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PM conveys concerns over protectionism 
New Delhi, July 20
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today conveyed to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton the concerns in India over growing protectionism in the US.  

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calling on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Monday. — PTI

Kasab pleads guilty
Mumbai, July 20
Mohammad Ajmal Amir, alias Kasab, the lone terrorist involved in the terror attack on November 26 last year to be taken alive, confessed to his role before an open court here today. 

BMW Hit-and-Run Case
Nanda’s jail term cut to 2 years
New Delhi, July 20
Delhi High Court today reduced the sentence awarded to Sanjeev Nanda, convicted for mowing down six persons with his BMW car 10 years ago, from five years to two years.

Taregana to host lakhs of astro-tourists
Patna, July 20
The total solar eclipse on Wednesday morning will be visible at many places right from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh but even then a non-descript village of Bihar, Taregana (35 km south of Patna) has been chosen as the hot spot for viewing the cosmic spectacle by the tourists.

Distrustful of EC, AIADMK to boycott bypolls
Chennai, July 20
Expressing distrust over the "independent and impartial functioning" of the Election Commission and raising questions over its "capability to conduct free and fair polls", the principal opposition in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK today announced that it would boycott the bye-elections to the five Assembly constituencies in the state.

RS passes Right to Education Bill
It prohibits screening of either parent or child
New Delhi, July 20
The Rajya Sabha today passed the landmark Bill providing for free and compulsory education as a fundamental right of children in the six-14 age group.