Rohit Arya, the man accused of taking 17 children hostage in Mumbai’s Powai area on Thursday, has died after being injured in an exchange of gunfire with police.

Since January, at least 2,790 Indian nationals who did not meet the criteria, and were illegally staying in the US, have returned, the government said on Thursday.

Talks have helped to steady a rocky relationship between the world’s top two economies – but the rivalry persists. 

​Talks have helped to steady a rocky relationship between the world’s top two economies – but the rivalry persists.