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Virgin Galactic unveiled the design for its supersonic jet that could change the way we travel around the world. The sleek plane is capable of shuttling up to 19 passengers, while traveling at speeds of Mach 3 - three times faster than the speed of sound. The images show a …...Read More

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Pointing out a "glaring instance" of politics destroying an extremely significant piece of intelligence shared between two nations, a security expert on Thursday said that Israel had shared with India certain transcripts about the possible threat to the life of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi that went missing after the …...Read More

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