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People light candles, diyas to mark fight against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): People turned off the lights of their houses and lighted earthen lamps across the country on Sunday night, responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's '9 pm, 9-min' appeal to defeat the coronavirus in the country.
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Septuagenarian woman sells diyas in Delhi, earns some money after days
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): A septuagenarian woman on Sunday was seen selling earthen lamps (diyas) in central Delhi's Gol Market after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to all the citizens to light diya at 9pm for nine minutes to combat the "darkness of coronavirus".
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PM's '9 PM- 9 Mins' appeal: People buy diyas in Patna
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 5 (ANI): Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call, locals in Patna on Sunday visited potters' shops to buy diyas (earthen lamps).
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Locals in UP's Moradabad buy Diyas after PM's '9 PM- 9 Mins' appeal
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 5 (ANI): People in Moradabad were seeing buying diyas (earthen lamps) to light them at 9 PM today following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal.
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BJP MP dismisses apprehensions concerning power grid over PM's appeal to c
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): BJP MP Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday dismissed apprehensions over the call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to switch off the lights in their homes on April 5 for nine minutes and light earthen lamps, candles or use torches and mobile flashlights to stre
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CPI-M says PM's call to switch off lights on Sunday poses threat to nation
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to switch off lights for nine minutes on Sunday night and light earthen lamps, candles or use torches or flashlights to strengthen a collective resolve t
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Olympic torch relay to start from earthquake-hit Fukushima next year
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 3 (ANI): The Summer Olympics in Tokyo, postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, is likely to open on July 23, 2021.
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The Pleiades embrace Venus
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Massachusetts [USA], Apr 1 (ANI): Every eight years, the brightest planet and the best-known open cluster come together -- sometimes they're a bit farther apart, sometimes they're closer together.
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Earth Hour goes digital for first time in history due to COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Mar 29 (ANI): The annual observation of Earth Hour in the night of the last Saturday of March held a special significance this year after it was observed digitally in various parts of the world due to the ongoing global health crisis meted out by the novel coronavirus pandem
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Sad though..not many observed it: Amitabh Bachchan on 'Earth Hour'
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, who 'just finished' observing 'Earth Hour' on Saturday, expressed his disappointment as many did not turn the lights off.
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Bollywood celebs urge people to observe 'Earth Hour'
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): As today marks the day to celebrate 'Earth Hour', many Bollywood celebrities have urged everyone across the world to turn off their lights between 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm as a sign of solidarity.
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Mild earthquake jolts Himachal Pradesh's Chamba
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter Scale struck in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh on Friday.
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