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PM Modi calls Parrikar unparalleled leader; national mourning on March 18
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Expressing condolences on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Manohar Parrikar an 'unparalleled and exceptional administrator.' Goa Chief Minister and former Defence Minister Parrikar died at his residence in Panaji on Sunday evening. He was 63.<
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Manohar Parrikar death: Centre announces national mourning on March 18
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): The Central government has announced national mourning on March 18 following the demise of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.
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Egypt declares three days of mourning after terror attack
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], November 25 (ANI): Egypt has declared three days of national mourning in the wake of the terrorist attack that took place on Friday, claiming over 200 lives and wounded scores of worshippers.
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50 million affected in Mexico Earthquake: Three days mourning declared
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Pijijiapan [Mexico], Sept 9 (ANI): Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, has declared three days of national mourning after the strongest earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale struck off the country in a century that left at least 61 people dead. The powerful quake has affected at le
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Portugal to mourn for three days as forest fire claims 62 lives
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], June 18 (ANI): Portugal has declared three days of national mourning as the death toll in one of the country's worst forest fires rises to 62.
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Tu-154 crash: Russia declares Dec. 26 as day of national mourning
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec. 25 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced December 26 as the day of national mourning for Tu-154 plane crash victims
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Dhaka court issues arrest warrant against Khaleda for fake birthday celebr
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov. 17 (ANI): An arrest warrant has been issued against the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia by a Dhaka court in a case for celebrating a false birthday on August 15, the day of National Mourning as it was on this day in 1975, that Father of the
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B'desh observes National Mourning Day, pays homage to Rahman
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka, Aug. 15 (ANI): Bangladesh today observed National Mourning Day to mark the 41st death anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
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ISIS claims responsibility for Kabul explosion killing 80
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C., July 24 (ANI): Afghanistan is observing a day of national mourning following the suicide bombing of a protest march in the capital, Kabul, that killed 80 people and wounded more than 200 people.
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Nice terror attack: France declares three-day national mourning
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington, July 15 (ANI): France has declared a three-day national mourning from Saturday onwards in the aftermath of the Nice terror attack that killed around 84 people, including foreigners.
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