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Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton said here in a speech to a major Hispanic organisation that her commitment to immigration reform includes a path to citizenship for the undocumented.

“I will continue to fight for comprehensive immigration reform with a real path to citizenship for families,” she told members of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials at the group’s annual convention in Las Vegas on Thursday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended greetings to the Muslim community as the holy month of Ramzan begins.

Prime Minister Modi took to Twitter to share his message.

“My greetings to the Muslim community as the holy month of Ramzan begins. May this Ramzan bring peace and happiness in everyone’s lives,” he wrote.

“May this Holy Month also enhance the spirit of harmony and togetherness in society,” he added.

Muslims across the world observe a month of fasting and prayers during Ramzan to commemorate the revealing of the Quran to Prophet Mohammed.(ANI)

With three new confirmed cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea on Thursday, the total number of cases has risen to 165, authorities said.

The health ministry also confirmed three more deaths, taking the toll to 23, Xinhua news agency reported.

Authorities said 118 patients are under treatment and 6,729 people are in quarantine.

–IANS

Human breast milk has emerged as a fad amongst certain fitness communities, fetishists and chronic disease sufferers, however, scientists have advised against it.

There is a lucrative online market for adult buyers of human breast milk, with websites and forums describing it as a “clean” super food that can lead to gains in the gym, and even help with erectile dysfunction and cancer.

Several people have been killed in a shooting at a historic African-American church in US’ South Carolina state, media reported on Thursday.

The shooting took place on Wednesday night at Charleston city’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church in the South Carolina, CNN reported.

The shooter is still at large. Police, however, have not said about the number of people been shot.

“It’s really bad. It’s a very bad scene,” pastor Thomas Dixon said.

South Korea’s Justice Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn was on Thursday appointed as the country’s new prime minister, media reported.

South Korean parliament, the National Assembly, endorsed the appointment of Hwang, 58, in a 156-120 vote, Yonhap news agency reported.

Former prime minister Lee Wan-koo had stepped down in late May amid bribery allegations.

The appointment follows calls from the government and the ruling party for speedy parliamentary approval of a prime minister, who would take charge in the government efforts against the rapid spread of the MERS virus.

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The second batch of pilgrims undertook the annual Kailash Mansarovar Yatra after reaching Uttarakhand’s Almora city on Wednesday, from where they will trek to Lake Mansarovar in Tibet.

The lake and the flanking Mount Kailash, which is the highest mountain in Tibet at 22,022 feet, are revered as the abode of lord Shiva.

Poonam, a pilgrim from Mumbai, said that she was extremely excited to be a part of this 54-member group.

Mr. Syed Badaruddin Qadri, Secretary and Trustee of Anjuman-e-Khadimul Muslimeen informed that free admissions are given to orphan and destitute boys and girls in the age group of 7-12 years. This orphanage provides food, accommodation and free education upto 10th standard. Islamic education and tailoring facilities are also offered free of cost. There are separate hostels for boys and girls. For further details, please contact Mr. Syed Anwarullah Qadri at his phone numbers 9966093363 or 24652902.

–Siasat News

Sri Krishna Devaraya University of Anantapur awarded Ph.D. in Computer Science to Mr. Shaik Shah Wali, Professor of Lord’s College of Engineering and Technology.

–Siasat News

Mr. Mohammed Ahmed father of slain under trial prisoner, Viqar Ahmed appeared before the investigating officer and ACP of Madhapur, Mr. Ramana Kumar and recorded his statement. It is reported that in his statement he told that his son, Viqar Ahmed was killed in a fake encounter. He also mentioned that he had made a written complaint to Chief Justice of Hyderabad High and Human Rights Commission, in which he had mentioned that the life of his son is in danger.

Minister of A.P. State, Mr. Acham Naidu after addressing a press conference at the end of cabinet meeting at Secretariat yesterday told that he had given an opportunity to Telangana Govt. to give an undertaking in writing that they are not tapping the telephone of Mr. Chandrababu Naidu for which 24 hours time was given. However CM, Home Minister or Police Officials did not respond to it which clearly shows that the telephone of Mr. Chandrababu Naidu was tapped in Hyderabad which is a common capital for both the States.

Many dramatic activities are being observed in connection with note-for-vote scam. Some of the TDP MLAs approached ACB office and lodged complaints against Mr. KCR, Mr. KTR and Mr. Harish Rao blaming that they have lured them by offering a package of crores of rupees for joining TRS. Mr. Vivek and Mr. Rajinder Reddy, MLAs of TDP met Mr. A.K. Khan, Director of ACP and registered their complaints. They alleged that they were promised that they would be given chairmanship of certain corporation if they join TRS.

