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PM Modi will begin his trip with Afghanistan to inaugurate India-funded Salma Dam which has been constructed at a cost of about Rs1,400 crore
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a five-nation visit today which will cover Afghanistan, Qatar, Switzerland, the US and Mexico. Modi will begin his trip with Afghanistan to inaugurate India-funded Salma Dam which has been constructed at a cost of about ₹ 1,400 crore. From Afghanistan, he will proceed to energy-rich Qatar and then to Switzerland where black money is likely to be on the agenda. In the United States, PM Modi will meet President Barack Obama and also address a joint meeting of the US Congress.
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Kerala, Tamil Nadu get new assembly speakers
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