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China's Tibet claim based on illegal 1951 agreement: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
China denies Tibet's ancient individual existence, claiming it to be a part of the mainland, the Tibet Press has claimed, adding that the legitimacy of its claims is based on an illegal agreement in 1951.
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CEC Rajiv Kumar to attend last rites of Shyam Saran Negi, 'first voter of
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Negi, a teacher by profession, voted in every election since 1951 and has never missed an opportunity to vote.
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India's first voter Shyam Saran Negi passes away at 106
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Negi had cast his first vote in independent India on October 23, 1951, in the Kalpa polling station, becoming the first voter in the country, and he cast his vote for the 34th time on November 2 this year which became his last, a feat that was acknowledged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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"Why send summons, come and arrest me...": Jharkhand CM Soren dares ED, Ce
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was summoned by ED on Thursday for investigation over contravention of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and in a money laundering probe linked to an illegal mining case in the Sahebganj district.
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Summoned by ED, Jharkhand CM Soren accuses Centre of misusing govt. agenci
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has been summoned by Enforcement Directorate (ED) on November 3 for investigation over contravention of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and in a money laundering probe linked to an illegal mining case in the Sahebganj district.
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106-year-old Shyam Saran, first voter of Independent India, casts his post
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Born in July 1917, Shyam Saran Negi voted for the first time in 1951 in the general elections of India and has voted for sixteen times in Lok Sabha Elections. He cast his vote in every Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha and all local bodies right after 1951.
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EC sends its opinion to Jharkhand Governor on disqualification of Hemant S
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], September 10 (ANI): Amid the political pandemonium in Jharkhand, the Election Commission (EC) has sent its opinion to Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais regarding the disqualification of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA and Chief Minister Hemant Soren's brother Basant
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Representation of People Act 1950, 1951 applicable in J-K after Article 37
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 18 (ANI): The Representation of People Act 1950 and 1951 is applicable in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370, which allows the ordinarily residing person to get registered in electoral rolls of UT of Jammu and Kashmir, said gove
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China using Tibet as dumping zone, destroying its environment
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], June 18 (ANI): The nature-bound systems of Tibet are now being shattered and destroyed by Beijing for their own benefit, who are using it as a dumping zone, destroying its environment.
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Karisma Kapoor shares picture of 'legends' Raj Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar, Na
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 6 (ANI): Bollywood actor Karisma Kapoor mourned the loss of late legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar by sharing a priceless throwback picture from the premiere of 'Awara' (1951).
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Family of black woman suing biotech firm for taking cancer cells without c
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): The family of an African-American woman, Henrietta Lacks whose cervical cancer cells were taken without consent for research in 1951 is suing a biotech firm for compensation.
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WHO bestows posthumous award on the late Henrietta Lacks
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 14 (ANI): Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus honoured the late Henrietta Lacks with a WHO Director-General's award, recognizing the world-changing legacy of this Black American woman who died of cervical cancer, 70 years ago, on 4 October, 1951.
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