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PM Modi Meets Xi Jinping and Putin on Sidelines of BRICS Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in South Africa's Johannesburg.
Speaking about his meeting with Putin, Modi said:
I’m happy to have this opportunity to meet you (Putin) again. I’ll always remember my visit to Sochi, especially the time we spent together. I think this demonstrates that friendship between India and Russia is moving forward.PM Modi
US Sikh-American Attorney Targeted over His Turban
America's first Sikh-American Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has been racially targeted by two radio hosts who repeatedly called him the "turban man" on air, drawing severe criticism from politicians and netizens over their "xenophobic and racist" comments.
Dennis Malloy and Judi Franco, who host the "Dennis and Judi Show" on the radio show NJ 101.5FM, were talking about Grewal's decision to suspend marjiuana prosecutions in New Jersey when they began calling him the "turban man".
(Source: PTI)
Trump Faces Deadline to Reunite Families Separated at El Paso Border
The Trump administration faced a court-imposed deadline on Thursday, 26 July to reunite thousands of children and parents who were forcibly separated at the US-Mexico border, an enormous logistical task brought on by its "zero tolerance" policy on illegal entry.
Authorities have identified 2,551 children 5 and older who may be covered by the order to be reunited with their parents by the court-imposed deadline. That effort was expected to fall short, partly because hundreds of parents may have already been deported without their children.
(Source: PTI)
Rahul Gandhi Should Get Married, Only Then He Can Hug Us: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey
Taking a jibe at Rahul Gandhi, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said the party leaders may be divorced by their wives if they embrace the Congress president as "Section 377 hasn't been scrapped as yet".
Dubey further said BJP MPs can hug Gandhi only when the Congress president gets married.
This comes a day after Gandhi said BJP MPs step back on seeing him as they fear he might hug them.
(Source: PTI)