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UP: US tariff-themed Durga Puja pandal in Lucknow
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Mahishasur Mardini Maa Durga was shown slaying 'American Tariff', which was depicted as a demon at a Durga Puja pandal in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow.
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WHO jury comprising Nandita Das awards films themed on burnout, ageing, cl
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Apart from Nandita Das and Sharon Stone, the international jury which picked the winners comprises actor Alfonso Herrera; filmmaker and producer Apolline Traore; Olympic swimmer and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Yusra Mardini; multidisciplinary artist Mario Macilau and film director Paul Jerndal
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Shubho Mahalaya! Countdown for Durga Puja begins
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Shubho Mahalaya! Today, almost every Bengali wakes up at 4 am in the morning, tunes into the radio to listen to the recital of Mahisasura Mardini by Birendra Krishna Bhadra to mark the beginning of the much-awaited festival - Durga Pujo.
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With Mahalaya, countdown begins for Durga Pooja
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 8 (ANI): Mahalaya marks the beginning of the most awaited festival for Bengalis - the Durga Pooja. For Bengalis across the globe, the day normally starts at 4 am with the chanting of Mahisasura Mardini by Birendra Krishna Bhadra. This year Mahalaya was observed today.
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18 terrorists neutralised in Turkey, Iraq
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Mar 11 (ANI): A total of 18 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PYD/PKK) terrorists have been neutralised in Turkey's southeastern provinces of Diyarbakir in Mardin and northern Iraq this week, Anadolu Agency quoted a Turkish General Staff as saying.
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Refugee Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini appointed youngest UNHCR Goodwill Am
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Apr 28 (ANI): First ever Refugee Olympic Team swimmer Yusra Mardini, a Syrian who fled across the Mediterranean, has been appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).
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US consulate employee remanded in Turkey over terror links
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mardin [Turkey], Mar. 7 (ANI): An employee of the U.S. Sonsulate in Turkey's southern Adana province on Tuesday was sent to in custody over alleged links to the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) terrorist organisation, according to a judicial source.
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