Let 21st century be century of dialogue: Dalai Lama

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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Friday called for making this the century of dialogue, unlike the previous 100 years marked by violence.

Addressing the HT Leadership Summit in the national capital, the Dali Lama said: “Any conflict cannot be solved by violence. The 21st century should be the century of dialogue.”

“The 20th century was the century of violence…according to some historians, over 200 million people were killed. This immense violence including nuclear weapons failed to bring any permanent peace to the world, so it was (a) waste,” he said.

“Our generation created that century of bloodshed, so it is now our responsibility to tell our children that violence cannot solve the problems,” he added.

The Dalai Lama, in his message, also said that mental peace was the key to happiness.

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Tata-owned Jaguar unveils electric car

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Los Angeles: Tata Motors-owned Jaguar has unveiled an electric concept car that can run 900 km to a charge with a top speed of 320 km per hour.

Christened C-X75, has been created to celebrate 75 years of the company, says Ian Callum, design director of Jaguar Cars.

Callum told PTI that he was very "excited about the car and loved its design. He said the concept car had everything a Jaguar should be.

The car which would be put on display at the prestigious Los Angles Auto Show beginning tomorrow has created waves in the last few days after being exhibited in some parts of this city of Hollywood.

"It possesses remarkable poise and grace yet at the same time has the excitement and potency of a true supercar ", Callum said. "This is as close to a pure art form as a concept car can get and is a worthy homage to 75 years of iconic Jaguar design, he said.

Top Jaguar executives insist C-X75 was only a concept car and not for commercial sale while conceding they have been receiving a lot of inquiries from serious potential buyers.

Built with lightweight aluminum panels and chassis, the C-X75 is a 4WD vehicle.Besides being powered by 145kw electric motors at all wheels, it has a pair of micro gas-turbines that provide another 140kw of charge and extend the range to 900 km.

Top speed is over 320 km/h and the two-seater can sprint from 0-100 km/h in just over 3.0 seconds.The super car was first put to public display at the Paris Auto show recently and now at the Los Angeles Auto Show. From here it would travel to China, before it goes back to its garage at London.

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