United States President Barack Obama on Thursday endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in a web video, saying 'I don't think there's ever been someone so qualified to hold this office.'

"I want those of you who have been with me since the beginning of this incredible journey to be the first to know that I'm with her," Obama said.

"I am fired up. And I can't wait to get out there and campaign with Hillary."

Clinton thanked Obama for his endorsement in a tweet posted to her account Thursday.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has departed for New Delhi from Frankfurt after completion of his five-nation visit.

Earlier, the PM Modi landed in Frankfurt en route to New Delhi from Mexico City.

'Five days, five countries! After a productive visit to Mexico, the last leg of his journey, PM departs for Delhi,' MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted. Photograph: @MEAIndia/Twitter

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The Uttar Pradesh government today appointed the wife of Superintendent of Police Mukul Dwivedi, who lost his life during Mathura violence last week, as a gazetted officer.

The decision to appoint Archana Dwivedi as a gazetted officer was taken at a cabinet meeting, an official release said in Lucknow.

Dwivedi was killed last week in clashes that broke out after activists of 'Azad Bharat Vidhik Vaicharik Kranti Satyagrahi' indulged in widespread violence at Jawahar Bag in Mathura when police tried to evict them from large tracts of government land they had occupied for over two years, following an order of the Allahabad high court.

Rafael Nadal has pulled out of this year's Wimbledon. The 30-year-old was forced to withdraw from the French Open in round three because of a wrist injury and subsequently pulled out of Wimbledon warm-up tournament Queen's.

The Bombay high court today said it would pronounce on June 28 its verdict on a petition filed by a women's group challenging ban on entry of women inside the sanctum sanctorum of Haji Ali dargah in Mumbai. 

Amid a raging row over 'Udta Punjab', Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley today said movie certification norms have to be liberal and "some very radical changes" will be announced over the next few days. 

China today disowned a documentary shown by the state-run channels about the involvement of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Tayiba in the Mumbai attacks, saying it is a dubbed version of an American TV programme and no way represents the government's position. 

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A group of Bisada villagers today moved court seeking the filing of a First Information Report for alleged cow slaughter against the family members of Mohammad Akhlaq.

Akhlaq had been lynched nine months ago in the Dadri village of Uttar Pradesh on suspicion that his family stored and ate beef at their house.

Last week, ignoring police orders, a group of BJP and Shiv Sena politicians led a village meeting or mahapanchayat demanding action against the family of Mohammed Akhlaq.

Many fear this would give rise to a new round of communal tension in Dadri, just 50 km from Delhi.

"Bisada residents today gave an application to the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar under Section 156(3) of CrPC with a request to direct the police to lodge an FIR against Akhlaq's family members," a Senior Prosecution Officer said.Section 156(3) empowers a magistrate to order an FIR and consequent investigation by the police against those named in the complaint. The court will hear the matter on June 13, he said.

"Akhlaq's family members will be given the opportunity to submit their reply and then the court will decide whether there is need for directing police to lodge FIR," he said.

At the last week's mahapanchayat, the villagers had given an ultimatum to police to file an FIR against Akhlaq's family members within 20 days, after a report of a forensic lab in Mathura concluded that the meat found in the victim's house was of "cow or its progeny".

Bisada villagers say that on Eid, two villagers saw Akhlaq and his son beat a calf after which Akhlaq confessed to killing the calf.

The Bombay High Court hearing the plea filed by the producers of Udta Punjab against an order of the Review Committee of the Central Board of Film Certification seeking cuts in the movie has posted the hearing for tomorrow.

The High Court allowed the company to amend its petition allowing them to challenge the Censor Board's order suggesting 13 cuts in the film.

Addressing the Censor Board, the court said, "Present generations want something mature. Shouldn't have a hue and cry over this. How can you ask them to delete words like MP, MLA, Election?"


With the 'Udta Punjab' issue turning into a war between co-producer Anurag Kashyap and CBFC chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani , the producers yesterday moved the Bombay High Court seeking a copy of the order of the Censor Board Review Committee report on the film.

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Air India's "books are so bad" that nobody will buy it even if the government wanted to sell off the national carrier, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said today.

Ruling out disinvestment in the carrier that has a debt of some Rs 50,000 crore, Raju at the same time made it plain that the taxpayers' money cannot be committed "for eternity".

"Its (Air India) books are so bad. I don't think that even if it is offered, anybody would come for it," he said.Grappling with mounting debts and tough business conditions, Air India has been in the red since the merger of then Air India and Indian Airlines in 2007 and is staying afloat on a Rs.30,000-crore bailout package extended by the UPA government.

