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Pakistan's ex-Major General admits to the country's role in Kashmir confli
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 16 (ANI): "On October 26 (1947), the Pakistani forces captured Baramula where only 3,000 survived out of 14,000. The troops were now only 35 miles from Srinagar when the Maharaja (Hari Singh) sent his papers of accession to Delhi asking for help": these are t
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Hunza revolt and the birth of universal will
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], October 8 (ANI): The protest sit-in since Sunday, October 4, at Aliabad in Hunza district of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) in the northern Himalayan region, which has been under Pakistan's illegal occupation since November 1, 1947, can prove to be a political game-changer.
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PM Modi urges storytellers to include inspirational stories from 1857-1947
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged storytellers to include all inspirational stories from the period of foreign rule as the country will celebrate 75 years of independence next year.
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Suspend ICHR panel for reviewing martyrs dictionary: CPI leader urges Educ
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 7 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Binoy Viswam on Monday urged Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal to intervene and suspend the three-member committee established by the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) to review t
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Congress dynasty insulted Dalits at every step since 1947: K'taka Minister
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Karnataka Minister CT Ravi on Thursday attacked Congress and said that they have "insulted" Dalits at every step since 1947.
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Pakistan govt pressurising Hindus to convert for jobs
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 5 (ANI): Hindus in Pakistan, who are being treated as second-class citizens in the country since 1947, are now forced by the Imran Khan government to convert for employment.
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Article 370 abrogation is brightest light of hope for PoK, Gilgit Baltista
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], Aug 5 (ANI): A political activist hailing from Mirpur in Pakistan occupied Kashmir has said that the abrogation of Article 370 offered the brightest light of hope for people in PoK and Gilgit Baltistan ever since the occupation of their land by the Pakistani military in 1
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1947 pact on Gurkha soldiers has become redundant, need for discussions: N
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Aug 1 (ANI): Nepal has called for a revision of the 1947 tripartite agreement on Gurkha soldiers claiming it has become redundant and urged the United Kingdom and India to discuss the issue.
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Pak army generals are involved in 'religious terrorism' from Kabul to Kash
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Frankfurt [Germany], July 16 (ANI): A prominent Sindhi leader, who is now living in political asylum in Germany, has written an open letter to world leaders and human rights organisations, accusing Pakistani army generals of their involvement in religious terrorism from Kabul to Kashmir sinc
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Connaught Place under Covid-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Connaught Place, the world's largest one-mile round market is part of New Delhi that Lutyens designed. Name changed to Rajiv Chowk, yet it is still known as Connaught Place. It is a unique shopping centre of its kind where shoppers can walk under comfortabl
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Nehru did not want Patel in Cabinet in 1947, says EAM Jaishankar citing bo
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that he got to know from VP Menon's autobiography that first Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru did not want Sardar Patel in his Cabinet in 1947.
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Had India not been partitioned, Muslim League won't have let Cong govt fun
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Former Foreign Minister Natwar Singh on Monday said he is in favour that the country was partitioned in 1947.
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