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Postal stamps on Narendra Modi issued in Bihar

Patna, May 29 (ANI): Department of Posts issued special stamps on Prime Minister Narendra Modi made by a philatelist in Bihar. The stamps and a special cover conceptualised by philatelist Pradeep Jain depicted Modi in four different poses and the special cover showed him emerging from a lotus. Jain said that he got the idea of 'My Stamp' during the inauguration of Barack Obama as United States President. It was a global event and stamps were released in Washington. The stamps and the cover were released on Modi's swearing-in ceremony on May 26. Impressed by his work, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted him to get few of the stamps to send them to the neighbouring countries. May 29, 2014
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War in Afghanistan will finally end, Obama says on Memorial Day

President Barack Obama honored service members during his Memorial Day remarks. Speaking shortly after he returned from his trip to Afghanistan, he said the country has reached "a pivotal moment" with the war finally coming to an end. Duration: 01:14 May 27, 2014
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Obama makes surprise Afghanistan visit

US President Barack Obama promises a decision on post-2014 troop numbers in Afghanistan "fairly shortly", after paying a surprise visit to soldiers fighting the last battles of America's longest war. Duration: 00:46 May 26, 2014