Asserting that unlike others, he would not like to get into "Air India bashing," the minister also said that the carrier needs to function in a more cohesive manner to deliver on its turnaround goals."It is a nice airline. I like Air India but I can't commit taxpayers' money for eternity. That is not done," Raju said.

Buoyed by improving financial situation and high growth potential of the domestic aviation market, Air India is putting in plans to expand its fleet by another 100 aircraft in the next four years.

"My feeling is that the cohesiveness of the team has to increase and where they have worked as a team, they have delivered, and where they have not worked as a team, they have pulled in different sides. Nobody can put the clock back. The quicker they realise it the better," he noted.

While there has been no official announcement so far, the airline has managed to eke out an operational profit of around Rs. 6-8 crore in the previous financial year.

After the lynching, the police sent the meat recovered from outside Akhlaque's house to a forensic laboratory for testing. While preliminary veterinary reports had suggested that the meat was mutton, the forensic lab, eight months after it was sent the sample, submitted a report a week ago, certifying that the meat was beef. The response of some Bharatiya Janata Party notables who represent Uttar Pradesh in the provincial legislative assembly and in Parliament has been instructive.

Mukul Kesavan on the Akhlaque case. Read

The Delhi Police today sought a jail term for entire life for five convicts in the gang-rape case of a 52-year-old Danish woman near the New Delhi railway station two years ago. A city court will pronounce its verdict on the sentence tomorrow.

Seeking maximum punishment, the prosecutor argued that the offence was committed with the foreigner in a "barbaric and inhuman manner" and "these convicts have caused a dent to the reputation of the country". "The way the crime has been committed, it demands maximum punishment of imprisonment till remainder of life prescribed under the new law for the offence of gang rape. The crime was committed with a foreigner and a message should be sent to the society that rule of law prevails in India and wrong-doers would be dealt with an iron hand," Special Public Prosecutor Atul Shrivastava argued on quantum of sentence.


The court, on June 6, has convicted Mahender alias Ganja (25), Mohd Raja (25), Raju (23), Arjun (21) and Raju Chakka (30) for the offences under sections 376 (D) (gang rape), 395 (dacoity), 366(kidnapping), 342 (wrongful confinement), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (common intention) of IPC.


The sixth accused, 56-year-old Shyam Lal had died in February this year and proceedings against him were abated. Three other accused in the case are juveniles and inquiry against them is in progress before the Juvenile Justice Board.


According to the prosecution, the five men, all vagabonds, had robbed and gang-raped the Danish tourist at knife-point on the night of January 14, 2014, after leading her to a secluded spot close to the Divisional Railway Officers' Club near the railway station.

The Ahmedabad Court today deferred the judgement till Friday on the quantum of sentence for the 24 convicts in the Gulbarg massacre case. During the hearing, the defence said that the eight witnesses have not been able to recognize the convicts and on this basis, minimum punishment should be given.

Defence lawyer Abhay Bhardawaj said that the accused should be given a chance to reform as they don't have past criminal records.

"The prosecution needs to prove if the accused will be a threat to society if they step out of jail," he added. The prosecution has sought nothing less than death sentence or jail term till death for all the convicts while the defence lawyers contested that the incident was spontaneous and there were enough provocations for it.

Out of the 66 accused, six had died during the trial. Of the 24 convicted today, 11 have been charged with murder, while 13 others have been convicted for lesser offences.

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal unwell, rushed back to Chandigarh from Gurdaspur where he was attending Sangat Darshan. 

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today expressed grief over the death of her school teacher Catherine Simon, hailing her as a great influence on her life and an inspiration to girl students.

"I was shocked and grieved to learn of the passing away of Catherine Simon, my teacher in Presentation Convent, Church Park, Chennai," she said.


Stating that Catherine dedicated her life to teaching, she said, "I had the good fortune of being her student," from 1958 to 1964. "She was a great influence on my life and we shared a very special relationship as a teacher and student."


She said her teacher was an inspiration to generations of girl students and her qualities of compassion and firmness honed hundreds of young people to grow up as responsible citizens. "May her soul rest in peace," she said. Catherine Simon (89) died of a cardiac arrest here yesterday afternoon.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a high profile speech Wednesday before a rare joint session of Congress to talk about relations between the two nations.But for a small cadre of reporters, the focus on Indian-American relations, trade and cooperation took a momentary back seat to a former lawmaker's presence in the chamber. Read

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today witnessed an uproar over the controversial statement of VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi, calling for a "Muslim-Free India" even as opposition members sought a condemnation from the PDP-BJP government.

