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8th anniversary of India-Bangladesh land boundary agreement celebrated
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Under the deal, signed in Dhaka in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina, the two countries swapped these tiny enclaves dotted around the border. Their inhabitants have been deprived of public services and living in squalid conditions.
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Community holds candlelight vigil for Indian student who died after violen
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Over 200 people gathered in Mississauga at a candlelight vigil on Saturday after an Indian student died following the critical injuries sustained during a violent carjacking in Canada, according to Canada-based media reports.
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North East India Christian Council holds candlelight prayer amid Manipur v
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"The Manipur government has completely failed to stop violence. This is visible from Chief Minister N. Biren Singh," Vice President of North East India Christian Council, Reverend SR Dakhar said.
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Belgium Uyghur Association commemorates Baren revolution in Brussels
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The participants in the candlelight vigil displayed posters describing the Baren revolution that started as a peaceful protest on April 5, 1990, by the villagers in Baren township near Kashgar against the continued Chinese policy of forced assimilation and population control etc.
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Fresh tension grips Meghalaya as traffic booth torched, cops attacked
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The incident took place during a candlelight vigil organised by some groups to protest against the violence on the Assam-Meghalaya border on November 22.
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Candlelight vigil held against killing of teacher by terrorists in J-K's K
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 1 (ANI): Locals and activists in the Kashmir valley staged a candlelight protest in Kashmir against the increased targeted killing of civilians in the Union Territory.
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Tibetans hold candlelight vigil over self-immolation of 81-year-old man
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 5 (ANI): Hundreds of Tibetans gathered in Dharamshala on Monday to participate in a candlelight vigil over the recent self-immolation that happened in Tibet on March 27.
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Exiled Tibetans observe candlelight vigil over self-immolation of Tibetan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], March 8 (ANI): Over 200 Tibetans observed a candlelight vigil on Monday evening in Dharamshala over the death of Tibetan singer Tsewang Norbu, who self-immolated in Lhasa.
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Candlelight vigil held to mark anniversary of January 6 attack
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington, [US], January 7 (ANI): Mathew Dillinson was in Los Angeles on January 6 last year, watching the news in disbelief as a violent mob descended upon the US Capitol in Washington, DC, leaving him appalled at the state of his nation.
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Tibetan people hold vigil in Dharamshala, call on China to end 'repressive
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Dharmashala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 29 (ANI): Member of Tibetan communities on Tuesday held candlelight vigil here in solidarity with a critical situation in Kham Drago, Central Tibet and called China to end its repressive policies in the region.
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Tibetans, Uyghurs protest in Paris over China's rights violations
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 11 (ANI): Demonstrators from Tibetans, Uyghurs, and the Vietnamese communities gathered at Paris's Bastille Square for a candlelight vigil to protest against human rights violations and cultural genocide of ethnic groups by the Chinese government.
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Srinagar: Candlelight vigil in memory of CDS General Bipin Rawat
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 10 (ANI): A candlelight vigil took place in Badami Bagh area of Srinagar in memory of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and 12 others, who died in a chopper crash in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, at a war memorial on Friday.
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