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Vice President expresses concern over decline in reading habit among youth
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Nov 1 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday expressed concern over the decline in book-reading habit especially among young people and called upon the educational institutions and the academia to inculcate the practice of reading from a young age.
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I have not learnt poverty from books, sold tea on railway platform: PM Mod
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Oct 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday said that he is not from a 'political family' but carries a very humble background and selling tea on the railway platform was a part of his life journey.
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Tipu Sultan's name should be removed from history books: Karnataka MLA App
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Madikeri MLA and BJP leader Appachu Ranjan has written to Education Minister S Suresh Kumar which has a proposal to strike off references to Tipu Sultan from history textbooks.
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Godse's 'Why I Killed Gandhi' shares space with books celebrating the Maha
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Udaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Oct 13 : In commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a large number of books on the Father of the Nation are on display at the Udaipur Book Fair which kick-started on Saturday.
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Lovlina Borgohain books semifinal berth in AIBA Women's World Championship
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ulan-Ude [Russia], Oct 10 (ANI): Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain defeated Poland's Karolina Koszewska in the 69-kg quarterfinals of the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships here on Thursday.
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Jamuna Boro books semifinal berth in AIBA Women's World C'ships, confirms
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Ulan-Ude [Russia], Oct 10 (ANI): Indian boxer Jamuna Boro entered the semifinal of the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships after defeating Ursula Gottlob of Germany by 4-1 in the quarterfinal clash here on Thursday.
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Telangana: Police books former AP minister Akhila Priya's husband for obst
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Oct 9 (ANI): Cyberabad Police have booked former Andhra Pradesh Minister Bhuma Akhila Priya's husband Bhargav Ramudu for allegedly obstructing public servants’ duty.
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Marvel all set to relaunch 'Iron Man', 'Thor', 'Guardians of the Galaxy'
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 6 (ANI): 2020 is going to be a year full of surprises for the Marvel fans! Three new comic book series were unveiled at New York Comic-Con recently.
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Jim Carrey's novel to hit markets in May next year
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 2 (ANI): Actor-comedian Jim Carrey will soon enter the literary world with his novel 'Memoirs and Misinformation' slated to hit bookstands in May 2020.
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EOW books private company for duping Delhi traffic police of Rs 8.5 crore
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 25 (ANI): The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police has booked a private company for cheating Delhi Traffic Police (DTP) by fraudulently acquiring a contract for the installation and proper maintenance of "Red Light and Speed Check Camera Systems" (RL&SVCCS).
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K'taka: Varsity develops 'Green' library to motivate reading among student
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Sept 21 (ANI): To encourage reading habits in students, a university here has created a Green library in the campus here to help students devote more time in reading books, journals.
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In the name of crackdown on 'illegal publications', China suppressing reli
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Sept 15 (ANI): Since the beginning of the year, China has intensified its crackdown on the sales and printing of religious publications aimed at what the country's ruling Communist Party says to "eradicate pornography and illegal publications".
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