Boletín de Noticias de Nueva Tribuna [16/06/2014]
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Dear Naresh: Protecting the persecuted is a core American value. Yet asylum seekers and other immigrants are often detained in jails and jail-like facilities and those who are released wait years for the backlogged immigration courts to schedule a hearing in their case. The United States is experiencing a sharp increase in the number of people crossing the Southern border–many have fled from escalating violence or persecution. This humanitarian crisis makes it more important than ever to address the delays in the immigration courts. As we celebrate World Refugee Month this month, add your name to our petition urging Congress to properly fund the tools to manage the increase in protection requests at the border. Last month, we visited key border points, border patrol stations, and immigration detention facilities. We met with asylum seekers apprehended and detained near the border, many without access to legal information or counsel to understand their cases. We met one asylum seeker who was detained in jail-like conditions in a U.S. immigration detention facility after he told U.S. officials he feared persecution in his Central American country due to his sexual orientation. Most asylum seekers like him will either face continued detention in these conditions or if released will wait years for their court hearing. That’s why Human Rights First recently released a Blueprint on How to Protect Refugees and Prevent Abuse at the Border, recommending tools both for the administration and for Congress on how to address this crisis. We can’t do this without you. Help us urge Congress to properly fund the immigration courts, asylum office, and other measures that support appearance. Sign the petition now! Properly resourcing our immigration system would allow immigration courts to resolve asylum and other immigration applications in a more timely manner, and to create more flexibility to reduce costly detention and use alternatives to detention where needed. These steps can help to protect refugees and maintain the integrity of our system. Sincerely, Eleanor Acer Human Rights First |
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The Government has reconstituted six Committees of the Cabinet i.e. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, Cabinet Committee on Accommodation, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs and Cabinet Committee on Security. The members are as follows:-
Composition Prime Minister. Minister of Home Affairs.
Composition Shri Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs. Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance; Minister of Corporate Affairs; and Minister of Defence. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development; Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation; and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways; Minister of Shipping; Minister of Rural Development; Minister of Panchayati Raj; and Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
Composition Prime Minister. Shri Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs. Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs; and Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs. Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance; Minister of Corporate Affairs; and Minister of Defence. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development; Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation; and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways; Minister of Shipping; Minister of Rural Development; Minister of Panchayati Raj; and Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation. Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda, Minister of Railways. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communications and Information Technology; and Minister of Law and Justice. Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati, Minister of Civil Aviation. Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister of Food Processing Industries. Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Minister of Agriculture. Special Invitees Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Power; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Coal and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry; Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Composition Shri Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs. Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs; and Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs. Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance; Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Defence. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development; Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. Dr. Najma A. Heptulla, Minister of Minority Affairs. Shri Ramvilas Paswan, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Shri Ananthkumar, Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communications and Information Technology; and Minister of Law and Justice. Special Invitees Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister of Human Resource Development. Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Textiles; Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. Shri Prakash Javadekar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
Composition Prime Minister. Shri Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs. Smt Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs; and Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs. Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance; Minister of Corporate Affairs; and Minister of Defence. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development; Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation; and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways; Minister of Shipping; Minister of Rural Development; Minister of Panchayati Raj; and Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation. Shri Ramvilas Paswan, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communications and Information Technology; and Minister of Law and Justice. Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati, Minister of Civil Aviation. Shri Anant Geete, Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister of Food Processing Industries.