The issue was raised during the Question Hour by Independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rasheed, who asked the government to explain what she meant by her controversial "Muslim-Mukt Bharat" statement. "Is this what you mean by 'Desh Badal Raha Hai' (the nation is changing)?" Rasheed said.

He was supported by Congress members who also condemned the statement made by Sadhvi Prachi. "What is this Muslim-Mukt Bharat? Do they want to repeat Gujarat (2002 riots)?" Congress MLA G M Saroori said. Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh (BJP) said the statement has appeared in newspapers and it is not right to make such comments.

"India is a secular country where people of all faiths and communities live including the atheists. The statement (Muslim-Mukt Bharat), which appeared in the newspapers, is not right," Singh said but stopped short of condemning the VHP leader's remark.

Yesterday, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council, the Upper House, had witnessed a ruckus over the statement made by Sadhvi Prachi in Roorkee. Known for courting controversies, Sadhvi Prachi had claimed the mission of a "Congress-free India" has already been "accomplished" and it is now time to "rid the country of Muslims".

The Udta Punjab censorship row has earned CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani the monikar of Ladta Pahlaj in the latest ad of Amul Co-operative Ltd, which is known for its witty takes on topical issues.

The recent commercial from the Indian dairy brand features caricatures based on the film's characters -- rockstar Tommy Singh (Shahid Kapoor), doctor (Kareena Kapoor Khan), cop (Diljit Dosanjh) and hockey enthusiast (Alia Bhatt) as the Amul girl with a pair of scissors moving towards them.


Udta Punjab, co-produced by Phantom Films and Balaji Motion Pictures, is scheduled to hit theatres on June 17.

A farmer from Malegaon taluka in the district has reached out for public support through an online petition on portal Change.org for construction of a concrete road in his village.


Anand Pagare of Sayne Budruk village has started the petition last month in support of his appeal to Nashik collector and district Zilla Parishad CEO to construct a road in the village which will facilitate children to go to school. Pagare today said that they have been demanding for a pucca road for the past 10 years now but no heed has been paid by the district administration.


"For the past 10 years, we have been running from pillar to post for a 'pucca' road. Over 100 school-going children and nearly 2000 farmers, labourers of my village and neighbouring villages are dependent on a poorly maintained kutcha road for commuting to the outside world," he said.


He said children face extreme difficulty in travelling to the nearby school, crossing the 6-km stretch of kutcha road. The petition has attracted widespread support with 500 people signing it. "Year after year, only a small portion of the road is constructed and then the work stops. Due to poor quality, it soon gets damaged, causing severe problems for villagers," added Pagare.


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A handful of Indian-origin lawmakers are likely to make it to the Congress, including its first Senator, after the US general elections in November, the results of the primary election season have indicated.


Three Indian-Americans have advanced to the primary from California alone. Ami Bera, who is seeking his third consecutive term, and Ro Khanna, who is one again pitted against incumbent Mike Honda are running for a seat in the House of Representatives. California Attorney General Kamala Harris is all set to enter the Senate, and could become the first Indian-origin to be elected to the US Senate, political observers said. All the three - Bera, Khanna and Harris - are from the Democratic Party. There are two other Indian-Americans '" Raja Krishnamurthy from Illinois and Pramila Jayapala from Seattle - who are running for a seat in the House of Representatives.

Questioning the release timing of Shahid Kapoor-starrer 'Udta Punjab', BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Thursday alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party was making mischievous attempts to boost its chances in next year's state assembly polls courtesy the drug abuse highlighted in the flick. Swamy's remark came a day after Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) chief Pahlaj Nihalani alleged that the movie's co-producer Anurag Kashyap has taken money from Arvind Kejriwal-led party to show Punjab in bad light.


Swamy told ANI the timing of this movie is wrong because it really makes out that the Punjab Government is responsible for drug abuse in the state. "Nobody has doubts that drug is a big problem. Who says it started with Akalis? It started with the Congress. This appears to be a mischievous attempt to further the cause of the AAP. And with the AAP defending itself, that only confirms itself," Swamy said.


The BJP's Rajya Sabha MP further said there is nothing wrong if the movie is released after the Punjab elections are over. Asserting that the 2017 Punjab elections would be fought on the grounds of the rampant drug abuse in the state, the AAP had yesterday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of having the CBFC chief in his pocket and using him as a pawn to further his chances in the polls by playing politics over 'Udta Punjab'.

The Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace has issued a statement condemning the joint declaration issued by India and the United States during the Prime Minister's visit. It said it finds the statement shocking as it effectively celebrates the undermining of India's sovereign Nuclear Liability Act, passed by the parliament in 2010 to ensure justice to the victims in case of an accident.


