/@mahendran/12-000-flee-as-philippines-warns-of-volcano-eruption-5776c84cc2757</guid><category><![CDATA[volcano]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mahendran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 12:27:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMzZ6WJhpExSiuUWGw3gA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[19-Year-Old Gored To Death During Jallikattu Festival In Madurai]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 1,200 bulls were used and an equal number of policemen were posted to guard against any accident. Yesterday, around 79 people, including spectators, were injured in the season's first Jallikattu]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/jallikattu/@mahendran/19-year-old-gored-to-death-during-jallikattu-festival-in-madurai-c07f7d975f8e</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/jallikattu/@mahendran/19-year-old-gored-to-death-during-jallikattu-festival-in-madurai-c07f7d975f8e</guid><category><![CDATA[jallikattu]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mahendran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 12:17:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Softbank plans $18bn share sale of its mobile business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Softbank plans $18bn share sale of its mobile business Softbank phone storeImage copyrightGETTY IMAGES Japanese giant Softbank is planning to list its mobile phone business in Tokyo and overseas, according]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/softbank/@mahendran/softbank-plans-usd18bn-share-sale-of-its-mobile-business-a05297bad9719</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/softbank/@mahendran/softbank-plans-usd18bn-share-sale-of-its-mobile-business-a05297bad9719</guid><category><![CDATA[softbank]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mahendran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 08:15:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMdL36LPXjSqhtnB8HGdt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journalist Gnani passes away]]></title><description><![CDATA[The literary critic is survived by his wife and son Journalist, playwright and literary critic Gnani died in Chennai in the early hours of Monday. He was 64. He is survived by his wife Padmavathi, who]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/journalist/@mahendran/journalist-gnani-passes-away-944a430574ef7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/journalist/@mahendran/journalist-gnani-passes-away-944a430574ef7</guid><category><![CDATA[journalist]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mahendran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 08:04:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMytSxL9EPZVNNmh9UPYJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plane dangles off cliff after skidding off runway in Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[A plane with 168 people on board skidded off a runway in northern Turkey and dangled off a cliff with its nose just a few feet from the Black Sea.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/turky/@mahendran/plane-dangles-off-cliff-after-skidding-off-runway-in-turkey-3f0f8c2cb4fae</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/turky/@mahendran/plane-dangles-off-cliff-after-skidding-off-runway-in-turkey-3f0f8c2cb4fae</guid><category><![CDATA[turky]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mahendran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 07:49:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMgGCiuoS5Fkn6UftsXmx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[France grapples with whether to ban cellphones in schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students could soon be banned from using cellphones in French schools, in a move the government says is necessary to protect public health amid fears over the devices' long-term effects on mental development.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/school/@mahendran/france-grapples-with-whether-to-ban-cellphones-in-schools-5c336c51dcf3e</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/school/@mahendran/france-grapples-with-whether-to-ban-cellphones-in-schools-5c336c51dcf3e</guid><category><![CDATA[school]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mahendran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 06:59:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMzGBxnaprtq9hWYqHT8A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi female football fan: 'We wanted to enter stadiums and we did']]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman who helped to organise Saudi Arabia's first football match allowing female spectators has told the BBC it was a "great and surreal" experience. Football fan Sarah Alkashgari, 18, made]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/football/@mahendran/saudi-female-football-fan-we-wanted-to-enter-stadiums-and-we-did-c0d5f696910ec</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/football/@mahendran/saudi-female-football-fan-we-wanted-to-enter-stadiums-and-we-did-c0d5f696910ec</guid><category><![CDATA[football]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mahendran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 06:10:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN3Zr3tT4j42JUuko1vSA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryan Giggs: Manchester United legend set to be named Wales manager]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ryan Giggs is set to be named the new Wales manager on a four-year contract. The Football Association of Wales has called a news conference for Monday afternoon in Cardiff, where the former