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FCI's procurement of paddy to boost farmers' income in Tripura
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India] Dec 29 (ANI): For the first time in the history of Tripura, the Food Corporation of India has started procuring paddy directly from farmers at Minimum Support Price (MSP).
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Almonds: let's hear the science!
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): Almonds have been revered by cultures throughout history to the point that royalty was conferred upon them- as "the king of nuts".
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WBBL: Claire Polosak, Eloise Sheridan make umpiring history in Australia
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Dec 23 (ANI): Umpires Claire Polosak and Eloise Sheridan have become the first all-female umpiring team to officiate a competitive game on Australian soil during the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) on Sunday.
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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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Hockey WC: Coach Harendra Singh confident of India's victory despite Dutch
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Indian men's hockey team coach Harendra Singh is confident of his side's victory in their upcoming Hockey World Cup quarter-final clash against world number four side, the Netherlands. He said the players are prepared, both mentally and physically,
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Rajouri girl scripts history, bags bronze in Commonwealth Karate C'ship
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Azmat Biwi, who belongs to a remote area of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir, has scripted history by winning a bronze medal in under-21 Individual Kumite 55 weight category at the recently-concluded 9th Commonwealth Karate Championship which was
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SC was not moving in right path under CJI Dipak Misra: Justice Kurien Jose
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 2 (ANI): After demitting office as Supreme Court judge, Justice Kurien Joseph said that the Apex Court was not functioning in the right direction under former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. Therefore, a press conference was held on January 12. It was for the fi
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Brave Combat Federation enters India with Brave 20
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Nov 30 (NewsVoir): India takes a giant stride in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) with a global promotion stepping into the sub continent for the first time in the history of the sport. With an aim to unite the world through the sports of MMA, Asia's largest mixed mart
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Amitabh Bachchan elated after Mary Kom's victory
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 25 (ANI): A day after legendary boxer Mary Kom scripted history by winning a gold medal at the World Championship for the sixth time, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan expressed his happiness over boxer's feat on Sunday.
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Mary Kom becomes six-time boxing World Champion, Sonia Chahal settles for
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): Legendary boxer Mary Kom on Saturday scripted history by becoming India’s only six-time world boxing champion after defeating Hanna Okhota of Ukraine.
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Scarlett Johansson wears platinum jewelry to The American Museum of Natura
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (NewsVoir): Scarlett Johansson wore Platinum jewelry from Harry Winston to "The American Museum of Natural History Gala" in New York on November 16th.
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Marilyn Monroe's 1961 golden globe award auctioned off
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Nov 18 (ANI): History was made, as late Hollywood actor Marilyn Monroe's 1961 Golden Globe Award sold for USD 250,000 (Rs 1.79 crore).
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