The railway service between Munabao in western Rajasthan and Khokhrapar in Pakistan’s Sindh province start in 2006. The Pakistani forces had, in the 1965 war, removed the rail tracks linking Khokhrapar with Manabao in India and rail traffic had not been resumed since then. Prior to that, the train on this route used to be between Karachi to Mumbai via Munabao. However, during the war of 1971 between Indian and Pakistan, there was a temporary link-up to facilitate the movement of the armed forces.

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The railway service between Munabao in western Rajasthan and Khokhrapar in Pakistan’s Sindh province start in 2006. The Pakistani forces had, in the 1965 war, removed the rail tracks linking Khokhrapar with Manabao in India and rail traffic had not been resumed since then. Prior to that, the train on this route used to be between Karachi to Mumbai via Munabao. However, during the war of 1971 between Indian and Pakistan, there was a temporary link-up to facilitate the movement of the armed forces.

On 27 July 2005, a multi-purpose support (MPS) vessel collided into the Mumbai High North Platform (MHN) and ruptured a riser carrying oil from the undersea wells to the MHN facility, resulting in the break out of a major fire. At that time, the MPS was engaged in a medical evacuation operation in which an injured cook aboard was being transferred to the MHN for medical treatment. The fire was so intense that the MHN was abandoned in accordance with the disaster management plan of offshore operators.

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On 27 July 2005, a multi-purpose support (MPS) vessel collided into the Mumbai High North Platform (MHN) and ruptured a riser carrying oil from the undersea wells to the MHN facility, resulting in the break out of a major fire. At that time, the MPS was engaged in a medical evacuation operation in which an injured cook aboard was being transferred to the MHN for medical treatment. The fire was so intense that the MHN was abandoned in accordance with the disaster management plan of offshore operators.

China recognised Sikkim as an Indian state in 2003, on the condition that India accepted the Tibet Autonomous Region as a part of China. This mutual agreement led to a thaw in Sino-Indian relations. On 6 July 2006, the Himalayan pass of Nathula in Sikkim was opened to cross-border trade.

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China recognised Sikkim as an Indian state in 2003, on the condition that India accepted the Tibet Autonomous Region as a part of China. This mutual agreement led to a thaw in Sino-Indian relations. On 6 July 2006, the Himalayan pass of Nathula in Sikkim was opened to cross-border trade.

The Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) (IMDT) Act was an Indian law enacted in 1983 by Indira Gandhi government. It was struck down by the Supreme Court of India in 2005. Known as the IMDT Act (1983) it described the procedures to detect illegal immigrants (from Bangladesh) and expel them from Assam.

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The Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) (IMDT) Act was an Indian law enacted in 1983 by Indira Gandhi government. It was struck down by the Supreme Court of India in 2005. Known as the IMDT Act (1983) it described the procedures to detect illegal immigrants (from Bangladesh) and expel them from Assam.

The 7 July 2005 London bombings (often referred to as 7/7) were a series of co-ordinated suicide attacks in London which targeted civilians using the public transport system during the morning rush hour. On the morning of Thursday, 7 July 2005, four Islamist home-grown terrorists detonated four bombs, three in quick succession aboard London Underground trains across the city and, later, a fourth on a doubledecker bus in Tavistock Square. Fifty-two civilians and the four bombers were killed in the attacks, and over 700 more were injured.

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The 7 July 2005 London bombings (often referred to as 7/7) were a series of co-ordinated suicide attacks in London which targeted civilians using the public transport system during the morning rush hour. On the morning of Thursday, 7 July 2005, four Islamist home-grown terrorists detonated four bombs, three in quick succession aboard London Underground trains across the city and, later, a fourth on a doubledecker bus in Tavistock Square. Fifty-two civilians and the four bombers were killed in the attacks, and over 700 more were injured.