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Amit Shah pays tributes to revolutionaries of Kakori incident
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Kakori Train Action or Kakori Conspiracy was a train robbery that took place at Kakori, a village near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British colonial rule.
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France moves to fast-track return of looted colonial-era artefacts
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
France has proposed a new law to ease the return of colonial-era looted artworks to their countries of origin. The bill aims to simplify the process and follows earlier efforts to return Nazi-looted property and human remains, France 24 reported.
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National Archives of India to organise Exhibition on 'Development of Educa
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
This exhibition offers a comprehensive exploration of the region's unique journey, shaped by its tribal traditions, linguistic diversity, missionary influences, colonial legacies, and post-independence development.
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Ministry of Home Affairs to relocate to new state-of-the-art complex under
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
This is the first-ever relocation of the MHA office, currently located in the iconic North Block building --a majestic colonial-era structure situated on Raisina Hill, flanking the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Built in the 1910s and completed in the 1920s, the North and South Block buildings have
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Parliament passes Bills of Lading, replaces 169-years-old colonial-era shi
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The 'Bills of Lading, 2025' bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha, paving the way for Presidential Assent. Tabled by the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal, in the Upper House on Monday. It marks a watershed moment for India's maritime sector.
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Trump praises Liberian President's 'good English,' draws criticism from ac
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
US President Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai's English, sparking backlash from Liberians who found the remark patronizing. While the White House defended it as a compliment, critics called it inappropriate, citing Liberia's official language and history, CNN reported.
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"We are part of Global South, our people share hope and dreams": PM Modi i
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
India and Namibia have much in common as both countries fought colonial rule, value dignity and freedom and are part of the Global South, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday and recalled that people of India stood proudly with Namibia during its liberation struggle.
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Pakistan weaponises colonial-era law to crush Baloch voices, silences judi
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Citing the recent detention of Mahrang Baloch and other BYC members under the colonial-era 3MPO ordinance, Mazari called the move "a gross violation of constitutional rights."
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Ahead of Dalai Lama's 90th birthday, Tibet Action Institute launches repor
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The report was released on Saturday in Dharamshala, coinciding with the birthday celebrations of the leader. It is going to present new evidence exposing how Tibetan children are subjected to abuse, neglect, indoctrination, and identity erasure in a vast network of Chinese government-run
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PM Modi pays homage to Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's founding President
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Nkrumah led the Gold Coast to independence from British colonial rule in 1957, renaming it Ghana. This achievement made Ghana the first sub-Saharan African nation to achieve independence, a milestone that resonated throughout the continent.
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"Three new laws will transform India's criminal justice system": Amit Shah
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) came into effect on July 1, 2024. The BNS, BNSS, and the BSA replaced the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act
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Geneva: UKPNP leaders demand UN action on human rights violations in PoJK,
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) held a demonstration outside the United Nations headquarters in Geneva during the 59th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The protest aimed to spotlight severe human rights abuses in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK
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