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Britain, UN host first ever 'Girl Summit'

Britain and the UN's children's agency on Tuesday hosted the first ever "Girl Summit" to mobilise international efforts to end female genital mutilation and child marriage, practices that affect millions of girls around the world. Duration: 00:56 Jul 22, 2014
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BJP congratulates PM Modi for BRICS and other issues during Parliamentary meet

New Delhi, July 22 (ANI): After the BJP Parliamentary meet on Tuesday, BJP Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that the party congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for BRICS and other issues. He said that Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu gave a report on the discussion in the Parliament which also included TRAI Act, Israel Offensive, among others. Jul 22, 2014
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PM Modi signs three bilateral agreements with Brazils Rousseff at BRICS summit

Brasilia, July 17 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff signed three bilateral agreements between the two nations in Brasilia city during the BRICS summit in Brazil. Rousseff, in a special gesture, received the Indian PM with full military honours at the Presidential Palace on the margins of the sixth BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit. During their meet, Modi congratulated Rousseff and people of Brazil for an outstanding hosting of the recently concluded FIFA World Cup. Jul 17, 2014
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India lauds BRICS bank set up to counter Western hold on global finances

New Delhi, July 16 (ANI): Experts and leaders, on Wednesday welcomed the setting up of $100 billion BRICS bank and a currency reserve pool aimed at reshaping the Western-dominated international financial system. Leaders of the five top emerging markets in BRICS nations consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, sealed the deal to foster financial and development cooperation and keep the monetary tap running in the face of a financial meltdown like the 2008 crisis. A senior researcher at the New Delhi-based Observer Research Foundation think-tank, Samir Saran, said bank would help emerging and developing nations to mobilize resources for infrastructure and development projects. BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, welcomed the setting up of the bank, adding that the previous Congress -led government had committed to the Chinese demand to have the bank being headquarted in Shanghai. Jul 16, 2014