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PM Modi Inaugurates Memorial in Honour of Victims of Two Air India Crashes in France

PM Modi Inaugurates Memorial in Honour of Victims of Two Air India Crashes in France
The memorial at Nid d’Aigle, at the foot of Mount Blanc, was dedicated to Bhabha and several other Indians who were among the passengers and crew of the two Air India planes that crashed in 1950 and 1966. French President Emmanuel Macro and PM Narendra Modi gesture before a meeting at the Chateau of Chantilly in Paris, France. (Image: AP) “In times of sorrow also India and France stand with each other. In the two air crashes, we lost many... 

France, Germany and Italy confident that Britain’s exit will not kill EU

France, Germany and Italy confident that Britain’s exit will not kill EU
Rome: The leaders of France, Germany and Italy insisted that Britain’s decision to quit the European Union would not kill the bloc. Representational image. Speaking aboard an aircraft carrier anchored off the Italian island of Ventotene, one of the cradles of the dream of a united, integrated Europe, the leaders vowed to relaunch the European project in the wake of the Brexit shock. “Many thought the EU was finished after Brexit but that... 

France president Francois Hollande to meet Pope Francis over priest killing

France president Francois Hollande to meet Pope Francis over priest killing
French President Francois Hollande will meet Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday, three weeks after the jihadist murder of a priest in France sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church. A file photo of French President Francois Hollande. The two will discuss the killing of 85-year-old priest Jacques Hamel by two teenagers claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group, as well as the situation facing Christians in the Middle East, French officials... 

Rio Olympics 2016: Vegetable seller becomes national hero after winning Brazil’s first boxing gold

Rio Olympics 2016: Vegetable seller becomes national hero after winning Brazil’s first boxing gold
Paris: Robson Conceicao said he felt like he was still in a dream after he became the first Brazilian to win Olympic boxing gold on Tuesday in front of an exhilarated Rio crowd. Brazil’s Robson Conceicao bites his gold medal for the men’s lightweight 60-kg final boxing. The man who sold vegetables and popsicles on the streets as an impoverished child is now a national hero after he defeated Frenchman Sofiane Oumiha on unanimous points... 
 
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