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J-K polls: Sonia targets BJP, promises slew of development measures

November 21, 2014 0

Bandipora (Jammu and Kashmir), Nov 21 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday took on the BJP-led NDA government ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, stating that the Centre had made big promises to the people after last month’s floods but failed to live up to it.

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AAP leaders Dhir, Harish Khanna join BJP

November 21, 2014 0

New Delhi, Nov. 21 (ANI): In a major setback to the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) before the Delhi Assembly polls, senior party leaders M.S. Dhir and Harish Khanna on Friday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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Key elements of Obama’s actions on immigration

November 21, 2014 0

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s sweeping changes to the U.S. immigration system could shield nearly 5 million people here illegally from deportation, without going through Congress. A look at the key executive measures Obama announced Thursday:

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Quotations in the News

November 21, 2014 0

“To those members of Congress who question my authority to make our immigration system work better, or question the wisdom of me acting where Congress has failed, I have one answer: Pass a bill.” — President Barack Obama, who unveiled executive actions on immigration to spare nearly 5 million people in the U.S. illegally from deportation.

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PM Modi wishes Gujarat CM on her birthday

November 21, 2014 0

New Delhi, Nov. 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished good health and a long life to Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on her 73rd birthday.

Fears grow about Hindu “Modi-fication” of education

November 21, 2014 0
Schoolgirl reads from a textbook at an open-air school in New Delhi

By Andrew MacAskill and Rupam Jain Nair NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indians were flying aeroplanes, carrying out stem cell research and may even have been using cosmic weapons 5,000 years ago, according to the chairman of India’s leading historical organisation. Professor Y. Sudershan Rao, the head of the Indian Council of Historical Research, has been criticized by fellow historians for comments that Hindu epics are adequate to understand the ancient world, rather than relying on evidence or research. …

Obama unveils U.S. immigration reform, setting up fight with Republicans

November 21, 2014 0
People watch U.S. President Barack Obama's national address in Phoenix

By Steve Holland and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama imposed the most sweeping immigration reform in a generation on Thursday, easing the threat of deportation for some 4.7 million undocumented immigrants and setting up a clash with Republicans who vow to fight his moves. In a White House speech, Obama rejected Republican arguments that his decision to bypass Congress and take executive action was tantamount to amnesty for illegal immigrants. …

Eyeing 2016, Clinton, Bush weigh in on Obama’s immigration plan

November 21, 2014 0
Hillary Clinton departs St. Ignatius Loyola church following fashion designer de la Renta's memorial service in the Manhattan borough of New York

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Soon after President Barack Obama announced his immigration plans on Thursday evening, Democrats and Republicans who might be angling for his job in 2016 weighed in on an issue that is almost certain to be at the center of their campaigns. Hillary Clinton, who lost the Democratic nomination to Obama in 2008 and is expected to make a run to be the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, issued a statement supporting Obama’s plan but urging Congress to “finish the job. …