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Lok Sabha polls 2024: BJP candidate Mukesh Dalal elected unopposed from Su
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Meanwhile, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged that the BJP is trying to "match-fix" the Surat Lok Sabha polls, which he said they have won consistently since 1984 Lok Sabha elections.
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On 40th anniversary of Op Meghdoot, Army lists new initiatives in world's
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
On this day in 1984, the Indian Army secured Bilafond La and other passes on the Saltoro Ridgeline, thus launching 'Operation MEGHDOOT'. Since then, it has been a saga of courage and fortitude in the face of a belligerent enemy, arduous terrain, and challenging climate conditions.
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"Reality is exact opposite:" Congress' Jairam Ramesh on BJP's "400 paar" s
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, the Congress leader took a jibe at the BJP which aims to win more than 400 seats (out of total 543) in the Lok Sabha elections by the NDA, a feat achieved only once in India's history - by the Congress under Rajiv Gandhi in 1984 and said that it is easy to set a goal and giv
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Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo's Audible '1984' adaptation out now
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece '1984' has now been adapted into an audio thriller
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"I was just 35 when..." says Rakesh Sharma on 40th anniversary of becoming
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
On April 3, 1984, Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to go into space as a member of a joint Soviet-Indian crew on the Soyuz T-11 spacecraft. He spent a week working at the Salyut-7 Orbital Station.
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'Always been favouring Indian success': Russia lauds India's strides in sp
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
On 40th Anniversary of spaceflight of the first Indian cosmonaut, Rakesh Sharma, aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-11 in 1984, Babushkin emphasised the enduring partnership between Russia and India in the space sector.
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"Sare Jahaan Se Achha..." Indian Air Force pays tribute to Rakesh Sharma's
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Exactly 40 years ago, on April 3, 1984, Mr Sharma scripted history by becoming the first Indian to reach outer space on board the Soviet rocket Soyuz T-11.
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SC seeks CBI response on furlough plea by 1984 anti-Sikh riots convict
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the CBI to file a reply on a plea for grant of furlough to former Congress Councillor Balwan Khokhar, who was convicted in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
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Yet another milestone: National Defence Academy after PM Modi announces Ga
Updated : 2 years ago IST
"This unique achievement in pursuit of our country's maiden manned mission is yet another milestone crossed by the cadets of the National Defence Academy in conquering uncharted territory and bringing laurels to our nation, as was done by another distinguished NDA alumni, Squadron leader (la
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Prakash Jha announces his new film 'Janadesh', says movie is about "unders
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Prakash Jha made his directorial debut in 1984 with the film 'Hip Hip Hurray'
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Election Commission bids farewell to Anup Pandey following the completion
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Pandey, an officer of the Indian Administrative Service of the 1984 batch, Uttar Pradesh cadre superannuated as Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh in August 2019.
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"Has Rahul Gandhi thought of Nyay for 1984 atrocities on Sikh Community,"
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Reacting to the Congress' Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi whether he had ever thought about justice for the people of the Sikh community who suffered atrocities in 1984.
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