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Mumbai terror attack: Spanish Congress president expresses solidarity with India

Mumbai terror attack: Spanish Congress president expresses solidarity with IndiaMadrid (Spain), Apr. 21: Jose Bono, the President of the Spanish Congress, on Tuesday, expressed solidarity and sympathy with the people of India over the terror attack that struck Mumbai in November last year, claiming 179 lives and injuring more than 300.

India to promote bilateral ties with Spain in all fields : President Patil

India to promote bilateral ties with Spain in all fields : President PatilMadrid, Apr 21: President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday said India will seek to promote ties with Spain in all fields, including political, trade and investment, cooperation in mutually beneficial areas like renewable energy, agriculture and tourism.

In response to the welcome remarks by President of Congress, here, Patil said that bilateral relations between India and Spain have always been cordial and have gained momentum in recent years.

Spanish opposition under fire for misidentifying crash victims

Spanish opposition under fire for misidentifying crash victimsMadrid - Spain's conservative opposition was under pressure Tuesday for wrongly identifying 30 of the 75 victims in the worst air crash in the history of Spanish peacekeeping missions.

Critics were calling on then conservative defence minister Federico Trillo to assume his responsibilities while a trial of the three military officers who had overseen the identification of the bodies was drawing to a close.

Indian president meets Spanish king at start of historic visit

Indian president meets Spanish king at start of historic visitMadrid  - Indian President Pratibha Patil was Tuesday welcomed by Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia after arriving Monday for the first official visit by an Indian head of state to Spain.

The four-day visit was expected to focus on stepping up trade relations, investments, and on the fight against terrorism, diplomats said.

The Spanish royal couple welcomed Patil and her husband Devisingh Ransingh Shekhawat in front of El Pardo palace.

Plagiarism case against Spanish Nobel laureate could be reopened

Plagiarism case against Spanish Nobel laureate could be reopenedMadrid  - A decade-old plagiarism case could be reopened in Spain against 1989 Nobel Literature Prize winner Camilo Jose Cela, the daily El Pais reported Tuesday.

Because Cela died in 2002, the judicial complaint now targets Jose Manuel Lara, head of the Planeta publishing house who is being accused of helping Cela plagiarize Maria del Carmen Formoso's 1994 novel Carmen, Carmela, Carmina.

Patil arrives in Spain, calls for strengthening forces of peace

Patil arrives in Spain, calls for strengthening forces of peaceMadrid (Spain) , April 20, 2009 : President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil on Monday called for strengthening the forces of peace soon after arriving in Spanish capital Madrid.

Patil, who was received by Spain''s Minister for Science and Innovation, Cristina Garmendia, said she was delighted to be visiting both Spain and Poland, countries with whom India has close relations.

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