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In a first, Odisha college student wins gold at Worldskills contest in Rus
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Aswatha Narayana, a resident of Bhubaneswar, created history by becoming the first Indian to win gold at World Skills competition in Kazan city of Russia on Tuesday.
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Defence Minister to visit Ladakh on Aug 29
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 26 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Leh on August 29 in a first major visit by a top brass after the abrogation of Article 370.
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Maharashtra: In a first, tribal women to drive MSTRC buses
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, the Maharashtra government has selected tribal women for driving the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSTRC) buses.
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Uttarakhand Police registers FIR against man for giving instant talaq
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun [India], Aug 2 (ANI): In a first-ever case registered in Uttarakhand after the enactment of the law criminalising "triple talaq", the police registered an FIR against a man for allegedly giving instant talaq to her wife.
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PM Modi to feature in Man vs Wild episode with Bear Grylls
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): In a first, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will feature in Discovery Channel's show 'Man Vs Wild' alongside the popular host and adventurer, Bear Grylls.
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Hyderabad: Idol makers adopt eco-friendly alternative for making Lord Gane
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 27 (ANI): In a first of its kind method adopted by the idol makers here, Lord Ganesh idols will be made with an eco-friendly alternative by using cow dung, for the coming Vinayaka Chavithi. Idol makers say this alternative will help in protecting the envir
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In a first in Test cricket, Ashes jerseys to have players' names, numbers
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Test cricket is all set to undergo a major change as Australia and England will lineup with names and jersey numbers on their Test whites in the upcoming Ashes series.
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Mansukh Mandaviya digitally flags off IWAI ship carrying Bhutanese cargo t
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): In a first, the Minister of State for Shipping, Mansukh Mandaviya, on Friday digitally flagged-off a vessel from Assam's Dhubri to Bangladesh's Narayanganj, carrying 1000 MT of Bhutanese stone.
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Telangana: Posing as decoys, women police nab those indulging in prenatal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Rachakonda (Telangana) [India], July 10 (ANI): In a first, women police constables are posing as decoys to nab those indulging in prenatal sex determination in Rachakonda.
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Vadodara: In a first, laser guns used to detect overspeeding
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], July 03 (ANI): To curb the menace of rash driving on roads, Gujarat police has equipped its traffic unit with high-tech laser guns for detection of overspeeding by vehicles in the city.
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In a first, Lucknow gets road constructed using plastic waste
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 16 (ANI): In a first, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) is constructing a road using plastic waste.
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Initiatives on avoidable blindness develops models to prevent, treat sight
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] Jun 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): In a first of its kind initiative, to address the problem of avoidable blindness in India, the Ministry of Health, Government of India, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), t
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