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Bangkok bombing female suspect is ‘in Turkey

The female suspect who rented the apartment where explosives were found is in Turkey, and her husband is Turkish, media reports say, citing her family. Thai police earlier issued warrants for two suspects. The move came after bomb-making materials were found during a raid on a property close to the international airport, part of the investigation into last month’s fatal bomb blast in Bangkok
ECBs stand at US$ 2.1 bn during July 2015   Indian firms have raised US$ 2.1 billion through external commercial borrowings (ECBs) in the month of July  2015 as against US$ 3.2 billion during June 2015 by automatic and approval route. The borrowings stood at US$ 2.1 billion in July 2015 as compared to US$ 3.7 billion in July 2014.       External commercial borrowings (ECBs) since April 2011                                                                   (US$bn)       Source: PHD Research Bureau, compiled from RBI   ,    Note: ECB contains both automatic and approval routes India  has received gross ECBs worth around US$280 billion between FY2001 and FY2016 (till July 2015).    Gross ECB Inflows                                                                                                                                                                      (US$bn) Source: PHD Research Bureau, compiled from RBI Note: ECB contains both automatic and approval
Hillary Clinton To nksagar_1@yahoo.com Today at 5:42  PM A few hours left to hit this goal. Naresh -- I've spent my summer crisscrossing the country meeting voters and caucus-goers -- and trying a pork chop on a stick. It was good! Don't laugh!! It's been a fun summer in many ways, but after spending some time on the trail, I'm sure of one thing: We have a real race on our hands, and cannot take anything for granted. We've got a lot of work to do this fall. If you're with me, I need you to step up now to help us hit our fundraising goal before tonight's midnight deadline: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/august-deadline/ Thank you, Hillary
ANOTHER BLOW TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY OF THE COUNTRY – RELIGIOUS OUTFITS SHUNTING THE DOORS OF SECULARISM IN INDIA National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) strongly condemns the murder of senior rationalist scholar Prof. M M Kalburgi and demands Govt. to order a probe into the matter immediately August 31, 2015, New Delhi   : Prof. M. M. Kalburgi hailing from Dharwad, Karnataka, a renowned rationalist scholar and former Vice-Chancellor of Hampi University, Karnataka, was shot dead on 30 th  August 2015 by unidentified gunmen at his residence, at point blank range. The murderers escaped on a motorcycle. The National Alliance of People’s Movements strongly condemns the murder, which is suspected to be yet another attempt of right wing extremists to kill persons with rationalist views. Earlier, leading rationalist and anti-superstition activist Dr. Narendra Dabholkar was murdered in Pune on 20 th  August 2013, and left leader and outspoken critic of Hindutv
Tokyo rally momentum against Abe’s security bills AUGUST 31, 2015 |  EDIT Tens of thousands of people have gathered in central Tokyo to oppose national security bills in the largest rally so far against the proposed legislation The bill has been welcomed by the US, which is seeking more support from its Asian ally, but was met with disfavor by China and South Korea, which are engaged in territorial disputes with Japan. The Japanese public has consistently opposed the bill, with the latest poll conducted by the Kyodo news agency suggesting that almost 70 percent are against it receiving final approval. The organizers say about 120,000 people gathered near the Diet building on Sunday. The police say 30,000 took part in the rally.In front of the gate of the building, protesters carried placards with the messages “Don’t destroy Article 9” and “We won’t let any children be killed”. Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto told the crowd it’s encouraging to see that the spirit of the