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'Ashtadhatu' idol worth Rs. 45 crore seized along Indo-Nepal bor
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Apr 27 (ANI): In a successful attempt, the Sashatra Seema Bal (SSB) 41battalion in a joint operation with the Preventive and Intelligence Siliguri unit detained a person who was trying to smuggle an 'Ashtadhatu' (metallic) idol along Indo-Nepal borde
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Madras HC orders govt. not to open liquor shops for three months
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 25 (ANI): The Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered the Tamil Nadu Government to not open any Tasmac liquor shops for the next three months after Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's (DMK) plea on government's attempt to circumvent the Supreme Court's
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Dilip Ghosh justifies remark, says people in WB not allowed to perform rit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata/New Delhi [India] Apr 23 (ANI): Attempting to justify his "those opposing Jai Sri Ram will be relegated to history" remark, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Dilip Ghosh on Sunday said the TMC-ruled state's situation is worrisome as the people are not allo
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Coimbatore: Students make largest paper cup mosaic of Abdul Kalam
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 21 (ANI): In a bid to create a new Guinness world record, the students of Camford International School, Coimbatore attempted to design the world's largest disposable paper cup mosaic creating an image of late former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
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Yogi's Minister justifies remark post insulting 'divyang' w
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 20 (ANI): With Yogi Adityanath-led government drawing flak from all quarters, Khadi and Village Industries Minister Satyadev Pachauri on Thursday attempted to justify his demeaning remark for a disabled worker and said he wanted to just state that the Con
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Banning red beacons an attempt to get rid of British reminiscences: Govt.
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 19 (ANI): Justifying the move to ban the use of red beacon on vehicles attached to dignitaries, including the central and state ministers, the government on Wednesday said this is a historic decision and is an attempt to get rid of British or Colonial reminiscences.
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Not a big achievement, but a good attempt by govt.: Ex-CBI director on Mal
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 19 (ANI): Speaking in support of liquor baron Vijay Mallya's arrest in London, former Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director D.R. Karthikeyan on Wednesday asserted that Vijay Mallya's arrest was not a big feat, but a good attempt by the government.
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EU leaders urge Erdogan to show restraint post referendum victory
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Apr 18 (ANI): European leaders offered a guarded response to the referendum result granting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers, with some senior EU figures saying it was the end of the country's decade-long attempt to join the bloc.
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Congress' attempt at raking up EVMs will fail miserably: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday criticised Digvijaya Singh's remark on the Electronic Voting Machines' (EVMs) alleged tampering, stating that such kind of strategies adopted by the Congress party would fail miserably.
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North Korea conducts 'failed' missile launch
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Apr. 16 (ANI): North Korea's attempt to launch a missile on its east coast has apparently failed, U.S. and South Korean defense officials said.
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No backdoor increase in tariff post SC's decision: Prashant Bhushan o
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 11 (ANI): Hailing the Supreme Court's decision disallowing compensatory tariff to Tata Power and Adani Power, lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Sunday said the apex court's judgement put an end to power companies' attempt to get a backdoor increase in tariff.
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BJP leaders ultimatum to other communities 'wrong in democracy':
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): In the wake of the ongoing controversy over some Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders making outrageous comments on the Ram Temple issue, Congress leader V. Hanumantha Rao on Monday asserted that the government must take serious action against th
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