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OROP storm: PIL filed against Kejriwal for granting 'martyr' sta
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 5 (ANI): A PIL has been filed in Delhi High Court against the Arvind Kejriwal led-Aam Aadmi Party government for bestowing 'martyr' status to ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal who allegedly committed suicide over One Rank One Pension Scheme (OROP).
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Committing suicide does not give anyone title of a 'martyr': Man
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Nov. 3 (ANI): Asserting that the Centre has fulfilled its promise in implementing OROP, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday courted controversy saying that the ex-serviceman who committed suicide cannot be branded as a 'martyr', as brave soldi
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'Force 2' team pays tribute to martyrs
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 2(ANI): In an attempt to recognize and give respect to the unsung martyr's of the country, John Abraham and Sonakshi Sinha, lead pair of 'Force 2' visited Amar Jawan Jyoti in New Delhi on November 3.
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Police Commemoration Day observed today, Rajnath pays tribute
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 21 (ANI): The Police Commemoration Day was observed across the country today as Home Minister Rajnath Singh paid homage to the police martyrs at the Police Memorial Ground, Chanakyapuri in Delhi today.
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Brave heart's family to commit suicide over government apathy
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Oct. 18 (ANI): Dejected and disturbed with the Centre's apathy, the wife of martyr Hawaldar S. Kashmir Singh will be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to return the medal bestowed on her husband by President Pranab Mukherjee. The family has threatened to co
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BIMSTEC for strong action against states encouraging, financing and suppor
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Salcete (Goa) [India], Oct. 17 (ANI): Supporting India's effort to isolate Pakistan in the international platform, the BIMSTEC nations have said that strong measure should be taken against states that encourage, finance and support terrorism, adding that terrorist should not be glorifie
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Army jawan killed in unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct.16 (ANI): An army jawan, Sepoy Sudees Kumar, was martyred when Pakistan Army initiated indiscriminate and unprovoked firing on Indian Army posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajauri sector on Sunday.
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Vadodra's Hindu craftsmen make tazias for Muharram
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Vadodra (Gujarat),[India] Oct. 11 (ANI): Setting up another example of communal harmony and unity in the city, a group of Hindu craftsmen are making the auspicious Tazia (a replica of the tomb of Husain, the martyred grandson of Prophet Muhammad, that is carried in processions during the Shi
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Diyas light up Varanasi as India hits back at Pakistan with surgical strik
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Varanasi (UP) [India], Sept. 30 (ANI): The whole nation which was reeling 10 days ago over the dastardly Uri terror attack in which Indian Army soldiers were martyred, the recent 'surgical strike' conducted by the armed force along the Line of Control (LoC) has somewhat acted like
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Mere speech won't pay tribute to martyrs: Shiv Sena on Sushma's
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Sept. 27 (ANI): Seemingly disappointed with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's speech at the United Nations, the Shiv Sena on Tuesday said mere lectures and speeches would create neither fear in the mind of Pakistan nor would be a tribute to India's martyrs.
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Gujarat businessman to sponsor education of Uri bravehearts' children
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], Sept. 23 (ANI): While thousands of people across the nation are paying tributes to the 18 Indian Army soldiers, who lost their lives in the dastardly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri region, a businessman from Gujarat's Surat city has come forward t
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US senators condemn 'cowardly' Uri attack, offer condolences
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Sept. 21 (ANI): Condemning the Uri terror attack in which 18 Indian Army soldiers were martyred, US Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas has termed the dastardly attack as "cowardly act" and extended his condolences to the Indian government and to the fam
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