Composition Prime Minister. Shri Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs. Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs; and Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs. Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance; Minister of Corporate Affairs; and Minister of Defence. |
Jun 19, The External Affairs Ministry has said Iraqi government has provided information about the location of the abducted 40 Indian workers. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi this evening, External Affairs Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said, Indian Embassy in Baghdad has been persistently following the matter with the Iraqi authorities. Mr Akbaruddin said, the government is giving highest priority to the safety and security of the Indians there. Yesterday, India had confirmed that 40 Indians were kidnapped in violence-hit Iraq city of Mosul. Replying to a question, Mr Akbaruddin said, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has also talked to Chief Minister of Punjab as most of the abducted workers are from Punjab. The Spokesman reiterated that New Delhi is ready to work with any organisation or individual who is willing to assist in this difficult situation. Earlier, in the day, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said all efforts are underway to rescue Indian nationals kidnapped in Iraq. She told reporters in New Delhi that she is personally supervising the rescue efforts. Ms Swaraj assured the relatives of the kidnapped people that the government will leave no stone unturned to rescue them. Meanwhile, in Punjab, more than 50 families have approached the state government and provided details of their relatives stuck in Iraq. Punjab Government has set up a control room at Chandigarh with telephone numbers 0172-2740397 and 0172-2740035 besides a fax number 0172-2740936. A Punjab Government spokesman said in Chandigarh that the moment control room numbers were flashed on the TV channels, the two telephone lines of the civil control room were flooded with calls from anxious relatives. Deputy Commissioners of various districts are approaching the families of those who are in Iraq. Haryana Government has also set up a control room in Chandigarh with telephone number 0172-5059197 to get any information from people about their relatives in Iraq. A senior officer of Haryana Government said in Chandigarh that government has got details of 20 persons of Haryana who are in Iraq but none of them is in the list o |
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to receive the honour of addressing a joint session of the US Congress during a visit to Washington in September. | |
California Republican Ed Royce, chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, wrote to House Speaker John Boehner on Friday and asked that he invite Mr Modi to address a joint session of the House and Senate during his trip. “In every aspect – whether it be in political, economic or security relations – the United States has no more important partner in South Asia,” the letter said. “It is not an overstatement to say that the US-India relationship will be one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century.” Mr Boehner’s office did not immediately announce a response to the letter, which was also signed by North Carolina Republican Representative George Holding. Congressional aides said they expected an invitation would be issued to Mr Modi. The administration of President George W Bush denied Mr Modi a visa in 2005 under a 1998 US law barring entry to foreigners who have committed “particularly severe violations of religious freedom.” In 2002, when Mr Modi had just become Gujarat’s chief minister, more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed in sectarian riots in the state. Mr Modi denied any wrongdoing. India’s Supreme Court ruled in 2010 he had no case to answer. President Barack Obama congratulated PM Modi on his election victory in mid-May and invited him to the White House. The United States, which sees India as a natural ally and potential counterbalance to China in Asia, is eager to expand business and security cooperation with the Modi government. |
Nigeria beat Bosnia 1-0 | |
Bosnia-Hercegovina's maiden appearance at a World Cup finals ended in disappointment as Peter Odemwingie's goal condemned them to a 1-0 defeat by African champions Nigeria in Cuiaba and ensured they could not qualify for the second round. | |
Nigeria's win, their first at a World Cup finals since 1998, leaves them as favourites to join Argentina in the second round. Argentina are on six points after beating Iran 1-0 earlier on Saturday to leave the Iranians on a point while the Nigerians are on four points. Nigeria play Argentina in their final group game on Thursday the Africans have lost all three times they have previously played the South American side in the group stages, losing 1-0 on the last occasion in 2010. Nigeria were a completely different team to the one that had barely got out of a Sunday morning stroll in the 0-0 draw with Iran. Emmanuel Emineke always looked a threat and it was he who created the goal, as he burst down the right and engaged in a race for the ball with veteran Bosnian skipper Emir Spahic, who tried vainly to obstruct the Nigerian. However, the central defender had completely misjudged the situation as Emineke went the opposite side and outpaced him to collect the ball before unselfishly squaring it to Peter Odemwingie, with the Stoke City striker tucking the ball away. |
Seeking to expedite information sharing from the European nation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the government will write to Switzerland seeking details of Indians having unaccounted money in Swiss banks. | |
The Minister’s remark comes a day after a Swiss government official told PTI that names of certain persons and entities, who have come under scanner of Swiss authorities, is being shared with India. Jaitley said his Ministry is yet to receive official communication in this regard. “We are today writing ourselves to the Swiss authorities with whom the Ministry has been in touch so that details with regard to whatever information the authorities have can be expedited and the cooperation between the Swiss authorities and the government of India can bring fruitful results. Our communication will be sent today itself,” Jaitley said in New Delhi on Monday. He was referring to the issue of Indians allegedly stashing unaccounted money in Swiss banks. “News has appeared in various sections of the media quoting Swiss authorities that they are willing to actively cooperate with the government of India in giving details about Indians who hold bank accounts in the Swiss banking system,” he said. According to the latest data published by Switzerland’s central bank SNB, Indian money in various Swiss banks rose by 43 percent during 2013 to close to Rs 14,000 crore, including the money held directly by Indian clients and those through fiduciaries or wealth managers. |
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