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Congress and its allies hold first meeting to discuss course of action

New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), which ruled the country for a decade, held its first meeting after becoming the main opposition of the country to discuss its political role in the upcoming parliamentary session. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, party vice- president Rahul Gandhi and other important leaders were present in the meeting. They discussed the agenda of the party in the upcoming parliamentary session, which was to earlier commence on June 04, but has been adjourned on the first day due to the death of Bharatiya Janata Party's Rural Development Minister, Gopinath Munde. Jun 4, 2014
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Police rescue over 500 children in suspected child trafficking case in Kerala

Kozhikode, June 4 (ANI): Police rescued over 500 children in a suspected child trafficking case in Kerala.The children were brought by train from Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal, said police. The matter came to light when a five member team of senior officers from Jharkhand confirmed that the orphanages did not have proper documents of each child and the statement provided by the care takers was not satisfactory. The officer added that it could be a case of child trafficking. Jun 4, 2014
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Security forces accord guard of honour to deceased Gopinath Munde, body brought to hometown

Mumbai, June 4 (ANI): Security forces accorded guard of honour to deceased Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde, as his body headed for hometown on Wednesday in Maharashtra for last rites. The body was airlifted from Latur through special helicopter to Munde's home village of Parli in Beed district. Munde died on Tuesday after a road collision in New Delhi. Jun 4, 2014
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India makes arrangements to evacuate its nationals from violence-hit Ukraine

New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): Arrangements to evacuate all Indian nationals, mainly students, from violence-hit Ukrainian city of Lugansk to Kyiv have been made in cooperation with the Ukrainian government said MEA Spokesperson, Syed Akbaruddin. In Lugansk, at least two people were killed and several injured in an explosion which separatists controlling the eastern city said was the result of an air strike by the Ukrainian military. Meanwhile, Indian Foreign Ministry is in constant touch with the Ukrainian government to ensure safety of all the Indian nationals. Jun 4, 2014
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Sisi supporters celebrate presidential victory in Cairo

Ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was on Tuesday declared Egypt's president-elect, winning 96.9 percent of votes in a poll boycotted by the main opposition almost a year after he toppled the elected leader. Duration: 01:33 Jun 4, 2014
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Obama defends deal with Taliban to free US soldier

President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended a prisoner swap with the Taliban to free an American soldier, saying his "sacred" trust as commander-in-chief outweighed claims he broke the law and set a dangerous precedent. Duration: 00:43 Jun 4, 2014
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Iran marks 25th anniversary of the passing of Khomeini

On Wednesday Iranians observe the twenty-fifth anniversary of the passing of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Khomeini was the leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979 and is remembered as one of the nation's most defining figures. Duration: 00:42 Jun 4, 2014
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