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Delhi: Home Minister Shah hails Sardar Patel for his contribution in unify
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday hailed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel for his contribution in unifying India after independence and said that the country would not be in present shape if not for Patel's efforts.
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We need own sense of history with Indian perspective: Vice President
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 21 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday called for writing history with Indian perspective and values, saying that the British historians never accepted 1857 as the first war for Independence and tried to portray it merely as a 'sepoy mutiny'.
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Spain: Over 200 people detained since start of protests in Catalonia
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 20 (Sputnik/ANI): Almost 200 people were detained since the beginning of violent pro-independence protests in Catalonia, Spanish Acting Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said on Sunday.
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CBI to host Interpol's General Assembly as part of Independence platinum j
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will host the 91st General Assembly of Interpol in India during 2022 as part of the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of India's Independence.
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India wins vote to host Interpol General Assembly in 2022
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 19 (ANI): India on Friday successfully won the vote to host the Interpol General Assembly in the national capital in 2022, as part of the platinum jubilee celebrations of its independence.
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Thousands of students march in Barcelona over Court's ruling on Catalan le
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Oct 17 (ANI): Thousands of students on Thursday protested on the streets of Barcelona after Spanish Supreme Court ordered prison terms for nine former Catalan officials for their role in Catalan independence movement in 2017.
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Had it not been for Savarkar, 1857 rebellion wouldn't have become history:
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 17 (ANI): Amidst BJP proposing up the names of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar for Bharat Ratna in its manifesto for the Maharashtra state assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday credited Savarkar for coining the 1857 rebellion as the Firs
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Spain's Supreme Court sentences Catalan politicians up to 13 years in pris
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Oct 14 (Sputnik/ANI): Spain's Supreme Court on Monday sentenced several Catalan politicians to prison terms ranging from nine to 13 years for sedition over their involvement in the semi-autonomous region's 2017 unsanctioned independence referendum.
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Indian football coach Igor Stimac extends Dussehra wishes to Indian fans
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 8 (ANI): Indian football team coach Igor Stimac on Tuesday extended Dussehra greetings to his Indian fans while wishing the residents of his native country a happy Independence Day.
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Democracy not imported, ingrained in Indian psyche: Bhagwat
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 8 (ANI): RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat has said democracy in India was not an unfamiliar concept that has been imported from outside but it has been ingrained in the national psyche as a result of centuries of tradition, collective experiences and enlightenment ga
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Sheikh Hasina invites Gandhis for Bangladesh's 50th I-Day celebration
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday invited Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, and members of the Gandhi family including Rahul and Priyanka to take part in the 50th Independence Day celebrations.
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J&K: Remote areas of Rajouri gets electricity for the first time since Ind
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct 5 (ANI): People residing in far-flung and remote villages of Rajouri district here are overjoyed after receiving electricity under the Soubaghya Electricity scheme.
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