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Jal Shakti Minister inspects Namami Gange projects in Varanasi
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 21 (ANI): Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat reviewed the ongoing projects under Namami Gange scheme here during his visit to the holy city recently.
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Festivities in Varanasi as PM Modi visits the holy city
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 27 (ANI): Pappu ki Adi, the famous tea stall in Varanasi, is bustling with chai lovers on Monday. What makes the day more special is- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming to Varanasi, to the place whose voters sent him to Lok Sabha for the second co
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Punjab CM rejects Navjot Kaur's claims, says she refused to contest from A
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 17 (ANI): Rejecting Congress leader Navjot Kaur Sidhu's claims on being denied ticket from Amritsar, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said that the former was offered the chance to contest from the holy city but she refused.
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Tripura observes Holy Week ahead of Easter
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura)[India], Apr 15 (ANI): Christians in Tripura are observing the Holy Week. They held special prayers and mass on Sunday for Palm Sunday with full devotion to commemorate the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into the Holy City Jerusalem.
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Air India to commence services to Najaf on Feb 14
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 30 (ANI): India’s national carrier Air India will now operate twice in a week between Delhi and the holy city of Najaf in Iraq, starting February 14.
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Varanasi all set to host Pravasi guests
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 20 (ANI): The holy city of Varanasi is all geared up to host the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) beginning January 21with a dedicated 'tent city' with villages and cottages furnished with modern amenities, set up to welcome guests arriving here from 1
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Vatican spokesperson, deputy resign
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Vatican City, Dec 31 (ANI): Vatican spokesperson Greg Burke resigned on Monday.
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Security beefed up in Ayodhya ahead of rallies
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 24 (ANI): The local administration has beefed up security across the holy city and in peripheral areas ahead of various rallies planned on Sunday by different organizations including the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) a
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Guru Nanak Jayanti: A time for spirituality and celebrations
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Nov 23 (ANI): Amritsar, the holy city in northern India, is celebrating the auspicious occasion of Guru Nanak's 449th birth anniversary with devotion and zeal.
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Allahabad's name likely to be changed to Prayagraj
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 24 (ANI): Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government may rechristen Allahabad as Prayagraj and a decision in this regard could be taken before next year's Kumbh Mela in the holy city.
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UN to vote today to discard Trump's Jerusalem move
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], December 18 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday will vote on a draft resolution that "calls upon all States to refrain from the establishment of diplomatic missions" in Jerusalem.
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Trump's decision on Jerusalem has opened 'gates of hell', warns Arab world
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi/London [India/U.K.], December 7 (ANI): The Arab world has denounced the United States's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital and said the holy city would continue to remain "eternal capital of the State of Palestine" and President Donald Trump's move has opened "the
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