Manchester]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/football/@mahendran/ryan-giggs-manchester-united-legend-set-to-be-named-wales-manager-1b4a93bc2ae9c</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/football/@mahendran/ryan-giggs-manchester-united-legend-set-to-be-named-wales-manager-1b4a93bc2ae9c</guid><category><![CDATA[football]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mahendran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 06:02:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMwFBzAExRHXwsz4cAfLA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress pokes fun at Narendra Modi hugs, BJP seeks Rahul apology]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Congress put out a video on its official Twitter handle poking fun at Narendra Modi’s hugs with world leaders on a Sunday when the Prime Minister hugged his visiting Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/modi/@mahendran/congress-pokes-fun-at-narendra-modi-hugs-bjp-seeks-rahul-apology-1025cfc4cb8c9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/modi/@mahendran/congress-pokes-fun-at-narendra-modi-hugs-bjp-seeks-rahul-apology-1025cfc4cb8c9</guid><category><![CDATA[modi]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mahendran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 05:55:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN1Huv8KdYfLUf65kc6u4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business as usual in Supreme Court today, no move by CJI Dipak Misra so far to reach out to the four Justices]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the Supreme Court reopens after its weekend break on Monday, the four senior judges who addressed a dramatic press conference questioning the conduct of the Chief Justice of India will be attending]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/supreme/@mahendran/business-as-usual-in-supreme-court-today-no-move-by-cji-dipak-misra-so-far-to-reach-out-to-the-four-justices-b3f068b280da8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/supreme/@mahendran/business-as-usual-in-supreme-court-today-no-move-by-cji-dipak-misra-so-far-to-reach-out-to-the-four-justices-b3f068b280da8</guid><category><![CDATA[supreme]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mahendran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 05:46:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN12LakNxj5tpyPFkCSQ6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[North and South Korea discuss sending art troupe to Winter Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[North and South Korea have begun talks on Pyongyang's plan to send an art troupe to the Winter Olympics taking place next month in the South. North Korea agreed last week to send a delegation to the Games,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/olympic/@mahendran/north-and-south-korea-discuss-sending-art-troupe-to-winter-olympics-cf94445fe28ea</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/olympic/@mahendran/north-and-south-korea-discuss-sending-art-troupe-to-winter-olympics-cf94445fe28ea</guid><category><![CDATA[olympic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mahendran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 05:41:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMxMoo5FLT8eyEkyvrCH4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opinion | Jallikattu May be Important to Save Indigenous Bull Breeds, But It's Not Enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Indians, we are extremely proud of our culture and tradition and we will go to any lengths to preserve them. This was proved true yet again, when thousands of people gathered around the Marina Beach]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/jallikattu/@mahendran/opinion-or-jallikattu-may-be-important-to-save-indigenous-bull-breeds-but-it-s-not-enough-737e22ec480f9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/jallikattu/@mahendran/opinion-or-jallikattu-may-be-important-to-save-indigenous-bull-breeds-but-it-s-not-enough-737e22ec480f9</guid><category><![CDATA[jallikattu]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mahendran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 03:43:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMxodYCnGBr3SRQq5i5wt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[UKIP leader 'won't quit' over lover's texts about Meghan Markle]]></title><description><![CDATA[UKIP leader Henry Bolton has signalled he will not stand down after his girlfriend was suspended for reportedly making racist remarks about Meghan Markle. Jo Marney was suspended after texts to a friend]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bolton/@mahendran/ukip-leader-won-t-quit-over-lover-s-texts-about-meghan-markle-550e2ddc9d5e3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bolton/@mahendran/ukip-leader-won-t-quit-over-lover-s-texts-about-meghan-markle-550e2ddc9d5e3</guid><category><![CDATA[bolton]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mahendran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 03:13:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN5QsbasZ3GVQZ3g2kamc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump insists he is 'not racist' in wake of derogatory comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[The President insists he is "not a racist" despite reports of his derogatory comments about immigrants from Haiti and Africa. Questioned by a reporter in Florida following reports that he said]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/trump/@mahendran/donald-trump-insists-he-is-not-racist-in-wake-of-derogatory-comments-2c340d7aa267a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/trump/@mahendran/donald-trump-insists-he-is-not-racist-in-wake-of-derogatory-comments-2c340d7aa267a</guid><category><![CDATA[trump]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mahendran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 03:06:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN1PEtWkmmtYhghgeCEjg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>