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Indian company builds Afghanistan parliament building to boost bilateral ties

Kabul, June 27 (ANI): A team of Indian engineers and supervisors are working diligently to build Afghanistan parliament building in Kabul city in a bid to boost bilateral ties between the two countries. The team comprising 50 workers from different states of India said they were facing no problems and added that Afghanistan has always been friendly towards Indians.The team members said people in Afghanistan were treating them well and they felt secure in the nation. The parliament building will be the most prominent symbol of Indian efforts to help Afghanistan. Its foundation stone was laid by the last king of Afghanistan, Mohammed Zahir Shah, in presence of President Hamid Karzai and then Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2005. The construction began in 2009 and efforts are underway to complete project by this year end. Jun 27, 2014
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Protest over bridge barricade in divided Kosovo town

Residents react after Kosovo police fired tear gas Sunday to disperse stone-throwing protesters demanding the removal of a barricade on a bridge linking ethnic Albanians and Serbs in the divided town of Mitrovica. Duration: 00:41 Jun 24, 2014
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All efforts being made to rescue abducted Indians in Iraq: Sushma Swaraj

New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said that all efforts are being made to rescue the Indians abducted in Iraq. Swaraj stated that she herself is monitoring the entire situation personally and will leave no stone unturned to ensure safe return of the abducted Indians. She added that she will be meeting the families of the abducted Indians if they approach her. Jun 19, 2014
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Plaque with Atal Bihari Vajpayees name put in NMC, Politicos react

New Delhi, June 18 (ANI): Political leaders on Wednesday reacted over the putting up of a plaque with former PM and BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s name outside National Media Centre. Congress leader Shobha Oza said that BJP is doing mean politics but they cannot remove Congress leaders’ names from people’s heart. Congress leader PC Chacko stated that the NMC was inaugurated by Congress and the BJP should do some work if they want their leaders’ name on foundation stones. Meanwhile CPI leader Atul Anjan said that the BJP is behaving in a selfish way by laying a stone with Vajpayee’s name. Jun 18, 2014