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'Will recognise contribution of all, not just CWG'18 medalists'
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said India would recognise the contribution of all participants of the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) held recently, and not just the medalists.
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British Diplomat apologizes over Golden Temple gaffe
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 24 (ANI): Top diplomat in Britain's Foreign Office Sir Simon McDonald has apologized after he called Amritsar's Golden Temple a mosque.
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Indian hockey teams leave for Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): The junior Indian men and women's hockey teams have left for the Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers, which is to begin in Bangkok, Thailand on April 25.
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Social media firms given a week to better protect kids
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 23 (ANI): Britain will introduce new laws targeting social media companies, in case they didn't take necessary steps to protect children.
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No bilateral meeting with Pak on sidelines of SCO
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 22 (ANI): There will be no bilateral meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and their Pakistani counterparts on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in China.
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Telangana CM felicitates CWG medal winners Nehwal, Sindhu among others
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Telangana], April 21 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday felicitated 2018 Commonwealth Games medallists Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu among others here at Pragathi Bhavan on Saturday.
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2% quota for sportspersons in govt. jobs in Telangana
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Telangana], April 21 (ANI): In a major boost to sports infrastructure in Telangana, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday announced 2 percent reservation in state government jobs for sportspersons.
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A safer Commonwealth in cyberspace
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 21 (ANI): In a landmark declaration at the end of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London on Friday, the leaders of the 53 countries agreed to work closely to evaluate and strengthen their cybersecurity frameworks and response mechanisms, and un
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CGF President calls on Commonwealth heads to back sports development
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 21 (ANI): The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President, Louise Martin CBE, on Friday praised the success of the Games Athletes Programme (GAP) that led to five of the Commonwealth's smallest nations winning their first ever Commonwealth medals at the 21st Commonw
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PM Modi departs for Delhi after 3-nation visit
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has departed for Delhi from the Berlin airport and is expected to arrive here on Saturday morning.
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PM Modi reaches Germany
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Apr. 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived Berlin in Germany.
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Prince Charles to be next head of Commonwealth
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], April 20 (ANI): Prince Charles will be the next head of the Commonwealth, succeeding, his mother Queen Elizabeth.
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