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Railway Ministry holds virtual retirement function for the first time
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 2 (ANI): In a first of its kind event, the Ministry of Railways organised a virtual retirement function for 2,320 Indian Railways officers and employees who superannuated on July 31 this year.
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In a first, Railways uses NTC machine for track construction
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Khurja (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 29 (ANI): NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar and Railway Board chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav on Wednesday inspected the Khurja-Dadri section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor, which is among the first tracks in India where the New Track Constructio
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3-yr-old Russian boy recovers after Berlin Heart implantation in Chennai
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 28 (ANI): In a first for South Asia, a critical heart transplant operation via 'surgical biventricular heart implantation' was conducted on a three-year-old boy from Russia by a team of doctors at MGM Healthcare here, according to the hospital press release
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In a first, UP Metro places double T-girder at IIT Kanpur station
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 25 (ANI): In a first, the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) on Friday placed pre-casted double T-girder of the Metro corridor under the Kanpur Metro project.
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South Western Railway inducts first batch of women SI for Railway Protecti
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hubballi (Karnataka) [India], July 24 (ANI): South Western Railway (SWR) inducted seven lady sub-inspectors (SI) in the Railway Protection Force (RPF), in a first, on Friday. Three more women SI undergoing training in Lucknow are expected to join SWR soon.
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Venice Film Festival to open with Italy's 'Lacci' from Daniele Luchetti
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 24 (ANI): In a first in over 10 years, the Venice Film Festival is set to open with an Italian film 'Lacci', helmed by film director Daniele Luchetti.
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Odisha: Free uniforms, textbooks for class 9, 10 students in Keonjhar to r
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 22 (ANI): In a first-of-its-kind initiative, Keonjhar district administration of Odisha, has decided to provide free textbooks and uniforms along with mid-day meals to the students of class 9 and 10, studying in government and aided schools, from this acade
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EdTech startup Bada Business touches 50 million entrepreneurs, MSME owners
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI/BusinessWire India): In a first of its kind private initiative to help put the Indian economy back on a growth path, EdTech startup Bada Business has reached out to 50 million entrepreneurs, MSMEs and wantrepreneurs under its ambitious 'India Revival Mission'
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In a first, Trump dons mask as US' COVID death toll surpasses 1,34,000
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 12 (ANI): In a first since the coronavirus pandemic began, US President Donald Trump, who had for months declined to wear a face mask in public, was spotted donning one on Saturday.
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In a first, Railways will export dry chillies to Bangladesh via special pa
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Indian Railways will export dry chillies to Bangladesh through a special parcel train for the first time, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced on Friday.
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In a first, Delhi court allows parties to reach compromise over book dispu
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): The Additional District Judge Sanjiv Jain at Patiala House Court passed a detailed order on Friday after hearing the two parties -- Rajya Sabha MP and Senior Lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Harper Collins -- over video conference.
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Australia, New Zealand to host FIFA Women's World Cup 2023
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], June 25 (ANI): In a first, the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 will be staged in Australia and New Zealand, Federation of International Football Associations announced on Thursday.
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