The Congress party stepped up its protest against External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday demanding her resignation over the Lalit Modi row.

Congress activists held rallies across the country burning the effigies of Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje who also allegedly helped Modi.

Lalit Modi admitted in an interview to a local media channel that Raje also helped him in facilitating travel papers.

In Kolkata, the protesters took to streets and shouted slogans against Swaraj and Raje.

They also demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi sack Swaraj.

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called off a meeting with the PPP co-chairperson and former president Asif Ali Zardari after the latter’s anti-military remarks, said Federal Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid.

According to Dawn News, Rashid said that Zardari should have been careful in his use of words.

He also said that the national security institution deserves respect and that it was not wise of Zardari to pass such statements.

Sharif earlier said that it was not an appropriate step to criticize the armed forces under the current circumstances. (ANI)

According to documents by US Congressional investigators, Assad regime in Syria has dropped chemical weapons on civilians or rebel fighters in at least 29 incidents in 2014.

According to the Washington Times, the use of chemical weapons exploited a loophole in the Obama administration’s deal with Damascus that left chlorine on the table as a weapon.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce is set to assert that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces have recently “stepped up” the use of such bombs on innocent civilians in opposition-controlled areas.

In order to battle the opposition from sections of Indian Muslims who have called the International Day of Yoga a “Hindutva agenda”, the ministry of AYUSH has launched a book titled “Yoga and Islam”.

The ministry said yogic postures find many similarities with the Islamic ‘namaaz’, the prayer postures.

“We faced objection from the Muslim communities over yoga. The motive behind this book is to prove that yogic postures are not different from namaaz,” said AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik here on Wednesday.

A Kurdish political prisoner was hanged in Iran for being an “enemy of God” and for committing “propaganda against the state”, rights groups reported on Wednesday.

Mansour Arvand was executed on Sunday in Miandoab prison in the northwest of the country, rights groups said, citing unofficial reports.

Arvand, a 39-year-old former wrestler from the northwest Iranian Kurdish city of Mahabad, was in 2011 sentenced for the capital crime of ‘Moharebeh’ or “enmity towards God’. He denied all charges.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the state visit of President of Tanzania, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, will further cement the close and friendly ties between the two countries.

Prime Minister took to twitter to welcome President Kikwete and first lady Salma Kikwete.

“I welcome President @jmkikwete of Tanzania and Mama Salma Kikwete to India. I wish both of them a wonderful stay in India,” he tweeted.

“The visit of President @jmkikwete will further cement the close & friendly ties between India & Tanzania,” he added.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar was on Wednesday re-elected as the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) President after winning 172 votes.

Second in the trail was newcomer Vijay Patil with 145 votes.

Meanwhile, Ashish Shelar was elected as the MCA vice- president. (ANI)

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad on Wednesday said he would rejoin active politics the day the court acquits him in the multi-crore fodder scam.

“I will join active politics again if acquitted by the court,” the former Bihar chief minister and union railway minister told media here.

He said once proved innocent by the court, he would be active not just in the politics of Bihar but the Centre as well.

Last month, he said if he was acquitted like Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, he could also be a candidate for the posts of chief minister and prime Minister.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Wednesday clarified her position to BJP president Amit Shah over allegations that she testified in favour of former IPL chief Lalit Modi’s British immigration application in 2011.

Raje talked to Shah over phone and clarified her position over the controversy, sources told IANS. She also sought time to meet him, the sources added.

Raje was hit by a controversy following revelation apparently made in a statement released by Modi’s legal team.

Israel and Hamas have engaged in indirect dialogues on a proposed long-term truce mediated by European officials, a prominent leader of the Islamist group in the Gaza Strip said on Wednesday.

“European delegations are visiting Gaza and trying to overcome obstacles between Hamas and the Israeli occupation, fearing the situation in the Gaza would explode, especially after international reports warning that it’s about to collapse,” Hamas leader Ahmed Youssef said.

The Islamic State (IS) militant group said that it carried out four car bomb attacks against the Shiite Houthi group here in Yemen. The assault killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens.

IS said in a statement, posted on Twitter, on Wednesday that its soldiers used four car bombs — one outside the office of the Houthi political bureau, the highest decision-making body, and the rest near three mosques where Houthi followers were praying.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hopes Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif “will continue to engage with each other” to try to resolve the Kashmir situation “peacefully and amicably”, according to Ban’s deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq.

At the daily press briefing here on Wednesday, Haq side-stepped a question by a Pakistani journalist who, referring to Kashmir, wanted to know if Ban was going to “call upon India to have some sort of a dialogue with Pakistan” and mentioned US Secretary of State John Kerry’s call Tuesday to Sharif.