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Zero infiltration on Pak border controlled by BSF since 2016
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Wagah border (Punjab) [India], August 15 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) has asserted that there has been zero infiltration on Pakistan border which is controlled by the BSF since January 2016.
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India's Independence Day celebrated with fervor in Netherlands
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], August 15 (ANI): India's 71st Independence Day was celebrated with the hoisting of tricolor at the Ambassador's residence in Wassenaar, Netherlands.
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George Lucas still gives 'Star Wars' film suggestions on Jedi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 15 (ANI): Despite taking retirement from movies, it does not stop George Lucas weighing in occasionally about the new films.
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Taliban urges Trump to withdraw from Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], August 15 (ANI): The Afghan Taliban has sent an "open letter" to President Donald Trump, calling on the United States to leave Kabul rather than increase the number of troops to end America's longest war of 17 years in Afghanistan.
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Compared to Indira Gandhi, PM Modi's surgical strike was 'drama&
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 15 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday said that surgical strike by former prime minister Indira Gandhi separated Pakistan and Bangladesh, whilst the one by Prime Minster Narendra Modi was just a drama.
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Kashmiris weary of talks and no concrete action: Omar on PM Modi's I-
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah said today that although Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remark on 'embracing Kashmiris' in his Independence Day address was well received, everyone is getting 'weary of yet more talk and no
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UN chief concerned as Rohingya refugees face deportation from India
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], August 15 (ANI):United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres is concerned over reports that Rohingya Muslim refugees, both legal and unregistered, are possibly facing deportation from India.
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Big Ben to fall silent for four years
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [U.K.], August 15 (ANI):London's Big Ben bongs will go silent for the next four years from next week as major conservation work is to be carried out on the Elizabeth Tower that houses the Great Clock and its bell. It will be the longest period that the Big Ben will be silent in
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Amber Heard pokes fun at Barnaby Joyce over dual citizenship
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): While Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce turned out to be a New Zealand dual citizen, social media users are joking about what Amber Heard and Johnny Depp might think.
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Three CEOs resign from Trump's American Manufacturing Council
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], August 15 (ANI):Three CEOs -- Merck & Co.'s Kenneth Frazier, Under Armour Inc.'s Kevin Plank and Intel Corp.'s Brian Krzanich have resigned from U.S. President Donald Trump's American Manufacturing Council following Trump's response to the racia
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CPI (M) demands 'action' rather than 'mere Red Fort speeche
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata/New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday demanded action from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his Independence Day speech from Red Fort.
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I-Day is for entire nation, not for particular political party: RSS
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi/Nagpur [India] August 15 (ANI): The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Tuesday said that Independence Day is for the entire nation to celebrate and it is not for any particular political party.
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