Modi condoles Kofi Annan's death
New Delhi, Aug 18 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condoled the death of former UN Secretary General and Nobel laureate Kofi Annan and called him a conscience keeper of international peace and security.
Modi also said Annan's "significant contribution" to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will always be remembered.
"We express our profound sorrow at the passing away of Nobel Laureate and former UNSG Kofi Annan. The world has lost not only a great African diplomat and humanitarian but also a conscience keeper of international peace and security," Modi tweeted.
"My thoughts are with his family and admirers in this hour of grief. May his soul rest in peace."
Annan, 80, died on Saturday in Switzerland after a short illness, with his wife and three children by his side.
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4 teen boys killed as motorcycle collides with car in Jharkhand's Chatra
Chatra (PTI): Four teenage boys were killed as their motorcycle collided head-on with a car in Jharkhand's Chatra district, police said on Friday.
The accident happened on the Piparwar-Tandwa Road in the Chiraiyatand area, they said.
The boys were between 14 and 17, and residents of Baradih village, they added.
"The car was coming from Bachra when the accident happened, on Thursday night," said Abhay Kumar, the officer in charge of the Piparwar police station.
