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Monthly News July 2014

Children illegally crossing border subje...

Children illegally crossing border subject to repatriation: Obama

Children illegally crossing the border would be repatriated to their home countries, U.S. President Barack Obama has told visiting leaders of the Central American countries. “Within a legal framework and a humanitarian framework and proper due process, children who do not have proper claims and... read more »

Perera spoils South African recovery in ...

Perera spoils South African recovery in 2nd test

Sri Lankan off-spinner Dilruwan Perera captured two wickets in three deliveries to spoil South Africa’s recovery on the third morning of the second cricket test, holding the visitors to 163-5 at lunch on Saturday. Resuming the day on 98-3, South Africa captain Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers added... read more »

Bindra returns with a bang

Bindra returns with a bang

Abhinav Bindra dug into his experience to help India to the men’s 10m air rifle gold medal on the opening day of the shooting competitions of the 20th Commonwealth Games at the Barry Buddon shooting centre near here on Friday. It was a great comeback to form for the 31-year-old as he took the... read more »

Nisha Desai Biswal becomes first Indian-American point person for South Asia
Modi visa issue ‘a thing of past’: Biswa...

Modi visa issue ‘a thing of past’: Biswal

Now that U.S. President Barack Obama has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House, the visa issue associated with him is a thing of past, a top American official has said. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal told lawmakers at a Congressional... read more »

39 killed in Nigeria bomb blasts

At least 39 people were killed in twin bomb blasts in Nigeria’s northern city of Kaduna on Wednesday, security sources and eyewitness said. In the first blast, 25 people were killed while... read more »

SC gives green signal to cut 697 trees for wider road to Taj

The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the go ahead for felling of 697 trees in over four hectares of protected forests in the Taj Trapezium zone for better connectivity across Agra, Gwalior... read more »

Hearing begins on T.N. move to release Rajiv case convicts

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday began hearing cases related to the validity of the release of seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case pursuant to... read more »

India votes in support of UNHRC resolution on Gaza

India along with BRICS countries on Wednesday voted in support of a UN Human Rights Council resolution to launch a probe into Israel’s offensive on Gaza. India joined Brazil, Russia,... read more »

India, U.S., Japan joint naval exercise in Pacific today

India, the United States and Japan are embarking on joint naval manoeuvres in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday as part of the Malabar series of exercises. The exercise, in which 800 personnel from the... read more »