India
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Narendra ModiArea: 3.287 million square kilometres
Population: 1.252 billion
Capital: New Delhi
Head of state: President Pranab Kumar Mukherjee
State system: A parliamentary republic
Interesting facts:
- India has over 150.000 post offices, which makes its postal system the largest in the world.
- India is the birthplace of yoga, chess, and Ayurveda, the oldest medical school in the world.
- With its million-strong workforce, Indian Railways is the biggest employer in the country.
India News
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Ending more than a month-long stand-off with Chinese troops near a three-way junction between Bhutan, China and India, the Indian Foreign Ministry on Monday said the two neighbours have begun to swiftly withdraw border forces from the disputed Donglang/Doklam area....
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NEW DELHI – A special court sentenced self-styled Indian spiritual guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to 10 years in jail on Monday for raping his two women followers. The court of the country’s premier probe agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI),...
read moreIndian Prime Minister pledges to build New India by 2022
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read moreWant “fair” trading ties with India: Trump tells Modi
US President Donald Trump stressed on a “fair and reciprocal” trading relationship with India during talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on Monday. “It is important that barriers be removed to the export of U.S. goods into your markets...
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