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Great story that brought back the lost glory by Amandeep Sandhu - Shepherd
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Nainital (Uttarakhand) [India], Feb 24 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Sherwood, the story of success lies not in the charm but in the students who are shaping the country from long 151 years. This story is also going to describe shifting of Sherwood from one era to another and as an institution i
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Thousands protest in Hong Kong as court rejects appeal seeking suspension
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Oct 6 (ANI): Hong Kong High Court on Sunday dismissed an application put forth by 24 pro-democracy legislators, seeking a temporary suspension of a controversial new mask ban imposed by the government using a colonial-era emergency law.
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WB: LGBTQ community celebrates one year of decriminalising Section 377
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Sept 14 (ANI): Members of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community celebrated one year anniversary of the Supreme Court's verdict on Section 377, which lifted a colonial-era ban on gay sex.
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Indonesia to resurrect colonial-era law that imprisons people for insultin
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Sep 3 (ANI): Indonesia is set to resurrect a colonial-era regulation that could lead to imprisonment of people who insult the president, in a move that critics said may demonstrate the country's creeping encroachment on free speech and expression.
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Botswana High Court decriminalises homosexuality
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Gaborone [Botswana], Jun 11 (ANI): In a major victory for gay rights campaigners in Africa, Botswana's High Court on Tuesday overruled a colonial-era law that criminalised homosexuality in the country.
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B-town celebs pay homage to Jallianwala Bagh martyrs on Twitter
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 13 (ANI): Today on the centenary of the colonial-era Jallianwala Bagh massacre, several B-town celebrities took to Twitter to express their grief and pain over the event.
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Taste 'prison experience' for Rs. 500 in Telangana
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Medak (Telangana) [India], Sept. 8 (ANI): The Telangana government has launched a new offer called 'Feel the Jail' giving tourists in the locale a chance to visit the colonial-era jail that was built in the year 1796 under the Nizam rule in Hyderabad.
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Mumbai-Goa bridge collapse: Army joins relief operations
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Raigad, Aug.3 (ANI): The armed forces joined rescue operations in Maharashtra's Raigad district after a colonial-era bridge was washed away in the early hours of Wednesday in a river overflowing due to recent heavy rains.
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