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Break from colonial past: Highlights of India's new criminal justice bills
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The recent criminal justice reform in India marks a significant shift in priorities, placing crimes against women, children, and the nation at the forefront. This stands in stark contrast to colonial-era laws, where concerns like treason and treasury offences outweighed the needs of ordin
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Indian Army ending legacy practices of using buggies, pipe bands during di
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Indian Army as per the directions of the government is reviewing legacy practices like customs and traditions from the colonial and pre-colonial era, uniforms and accoutrement, regulations, laws, rules, policies, unit establishment, institutes of colonial past.
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Army begins process to erase British colonial past in line with national s
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's directions, the Indian Army led by General Manoj Pande has initiated the process to do away with the colonial practices and names of the units and regiments in the force.
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PM unveils new Naval Ensign 'Nishaan', commissions India's first indigenou
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday unveiled the new Naval Ensign 'Nishaan' at Cochin Shipyard Limited here in Kochi, doing away with the colonial past and befitting the rich Indian maritime heritage.
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PM unveils new Naval Ensign 'Nishaan' in Kochi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], September 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday unveiled the new Naval Ensign 'Nishaan' at Cochin Shipyard Limited here in Kochi, doing away with the colonial past and befitting the rich Indian maritime heritage.
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Turkey urges France to recognize consequences of colonial past: Foreign Mi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], August 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The Turkish Foreign Ministry is calling on France to acknowledge the consequence of its colonial past without blaming other nations, ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said on Saturday.
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Whoopi Goldberg demands apology for colonial past from British royal famil
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 26 (ANI): Actor-comedian Whoopi Goldberg has demanded an apology from the British royal for their colonial past, stressing that the crown cannot "ignore the fact that Britain ran roughshod over India for years."
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Telangana CM to join PM Modi for Central Vista foundation stone laying
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 9 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that he will join the latter with a sense of pride on the occasion of laying of the foundation stone for the grand project of C
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London Road named after Brit general who put down Revolt of 1857 could be
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], June 11 (ANI): A road in West London, named after the British Army general who ruthlessly put down the Revolt of 1857 could be renamed after the founder of Sikhism as part of a wider push to recognize the UK's diversity and address the more pernicious aspects of Britain's col
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