Washington wants India to be a strategic counterweight to China and sees India "as one of the defining partnerships of our age" a U.S. official said.

“India” he said, “is unchangeably committed to the policy of making everyone within her borders find pride and joy in citizenship, irrespective of caste, creed or race.”

In New York, Narendra Modi described yoga as "truly universal" and "free from copyrights and patents" as he led a historic event at the UN headquarters.

The three injured were standing near the vehicle and were shifted to Bishnupur District Hospital.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday backed Sonia Gandhi's peace appeal in Manipur.

Suchetana Bhattacharya reportedly claimed that she is planning to undergo a sex change operation to become a man.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi - who is on a state visit to the US - on Wednesday led the Yoga Day event at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

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