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Foreign Activities: Why double standards?


Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his big disappointment on Indian couples preferring to get married abroad! 

Whether it is getting married abroad or educating abroad, should the PM's ministers not first set an example? It appears to me that the central and State ministers are exempt and "privileged" be allowed to do foreign activities!   

For instance, why are ministers not educating their kids in India (in Hindi or local Indian languages) instead of in foreign countries (and foreign languages)? 

I request the PM and his ministers to take the lead and then hopefully Indians can choose to emulate their "patriotic" example!


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Obey traffic rules to avoid road accidents

RONNIE D’SOUZA, Chandor
Published Dec 3, 2023, 11:59 PM IST
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It was really heartening to read the news of another fatal accident where three tourists were mowed down by a speeding car driven by a Russian. Every day one can hear news of people losing their lives in road accidents and the number seems to be rising every single day.According to a survey, most of the accidents are due to drunken driving, using mobile phones while driving, not wearing helmets and rash driving. Most of the drivers and riders do not give a second…

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