South America Tour

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  President Mid-Air As Jammu And Kashmir Report Sent, Sign-Off Came At 6 am

  President Ram Nath Kovind was on a flight to Suriname in South America - the second leg of his three-nation tour - when Governor NN Vohra sent his report late last night on putting Jammu and Kashmir under central rule after the government collapsed. The President gave his approval for Governor's Rule which was conveyed to the Union Home Ministry by...

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  Pope Francis Visits Slum on Final Day of South America Tour

  Pope Francis visited a Paraguay slum on Sunday in a show of support for one of the nation's poorest communities where residents are struggling for land rights.

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  Pope Takes Message of Inclusion to Bolivia

  Pope Francis greeted Bolivians with a message of inclusion Wednesday, a central theme of his three-nation tour to his home continent, as he arrived in South America's poorest nation.

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  Pope Francis Expected to Draw More Than a Million at Ecuador Mass

  Pope Francis, in South America on a three-nation tour, will perform mass in Ecuador today, with more than a million faithful - many of whom camped out overnight - expected to attend.

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  Pope Francis Comes 'Home' to South America to Defend Planet, Poor

  Laughing as his cap flew off in the Andean highland wind, Pope Francis flew into Ecuador on Sunday to start a "homecoming" tour of South America, where he will champion the rights of the poor and the planet.

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  Ecuador, First Stop on Pope Francis Tour, Highlights Environment Exhortation

  It is one of the most biodiverse nations on earth, boasting Amazon rainforest, Andean mountains and the Galapagos Islands, where Charles Darwin formulated his theory of evolution.

• Vladimir Putin in Argentina, Building Russian Ties

  Russian President Vladimir Putin is continuing a Latin American tour aimed at building Russia's influence and investments in the region.

• Karnataka Chief Minister hints at rethink over legislators' 'study tour' to South America

  As outrage grows over a proposed junket of 30 Karnataka legislators to South America even as the state battles drought, Chief Minister K Siddaramaiah has hinted at a rethink.

• For study tour, 30 Karnataka legislators will fly to exotic holiday spots in South America

  An official study tour of 30 Karnataka legislators to exotic holiday spots in South America has set off a controversy at a time when parts of the state are battling the impact of drought.

• Barack Obama to take his first major Africa trip in June

  President Barack Obama will leave on a first African tour next month, visiting Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa, but his itinerary released on Monday bypasses Kenya, an ancestral homeland.

• Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar orders legislators to cut short Rs 1 crore junket

  Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar Tuesday directed a group of legislators touring South America to cancel the visit and return immediately, following public outrage over the trip when the state is facing a severe drought. He also announced cancellation of similar 'study tours' to Russia and Scandinavian countries by two more groups of legi...

• US corn, soy prices hit records as drought lingers

  The price of corn jumped 1.7 per cent to $8.3875 a bushel, while soybeans finished at $17.3250 a bushel, up 2.8 per cent from Tuesday.