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Villagers struggle to keep age-old bullfighting tradition alive in Nepal
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Nuwakot [Nepal], Jan 15(ANI): The district of Nuwakot in Central Nepal draws a large number of revellers every year in mid-January as it hosts the annual festival of bullfighting that has a historical background dating back to over two centuries.
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BJP working on RSS, Hindutva agenda: Rajasthan Education Minister
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India] Jan 12 (ANI): The BJP is working on the agenda of RSS and Hindutva and its only aim is to rename historical places in the country, Rajasthan's Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasara said here on Saturday.
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Cricket- a ray of hope for Syrian refugees
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Jan 6 (ANI): Historically, the game of cricket is associated with English-speaking world but the notion is now being challenged by few Syrian refuge children residing in Shatila camp of Beirut in Lebanon.
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Border Haats in Tripura boost business ties between India-Bangladesh
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Sepahijala (Tripura) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): India and Bangladesh have historical relations bound by socio-cultural affinity. Apart from sharing a 4,096-km border along West Bengal, Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram, the two countries share history, common heritage, linguistic and cultura
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President Kovind gifts relics of Buddha to Suu Kyi
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Nay Pyi Taw [Myanmar], Dec 11 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind gifted Myanmar's State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi a replica of the casket containing relics of Gautam Buddha here on Tuesday, marking the "deep historical and civilisational links between India and Myanmar".
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Indo-German Development Cooperation announces a 'Touring Exhibition'
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 26 (NewsVoir): To celebrate and showcase historical landmarks of Indo-German Development Cooperation, a 'Touring Exhibition' will be launched in New Delhi on Wednesday 28 November 2018 at the Hyatt Regency, New Delhi. This exhibition will then further travel to Bengalu
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Diwali Dhamaka on TikTok with 5.3 million videos published in a day
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] Nov 21 (NewsVoir): This Diwali, TikTok, the leading destination for short-form mobile videos, and its users had multiple reasons to celebrate. TikTok in India reached a historical milestone of over 5.3 million videos uploaded by users on Diwali, which coincided o
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India, Sri Lanka discuss ways to deepen ties
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday discussed the entire gamut of bilateral relations and ways to further deepen the historically close and friendly relations between the two countries.
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Hindu, Jewish community to celebrate Diwali, Chanukah together in Chicago
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chicago [USA], Oct 11 (ANI): The Hindu and the Jewish community are set to organise a joint celebration of Diwali and Chanukah as the "Festival of Lights" in the Chicago city on November 18. Both the festivals have different historical contexts but signify the same essence.
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Chhattisgarh witnessed historic development under Raman Singh: Goyal
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabirdham (Chhattisgarh) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Railways and Coal Piyush Goyal lauded Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh for 'leading the state on a path of historical development'.
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Amid strong criticism from colleagues, CJI Misra delivered historic judgem
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, slated to retire on October 2, will be remembered for pronouncing some of the historical judgements that have been pending for a long time. Justice Misra was the 45th CJI. Justice Ranjan Gogoi will succeed him, and
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Purpose of Aadhaar Act legitimate: UIDAI
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 26 (ANI): Calling the Supreme Court's verdict on Aadhaar as "historical and landmark", the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Wednesday said the Act withstood the judicial scrutiny and its "purpose is legitimate".
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