"The joint statement holds India's signing of the Convention on Supplementary Compensation (CSC) as "strong foundation' for building US-imported nuclear power plants in India. The CSC is a template promoted by international nuclear lobbies, channeling the entire liability to the operator of plants and exempting the supplier companies. In case of a future nuclear accident in India, this would create a situation worse than Bhopal, whose victims continue to struggle for justice.The joint statement also reaffirms the intention to expedite the construction of six reactors to be built by Westinghouse corporation.

"The two governments, however, have not made the actual agreement between the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited and Westinghouse public as it would expose the absence of liability provisions and the exorbitant cost of this project."

The statement is signed by five people, including Lalita Ramdas, who is married to former navy chief Admiral Ramdas.

Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Thursday lashed out at the Environment Ministry headed by Prakash Javadekar and said that she could not understand its 'lust for killing' animals.

Maneka, who is also an animal rights activist, said that the ministry was "writing letters to every state and allowing the killing of animals like elephants, wild boar and monkeys".  Her comments came after 200 nilgai were shot in Bihar in the last six days.

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has responded saying if the state asks the ministry, it permits the culling of animals to protect crops. He said the permit to shoot the blue bulls is valid till November in 31 in Bihar's 39 districts.

Earlier, on June 1, in a social media interaction, Maneka had also called for a nationwide online protest to ban cow-slaughter. She also voiced her protest against zoos and said that "they are no longer a place of amusement for children and should be banned'.

For decades, my only heartthrob was Elvis Presley. Today, that privileged position has a worthy challenger: India's RBI governor, Raghuram Rajan. This week, he urged mediawallasto be patient. "It would be cruel of me to spoil the fun the press is having...I'm sure you will know when there is news." He was referring to the suspense over his extension when his three-year term ends in September.


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A high-ranking Swedish military official will be the new head of the United Nations mission tasked with monitoring the ceasefire line between India and Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir.

Major General Per Gustaf Lodin, 59, also a logistics expert, was appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as the Chief Military Observer and Head of Mission for the United Nations Military Observer Group (UNMOGIP) in India and Pakistan, the UN said.


Maj Gen Lodin succeeds Major General Delali Johnson Sakyi of Ghana, who completes his two-year assignment as Chief Military Observer and Head of Mission for the UNMOGIP on July 2.


India has maintained that UNMOGIP has outlived its utility and is irrelevant after the Simla Agreement and the consequent establishment of the Line of Control (LoC).


With a military career in the Swedish Army beginning in 1978, Major General Lodin most recently held the position of Director of Procurement and Logistics for the Swedish Armed Forces.


Previous to this, he was the Deputy Director of the National Armaments for Sweden and Deputy Chief of Staff at the Swedish Armed Forces. According to the Security Council mandate given in Resolution 307 of 1971, UNMOGIP observes and reports on ceasefire violations along and across the Line of Control and the working boundary between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours in Jammu and Kashmir, as well as reports developments that could lead to ceasefire violations. 

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Sportsperson Anju Bobby George has submitted a complaint to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan alleging that sports minister EP Jayarajan had harassed her and other members of the Kerala Sports Council.


Minister Jayarajan had been a laughing stock in the past few days when he declared on the occasion of Muhammed Ali's death that it was a great loss for Kerala, as he had won many medals for the state.


Anju, who is the president of the Kerala Sports Council at present, said that the Minister had threatened her and other members of the Council when it had assembled for the first meeting with the Sports Minister. 
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Bhojpur (Bihar): Deputy Mayor Basant Singh shot at by unidentified assailants, admitted to Patna hospital. 

Fake, spin and jumla have been used to describe the latest GDP figures, but commentators appear to be relying, sometimes wilfully, on the wrong parameters. Read Niti Ayog member Bibek Debroy's take on the economy and whether you should be worried. 

Much has been written about the bonhomie and chemistry between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama (or, Narendra and Barack, as they call each other), but strangely, on Twitter, the prolific Obama has maintained total radio silence on his dear friends visit to Washington and on the 3-hour meeting the two held in the White House on Tuesday.

Maybe it's not so strange after all. A quick perusal of the American presidents Twitter feed for the last five months shows that he does not use the social media platform to welcome world leaders or to exchange pleasantries with them.

A day after India received support from the United States' for Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership, Pakistan cautioned the cartel of nuclear technology holders that country specific exemptions would negatively impact strategic stability in South Asia. Read more

Pakistan has formally asked the US administration and Congress to support its application for joining the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).

