She packs a powerful punch, given her pint size stature, yet the lady from Dora, a quaint hamlet of district Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh, is a tall woman thanks to her achievements and she makes no bones about it

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In its continued efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation with neighboring economic powers, the Burmese government has to balance its diplomatic engagements between India and China, which are traditional eco

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Like the previous visit from the ATM Booth, I went to my friend’s house.“Tajung, are you home?”Then my friend answered, “Here, come to my bedroom.”Then he asked me where I was comi

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