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Wishes pour in as Padma Bhushan awardee Javed Akhtar turns 76
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): As literary figure veteran poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar turned 76 on Sunday, he received a plethora of warm wishes from the film industry on the occasion.
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Odisha: Transport revenue collection up by 8 pc in December 2020
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 17 (ANI): Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, revenue collection by the Odisha transport department from April to October has been much below the collection figures of the previous year.
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On Javed Akhtar's 76th birthday, here's looking back on some soul-stirring
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): A literary figure par excellence who touched many hearts through his soul-stirring writings, veteran poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar turned 76 on Sunday
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Number of domestic passengers growing steadily towards pre-COVID figures:
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said that the number of daily domestic passengers is growing steadily towards pre-COVID numbers with 2,15,860 passengers flying on Tuesday.
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Urdu Bulletin: SC's comments on farm laws, PM Modi's meet with CMs over CO
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Supreme Court's comments on farm laws and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Chief Ministers of various states over COVID-19 situation figured prominently in Tuesday edition of various Urdu publications.
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Hong Kong police invokes security law to block website publishing details
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], January 10 (ANI): In another instance of curbing dissent in Hong Kong, police here have invoked the draconian national security law to block a local website dedicated to publishing first-hand accounts of the anti-government protests in 2019 and personal details of official
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Japan reports 7,109 new COVID-19 cases, 281,992 in total
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 09 (ANI/Xinhua): The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan increased by 7,109 to reach 281,992 as of Saturday evening, according to the latest figures from the health ministry and local authorities.
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Advocates condemn mass arrests in Hong Kong on suspicion of violating secu
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], January 9 (ANI): Advocates for Hong Kong's underprivileged and ethnic minority communities on Friday slammed authorities over the recent mass arrests of 53 former lawmakers and activists, including two of their colleagues and respected rights figures, with one group accusi
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Facebook removes 'Like' button from public pages
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): Aiming towards simplifying its overall design for users, the social media conglomerate, Facebook has dropped the 'like button' from all of its public pages, which are generally used by public figures, artists, brands, etc.
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Myanmar logs 111 human trafficking cases in 2020
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar logged a total of 111 human trafficking cases in its states and regions last year, state-run media reported Tuesday, quoting the Anti-Trafficking Police Force's figures as saying.
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UK registers almost 55,000 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom registered 54,990 COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours, a drop from 57,725 the day before, according to government figures.
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8.54 pc rise in freight loading in Dec 2020 compared to last year
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): The Indian Railways on Saturday informed that freight figures recorded high momentum in terms of earnings and loading in the month of December 2020, when compared to 2019.
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