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Several districts in Rajasthan placed under NSA ahead of Gurjar protest
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 31 (ANI): Several districts in Rajasthan have been put under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980 keeping in mind the possible disruptions in law and order, during the Gurjar Mahapanchayat on November 1.
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Tony Lewis, lead Singer of The Outfield, dies at 62
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Tony Lewis, lead singer of 1980s power pop band The Outfield, died on Monday (October 19) at 62.
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Pakistan exploits Kashmiri youth as pawns in its proxy war, says EFSAS dir
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 25 (ANI): Since the late 1980s, Pakistan's military establishment has used youth from Jammu & Kashmir to join its various terrorist proxies like Hizbul Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Taibah and Jaish-e-Mohammed, said the director of Amsterdam based think-tank, the
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Jean-Claude Van Damme starts shooting for Netflix's action-comedy 'The Las
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 31 (ANI): Jean-Claude Van Damme, the action icon of the 1980s has started shooting for 'The Last Mercenary' - his first feature with Netflix.
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Vote bank was more important for Congress, not justice to Muslim women: Sm
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): In the 1980s, Congress had an opportunity to do justice to Muslim women, however, vote bank was more important for the party and not justice to women, said Union Minister Smriti Irani on the 1st anniversary of law against triple Talaq on Friday.
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Ashok Lavasa appointed as Vice-President of Asian Development Bank
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, 1980 Batch retired IAS officer as its Vice-President.
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On Prakash Padukone's birthday, let's remember his All England Badminton C
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): As Prakash Padukone celebrates his 65th birthday, it's worthwhile to remember his win in the All England Badminton Championships way back in 1980.
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Remembering KPS Gill, a man behind India's successful counter-insurgency s
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): In the late 1980s, India appeared to be at the cusp of disintegration, with a multiplicity of insurgencies raging - at a peak in Punjab, in multiple states of the Northeast, a raging Maoist movement across wide swathes of territory from Andhra Pradesh in the
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DD to re-telecast 'Ramayana' on public demand from tomorrow
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Iconic teleserial 'Ramayana' from the late 1980s is set to be re-telecast beginning Saturday on DD national, amid a nationwide 21-day lockdown.
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On this day: Prakash Padukone became first Indian to win All England Badmi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): It was on March 23, 1980, when former shuttler Prakash Padukone became the first Indian to win the All England Badminton Championships.
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Country music legend Kenny Rogers dies at 81
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): Country music icon, Kenny Rogers, who dominated the country charts and pop music era of the 1970s and 1980s, died on Friday. He was 81.
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Jackky Bhagnani, Juno Chopra join hands to remake 'The Burning Train'
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 11 (ANI): Jackky Bhagnani has joined hands with Juno Chopra to recreate the 1980 film 'The Burning Train.' The actor announced the remake on Wednesday.
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