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Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel realised the dream of a strong and united India with his farsightedness, despite attempts by some forces to keep the country divided. Shah also said that in the next 25 years, India will be able to realise the dream of the country's freedom fighters of making India a strong and prosperous country and celebrate its 100th year of independence. http://dlvr.it/SbzM8g

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Mir was quoted as saying that the UT was growing and that the people were coming together and standing up despite the threat of terror from across the border. “What we seek is support from the world in our journey to stability,” he said. http://dlvr.it/SbrGdm

Warships, submarines, fighters, aircraft and helicopters will be deployed by India, the US, Japan and Australia off Yokosuka in Japan from November 8 to 18 for the top-notch Malabar exercise, with the four 'Quad' countries having firmly declared their intent to deter any "coercion" in the Indo-Pacific with an eye on China's aggressive expansionist policies. http://dlvr.it/Sbn8mG

Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu briefed Singh on the deteriorating situation in Ukraine, including “his concerns about possible provocations through the use of a dirty bomb”, while discussing the conflict as well as bilateral defence cooperation. “Both ministers agreed to remain in touch,” the statement added. http://dlvr.it/Sbn8f3

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He also asserted that the New Education Policy (NEP) will pull the country out of the “slave mentality” surrounding the English language. He was speaking after launching the Gujarat government’s Mission Schools of Excellence initiative at Adalaj in Gandhinagar district. He pointed out that knowledge of English was considered as the mark of being intellectual even though the English language is just a medium of communication. http://dlvr.it/SbP8D0

China on Wednesday put a hold on a proposal by India and the US at the United Nations to blacklist Pakistan-based militant Hafiz Talah Saeed, the son of Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed, in the second such move within two days. Hafiz Talha Saeed, 46, is a key leader of the dreaded terrorist group LeT and the son of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed. http://dlvr.it/SbP7vN

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Hearing a petition filed by four of the five women plaintiffs in the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri case that seeks carbon dating of the structure, purported to be a “shivling”, which was found in the ablution pond of the mosque, the district court sought clarification on Friday on the status of the purported “shivling” from plaintiffs. http://dlvr.it/SZsgBM

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