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US Airport Security Beefed up Amid al-Qaeda Bomb Plot Fears Ahead of Fourth of July

The United States is beefing up security at overseas airports amid concerns al-Qaeda operatives in Syria and Yemen were developing bombs to smuggle on planes.

Jul 3, 2014

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AIIMS Denies Doctor's Claims of Pressure in Sunanda Pushkar Autopsy Report

A day after AIIMS doctor Sudhir Gupta's letter about being pressurized over Sunanda Pushkar's autopsy report spurred a huge controversy, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences refuted the allegations.

Jul 3, 2014

Sunanda Pushkar's postmortem report was based on principles and norms of medical ethics Dr Sudhir Gu

New Delhi, July 03 (ANI): Dr Sudhir Gupta, who had alleged that Sunanda Pushkar's autopsy report was doctored, said on Thursday that Sunanda Pushkar's postmortem report was based on principles and norms of medical ethics. Dr Sudhir Gupta had earlier alleged that he was pressurized to give a doctored report in Pushka's death case. Gupta headed the team of experts who conducted the postmortem on Pushkar's body and had alleged that he was pressured by top officials to show that Pushkar's death was 'natural'. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) however, denied that there was any pressure on Dr. Sudhir Gupta to present a doctored post mortem report.

Jul 3, 2014

US Senator John McCain Calls Snooping Row 'Embarrassing' during India Visit

He also admitted the need for the US Congress to supervise surveillance programs.

Jul 3, 2014

AP Govt May Opt for Amaravati as its New Capital City

Andhra Pradesh government is understood to have decided to build its new capital city near Amaravati, 35km from Guntur. The ancient town is on the banks of river Krishna with Buddhist monuments.

Jul 3, 2014

Farmers await rains after slow start to monsoon

Pune, July 03 (ANI): Maharashtra farmers fret over delayed annual monsoon rains and incur huge losses as the parched farmlands have added to their woes. The scanty rainfall has threatened the plantation of crops in the Maval area of the state. Director of India Meteorological Department in western Pune city, D. S. Pai, highlighted the strengthening of monsoon current over central India.

Jul 3, 2014

Obama Calls Upon Congress to Take Quick Action to Implement Infra projects

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday, 1 July, called upon congressional Republicans to take quick action to implement infrastructure projects that could put more workers into jobs and help the country's economic development.

Jul 3, 2014

ISRO Scientists Spot Alien Pyramid on Rock in Space

In a strange sighting, a rock in space appeared to have a black pyramid on it. The pyramid on asteroid 1999 RQ36 was identified by scientists at the ISRO labs.

Jul 3, 2014

Cousteau grandson resurfaces after 31 days underwater

Fabien Cousteau, the grandson of legendary French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, emerged from the deep Wednesday after 31 days in an undersea lab off the Florida Keys. Duration: 01:05

Jul 3, 2014

NY natural history museum debunk spider phobia

Viewers ask questions during a media preview for _Spiders Alive_ at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, July 1, 2014. Duration: 00:33

Jul 3, 2014

Islamic State militants parade in their Syrian stronghold

Activists in Raqa, a stronghold of the Islamic State (IS), say the jihadists have locked down the Syrian city and are shipping in new weapons, July 2, 2014. Duration: 00:59

Jul 3, 2014

Former French President Sarkozy charged with corruption

France_s former president Nicolas Sarkozy is charged with corruption and influence peddling, French prosecutors say, a dramatic move in a criminal probe that could wreck his hopes of a political comeback. Duration: 00:39

Jul 3, 2014

Iraqi refugees start Ramadan fast in blazing heat

As Iraqi refugees from Mosul start fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, many say they don_t have enough basic services including water. Duration: 00:58

Jul 3, 2014

Syrian rebels in Aleppo reject Islamic State_s caliphate

The proclamation of the caliphate by the jihadists of the Islamic State was rejected by the residents of Aleppo, including some members of the Free Syrian Army, who saw this act as a threat to the popular revolution. Duration: 00:48

Jul 3, 2014

Cargo plane crashes into building after takeoff in Nairobi

At least four people died when a cargo plane crashed into a building shortly after takeoff on Wednesday from the Kenyan capital_s main airport, the busiest in east Africa. Duration: 00:37

Jul 3, 2014