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Meet Lakshmikutty, the 75-yr-old Padma Shri awardee from Kerala
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Kallar (Kerala) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): A 75-year-old tribal woman from Kallar forest area has received the country's fourth highest civilian honours Padma Shri Award for her breakthrough in practising traditional medicine.
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India, Cambodia call for firm counter-terrorism steps
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 27 (ANI): India and Cambodia on Saturday agreed that the global community needs to see terrorism as a curse on mankind and take firm steps to safeguard global peace, security and stability.
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Civil Society Organisations expect increased spending in healthcare from U
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 27 (ANI): With the Union Budget scheduled to be presented on February 1, civil society organisations expect a significant increase in healthcare and education this year, from the last full-fledged budget of the Narendra Modi-led government.
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AAI, Lao PDR sign civil aviation cooperation agreement
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan.27 (ANI): Celebrating 25 years of the India-ASEAN relationship, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed a historic agreement with Lao Air Traffic Management, Department of Civil Aviation, Lao PDR, for providing SkyRev360, a comprehensive e-data gathering, invo
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Pankaj Advani hails Padma award as honour to snooker and billiards fratern
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru [Karnataka], Jan 26 (ANI): Ace cueist Pankaj Advani, who has been named for the Padma Bhushan, has said that the third-highest civilian award is recognition for the snooker and billiards fraternity.
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MS Dhoni, Pankaj Advani to receive Padma Bhushan
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Former Indian cricket team skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and snooker ace player Pankaj Advani have been named for the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award.
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Awareness program on minority upliftment in education held at BCTA campus
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (ANI-NewsVoir): To create awareness about schemes for minority in private and government schools, an awareness program has been organised by Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) in Baptist Church Trust Association (BCTA) campus on Civil Line, Raj Niwas Marg, and was at
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Air Asia India aims to achieve PM Modi's Act East vision
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 24 (ANI): Chief Executive Officer of Air Asia India Amar Abrol on Wednesday said that the budget carrier would aim to deliver on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of connecting to the east and work closely with the state governments to do so.
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Driver who saved Amarnath pilgrims grateful for gallantry honour
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Valsad (Gujarat) [India], Jan. 24 (ANI): Sheikh Salim Gafur, the bus driver, who defied terrorists' bullets and saved 52 Amarnath pilgrims, on Wednesday expressed gratitude for being awarded the 'Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak,' the second highest honour given to civilians for gallantry.
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Oprah Winfrey visits grave of woman honoured in Golden Globes tribute
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 24 (ANI): Former TV host Oprah Winfrey paid homage to civil rights icon Recy Taylor- the woman she spoke about in her Golden Globes speech earlier this month.
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Jet airways cockpit brawl: DGCA suspends license of both pilots
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra [India] January 23 (ANI): The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday suspended the licenses of two pilots of Jet Airways London-Mumbai flight 9W-119 for five years for endangering the safety of aircraft operations.
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Another civilian dead in LoC ceasefire violation
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Akhnoor (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 22 (ANI): A civilian was killed while one injured in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Kanachak area of Jammu and Kashmir's Akhnoor sector on Sunday.
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