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Iran finally receives Haj invite from Saudi Arabia
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Jan. 11 (ANI): Iran has said that it has finally received an official invitation from Saudi Arabia for its pilgrims to attend this year's Haj.
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Tibetan leader rejects China's demand for recalling Tibetan pilgrims
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 10 (ANI): Tibet's exiled Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay has rejected China's demand for a recall of Tibetan pilgrims attending the Kalchakra Mandal initiation conferred by the Dalai Lamba.
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Garbage pile up in East Delhi as sanitation workers continue with strike
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
NewDelhi [India], Jan. 8 (ANI): Garbage piled up on the roads in East Delhi as sanitation workers of East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) refused to call off their strike.
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Madras HC dismisses PIL seeking Bharat Ratna for Amma
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 6 (ANI): The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the Centre to announce Bharat Ratna for late Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa.
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Congress condoles Om Puri's demise, says 'Indian film industry h
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 6 (ANI): Condoling the sad demise of 'versatile actor' Om Puri, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said the former was a gifted actor and socially conscious human being, adding that the Indian film industry has lost a pillar.
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Vehicles banned in Connaught Place for three months, starting Feb.
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 5 (ANI): Cars and other vehicles would not be allowed to ferry into the inner and outer circles of Connaught Place February onwards. The ban is part of a pilot project under the Smart City initiative aimed at reducing congestion in the area.
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SC says won't entertain privacy concerns on Aadhar card use
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday declined the urgent hearing of a Public interest litigation (PIL) on privacy concerns regarding use of the Aadhar card by each individual.
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Now, apply for Haj using an app
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Jan. 3(ANI): Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi yesterday launched a mobile application which will provide information and facilitate e-payments for the pilgrimage, which gives a digital push to the Haj application process for the first time.
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Paani Foundation announces 2nd edition of 'Satyamev Jayate Water Cup&
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 31 (ANI): After receiving tremendous success with the pilot edition of the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup, which created an annual water storage capacity of 1,368 crore litres in three talukas of Maharashtra, Paani Foundation launches Satyamev Jayate Water Cup's secon
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Reject asylum for Afghanistan's first female pilot, Afghan activists
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Dec. 30 (ANI): A group of Afghan activists has requested U.S. President Barack Obama to reject the asylum application of Captain Niloofar Rahmani, the first female fixed-wing pilot in Afghanistan's air force, and deport her insisting that the she does not face any k
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Freedom to doubt, disagree essential part of democracy: President Mukherje
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala)[India], Dec. 29(ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said that freedom to doubt, disagree and dispute intellectually must be protected as an essential pillar of the democracy.
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Ericsson demonstrates 'Connected Aquaponics', 'Water Grid M
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 29 (ANI): Leading ICT major Ericsson on Thursday demonstrated its 'Connected Aquaponics' and 'Smart Water Grid Management' IoT solutions on site in Mori village as part of a pilot being run by the govt. of Andhra Pradesh towards creating smart and s
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