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Rupee goes international - Journey of Indian currency since 1947
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Banks from 22 countries have opened special Rupee vostro accounts in Indian banks in order to trade in local currency as part of gradual de-dollarisation plans, the Parliament was informed during the just concluded monsoon session of Parliament.
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PM Modi recalls pain of people on 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day'
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday remembered those who lost their lives during the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947.
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Men killed, women segregated: Tears and tales of 1947’s ill-fated train jo
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
1947, the year India and Pakistan were partitioned on communal lines witnessed the most ill-fated train journeys in the world. All of them were catastrophic and heartbreaking - men were killed and women were segregated.
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Britannia's 1947% More History Campaign is an ode to India's living freedo
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 11: Britannia's legacy in India spans over 106 years, its roots and history firmly rooted in Indian soil. On the 77th anniversary of the country's Independence, Britannia's '1947% More History' campaign is an ode to an entire generation of freedom fighte
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Unforgotten 1947 partition horrors: Massacre of Sheikhupura, worst recorde
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Even after 75 years of independence, the wound of partition is still open and it still hurts the Sikh men as well as women, who lost their families and homes in Sheikhupura district in Pakistan, reported Khalsa Vox.
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"Flying Sikh" Milkha Singh's innate resilience led to an illustrious caree
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The legendary athlete whose life journey was captured in the film, "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" shares his poignant tale of growing up in Gobindpura, Kot Addu, amidst the turbulent times leading up to the India-Pakistan partition.
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Pakistan-occupied Kashmir: The final countdown
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The only way to overcome this obstruction is to consistently, persistently and patiently explain the true nature of the issue that on October 22, 1947, Pakistan attacked and forcibly annexed western parts of Jammu province and Gilgit-Baltistan thereby creating a hostile regional environme
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SC gives Centre time till Oct 31 to file response on pleas challenging Pla
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave the Centre three months to file its response on a batch of petitions challenging certain provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provision) Act, 1991, that prohibit the filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character
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Human rights body condemns harassment of religious minorities in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Naveed Walter, the President of Human Rights Focus Pakistan said that the population of minorities in Pakistan has come down to 3 per cent from 23 per cent since its independence in 1947.
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"Since India's independence in 1947, no one has been...":Shashi Tharoor on
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"I'm truly disappointed by this verdict...," Shashi Tharoor said.
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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee objects to Governor's decision to observe S
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Mamata Banerjee said West Bengal was carved out of the undivided State of Bengal in 1947 through a most painful and traumatic process that involved the uprooting of millions of people across the border, resulting in deaths and displacement of innumerable families.
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Pakistan continues to send terrorists assisted by military to infiltrate J
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
On October 22, 1947, during the early hours, just before dawn broke out over the Pir Panjal Mountains, the roar of heavy military trucks carrying tribal mercenaries under the command of Pakistani military officers headed for Muzaffarabad.
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