On Tuesday, US President Barack Obama formally endorsed India's application to join the group. Pakistan submitted a formal application in Vienna last month, expressing its desire to join the group. But the US administration and Congress are both unwilling to support Pakistan. 
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So, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today left for home after wrapping up a brief visit to Mexico on the final leg of his five-nation tour, which also took him to the US and Afghanistan.


"Thank you Mexico. A new era in India-Mexico ties has begun and this relationship is going to benefit our people and the entire world," Modi tweeted.


"Five days, five countries! After a productive visit to Mexico, the last leg of his journey, PM departs for Delhi," External Affairs Minister Vikas Swarup tweeted. The tour, that began on June 4, saw Modi visiting Afghanistan, Qatar, Switzerland, the US and Mexico with an aim to bolster ties. Besides addressing a joint sitting of the US Congress, Modi received the backing of two key Nuclear Suppliers Group members - Switzerland and Mexico - for its bid to secure the membership of the 48-nation bloc.


He also held wide-ranging talks with President Barack Obama at the White House following which the US recognised India as a "major defence partner".


Pic: PM Modi shares a meal with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.

Lest we forget...

On this day, in 1999, the mutilated body of Lt Saurabh Kalia of the 4 Jat was handed over by the Pakistani army to Indian army commanders at the Kargil sector.

Lt Kalia was killed during the Kargil War while being held as a prisoner of war by the Pakistani security forces. He along with five other soldiers of his patrolling team was captured alive and kept in captivity where they were tortured, then killed.

His family has continued trying to get justice from the government, and to highlight the war crimes that were committed against their son and other Indian soldiers, with no success.

Their fight continues, to this day, 17 years on.

RIP Lt Kalia.
 
Read: Our 2004 piece on meeting Lt Kalia's family: Kargil's first hero

PM Narendra Modi emplanes for New Delhi from Mexico, end his five-nation tour.

Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his address to United States Congress, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Wednesday compared his speech with Swami Vivekananda's speech at World Parliament of Religion in 1893.

'I congratulate PM Narendra Modiji for mesmerizing US Congress through his brilliant speech,' Singh said in a tweet.

'It's brilliance and scope reminded me of Swami Vivekanand's Chicago address a century ago,' he added.

Three people were killed and six wounded in a shooting tonight near a Tel Aviv bar and restaurant complex, a hospital said, with police terming it a terrorist attack.

The death has just been determined of three persons, said a statement from Ichilov hospital, near the complex across the street from Israels defence ministry and main army headquarters.

We are talking here about a pretty serious terrorist incident, Tel Aviv police chief Chico Edri told reporters.

Two terrorists arrived at the complex and while firing and to our regret nine people were injured to different degrees.

Of the two terrorists, one was arrested and the other wounded by gunfire, he said.

The weapons they were carrying have been seized... we do not know of another terrorist at large and so from our point of view people can return to their normal lives.

There were no immediate details identifying the attackers or victims.

Most of the Palestinians killed were carrying out knife, gun or car-ramming attacks, Israeli authorities say. Many have been young Palestinians, including teenagers. Photograph: Baz Ratner/Reuters

Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Mexico today after wrapping up his three-day US visit during which he held talks with President Barack Obama and addressed a joint session of the US Congress.

Modi addressed the joint session of the US Congress and attended a reception hosted jointly by the Foreign Relations Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate as well as the India Caucus before emplaning for Mexico for the final leg of his five-nation tour that also took him to Afghanistan, Qatar and Switzerland.

'Thank you again America! A successful visit ends as PM Narendra Modi takes the long way home, via Mexico City,' External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted.

'After two days of a fruitful USA visit, PM Narendra Modi emplanes for Mexico,' a tweet by the Prime Minister's Office said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the Congressional Reception hosted jointly by Foreign Relations Committees (House and Senate) and India Caucus (House & Senate).

'This is a huge honour for me, and I am very grateful for this. This opportunity for me to come and speak at the US Congress at Capitol, it was an honour and respect for Indian culture and citizens. It is an honour for our belief of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' which means that 'the world is one family'," the PM said.



"When I am here, I've noticed that beyond diplomatic relations there is a genuine interest, a curiosity and commitment towards India. There was a time there was curiosity in the US towards India, what we do, how they think. There was a time there was curiosity in the US towards India, what we do, how they think. Then there was a time when they started to get a hang of us, they understood that we have shared values and we could be closer," he said.

"Then there came a time when US-India made an effort made an effort to come closer, what we could do for each other:Now we are entering an era where we aren't working for each other, but we think about what India and the US can do for the world. Be it climate change issue, poverty, terrorism, health sector issues of the world, we can put our heads together and work for the world. I thank you with all my heart for the warm welcome extended to me," Modi said. 

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