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China deletes over 2 million posts on 'historical nihilism' ahead of CCP's
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 13 (ANI): China's internet regulator last week oversaw the deletion of more than 2 million posts containing "harmful" discussion of history, amid preparations to mark the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) 100th anniversary in July.
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India's first Olympic-bound fencer Bhavani Devi credits parents for sustai
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Sabre fencer Bhavani Devi, who created history by becoming the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympic Games, on Wednesday said that she is looking forward to giving her best performance in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
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NBA: Princepal Singh continues his quest to top
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 11 (ANI): It was not long ago when Princepal Singh made history by becoming the first NBA Academy graduate to sign with the G League and cut to 2021, Singh concluded a season full of learning curves with Ignite.
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ADB's net allocable income reaches $1.13 billion
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 10 (ANI): The board of governors at Asian Development Bank (ADB) has adopted a resolution to allocate 1.13 billion dollars in net allocable income from 2020 ordinary capital resources, the highest in ADB's history.
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Ritu Phogat banking on wrestling history to get past experienced veteran B
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Singapore, May 10 (ANI): In her upcoming bout against experienced veteran Bi "Killer Bee" Nguyen, Indian wrestling superstar Ritu Phogat will be relying on the skills that got her to the world's largest martial arts organisation in the first place.
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews are a state within a state in Israel
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], May 10 (ANI): The Meron Tragedy, the worst civilian disaster in Israel's modern history in which 45 people were killed and about 150 were injured shows that ultra-Orthodox Jews - called the Haredim (singular Haredi) - are really a state within a state in Israel and that due
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Study uncovers clues on evolution, diversification of legumes
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], April 28 (ANI) May 9 (ANI): The most comprehensive study of the family tree for legumes, the plant family that includes beans, soybeans, peanuts, and many other economically important crop plants, reveals a history of whole-genome duplications.
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Greats like him left indelible mark on India's history: PM Modi condoles d
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the demise of Indian National Army (INA) veteran Lalti Ram and said his courage and contribution to India's freedom struggle will never be forgotten.
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Spanish Grand Prix: Hamilton becomes first F1 driver to reach 100 pole pos
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], May 8 (ANI): Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton on Saturday became the first driver in the history of Formula 1 to make it to 100 pole positions, triumphing over the Red Bull of Max Verstappen by just 0.036s in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix, as his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bo
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On this day in 2009: Rohit Sharma took his first hat-trick in IPL
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): It was on this day, 12 years ago, when Rohit Sharma took his first hat-trick in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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Champions League: Mahrez's brace helps Man City defeat PSG to make first-e
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manchester [UK], May 5 (ANI): Riyad Mahrez was the star on show as Manchester City managed to progress to the final of the Champions League for the first time in their history after defeating Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the second-leg semi-final on Tuesday (local time) here at the Etihad St
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Erdogan's 'crazy' canal project may turn into Turkey's White Elephant
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], 4 May (ANI): Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after trying to change the country's history through his involvement in numerous conflicts in the Middle East and Nagorno Karabakh, appears to be determined to change the geography also by trying to create a second Bospo
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