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NGO installs 'Happy Fridges' to provide free food to poor, needy in Bhuban
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Oct 23 (ANI): In its bid to ensure that no person goes to sleep on an empty stomach, a non-profit organization with active participation by citizens has installed two refrigerators in the city to provide food to those in need.
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Sonia to hold meeting with senior party leaders over NRC on Oct 25
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Oct 23 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi will deliberate upon the issue of National Register of Citizens (NRC) with senior party leaders on October 25, said party sources on Wednesday.
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India issues advisory, asks its nationals to exercise 'utmost caution' whi
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 23 (ANI): India has issued an advisory to its citizens visiting Turkey, asking them to "exercise utmost caution" while visiting the Middle East country.
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No question of setting up detention centres in West Bengal: Mamata Banerje
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Oct 23 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that her government would not allow setting up detention centres in the state while reiterating that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) would not be implemented in West Bengal.
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US expresses concern over human rights abuses, discrimination over faith i
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 22 (ANI): The United States said on Tuesday that it remains deeply concerned over restrictions imposed on the civil society, media, and other groups expressing opposition to Pakistan government's policies and noted that the citizens in the country continue to face
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Celebrate accomplishments of the country's women: Deepika Padukone joins P
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Oct 22 (ANI): Bollywood star Deepika Padukone is the latest to join the bandwagon reverberating Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Bharat Ki Laxmi' movement and his call to citizens to outline the achievements of India's 'daughters' on this festival of lights -- Diwali. Read More
NRC will not be implemeted in West Bengal, it will destroy peace: Mamata B
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Oct 21 (ANI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday stated that Register of Citizens (NRC) will not be implemented in West Bengal as it will "destroy peace."
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Maharashtra elections: 102-year-old Pune man casts vote with 40 family mem
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 21 (ANI): A 102-year-old man came with his family of 40 members to cast vote in Pune's Lohgaon for the Maharashtra assembly elections.
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At 107, Sikkim's oldest voter felicitated by polling team for casting vote
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
South Sikkim (Sikkim) [India], Oct 21 (ANI): At 107 years of age, Sumitra Rai is the oldest voter of Sikkim who exercised her franchise on Monday and was felicitated by a polling team here in appreciation of her dedication towards being a dutiful citizen.
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Senior citizens enthusiastically cast vote in Maharashtra, Haryana
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai/Sirsa (Maharashtra/Haryana) [India], Oct 21 (ANI): Setting an example for the future generations, senior citizens in Haryana and Maharashtra turned out in large numbers to cast their respective votes on Monday.
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Kailash Kher, Govinda, Prem Chopra urge citizens to exercise their right t
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 21 (ANI): "Just like eating, breathing is essential for living, so is casting our votes," said singer Kailash Kher who stepped out to vote on Monday.
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'If you don't vote, you have no right to complain later': Gulzar to senior
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 21 (ANI): Lyricist and poet Gulzar on Monday made a special appeal to senior citizens in Maharashtra to exercise their franchise.
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