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Dr. Lakshyaraj Singhji Mewar to present MMCF Awards 2026, celebrating serv
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The annual awards of the Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) represent one of India's enduring traditions of honouring individuals whose work embodies service, courage and dedication to society. The awards were instituted in 1980 by Bhagwat Singhji Mewar, the 75th Custodian of
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Indian Army to place orders for 300 indigenous Dhanush Howitzers
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
This will be the second major order for the Dhanush artillery guns, which are manufactured by public sector companies based on the transfer of technology of the Bofors guns acquired in the 1980s.
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Delhi HC cautions against misuse of PIL jurisdiction; refuses to entertain
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging a 1980 notification listing certain mosques in Jahangir Puri as Wakf properties, observing that courts cannot allow stale disputes to be revived on "flimsy grounds" or permit misuse of PIL jurisdiction.
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Delhi HC rejects PIL against 46-year-old Waqf properties notification
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging a notification issued by the Delhi Waqf Board 46 years ago in 1980. The notification contained the list of properties notified by the Board.
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FBI Director's locker-room celebration with US Olympic hockey gold stirs d
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Videos circulating on social media showed Patel in the team's locker room Sunday, enthusiastically drinking beer, spraying drinks and even having a player place a gold medal around his neck as players and staff celebrated a historic win -- the United States' first Olympic men's hockey gold s
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"With Pakistan, cross-border terrorism needs to be addressed:" MEA Spox
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Jaiswal, while speaking at his weekly press briefing, said that India's ties with Afghanistan stand the same.
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Uttarakhand: BRO Project Hirak to celebrate its 46th Raising Day on Sunday
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Since its raising on 15 February 1980, the Project has played a pivotal role in transforming remote and inaccessible terrains into vital corridors of connectivity, contributing significantly to national security and socio-economic development.
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Democrat Representative Shri Thanedar blasts top Trump immigration offici
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Thanedar, a progressive Democrat who immigrated to the United States from India in the 1980s, pressed Scott and Acting US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons during a hearing examining oversight of the Department of Homeland Security and its component agencies- including
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Padma Awards 2026: Posthumous honours for V S Achuthanandan, Shibu Soren
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Former Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan will be conferred with the Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Achuthanandan, who passed away on July 21, 2025 at the age of 101, served as Kerala's Chief Minister from 2006 to 2011 and was the longest-serving Leader of the Opposition in the state
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Kotak Rings in 30 Years on the NSE Marking India's Rise as a Robust Financ
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 15: Kotak Mahindra Bank marked 30 years of being listed on the National Stock Exchange with a bell-ringing ceremony that celebrated the Bank's journey alongside India's rise as a strong, trusted and modern financial market. What began as a small NBFC in
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Olympian, Asian Games gold medalist Indian athlete Jinson Johnson calls ti
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The middle-distance runner, who had been active in athletics for over a decade, achieved a major milestone at the Rio 2016 Olympics, becoming the first Indian male runner to qualify for the marquee event in 800 m since Sriram Singh in 1980, according to Olympics.com. He finished fifth in
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"I would like to remain as a party worker": Karnataka DyCM Shivakumar
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Addressing a press conference at Karnataka Bhawan on Wednesday, Shivakumar said, "I have worked incessantly for the party since 1980. I would like to remain a party worker."
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