Indian hanged girls 'took their own lives'
Angry villagers protested at the tree where the girls were found hanged in Badaun district
Nearly half-a-billion Indians lack access to basic sanitation
Nearly half-a-billion Indians lack access to basic sanitation
27 November 2014
Two teenage Indian girls found hanging from a tree in May took their own lives and were not gang-raped and murdered, federal investigators have said.
The announcement came after months of inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation following global outrage.
Three men arrested in connection with the case in northern Uttar Pradesh state were freed on bail in September.
India approves $2.6 bln mounted gun purchase - official
A Border Security Force (BSF) soldier patrols near the fenced border with Pakistan in Suchetgarh, southwest of Jammu January 11, 2013.
NEW DELHI Sun Nov 23
(Reuters) - India approved on Saturday the purchase of 814 mounted gun systems for the army at a cost of 157.5 billion rupees ($2.55 billion), a defence ministry spokesman said.
India, already the world's largest arms importer, is in the midst of a $100 billion defence upgrade. In October, the new government approved long-delayed projects worth $13 billion to modernise hardware and boost the domestic defence industry.
In June, the government cleared defence deals worth $3.5 billion.
