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First direct China-Spain freight train arrives in Madrid
Madrid: The first freight train to link China directly to Spain arrived in Madrid on Tuesday after covering over 13,000 kilometres in a test run of a planned regular service between the two nations.
The train departed Yiwu in eastern…
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Modi has not executed his power forcefully: Expert
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not executed his power forcefully despite being voted to power with an outright majority, a top American scholar said today.
"Modi has achieved the largest consolidation of power in India since…
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Romanian ex-diplomat convicted for Singapore crash dies
Bucharest: A former Romanian diplomat convicted for a deadly 2009 hit-and-run accident in Singapore died today in a Bucharest jail hospital, local media reported.
Silviu Ionescu, Romania's charge d'affaires in Singapore at the time, had…
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Friendship with India only possible on equal terms: Musharraf
Karachi: Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has said that friendship with India could only be "possible on equal terms" without sacrificing the country's self-respect.
"People think I don't want friendship with India. It is…
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Uber rape: Cabbie’s friends questioned
New Delhi: Police today questioned two friends of the Uber cab driver, accused of raping a 27-year-old executive on Friday night.
However, they did not find any criminal record of the two and did not find any culpability on the duo in the…
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CIA misled public on torture: US Senate report
Washington: The CIA's harsh interrogations of terrorist detainees during the Bush era were far more brutal than previously acknowledged and delivered no "ticking time bomb" information that prevented an attack, a long-delayed US Senate…
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Kashmir not paradise
Dear Editor,
Kashmir is known as the paradise in terms of natural beauty. But in reality, it is hell for the people living there. They never know when somebody, from the militants from Pakistan, will take their lives. Kashmir is a political…
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Stubble burning
Dear Editor,
Millions of people suffer from various medical problems because of immense pollution caused by stubble burning. If the ban is strictly enforced the farmers will be both forced and motivated to seek cost-effective alternatives.…
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Good for India, boost to Modi’s foreign policy
Dear Editor,
US President Barack Obama's acceptance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation to be the Chief Guest at India's Republic Day celebrations on 26th January is Modi's biggest diplomatic success.
Obama will be the first US…
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Impose fine
Dear Editor,
India can become a clean country only if the government imposes penalties on people who litter public places. There should be dustbins every 200 m at public places. Spreading awareness is a pre-requisite.
Rohini Sharma
Dinga…
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